After taking the two ID cards, Xie Mu and Xiao Ran were all stunned, not knowing what the old man meant.

The old man took out two boxes from his arms again, put them in front of Xie Mu and Xiao Ran, and let the two of them open them by themselves.

Xie Mu was unable to move, so Xiao Ran opened all the two boxes, but after opening them, both of them were startled, and there were two real faces inside!

The old man said lightly: "This is what I have already prepared for you when I was in Fang Zhulin, the human face mask, which is made of snow silk, after wearing it, plus a little disguise technique, even if it is the peak of the transformation realm, it is difficult to see your true appearance, with it, you can do what I think." ”

Xie Mu picked up the mask, and sure enough, it was cold and silky in his hand, as if there was nothing, but he looked at the old man and whispered, "What do you think?"

The old man nodded and continued: "I think so, let the two of you, after being completely disguised, become the new identity I designed for you, and then pass this year's college entrance exam and officially join the academy. ”

"Join the academy, but didn't you just say that Donglin's danger is too high?" Xie Mu asked puzzled.

The old man waved his hand, "It seems that you really don't understand the internal system of the academy, so I'll talk to you about it." ”

"The college, the current dean, Donglin Chenmu, under his hands, has nine departments, each with nine counselors, among them, Donglin only teaches students of the ninth department, and the students of the nine departments are also strictly selected by Donglin, and they are students who are as if they have been brainwashed by him, but the number of students in the nine departments has always been scarce, and until now, there are only fifteen in total.

"In addition, there are eight departments, these eight departments, each teaches eight different DL weapons, and a variety of HD weapons, in addition, it also teaches a variety of additional knowledge, such as literature, history, politics, economics, etc., these eight departments, in name, are all students of Donglin, but Donglin neither lectures nor participates in management, and on weekdays, the possibility of seeing Donglin is also very small. ”

"However, these eight departments, in June every year, will hold a joint annual examination, in different grades, to determine the most powerful group of students, these students, are eligible to enter the academy's archives, to view anything, including the most confidential academy documents, most of the students, will take this opportunity to learn more advanced mechanical arts, or more advanced cultural knowledge, but there are also some students, to investigate something. ”

After listening to the old man, Xie Mu came to his senses, it turned out that the old man asked him and Xiao Ran to join the academy for this purpose, "But grandpa, isn't the academy afraid of losing its secrets if it does this?"

The old man shook his head, "I don't know why, this event of the academy has been held for a long, long time, and I haven't heard of anyone leaking the secrets of the academy. ”

"Anyway, that's what I thought, of course, this idea should be Xie Mu, your only way, and there is no other way for you to get the truth about your father's death. ”

Xie Mu was stunned, his hands holding the human face mask were also trembling, even the old people who taught him countless times said so, so possibly, this is really the only way.

Xiao Ran was very simple, brought the face mask to his face, then took out a mirror, started the disguise technique, and said to Xie Mu: "Little brother, you wait a minute, when I finish changing my face, I will help you change your face." ”

The old man waved his hand, "Although the disguise technique of the two of you is good, it is still a little worse to deceive the master of the transformation realm, let me come, I will help you two disguise." ”

As he spoke, the old man pasted the human face mask on Xie Mu's face, and then began all kinds of tidying up, as well as various professional disguise methods.

The old man really put a lot of thought into it, and with his skills, it took half an hour for Xie Mu to change his face, so that the human face mask was completely attached to Xie Mu's face, and when it was finally completed, a vitality was also hit on the mask.

After that, the old man also rearranged Xiao Ran, and also injected a vitality into her mask.

"In this case, don't say that others can't see through you, even if you are yourself, you can't remove this mask, until the day you break through to the Heavenly Dao in the future, you are no longer Xie Mu, the world, there is no Xie Mu This person, remember, your current name, you are called, Guan Yeping!"

Xiao Ran listened to it and laughed, "Grandpa, your skill in choosing a name, no matter when, is so bad." ”

When the old man heard this, he gave her a blank look, "What do you know, and also, you will be called Su Xiaoran in the future, remember." ”

"Ah, why does the little brother have a new name, but I don't have one, just one more surname?" Xiao Ran said with some indignation.

The old man also smiled, "So, do you want me to give you a name too?"

Xiao Ran thought about it, and suddenly shook his head again and again, "Forget it, grandpa, I have seen your naming skills, I'll still call Xiao Ran, it's very good." ”

Xie Mu took the mirror, looked at the person in the mirror, and suddenly felt strange, there was no resemblance to his original appearance, and it was even more ordinary than his previous appearance. The same is true for Xiao Ran, originally Xiao Ran had a moving face, all of which was covered, and it became more ordinary, but those big eyes were still watery, agile and abnormal, and could not be concealed.

The old man saw the two of them, and gradually accepted his new identity, before he said: "Okay, since the two of you have understood, then wait for tomorrow, Xie Mu's injuries are healed, you can go on the road, I should also go to visit friends in the distance." ”

Xie Mu was stunned, Xiao Ran was also stunned, and the two asked at the same time, "Grandpa, aren't you going with us?"

The old man shook his head with a smile, and also sat down beside Xie Mu, "I won't go, the master of the transformation realm, if you suddenly break into Jinghai, you will be suspected by both Dongxing and the academy, the danger is too high, besides, with the current level of the two of you, as long as you are careful, there will be no danger." ”

But as he spoke, the old man put Xiao Ran's hand into Xie Mu's hand, "Xie Mu, Xiao Ran, I will entrust it to you, you have to take good care of her, I am in the world, but I am such a concern." ”

Xie Mu looked at the old man and nodded, "Don't worry, grandpa, I will take good care of Xiao Ran, and I will never let her suffer." ”

"Hey, that's not right, it's okay to endure hardship, who hasn't suffered hardship, besides, in the days when Xiao Ran and I first entered Fang Bamboo Forest, Xiao Ran also suffered a lot, so it doesn't matter, the key is her safety. The old man explained to Xie Mu, and it could be seen that he really cared about this granddaughter.

Xiao Ran heard this, and slapped the old man lightly, "Grandpa, what do you say? It doesn't matter what it means to endure hardships, I am also a big beauty, it doesn't matter how I endure hardships?"

The old man smiled and ignored her, only after seeing Xie Mu nodding his head in assurance, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, it's getting late, Xiao Ran, you go to bed first, I'll reconcile Mu, there are still some things to say, so don't listen to it." The old man said to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran knew what the old man meant, that is, he wanted to break himself apart, so that he could reconcile Mu and say some secret words, but she was not that interested in listening to it, she nodded, and turned to leave.

When Xiao Ran left, the old man sat down next to Xie Mu again, and said to Xie Mu seriously: "Xie Mu, there are some words, just the two of us are here, I will tell you directly, you listen carefully." ”

Xie Mu nodded, listening attentively.

"Do you remember? I told you before about the evil aura in you. ”

Xie Mu thought about it and nodded.

The old man continued: "The yin and evil qi in your body is innate, and it is extremely difficult to get rid of, cultivate the 'Haoran Righteous Qi Returning to the Yuan Jue), and when you reach the fourth layer, you will be able to generate Haoran righteous qi by yourself, and you will be able to suppress that yin and evil qi by yourself, but before that, you have no way to resist the yin and evil qi in your body, and this yin and evil qi, once it disturbs your mind, you will do things that are not controlled by yourself. ”

Hearing this, Xie Mu suddenly remembered that he had entered a dream, and every time he entered that dream, he was completely unclear about what was happening in the outside world.

Xie Mu told the old man his dream completely.

When the old man heard this, he also frowned, "The old man has lived for more than two hundred years, but he has never heard of such a strange thing, the dream you had, maybe it was caused by the yin evil qi that disturbed your mind, this time at the seaside, you didn't enter the dream right away, it is estimated that there is a part of the Haoran righteousness left by me in your body, and the yin evil qi needs to be removed first, so that you will be completely confused." ”

"However, you don't need to worry too much, I left a sealing circle and a large amount of Haoran righteousness in your body, with this double protection, it should be able to help you block several attacks of yin and evil qi, but you yourself must remember that this is always an external force, only when you can generate Hao Ran righteous qi by yourself, can you completely resist that yin evil qi. ”

The old man said, taking out a letter from his bosom, " This is a letter of introduction from me, another day, after you and Xiao Ran left, before going to the academy, it is bound to pass through the Central Plains, on Longling Mountain, there is a Longling Temple, you take this letter, go to Master Puwen, he is my friend for many years, and he is also a master of the Longling Temple, I wrote some words in the letter, he will understand after reading it, when the time comes, he will enlighten you, this is the third layer of protection I gave you, if these three layers of protection, can not stop your yin and evil spirit, then the old decay, it is also powerless. ”

Xie Mu took the envelope, stood up strongly, knelt on his knees, kowtowed to the old man, and kowtowed three times in succession, "Grandpa, you have the grace of reinvention for the kid, the kid is unforgettable!"

The old man helped Xie Mu to lie down and smiled, "What's this? I only hope that you can treat Xiao Ran well in the future, but when it comes to Xiao Ran, I have something to tell you, no matter how you and Xiao Ran develop in the future, I will not allow you to marry her, otherwise, there will be a big disaster in the future!"

Xie Mu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, "Xiao Ran and I are just brother and sister, how can we get married." ”

The old man frowned, "You'd better agree to the old man, even if you and Xiao Ran really have other emotions in the future, you won't be allowed to marry you, don't you hear it!"

Seeing that the old man was serious, Xie Mu also nodded yes, and made a good guarantee.

Seeing this, the old man completely relieved his heart, "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, you go to the academy, just learn the art of machinery, I am old, but I am not a stubborn person, I know that the future of this world must still be the world of machinery." ”