Everyone has their own path; Cheng Shi did not arrange for Bai Ling to do anything.
After sending off the little bird, who looked back three tis with every step, he returned to behind the scenes once again, switching his perspective back to that absurd Audience eting.
But at this ti, Long Jing had already finished all of Yu Xi's performance, coaxing out the mories that could most touch people's hearts from every swindler.
Logically speaking, completing a task according to the Herald's request at the Audience eting, even if one had doubts, they shouldn't be angry.
But when Cheng Shi turned his gaze to the venue again, he saw the swindlers in the venue staring at the figure on the first platform with indignation and twisted expressions!
Even when Cheng Shi followed their line of sight, his face twitched fiercely a few tis.
Because the person standing there at this ti was no longer that slender, bizarre, and mysterious Lord Yu Xi, but had turned into...
Himself!
Not Long Jing himself, but Cheng Shi. Yu Xi had turned into Cheng Shi!
"!!??"
Seeing this scene, how could Cheng Shi not know that the damned Long Jing had unexpectedly put on a bla-shifting act? At the final curtain call of Yu Xi, he actively exposed his 'true' identity, pushing him to the cusp of the storm.
And that wasn't all. He even provocatively said to the few remaining people below:
"Thank you all for your secrets. See you next ti."
Saying that, 'Cheng Shi' gracefully exited the stage. He directly raised his arms horizontally and leaned back at the edge of the platform, falling backwards into the bottomless void beneath his feet.
"!"
"*!"
"*!"
How could the swindlers be willing to accept this!
This wasn't so trial; this was the Audience eting, the gathering place of the smartest swindlers. Being toyed with like this by a tail-ender—if word got out, who among those present would still have the face to call themselves followers of [Deceit]?
At this rate, they would really beco followers of [Fate]!
Especially the naked Mask Number Four. He had swayed back and forth for the entire 'examination' choosing between Long Jing and Yu Xi opposite him. In the end, you tell
the other party was neither, but Cheng Shi, that Fate Weaver who once had rumors with Zhen Yi!
Good, good, good, no wonder you could have rumors with Zhen Yi!
You deserve it!
Truly bad luck!
Number Four couldn't endure it at all. He plunged straight down, vowing to catch this Fate Weaver who had played a trick on him!
The others followed closely behind, all chasing in the direction where 'Cheng Shi' fell.
It wasn't just driven by anger. Don't forget, no matter how much they were deceived, swindlers were still shrewd. They were deeply afraid that this Fate Weaver who tricked everyone had found the real opportunity for an audience, using a gorgeous curtain call to slip away and see the Benefactor. So each and every one of them didn't dare to be negligent and decisively followed.
But what they didn't expect was that the mont the Audience Ground was completely cleared, a figure quietly climbed back up onto the platform from the shadows of the first platform. Facing the empty venue, he bowed in tribute and smiled for a curtain call.
Cheng Shi took a closer look. If this person wasn't Long Jing, who else could it be!
What a fine Acrobat!
Not only did he play all the swindlers for fools in just a few short minutes, he also tricked them all right off the stage, leaving only himself under the spotlight.
President Gong was ultimately the uncrowned king ranked second. When Zhen Xin was absent, he was the biggest star on the stage of [Deceit]!
Seeing this, Cheng Shi didn't even want to pursue the matter of Long Jing shifting the bla to him just now. After all, Fate Weavers didn't have much of a good reputation to begin with. If worse cos to worst, he would just shift the bla onto Zhen Yi later.
He shook his head and laughed, thinking in his heart that if a behind-the-scenes mastermind could really show up to present an award for President Gong's wonderful performance right now, it would be a fine tale, a classic scene.
But what a pity, the identity of Yu Xi wouldn't do.
Long Jing knew the inside story about Yu Xi. If he went out at this ti, it would only make Long Jing feel that shifting the bla just now wasn't in vain.
If the Fun God could co and join in the fun, that would be great...
But this was only a fantasy. After all, Cheng Shi still didn't understand what intention the Fun God had in sending him behind the scenes.
Just as he was thinking, a sudden change occurred in the venue in front of the curtain.
The perspective shifted back to Long Jing.
Long Jing had never thought that there would be any other existence in the venue. After performing for so long without any movent from the Benefactor, he even thought the so-called Audience eting was nothing but a scam.
Of course, for other faiths, this definitely wasn't a scam. But for the Fun God...
If the audience with God that the swindlers had looked forward to for a year was just an illusion, wasn't that precisely a hearty and incisive display of the will of [Deceit]?
So Long Jing had already convinced himself and accepted this fact. This return to the stage was just giving himself a ceremonial curtain call.
Regardless, deceiving a crowd of swindlers on the stage of the Audience eting was indeed very satisfying. No wonder Zhen Yi always wanted to pull off sothing big!
Sothing big was indeed thrilling.
And no wonder Cheng Shi always liked to play Yu Xi. Oh, no, wait, he wasn't playing, he really was Yu Xi...
Long Jing's mouth twitched, getting ready to exit the stage. But right at this mont, a pair of eyes suddenly opened in the sky above the empty venue!
That pair of starry eyes with dim starlight and slight spirals suddenly opened, frowned slightly, then blinked. Casting a gaze down upon Long Jing on the first platform, a faint voice spoke:
"Long Jing, as the winner of the Audience eting... What reward do you want?"
"!!!"
Long Jing's footsteps stopped abruptly. His whole body trembled as he jerked his head up in disbelief.
So the Audience eting really was a competition?
The Acrobat was dumbfounded. He blinked frantically, thinking about everything in front of him, and actually thought he had auditory hallucinations.
He rubbed his eyes and looked up at the pair of eyes above again. When he confird that the high-tilted corners of the eyes really belonged to the Fun God, he was both shocked and delighted, saying:
"Praise the great God of [Deceit]. Your downward gaze is already the supre reward for . Your devout follower dares not have any other thoughts."
Long Jing was after all a clever little devil. Seizing the opportunity, he fiercely brown-nosed in a big way.
He thought to himself: 'I am so devout, the reward for this audience with God is definitely going to shock
to death!'
However, the Fun God was not so deity who could be fooled by fake devotion with just a few random words. He sneered, nodded, and said:
"Very well, then step down."
"?????"
Long Jing's face collapsed in a second.
This isn't right, Lord Benefactor! The script for the winner shouldn't be written like this! The script for the devout shouldn't be written like this either!!
Why just step down?
Shouldn't you be moved by my devotion and bestow sothing upon ?
You being so blunt and decisive makes
look very much like a clown!
Long Jing grew anxious. His body didn't move, holding his head half down, glancing upward as he said: "Um... Lord Benefactor, the Audience eting just ends like this?"
The starry eyes blinked twice: "Otherwise?"
"But there are still people who haven't co. The Magician, the Clown... they are all your followers, yet they haven't stepped onto this stage yet."
"Are you thinking for their sake?" That pair of eyes looked as if they were smiling yet not smiling.
"Uh... not at all." Feeling that the Benefactor's tone was a bit strange, Long Jing instantly changed his tune. "I am thinking about how to help you punish these blasphers. To not even attend the Audience eting shows they have already strayed far from devotion."
The starry eyes sneered twice, the corners of the eyes tilting high as He said: "Then are you exactly belittling their devotion, or praising your own devotion?"
Long Jing originally didn't want to bring himself into it, but he was also afraid the Fun God would take the opportunity to dismiss him. So he could only bite the bullet and say:
"Both."
"Good, I understand. Next ti they seek an audience with , I will punish them, and tell them that you are the model of devotion."
"???"
No, what the hell?
Fun God, you want
dead!
Long Jing was numb. If those two swindlers knew about this, how could they not guess what had happened?
It was already hard enough to survive among the Jokers. Lord Benefactor, have so pity, go find that real clown!
Long Jing's face twitched. He lowered his head, neither speaking nor exiting the stage, clearly waiting for his 'reward'.
And that pair of starry eyes simply hung high in the sky just like that, staring at Long Jing. Like him, neither speaking nor leaving, clearly showing no intention of giving a reward.
One person and one god were just deadlocked like this, like a pair of clowns.
And the other clown who had personally directed this scene was currently hiding behind the scenes, frantically holding back his laughter.
No wonder the Fun God always liked to tease the clowns; clowns were indeed funny.
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