"Let's eat..." The ruler of Qiguang's voice drifted faintly. "Let's eat..."
Unable to bear the sight, deliberately avoiding the subject, laughing it off-the whole tangle of emotions in his voice somehow came through clearly enough for everyone to savor each one.
The Ruler of Danxia fixed the Ruler of Qiguang with a lifeless stare for a long while.
His face had also been coated in a thick layer of powder today, concealing his original complexion, but none had been applied to his neck, making the contrast painfully obvious.
[Wow, I thought they were trying to play a couple,] Jiang Yingcheng's eyes were practically glued to them. [Turns out they're pretending to be sisters!]
Though the wildly exaggerated makeup drew everyone's attention to his face at first, it also made them quickly look away.
It made his true identity difficult to discover.
[But!]
Jiang Yingcheng lowered her head and rummaged through the panel, soon spotting the crucial detail: [There's a mole on the side of his neck!]
A really big, really black mole!
Everyone who could hear the little girl's thoughts grew alert.
Their minds began working at the same time.
If they could let the other rulers see that mole, they would have accomplished today's objective!
Lu Yao, Liaochen, and the others exchanged glances, each forming a plan.
Yet Jiang Yingcheng was the first to act.
"Uncle Neighbor," Jiang Yingcheng casually picked up the Ruler of Qiguang's wine cup and offered it to the Ruler of Danxia. "Nannan would like to toast you!"
The colored-glass cup, filled to the brim with fine wine, wobbled precariously. Before the Ruler of Danxia could refuse, it had already been thrust before his eyes. "Uncle, try it!"
Suppressing his anger, the ruler of the Danxia Kingdom raised his hand to take it, hoping to