I am indeed Li Hengsheng, and wasn’t this scroll personally painted by my so-called father, Yue Hanjun?

Yue Hanjun has been the youngest Painting Sage in the history of the Cangyuan Realm since long ago. It should have been easy for him to paint my portrait, so why can’t they recognize me?

Hai Dongsheng still found it very surprising.

In Hai Dongsheng’s heart, there was a strong intuition telling him that this Li Yun was Li Hengsheng, but what was the deal with this portrait?

The person in the painting couldn’t be said to look exactly like Li Hengsheng; they were completely unrelated.

“Commander Hai, your eagerness to achieve merits is understandable, but capturing people on the street and beating up members of the human race—if this gets to the city lord’s ears, I’m afraid he won’t be pleased,” said one of the four commanders, a burly man with a cold sneer.

Hai Dongsheng’s face also turned awkward.

But at this moment, he had nothing to say. He had originally thought that since Li Hengsheng’s whereabouts were not found in the Three Desolates, it was very likely that Li Hengsheng had come to Yunhuang. And in Yunhuang, the first choice for humans to survive was Ye Ghost City.

Moreover, this Li Yun in front of him matched Li Hengsheng’s description in every aspect.

Cultivation level, age, and even the techniques he used were very similar.

But he just didn’t match the person in the painting.

This made Hai Dongsheng feel very frustrated.

“Enough,” General Dekang looked deeply at Hai Dongsheng but said nothing more, only indifferently stating, “Let’s put an end to this matter. Commander Hai didn’t have any ill intentions.”

“Li Hengsheng is wanted by the new Cangyuan Realm Master and can even be exchanged for a Painting Treasure of the immortal painter level. Naturally, he’s no ordinary character. Such a person wouldn’t appear so easily in our Ye Ghost City for us to catch by chance. The probability is already slim, so there’s no need to regret not finding him.”

General Dekang continued, “However, there’s always a possibility. Show them the portrait, and if anyone sees the person in the painting, inform me. There will be a hefty reward.”

Upon hearing this, Hai Dongsheng displayed the portrait for everyone to see.

Li Hengsheng also looked at the scroll.

The painting depicted a young man, sallow and skinny as if he had been malnourished for a long time, and even taller than him. Li Hengsheng had never seen this person before and couldn’t understand why this person had become him.

At least now, Li Hengsheng was relieved that the suspicion of being Li Hengsheng had been lifted.

Who knew that the next words from General Dekang would once again plunge Li Hengsheng, who had just caught his breath, into the depths of despair.

“Your name is Li Yun, right?” General Dekang, sitting askew in his chair, looked at Li Hengsheng.

“Yes,” Li Hengsheng quickly replied.

“You’re quite capable, killing one of my captains,” General Dekang’s voice was devoid of any emotion.

Li Hengsheng felt uneasy again, realizing that General Dekang would not let him off so easily.

Li Hengsheng’s heart began to pound once more.

“Since you’ve killed one of my captains, then you’ll replace him as the captain in my general’s mansion,” General Dekang said slowly.

“Eh?”

Li Hengsheng was stunned.

To become a captain?

Li Hengsheng looked around and found that the people here did not show any surprise, apparently finding nothing wrong with such a turn of events.

“General, the one who died was my captain. Let him come to me,” Hai Dongsheng quickly stepped forward and said.

Hai Dongsheng still felt that there were many doubts about Li Hengsheng and wanted to take him under his command for surveillance.

“General, I find this human lad quite pleasing. Let him come to me. Last month, one of my captains died on the battlefield, and I haven’t found a replacement. His strength is good,” the burly Ghost Clan member who had mocked Hai Dongsheng also came forward to say.

“What do you mean, Hong Shen?” Hai Dongsheng was displeased.

“Li Yun killed my man. Now that my man is dead, shouldn’t he come to me?” Hai Dongsheng was somewhat angry.

“Li Yun, go to Hong Shen first,” General Dekang said and then stood up and left.

Since General Dekang had spoken, Hai Dongsheng naturally didn’t dare to say anything else.

But he glared fiercely at Li Hengsheng.

Li Hengsheng watched as his fate was arranged by others, but he dared not say anything. Being able to save his life was already good enough, especially since he had nowhere to go. Being a captain here was certainly better than being a slave before.

And not falling into Hai Dongsheng’s hands was also a very good outcome.

“Kid, there must be something wrong with you. Don’t be smug; I will find out who you are,” Hai Dongsheng came up and whispered in Li Hengsheng’s ear, then turned and left.

Li Hengsheng watched Hai Dongsheng’s retreating back, his eyes narrowing.

Back in the Eastern Desolate Land, he had let Hai Dongsheng escape, not expecting to have planted the seeds of trouble.

“Li Yun, what did Hai Dongsheng say to you?” At this moment, Hong Shen came up. He had seen Hai Dongsheng whisper something to Li Hengsheng, so he asked curiously.

Li Hengsheng stood up and calmly said, “Hai Dongsheng said I’m really an unlucky person because I chose the weakest of the four commanders.”

“Damn!”

Hong Shen couldn’t help but curse on the spot.

“That bastard, I could tear his bones apart if we really fought!” Hong Shen glared in the direction Hai Dongsheng had left, speaking fiercely, “Just wait, one day I’ll make sure that scum dies by my hands!”

“Although I’m also human like him, I can’t stand his despicable behavior,” Li Hengsheng said with righteous indignation, then snorted coldly, “I also have to thank Commander Hong for letting me come under your command. If I had gone to him, who knows how he would’ve tormented me for killing his captain.”

“I now regret not killing a couple more of his captains, so he wouldn’t be so arrogant in front of Commander Hong.”

Li Hengsheng had not spent his time on the White Snake Path in vain over the past year.

With his subordinates’ flattery and the influence of his surroundings, he naturally learned a thing or two. With a few words, he stoked Hong Shen’s anger and also aligned himself with Hong Shen, making this simple-minded brute feel very good about this human lad in front of him at this moment.

Moreover, Hong Shen had also heard of Li Hengsheng’s recent achievements. Not only had he killed a captain, but he had also held his own against four others.

Such talent was naturally highly regarded by Hong Shen. The strength of his few captains was also good, but none of the soldiers under the four commanders were much stronger than the others. General Dekang obviously wanted them to keep each other in check.

But Hong Shen hadn’t expected a great talent to come his way.

After all, in General Dekang’s view, Li Hengsheng indeed had extraordinary postnatal strength, but General Dekang would never have imagined that during Li Hengsheng’s recent battle, he hadn’t even used thirty percent of his strength. If Li Hengsheng had really wanted to kill, Hai Dongsheng would probably have been a corpse at that time.

“Work well with me, and I guarantee you’ll have good days ahead,” Hong Shen looked at a human for the first time with such favor, patting Li Hengsheng’s shoulder.

Li Hengsheng also showed a grateful expression.

At this time, Li Hengsheng had a plan in his heart. He was safe in Ye Ghost City for now, but once he left, it was uncertain. He had to establish a firm foothold in Ye Ghost City and lay low for the time being.

When he became stronger in the future, he would return to the human territories. Moreover, he now needed resources to cultivate and reach the Prenatal Realm, using the Treasure Lotus Lamp to try to revive his father.

Then he would consider seeking revenge on Yue Hanjun!

Although Yue Hanjun was his father in the true sense, Li Hengsheng had no feelings of kinship in his heart.

All he had was a killing intent.

Li Hengsheng also deeply remembered the last words Jiang Tianyun had whispered in his ear when he sent him away.

It concerned the true secret of that stele!

General Dekang’s mansion was large, and Li Hengsheng was brought by Hong Shen to the barracks in the mansion. Only then did Li Hengsheng learn that each commander had five captains under them, and each captain had several hundred Ghost Clan soldiers.

So, a commander had several thousand people under them.

Among the Ghost Clan, strength was the law; whoever was strong could rise to power.

The weak deserved to be eliminated!

Even if they died, no one would pity them.

Especially in the barracks, where this belief was even more prevalent, the fact that Hai Dongsheng’s captain had died and Li Hengsheng was not punished but instead appointed as the new captain made people feel it was not strange but rather natural.

As the new captain, Li Hengsheng moved directly from the slave area to an independent small courtyard.

He was also allocated armor.

He received a waist token and could choose his own weapon from the armory.

Even the painting studio in General Dekang’s mansion was available for learning techniques.

After receiving his armor, Li Hengsheng faced difficulty when it came time to choose a weapon.

Normally, he should choose a spear as his weapon.

Because that was Li Hengsheng’s specialty.

But if he chose a spear as his weapon, wouldn’t that make Hai Dongsheng even more suspicious?

Should he switch to another weapon?

In the end, after much hesitation, Li Hengsheng still chose a spear as his weapon.

He picked out a pure black war spear.

Although it was far inferior to his Chasing Immortal Spear, it was still usable for the time being. At worst, he wouldn’t use the “Nine True Spear Techniques” or the “Overlord Immortal Spear Techniques” and just learn some other spear techniques, right?

So Li Hengsheng plunged into the painting studio, ready to see if there were other techniques to learn.

But Hai Dongsheng still hadn’t given up and arranged for people to secretly watch Li Hengsheng, trying to find a flaw in him.

When Hai Dongsheng heard from his subordinates that Li Hengsheng had chosen a long spear as his weapon, the teacup in Hai Dongsheng’s hand was crushed to pieces with a bang!

“He must be Li Hengsheng!”

Hai Dongsheng’s eyes were wide open.

From the first glance he saw Li Hengsheng, he felt very uncomfortable, with a sense of hatred, and the feeling of Li Hengsheng’s finger techniques and the Overlord Immortal Spear Techniques was very strong, completely like a technique he had evolved himself. Plus, Li Hengsheng now chose a spear as his weapon, which made Hai Dongsheng even more certain of his guess.

Li Yun is Li Hengsheng.

This was Hai Dongsheng’s intuition!

Very, very strong intuition.

But Hai Dongsheng had no evidence.

The person painted on that scroll didn’t look like Li Hengsheng at all.

“Could it be that the painting has been tampered with?” Hai Dongsheng stroked his chin, but felt that this was somewhat far-fetched.

The painting should have been sent directly from Tianhai City, and after arriving here, it went to the city lord’s mansion.

Then it went straight to the general’s mansion. Where could the problem have occurred?

“Li Hengsheng, don’t rush, we’ll take our time. As long as you’re in Ye Ghost City, you’re bound to not escape the palm of my hand.”

Hai Dongsheng sneered.

Li Hengsheng stayed in the painting studio for half a day before coming out. In the painting studio, Li Hengsheng saw many techniques and was amazed that the Ghost Clan’s techniques were somewhat different from the human race’s, with all sorts of strange insights.

Especially the techniques that could be comprehended from the paintings of the Strength Ghost Clan, which mostly required the extremely strong bodies of the Strength Ghost Clan to execute.

But this was right up Li Hengsheng’s alley.

Li Hengsheng had the Sun-Moon Immortal-Demon Divine Body, which was even stronger than the Strength Ghost Clan in terms of physical strength.

So these techniques were child’s play for Li Hengsheng.

Thus, Li Hengsheng chose two techniques.

One was a movement technique called “Break Mountains and Rivers,” which didn’t sound like a footwork technique but was actually a very barbaric movement technique. When executed, it relied on one’s own strength to forcefully break through, the stronger the strength, the more ferocious the technique!

The other was a spear technique.

Called “Thousand Varieties of Rain,” when executed, the spear’s light descended like a fierce wind and sudden downpour, with astonishing power. It was a spear technique that demanded a lot from the body, and even among the Strength Ghost Clan, not many practiced it.

Because it was very difficult.

But for Li Hengsheng, who had practiced the “Overlord Immortal Spear Techniques,” this “Thousand Varieties of Rain” was not difficult at all.

He could easily execute it.

With just one day of practice, Li Hengsheng could perform the “Thousand Varieties of Rain” to an astonishing degree.

But Li Hengsheng still chose to keep a low profile.

And on Li Hengsheng’s first day as captain, the scenario he had imagined where he would be looked down upon by the Ghost Clan soldiers because he was human and then challenged did not happen. These Ghost Clan soldiers surprisingly showed no aversion to this human captain and were very obedient.

The first thing Li Hengsheng had to do was to lead his Ghost Clan soldiers in charge of the night patrol.

He was on duty for the next three days.

And when Li Hengsheng went on patrol on the streets for the first time, he didn’t expect to run into an acquaintance.

It was Huang Li.

“Li Yun, Li Yun!”

Huang Li saw Li Hengsheng and ran up excitedly. He had been doing poorly these past few days, almost unable to fill his stomach. Then he saw Li Hengsheng.

He hadn’t expected Li Hengsheng to have become a captain in General Dekang’s mansion!