Although it is impossible to fit over five thousand people within a fifty-pace radius, there were still quite a few people within that range. Their attention had already been drawn to this side due to the arrival of the production crew.
When a crisp, melodic young girl's voice suddenly rang out, most people—save for a small number of scholars who had been recommended the show by friends and family, or those domestic scholars who were already aware of Chuchu’s inner voice—initially assumed it was just some girl talking. However, there were very few women in the production crew. Among the guests, there were only two women, plus Li Yao and Lin Jialan; the crew members who had followed them into the dining hall were all men.
They quickly realized that the mouths of those few women hadn't moved at all. In other words, they hadn't spoken, yet the voice they heard had clearly come from that direction. For a moment, those who prided themselves on their profound knowledge were suddenly bewildered. Yet, precisely because they were intelligent, they quickly deduced the issue: this was likely the legendary "inner voice."
Chapter 175