Chapter 336 - 57: Playing a Role

Chapter 336: Chapter 57: Playing a Role

The stricter the investigation, the more it will dispel others’ doubts once you pass it.

"You don’t need to worry about the investigation," Chen Ye said. "We just need to fabricate an Identity that they can’t find any holes in."

Li Qingyan nodded. "Yes. Then... what kind of Identity should be fabricated for you?"

"First, it can’t be an Identity that appears out of thin air. It must be traceable," Chen Ye said methodically. "Second, its origins must be sufficiently remote—preferably from a place outside the Blood Lotus Sect’s sphere of influence. That will make it harder for them to investigate and easier for them to believe our fabricated story."

"Third, the background for this Identity should ideally be a disciple from a fallen Cultivation Clan. This would both explain the origin of my Cultivation and make my attempt to join the Blood Lotus Sect seem reasonable."

As she listened to Chen Ye’s analysis, Li Qingyan’s eyes grew brighter.

’My master isn’t just unfathomably powerful,’ she realized, ’his mind is also meticulous to an extreme degree.’

’These criteria have plugged almost every possible loophole.’

"You are wise, Master!" Li Qingyan praised sincerely. "Following that line of thought, I’ve actually thought of a suitable place."

"Oh? Let’s hear it."

"To the east of the Blood Lotus Sect’s territory, across a vast Endless Swamp, there is a mortal kingdom called the Song Country," Li Qingyan said slowly.

"The Spiritual Qi there is thin, and its Cultivation Sects have declined. The strongest powers are merely a few small families, each overseen by a Sea Condensation Realm Cultivator. Because the Endless Swamp serves as a natural barrier, the Blood Lotus Sect has very little control there. We just symbolically prop up a few proxies to collect some tribute, that’s all."

"Song Country..." Chen Ye murmured the name.

"Yes," Li Qingyan continued. "I went there once on a mission. As far as I know, there is a Cultivation Clan in the Song Country with the surname Lin. The Lin Family was once prominent, having produced a Core Formation Realm Cultivator in its ancestry. But they gradually fell into decline. In the current generation, their strongest member, the Patriarch, is only at the Sea Condensation Early Stage of Cultivation."

"The crucial part is that the Lin Family suffered an internal conflict over a decade ago. The Direct Lineage was almost completely massacred. Only the young Young Master, Lin Xun, escaped thanks to the desperate protection of a family servant. His whereabouts have been unknown ever since. The Sect’s spies over there investigated the matter, but it was eventually dropped."

Chen Ye’s eyes lit up when he heard this.

’This identity is practically tailor-made for me!’

The fugitive Young Master of a fallen clan, bearing a blood feud, blessed with exceptional Talent...

’The setup is just too perfect!’

"This is the one," Chen Ye decided instantly. "From now on, I am Lin Xun, the fugitive Young Master of the Lin Family."

"Understood, Master. Then we will need to carefully flesh out the details of the Lin Family’s internal conflict and your experiences during your years as a fugitive. The story must be flawless."

"I know that, of course," Chen Ye nodded. "For now, organize all the intelligence you have on the Lin Family and the Song Country for me. The more detailed, the better."

"Yes, Master!"

Not daring to delay, Li Qingyan immediately bowed and departed to carry out his orders.

A sharp glint flashed in Chen Ye’s eyes as he watched her hastily depart.

’The first step of the plan is a success.’

’Next, I just need to play the role of Lin Xun well.’

’And that won’t be difficult for me.’

’After all, I am a professional Opera Actor.’

For the next few days, Chen Ye took on no more missions, instead dedicating all his energy to the preparations for his new Identity.

Li Qingyan was very efficient. She quickly compiled a detailed file on the Song Country and the Lin Family and handed it to Chen Ye.

Chen Ye spent an entire day going over the contents of the intelligence report more than a dozen times, ensuring that every detail was firmly committed to memory.

The Lin Family was once the dominant power in the capital of the Song Country. A thousand years ago, they produced a Core Formation Zhenren, a time of infinite glory. Unfortunately, their descendants were unworthy, a new generation failed to rise, and the family gradually declined.

By the previous generation’s Patriarch, Lin Xiaotian, Cultivation had stalled at the Sea Condensation Realm Middle Stage, and he could never break through. However, a branch of the family produced a genius named Lin Bo’an. Ambitious and young, he had already reached the Sea Condensation Realm and had long coveted the position of Patriarch.

Fifteen years ago, Lin Bo’an colluded with outside enemies and launched a rebellion at the critical moment when Patriarch Lin Xiaotian was in seclusion, attempting to break through his bottleneck.

That night, blood flowed like a river in the Lin Family estate.

Patriarch Lin Xiaotian died from qi deviation during his Cultivation. While protecting their only son, the seven-year-old Lin Xun, his wife was struck dead by Lin Bo’an’s palm. Ultimately, a fiercely loyal old servant fought his way out of the encirclement with young Lin Xun, and they vanished without a trace.

Lin Bo’an naturally took the Patriarch’s seat, announcing to the public that the Patriarch had failed in his seclusion, gone berserk, and started killing indiscriminately, and that he himself was forced to act to stabilize the situation.

With the scene in chaos and no witnesses left alive to contradict him, the incident became an unsolved case.

"Not a bad script."

Chen Ye put down the Jade Scroll, a satisfied look on his face.

A blood feud, a history as a fugitive, a strong motive, and a self-consistent backstory.

Now all he had to do was fill in the details to make the story richer and more believable.

"Li Qingyan."

"I am here," Li Qingyan immediately answered.

"Where I went during my fifteen years as a fugitive, what I experienced, what fortuitous encounters I had, and how I cultivated to the Sea Condensation Realm... all of this needs a reasonable explanation," Chen Ye said.

Hearing this, Li Qingyan immediately understood Chen Ye’s meaning.

’He’s testing me.’

She pondered for a moment before speaking cautiously, "Master, I believe your experiences during this time should not be overly complex, but they cannot be too mundane either."

"Go on."