CHAPTER 87: CHAPTER 87: FREESTYLE BLUFFING

Yu Xia and Wei Yaoyao both shut their mouths in defeat.

After He Mingjie, nine people had finished a round, starting from Pei Lu again.

The first round was like a test; now everyone had a general understanding of Little Zhipu’s judgment, and the game was getting into the swing of things.

Pei Lu still had that conflicted look, hesitating, looking at his cards and then at everyone else’s. He touched the first card, let it go, went for the second, taking too long and making others feel impatient.

Yu Xia didn’t think she was someone impatient, but watching him, she really wanted to give him a couple of hits.

"Haven’t figured out how to play yet?" she said with a smile, "If you really don’t have a card to play, you can choose to pass."

Shu Ran also smiled and said, "I see you look like you can’t find a card to play, how about passing it then?"

If he didn’t pass, she might sarcastically scold him.

Finally, Pei Lu chose to play a card.

"Mobile phone card."

"That perfect picture of a family reunion was taken with a mobile phone. If this person was at the family banquet, then there would be a total of eleven people."

The reason he found was quite good and from a novel angle.

Electronic voice judged: "Relationship established, pass."

He showed a relieved and delighted expression, patting his chest, "Luckily, I thought it wouldn’t pass."

Everyone assumed an awkward but polite attitude.

If it weren’t that they really disliked this person, Yu Xia would have thought to introduce him to He Ci.

What’s he doing being a celebrity? Go act. A role similar to his persona would need someone with his unusual talent to play.

The next one was Yu Kuang.

He played a "piano card."

"A piano is more expensive than a mobile phone."

Electronic voice: "Relationship established, pass."

It was Song Xi’s turn.

He boldly made a move, laboriously dragging a card and laying it in the middle.

"Bank card card."

On it, there was a picture of a bank card with the words "Bank card for the CEO only."

He seemed a bit embarrassed, coughing before saying, "This card is worth more than a piano."

After all, it’s the CEO’s card.

This was easily understood, and it passed right away.

Then Shu Ran followed with a "beautiful woman card."

It had the picture of a woman in a long dress.

"This is the CEO’s wife, and the card is controlled by the wife."

After some training in a variety show, she now talked about these things more naturally.

Song Xi was momentarily stumped, indeed finding no reason to refute.

As expected, the electronic voice quickly judged the relationship as established.

At this time, Yu Xia was curious about what card Wei Yaoyao would play.

He played a "sports car card."

"This car can seat two beautiful women."

"... You be careful, kid, you have the potential to be a playboy," Yu Kuang said.

Wei Yaoyao scratched his curly hair, chuckling dryly, "It’s all for the sake of the game, guys, don’t take it seriously."

Everyone laughed, and the electronic voice judged the relationship as established mid-way.

Only Yu Xia worriedly looked at her own cards again, frowning as she thought about how to spin her story later.

She was making quite a fuss looking at her cards, although her posture wasn’t very ladylike. Xie Qingci looked at her, waiting for her to speak.

Yu Xia pushed out a card, her face looking very confident.

"Lord Wei Chigong."

Also known as Door God.

Everyone assumed a listening posture.

She pointed to the sports car card Wei Yaoyao had played, saying, "It’s 2021 now, and our Divine Realm has also kept up with the times. What’s wrong with giving Lord Wei Chigong a sports car? Isn’t that normal?"

"......" Wei Yaoyao gave her a thumbs up, "Turns out Lord Door God drives a Ferrari for business, Yu Xia, you’re already speaking nonsense just to play a card."

Yu Xia said nothing, waiting for the electronic voice’s crisp judgment of "relationship established." Only then did she prop her chin on her knee and lift it slightly, her brows arching with a bit of flair.

"See, as long as you can spin a good story, no need to play early."

Xie Qingci subtly smirked, briefly suppressing his smile.

He was positioned after Yu Xia and hadn’t played a card yet, falling behind, so this time he had to muster up the courage to spin a tale and put down a card.

His card showed a peeled boiled egg, bright yellow.

Now, this direction seemed a bit peculiar, having no link with Door Gods.

Yu Xia watched him, eager to know how he would explain.

Xie Qingci said, "This egg is very round."

Yu Xia: "So?"

"So this card actually represents New Year’s Day. When New Year’s Day comes, it means a new year has arrived, so Door Gods should replace an old picture with a new one. Your card is obsolete, invalid."

"...Is that it?"

Xie Qingci pursed his lips, wanting to cover her wide eyes with his hand and also pinch her cheek to keep her quiet.

Yu Xia looked at him with a complex expression, "Even chickens can be spun into New Year’s Day; the hen wouldn’t know, right? This relationship is absurd and won’t work."

Before the words were out, the electronic voice, as if it had gained sentience, immediately said, "Relationship established, pass."

She couldn’t believe it, turning to stare at the big screen.

"That works too?! There’s something shady going on here, huh?"

The electronic voice didn’t reply, Wei Yaoyao chuckled and urged her, "Yu Xia, just admit defeat. If you can spin, others can too."

Thinking about who that "others" referred to, Yu Xia gave Xie Qingci an annoyed look.

She had already planned that once this ultimate card was played, and nobody else could beat it in a round, she’d get to play another card, leading absolutely.

Who would’ve thought Xie Qingci, this annoying little brother, spun a New Year’s Day out of thin air.

Xie Qingci caught her glance, raised his brow slightly, and almost couldn’t suppress his smile.

"Thanks for the match, Yu Xia."

Others saw him as innocent, jokingly, but in her eyes, he was deliberately teasing her.

With the age of a younger brother but none of the obedience.

After a few more jokes, the card play continued, circling around, each person left with only two or three cards; success or failure hinged on these last few rounds.

With not many cards left, everyone was no longer torn about what card to play but rather how to concoct excuses to fool the electronic voice.

To play their cards, everyone resorted to blatant lying.

Wei Yaoyao, arguing with reason: "Isn’t this precious enough? Though it’s just a chicken, it has regular features and healthy limbs, fetches a good price, and most importantly, once grown, it can lay eggs, egg gives birth to chicken, chicken gives birth to egg, what does this tell us? It’s sustainability! Endless...not worth more than wine?"

Yu Xia nodded seriously, "I think Wei Yaoyao makes excellent points!"

Xie Qingci glanced at her.

She seemed completely oblivious, still helping Wei Yaoyao argue his case.

Finally, the electronic voice was coaxed into passing it, and Wei Yaoyao, moved by her help, saw her eagerly play her second-to-last card.

"Dry branches and dead leaves card!"

Not giving others a chance to express doubt, she straightened up and rattled off an explanation.

"Don’t just see these as mere dry branches and dead leaves. What can you do by breaking these branches? You can make a fence! And fences can be used to confine little chicks!"

The emotion Wei Yaoyao felt stuck in his throat.

Xie Qingci applauded her nonsensical talk.

"Splendid, though this card is more accurately the ’sunset card.’

The main figure is a person and a horse, dry branches, and dead leaves are the background.