Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"I see."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"Jiuji, quickly call Mom and tell her to prepare the medicine soup."

Niu Baji said to Niu Jiuji.

"Okay, Brother Baji."

Niu Jiuji took out his phone.

"Will that herbal decoction be effective?"

he asked.

"This is a family recipe passed down through generations. It was specially developed for our family's constitution and it works very well. There's definitely no problem with it."

Niu Baji said confidently.

"No wonder your ancestors were able to help you secure this stable job."

Liu Zheng said admiringly.

With ancestral armor, ancestral medicine formula, and ancestral physique, he's incredibly resilient, a natural tank.

"Hehe, that's right. Then I'll take Brother Daji home first."

Niu Baji reached out to take Niu Daji's hand.

"No rush. Since you all call me boss, I'll make things clear upfront."

He stared into Niu Baji's eyes, making the latter's scalp tingle.

“If anything happens to Daji, I will send your entire clan down to accompany it. Especially that Niu Xiaoji, I will make it wish it were dead.”

Liu Zheng said, word by word.

He remembered clearly that when Niu Daji was to stay behind to cover the rear, Niu Xiaoji was overjoyed because he could inherit its name.

"Yes, boss, I've got it. Don't worry, our family is very united. Little Ji is just a bit of a smart aleck; he won't have any bad intentions."

Niu Baji said with difficulty.

"That would be best. Take these for now."

Liu Zheng stuffed a large wad of money into its arms.

"Buy whatever you need, the best of everything. Call me anytime if you don't have enough money, and tell me if you can't buy something with money, and I'll go rob it."

he warned.

"Yes, boss. Don't worry, Brother Daji is the pride of our family, we will definitely cure him."

Niu Baji guaranteed.

Since the ancestors of the Niu family established this foundation, there have always been ambitious members in the Niu family who wanted to expand and strengthen the family business.

Maintaining the status quo is already difficult, but starting a business is even more challenging. Those Niu family members who dared to take risks either failed at the start or died halfway through. Not to mention growing bigger and stronger, they have depleted a lot of the Niu family's resources.

So over time, the Niu family became more and more conservative, sticking to their small plot of land on Bath Street.

Niu Daji is the one in the Niu family with the best chance of success right now. Not only did he not ask his family for any support, but he also gave his family a lot of feedback in a short period of time, giving the Niu family hope of surpassing the Yang family.

"Well, let's go."

Liu Zheng carefully placed Niu Daji on Niu Baji's arm.

"Good job, young man. Keep up the good work and you'll be able to walk out of the bathhouse like Daji someday."

After Niu Baji left, he patted Niu Jiuji on the shoulder, stuffed a handful of banknotes into its pocket, offered a few words of encouragement, and then walked through the torii gate amidst the other's admiring gaze.

Upon entering the bathhouse street, he saw a sedan chair carried by eight men, with the three large characters "Ga Ga Shuang" (meaning "Great and refreshing") written on the curtain.

"Please get into the sedan chair, Mr. Liu. Mr. Yuan sent us to pick you up."

The lead sedan bearer said respectfully.

"it is good."

Liu Zheng got into the sedan chair without any suspicion.

If the "Ga Ga Shuang" bathhouse had been infiltrated to this extent, Yuan Bao'er should have died long ago.

Of course, he also kept the delivery slip in his hand, ready to use it at any time.

Fortunately, nothing happened. The scenery outside the window changed, and soon the sedan chair arrived at the entrance of the "Gaga Shuang" bathhouse.

"Why are you here so late?"

Liu Zheng got out of the sedan chair, and Yuan Bao'er came up to greet him and asked.

She only sent a sedan chair carried by eight men to pick up Liu Zheng because she saw that the delivery time was approaching.

"I encountered an Arakkoa sandworm on the road."

Liu Zheng explained.

He glanced at his phone; there were only about ten minutes left to deliver the food. It was indeed too late to finish his business at Baiguixing and then return to "Gaga Shuang" to deliver the food.

"Is it an ambush?"

Yuan Bao'er frowned and said

"It shouldn't be. That's a rare protected species in the Great Desert. Mount Ooe or the Hundred Ghosts Sect probably don't have the ability to set up such an ambush."

"Okay, so what do we do now? Should I order another takeout?"

Yuan Bao'er asked.

"I need to go back to the restaurant first. Never mind, I'll just go like this."

He shook his head.

This is where the benefits of having "Legendary Deliveryman's Food and Cigarettes" come in; otherwise, he would have no choice but to return to the city first.

"Okay, I'll arrange for people to wait outside to meet you."

Yuan Bao'er said.

"No need, I have plenty of ways to escape."

Not to mention that Liu Zheng has a bunch of accomplices in the Hundred Ghosts Parade, if all else fails, he can rush into the elevator and use the "restaurant elevator floor button," which is faster than a delivery slip.

"Okay. Secretary Yuan, come here."

Yuan Bao'er called out, and a woman wearing a gray suit and silver stilettos walked to the front door.

"Her name is Yuan Xiaoqin, and she is my cousin."

Yuan Bao'er gave a brief introduction.

"Hello, Mr. Liu."

Secretary Yuan bowed slightly.

"Hello, the Yuan family members are indeed all of extraordinary bearing."

After exchanging a few polite words, Liu Zheng handed the takeout to Secretary Yuan and then headed to the Hundred Ghosts Bathhouse.

"who?"

He was walking through the streets and alleys along the route that Niu Daji had taken him on last time when he suddenly felt like he was being watched.

"Squeak~"

A bunch of black balls rolled out of the shadows and circled around his hooves.

"So it's you."

The murderous intent on Liu Zheng's face immediately turned into a smile.

He lowered his tentacles and teased them a few times.

Despite having no basis for it, Liu Zheng just felt that these were the same black lumps that had begged from him last time.

"What? You've already spent all the money I gave you last time? If you've spent it so quickly, I don't have any money left for you."

He joked.

"Squeak!"

The black balls shook their heads in unison, and then another group of black balls ran out of the shadows, each with a hundred-yuan bill on its head.

"Huh? It hasn't been used yet. Is it because it's afraid to use it, or because it can't find a way to use it?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Squeak!"

The black ball of fluff changed its formation and built a house with its own body.

"Wow, are you guys trying to save up to buy a house?"

He understood.

"Squeak!"

The black balls nodded vigorously.

“Not bad, not bad. As the saying goes, those without stable property have no stable mind. If one has no stable mind, one will become unrestrained, extravagant, and selfish. It is remarkable that you, who are so small, have such great ambitions.”

Liu Zheng said with a smile.

"Squeak!"

The little black dumplings, who had all dropped out of prenatal education, naturally couldn't understand what he was saying, but that didn't stop them from knowing that Liu was praising them, and they happily started dancing.

"Here, I'll add another brick or tile to your house-buying spree."

He placed ten more hundred-yuan bills on the heads of the black balls.

"Okay, I have to go take care of some things. I'll come visit you guys when I have time."

Liu Zheng patted the black balls again and said.

"Squeak!"

A group of black lumps suddenly crashed into his tentacles and then scattered into puffs of ash.

He realized what was happening and quickly raised his tentacle, only to find a clear black ball of markings on it.

Name: Black Dumpling's Gift (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: When used in a corner or shadow of a building, it can turn you into a black ball and give you some of its abilities for ten minutes. It can be deactivated at any time."

"Note: Weak and poor creatures can only give themselves as a gift."

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

"Ugh."

Having acquired a very useful item, Liu Zheng sighed instead.

Why do you do this?

He looked at the black balls and said with a complicated expression.

"Chi chi chi chi!"

The black balls didn't answer, but simply made the "goodbye" sign again before rolling back into the shadows.

Liu Zheng glanced at the mark on the tentacle again, but did not put it into the system space.

It was because of these "people" and these events that he was unable to settle the dungeon and leave the metropolis for so long.

"Seriously, this is so annoying."

He complained as he smiled and walked toward the Hundred Ghosts Parade not far away.

Chapter 577 Liu Zheng: I'm a working man, not a wish-granting machine.

Liu Zheng arrived at the gate of the Hundred Ghosts Guild.