Chapter 198: As Long As the Family Knows He’s Impressive

Inside, their father was performing a ritual, while outside, Juanjuan quietly questioned her second brother.

“Second Brother, there were so many little gold pieces just now.”

The little girl’s eyes were clear and curious as she looked at Bai Yunxing, her face practically screaming: I saw it all, what’s going on?

She was certainly braver now. In the past, if Juanjuan had seen something like that, she would have pretended not to notice. Now, she dared to ask boldly.

Bai Yunxing paused, momentarily unsure how to explain things to his sister.

“Does Eldest Brother like gold?” Bai Yun’an walked over, ready to spin a tale for the child.

“Let me tell you, Eldest Brother loves gold. He’d even pick gold out of dog poop. Now, Father borrowed some gold and keeps whispering in Eldest Brother’s ear. Eldest Brother is so obsessed with gold that he’ll wake up.”

Juanjuan froze, deep in thought. It seemed to make sense. Eldest Brother was indeed in such a state, wanting to consume little gold pieces to gain some Spiritual Energy. It seemed like Third Brother was telling the truth. But why did it feel like he was also tricking her?

This mix of truth and falsehood—how did Third Brother come up with it? Impressive!

Bai Yunxing watched as his third brother seriously spun tales for the child, and his sister, who was utterly convinced, felt a peculiar warmth.

Inside the room.

Thanks to the little gold pieces, Bai Yunqi indeed woke up quickly. Without hiding anything, he recounted his recent heroic deeds of confronting the man in black. At the end, he embellished the story a little, emphasizing his own contributions.

“Father!” Bai Yunqi’s expression was solemn, and he lowered his voice to create a serious atmosphere. “That man was a tough opponent. He endured all my harsh interrogations without speaking. I had to exhaust all my Spiritual Energy and use a very precious and complex Truth-Speaking Talisman to learn his origins!”

【I laughed. If I don’t say it this way, should I admit I was stubborn, and the man was about to speak, but I insisted on drawing the Talisman myself?】

Outside, Juanjuan: ??

Wait, what did she just hear? Eldest Brother stubborn? What does that mean? It means Eldest Brother is self-aware!

【As long as the family knows I’m impressive, they don’t need to know the rest!】

Juanjuan couldn’t help but smile slightly. She wanted to tell Eldest Brother that she already knew. But she didn’t have the courage, so she decided against it.

So this was the kind of satisfaction Eldest Brother and Third Brother talked about.

Bai Yun’an noticed Juanjuan trying hard not to laugh, and he was puzzled.

【What’s this little one laughing about?】

Juanjuan’s smile faded, but then she remembered how cunning Third Brother was. She feared that if she stopped smiling, it would arouse his suspicion. So she tried to smile again.

Thus, Juanjuan clearly heard Third Brother’s inner thoughts.

【Could she be… losing it? Smiling one moment, not smiling the next, and then smiling awkwardly!】

Juanjuan: …

Should she keep smiling or stop?

Without looking up, Juanjuan noticed Third Brother moving away from her, as if afraid her foolishness was contagious.

【Wait! Why did the Favorability Points just drop by 0.1? Can they even drop like that??? What did I do???】

Juanjuan: Dropped? No way!

Bai Yun’an was truly bewildered. What kind of proper System would have Favorability Points drop by 0.1?

It’s 0.1, not 1, not 2, but 0.1!

【If it can drop by 0.1, can it also increase by 0.1?】

【How is this different from those schemes parents talk about, where you chop away bit by bit¹? At first, you get a lot, then less and less, and in the end, no matter how hard you try, you never get what you want!】

Juanjuan blinked. Did her parents say that? They must have said it behind her back. After all, her memory was quite good.

Bai Yunxing looked at his siblings beside him and felt something was off. Especially with Third Brother, who seemed a bit anxious. But his siblings hadn’t done anything just now, had they?

Translator’s Notes