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

"Who exactly are you people?"

The person in the coffin asked in a deep voice.

"The ones who came to blow up the mountain."

"Which mountain are you blowing up?"

The person in the coffin asked again.

"This very mountain."

Liu Zheng stomped his foot.

"Why do you want to blow up the mountain?"

The person in the coffin asked twice.

"Requested by someone."

"Who requested it?"

The person in the coffin asked thrice.

"I don't know, only gave an object to guide."

"What object?"

The person in the coffin asked yet again.

"This one."

Liu Zheng took out the finger.

"Young friend, may I take a look?"

The person in the coffin scanned it with divine sense but didn't find anything suspicious, so he asked.

"Esteemed Ancestor, we were just engaging in a life-and-death struggle, and now you're asking me for something, isn't that inappropriate?"

He raised an eyebrow.

Although the finger was now useless, it wasn't reasonable to give something away for free.

"You've taken the Azure Dragon Dragon Ball and the Taiyi Essence Gold Claw, isn't that enough?"

"Those were spoils of war, not gifts from you."

Liu Zheng shook his head and said.

"How dare you be so rude, youngster!"

The person in the coffin angrily said.

"Respect me a foot, and I'll respect you tenfold. From the start, I wanted to communicate well with you, Ancestor, and even tried twice, but you ignored both."

"Is it me being rude, or you being rude, Ancestor?"

He questioned.

"You shouldn't have tried to dismantle my tomb forcefully."

The person in the coffin said.

"Then let's say I'm the one being rude; we are even. So let's talk about the transaction."

Liu Zheng said.

"What transaction?"

"I'll give you the finger, and then, Ancestor, you relocate the tomb so I can blow up this mountain for someone."

He said.

"Hahaha, youngster, don't let the wind blow your tongue. You think a word can make me relocate my tomb? You think you're the Supreme Councilman?"

The person in the coffin laughed out of anger.

"Since you know the Supreme Councilman, that's easy. I'm quite connected in the City Hall. If I go back and report someone building a tomb overtly in the mountains while secretly colluding with criminals for anti-City Hall activities, how will you respond, Ancestor?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Youngster, don't bluff me. The City Hall is known for its complexity and inefficiency; they care only for the city and leave the outside untouched unless there's solid evidence. How could they come on assignment just because of your word?"

The person in the coffin sneered.

"Oh, Ancestor knows City Hall well."

He was somewhat surprised.

"Humph, I cultivated in the city before your ancestors were even born."

The person in the coffin said proudly.

"Then that's easy. I'm not sure about the prices in your time, Ancestor, but do you think ten million is enough for solid evidence?"

Liu Zheng asked seriously.

"Ten million? Youngster, who are you trying to fool? If you had ten million, would you still be working for others?"

The person in the coffin didn't believe him at all.

"Money, power, authority, money alone isn't all-powerful. Luckily, I can use money to leverage power and authority."

He took out stack upon stack of money, but this time didn't place them on the ground but held them in his tentacles.

After all, the opponent was an enemy, and his character seemed volatile; if he suddenly destroyed the money, it would be a loss.

"Do I need to keep taking out more, Ancestor?"

Liu Zheng's four tentacles were full of cash, even balancing a stack on his head, looking more like Sudhana than Golden Child.

"... Let me see the finger first."

"What will you exchange for it?"

He asked leisurely.

"..."

After a moment of silence, an item flew out from the coffin lid towards Liu Zheng.

Panda summoned Shaoyang Light Flag to block it; it turned out to be a jade plaque two fingers wide with a carving of a soaring vermilion bird.

It examined it and handed it to Liu Zheng, and the item description promptly appeared.

"Name: Warm Jade Pendant"

"Type: Equipment"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect One: Player Constitution Attribute +2."

"Effect Two: Reduces the damage of cold and yin energy to the player."

"Note: This item cannot directly raise temperature; it is advised to use with a fireplace, air conditioning, heater, or crematorium."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"Is that enough?"

The person in the coffin asked coldly.

"Esteemed Ancestor is generous, and I certainly won't be stingy. Da Ji."

Though it was only of excellent quality, it was still equipment and additionally enhanced attributes, quite decent.

"Yes, boss."

Niu Daji grabbed the finger and vigorously threw it toward the brown coffin.

"Set!"

The person in the coffin uttered lightly, stopping the finger in mid-air.

Then five wisps of yin energy drifted out of the coffin, binding the finger like an acupuncture diagnosis.

"Hmm?"

The person in the coffin was puzzled.

This finger was indeed a real finger, yet he didn't sense any familiar aura.

And what was attached to the finger was not a spell, but rather some form of magic and witchcraft, which confused him further.

But no matter; as a high-level expert, the person in the coffin had many ways.

"Light Reflection Technique!"

The person in the coffin drew a line with his finger, and a Mystic Light Mirror appeared out of thin air.

The Mystic Light Mirror shone on the finger for a few seconds, and soon the image in the mirror changed.

A stubby hand appeared in the mirror, followed by a person in Daoist robes, though only half of the body was visible.

"Hmm?"

The person in the coffin voiced his confusion again.

The person in Daoist robes entrusted someone to blow up the mountain, evidently a familiar face, yet none of the visible features corresponded to anyone he knew.

This made the person in the coffin even more curious.

"Speed it up!"

He flicked a wisp of yin energy into the mirror, and the image changed again.

A dark, thin hand entered the scene, wearing numerous bracelets made of plants, colorful stones, and animal bones, and holding a stone-carved small knife.