Faced with this unexpected situation, Lu Xiaoxiao was actually a little bewildered too.
But Jiang Ci clearly wanted to speak to Lu Jiaoyue. It would have been rude to butt in, so she said nothing aloud, though her inner voice sprang to life.
[Huh? Does everyone who wants to talk to her have to pass some kind of acting test first? Good grief, what a quirky heroine! Well, since it's come to this... I choose you, Lu Jiaoyue! I memorized the script ahead of time anyway, so I still remember most of the lines. The next one should be, "Yes! Where are you from? You look like a fairy. You're so beautiful!"]
Though unintentional, Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts made an excellent teleprompter.
Lu Jiaoyue finally snapped out of it and hurried to respond. "Ah... yes! Where... where are you from? You look like a fairy. You're so beautiful!"
Perhaps because of that "I choose you, Lu Jiaoyue," she briefly had the strange impression that her older sister was pulling out a Poké Ball to do battle.
Determined not to embarrass her sister, Lu Jiaoyue genuinely tried her hardest to keep her nerves under control. She stumbled through the first half of her lines, but gradually grew more confident in the second half, and her voice became considerably louder.
Seeing that Lu Jiaoyue had caught on, Jiang Ci picked up the scene just as quickly. She naturally cupped her hands in greeting and said, "I am a wanderer of the rivers and lakes passing through this area. If it is convenient, miss, might I lodge here for a few nights? I will compensate you generously."
"Of course! We have a spare bed at home!" Perhaps Jiang Ci's natural performance had made it easier to immerse herself in the scene, because Lu Jiaoyue's