Teng Liang finally followed Tang Zhao's wishes and bought a small house in the outer city.
Houses in the outer city were not valuable. Teng Liang was born in poverty and knew how to live well. After several comparisons, he chose a small hall in a courtyard.
The main hall is also a courtyard, and there are two families living in the same courtyard. The reason why I didn’t buy a courtyard was because the courtyards I could buy within my budget were not in good locations. The location in the outer city is not good. It does not mean that there is inconvenient transportation, but that it is unsafe.
There are too many mixed forces in the outer city. It is already very difficult to live in the territory of the underworld and be exploited, but what is terrible is to live at the junction of the territories of two or more forces. It was really a small fight every three days, and a big fight every five days. There was always blood and blood, and you might be able to pick up an arm or leg or something in the morning. And they often change factions, and they have to pay money every time they come to a faction, which is extremely miserable.
Although the house Teng Liang picked was a little smaller, it was a rare vacuum for underworld forces in the outer city because it was near an official office. There are government officials patrolling every now and then, the shops are being looked after, and the sewers are being dug out. Only by living here could Teng Liang avoid the sight of his former gang brothers.
There was another old couple, a mother and her son living in the yard, and there were no powerful people either. Teng Liang inspected it carefully before deciding to buy it.
From then on, the old blind man finally got his own house in his later years.
When Tang Zhao rushed to the house, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect Teng Liang to handle things so well. Not only was the house found well, but the room was almost fully decorated after the old blind man moved in. Although the furniture was simple, it was sufficient, and pots, pans, and other household items were also fully prepared.
Teng Liang said proudly: "What do you think? When it comes to doing things, I really can't lose to anyone. In the gang, apart from fighting and killing, how can you survive unless you finish the work for your elder brother?" What's more, finding a house to stay is what I have been doing since I was a child. Although the old man has a temple to live in and an ancestral hall to live in in order to save money, he occasionally looks for a short-term rental house to live in. He can choose a house and negotiate the price. I It’s not difficult to learn a few tricks.”
Tang Zhao praised: "It's really good, better than me. Sure enough, he has specialization in the art."
At this time, he saw the seven or eight-year-old child of the mother and son opposite looking at the door curiously. Tang Zhao smiled, stretched out his hand and gave him a piece of candy. The child shouted "Thank you, uncle" and ran away.
Tang Zhao smiled and said: "The child... is a bit cute. Even the neighbors don't know what you do, right?"
Teng Liang curled his lips and said, "You're not allowed to tell me, aren't you? With my temperament, if I stand there, I look like a young master from a wealthy family, or at least a young master. If I don't tell, who can tell who I am?" Gangster?"
Tang Zhao looked at him and shook his head. Teng Liang said: "You go to one side. When you are with me, my young master temperament has dropped by half. Don't worry, as long as they don't mess with me, I won't let them know."
Tang Zhaodao: "If people don't mess with you, you can hide it, that's what a person can do. If they really mess with you, but you don't let them know, that's rare. Because they are people who do big things. The so-called people who achieve big things. Be calm. The better you hide it, the more promising you will be in the future."
After that he took out his gift. A few sets of four-season clothes each for the old blind man and Teng Liang, which will last for several years. Making clothes is one of the biggest expenses for ordinary people, especially winter clothes. The old blind man's coffin was probably too difficult to cope with, so Tang Zhao sponsored some.
After arranging everything, Tang Zhao confirmed again: "Then I can leave. I won't see you again in a few months. Can you take good care of him? No other requirements?"
Teng Liang patted his chest and said, "No problem! Don't worry, I'll do the work. Just go and do your work. I'll be here waiting to become a famous disciple."
Tang Zhao smiled and patted him and said: "If you are ambitious, see you later." Then he said goodbye to the old blind man and turned around to leave the hospital.
Tang Zhao walked through the courtyard and saw the gray-haired old couple, the hard-working mother, and the children laughing in the yard. This was an ordinary and peaceful life in the world.
I hope that when he comes back, this place will still be so peaceful and peaceful.
The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is the small year.
It's snowing heavily.
The wind and snow blew all night, and in the morning it stopped for a while, and the inside and outside of the dusk city were completely white.
Today is the day of gathering. Tang Zhao got up early in the morning to put on makeup.
Since he decided to go in disguise, Tang Zhao tried on the new makeup early. Deciding what makeup to look like is also very important. First, the artist is required to be under 20 years old, so age and gender do not need to be changed. If these are not changed, the contrast will be very small, so we must find ways to create a sense of difference and not remind people of Tang Zhao himself.
On the other hand, it has to match Tang Zhao's temperament.
This does not mean that it matches Tang Zhao's own temperament. It's about matching the temperament of the "character" played by Tang Zhao.
Tang Zhao not only had to change his face, but also his personality.
Originally, if there were no acquaintances in Jingzhe Villa, it wouldn't matter whether he changed his personality or not, as long as no one could recognize "Master Tang" at a glance. But with Meng Huazhou as an acquaintance, and the fact that he was increasingly taboo about his original identity being related to the Five Poisons, he finally decided to change into a different person from the inside out.
Making decisions is easy, but succeeding is difficult.
The makeup can help him look different, but it's entirely up to him to portray another character.
Tang Zhao watched as his facial features became more and more molded little by little. All the features were trimmed away, turning him into an ordinary face. By this time he had been sitting in front of the mirror for more than an hour.
He originally thought that the quick and easy disguise was a legendary "human skin mask", but he didn't expect that it was a mixture of various oils and powders. It was similar to the way the Black Widow used to put makeup on him, but the technique was the same. A little more subtle.
"Isn't there such a thing as tearing off one's face and completely changing one's mask?"
Wei Se stopped applying powder and said, "I thought you minded covering your face with human skin?"
Tang Zhao was surprised: "Is it really made of human skin?"
Wei Se said: "There are also other styles, the texture of human skin is more realistic. However, the human skin mask also requires makeup to cover the gap between the skin and the human skin, and it also needs to be used to fit the facial features, otherwise it will not be possible to make expressions. Advantages It means that the facial features do not need to be specially modified, and it is easy to fill in. Since following you, I have never made a homemade mask. They are all stock from the period of the King of Hell shop."
Tang Zhao shook his head and said: "I had known that it would be more convenient to use my sword elephant to transform."
That being said, it is convenient to use the illusion, but it requires the sword elephant to be imprisoned on the face anytime and anywhere. Once it is invoked, it will lose its effect, which is too restrictive. If the Meng Huazhou incident hadn't happened, Tang Zhao could have tried. Now that he had a target to be wary of, he couldn't put such big restrictions on himself.
After applying makeup for nearly two hours, Tang Zhao finally got a "waterproof makeup" that can last for about half a month. Friendly reminder from Danger: If it really rains heavily, you should still protect yourself from the rain, so as not to be judged as a phantom by wearing makeup. .
Tang Zhao made an expression in the mirror and grinned crookedly.
This expression was copied from Teng Liang. It is an expression that anyone who knew Tang Zhao would never be associated with him even if they wanted to.
Wei Se was watching quietly, but then suddenly said: "I think you are contaminated."
Tang Zhao said with a smile: "I didn't say that I would keep it like this forever, I just wanted to test the flexibility of my expression. It's exactly the same as without makeup, and it doesn't fall off. It's amazing."
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He originally planned to pretend to be Wei Se's three-none character, but it was actually very difficult. Wei Se has almost no stress response, and it is difficult for Tang Zhao to be able to express his emotions and anger to that level.
In the end, he had to copy a little bit here and there, making all kinds of mistakes, and finally came to the fundamental point - he was mentally ill.
Tang Zhao changed his face and went out to hang out for a while to get familiar with the "characters". Wei Se himself transformed into a tall, strong, and ferocious-looking "street youth" and came out so fast that Tang Zhao felt that he must have "teared his face off".
Looking at that ferocious face, Tang Zhao said with interest: "Actually, this image is very vivid, I can try it too."
Wei Se said bluntly: "It's best not to. You can't act."
Tang Zhao said: "It shouldn't be difficult to pretend to be evil. I have seen many evil people."
Wei Se said: "An exaggerated character is easy to act, but difficult to maintain. Besides, there are many details, which must be logical. For example, when you just went out on the street, did you notice that other people's attitudes towards you were different?"
Tang Zhao was startled and said, "I didn't talk to anyone else?"
The dangerous look in his eyes was filled with the look of "You don't interact with others, you are looking for a crappy person", but he still explained calmly: "You had such an appearance before, so no matter where you go, people will treat you preferentially. I value you..." He saw Tang Zhao open his mouth and said, "You may not notice it, but this kind of thing happens subtly. Now that you have changed your appearance, others may ignore you. Don't think that others are cold. Damn, ordinary people’s lives are like this.”
He pointed at himself and said: "Everyone will be instinctively afraid and avoidable when going out with a face like this. In the long run, my personality will be distorted by this. Not only will I get used to it, but I may also enjoy being scared and become more arrogant. You have to bear it. If I look like this, you might have doubts about your life in a short time."
Seeing Tang Zhao frowning and thinking thoughtfully, he said: "Forget it, it's already this time. Don't think too much. If you think too much, you will get confused. If there are any mistakes in this trip, I suggest you use your strengths and avoid your weaknesses."
Tang Zhao said: "Use your strengths and avoid weaknesses, my advantage is..."
Wei Se pointed out to him: "Your advantage is that you are stronger than others. If anyone doubts you, I suggest you take action directly and solve the problem fundamentally."
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After the disguise, the two of them packed their luggage - although there was everything in the jar, it was irritating to bring nothing with them. They arrived at the gathering place, the Ten Mile Pavilion in Twilight City.
The pavilion originally had a tile roof, but now a layer of white snow fell, as if it was made of silver mountains. The black widow was standing in the pavilion. She was dressed in white and seemed to blend into the snow. She had black hair, black eyes, and slightly dotted red lips, which was extremely stunning.
Tang Zhao was wearing a thin cotton-padded jacket, which was actually quite thin on a windy and snowy day, but the black widow was actually wearing a silk skirt with only a cloak to cover the snow, which made her look very cold.
When she first saw Tang Zhao, she didn't recognize him. As she got closer, she noticed the black spider that Tang Zhao had put on his shoulder as a contact mark. Her eyes softened and she said, "Xiao Jiang is here? Is the journey going smoothly?" She stretched out her hand and put the The snow fell off Tang Zhao's body, he took off the black spider and said with a smile:
"You have really grown up now. You were scared when you saw the spider in the basin, but now you put the spider on your body so generously. You are taller than me now."
Her tone was soft, but not as charming as usual. She sounded like a loving mother and an eldest sister. The three young people behind her, except Jiao Feng, were all dumbfounded. However, they did not dare to make a fuss because of the power of the village owner, and they all looked at Tang secretly. Zhao.
Tang Zhao smiled and exchanged some pleasantries, then said: "Scared by the basin? That's what happened. Sister Yuanqing said that, right? Long time no see, she's not here today?"
Among the three young people led by Black Widow, Yuan Qing was not included, presumably because they were overage.
Black Widow said: "I let her go out to be a sub-ruler. She did a good job. If you miss her, let's come back and get together. She also misses you. These young people around me now, Jiao Feng, you Got it, this is Chen Yingfei and Yuan Yu."
Both young men were dressed in Black Spider Villa, and Yuan Yu looked slightly like Yuan Qing back then.
Black Widow heard that Tang Zhao had a boy who was in a gang affiliated with the Five Poison Society. In order to show his goodwill, she originally wanted to take him with her. However, when she asked about him, she ran away overnight and now her whereabouts are unknown. She immediately guessed that it was Tang Zhao's. He thought, so he told his subordinates not to look for him any more and never mentioned the matter again.
Tang Zhao nodded in greeting and said, "Master, are you done with the questions this time?"
Black Widow shook her head and said: "No one knows. My eyes and ears at Jingzhe Villa have never even seen the young master. It's really mysterious. But since everyone doesn't know the title, it's fair."
Tang Zhao smiled and said: "It's not particularly fair. Because I might know it."
