It's a hell game, who can still be a human being?

Chapter 663 Liu Zheng: I'm going to ascend to heaven in broad daylight!
"I would like to ask you to treat my friend's son."

Taking the opportunity, Liu Zheng revealed the story of Neferi.

"Let them in."

The tomb keeper nodded.

"Ok."

He returned to the hearse, called the mummy family out of the vehicle, and then led them into the cemetery.

"Salute to you, great gravedigger."

The Nile doctor and Sesha bowed together to the gravedigger.

The intense, eerie atmosphere of the cemetery invigorated him, but facing the gravedigger made him extremely nervous.

After all, this cemetery agent was technically their superior in the Metropolitan area, and Dr. Nile was practically powerless against him.

The tomb keeper simply nodded in response to the two mummies' bowing.

Give me the person.

He said calmly.

"Let me do it."

Liu Zheng took Nephilim from the Nile doctor and then handed it over to the tomb keeper.

The gravedigger placed his hand on Nephilim's head, and a flash of fire appeared in his brown pupils.

"His soul fluctuation frequency is too low."

He released Neferi, he said.

"Soul fluctuation frequency?"

Liu Zheng looked at the Nile River doctor, who also looked bewildered.

"So how do we solve this problem?"

He simply asked.

"It's simple. Old man, find a lively cemetery and bury him."

The gravedigger patted the skinny horse and said.

"唏伦~"

The skinny horse snatched Neferpitou and vanished without a trace.

"Boss, how long will he be buried here?"

Liu Zheng helped the Nile doctor ask the question that concerned him most.

"I don't know, it depends on him. It might take a day, or a year, but at most ten years. I'll have the old man send it to you once he's better."

"That's what the gravedigger said."

The Nile doctor breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Whether it was a year or ten years, it was nothing to the immortal race.

"Could you please notify my family directly, Brother Ma? I deliver food every day, and sometimes I even have to travel overseas, so it's not very convenient for me."

Liu Zheng said embarrassedly.

Let alone ten years, he wouldn't even know which world he'd be running a dungeon in a year from now.

"can."

The gravedigger gave him a deep look, then tossed him an empty bullet casing.

"Whoever has the shell casing, the old man will go looking for them."

"That's what the gravedigger said."

"Okay. Doctor, put it away."

Liu Zheng then handed it over to the Nile River doctor.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of it."

"The Nile doctor said solemnly."

"Your Excellency the Tomb Keeper, I have another request, though I am unsure whether I should make it."

Liu Zheng said.

“Speak. I won’t kill you; at most, I’ll replant you in the ground.”

"That's what the gravedigger said calmly."

"Ahem, the hearse I brought here can absorb the aura of the underworld to enhance its speed and defense. As everyone knows, the cemetery is the place in the entire metropolis with the most abundant aura of the underworld. I wonder if I can drive the car in and absorb some of it?"

He spoke cautiously.

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone come to the cemetery to refuel."

The gravedigger looked at him intently once more.

“I’ve lived for many years and died for many years, and I’ve seen as many living and dead people as there are graves in a cemetery. But even among so many people, your level of absurdity ranks among the top.”

"Hehe, you flatter me, Your Excellency the Tomb Keeper."

Liu Zheng scratched his head sheepishly.

I wasn't complimenting you.

The gravedigger said expressionlessly.

"It is an honor to be able to speak a few more words with you."

He said seriously.

The Nile doctor's eyes widened, gaining a new understanding of the extent of his shamelessness.

"One hundred thousand."

The gravedigger gave a number.

"no problem."

The price of a B-level tomb-sweeping package plus gas is very reasonable.

Liu Zheng took out 1.1 million and respectfully handed it to the tomb keeper on the spot.

"In addition, I would like to buy a Grade A package to sweep the grave of the person buried in cemetery 10086."

He said.

"Sure. Is there anything else?"

"The tomb keeper asked."

"Nothing."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"Those two are not qualified. You will drive your car in yourself in a little while. After you fill up the gas tank, drive the car out and walk to the cemetery."

The gravedigger glanced at the Nile doctor and his daughter and said.

"Yes, thank you, gravedigger."

"Ah."

The gravedigger gave a faint reply and turned to walk into the sunset.

"Whoo~"

The Nile doctor breathed a sigh of relief.

"How does it feel for a little devil to run into the King of Hell?"

Seeing this, Liu Zheng made a joke.

“You’re the brat. And I don’t want to see the King of Hell, I want to see Anubis.”

The Nile doctor glared at him.

In the Chinese pantheon, the god of the underworld is the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Northern Underworld, and Yama is merely one of his subordinates.

In the Nile pantheon, the god of the underworld is Osiris, and Anubis is his subordinate god.

However, after Osiris was killed by Set (the god of deserts and storms), it was Anubis who mummified him and resurrected him, and then gave him his position as the god of the underworld.

Therefore, Anubis holds a much higher position in the Nile pantheon than Yama, the King of Hell.

"Hehe, let's go."

Liu Zheng led the two away from the cemetery.

"This gravedigger is more capable than your former boss."

The Nile doctor spoke after they returned to the hearse.

Liu Zheng nodded without asking any further questions.

But thinking about it, it's normal. After all, if the former boss was strong enough, he wouldn't have been overthrown by Si Xue.

He got into the car and drove the hearse into the cemetery.

As soon as we entered the cemetery, gusts of cold wind blew towards the hearse.

Even with the windows closed, the temperature inside the car dropped rapidly, and within seconds, ice flowers condensed on the windows.

Liu Zheng was also so cold that his hands and hooves were trembling, and his teeth were chattering.

With his physical condition, he could walk around shirtless even when the temperature was minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius.

But this is not simply cold; it is the living’s fear of death, which even the gods cannot avoid.

After all, many people become gods for the purpose of achieving immortality.

While Liu Zheng was suffering terribly, the hearse was having a great time, its body shaking and emitting obscene moans from its speakers.

When the eerie winds subsided, the hearse had undergone a tremendous transformation.

Not only was the car body covered with a layer of white bones, but a bone dragon also grew out of the hood, with its head protruding from the body like a ram.

He rubbed his hands together, tentatively stepped on the gas, and the exhaust pipe, which was covered by white bones, spewed out blue-white flames, instantly shooting off a long distance.

"Wow, it really launched from the start. Did they fill the gas tank too full?"

In order to avoid damaging anything and giving the gravedigger and driver an excuse to fine him, Liu Zheng put the car in the lowest gear and slowly "crawled" out of the cemetery.

"Doctor, please shine that solar disk on me, I'm freezing to death."

As soon as he got out of the car, he started yelling.

"Do you think the solar disk is your electric heater? You can't just summon it whenever you want."

"The Nile doctor stared wide-eyed."

Despite his glare, he still placed his hand on Liu Zheng's head, triggering the Yang energy within the latter to dispel the chill.

"Huh, it feels good."

Liu Zheng stretched.

In reality, you have to endure the cold in winter, and even in a metropolis, you have to endure the cold before winter arrives. What kind of human suffering is this?

"You guys go back to the car and wait for me. I'm going to sweep the grave of Red Pig and I'll be right back."

He said.

“Go ahead, and please give my regards as well,” said the Nile doctor.

"You know the doctor too?"

Liu Zheng asked in surprise.

"I've known Niu Ma for a long time longer than you have."

The Nile doctor rolled his eyes at him.

"Hehehe, how about the price for the A-level tomb-sweeping package?"

"It's a beautiful thought."

The Nile doctor flatly refused.

"Tch, you stingy person."

Liu Zheng pursed his lips and turned to walk into the cemetery.

He arrived at the Red Pig's grave without any obstacles and took out the Grade A grave-sweeping package from the severed mandarin duck pouch.

The price is ten times higher, but the content is naturally much richer.

Liqueur infused with finger bones, thick soup made with bone ash and moss, and Italian dumplings wrapped in toad skin—the floor was piled high with them.

Why spend so much money?

The red pig was also startled when it saw it.

"I really need to thank you properly for saving my life."

Liu Zheng took out the pilot's leather jacket and returned it to it.

"What life-saving grace?"

The red pig asked curiously.

It must be quite boring for it to stay in the cemetery, so it would be nice to hear its own story.

"Can your sister-in-law hear us?"

Liu Zheng asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, she can't hear. What, there's something she can't hear?"

The red pig became even more curious.

"Hehe, I wouldn't know."

He told the red pig about how the red pig's clone had displayed great power.

"As expected of my clone. Kid, now you know how powerful I am, right?"

After hearing this, the red pig said smugly.

"I know, I know, especially regarding that old lady's vengeful spirit, Boss Red Pig, you're the epitome of masculinity!"

Liu Zheng drawled out his words.

"Ahem, let's not mention this again."

Red Pig quickly said.

Thankfully, Chihaya couldn't hear it, otherwise its two pig ears would have been twisted into spiral spaghetti.

"Hehe, give it to me."

Liu Zheng extended a tentacle.

"What to take?"

"Hush money, you know."

He said confidently.

"I sacrificed my body to save you, and you still want hush money from me? Even an animal wouldn't do something so shameless."

The red pig exclaimed in shock.

"That's why it's called 'the student surpasses the teacher.'"

Liu Zheng said, hands on his hips.

"Pah, get lost! I have no money, and I don't have my life right now either."

Red Pig waved his hand as if shooing away flies.

"Sigh, I didn't earn a single penny on this trip, and even lost over a million. The world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be!"

He walked along, shaking his head and complaining, eventually even singing in the style of traditional Chinese opera.

"Looks like this kid's in a pretty good mood."

Red Pig watched his retreating figure disappear into the distance, thinking to himself.

It certainly knew that Liu Zheng's demand for hush money was a joke, and that such a joke was a sign of his good mood.

It also noticed that Liu Zheng's aura had become much stronger, which was probably why the latter was happy.

"Keep getting stronger, Liu Zheng. The stronger you become, the happier we, who have been helped and protected by you, will be."

The red pig muttered something to itself, then crawled back into the tomb.

When Liu Zheng and his group returned to the clinic, Niu Daji had already returned as well.

"Boss, this is what the waiter gave me."

Niu Daji took out a book and handed it to him.

Liu Zheng took the book, and a system notification sounded.

"When a player obtains a 'secret manual' item, please choose one of the following determination methods."

"The first type is where the manual is converted into an item. After use, the user can directly obtain the relevant skill, but the effect will be modified depending on the situation, and the player can no longer cultivate it on their own."

"The second type is where the manuals are not converted into items. Players need to cultivate them on their own, and the system is not responsible for whether they can successfully cultivate them."

"Should we choose now?"

He asked himself.

Players can request a postponement of the judgment, but once requested, it cannot be postponed again.

The system replied.

"Then I request a postponement of the judgment."

Liu Zheng said.

"receive."

He looked at the book in his hand; the cover was blank, and judging from its condition, it must have been pasted on later.

He opened the book again, and on each of the yellowed pages were human figures in different poses, with acupoints and meridian diagrams drawn on them.

Next to the human figure are densely packed annotations, and judging from the handwriting, they were not written by the same person.

"Is the system online? I'd like to request item verification."

Liu Zheng only read a few pages before closing the book and calling out to the system.

"Please select a judgment method."

The system replied.

"I choose the first option."

He said it without hesitation.

Forget about the annotations, Liu Zheng can't even understand the diagrams, so how could he possibly cultivate anything?

As for finding someone to teach him, that's utter nonsense. Even if others have time to teach him, he doesn't have time to learn.

Name: Breathing Techniques Manual (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: After use, you will randomly gain a skill related to this item."

"Note: Exhaling and breathing, exhaling the old and taking in the new, like a bear stretching and a bird extending its wings, is all for the sake of longevity."

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

"It's random again."

Liu Zheng frowned.

Should we use lucky golden lotus seeds or extra-large taiyaki?
After thinking about it, he decided to use the extra-large taiyaki instead.

After all, this is the first manual he has obtained, and it would be a bad omen if he were to unlock a useless skill.

Liu Zheng took out an extra-large taiyaki and started eating it from the tail.

Amidst the strange expressions of the Nile doctors, it took him quite a while to manage to stuff the large piece of wood into his stomach.

This is the result of his physical abilities being enhanced multiple times. If it were when he first entered the Metropolis, he wouldn't have been able to break through Taiyaki's defense even if he had broken his teeth.

"The effect of 'Ebisu's Giant Taiyaki' has been triggered. Your luck will be greatly increased the next time you use an item or skill."

The system prompt sounds.

"Hiccup~"

Liu Zheng let out a burp, but instead of using the secret manual, he took out his makeup tools and put on clown makeup.

"The effect of 'Lucky Joker' has been triggered."

The system prompt sounded again.

"very good."

He nodded in satisfaction before using the "breathing technique manual".

"Players gain the passive skill: Kun absorbs Peng breathes."

"Kun inhales and Peng exhales: Players gain 100% movement speed when inhaling underwater and the ability to fly when exhaling in the air."

"This skill."

Liu Zheng looked at the skill description and was a little unsure.

Increased movement speed and the ability to fly are ultimately less noticeable than increased defense and damage, not to mention the prerequisites of needing to breathe underwater or in the air.

"Try exhaling in the air first."

He thought for a moment, then walked out of the clinic.

"Boss, where are you going?"

Niu Daji quickly asked.

"Your boss is about to ascend to heaven in broad daylight."

Liu Zheng said without turning his head.

"what?"

Niu Daji's eyes widened.

(End of this chapter)