Long Jing's Repayment

(Put your hands on your hips first.)

"Fate Weaver, I'm not targeting you personally, I just think Zhen Yi is really unreliable, she clearly..."

Sigh, whatever, I can't get around you no matter what. You... are pretty good, at least you're completely separated from Zhen Yi now.

However, I'm still very curious about how [Prosperity] fell and what the [Covenant] really is. I could have gotten the answers to these questions from you, Brother Cheng, but now your Memory have been taken away, so we don't know anything now.

Brother Long Jing, you saved my life, and I will remember this kindness. Today, in front of everyone, I will act like a villain and repay this debt of gratitude.

I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to be in arrears.

Long Jing's words sounded like he was trying to excuse Cheng Shi, but only the two of them knew that he was imitating the Grand Marshal, pointing out Cheng Shi in every word.

As they were talking, Long Jing took out a contract from his personal space and slapped it on the ground.

Everyone's expressions turned strange. After all, there was still a Da Yi who had not participated in the "escape" and it was clearly not the time to "repay kindness." However, Long Jing's "gratitude" seemed to be a bit too eager.

Cheng Shi seeing this, Cheng Shi's eyes flashed with amusement. He roughly guessed what the other party meant, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and looked at the contract with a look of surprise. He saw that the contract was covered with dense text on a whole page, and at the end of the page was a Chinese signature that read "Long Jing".

Next to the signature was a charcoal drawing of a smiley face. Although the smiley face only had three curved lines, its crooked and distorted appearance clearly made people feel that the smiley face was mocking something.

Seeing the strange expressions on everyone's faces, Long Jing explained:

"I obtained a very special [Deception] prop during a Trials, which is the Tongue of Lies that Zhen Yi used to break her illusions in the Fool's Society."

Don't underestimate this S-rank artifact; it's incredibly useful for dispelling lies.

And this is the contract I wrote with Zhen Yi. I will lend her the Tongue of Lies for six months. After the contract expires, she will return the Tongue of Lies and lend me her Void Memory Pocket for one month.

I suppose that by saving us, Brother Cheng, you've also thwarted Zhen Yi's scheme. This will likely lead her to hold a grudge against you again. Sigh, I don't need to elaborate on how troublesome this unlucky woman is. Therefore, to give you some means of exposing her lies, I've decided to offer you this "Tongue of Lies" contract...

"It's yours now!"

"..."

The expressions on everyone's faces were quite interesting, and Cheng Shi's expression was even more complicated.

This is actually a loan agreement from Tongue Brother?

Although the other party is a conman who is Master of Deception, this contract does not seem to be fake.

So, after acquiring this loan agreement, Tongue Brother will be completely his?

Doesn't that mean Zhen Xin lent me my own things again?

This is outrageous!

That's great, now we don't even have to pay it back.

However, Cheng Shi knew that the Tongue of Lies was in his hands, but the others did not. The group was discussing the Trials when they suddenly saw Long Jing repaying his debt, and their expressions became strange. After hearing the story, Hu Wei laughed in anger.

He looked at Long Jing, a hint of displeasure in his eyes, and said:

"My brother risked his life to pull you out of Golis's lair, and this is how you repay him?"

A tattered piece of paper?

"Long Jing, you've probably forgotten, that tongue of yours is still in Zhen Yi's hands!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi smiled outwardly but was secretly overjoyed. He thought to himself, "He truly deserves to be my good older brother. He even knows how to stand up for me. To be honest, this is the most sincere time I've ever called him 'big brother'."

Long Jing looked embarrassed, but then stubbornly continued:

"This is the most useful thing I can offer to my Fate Weaver after careful consideration. Although the Tongue of Lies is still in Zhen Yi's hands, Grand Marshal, don't underestimate this contract. It is..."

"A legal contract that has passed the highest judicial decision of the Grand Inquisition!" Mo Li raised an eyebrow in slight surprise. "President Gong, your methods are brilliant. Where did you steal this from?"

Cheng Shi was taken aback, not expecting Mo Li to confirm the authenticity of the contract. He turned around in surprise and asked, "What is that?"

Mo Li smiled and patiently explained:

"You can think of the pages as having been blessed by the Iron Rule of Order. They should have contained the laws to be implemented by the Grand Inquisition, but instead, two swindlers wrote an absurd contract on them!"

Long Jing, do you know how many items you can get in exchange for this kind of thing in the [Order] faction?

Even I had only heard of blank legal contracts being lost abroad, but I never expected you to actually... Ha, you're quite willing to do that.

Cheng Shi, I can tell you with certainty that everything written on this contract will take effect under the watchful eye of [Order]. In other words, when the loan period ends, you will definitely get back that [Deception] item, and at the same time, you will gain the right to use Zhen Yi's Void Memory Pocket for one month.

But I have to remind you that although the [Memory] item in Zhen Yi's hand is useful, taking it away will only make your relationship even more... irreparable.

As for the consequences, you probably know better than I do.

"..."

It's clear that although Long Jing had ulterior motives in repaying the debt, his sincerity seemed genuine. After all, regardless of who Cheng Shi his eyes, he had genuinely saved him.

So his reward of the Tongue of Lies was quite generous, but at the same time, this Acrobat probably also wanted to get rid of this burden on himself.

Mo Li's analysis undoubtedly diminished the effectiveness of Long Jing's "repayment of kindness." He chuckled twice and looked at Cheng Shi, anticipating Cheng Shi's reaction. However, in Cheng Shi's view, this was not a simple act of repayment, but rather another agreement for "cooperation."

As for the content of the cooperation, aside from not exposing each other's secrets, the other party is probably more interested in the "unforgotten Memory" that I mentioned.

Long Jing probably wants to know what happened during that Trials!

Okay, very good. Collaborations with peers are always so shady.

After pondering Cheng Shi a moment and confirming that his response was flawless, Cheng Shi smiled and reached out to collect the contract from the ground.

That's great, Tongue Brother has finally settled down.

As for that tattered bag mentioned in the contract, why shouldn't we take it if it's free?

Even if it's only for a month, it's fine. After all, this Tongue of Lies was originally borrowed, but look at this, as it's been borrowed, it's become your own, isn't it?

What if that Void Memory Pocket...

Right? People always need something to look forward to.

Yes, this isn't greed, it's hope!