Gu Qingfeng's immediate agreement left both Ouyang Ye and Han Dong stunned, as if they hadn't expected him to agree.
After all, they weren't very familiar with each other. Even Ouyang Ye had only known him for a few short days. So, Han Dong hadn't held out any hope from the start. Yet, she never imagined he would agree, and so readily at that.
"Wow! What a wonderful brother!" Ouyang Ye excitedly hugged Gu Qingfeng, while Han Dong, her heart filled with immense gratitude, hurriedly expressed her thanks.
"Just for you calling me 'brother,' I couldn't possibly refuse!" Gu Qingfeng laughed heartily, sipping his wine.
"Brother, I was really afraid you wouldn't agree just now. If you hadn't, Sister Han Dong and I wouldn't have known what to do," Ouyang Ye said excitedly. "And... brother, you know what? You're absolutely the most suitable person to impersonate Young Lord Chiyan..."
"How so?" Gu Qingfeng touched his face—still the handsome visage from his previous disguise—and asked, "Does my appearance resemble Young Lord Chiyan's?"
"Apart from your looks not resembling that fellow Gu Qingfeng, everything else about you is very similar... I've almost mistaken you for that guy Gu Qingfeng several times."
"Really?" Gu Qingfeng had initially disguised himself just to tease the little girl, not intending to deliberately hide anything. His habits and mannerisms remained the same, so it wasn't surprising the girl had her suspicions.
"Of course! You have no idea how much you resemble that fellow Gu Qingfeng. He's lazy, and you're lazy too—oh! Brother, don't take it to heart, I'm just saying. Also, he speaks casually, and you speak quite casually too. That guy acts indifferent about everything, and so do you! He loves drinking and basking in the sun, and you share that same... habit..."
"What you're describing sounds pretty normal," Gu Qingfeng said with a faint smile. "What man doesn't enjoy drinking or basking in the sun?"
"It's different!" Ouyang Ye couldn't quite articulate why, but she insisted, "Anyway, the feeling you give me is very similar to the feeling that fellow Gu Qingfeng gives me... And I'm sure that once I help you disguise yourself to look like Gu Qingfeng later, even Elder Huode probably won't be able to tell you're an impostor."
"Is it that uncanny?"
"Don't believe me? Hmph!" Ouyang Ye flipped her palm, revealing a pill, and handed it over. "Take this pill."
"I say, little sister, what is this thing you're asking me to take?"
"Silly brother, this is a Disguise Pill!" Ouyang Ye explained. "And it's a miraculous Disguise Pill refined by a senior. Once you take this pill, the bones in your face will change. I'll disguise you to look like Gu Qingfeng. But don't worry, it's only temporary. Once the effects wear off, you'll slowly return to normal."
"No need for such trouble, right?" Gu Qingfeng laughed. "It's just the Disguise Art. I know it too, and your brother here is quite the master of disguise."
"Really?" Ouyang Ye was somewhat skeptical. Although the Disguise Art wasn't considered a particularly advanced technique, it relied heavily on skill. Poor technique would naturally leave many flaws, while a master's disguise could be perfect, achieving a flawless imitation.
"Little sister, don't forget your brother is a rogue cultivator. For rogue cultivators, side paths like disguise are our specialty."
Ouyang Ye casually took out a painting and unrolled it. The painting depicted a person—a man in white robes reclining in a chair with his eyes closed as if basking in the sun. His long hair was casually disheveled. While his features weren't strikingly handsome, they were still quite refined. He lay leisurely in a lounge chair, looking utterly relaxed.
Gu Qingfeng took a closer look. Good heavens, wasn't that himself in the painting? Looking at the painted image now was like looking in a mirror. The painting was incredibly lifelike, vivid and true to life. Being a master of painting himself, he could tell at a glance that the artist was no ordinary person. He was also curious who had such skill to paint him so accurately.
Upon inquiry, Ouyang Ye said proudly, "You must have heard of Fairy Su Hua, right? This was painted by her own hand."
"Impressive!" Gu Qingfeng nodded in praise. If the painting was from Su Hua's hand, then it was no surprise.
"Hey, brother, since you claim to be a disguise master, take the pill and try disguising yourself based on this painting first. Let me see. If there are any flaws, I'll help you perfect it."
"Alright, no problem." Gu Qingfeng opened his mouth and swallowed the Disguise Pill.
The Disguise Pill was of good quality, clearly the work of a renowned master. However, even the finest Disguise Pill couldn't alter his bones.
Of course, if he wished, not only could he change all the bones in his body, but even disassemble and reassemble his entire skeleton in the blink of an eye.
Since his current appearance was already a disguise achieved through bone transformation, to impersonate himself, he simply needed to revert to his original looks.
To play his part well in this act, Gu Qingfeng still put on a show, pretending to shift the bones in his face. His originally handsome features miraculously transformed along with the bone changes into a refined, handsome face.
Opposite him, Ouyang Ye stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Han Dong, too, furrowed her brows deeply, her expression filled with astonishment. Both of them looked at Gu Qingfeng, then at the painting of Young Lord Chiyan, back and forth over a dozen times. The more they looked, the more similar he appeared—it was simply... simply identical.
"Heavens! This is truly unbelievable! Last time I helped Sister Ling with her disguise, it took over ten days to perfect it without flaws! You... you managed to disguise yourself so perfectly in an instant..." Ouyang Ye stared intently at Gu Qingfeng's face, trying to find any imperfections. But search as she might, she couldn't find a single flaw, not even the slightest one.
"Of course. Didn't I tell you? I'm a master of disguise." Having previously used bone transformation to disguise himself as a handsome man and now reverting to his original appearance left Gu Qingfeng feeling somewhat uncomfortable. He opened his mouth, rubbed his chin, and flexed the muscles in his face.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Ye circled around Gu Qingfeng, examining him while muttering, "This is too similar. How can it be so similar? It's exactly the same! If I didn't know you were an impostor, I'd suspect... you really are that fellow Gu Qingfeng."
"Hahaha!" Gu Qingfeng laughed heartily in amusement.
The more Ouyang Ye looked, the more amazed she became, and the more incredible it seemed.
It was just too similar.
So similar that even she began to have illusions.
She felt as if the person before her was the real Gu Qingfeng.
For a moment, she stared somewhat dazedly, even somewhat mesmerized...
Just gazing at him.