Lord of the night.

Chapter 658: Identity Exchange [Two in One]

As time went on, more and more people gathered at the pier.

Even ordinary people know that the current peace and happiness are all due to Captain Fang. As long as Captain Fang is alive, Baiwuzhou will always be peaceful and happy.

If Captain Fang died, it wouldn't take long for Baiwuzhou to return to its previous chaos!
This prayer is extremely sincere.

In the afternoon, the sky is filled with sunset glow.

When people who have been waiting all day are preparing to go home...

A long and clear roar was heard from the distant sea.

The long whistle shook the wind and clouds and caused the sea to surge.

Suddenly there was a commotion of excitement among the crowd on the shore.

"Captain Fang is back?"

"should be……"

Everyone watched with bated breath, excitedly, and saw a small sampan appear in the sunset.

A figure in black stood tall at the bow, with his hands behind his back and his sleeves fluttering.

Suddenly, there was thunderous cheers on the shore!
"Captain Fang!"

"It's Captain Fang!"

"Captain Fang is back!"

As early as when the long whistle sounded, Fang Che had already arrived at the dock.

I can't hear anything else, but... this is my own voice.

Standing on a high place, you can see the sparkling sea, the sunset glow filled with golden light, and the sky covered with colorful clouds.

A small sampan appeared from the sunset and slowly came towards the shore.

A figure stood at the bow with his hands behind his back, tall and straight. The evening breeze blew up his hair and robe, and his sleeves fluttered, as if he was about to ride on the wind and return to the sunset.

He did not steer the boat, but the sampan moved straight towards the shore, as if it was pushed by a divine force from behind.

Like a god, slowly coming to the world.

Getting closer and closer.

There was thunderous cheers on the shore, like mountains and seas roaring.

"Captain Fang! Captain Fang!"

"Captain Fang is back..."

"..."

Countless people jumped up excitedly, dancing and waving their arms.

Captain Fang stood on the boat with his hands behind his back, looking handsome and elegant.

There was no sign of fatigue on his face, but rather he looked energetic. In the sunset, the young man in black had eyebrows and eyes like the most perfect sculptures, he had a heroic figure and a handsome face like jade.

There is warmth in the majesty, and elegance in the handsomeness; it is as steady as a mountain, with deep abysses and towering peaks; the waves are rising and falling, the sunset is like a song, the eyes are full of golden light, and fish are jumping in the distance.

Such a god-like appearance made the hearts of countless girls waiting to meet Captain Fang on the shore beat fast. Their faces turned red, but they still jumped and waved their hands excitedly.

The sampan finally reached the shore.

Captain Fang stepped off the sampan with a graceful step, and put his feet on the ground.

He sighed and laughed, "It's still more comfortable to have two feet on the ground. These days when I was out at sea, I felt like I had no roots under my feet."

Some old fishermen laughed at once: "Captain Fang is right. No matter how good the sea is, it is not as good as our home."

Two old men with white hair and beard came forward.

One person held a basin of clean water, and the other held a snow-white duster, and they reverently swept away the dust on Captain Fang's body.

Captain Fang, please wash your hands.

Behind Captain Fang, a wall of fire burned on the beach. This was a warning to the sea ghosts who were following Captain Fang to get lost and stop following him!
All kinds of ceremonies were performed seriously one by one.

Captain Fang had a smile on his face from beginning to end, talking cordially to everyone, then washing his hands, clothes, and soles of his shoes...

Then the people in front of him dispersed.

Revealing a red carpet behind that almost extends to the horizon.

At the beginning of the red carpet, two girls excitedly held a snow-white fur cotton cloak and carefully put it on Captain Fang to keep him warm.

Then Captain Fang walked onto the red carpet, waving along the way.

The smile is friendly and bright.

Red carpet and white clothes, the scenery is picturesque.

The comrades who were guarding the hall came forward to greet Captain Fang. After walking for a while, Captain Fang turned around and waved goodbye to the huge crowds of people on the dock.

The golden glow of the sunset shone on his face, as if it had cast a layer of gold on his body.

"Goodbye, Captain Fang!"

"Go back and have a good rest!"

"We are waiting to see Captain Fang off!"

"Captain Fang, have a good meal and take a rest."

"..."

As Captain Fang waved goodbye to the crowd, he suddenly laughed and announced loudly: "I have killed all the pirates on the sea. From now on, the fishermen on the coast can go out to sea as much as they want without worrying about anything. But... be careful about the wind and waves on the sea!"

Suddenly there was thunderous cheers.

Countless people knelt down.

Pirates have always been the biggest threat to fishermen. Now they have all been killed by Captain Fang. This joy is truly extraordinary.

As for Captain Fang lying? How is that possible!

If Captain Fang said they had killed them all, then they had definitely been killed! No one would doubt it.

Amid the sounds of thanks, Captain Fang laughed and turned away.

Soon he and the people guarding the hall disappeared into the distance.

Only the excited crowd at the dock remained.

Countless people were in tears. Even the pirates were gone, and life became more and more promising.

And Captain Fang returned safely, which is really the best thing in the world!
A drink is a must tonight!
The people on the dock stayed for a long time, and only slowly dispersed when the night fell, but their excitement still could not be calmed down.

Fang Che's mood also took a long time to calm down.

Thinking that although the old devil was using his own face, the look in his eyes could not be disguised and was a joy from the bottom of his heart.

Fang Che suddenly felt heavy in his heart.

That night.

Fang Che did not send a message to Sun Wutan. Instead, he ordered a banquet at the inn where he was staying and drank by himself in his room.

midnight.

The candlelight flickered, and a figure appeared in the room.

It was Sun Wutan.

Watching Fang Che pouring himself a drink, Sun Wutian took two steps and said, "How happy are you? Since you knew I was back, why didn't you ask me to change your identity?"

"Meet the Grandmaster."

Fang Che bowed hastily and said, "I saw that Master was having a lot of fun. If Master wants to play for a few more days, that's fine."

Sun Wutian smiled faintly, sat down in front of Fang Che, took out a wine glass, poured himself a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "It is indeed enjoyable. However, this is your business after all."

"But this time, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of a dream I had when I was a teenager."

When he said this, his expression was stunned for a moment.

Then he raised the cup and drank it all, and said with a smile: "However, if you are too busy in the future, the ancestor will be there to help you at any time. This feeling is not bad."

It turns out that Lao Sun is addicted.

Fang Che smiled and said, "Master, you can rest assured about this. There will be many opportunities like this in the future."

Sun Wutian was very interested and asked, "What do you mean?"

"The Grand Master appointed me as the leader of the Night Demon Cult and to rebuild the Night Demon Cult."

Fang Che grinned and said, "So I will definitely be too busy in the future. There will be plenty of time for the two sides to replace the ancestors. Vice-Chief Master Yan is very sorry to trouble you so much."

Sun Wutian smacked his lips for a long time, then drank a sip of wine in a depressed tone and said, "This... Doesn't this mean that you regard me as your long-term substitute? And I am a substitute for both sides? I have been working for more than 10,000 years, and in the end I have become a substitute for a junior like you?"

Fang Che coughed: "How can you say that? This is the love that the ancestor has for me..."

On the one hand, Sun Wutan was very excited about the rectification of the life and death patrol and wanted to do it more often.

But he was also unhappy about being a substitute. The two feelings intertwined, causing his mood to fluctuate between "happy acceptance" and "slightly unhappy".

So he communicated with the Five Spirit Gu, took out the communication jade, and contacted Yan Nan: "I became a substitute?"

Yan Nan immediately replied: "I am considering this matter. Of course, I will follow your wishes. If you don't want to, I will consider your face and let Duan Xiyang be the substitute."

Sun Wutian was startled and asked hurriedly: "When did I say I didn't want to?"

Yan Nan said: "Then I feel relieved. I was just worried that you couldn't save your dignity and didn't want to do it."

Sun Wutian said hurriedly: "What's the point of saving face? I'm my own disciple, why would I need Duan Xiyang? Let's just leave it at that."

Yan Nan said: "Okay, then it's settled."

Communication hang up.

Sun Wutan scratched his head, feeling that this matter was a bit aggrieved.

But he couldn't put it into words, so he just buried his head in drinking.

Fang Che asked with concern: "What did Deputy Chief Master Yan say?"

Sun Wutian said: "I just chatted with someone else for a while, I didn't ask him. Besides, you are from my lineage, it is only natural for the ancestor to help you."

"Thank you, Master. Now I feel more confident in the future."

Fang Che was delighted.

Sun Wutian said modestly: "But when you can handle it yourself, please try not to trouble me."

"The disciple understands."

Afterwards, Sun Wutian was very depressed and drank with Fang Che. He thought Fang Che's wine was not good, so he simply pulled it out of his ring.

Sun Wuotian's ring was full of high-grade spiritual wine. Fang Che drank madly. After drinking, he found that his cultivation level from the initial stage of the first grade of the Venerable level had reached a high level all of a sudden.

I couldn't help but see my eyes turn green.

Seeing the look in the boy's eyes, Sun Wutian helplessly threw a few more jars to him and said, "The spiritual power of this wine is most significant the first time you drink it. It will be ineffective if you drink too much..."

I feel more and more depressed.

Sun Wutan felt that Yan Nan had plotted against him, but he had no evidence.

Fang Che took back the happy event and even paid with several jars of spirit wine.

Sun Wutian ate and drank in a depressed mood, slammed the life and death order on the table, and left without even saying goodbye.

He was going to go back and think it over carefully.

What went wrong? Fang Che felt relieved, and then he calmly took out the communication jade and removed his father from the communication list.

Ever since Sun Wutan started to report in detail on his own behalf when he participated in the plan to raise Gu to become a god, he has been reporting until now.

It took more than ten pages.

It was a long letter home.

He knew that Fang Yunzheng must be feeling bad during this period. On the one hand, he had to hide it from Fang Qianyi, and the news about his son had been weighing on his mind, but he didn't dare to send a message to ask.

Because of my son's situation, there is no room for error.

So Fang Che’s report was very detailed.

"...I prepared a Qiongxiao flower with Tianyan Dan for my mother. I will send it back when I have the chance. Do you know how to use it?"

Fang Che kept sending messages here, but Fang Yunzheng seemed not to receive them and there was no response at all.

But after this sentence was sent, there was a sudden and quick reply from the other side.

"I'm not that stupid!"

Fang Che chuckled, this Old Deng was indeed watching.

I guess I'm savoring it word by word...

Fang Che's guess was correct. As soon as the news came, Fang Yunzheng jumped up and went to the study to secretly read the news about his son.

Every word and every punctuation mark is carefully considered.

My son wrote to me.

I could tell that he tried his best to make his experience sound easy and happy, and he focused on talking about his gains and improvements in cultivation... Was he afraid that I would worry?
Also, here, the wording is obviously a bit vague, so there must be a problem.

After this paragraph, he paused for a while. Based on the following text, it seems that he encountered a big problem, but he didn’t want me to worry, so he stopped for a while to consider the wording...

Fang Yunzheng was reading, trying to figure out his son's filial piety from the lines. He was immersed in the story. He couldn't help but sigh...

This is... How many turbulent times, how many life-and-death crises?

Dad, I'm also a man who has experienced the ups and downs of life. Your current situation is more than ten times more complicated than when your dad was out there... How can it not be dangerous?
"...There are also some medicines that can help you recover. I forgot about the essence of divine power I brought last time, so I'll bring them back to you this time. Your essence will recover faster..."

Fang Yun was feeling very comfortable and couldn't help but smile happily.

According to his cultivation level, he can recover to his prime in two or three years by practicing on his own, but I have to accept my son's filial piety. With this thing, he can really recover faster...

"The above is the course of my trip. Take a look and report to Master Jiu as appropriate. In particular, I have too much supplies here. Ask Master Jiu to send someone to receive them quickly. I guarantee that he will be given a big surprise."

Fang Che said.

"Huh... You actually call me Master Jiu... That's so formal, just call me uncle." Fang Yun was thinking in his heart, and replied to his son: "Okay, I will report to Brother Jiu immediately."

"Nothing else is wrong. Here is some spirit wine. I will send it back to you to drink later."

"Take care of yourselves, Dad and Mom. I'm doing well out there. My work is going well. Everyone here is very friendly and we have a very good relationship."

Put down the communication jade.

Fang Yunzheng let out a long sigh.

"The last part is really well said... Fang Tu's name has shaken the world, and the whole continent is trembling with killing... And I, the only one who is teaching you, has also killed a lot of people..."

"That's it! You can say 'No matter which side they are, they are very friendly and have a great relationship'. Zhenzhen is my son. He has really good genes. He doesn't hesitate to tell lies."

The study door was pushed open.

Fang Qianyi asked sleepily: "Why did you come here after waking up?"

Fang Yunzheng looked calm, his face not red and his heart not beating: "I got up to pee at night, but couldn't fall asleep, so I came to read a book. Look at this poem in Jun Lin's autobiography. It's really well written: a little cold light came first, and then the gun shot out like a dragon..."

Fang Qianyi was not interested at all. She yawned and asked, "Any news about my son?"

She is indeed a mother. She was still asking her son even when she was half asleep.

"Not yet. I heard that he is currently carrying out a mission in Baiwuzhou and that they are almost done there. It will probably only take a few days."

"Don't worry, I'll be the first to tell you when there's news."

"Okay... go back to sleep. It's only a short time..."

Fang Qianyi fell asleep again as she was talking.

"well."

Fang Yunzheng simply carried his wife back to the bedroom and lay down...

……

early morning.

Fang Che returned to his original appearance and walked on the street.

He wore the Ten-Perfect Spirit Boots on his feet and a guardian uniform on his body, with a golden star shining on the collar and crossed swords on his cuffs.

Outside was a cloak as deep as the night, with dark patterns and twinkling stars.

He has a tall and straight figure and a stern face.

They strode along the street with their two long legs, carrying the momentum of a guard of honor, like an army of thousands, marching forward in an endless stream.

Then Fang Che truly felt the difference between now and two and a half months ago.

There were fewer people on the streets and they were more orderly.

As he walked by, everyone looked at him with respect and admiration, but also awe.

Along the way, people kept mustering up the courage to say hello.

"Hello, Captain Fang!"

"Captain Fang, so early."

"Captain Fang..."

"..."

Fang Che strode forward, waving and greeting people. Wherever he passed, people made way for him and bowed respectfully to let him pass.

Sun Wutan in the air looked at this scene, his eyes full of envy.

"Hey... when will you come for the second time..."

All the way to the guard hall.

Fang Che strode in with a stern expression.

All the people guarding the hall came forward in awe: "Captain Fang."

"You've been working so hard for so long, why don't you take a rest?"

"..."

Wu Zhiyun, the former master guarding the main hall, was also in the crowd. His face was pale and he didn't even dare to look at Fang Che.

The deputy hall master reported: "Hall Master Wu's punishment document has arrived."

Fang Che said coldly: "What do you mean?"

"You must serve as the Palace Master while you are serving your sentence. You must accumulate five thousand merit points in three years and thirty thousand in ten years. You cannot be reinstated, promoted, or transferred within a hundred years. If you commit any illegal acts, you will be beheaded immediately."

Fang Che said in dissatisfaction and indifference: "So light? The higher-ups really are still using this method of punishing the past to prevent the future and curing the disease to save people!"

Everyone present lowered their heads.

In fact, this... is really not a light case. Although Wu Zhiyun made mistakes, he has been in Baiwuzhou for many years, struggling to survive. It is indeed not easy.

There are thousands of noble families! There are tens of thousands of masters who can raze the palace guarded by one person!

Wu Zhiyun is just a hall master guarding the main hall... It is not easy for him to hold on until now.

Unless a cloud-level expert is appointed to guard the main hall, otherwise... facing such a force like a storm, what can Wu Zhiyun do?
Fang Che was furious and the whole place fell silent.

Fang Che pondered for a moment and said calmly, "Palace Master Wu!"

"I'm here!" Wu Zhiyun stepped forward and saluted.

"Since the higher-ups have made such a decision, I will not interfere any more. But please remember... the duty of a defender is not to compromise!"

"Yes!"

Fang Che said slowly: "I also make a promise to you. If any of the remaining noble families disobey my orders... tell me and I will do it again!"

Suddenly, all the people guarding the hall trembled.

A chill rose from the coccyx to the top of the head.

Again? Oh my god...

But Wu Zhiyun was shocked, and suddenly raised his head, his pale face glowing with brilliance: "With Captain Fang's words... I, Wu Zhiyun, will not fail in my mission!"

"We must devote ourselves to protecting everything in Baiwuzhou that Captain Fang has spared no effort to create!"

"From now on, take care of yourself."

Fang Che said calmly, "Please collect all the files from this period of time. I will see if there is anything missing."

"Yes." Someone took the order and went.

Others were even more grumbling in their hearts.

Baiwuzhou is like a sieve, being sifted by you over and over again for three months.

Still need to check for omissions?
It seems that he hasn’t killed enough and feels a little unsatisfied.

Captain Fang's murderous intention is really strong.

During these three months, the people guarding the hall basically did nothing but organize information and documents... and help Captain Fang find the bodies.

Did nothing else.

Wherever Captain Fang passed, all the personnel guarding the Baiwuzhou garrison went in to search for bodies... There was no need for search and rescue, as there were basically no survivors.

Then it’s time to take stock of the finances.

For three whole months, they basically worked all night long, but they still couldn't finish the work; another 10,000 people were transferred from the government to help, and only then were they able to catch up with Captain Fang's progress.

Moreover, although Captain Fang never checked or looked at the spoils he had seized, no one dared to reach out and take even a tael of silver from them!
In the past, this would have been a lucrative position. Who wouldn't make a fortune from such a thing?

But even those officials didn't dare to have any ill thoughts about Captain Fang's spoils!
This is really a matter of life and death for the whole family.

Because at the beginning, Captain Fang only checked the first bill, and then slapped the three deacons guarding the hall to death on the spot, and their bodies were hung on the flagpole for three days!
All family property will be confiscated!

In addition, during this period, millions of people died almost every day. Who would dare to steal Captain Fang’s money?

Even if I don't take it, I'll be scared to death.

The seconded personnel just carried corpses every day, and three of them were frightened to death!
More than 400 people vomited while carrying corpses every day. In the end, they had to quit because their bodies couldn’t take it anymore…

Who can carry hundreds of corpses every day without changing their expression? Countless corpses were carried out like a mountain every day...

Before entering the hall, Fang Che ordered calmly: "Load all the spoils from this period, including those for guarding the hall and those for our life and death patrols, onto the trucks and set off early tomorrow morning!"

"We have already loaded 700 trucks. The ones seized from the sea yesterday have not yet been loaded, but we can still load about 100 trucks. We can finish loading them in one day."

Wu Zhiyun said: "I have arranged to exchange some gold and silver for silver notes, but at present I can only exchange 1.2 trillion... There are no more silver notes. That's why I loaded so many cars..."

Wu Zhiyun said with a bitter face: "So there is still half that has not been changed."

"Did you keep the one guarding the main hall?"

"We'll keep half of our share. We'll keep fewer resources, and try to convert them into gold and silver. This way, Captain Fang can have a smaller convoy when he returns. It'll be easier."

When Wu Zhiyun and the people guarding the hall mentioned this matter, they all smiled.

At first, I felt that leaving only half of the troops to guard the hall was too disadvantageous and broke the convention, but... now it seems that this half is not too little, but too much!
The warehouse guarding the main hall was actually filled up with this half, and two new warehouses were opened!
(End of this chapter)