In fact, Fang Zheng’s technique is very simple, it is the ancient art of disguise, and the so-called "imitation makeup" in modern times is also something similar.
Of course, the art of disguise in ancient times also developed. At the beginning, information was not so developed, and the disguise did not need to be so perfect. It was enough to modify a few features. After all, portraits at that time were not realistic, and the features of some important figures were passed down by word of mouth. You could only know what they really looked like by seeing them.
Therefore, in ancient times, people often recognized tokens of trust rather than people, because without photos, no one knew what you looked like.
This is also the reason why the protagonist in many martial arts novels can successfully escape by stealing the token.
In this case, there is no need to pursue the perfect restoration of the disguise technique. There is no such demand and no such props.
Later, as information exchange and flow became more convenient and technology improved, the art of disguise became more advanced.
Fang Zheng did not figure out this art of disguise himself, but learned it from someone else, when Fang Zheng was the emperor in the Xun Qin world. About 300 years after he ascended the throne, a thief called "The Lord of Change" appeared in the world. The most amazing thing about this man was that he could change into anyone, from 0.8 to 1.8, from male to female, from young to old, and he could pretend to be anything. Not only that, this man could also simulate the breath and internal strength of others, so he was never caught by the officials.
This can also be considered a kind of natural talent.
Of course, it was quite interesting to see this guy being caught in the end. When a person becomes inflated, he becomes arrogant. At that time, the Lord of Changes was thinking that even with such abilities, he would still be reduced to dust after a hundred years. He was unwilling to accept this.
So this guy gritted his teeth and straightened his back, disguised himself as the Black and White Impermanence, and went to the underworld to find the Book of Life and Death, intending to learn from Sun Wukong to change his fate!
I have to say this guy is really amazing. As a living person, he can even disguise himself as a dead person. He even disguised himself as a judge and went to the King of Hell's Palace.
Unfortunately, that was where it ended. The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen were all divine artifacts bound to the soul. No matter how powerful this man was, he was still a mortal after all, not a god, so he was eventually captured.
Fang Zheng thought it was quite funny when he heard about it, so he specially asked someone to bring that Variety Star Lord to be interrogated. He found that this guy's skills were far better than that of Kaito Kidd. The latter still needed to make some human skin mask or something like that, but this Variety Star Lord could really disguise himself and dress up vividly with just a pen and a makeup box.
Look, this is what art is.
Human skin mask is not an art, it's just a shortcut.
Fang Zheng thought it was interesting, so he learned this disguise technique from the Master of Change. Of course, this disguise technique is not only used for disguise, but also for ordinary makeup. If he puts makeup on his girls, they will be very happy, right?
Fang Zheng was so happy that he spared the Hundred-Change Star Lord the five hundred years of punishment in the frying pan and allowed him to reincarnate.
Of course, modern so-called imitation makeup is very close to disguise, but it is still slightly worse, that is, imitation makeup uses too many artificial materials, so the expression cannot move too much, otherwise it will be easy to be exposed. Disguise, on the other hand, is more often to create an illusion through light and shadow effects. You won't use too many things like false eyelashes, otherwise if you move, open your mouth, say a word, or compete with others in martial arts, won't it be exposed directly?
It's like you draw an orange on a piece of drawing paper that looks exactly like the one in real life, and it looks like it's standing there. Of course, it's harder to paint on the face than on paper. And it needs to look good from all angles, which naturally requires some mysterious techniques and materials.
Of course, there are no such things as eyebrow pencils made of thousand-year-old snow fox fur or rouge powder made of polar fire lotus in this world, but there is no need to be so troublesome to disguise Sylvia. After all, it is not about dressing her up as someone else, it is just about making others unable to recognize her... This is much simpler.
At least it’s quite simple for Fang Zheng.
"alright."
Fang Zheng put down the pen in his hand and spoke. But Sylvia didn't listen to him at all, just stared at the mirror in front of her in amazement.
She originally thought that Fang Zheng would use a lot of things to put on makeup, after all, Sylvia needed to put on makeup every time she went on stage, and she knew this best. But what Sylvia didn't expect was that Fang Zheng just bought a bottle of ordinary powder, and then bought a few pens, and put a few dots on her face... She couldn't recognize herself at all!
Who is this person?
Looking at the strange girl's face in the mirror, Sylvia couldn't help but turn her head. Usually, her cross-dressing only changed her hair color, but her face was still her own. But this change was completely different! Although she couldn't tell what was different, Sylvia knew that this was not her face at all!
“Is it that simple?”
"It's quite simple to just make others unable to tell that it's you."
Fang Zheng put away his things and spoke.
"Of course, if you want to disguise yourself as someone else, that's another matter."
"I didn't expect you to have this skill..."
Sylvia looked at herself in the mirror again, then turned her head and made a few expressions. The gentle girl next door in the mirror also smiled at her, looking lively and cheerful. Now Sylvia was sure that even if her agent was here, he might not be able to recognize her.
Thinking of this, Sylvia raised her head and looked at Fang Zheng.
"Can you teach me?"
"You want to learn?"
Fang Zheng was not surprised by Sylvia's request. In fact, after he returned to Tiandao Palace to put makeup on his little girls, almost everyone came to him for instruction.
Makeup seems to have a natural appeal to girls.
“Mmmmmmm!!!”
Sylvia nodded desperately, staring at Fang Zheng curiously. However, facing Sylvia's gaze, Fang Zheng just put away his things and laughed.
"Let's go."
“…”
Watching Fang Zheng leave, Sylvia was speechless for a moment, but still obediently followed Fang Zheng back to the street.
“Where to go next?”
Fang Zheng walked in front and asked, and Sylvia's eyes lit up when she heard Fang Zheng's question.
"That's great. I have somewhere I want to go! Follow me!"
Originally, Fang Zheng didn't know where Sylvia was going to take him, but when he followed Sylvia to a place that looked a bit shabby and messy, Fang Zheng was quite surprised.
"What are you doing in the redevelopment zone?"
This place is similar to the slums of Academy City. As the name suggests, this is a redeveloped area, so most of the land here is made up of old buildings. This is also considered the style street of Academy City. When Sylvia brought Fang Zheng here, they went straight into a casino?
A world-class singer is interested in gambling?
"Just play around, this is my first time here too."
Sylvia was obviously making up an excuse, but Fang Zheng didn't care. After all, they were both disguised now, and ordinary people couldn't tell. So after exchanging chips, the two of them entered the casino.
This seems to be the largest casino in the entire redevelopment zone. Compared with the shabby appearance outside, the inside is magnificent and golden. From time to time, you can see scantily clad bunny girls walking back and forth. There are also many people spending a lot of money here and enjoying the joy of gambling.
Sylvia and Fang Zheng found a table and sat down, and started playing cards. However, Fang Zheng noticed that when Sylvia was playing cards, her attention was not on the card table. Instead, she looked around from time to time, as if she was looking for someone. Obviously, she didn't come here to seek excitement. From her appearance, she seemed to be looking for something... or someone.
The two played in the casino for an hour or two, made a small profit, and then got up and left.
Next, Sylvia took Fang Zheng to continue wandering around the redevelopment zone and went to several places that she shouldn't have entered with her identity. However, no matter where it was, Sylvia didn't pay attention to the contents inside. On the contrary, she seemed to be looking for something.
"What are you looking for?"
When walking out of a bar, Fang Zheng finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. He could see that the reason why Sylvia came to this place this time was also related to disguise. In fact, Fang Zheng also found that there were many people wearing the uniforms of Leiwolf Black Academy in this redevelopment area. Obviously, this lawless place should be the territory of Leiwolf Black Academy. And Sylvia is the student council president of Kuienwei Girls' Academy and a world-class singer. If she didn't have the ability to disguise herself, she would have come here rashly and been discovered by Leiwolf Black Academy. The consequences would be disastrous.
After all, no matter what happened to Sylvia, a world-class singer going in and out of casinos and bars?
This news went straight to the sky, okay?
"I'm...looking for someone."
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Sylvia hesitated for a moment, but still answered.
"Looking for someone?"
Hearing Sylvia's words, Fang Zheng frowned.
"Can't you find your ability?"
Sylvia's abilities are omnipotent, is it possible that she can't find someone?
"I've tried several times."
Sylvia shook her head tiredly.
"But every time, I find her dead and nowhere to be found. I don't know what's going on... I think she must still be alive somewhere here. In fact, I've searched most places in Academy City, except here... It's usually difficult for me to come here, so I came here specifically to see if I can find any clues."
"I see."
After hearing Sylvia's answer, Fang Zheng nodded. However, judging from Sylvia's expression, she obviously didn't gain anything.
But to be honest, Fang Zheng felt that her search would not yield any results. But...
“Won’t your company help you?”
"I did ask for their help... but... I think it's useless."
At this point, Sylvia sighed slightly. Although she had told W&W, they were only willing to take a step back and allow her to go and look for it in her personal time. Although they promised to help, Sylvia knew that even if W&W really knew about this, they would probably hide it from her.
“I see…”
After hearing Sylvia's answer, Fang Zheng thought for a moment.
"In that case, young lady, I see that you and I are destined to be together. How about I help you to read your fortune?"
"……Why?"