Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 904: Chapter 234: Gaining the Treasure Medicine, Targeting the Wolf Smoke Realm

”What?”

Chen Jie looked at Chu Tian and asked, ”What did you say I didn’t guess?”

Chu Tian chuckled and said, ”My surname is not Chu, and I am not called Chu Tian!”

”Hmm?”

Chen Jie frowned at Chu Tian, and Chu Tian said, ”The real Chu Tian was killed by us on the way from the Capital to Huangzhou Prefecture...”

”Hmm!”

Chen Jie furrowed his brow, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes. He never expected there to be a case of switching identities like this.

Chu Tian looked at Chen Jie and said, ”Unexpected, right? Haha, the Magistrate Chu you keep mentioning has long been dead on his way to take office. I have been impersonating him as the magistrate for three years, laying a solid foundation for the Holy Sect!”

”Hahaha... It’s enough, more than enough!”

The transportation during this era was underdeveloped. It would take a Capital Official several months to travel from the Great Capital to Hubei, and during this time, accidents could easily happen.

Moreover, during this era, there were no photographs. Local officials only knew a magistrate named Chu Tian was to take office; no one knew what this magistrate looked like.

As long as this impostor had Chu Tian’s official seal and credentials, he could take the position.

Such events were not uncommon in ancient times. The most famous case was the father of Tang Seng, Chen Guangrui, who, having passed the imperial exam as a top scorer, married the Prime Minister’s daughter and was appointed as the magistrate of Jiangzhou. In his moment of triumph, he encountered the water thief Liu Hong on the river, who killed Chen Guangrui, impersonated him, and took office in Jiangzhou. It wasn’t until later that Tang Seng grew up and avenged his father’s death.

Who would have thought this Chu Tian was also an impostor?

Chen Jie said, ”I indeed didn’t investigate this thoroughly. I initially wondered how a disciple of the Prime Minister fell to become a Hall Master of the Zoroastrian Sect. I thought it was a cunning plan by the Zoroastrian Sect, but it turned out to be a plot of stealing someone’s life and switching identities.”

Chen Jie sighed.

Seeing Chen Jie like this, Chu Tian felt that he had bested Chen Jie by a step, lifting his spirits somewhat from the earlier suppression, even though he knew this revelation was of no use.

But being intellectually crushed by Chen Jiusi earlier dealt him a significant blow.

So he wanted to gain the upper hand verbally to regain some confidence, or at least the confidence he felt psychologically.

Chen Jie understood this and did not expose it, offering affirmation instead.

After all, what the other party said did clear up some confusion for him.

At this, Chen Jie smiled and stepped back, saying, ”Lord Darugachi, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

Wang Baobao nodded and said, ”Mm, thank you for your efforts.”

This was the first time that Wang Baobao had taken a good look at Chen Jie and thanked him for his hard work since meeting him.

Chen Jie stepped back among the crowd; the upcoming battle was beyond the Wolf Smoke Realm, and his strength was not sufficient to participate, so he did not plan to engage.

Using his brains was enough — as a mere seventh-rank hundred households, it wasn’t worth risking his life.

With this thought, Chen Jie retreated.

At this moment, Wang Baobao stepped forward and said, ”I don’t care if you’re Chu Tian or not, since you’ve violated the laws of Daqian, you should be punished. Will you three surrender or resist stubbornly?”

Hearing this, Chu Tian’s gaze slightly tensed as he looked at Wang Baobao and said, ”Wang Baobao, I admire you; you’re skilled in training troops and don’t misuse your status as the Young Prince. We could have been friends, but as we serve different masters, I must offend you today.”

Saying this, Chu Tian grabbed his black robe and tore it off, revealing his strong upper body, far from the former image of being plump and clumsy.

It was unclear what Secret Technique or Ultimate Skill he used to alter his form.

Chen Jie secretly thought it must be the Bone Shrinking Skill or similar Cultivation Technique.

However, Chu Tian’s face remained unchanged, not utilizing the Disguise Technique. Understandably, though the Disguise Technique is excellent, long-term contact would inevitably reveal flaws, so it’s better to use one’s true face.

After all, that Capital visitor from the Prime Minister’s Mansion named Chu Tian wasn’t well known in Huangzhou Prefecture.

Chu Tian cast off his robe, immediately adopting a tiger stance, and gang qi gathered around him. In a flash, a fierce tiger form could be faintly seen in the gang qi behind him.

Gang qi taking shape was a mark of a strong person in the Wolf Smoke Realm.

Wolf Smoke strong individuals could significantly enhance their gang qi, allowing it to manifest externally in a Wolf Smoke form, creating a faint shadow.

Internally, the gang qi could retract, forming protective armor known as a domineering body.

This was the essence of a strong person in the Wolf Smoke Realm.

Seeing this scene, Chen Jie felt great envy; the realms of Martial Arts were endless. The Holding Core Realm was not the endpoint but merely the threshold to a higher level.

In Chen Jie’s gaze was envy, coupled with unrestrained ambition.

Wolf Smoke Realm — I must become a strong person in the Wolf Smoke Realm, otherwise in future struggles, I won’t even have a chance to be at the table.

For instance, in this battle, I am not qualified to enter, and even if I expose my trump card and unleash Spring God’s Fury, it’s likely only to survive against these Wolf Smoke Realm strong individuals.

But to defeat Wolf Smoke Realm strong individuals, that’s not possible!

I must quickly enter the Wolf Smoke Realm.

And right now, Chen Jie was only one Warm Nourishing Pill away from reaching the Wolf Smoke Realm.

The method to refine the Warm Nourishing Pill he had, recorded in the legacy of Chang Chun Valley.

But to refine this Warm Nourishing Pill, he needed only three main ingredients.

[True Spirit Grass] [Wolf Smoke Fruit] [Jade Bamboo Root]

Chen Jie had already prepared the other forty-eight auxiliary medicines, all stored in a Storage Ring, ready to be refined at any moment.