Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Zhuge Ling asked again.

"Do you think I still care about these things when I'm in this state? If I were afraid of dying, I wouldn't have agreed to sign for it so easily."

She seemed completely unconcerned.

"You don't care, but I do. I'm a person who keeps my promises the most, and I hate it when others don't."

Liu Zheng said with a cold face.

"You want to use force?"

Zhuge Ling understood his meaning.

“That’s right. If the force fails, I’ll agree to your terms. But if you keep playing me for a fool, believe me, there are things in Dadu that are worse than death.”

Liu Zheng said in a sinister tone.

There's still time. At worst, he can use the delivery slip to return to the restaurant and borrow a commemorative medal from Niu Ma to cover this order.

But if he has to pay such a high price, then this feud will be irreconcilable.

"I've heard that kind of talk too many times. But it doesn't matter, I have no intention of going back on my word."

Zhuge Ling's expression remained unchanged.

"If you satisfy me, I can give you another question. Now, you can answer it."

She gestured for them to proceed.

"Hmph, you better be Biao Xuande, whose skill is Benevolence, which allows him to give any cards in his hand to other characters during his turn, and he can recover 1 point of health for every two cards he gives away."

Liu Zheng quickly recounted the names of the generals and their skills, speaking so fast that even he himself could barely hear what he was saying.

But Zhuge Ling listened quietly, her lips moving slightly.

If Liu Zheng could read lips, he would have discovered that Zhuge Ling was repeating his words exactly as he had said them.

That's all for now.

Liu Zheng shut his mouth.

He had actually only spoken less than half of what he said, but there wasn't enough time left for the remaining food delivery.

"There's probably a lot more you haven't said."

Zhuge Ling also guessed it.

“That’s right. There’s not enough time. If you still want to hear more, I can tell you next time. But right now, I need you to sign for the takeout.”

Liu Zheng simply admitted it.

"When is the next time?"

Zhuge Ling asked.

"Next time you're out delivering food."

He thought for a moment and said.

"Okay. Give it to me."

Zhuge Ling stretched out his hand.

"So simple?"

Liu Zheng handed the food to the other party with some suspicion.

"You'd better come find me within two hours, because I'm going to drink douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) after that. Every time I wake up from the effects of douzhi, my emotions become very unstable. When I'm unstable, I like to do things that make me happy. For example, getting revenge on a delivery driver who broke their promise."

Zhuge Ling opened the lunchbox and placed the super-concentrated Bean Juice next to the stove to heat it slowly.

"You yourself just broke your promise."

"Isn't it normal for women to have double standards?"

Zhuge Lingli said confidently.

"Hey, what you're saying is a bit sexist and racist."

He squinted and said.

With so many diverse races in the metropolis, there must be people with no gender or multiple genders among them.

"Then go report me to the city hall."

Zhuge Ling also squinted and said.

"Forget it, I don't have time for that. I'm leaving."

Liu Zheng turned around and left without hesitation.

The legendary vest has expired, which means the food delivery has been successfully completed, so keeping it will not help.

"Boss, did the delivery go smoothly?"

As they stepped out of the hut, Niu Daji asked with concern.

"Success."

He nodded.

"That's good, that woman knows what's good for her."

Niu Daji laughed.

What do you think of that woman's abilities?

Liu Zheng asked.

Compared to these natives, he had many more advantages, but at the same time, he lacked many abilities.

For example, in terms of sensing strength, he is much slower than Niu Daji and the others.

"Ah, I feel she's quite weak, not even as good as the clinic's cleaning staff."

Niu Daji scratched his head and said.

"Well, I'll make a call then."

Liu Zheng called Niu Ma.

"Fuck away!"

You can tell that Niu Ma has a lot of morning grumpiness.

"I delivered takeout to No. 17, Empress Dowager Avenue East. The person who placed the order is named Zhuge Ling. Do you know her, sir?"

he asked.

"Zhuge Ling? No. 17, Empress Dowager Avenue East?"

The ox and horse were silent for a while, seemingly lost in thought.

"Is it the one with the sign hanging at the door with a question mark on it?"

After a moment, it said.

"Yes."

"So it was her. How come you always manage to send her to troublesome people?"

"The cows and horses complained."

"I had no choice; the restaurant forced us to use delivery."

Liu Zheng was also helpless.

"That woman is quite difficult to handle. Don't be fooled by her seemingly weak appearance; the blanket she wears actually has a built-in defensive barrier. When I tried to sneak up on her, not only did I fail, but I almost twisted my own hoof."

Niu Ma said, recalling the events.

"and after?"

He played the straight man.

"Then the fight started. Don't be fooled by the fact that her room looked empty; it was full of traps. As soon as she activated them, all sorts of random magic and witchcraft splattered all over my face. It was so colorful and dazzling, it was even cooler than the special effects in the movies."

"Of course, these fancy gadgets can't do anything to me. I was charging up my power while the special effects were plastered all over my face. Just as I was about to unleash my ultimate move, that woman teleported me three blocks away."

"I stormed back. This time I learned my lesson and planned to start demolishing the house from the outside, and then have a three-hundred-round battle with this woman. But when I kicked her, I was teleported three blocks away again."

"Later, I found out that this house was the woman's ancestral home, and her ancestors had been adding defensive measures to it generation after generation. Not to mention me, even a special operations team wouldn't be able to break in for a while."

"Damn it, he's not some gang leader, political figure, or nobleman. Why would he turn his ancestral home into something more outrageous than a safe house? Is he crazy?"

The ox and horse grumbled and cursed.

"Could it be that their family has been doing something shady all along?"

Liu Zheng guessed.

"I don't know. I'm not from the city hall, so I don't have time to investigate that thoroughly."

The cattle and horses returned.

"So how did you manage to successfully deliver it?"

he asked.

"Hmph, if tough doesn't work, we'll try something tougher. Back when Black Claw and the others were still around, I just called up the entire 'Animal Farm' band and started besieging and destroying the house."

“Even if I fail to deliver and the restaurant gets rid of me, the rest of the band will keep attacking the building until they smash it and that woman together.”

"Later, the woman chickened out and signed for the takeout after we made a deal."

"I'm so proud of myself," Niu Ma said smugly.

"Animal Farm is awesome!"

Liu Zheng made a thumbs-up gesture with his three tentacles.

"That's right. Back in the day, our 'Animal Farm' band was the number one name in the underworld. Who dared to disrespect us?"

"Back then, the Yuan Shen sect didn't dare do business in the city to avoid us. They only dared to do petty theft outside the city."

"Sigh, never mind, I won't say anything more."

As the ox and horse talked, they suddenly lost interest.

Now only one member of the "Animal Farm" band remains, and he's still playing bass, damn it!

"It's okay, boss. Once I get the red pig out of the cemetery, you guys can form a new band."

Liu Zheng comforted him.

Once Chihaya's soul is found, the grudge between Ushima and Koro will be resolved.

We'll ask the gravedigger for a solution then, to see if we can get the red pig out of the cemetery.

"One bass and one keyboard, what kind of band can you form?"

The ox and horse said irritably.

"I can be the lead singer. I'm a pretty good singer. I even won second place in the campus's top ten singers competition back in the day."

Liu Zheng said proudly.

"Why not the champion?"

"The champion is the principal's daughter."

"Hmm, that makes sense. Wait, you almost steered the conversation off-topic again. Did you get teleported out too?"

The ox and horse realized what was happening and asked.

"No, I've already delivered them all."

he replied.

"Then why are you asking questions after you've already delivered it?"

The ox and horse remained silent.

"Wait, you're not into that woman, are you? I advise you to stop daydreaming. That woman is incredibly intelligent. Your little tricks are no match for her. You'll just get played to death."

It admonished.

"Don't worry, boss. I'm a career-oriented young man, I have absolutely no interest in these romantic things. I just promised to come see her again, so I wanted to find out more about her."