The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!

If you dare to threaten the other party, without anyone else lifting a finger, its mother will have beaten it up first.

After arranging everything with Niu Daji, he drove to Rose Street.

The French Plane Tree seemed to have had quite a bit to drink and was now singing loudly and dancing wildly.

Meanwhile, the Ginseng Sprite was dancing along to its rhythm, carefully avoiding being accidentally hurt, looking rather pitiful.

She cast a pleading look at Liu Zheng, but Liu Zheng could only respond with a helpless expression.

In this state, he dared not approach the French Plane Tree, otherwise, he'd have nowhere to complain if he ended up wasting a life.

Once down in the sewer, the Fisherman was already waiting by the Underwater River.

"What do you want with me?"

He asked.

"I bought something and need you to reimburse me. If you don't, I'll figure something else out."

Liu Zheng took out the Eight Hot Hell Yellow Soup and explained his idea.

"An Arhat is nothing great. One tried to catch me before and didn't succeed."

The Fisherman sneered.

If he met that bald donkey now, he wouldn't consider it clean unless he made him poop it out.

"Whether it's great or not depends on who you compare it to. Besides, you have a daughter, and the bald donkey also has kin and disciples. Carrying gold will always have its use at some point."

"Of course, if you think it's useless, then forget it. I have ways to handle it."

Liu Zheng said.

Epic-level items, there's no reason they shouldn't sell.

"How much?"

"The original price was a billion, but I used a ten-percent-off opportunity, so a hundred million."

He replied.

Even between brothers, clear accounts are essential. He could forgo profit but wanted the other party to know how much he contributed.

"A billion..."

The Fisherman's face twitched.

Even if he monopolized the sewer fishery, a billion is still astronomical.

"It doesn't need to be that much; just give me fifteen million so I can earn a little."

Liu Zheng generously said.

"Hmph, don't think you can make me owe you a favor, then use it to blackmail me into agreeing to your relationship with the Sea Girl."

The Fisherman glared at him.

"I never had that thought, there's no need for worry."

He squinted.

"Hmph, who knows. Wait here."

The Fisherman leaped into the Underwater River, barely making a splash.

"What a waste not to compete in diving."

Liu Zheng remarked.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the Fisherman jumped out of the river again.

"This is worth eighty million."

The Fisherman handed him a river clam.

The clam was only palm-sized, looking like it was carved from a single piece of jade, with a faint glow emanating from it, clearly not an ordinary item.

"What's the use of this thing?"

Liu Zheng accepted the clam but no item description popped up.

"I don't know either."

The Fisherman shook his head.

"I just feel a massive power growing inside, but the shell is too tightly sealed. Forcing it open may damage the clam, so we can only wait until it matures and opens on its own."

"When will it mature and open?"

He asked.

"Three hundred years."

"...How about you find me a better fish and we call it even for the eighty million?"

Liu Zheng said speechlessly.

Three hundred years until it matures, and by then he'd be buried; would it be a burial offering for him?

He didn't necessarily want to profit off the Fisherman; as long as he didn't lose out, it was fine.

"If you want it to mature early, you can submerge it in seawater."

The Fisherman said.

"Isn't it a river clam?"

"River clams can't absorb ocean spiritual energy? You humans do balance meat and vegetables too."

The Fisherman retorted.

"Alright, then."

What he said made so much sense that Liu Zheng found himself speechless.

"These are gold bars worth twenty million."

The Fisherman pulled out a box neatly stacked with gold bars.

"Where did you dig this up? Is someone throwing gold bars away as trash?"

Liu Zheng curiously asked.

"Business secret."

The Fisherman said seriously.

"Tch, fine, never mind. Here you go."

He handed the Eight Hot Hell Yellow Soup to the Fisherman.

"You take it to the Sea Girl, and if she doesn't want it, keep it. If you can take care of those bald donkeys, it's yours. But until it's entirely secured, you can't use it."

The Fisherman didn't accept it.

"Alright. Oh, here's a bottle I brought you."

Liu Zheng put away the gold bars and the Eight Hot Hell Yellow Soup, taking out a bottle of Silver Label rice wine for him.

"Why rice wine?"

"Because it's low in alcohol, and if you don't like it, you can use it as bait."

He shrugged.

When Liu Zheng was a child, he went to watch others fish, and quite a few people used rice wine to lure the fish.

"Using Du Kang Wine Workshop's wine to lure fish, only you could think of that. Besides, with my skills, do I even need to use that?"

The Fisherman gave him a disdainful look.

"You're so noble, you're so great, okay."

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes.

"Hmph."

The Fisherman strutted away as if he'd won a victory.

"With such a strong fatherly vibe, no wonder he can't handle his father-daughter relationship."

He muttered this to himself and then shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Red Ghost, I brought you some wine."

"You don't have to shout that loudly."

Red Ghost appeared behind him at some point, expressionless, saying.

"Just consider it lung capacity training."

Liu Zheng responded nonchalantly.

"Where's the wine?"

Red Ghost asked.

"Why don't you let me go in and give it to you?"

He shrewdly noticed the issue.

"Can't let them smell the alcohol, or it'll be a hassle."

Red Ghost shook his head.

"Then how will you drink it?"

"I'll sneak a drink when they take a nap next time, closing the storeroom door."

Red Ghost showed a smug expression.

"That's very much like living."

Unexpectedly, even someone as honest-looking as Red Ghost would engage in such sneaky activities, which was amusing.

"Here you go."

Liu Zheng took out one bottle of Golden Label and two bottles of Silver Label for it.

This wasn't him catering to people but rather the compensation for Red Ghost helping him deal with the Evil God's nightmare.

"Ah, it's good wine."

Red Ghost opened a bottle, sniffed it, and showed a look of ecstasy.

It's said being a role model, when even the tutor is like this, it's normal for the kids to be little drinkers.

"Glad you're satisfied, see you later."

Liu Zheng bid farewell, then left the sewer.

After exiting the sewer, he first called Sea Girl.

"I bought you something, do you want it now?"

Liu Zheng told her about the Eight Heats Hell Huang Soup.

"I don't want it."

Sea Girl's response was as he expected.

"Alright then, I'll hold onto it for you for now. Just let me know when you want it."

"Liu Zheng!"

Just as he was about to hang up, Vampire Sister's voice came through, still in her ultra-cute elementary school tone.

"Why are you still using that voice, haven't you been drinking?"

Liu Zheng asked puzzledly.

"No, I haven't. If I drink, I'll have to sleep, and I'm still at work."

Vampire Sister replied.

"How long will you sleep?"

"I don't know, maybe for a long, long time. So, Liu Zheng, you must come see me before I fall asleep."

Vampire Sister said.

"Okay, call me when you're off work."

He mimed patting Vampire Sister's head, then hung up the phone.

"Oh, right, I still need to call Silver Wolf."

Mentioning getting off work reminded Liu Zheng that Silver Wolf invited him to dinner at his place tonight.

If he didn't give him a heads up, Niu Ma might have to go in his place.

"Brother-in-law, I took a leave, so you don't have to include me in your dinner delivery tonight."

Once the call connected, he told Silver Wolf.

"You guys can take leave?"

Silver Wolf asked in surprise.

"My situation is a bit special."

"Are you busy? If not, come over now; I'm free at the moment."

Silver Wolf suggested.

"A bit busy."

He politely replied.

"Even if you're busy, just come by. Your sister-in-law prepared a little gift for you."

Silver Wolf insisted.

"Alright. Then give me the address."

Since he insisted, Liu Zheng had no choice but to agree.

Ten minutes later, he arrived at the gate of the City Supervision Department's employee housing complex.

The City Supervision Department had a lot of people, including a significant proportion of Immortal Species. As a low-level leader like Silver Wolf, he couldn't get a house allocated, just a dormitory.

With its wealth, it could certainly afford a house outside, but it still chose to live in the dormitory, mainly for safety reasons.

Just as Liu Zheng parked the car, the security guard at the gate came over.

"No parking here, move it!"

The security guard said sternly, and even seeing him in a Bloody Restaurant uniform didn't change his expression.