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Chapter 270: Convincing Li Xiaolang (First Update)
Chapter 270: Convincing Li Xiaolang (First Update)
"You can actually speak Mandarin?"
Li Xiaolang turned, looking at Jerry with some surprise.
Jerry had a typical Western appearance and had just used Western Magic, yet his Mandarin was surprisingly fluent.
After all, since the Li family moved from the mainland to Hong Kong, even this China-born Hong Kong resident spoke less fluent Mandarin than Jerry.
Moreover, the term "Taoist fellow" was only used among Chinese Taoist practitioners.
"Little Taoist fellow, although I am a Magic practitioner from New York, I consider myself half Chinese. So, I have a good understanding of Chinese culture and language."
Jerry smiled and replied.
"Half Chinese, that doesn’t seem likely!"
Li Xiaolang looked at Jerry's appearance, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
There was a clear difference between mixed-race and pure-blood individuals. Someone like Clow Reed, who was of Chinese and British heritage, could be easily identified at a glance.
Jerry, however, didn’t look like a mixed-race person at all.
What he didn’t know was that when Jerry referred to himself as half Chinese, it wasn’t about his bloodline but about his soul. His soul was Chinese, but his physical body was not.
"I just heard from Sakura that your name is Li Xiaolang, right?"
Jerry smiled and made a Taoist greeting.
Seeing Jerry perform the Taoist greeting, Li Xiaolang quickly returned the gesture.
"Indeed, Li Xiaolang from the Li family!"
Jerry’s language and actions made Li Xiaolang feel a sense of familiarity, so his guard was somewhat lowered.
As a ten-year-old boy, traveling alone to Japan, even though Li Xiaolang was more mature and had far greater strength than the average person, he still felt a bit lonely at times.
Seeing Li Xiaolang’s attitude soften, Jerry’s tone became even gentler.
"Xiaolang, it seems your goal is to collect the Clow Cards, just like Sakura’s. Why don’t we sit down and have a good talk? Otherwise, there will be some trouble in the future!"
Li Xiaolang thought for a moment and replied,
"Alright, but I won’t give up on collecting the Clow Cards!"
If it were just Sakura, he wouldn’t have seen the need to talk. A novice like her was no match for him, and the Clow Cards would definitely be his.
However, it was clear that Sakura wasn’t alone.
And he had just experienced Jerry’s strength firsthand. Perhaps, it was time to have a discussion.
"Kero, what are they saying?"
Sakura didn’t understand Mandarin and was unsure what Jerry was saying to Li Xiaolang.
Kero, being one of Clow Reed’s Seal Beasts, considered Mandarin a sort of native language and could easily understand Jerry and Li Xiaolang’s conversation.
"Jerry is inviting the kid to sit down and talk about the future collection of Clow Cards to prevent any conflicts."
"It’s better if we can resolve this through discussion!"
Sakura didn’t want to conflict with Li Xiaolang, but he had been targeting her from the start.
Today at school, he even tried to take all her Clow Cards, but thankfully, her brother Toya and Yue arrived in time to stop him.
On this side, hearing Li Xiaolang agree to the discussion, Jerry’s smile grew even wider.
"In that case, let’s go to the small park nearby to talk!"
Jerry pointed to a nearby park with a large penguin slide.
Li Xiaolang nodded and, with a flip, jumped down from the roof.
Although Taoist magic and Magic ultimately serve the same purpose, Eastern Taoist practitioners differ from Western Magic practitioners. They not only cultivate magical power and Taoist techniques but also practice some close-combat skills.
So, even without using any Taoist magic, Li Xiaolang could still jump around on the rooftops of this town, which were generally seven to eight meters high, thanks to the enhancement of his internal magical energy.
"I'll go call Tomoyo!"
Sakura took out the Jump card and, with Kero, leaped over to where Tomoyo was still filming them from below.
Jerry also activated the Flight charm and gently floated down from the rooftop.
Given his current physical condition, jumping down from a seven to eight-meter-high rooftop would be no problem, but as a mage, landing gracefully with Magic was the standard move.
"You brat, you may be a descendant of the Li family, but Sakura is the new master of the Clow Cards!"
As soon as Sakura and Tomoyo arrived beside Li Xiaolang, Kero crossed his arms and glared at him menacingly.
"What is that thing?"
Li Xiaolang looked at the palm-sized Kero and poked its head.
"It's Kero, the Seal Beast of the Clow Cards!"
Sakura replied, holding Kero close to her chest.
Li Xiaolang's eyes widened instantly, pointing at Kero in Sakura's arms, his face filled with disbelief:
"What did you say? It's the Seal Beast Kerberos, the strongest guardian with the golden eyes, and it's... this plushie?"
"Arf!"
Kero, stung by Li Xiaolang's words, immediately broke free from Sakura's embrace and bit his outstretched finger.
Does it want to maintain this plushie form? It's only because it lost the Fire and Earth elements, preventing it from recovering its true form. This kid really has no sense at all.
Indeed, choosing the cute Sakura as the new master was the right choice.
"Ouch, let go, let go quickly!"
Li Xiaolang shook his hand frantically, but Kero's bite was too tight to shake off. In the end, it took Sakura's coaxing for a while to get Kero to release its grip.
Jerry, who was walking ahead, just smiled and shook his head.
Despite living for so many years, Kero still had the mind of a child.
"Flavordo!"
At the small park, Jerry pointed at the penguin slide, which instantly transformed into a Chinese octagonal pavilion.
Inside the pavilion was a redwood square table, with four marble round stools placed around it.
Reaching into his box space, Jerry took out a large meal box and laid out the tea snacks he had prepared with Cooking Magic:
Crystal-clear shrimp dumplings, snow-white and soft char siu buns, egg custard buns, red date cake, flaky egg tarts, golden mesh pastries, and black tea.
"It's about this time, and we're all hungry. Let's sit down and eat while we talk!"
"Yay!"
Kero, seeing the sweets, immediately rushed over.
Sakura and Tomoyo praised the snacks and followed suit, sitting down.
Li Xiaolang, however, stood there dazed for a moment before finally sitting down in the last seat.
Suddenly seeing a familiar pavilion and familiar food in a foreign land touched him deeply. When he came to his senses, his eyes looked at Jerry with a newfound sense of closeness.
To deceive someone, besides having superb language skills and carefully prepared traps, the most important thing is to make the other person lower their guard.
No one is stupid. When a person is in a highly alert state, even the most skillful liar finds it hard to succeed.
But when a person is in a state of trust and complete lack of suspicion, even if what you say is illogical, they will believe it.
So when you receive a call from a stranger who keeps chatting about family, hobbies, and daily life to get close to you, you should be on guard.
(End of Chapter)
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