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Chapter 472 - 471: Zi Lenghuan Fell in Love With Me, Tantai Tieniu—Are You Scared?

"A pen name with twelve characters — ’Fenrir Who Doesn’t Spit Out Bone Shards’..." Guan Yu gave him a thumbs up. "You really have a knack for it."

"What’s Fenrir?" Wei Yi whispered.

Shi Yuhuai shook his head: "I don’t know, a name given by fans. Mu Qiu?"

Being called by her name with such an innocent face, it’s mostly because he needs her help.

Mu Qiu mentally noted the reward of a red packet and calmly responded to the other people’s curious gazes: "Fenrir is the giant wolf in Northern European mythology, the first child of Loki, the god of mischief, and the giantess Angerboda, the big brother of the great serpent Jörmungandr and the death goddess Hel."

Li Yang seemed intrigued and pursued further, "And what else?"

Mu Qiu glanced at him, "If you want more, let the director tell you."

"......"

After Shi Yuhuai revealed his pen name, Qiu Shuang followed suit.

"I saw a comment being liked by fans many times, so I directly took the name from that comment. It’s called— ’Would You Like a Bottle of Talcum Powder?’

"Such a typical internet name," Guan Yu propped her chin and launched an indiscriminate attack, "Using this as a pen name for submissions would get tossed aside, right?"

Qiu Shuang laughed gracefully and generously, "Compared to the pen name ’Meng Lu’s Tears’, I think my chances of getting approved are pretty high."

"......"

The newcomers these days are really hard to handle! If you’re not careful, they’ll ride on the backs of the senior guests. She still prefers the cute little innocent ones like Wei Yi.

Easy to trick.

Qiu Shuang put away the tablet and discreetly glanced at the camera’s position, then cued the next person: "Shu Ran, what’s your pen name? Can we see it?"

"Mine is simple." Shu Ran was happy to cooperate with the idea of rekindling the charm of old pairings, making it a treat for viewers who still ship them: "Have You Used Shufu Jia Today?"

Guan Yu clicked her tongue and said acidly, "You guys have a CP pen name too? Hmph, as if I don’t have a CP name too. Mu Qiu, come on, reveal your pen name, is it somewhat like mine?"

Mu Qiu rubbed her nose, calmly turned the tablet in their direction and showed them.

[Zi Lenghuan Fell in Love with Me Tantai Tieniu Are You Scared]

There was two seconds of silence on the scene.

Then came the consecutive eye rolls.

Shi Yuhuai: "Fourteen characters, even more than mine."

Jiang Lu: "What the heck are these..."

Shu Ran: "I’m starting to get a headache."

Guan Yu: "Oh my God..."

Li Yang: "Wow, my teammate, you can even come up with something like this."

Wei Yi: "There are two characters in the middle that I don’t even dare to pronounce."

Mu Qiu showed a "seeing you all like this, I’m at ease" expression, her sitting posture exuding a vibe of triumph.

Guan Yu stared at her for a while, eyes darting back and forth, and finally as if struck by sudden realization, grabbed the stylus and started rewriting on the tablet while everyone else was not paying attention.

But got caught by the director right on the spot.

"Some guests need to respect the game rules. Once the pen name is set, it cannot be changed. If you insist on changing it, it will cost you two base points."

The staff immediately stepped forward to stop her from violating the rules.

"I’ll just change it a bit, just a bit!" Guan Yu curled up like a hunchbacked patient, blocking the tablet while still trying to change the pen name, "I just thought of a better pen name, let me change it!"

"Then have points deducted," Li Yang said, gloating, "I think deducting points is just fine."

The director considered for a moment, about to nod, and seeing his serious expression, Guan Yu quickly released the tablet:

"No, no, no! Director, I was just joking with you! Of course I wouldn’t change it. I’ve always been a guest who respects the game rules!"

People generally wouldn’t believe this, let alone the director, who directly wrote ’Meng Lu’s Tears’ on the whiteboard under Guan Yu’s name.

Guan Yu sighed quietly.

A misstep, should have picked a harder name!

Now the only pen name left to reveal is Cheng Zhirang’s.

Mu Qiu was silently repeating everyone’s corresponding pen names in her mind while looking over at him.

With delicate fingers placed on the gray tablet, he lightly turned it, revealing just two stylishly written characters.

[Chengcheng]

Perhaps because these two words indeed didn’t seem like his style, he lightly pursed his lips, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

Guan Yu led the cheer with a "whoop," stirring up the crowd.

"Brother Cheng is going for the cute style!"

Li Yang joined in, "Cute style, hahahaha! Brother Cheng going for a cute style!"

"Was it suggested by fans? Otherwise, I bet Brother Cheng would never name himself like this, hahahah!"

"This name is indeed cute, kinda like a child."

Even Jiang Lu turned his head to tease him, "Chengcheng ah~"

This ’Chengcheng’ was pronounced with a magnetic, teasing undertone.

Mu Qiu rubbed her ears, repeating the name twice on her tongue, feeling her heart fill with sweetness like syrup.

Such a cute name.

Cheng Zhirang coughed, placing the tablet facedown on his lap, with his ears slightly red.

The director, holding back laughter, stepped forward: "Alright, now everyone’s pen names have been confirmed. Everyone, please review the summary on the whiteboard and memorize them. During the game, you’ll need to remember and use these names."

The whiteboard stood at the front of both sides’ seats, displaying everyone’s pen names.

Cheng Zhirang: Chengcheng

Jiang Lu: Island

Shu Ran: Have You Used Shufu Jia Today?

Qiu Shuang: Would You Like a Bottle of Talcum Powder?

Li Yang: An Jian

Mu Qiu: Zi Lenghuan Fell in Love with Me Tantai Tieniu Are You Scared

Shi Yuhuai: Fenrir Who Doesn’t Spit Out Bone Shards

Wei Yi: Victor Tolstoyevsky Yi

Guan Yu: Meng Lu’s Tears

It seems like only Jiang Lu’s and Li Yang’s could be considered normal pen names, while the rest are downright unconventional internet names.

Mu Qiu read through them several times, focusing on Shu Ran’s and Qiu Shuang’s pen names since these plain language-style names are easy to misspell or leave out characters.

She memorized quickly, silently mouthing the names, letting her muscles remember their pronunciation.

While she thought others were a bit difficult, others found her name the hardest in the room.

Opposite her, Shi Yuhuai was still preparing to crib notes, jotting down ’Huan’ and ’Tantai’, since he can only write, not speak. But these characters are hard to write, and afraid he’d forget, he had to write them down for reference.

Interestingly, the director saw him making notes but didn’t stop him—maybe cheating is allowed in this game?

With this analysis, he noted with peace of mind, even mocking Guan Yu next to him for frowning and memorizing laboriously.

Guan Yu indeed found it difficult to remember, losing patience as she memorized.

"What kind of pen names are these you guys made, they’re so long, if you write an article, the pen name is longer than the title! Especially Mu Qiu, I knew you’re a fine piece of work, this isn’t even a pen name, it’s purely to torture those who can only write!"

Like Shi Yuhuai, who was trying to cheat.

Mu Qiu cast her a light glance: "You’re wrong, I’m tormenting everyone except myself. Isn’t this the very essence of the game?"

What use are simple, easy-to-remember pen names? This game is all about messing with others.

Guan Yu: "......"