58 Pretension and lies (1/2)
”Fabulous! That was a nice performance, Guang'er!” Qing Bo tried to make it sounded as convincing as he could. He gave a rare happy smile while moving his eyes to Qing Guang, giving her signals so that she could improvise the act.
Af first, Qing Guang was lost, but right after Qing Bo gave her a wink, she immediately understood what he meant. ”Of… Of course, Brother, it was a move I have been practicing for a long time, ho, ohoho!”
”I see, is that why you also cut your hair? To make it easier to move around in?”
”Yes, Brother, you are right.” Some of the commoners believed what they said, but some were suspicious.
At this time, Hu Zi, who was feeling guilty, shouted, ”That was such a nice performance, it looked so real!” She clapped her hands loudly. ”I can't believe that the young lady of the Qing residence could move like this. It must have taken a lot of practice to imitate the moves of a martial artist like that.”
”Was, was it really just a performance?” one of Hu Ye's comrades spoke. ”Her movements just now were even faster than mine… It must have been an act, there's no way that a normal, pampered young lady from such an esteemed household could repel an assassin attack.”
Hu Ye glanced at his comrade. ”Won't it be scarier if that move was just an act? If such a move is an act, how fast will the real movement be?” Hu Ye commented from his heart. ”She is a better soldier than the rest of us.”
”Everyone, calm down and let this ceremony end peacefully. Even if the real assassin is here, none of you should be afraid. Behold!” Hu Zi pulled Shou to the front. ”The legendary white demon!”
”...” Shou, who was trying to detect the assassin's whereabouts with his wind, was shocked speechless because of Hu Zi's action. He whispered, ”Just what are you doing?”
”Shut up and cooperate with me, okay.”
”But the culprit…”
”He is gone.”
”What?” Shou's eyes widened.
”He disappeared,” Hu Zi said nervously. ”I was using my radar all this time, and I 'saw' that guy disappear into thin air.”