Chapter 92: What is Embarrassment?

The condition for telling lies remains that once started, it cannot be interrupted, and it must reach the volume of a normal person's conversation.

……

Since arriving in this world, has he ever told the truth?

Lin Bai thought for a moment; it seems not.

Therefore, this is a freebie task; it should be completed without needing to do it deliberately.

However.

Ever since it gave the Palm Thunder, the Great Language System doesn't seem to be rewarding anything good anymore.

First it was Ventriloquism, then it was mimicry...

And I don't even know if this mimicry is decent or not?

Lin Bai curled his lip, and without moving his lips or tongue, he used the newly mastered Ventriloquism to call out to the little fox: "Xiaobai, let's go to the City Lord's Mansion!"

The little white fox was curiously examining the layout of the Kitchen God Rice Divination when it suddenly heard someone speak; its ears pricked up sharply, and it subconsciously looked at Lin Bai.

Its eyes were somewhat suspicious; the speech seemed to have returned to normal, but the voice seemed a bit off?

Lin Bai smiled and continued to speak using Ventriloquism: "Don't look, it's just me."

The Ventriloquism rewarded by the Great Language System is very different from the traditional Ventriloquism used for performances.

Traditional ventriloquism involves not moving the mouth or tongue, but the organs of articulation are still the vocal cords; it is only by not using the oral cavity, but rather resonance in the abdominal cavity, that it gives people the illusion that the sound is coming from the stomach.

If one looks closely, most people who perform ventriloquism have their mouths open just a little bit.

The Ventriloquism rewarded by the system bypasses the vocal cords and is entirely produced by the abdomen; I don't know what the principle is, but it feels exactly like another person is speaking.

If one can multitask, one can even produce sound simultaneously...

……

Fancy and flashy!

The little white fox gave Lin Bai a lazy look and continued to nudge the bottle containing the Zhangdu Pill with its nose; it had already reached human territory, so it would pretend until Lin Bai relaxed his guard.

Besides.

The Zhangdu Pill is simply the number one delicacy in the world; before running away, it should eat as many as it can.

Although this man is really quite good to it, all of this is predicated on it being an ordinary fox; once Lin Bai knows it has gained sentience, I'm afraid it will be the first to be struck by lightning...

……

"... Xiaoyun, why did you turn Jiamu City into such a ghostly state? You don't know, walking all the way here, I was almost driven crazy by those Flaw-ridden signs? The most infuriating thing is, you even changed the sign of the City Lord's Mansion? What on earth are you thinking? There is almost no one in Jiamu City who says good things about you; does your father know you're doing this?"

"Doing this naturally has my own intentions." Jiang Qingqin examined the person opposite her, Xu Longyun. "It's you, what happened? Logically speaking, you should have arrived last night, and you look like you've been injured? Did you encounter an enemy?"

"Don't mention it!" Jiang Qingqin waved her hand in frustration, picked up the teapot, poured herself a cup of tea, and gulped it down, "Xiaoyun, you are the City Lord of Jiamu City; do you know if there is a master of Thunder Technique in Jiamu City? The kind whose Palm Thunder can split a tree."

Palm Thunder can split a tree?

The image of Lin Bai flashed through Xu Longyun's mind, and she couldn't help but frown: "Were you injured by him?"

"Is there really such a person?" Jiang Qingqin was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "It has nothing to do with him; I was injured by a madman."

"A madman?" The image of Lin Bai flashed through Xu Longyun's mind again.

"You might not believe it when I say it." Jiang Qingqin leaned closer to Xu Longyun and said, "Let's agree beforehand, you are my good sister, that's why I'm telling you; you must not let it leak out..."

"Mm." Xu Longyun looked at Jiang Qingqin and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Last night, I was held at knifepoint by a madman and forced to listen to him recite love talk all night." Jiang Qingqin looked at Xu Longyun, speaking at a rapid pace and in a slurred manner.

"Mm?" Xu Longyun's expression was a bit strange. "You were held at knifepoint by a madman and listened to him recite love talk all night?"

"Why are you shouting so loudly?" Jiang Qingqin glared at Xu Longyun and said gloomily, "I know this sounds unbelievable, but it is the truth. That madman didn't say anything other than love talk..."

"I believe you." Xu Longyun looked at Jiang Qingqin, her head suddenly aching a little.

"I know you don't believe me, but it is the truth. That hateful guy, besides saying love talk, didn't even make a move on a great beauty like me; he didn't even touch me once. I suspect he was hurt by love..." Jiang Qingqin rambled on.

Suddenly.

She paused, "You just said... you believe me? You know him?"

"Mm." Xu Longyun looked at Jiang Qingqin, her eyes somewhat complex. "What kind of love talk did he say to you?"

……

Not far outside the door.

Lin Bai was holding the little fox, standing there with an uncertain expression; it was truly hellish, Jiang Qingqin was actually here to find Xu Longyun?

"Shopkeeper Lin, is it really okay for us to eavesdrop on the City Lord's conversation here?" Li Jin looked at Lin Bai's complexion and asked cautiously, "How about we go to the side hall to avoid them first?"

Recalling that nonsensical "I love you, there's no reason" from the morning, how could Li Jin not know that the main subject the two inside were discussing was the very Shopkeeper Lin beside him...

Having clearly already made a lifelong commitment to the City Lord, yet still forcing another woman to listen to love talk all night outside, Shopkeeper Lin is truly one of a kind; the most critical thing is that he even found a lover among the City Lord's friends.

To be honest.

Li Jin felt embarrassed for Lin Bai!

"No need." Lin Bai glanced at Li Jin and walked forward while holding the little fox.

Embarrassed?

Lin Bai hadn't just been crazy in Jiamu City for a day or two; if he really felt embarrassed about everything, he wouldn't be able to run such a large operation...

Besides, he and the City Lord were just faking a couple's image, not a real couple; no matter how high the City Lord's rank was, could she still control who he said love talk to?

As long as one's mentality is strong, the social death scene belongs to someone else...

And.

He couldn't let Jiang Qingqin continue; if she kept talking, the fact that he was saying love talk to a fox would be exposed...

"..." Li Jin opened his mouth, watching Lin Bai go to find the City Lord's Mansion, and suddenly admired him to the point of prostration; this is a true man!

……

Lin Bai pushed the door open and entered.

"Xiaoyun, why are the people in your mansion so lacking in manners, not even knocking..." Jiang Qingqin frowned and looked toward the doorway. The moment she raised her eyes and saw Lin Bai, she froze completely. "It's you?"

"I heard voices that sounded familiar while I was outside the door; it really is you." Lin Bai greeted her with natural ease. "If I had known you were coming to the City Lord's Mansion, I would have come along with you."

"You... you can speak normally?" Jiang Qingqin widened her eyes in shock, pointing at Lin Bai while stammering. Immediately after, as if she had remembered something, her face flushed bright red in an instant.

"Please excuse my behavior, Miss. I am normal most of the time; I just go a little crazy every now and then." Lin Bai remained calm as usual and bowed to Jiang Qingqin. "Regarding what happened last night, please forgive me."

"You... yesterday... those things you said..." Jiang Qingqin swallowed hard. With a blushing face, she dared not look at Lin Bai, feeling at a loss and embarrassed beyond measure.

"I was practicing my cultivation." Lin Bai looked at Jiang Qingqin and said with a straight face, "I was at a critical moment when you suddenly burst in. I had no other choice but to force you to accompany me in my practice for the night; I meant nothing else by it. It was indeed my fault, and if this caused you any distress, please do not take it to heart."

"What kind of cultivation involves saying sweet nothings?" Jiang Qingqin said bashfully. Recalling the endless stream of sweet nothings Lin Bai had said to her, she felt a wave of burning embarrassment. It was so awkward, and to think she had even let Xu Longyun find out.

"The City Lord knows as well." Lin Bai looked at Xu Longyun and smiled.

"You told her too?" Jiang Qingqin's eyes widened abruptly.

【Resentment from Xu Longyun; +1+1+1】

"That's right, he was indeed practicing his cultivation." Xu Longyun glared fiercely at Lin Bai and said coldly, "Lin Bai, from now on, knock before entering my room."

"You don't knock when you enter my Alchemy Room either!" Lin Bai said leisurely.

"You still have the nerve to mention the Alchemy Room?" Xu Longyun slammed her hand heavily on the table and glared at Lin Bai.

"You... you two?" Jiang Qingqin's eyes darted back and forth between the two of them. Suddenly, as if she had remembered something, she shrieked, "Xu Longyun, that line of poetry—did you finish it because of him?"

"No!" Xu Longyun said.

"Yes." Lin Bai said with a beaming smile.

【Resentment from Xu Longyun; +1+1+1】

【Resentment from Jiang Qingqin; +1+1+1】

(End of this chapter)