66: Chapter 0066 Romance

To think there was actually an Earth Grade prestige reward? Lin Xiao was quite satisfied.

However, what he was more concerned about was the effect of this Shape-shifting!

He recalled General Zhao Kuan's appearance in his mind again...

His muscles and bones, whether on his face or his body, underwent rapid changes.

In the blink of an eye, a beardless "General Zhao Kuan" appeared in the mirror!

"Damn, I really can't tell the difference?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Lin Xiao's voice and tone were exactly like another General Zhao Kuan!

Lin Xiao was startled; he truly hadn't expected that the human body could be reshaped to such an extent!

"That's not right... what about the beard?"

Lin Xiao had a sudden flash of inspiration and remembered that the mall hadn't refreshed yet!

He went back to check and sure enough, he found a few small prop beards in the theatrical props section.

Although they were very expensive at 50 prestige points each, Lin Xiao still bought three different styles.

"Hehe, I thought it was useless, but it turns out it's actually useful..."

Lin Xiao tried turning into other people as well, and they were all vivid and lifelike.

However, as a straight man, Lin Xiao couldn't stand the thought of turning into a woman, so he decided against it.

Just then, the system made another sound:

[Ding! Detected that the host's cultivation has exceeded 500 years. Reward: one "lucky fortune bag"!]

[Ding! Achieved "Borrowing Another Five Hundred Years from Heaven" (Earth Grade): Five hundred years of cultivation, passed in a snap of the fingers! Prestige +200]

Only then did Lin Xiao notice that the cultivation of all his techniques combined had already reached 550 years!

If a normal person were to cultivate this, they would probably need Heaven Grade aptitude and to live long enough to have a chance, right?

"Damn it, 500 years of achievement and you only give an Earth Grade reward? Little System, you are truly stingy!!"

Lin Xiao complained, but having something was better than nothing.

And to be honest, if he really wanted to pile up his cultivation power, breaking 1000 wouldn't be difficult, so it wasn't really that rare.

The key was this "lucky fortune bag"!

[lucky fortune bag (Unopened): A bag containing various rare items and techniques. Opening it at different stages will yield different rewards.]

This was a good thing; his first "Indestructible Golden Body" scroll fragment was obtained by opening one of these.

Last time, he was forced by the situation to open the bag early.

This time, Lin Xiao was not in a hurry and saved it for later.

The ideal state would be to wait until he could obtain Heaven Grade techniques or something similar in the future before opening it; that would definitely be more profitable than now!

He changed into ordinary civilian clothes and altered his face to look like a complete passerby.

Lin Xiao rode his horse to the gate of Lincang.

Several portraits posted by the government were prominently displayed on the notice board.

"Traitor Lin Xiao?"

Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh bitterly; his own portrait was clearly on it!

He never would have imagined that he would become "famous" in such a way!

Fortunately, he had disguised himself, otherwise he would have really been exposed!

At the city gate, the officers interrogated him as usual. Lin Xiao just said he was a refugee hunter from the border, and after slipping them some copper coins, he was let through.

In these times, there was war everywhere, and refugees were everywhere, so it was impossible to manage them all.

Lin Xiao left his horse at the post station and then started wandering around the city.

Because Lincang Prefecture was further from the border, it obviously had a larger population and larger city scale than Baishui Prefecture.

Lin Xiao spent some money and confirmed from multiple merchants that General Shi Yong was temporarily staying at a Generals Mansion in the south of the city.

Arriving at the location of the residence, Lin Xiao saw a large number of provincial troops guarding it, not allowing any civilians to get close.

"It seems... they are very wary of me."

Lin Xiao was not surprised; they weren't fools, and knowing that he liked to kill commanding generals, they would definitely take precautions.

He wasn't in a hurry; if the intelligence was correct, the army would set out in the morning, and General Shi Yong would definitely come out.

Lin Xiao found a roadside tea stall, drank tea, ate some snacks, and waited patiently.

After an hour, Lin Xiao had just gone to the latrine, and when he returned, he heard a lot of commotion at the entrance of the Generals Mansion.

A general wearing armor, not tall, but exuding a murderous aura from head to toe, mounted his horse at the entrance.

Escorted by several lieutenants and hundreds of soldiers, he headed out of the city.

[General Shi Yong, 37 years old, General Xuanwei, Aptitude: mystic grade]

[Technique 1: Mountain-Breaking Saber Technique (43 years of cultivation), a Blade Mountain inner sect saber technique, focusing on heavy and powerful strikes, one strike with the weight of a thousand jun. Grade: mystic grade]

[Technique 2: Thousand Rivers Reflecting the Moon (15 years of cultivation), a profound Blade Mountain inner sect technique that can greatly increase the power and range of saber qi. Grade: Earth Grade]

[Technique 3: Iron Bone Art (35 years of cultivation), an external technique practiced by lay disciples of the Buddhist sect, which can strengthen the body and bones, simple but practical. Grade: yellow grade]

[Entry: Fierce General (Special), Blade Mountain successor, Buddhist disciple]

Looking at this panel, Lin Xiao couldn't help but frown.

Good heavens, he was worthy of being Prince Bai's favorite general; he had actually learned a Blade Mountain Earth Grade technique?

It was probably because he learned it quite late, so the cultivation for "Thousand Rivers Reflecting the Moon" was relatively low.

Even so, the defensive power brought by 35 years of Iron Bone Art could not be underestimated.

Lin Xiao estimated that if he charged in directly, he could probably kill General Shi Yong by relying on the 6.6 seconds of super armor from "Indestructible Diamond Body".

But the problem was, even if General Shi Yong died, Prince Bai would definitely have a backup plan; it would treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

Lin Xiao looked at the attire of the soldiers around General Shi Yong and had a plan in mind...

When General Shi Yong's party arrived at the city gate, the Prefect of Lincang and other officials were already waiting to see them off.

[Prefect Wu Yonghe, 47 years old, Prefect of Lincang, Aptitude: yellow grade]

[Technique: Lushan Boxing (13 years of cultivation), a body-strengthening boxing technique from the academy. Grade: mortal grade]

[Entry: Romantic Guest (Special), Merchant, Poet]

Prefect Wu Yonghe looked dark under the eyes and had a light, unsteady gait; one look and it was clear he was excessively dissipated.

He brought several officials from the prefecture to toast General Shi Yong, showing complete sycophancy.

"General Shi Yong, to suppress the traitor Lin Xiao and retake Baishui Prefecture, we are counting on you!"

General Shi Yong had a haughty look on his face and didn't even look at him properly.

He picked up the wine, drank it in one gulp, threw the bowl down, and rode his horse out of the city!

"Pass down the order! Break camp and set out!!"

"Yes!!"

General Shi Yong took the lead and led his personal guards out of the city gate.

Several Lincang Prefecture officials waved goodbye from behind, and as soon as the people were out of sight, their smiles turned into expressions of disdain.

"A brute who only knows how to brandish swords and guns, what is he so proud of?"

"Our Prefect is a Jinshi degree holder; he is just someone favored by Prince Bai, how dare he put on airs in front of the Prefect?"

Prefect Wu Yonghe laughed sinisterly: "As long as we can solve that killing god Lin Xiao and relieve the worry in our hearts, what does it matter if we let him be arrogant for a few days?"

"Let's go, let's go. I have invited Miss Nongying from Zuihua Pavilion to come to the residence to dance a new dance, which can be considered an early celebration..."

"Oh, Prefect, you are truly the most elegant; then we shall respectfully accept your invitation..."

The group of officials was just about to leave when they saw a soldier wearing armor rushing out of the city from the side.

"Eh? That was General Shi Yong's soldier, right?"

"Heh, and he claims to have strict military discipline, yet he can even leave one of his own personal guards behind..."

Everyone laughed loudly, and no one took it seriously.

This so-called personal guard was naturally impersonated by Lin Xiao.