I Can Read People's Comments-Chapter 162: Dodging Another Bullet

[Chapter 161 Comments]

[Adam_Balch_7324: It seems that yue yi has let her imagination go wild that may cause you some trouble]

[TheTavius08: hmm yue yi is definitely going to be the cause of some inconvenient plot points lol. btw pineapple on pizza, yes or no?A mans answer to this can say a lot about him.]

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Flowing Water City.

"Welcome. We have numerous magical treasures that can help you during the exploration."

"We have…"

"Come…"

The city was bustling with a lot of people, more so than usual. A lot of people with martial clothes were going back and forth as if they were trying to find a powerful item that could help them later.

"Is that?"

"Yeah." The people couldn’t help but look at the group that had just entered the city.

The one leading in the front had long blue hair tied into a ponytail. His gaze felt like that of a beast. His body’s muscles were refined but not too big, giving a contrast between his elegant frame and his fierce gaze.

The people behind him couldn’t emanate the same aura as this person. However, they were wearing the same clothes as the man.

"They are from the Divine Sun Manor."

"The man in front must be the famous human-eating tiger, Yan Ming."

"The others are also giving off the vibe of being hunters."

"It’s said that they are specialized in hunting powerful beasts."

The people from the Divine Sun Manor harrumphed. It was obvious that they could hear them, but they were just letting them be since they were praising their names. Some of them even had a smug grin as though they were enjoying it.

While walking inside the city, their presence was so big that people couldn’t help but give way to them. Of course, they were accompanied by an elder who would oversee all kinds of situations.

Even Theo couldn’t help but hear the people singing their praise from the second floor of the restaurant he was in.

Theo’s eyes weren’t focused on those people though. Instead, his gaze was actually glued to the book in front of him.

"Dad? What are you reading? It seems to be another book today." Mia asked while trying to see the title of the book.

"Oh, this?" Theo raised it up, showing the title.

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"Ah?! Inscription? The one from the Sword and Magic World?" Mia gasped. "It’s rather unusual for you to read it. I mean, I know that you’ve been trying to learn it, but isn’t that quite hard?"

"Well, I’m just preparing for everything." Theo shook his head helplessly. He waved his hand, showing the comments to Mia.

Mia instantly understood why her dad actually read the inscription book.

"It seems that Yue Yi is a true Yandere. Before long, she is going to grow even more to the point where her actions will become excessive. So, Father is planning to use the inscription to mask his identity…" Mia looked down, contemplating.

They had been exploring the city ever since they arrived. And it seemed that there was a job called a Formation Master in the cultivator society. These so-called formations looked similar to the inscriptions that Lancelot’s world had.

So, her father tried to use this to create a respectful identity, considering people give more respect to people who have other professions than simple cultivators.

"I guess I have answered both comments. And what is this pineapple on pizza? Wait a minute. Is our original world similar to the world the readers belong to? If we’re similar, I think there is a perfect answer. My mother is Italian, I don’t think I need to tell you more than that." Mia grinned playfully.

"So, what are we going to do now, Dad? I heard that there is still no sign of it opening. But they predict, the sign will appear within the next two days." Mia asked.

"Hmm. There’s nothing much we can do. The inn is quite nice, so why don’t we go back and spend some leisure time in our room?"

"But couldn’t we play in the Treasure Pavilion?"

"Hmm?" Theo thought for a moment. He had to consider the pros and cons, along with the possibility of problems coming in their way.

While he was thinking, the crowd seemed to notice another thing. It wouldn’t matter if this crowd was outside, but the noises he heard came from the restaurant.

"Oooh!"

"They are…"

"They are the famous twins of the Thunder Pavilion."

"If that’s the case, isn’t that big guy the rumored genius from the Wind Pavilion?"

"To think that five elemental mountains also participate here."

The people who had just entered were a group of six. Each of them looked unique and strong. However, their clothes seemed to be quite generic. The color was mostly white, but they had a stripe that indicated where they came from. The Thunder Pavilion’s twins had yellow stripes on the outer edge of their robes. The Wind Pavilion’s big guy had green stripes.

Even Mia couldn’t help but wonder, ’What’s with these guys? Are they Bowel Rangers? So, the red one is fire and the blue one is water?’

Theo didn’t even want to bother with them. In fact, now that this restaurant had been occupied by famous people, it would be better if he left before they caused a problem. He knew that the author could use these people to cause a commotion.

However, he miscalculated one thing. Because he had never read any common tropes in a web novel, Mia could actually pick one of the tropes that were slightly unusual to outsmart her father.

Before he could do anything, no, even though there were still many empty tables, the group actually came to Theo’s table.

The big muscular guy stood in front of Theo, tossed a bag of gold coins, and said, "We’ll be using this table. Get out!"

"…" Theo was speechless. Despite having so many empty tables, the group would actually come to them. In fact, if they wanted to look outside, there were a few other seats.

It was at this time that he realized what Mia had been doing the whole time. He couldn’t help but look at Mia, who was actually smiling at him.

’Dad. I want to look outside. Can we choose this table?’

’Dad. There are so many people… I wonder what they’re doing?’

He recalled every single time Mia chose a table. In fact, when they arrived at the city near the Snow Blossom Sect, she chose a similar table position as this one.

In other words, Mia had been leading him to this exact position this whole time. This was indeed the best spot, so he didn’t think much about it.

However, Mia’s smile had given him all the answers he wanted.

’Hehe. Do you think that there is no reason behind my choice? Do you forget that you have taught me to not do something meaningless? I know that the best spot will become the place for troublesome bunches. It seems that it won’t take me ten years to outsmart you, Dad?’

Now that he had been trapped in Mia’s plan, Theo had to leave this place without causing unnecessary problems.

"And if I don’t want to leave?" Theo’s voice was calm and cold.

Ever since arriving in this city, Theo has disguised himself as someone younger so that he looks like Mia’s brother instead of her father.

"You don’t want to leave?" He glared at Theo as though he were ready to fight.

Theo had several options. First, he could simply ask them to leave as he didn’t intend to give his table. This would definitely lead to a clash. Second, he could leave this place and head to the Treasure Pavilion like Mia wanted.

He wanted to use an illusion, but the other party had seen their faces, so unless they planned to be someone else, it wouldn’t really work.

The second option would be the safest. However, he also had to take one more thing into account. If he chose to leave this place that way, would the readers be pleased? Mia had been saying face-slapping scenes again and again, so he finally understood what he meant.

Normally, the main character would clash with them and completely trash them. That would result in a grudge between them and lead to an all-out war in the future.

He could use an illusion and completely destroy them like Yue Yi, but there were other people around, making it hard for him.

And he didn’t know much about these people except for the fact that they were arrogant. In Yue Yi’s case, he could see her actions and the way she fought, giving him enough information to understand Yue Yi’s personality and problems.

So, when looking at them, Theo knew there was one thing he could do. He had to combine the options so that he could leave while satisfying the readers.

Mia hadn’t realized it yet, but the people’s eyes were not on her currently. That was because he immediately applied another layer of illusion to alter her appearance, making her look slightly below average. This way, these people wouldn’t think anything about her.

Now that everyone’s focus was on him, Theo stood up and said, "It seems that you don’t understand the true essence of the elements."

Theo wasn’t really lying. He had seen how a Frost Element could actually freeze even time. There was also someone who could wield wind to disintegrate everything. He, himself, had understood a lot about elements in the past.

So, Theo simply stepped away while saying, "If you knew the true essence of elements, you wouldn’t have done something like this."

"W—" The guy wanted to open his mouth, not letting Theo say anything he wanted without any setbacks.

However, he suddenly felt a sense of suppression from Theo. There was one thing that Theo could take advantage of. It was the colors of the stripes on their clothes. Since it indicated their elements, he could simply use an illusion to show what it meant to possess the true elements.

"!!!" The guy widened his eyes in shock. The wind element in his body started to flow violently as though it were rejoicing to meet its true king. The pressure on his shoulder increased, forcing him to kneel before the true ruler.

The same applied to the others. The fire element disciple felt his body was being burned by his own fire. The twins from the Thunder Pavilion widened their eyes in shock. The thunder in their bodies was rampaging and trying to electrocute their owners. They also rang so loud that it felt like their eardrums were about to burst.

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"You—" The big guy looked like he wanted to rip Theo into pieces, but Theo simply looked back at them while saying it with a disappointed tone. "Taking into account my relationship with your mountain, I’m letting you guys go with just these. If you don’t like it, go to your elders before doing anything foolish."

Theo didn’t bother to wait for them to respond; he simply left and no one dared to stop him. Mia had no choice but to leave as well, thinking she had failed.

’Tsk. Father has created a few layers of protection. Taking into account his relationship with their mountain? There is no relationship. What is there even to consider? Letting these guys go with these? It’s just a bluff. While he is not afraid of them, he is trying to avoid problems. Bluffing is the best way to avoid problems. With what he has shown earlier, even a fool with anger issues will definitely be stopped. At the very least, he will focus on bringing their elders first.’

Mia realized that Theo was actually buying time. And her prediction was proven to be correct when Theo took the moment when everyone didn’t notice that he changed their appearance with his illusion.

Their faces weren’t that different, but with their hair colors and clothes, they looked like different people.

With this, even if they reported Theo to their elders, they wouldn’t be able to find them anymore. The only thing that could find them was the fact that Theo and Mia looked like a brother and sister.

’Kh. I failed again.’ Mia gritted her teeth.