Deception's Second Place, the Acrobat, Long Jing

Chen Shu Cheng Shi.

The reason is simple: it's because of Zhen Yi.

In Chen Shu's eyes, Zhen Yi is a perfect practitioner of the "silent" will; she can always leave everyone speechless with all sorts of unexpected actions.

Even the way I am today can be attributed to a little bit of inspiration from her.

So he was very curious about what was so attractive about the Fate Weaver that made Zhen Yi go to the Death Pit in such a grand manner.

At present, it seems... quite ordinary.

"Brother-in-law, why aren't you saying anything?"

Even if you decide to Faith my Lord, you don't need to offer sacrifices to Him every moment.

Silence is merely His appearance; we must peel back the layers to reach His essence in order to truly approach Him!

Upon hearing this, a barely perceptible glint flashed in Cheng Shi's eyes.

He glanced at Chen Shu and tentatively asked:

"That's interesting. So what is the essence of silence?"

Upon Chen Shu Cheng Shi speak, Chen Shu immediately perked up. After a moment of contemplation, his expression turned extremely solemn as he said:

"The gods are beyond our comprehension, speculation, and understanding. With the wisdom of us Mortals, any analysis of them is merely one-sided."

However... if my brother-in-law wants to know, then I have no choice but to tell you some of my insights that I have never mentioned to anyone else in the past six months.

But you must promise never to tell anyone!

It's actually the truth!

Cheng Shi was taken aback and frowned slightly. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. So he decided to remain calm and listen first.

He nodded, leaned closer, and then heard Chen Shu deliberately lower his voice, sharing in an extremely mysterious tone:

"I suspect... [Silence] He... is... a chatterbox!"

"???"

Cheng Shi's face froze.

He wanted to slap himself to wake himself up and realize why he had believed this person's nonsense.

However, to be fair, whether it was the Master of Deception or the details Cheng Shi observed from Chen Shu's demeanor, both told him that this "silent" Chosen of God was not lying.

That seems to be what he thinks.

"..."

He felt that his Lord of Grace, [Silence], should be a chatterbox, but he chose to remain silent.

Cheng Shi looked at Chen Shu in disbelief, his face showing shock as if to say: You might as well say that you yourself are [Silence].

Chen Shu Cheng Shi's reaction, Chen Shu panicked. "You don't believe me?"

Haha, I'd rather believe in myself than believe you; I'm Qin Shi Huang.

But Cheng Shi didn't say that. He suddenly realized that dealing with someone like Chen Shu might only embolden him by remaining silent. So, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he decided to try a different approach.

He quickly changed his expression, then nodded solemnly in agreement:

"I believe you!"

"?" Chen Shu was stunned. He narrowed his eyes and said with a hint of self-mockery, "No, you don't believe me. I saw shock on your face, so you don't believe me at all."

Cheng Shi shook his head:

"No, no, no, I believe you. I'm shocked because I never thought anyone would think the same way I do!"

I've always felt that silence is a form of chatterbox; it remains silent to cover up its tendency to gossip!

"..."

This was the first time Chen Shu had failed to respond to anyone in this gathering of Fool's Society. He looked at Cheng Shi with some surprise, as if trying to see through this Fate Weaver.

But how can Destiny be so easily seen through?

Chen Shu remained silent for a while, then his eyes darted around as if he was about to speak again, but Cheng Shi, seeing this, spoke up before him once more:

You don't believe me?

"..."

"Well, you don't believe me, so it seems I need to explain my views on [silence] to you."

Silence is the end of Chaos, while Folly is its Chaos. Think about it, how could Folly, with its irritating nature, possibly end in silence?

Therefore, I have reason to believe that silence is not a lack of desire to speak; rather, it is simply keeping all the words bottled up inside.

And you, Chen Shu, being Chosen of God by God is the best proof of my conjecture!

He is using His gaze to prove to the Cosmos that He is not truly silent.

Does this make sense?

"..."

After saying these words, Cheng Shi wanted to punch himself, let alone Chen Shu.

He touched his bald head and looked at Cheng Shi for a long time, then laughed and nodded, "Now I know why Zhen Yi tricked you."

"?" Cheng Shi blinked. "Why?"

"You deserve it, you deserve it!"

"..."

He fell silent again...

So annoying!

Although Cheng Shi was furious, for some reason, after he disgusted Chen Shu with a move that turned the other party's own methods against him, the other party actually developed a slight liking for him.

Chen Shu suddenly felt that the practitioner of "Nothingness" was not entirely so repulsive.

Cheng Shi sensed the Change in Chen Shu's attitude, so he pressed his advantage and asked:

Who is Long Jing?

Chen Shu smacked his lips and chuckled:

"My younger brother."

Yes, yes, yes, all the women in the world are your sisters, and all the men in the world are your brothers.

Cheng Shi looked constipated, as if he felt he had asked the wrong person, but before he could finish his Chen Shu, despite his witty remarks, he did clarify Long Jing's identity.

"Speaking of which, my younger brother is also one of your [Nothingness] people. As you probably can tell, he's not very good at lying; he's just an Acrobat who doesn't really do anything productive."

"..." Well, what a good lier...

Chen Shu seemed to have regained his composure and began to ramble on again:

"It's normal that you haven't heard of him. This kid is too mysterious and has many identities. However, he likes to call himself Old Gong in public, and this quirky habit always exposes him to acquaintances."

Is "..." really what he claimed to be...?

"It's hard for me to tell you what Long Jing's ID is, because these Deception are even more talkative than me, changing their IDs every day, even every hour."

"..." So you know you're being sarcastic...

"Brother-in-law, would you like to get to know him? I can set you two up. Speaking of which, before Li Jingming renounced his oath, he was always the number two in the [Deception] faction, which is quite fitting for your status, brother-in-law."

"..." Cheng Shi was really tired; he was too exhausted to even complain.

But...

Always number two?

He was startled and instantly thought of someone.

That's the guy who's constantly making fun of Dragon King Li Jingming and is prominently featured on the leaderboard!

It's him!

So he was an Acrobat?

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow. While Chen Shu was looking at President Gong on the Stage, he took half a step back and, when no one was paying attention to him, quietly exchanged a finger with the shadow on the back of the chair. Then he secretly glanced at the latest [Deception] Ladder of Audience.

[The Ladder of Audience (Existence- Memory) / (Nothingness - Deception)]

1. Li Jingming (Deception) 213

2. True Heart (Deception) 210

3. Still Like in a Dream (Memory) 209

4. Dragon King 2B, [Deception] Easy to scold (Deception) 207

5. This Situation Can Wait (Memory) 204

6. Congratulations on my brother's return from maternity leave (Deception) 201

45. I Never Lie (Deception). 175