Everyone has their own path, and Cheng Shi did not assign Bai Ling any tasks.
After seeing off the little bird that kept turning back, he returned to the background and shifted the focus back to that absurd audience.
But by this time, Longjing had already completed the entire performance of the fool's trick, extracting the most touching memories from each of the swindlers' hearts.
Logically speaking, one should not get angry if one has doubts about completing the task as requested by the envoy during the audience.
But when Cheng Shi turned his gaze back to the venue, he saw that the swindlers in the venue were staring at the figure on the first platform with indignation and distorted expressions!
Even Cheng Shi's face twitched violently when he followed their gaze.
Because the one standing there now was no longer the slender, eerie, and mysterious fool, but had become...
Own!
It wasn't Longjing himself, but Cheng Shi; the foolish play became Cheng Shi!
"!!??"
Seeing this, Cheng Shi knew perfectly well that the damned Longjing had staged a blame-shifting act, revealing his "true" identity during the final curtain call of the farce and putting himself in the spotlight.
That wasn't all; he even provocatively addressed the few remaining people below:
"Thank you for keeping the secret, see you next time."
As he spoke, "Cheng Shi" gracefully exited the stage, raising both arms horizontally and leaning backward at the edge of the platform, falling into the bottomless void beneath his feet.
"****!"
"*********!"
"*****!"
The scammers weren't about to give up!
This isn't a trial; it's an audience, a gathering place for the most cunning swindlers. To be so easily fooled by a loser—if word gets out, who among those present would still have the face to call themselves a believer in fraud?
Now I'm really going to become a believer in "fate"!
Especially the naked, masked fourth brother, who wavered between Longjing and Yuxi for the entire "test", only to be told that the other party was neither of them, but Cheng Shi, the Weaver of Fate who had been rumored to have a relationship with Zhen Yi!
Alright, alright, no wonder you had a rumored relationship with Zhen Yi!
Yeah, right!
What bad luck!
The fourth brother couldn't stand it any longer. He dove down, determined to catch the fate weaver who had tricked him!
The others followed closely behind, all chasing after the direction in which "Cheng Shi" had fallen.
This wasn't just driven by anger. Don't forget, even the most swindlers are shrewd. They were afraid that this fortune teller, who had tricked everyone, would find a real opportunity to meet them and use a grand exit to escape to see his benefactor. So, one by one, they didn't dare to be careless and decisively followed him.
What they didn't expect was that when the audience area was completely cleared out, a figure silently climbed up the platform from the shadows of the first platform, bowed to the empty space, and smiled as he took his leave.
Cheng Shi looked closely and realized that this person was none other than Longjing!
What a fantastic acrobat!
In just a few minutes, she not only outwitted all the con artists but also tricked them all off the stage, leaving only herself in the spotlight.
Chairman Gong is indeed the uncrowned king, ranked second. When Zhen Xin is not around, he is the biggest star on the stage of [fraud]!
Seeing this, Cheng Shi didn't want to pursue the matter of Longjing shifting the blame onto him anymore. After all, the Weaver of Fate didn't have much of a good reputation to begin with, and if all else failed, he could just shift the blame onto Zhen Yi later.
He shook his head and chuckled, thinking to himself that if someone behind the scenes were to appear and present an award for Chairman Gong's brilliant performance, it would be a wonderful story and a classic moment.
Unfortunately, the identity of fooling someone won't work.
Longjing knew the inside story of the fool's trick, and if he went out at this time, it would only make Longjing feel that he hadn't been blamed for nothing.
It would be great if the God of Laughter could join in the fun...
But this is just wishful thinking, after all, Cheng Shi still doesn't understand what Le Zishen's intention was in sending him behind the scenes.
Just then, a strange change occurred in the meeting room in front of the curtain.
The perspective shifts back to Longjing.
Longjing never imagined that there would be anyone else in the venue. After acting for so long without any movement from his benefactor, he even thought that the so-called audience was just a hoax.
Of course, this wouldn't be a scam for other faiths, but for the God of Fun...
If the year-long pilgrimage that the fraudsters have been looking forward to is just a pipe dream, isn't that a perfect demonstration of their deceptive intent?
Therefore, Longjing has convinced himself and accepted this fact. This comeback is just a way for him to give himself a sense of ritual before the curtain falls.
Regardless, it must have been very satisfying to fool a bunch of swindlers on the stage of the audience, no wonder Zhen Yi always wanted to do something big!
The big ones are definitely more exciting.
No wonder Cheng Shi always likes to play fools—oh wait, he doesn't just play fools, he really does...
Longjing's lips twitched as he prepared to leave, but just then, a pair of eyes suddenly opened in the empty hall!
Those dim, spiraling eyes of starlight suddenly opened, furrowed slightly, blinked again, and cast a gaze toward the Dragon Well on the first platform, speaking softly:
"Longjing, as the victor of the audience ceremony... what reward do you desire?"
"!!!"
Longjing stopped abruptly, his whole body trembled, and he raised his head in disbelief.
So the audience was actually a competition?
The acrobat was stunned. He blinked frantically, trying to process what was happening before him, and thought he was hallucinating.
He rubbed his eyes, looked up at the pair of eyes above his head again, and when he confirmed that the upturned corners of those eyes were indeed Le Zishen, he said with a mixture of surprise and delight:
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