Chapter 294: The Tongue That Eats Lies

The Tongue That Eats Lies

Cheng Shi's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, while Hong Lin on the side had a smile in her eyes.

He took two deep breaths to suppress the impatience in his heart and asked again:

"You turned Zuo Qiu into a puppet, but you can still use his talent abilities?"

This question finally hit the nail on the head. Even Hong Lin became serious and chimed in:

"The assassin of 【Silence】 has this kind of talent? How come I never heard that kid Chen Shu mention it?"

Who?

Chen Shu?

Cheng Shi was stunned. He turned to look at Hong Lin and asked blankly: "Who did you just say? Chen Shu?"

Hong Lin blinked and nodded: "Yeah, what, have you met him too? You wouldn't have scammed him as well, would you?"

Cheng Shi shook his head: "I've heard this name from other people's mouths, but that should have been someone falsely reporting his name."

"Mm, normal. This kid is only slightly better than Zhen Yi; he also has enemies everywhere. If he had a title, he could probably be awarded the title of 'Second Unluckiest'."

"..."

'Second Unluckiest' is fine, I guess...

Cheng Shi said thoughtfully: "So, he is the Chosen of 【Silence】?"

"Yes, an ascetic monk who is even poorer than you!"

"???" Cheng Shi was dumbfounded. "What do you mean 'poorer than me'? He is a follower of 【Silence】; how can he be poorer than me? Can he even open his mouth to speak?"

Hong Lin sneered: "Looks like you know you're poor too."

"..."

No, big sister, can we actually communicate? Is that my point?

Just as Cheng Shi was bickering with Hong Lin, the Puppet Master spoke again. The Zuo Qiu puppet slowly said:

"Yes, I have this talent, but this talent is different from what you imagine. It cannot last too long, so to maintain combat strength, I should keep creating new puppets."

Not a lie!

Cheng Shi frowned slightly, feeling a secret sense of relief in his heart.

Since a Puppet Master capable of telling lies had told the truth, it meant there shouldn't be any problems for the time being. But he still wanted to be a bit safer, so he frowned, his face solemn, and said:

"Puppet Master, one last question. If you answer this, our transaction is considered concluded.

But I must remind you, you had better not lie; this is your only chance.

Because I have... the Master of Deception!"

As soon as these words fell, sharp glints flashed in the eyes of both the Puppet Master and Hong Lin, and they both looked at him with scrutiny!

But Cheng Shi never spoke nonsense without preparation. He instantly took out a playing card, mysteriously stuck it to his forehead, and smiled playfully:

"This is a 'Master of Deception' playing card, a gift from a magician friend of mine. I rarely use it because although I am not a follower of 【Fraud】, I still know a thing or two about deceiving people... so I can roughly judge if someone is lying.

But you are too special. Your behavioral logic seems smooth, yet it always gives me a feeling of unease, so I have to use this backup plan I've never enabled to verify your identity.

Now, please tell me, you are a member of the God-Worshiping Society who has never had any malice toward me and Hong Lin, and you are a Puppet Master who wants to go to the Final Tomb of Septic Blood to search for 【Decay】!"

"This time, I want all your puppets to speak together."

After speaking, Cheng Shi looked burning at the mouths of the Puppet Master and her puppets.

Hong Lin was surprised by Cheng Shi's excessive caution, but her focus clearly wasn't on the Puppet Master. She saw her expression become quite strange, and she asked Cheng Shi in a playful tone:

"Not everyone can have a Master of Deception card. This requires a magician to do everything possible to deceive a liar who possesses the Master of Deception to obtain it!

To have the ability to deceive the 'Master of Deception' into a card—I seem to have only seen this kind of skill on one person. That magician friend of yours... wouldn't happen to be her, would it?"

Cheng Shi didn't know who the 'her' in Hong Lin's mouth was, but whoever it was, it couldn't and shouldn't be his friend. He had to nip Baldy's suspicion in the bud and not let her speculate any further.

So he shook his head with an expressionless face.

Seeing him deny it, Hong Lin raised an eyebrow, noncommittal.

Instead, several puppets revealed a contemplative look in unison, and then, slightly eerily, they said in unison:

"Yes, what you said is correct."

Truth!

The Master of Deception told Cheng Shi that this Puppet Master, who was capable of telling lies, was telling the truth.

Hearing this truth, Cheng Shi finally felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Once bitten, twice shy; being a liar is just too tiring...

But Cheng Shi didn't react at all. He just silently took the playing card off his forehead, put it back into his space, and then said again:

"We can let you go, but the divinity of 【Prosperity】 alone is not enough. You must add that item that reads 【Memory】."

"..." The Zuo Qiu puppet's lips moved for a moment, and it sighed. "You are too greedy. Even I cannot bear this kind of price."

"Why can't you bear it? It's uncertain whether you'll even be alive to return after this trip. Instead of losing this good thing in the Sighing Forest, you might as well give it to me.

Or how about this: you lend it to me first. If you don't die, when we meet next time, I'll return it to you. How about that?"

Cheng Shi sincerely offered a suggestion, but this suggestion left the follower of 【Silence】 silent.

"..."

The Zuo Qiu puppet's gaze became disdainful.

Do you even believe these words yourself?

Your abacus is clicking a bit too loudly.

Hong Lin started to enjoy herself upon hearing this. She hugged her arms and watched the show, her gaze jumping quickly from one person to another, feeling that this transaction was truly interesting.

The Puppet Master pondered for a moment and drove the Zuo Qiu puppet to speak again:

"The 【Memory】 item is still useful for my path ahead, but... I can lend you one 【Fraud】 item. Since it also belongs to 【Void】, I assume you can use it too.

But remember, it is a loan.

Just as you said, when we meet again, I hope you can return it to me."

As she spoke, the Zuo Qiu puppet took something out from behind it and threw it in front of it. As soon as that thing landed, it actually started to twist on the ground!

It was a living thing!

It was wet, and under its violent twisting, the splashed water almost soaked the surrounding ground.

Cheng Shi and Hong Lin looked at this constantly twisting thing, and they were both stunned.

Because they discovered that this was clearly a...

Tongue that could dance by itself!?

"???"

Huh?

No, at this length, it probably wouldn't be a human tongue, right?

Cheng Shi's cerebellum overloaded.

To be fair, this really does look like something He could come up with, but Lord Benefactor, aren't your items all a bit... too evil?

Hong Lin was stunned at first, then frowned in disgust.

"What the hell is this thing?"

"【Fraud】 S-rank faith item, Tongue That Eats Lies.

It is indeed a living thing, and it needs to eat, but it only needs to be fed one lie every day to live healthily and happily.

As for itself, it is a contract-type item. You can use it to take an oath to play a game of truth or dare. There is no limit to the number of participants. People circled by it need to ask the next person a question in turn. Whoever tells a lie will be... *cough cough*... 'caressed' on the cheek by it.

Of course, the force might not be that gentle..."

"..."

So a person who tells a lie will be heavily 'caressed' on the cheek?

Huh?

Are you sure this is a caress?

Cheng Shi looked at the tongue in front of him, his eyes almost popping out in shock.

Big sister, this is a tongue! Wouldn't letting it give a hard touch be equivalent to being... slapped in the face by a tongue?

Can this also be an S-rank item?

The Puppet Master clearly saw Cheng Shi's confusion. She controlled the Zuo Qiu puppet to explain again:

"【Fraud】 likes excitement, which is why it created this kind of thing. Although its effect is meaningless, one point is very important: it is a mandatory contract item. When you activate it, you don't need to get the consent of others."

"!!!"

Cheng Shi, who was still complaining in his heart, immediately rushed to the Puppet Master and put this twisting tongue into his personal space. Then, under the stunned gaze of the other two, he coughed twice and said:

"*Cough cough*, I agree to the transaction. Hand over the divinity. Hmm, give the divinity to Baldy.

This borrowed tongue has to be returned. I can't let my teammate suffer a loss, so I'll return it when the time comes.

It just so happens that you are also His Chosen, so collecting more 【Prosperity】 divinity is quite good, don't you think, Baldy?"

Hong Lin snorted coldly, stood with her arms crossed, and looked at Cheng Shi with a half-smile without saying a word. ===== CHAPTER 295 =====