At the woman’s reminder, Jia Lingyun instinctively touched his face, only to come away with a handful of thick, matted whiskers. It was then that he remembered he was wearing a disguise. After sinking into the lake last night to save her, his makeup must have been ruined.
The lake was clear as a mirror, reflecting his face perfectly. He could see that the makeup Yu Shishi had applied was completely washed away from the struggle, leaving the fake beard plastered to his cheeks. Just as the woman had said, he looked like a monkey.
Jia Lingyun crouched down, cupping handfuls of water to wash the whiskers away. He could no longer use the identity of Suibian. Zhuge Fang suspected him of being a spy, and he had knocked out several Baihao Troops guards to escape the brothel. Zhuge Fang and the Empress would surely not let him go; by now, they were likely issuing a warrant for his arrest throughout all of Liangzhou. He decided to abandon the Suibian identity entirely.
Chapter 231