LOT -Chapter 253 Who’s the Most Educated

Lin Mo’s series of moves directly stunned everyone present. It was truly impressive, and her movements were indeed copied with remarkable accuracy. Aside from a few extremely difficult techniques, she had almost perfectly recreated everything else.

But even though the moves were the same, and her facial expressions were mimicked flawlessly— why did it still look so funny?

Was it the moves, or was it just… her? Everyone silently pondered this deep philosophical question.

After her performance, Bai Xiao immediately began applauding. “Bravo! Absolutely stunning! Beautiful!”

Hearing Bai Xiao clap, the others snapped back to reality and quickly followed suit.

Standing nearby, Ji Qianhua’s expression was… complicated. The one embarrassing herself was clearly the girl next to him, yet why did he feel embarrassed instead?

Lin Mo grinned happily and bowed to everyone. “You flatter me, you flatter me!”

Xuande Emperor watched from the top with great enjoyment—this was far more entertaining than those serious dances. But how could such a proper sword dance become this funny when done by this girl?

In any case, this girl was a rare talent.

“Not bad, not bad. Little Minister Lin, I didn’t expect you to have such skill. Very good indeed. Reward her with the remaining pork hock on my table!”

One had to admit—the emperor had really hit the mark this time. Lin Mo had already noticed that pork hock while she was sword dancing.

It looked perfect—color, aroma, flavor—and the smell was mouth-watering. Clearly a crispy-outside, tender-inside masterpiece.

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

After receiving the reward, Lin Mo even raised her eyebrow smugly at Ji Qianhua.

【Hmph. Compete with me? You’re still too inexperienced!】

Seeing her show off like this, Ji Qianhua could only turn his head silently.

What was there to be proud of? It was just a pork hock. It’s not like he’d never eaten one before.

After Lin Mo returned, Bai Xiao couldn’t stop praising her: 【Your performance just now was incredible! What’s that phrase again? Shocked everyone in the west? Right! You shocked the entire west seats! You were amazing!】

【Your memory is unbelievable. No wonder you always remember the key parts of every storybook you read.】

Lin Mo proudly lifted her chin. 【Of course! My memory may not be absolute eidetic recall, but it’s definitely close!】

Watching the two brag about each other, Minister Lin felt suffocated inside.

Since you have such talent, why don’t you study properly!? She even keeps misusing idioms every day, but today the little system somehow managed to use one correctly. Must’ve skimmed a book recently.

After Lin Mo’s “gem” of a performance, none of the later acts could compare.

Elegant? Yes. Beautiful? Yes. Talented? Also yes.

But… not chaotic enough.

These refined performances, once you’ve seen enough of them, just become bland. What people liked now were surprising, chaotic ones that left a strong impression.

“Sigh, I can’t believe even I couldn’t beat Young Master Lin.”

“I prepared all day for this banquet, only to be overshadowed by her. I’ve imagined being beaten by many people, but never by her. A complete miscalculation…”

The young nobles gathered together, sharing their thoughts.

They viewed each other as rivals—only to be defeated by the one they had all overlooked: Lin Mo.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo happily hugged her pork hock and ate. By the end of the banquet, her stomach was round like a drum.

Honestly, the imperial chefs were getting better and better. The chefs brought this time were also excellent.

Truly—money buys the best ingredients.

“Tonight you’re going to sleep properly. Don’t you dare cause trouble again. If you do, don’t blame me for hitting you!”

On the way back, Minister Lin lectured her yet again. This troublemaking girl had slept half the day, so she’d definitely be energetic at night.

If you didn’t restrain her, no one would sleep tonight.

Lin Mo hiccuped and wiped her mouth on her father’s sleeve. “Aiya, what would I even do if I didn’t sleep? I finished the storybooks already. They don’t sell new ones here. Don’t worry, I’ll sleep well tonight.”

Seeing the two paw-shaped grease prints on his sleeve, Minister Lin instantly smacked her.

“You’re already this old—can you please stay clean!? Why must you wipe every filthy thing on me!?”

Lin Mo didn’t get mad—the slap didn’t even hurt. She argued back, “I am clean! Look—my clothes aren’t dirty at all. My sleeves are spotless. I’m very clean!”

Minister Lin stared at her: Yes, you are clean. And you transferred all the dirt onto me, didn’t you?

What kind of daughter was this? There was no second one like her in the entire capital.

Madam Lin watched the father-daughter battle without interfering. Meddling too much made a woman age faster; better to mind less.

Besides, even if she meddled, she probably couldn’t control the girl anyway. As long as she didn’t cause a major disaster, it was fine. Their daughter was unreliable, yes, but she did know her limits.

They had promised to sleep properly tonight, but once the two lay in bed, Lin Mo and Bai Xiao eventually ended up fighting.

“Let go! If you don’t let go, I’ll bite you!”

Lin Mo’s cheeks were being pinched, while her hand was tangled in Bai Xiao’s hair. The two rolled around fighting on the bed.

Bai Xiao grimaced through the pain. “You let go first, then I’ll let go! Why do you always grab my hair!? Half my hair is gone because of you!”

They were chatting peacefully earlier— Then somehow the topic shifted to who was more educated. Both insisted they were.

Lin Mo claimed Bai Xiao himself had no knowledge, and only his “cheating system skill” helped him. Bai Xiao insisted his skill counted as part of him, so he was the most educated.

Argument → escalation → fighting.

Hearing the crashing noises next door, Minister Lin and Madam Lin lay in bed with their eyes open, unwilling to go check.

Madam Lin kicked her husband. “Your daughter is causing trouble. Go deal with it.”

Minister Lin: …

The moment trouble starts, she becomes his daughter?

A moment later, a scream erupted, followed by Lin Mo’s fierce shout: “I’m going to knock your teeth out!”

The couple: …

Were they fighting that intensely? But then again, these two fought every two or three days—and by the next morning, they’d be perfectly fine again.