Alvin, who had followed them to the waiting area, had no idea where Jimmy Fallon had gotten his introduction from.
Watching JJ boast to his companions about his own eloquence, Alvin grimaced and tugged at Bai Qi and Meng Tian, who were wearing ceremonial armor. "Generals, that fat guy onstage has a real gift for gab. If he says anything out of line, please go easy on him..."
Meng Tian, who couldn't understand a word of English, glanced at Alvin curiously. "What's that fellow saying? The way he draws out his words is pretty stirring."
As Meng Tian spoke, the vermilion doors swung open with a creak...
From dozens of yards down the aisle, Alvin watched Jimmy Fallon, his face flushed with excitement, introducing Bai Qi and Meng Tian as imagined by JJ, in the booming voice of a boxing announcer.
When the crowd's high-pitched cry of "General Meng!" made Meng Tian instinctively straighten his back, Alvin smiled and said, "It's nothing, really. These foreigners have no restraint when they're praising people. I was worried you might not like what you heard..."
Meng Tian was a hearty sort. He waved a hand nonchalantly. "Let him praise me. I don't mind if he calls my name a few more times..."
Alvin rolled his eyes and gave Meng Tian a shove, urging him onto the stage. He said nothing about the titles Jimmy Fallon had bestowed on him...
Things like "Devoted General" and "China's Romeo"—he claimed he knew nothing about them.
That idiot JJ couldn't remember names even when he heard a story. He'd heard there was a man surnamed Meng from the Qin Dynasty and decided he must be Princess Yu Shu's lover. Who could argue with that kind of logic?
As the Qin Emperor led the two great generals, Bai