I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

Looking at that woman now, if anyone else were insulted like that, they would definitely be upset, right? They would definitely be in a bad mood, right?

No, she didn't. She was still full of energy and looking around with curiosity. In the end, she even pulled someone else aside and asked them what it was.

Wu Qiu had expected this person to be like the last one, scolding her mercilessly. But no, on the contrary, this person was very enthusiastic, almost unbelievably so.

This made Wu Qiu even more puzzled. Although people are different, the difference between the two people he encountered was so great. Moreover, Wu Qiu had observed these people from the beginning, and they were all just normal people. It was impossible for them to have such a big difference.

The last one seemed to have a grudge against this woman, while this one acted as if she were his benefactor. Anyway, it's quite strange.

"Let's go, let's not stand here anymore, let's go over there."

Ying tugged at Wu Qiu, who was still in a daze, then stepped forward and led them toward the woman.

At that moment, the woman was drooling over a meat pie stall. Although she was wearing a mask, the longing in her eyes was unmistakable.

When she sensed someone approaching, she turned around and saw Ying. She paused slightly, then lowered her head. "I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to run away, I..."

Ying shook her head, about to say it was okay, when she saw Wu Qiu step forward and say, "No need for apologies. Just compensate us with something."

The woman paused for a moment, then looked around fumbled for a bit before lowering her head. "But...but I don't have any money..."

Wu Qiu shook his head. "We don't want money. That jade pendant is nice. Give it to us, and we'll call it even."

Wu Qiu's idea was simple: don't worry about the situation for now, they're after that jade pendant, getting it is the right thing to do.

However, when she heard Wu Qiu ask for the jade pendant, the woman covered it up and shook her head, saying, "No, no! This was given to me by my master. If I lose it, he will scold me."

Wu Qiu and the others exchanged glances, but seeing the woman's nervous appearance, Wu Qiu decided not to press her further and instead said directly, "Then we'll buy it. You name your price."

The woman shook her head again, "No, no, this can't be sold. The master said it's very valuable."

Fengshan Jueyun and the others were speechless. "It's so valuable, why did you say it out loud and make it so obvious? Aren't you just asking to be ripped off?"

Wu Qiu's face hardened. It wasn't that he wanted to do this, but they needed to get the jade pendant, and clearly, the woman didn't want to give it up.

However, Wu Qiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled slightly, "Alright then, we were just joking with you, don't take it to heart."

The woman seemed relieved; clearly, she was at ease knowing she didn't have to continue the entanglement.

"Let's get acquainted. My name is Wu Qiu. What's your name?"

As he spoke, Wu Qiu whispered to Feng Shan Jueyun, "Go buy meat pies, and remember to buy an extra one, we'll need it later."

Feng Shan Jueyun's eye twitched. "Holy crap, Qiu-ge, are you really going to screw her over? Isn't this going too far?"

Feng Shan Jueyun felt a little reluctant, after all, this woman was too naive, and Wu Qiu only said, "I was just joking."

And then she actually believed it. The jade pendant was very valuable, and logically, to protect it, one should have kept it a secret, but this woman just blurted it out.

This could easily be described as somewhat foolish. Of course, whether this woman is foolish or not is unknown, but she certainly rarely engages in worldly affairs, or perhaps not at all, otherwise she wouldn't be so naive.

Wu Qiu glared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense. It's better than just robbing us."

They were speaking very quickly, and the woman on the other side immediately perked up when she heard Wu Qiu introduce himself.

"Hello, my name is Bai Mu, it's nice to meet you."

"Huh?" Wu Qiu was taken aback.

"Bai Mu..."

"Why does this sound familiar? Hey! Don't I remember there being a name in my head that sounds a lot like this?"

Chapter 468: Deception

"Bai Mu..."

The name sounded familiar, but Wu Qiu couldn't quite place it. However, he vaguely remembered hearing it before, or hearing a name similar to it.

It didn't matter anyway, because Fengshan Jueyun had already returned, carrying several meat pies. He gave one to each person, and then started eating them right in front of Bai Mu.

One bite, and I have to say, this thing is really delicious. It's sizzling with oil, and the meat inside is practically overflowing.

Wu Qiu ate with exaggerated gusto, his expression one of pure bliss. Nearby, Ying and the others held their meat pies, unsure whether to take a bite; Wu Qiu's expression was simply too convincing.

The more vividly Wu Qiu's performance unfolded, the wider Bai Mu's eyes widened as she stared at him, completely mesmerized. Her eyes blinked rapidly, and a drop of saliva dribbled from beneath her mask.

Seeing how much Wu Qiu was enjoying her food, she couldn't help but swallow and ask, "Is it good?"

Wu Qiu nodded. "Absolutely! This is absolutely delicious!"

He glanced at Bai Mu, a sly glint in his eyes. Then he coughed, "Ahem, well, there's one extra. I can't finish this. What should I do?"

Bai Mu was eager to try, but then suddenly remembered that he had no money, so he lowered his head in frustration.

"Want some?"

Wu Qiu's enticing voice rang out as she spoke, waving the meat pie in front of Bai Mu.

Bai Mu's head swayed along with the meat pie. Hearing Wu Qiu's words, he subconsciously nodded, "I want to eat."

"Then let's eat."

After saying that, Wu Qiu pushed the meat pie forward. Bai Mu immediately reached out to take it, but stopped halfway and asked, "Really...is it okay?"

Wu Qiu nodded, "Of course, it's on me."

Bai Mu immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Thank you! Thank you so much!"

She grabbed the meat pie and started to remove her mask. Wu Qiu and the others hadn't thought anything of it at first, but when they suddenly saw the girl about to take off her mask, they all looked over involuntarily.

After all, they were still very curious about what Bai Mu looked like. But to their disappointment, the mouth part of the mask was movable; it opened with just a gentle touch.

With only her mouth showing, Bai Mu brought the meat pie to her lips, opened her mouth wide, and took a big bite. Then, she frantically panted as she was burned, but she just couldn't bear to spit out the meat pie in her mouth.

Seeing this scene, Wu Qiu was momentarily dazed, and then, the figure of Canyang suddenly appeared before him. The way Canyang ate sweet potatoes that day was so similar to Bai Mu now.

But he quickly realized what he meant, shook his head, and then asked, "Is it good?"

Bai Mu nodded and mumbled as he chewed the meat pie, "Delicious, so delicious, thank you, you're such a good person."

Wu Qiu chuckled, then decisively said, "If it's good, then pay up."

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Bai Mu froze, pausing to chew the meat pie in his mouth, and stared blankly at Wu Qiu.

"What are you looking at? Pay up! You're not going to pay for your food?"

Bai Mu gently removed the remaining meat pie from her mouth, looked at the half-eaten pie, then at Wu Qiu, and finally said with a wronged expression, "But, you said you were treating..."

"Yeah, I'll treat you, you pay, there's nothing wrong with that."

Wu Qiu said shamelessly, "That's utterly shameless." Behind him, Ying and the others were speechless. Only Wu Qiu would do something so blatantly shameless.

"How could this be..."

Bai Mu looked at Wu Qiu with a wronged expression. Wu Qiu waved his hand and said, "Don't try that on me, just give me the money, hurry up."

Behind her, Ying pinched Wu Qiu, "Little Qiu, that's enough, stop bullying him."

Wu Qiu gasped in pain, turned around, and said helplessly, "Sister Ying, do you think I have that much free time? We need to get the jade pendant now, but this girl is clearly not going to give it to us. It's true that it's a bit shameless of me to trick her like this, but it's still better than robbing or stealing, right?"

Ying thought about it and agreed. After all, they weren't there to scam people; they were after the jade pendant.

"Stop talking nonsense and pay up!"

Wu Qiu acted very fiercely. Bai Mu lowered her head and then weakly said, "But, I don't have any money..."

"No money? That's fine, then we'll settle the debt with something. I think that jade pendant is nice, bring it here!"

Wu Qiu pressed his advantage, speaking in a fierce tone. Upon hearing the name "jade pendant," Bai Mu finally realized what was happening and quickly took several steps back, saying, "You, you lied to me! You just want my jade pendant!"

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"Holy crap, you're only just realizing it?"

Wu Qiu was speechless, but still spoke fiercely: "So what if I did! You ate the food! Are you going to give it back or not? If you don't, I'll report you to the authorities! They'll arrest you and make you spend more than ten years in jail! You'll rot in jail!"

Wu Qiu started using intimidation. If you said that to any normal person, they'd just roll their eyes. After all, how much does a pancake cost? Could it really be that serious?

But Bai Mu in front of me is different. She knows nothing. You might be wondering, "Someone who knows nothing isn't stupid, is she? How could she be fooled by such a trick, after all, it's just a pie in the sky?"

Yes, Bai Mu knew at first, but not now. Just as Wu Qiu said at the beginning, she was too naive and too easily fooled or led astray.

Wu Qiu has been doing one thing all along: he hasn't mentioned the price of the pancake at all, in order to dispel the notion that the pancake is worthless.

Then, he kept emphasizing one thing: you have no money, you eat without paying, you are a sinner, you are wrong, you have gone too far, and if I sue you, you will be in big trouble.

This left Bai Mu in a state of mind where she felt she had made a mistake and didn't want to take responsibility for it. Furthermore, Wu Qiu's deception only reinforced this feeling, making her believe she had been tricked and had made a mistake she couldn't bear. Therefore, she felt she had no choice but to hand over the jade pendant or face dire consequences.

Yes, it sounds absurd, but it really is. But she succeeded because Bai Mu had no ulterior motives or ulterior motives, so she was easily led astray by Wu Qiu.

Bai Mu's face turned pale immediately, and she looked at Wu Qiu and said, "No, I don't want to go to jail. There are still many places I haven't been to."

Wu Qiu stretched out his hand. "Then, hand it over."

"I...I...I don't want to..."

Wu Qiu glared at her, looking fierce.

Bai Mu clearly didn't want to, but she was afraid that Wu Qiu would really send her in, and she was so anxious that tears were about to come out. However, in the end, she still picked up the jade pendant little by little, looked at it again and again, and finally hesitantly put it into Wu Qiu's hand.

Seeing all this, Ying and the others must have felt terrible, but what could they do? They needed this, so all they could do was apologize.

Wu Qiu was heartbroken. She was truly heartbroken. He had tricked her more than once or twice. Even in this situation, Wu Qiu was thick-skinned and confident that she wouldn't feel any emotional fluctuation.

But this time he felt exceptionally difficult. From the beginning until now, Wu Qiu felt his heart was being weighed down, as if a huge mountain was pressing on him, making him very uncomfortable. The guilt, the sense of remorse, the feeling of wanting to kill himself were all too heavy.

This was the first time Wu Qiu felt how despicable her actions were because of the girl in front of her. Although she was already a despicable person, this was the first time Wu Qiu realized it so clearly.

"You clearly said...you said you only joked about wanting my jade pendant..."

"Why did you lie to me..."

After muttering a few final words, Bai Mu placed the jade pendant in Wu Qiu's hand. At that moment, Wu Qiu felt the jade pendant was incredibly heavy, and at that moment, Wu Qiu felt like a sinner in this world.

Bai Mu turned her head and took one last look at the jade pendant before continuing to queue. Gone was her earlier energy; she hung her head, looking dejected, and remained silent.

Lifting the now-cold half-eaten pancake, Wu Qiu expected her to angrily throw it away. But she didn't; instead, she ate it very gently, taking small bites.

"I...I'm sorry..."

Wu Qiu apologized to the girl in front of him in his heart. Ying patted him on the shoulder, "There's nothing we can do about it, Qiu Zi. Before we leave, let's try to make it up to her as much as possible."

Nodding, Wu Qiu and the others didn't leave, but quietly followed behind the girl in front of them. They slowly formed a queue, and the line moved forward. Bai Mu didn't say another word; she remained very quiet.

Soon, it was Bai Mu's turn in the queue. The young lady at the counter smiled slightly when she saw Bai Mu and asked, "Hello, what do you need?"