Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"You're back so early, and your health isn't good either."

Niu Ma glanced at the time and said, his tone somewhat smug.

It seems it's not that the cow or horse is impotent.

"Hey bro, is it possible that I went to a dance party, not an impromptu party?"

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Do you think I don't know what high society is all about? A ball is just an impart, and an impart is just a ball!"

"Niu Ma said with certainty."

"Just say so."

He didn't bother to explain and went back to his seat.

I had just sat down when the phone rang.

Although they are cattle and horses.

"Boss, what are your orders?"

The ox and horse, who had just been grinning lewdly, immediately became serious.

"Yes, okay, I'll let him go right away."

Niu Ma hung up the phone.

"The boss wants you to go to her office."

It said to Liu Zheng.

"it is good."

Liu Zheng nodded and prepared to get up and leave.

"Wait, bring out your staff meal first."

The oxen and horses called out to him.

"Boss, didn't you already have a full meal?"

Liu Zheng looked at its belly, which looked like it was carrying a litter of calves, and said.

"Mind your own business. I could eat ten more servings. And how many times have I told you, this is a compliance test, do you understand?"

Niu Ma emphasized.

"I think this isn't a test of obedience, it's a test of your stomach's tolerance."

He complained as he took out his employee meal from the cabinet.

Fortunately, it's just a regular employee meal, without any special features, so it's not a complete loss.

After serving the staff meals to the cattle and horses, Liu Zheng left the break room and headed straight for the three-way intersection.

I took the elevator to Si Xue's office, where the background had changed back to the default image of a vast lava ocean.

"If I hadn't called you here, were you planning to just keep the Five Virtues script to yourself?"

When he reached the area in front of the platinum throne, Si Xue looked at him sideways and said.

"How could that be? On my way back, I was eager to return the Five Virtues text and was just waiting for your summons."

Liu Zheng said.

What he said was still mostly the truth.

In any case, the character "信" (trust/faith) has already been copied to the plane tree, the ball is over, and the effects of the Five Virtues character have been fully realized. Leaving it on him would only be a burden.

"You're quite self-aware. Don't you want to try to embody the word 'propriety' again? If you can achieve the unity of the five virtues, I can eat that bird too."

Si Xue stuck out her tongue and licked her lips.

Its color is rosy and its coating is thin and white, indicating good health.

"Boss, please spare me. If you really make me bear the burden of 'etiquette,' not only will you not get to eat the phoenix, but you will also lose a loyal employee."

Liu Zheng smiled wryly.

"You? Utterly loyal?"

Si Xue let out a sneer.

"You've cultivated more connections outside the restaurant than you do in the restaurant, and you've even hooked up with a bunch of big shots that I can't afford to offend. And you still talk about loyalty? Isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

"Developing relationships is for better work performance, and getting to know big shots is for faster food delivery. The prospective vice president of the Writers' Association just personally invited me to join and promised to help me with my job transfer, but I refused without hesitation. My loyalty to you is as clear as day."

He said with a serious expression.

"Hmph, they even want to transfer people from the Bloody Restaurant. I think these writers from the Writers Association have lost their minds from writing."

Si Xue snorted coldly.

However, she also knew that the Writers' Association could indeed do that.

Since the advent of modernization, the role of the Writers' Association in the city hall has become increasingly important.

Although the status of the Bloody Restaurant has not declined, it no longer has the absolute advantage it once did.

The main point is that Liu Zheng isn't really that important to the restaurant.

If the Writers' Association formally sends a letter to the city hall requesting his transfer, then Si Xue would really have a hard time stopping it.

But Liu Zheng's resignation was something she couldn't accept.

Although this human had been causing trouble ever since he started working, he had indeed provided her with a lot of fun and benefits.

Whether she was looking for fun or using him to do personal favors, Si Xue could not let Liu Zheng leave.

"Yes, our restaurant offers such great benefits and has such a harmonious working atmosphere. And with your wise and correct leadership, boss, how could I possibly bear to leave?"

Liu Zheng strikes the snake onto the stick path.

"You're smart to know what's good for you. Has the chairman of the Writers' Association arrived yet?"

Si Xue suddenly asked.

"I don't think so, at least I haven't seen it."

He said cautiously.

After all, beings of that level must have ways to conceal their presence.

"Could it be that its old age was truly unlucky, and its fur turned completely red?"

Si Xue murmured to herself

"If that's the case, then we need to prepare early."

she mused.

Liu Zheng held his breath, trying his best to play the role of an invisible man.

He didn't actually want to hear these important figures' secrets, because a single word from them could crush him.

Fortunately, Si Xue did not continue speaking.

She raised her hand, and the obsidian pillar imprisoning the five-colored phoenix rose from the lava once more.

"Come closer."

she ordered.

Liu Zheng immediately walked up to Si Xue.

"Take off your clothes."

She gave the order again.

Liu Zheng quickly took off his clothes, including his legendary vest.

"Ottawa's culinary skills haven't declined."

Si Xue looked at his muscles, which contained not a single natural component, and said with a half-smile.

He wasn't sure whether he should mention his older brother, so he responded with a shy smile.

However, Si Xue didn't dwell on the matter. She simply reached out a hand and tore off the "De" character from his head.

"Well!"

A piercing pain, as if his soul were being torn apart, sent a shiver through Liu Zheng's body, but he managed not to cry out thanks to his strong will.

Si Xue ignored his pain and tore off the three characters "仁" (benevolence), "义" (righteousness), and "信" (trust) from his body.

Liu Zheng finally couldn't bear the pain that came from the depths of his soul, and knelt down on one knee, his forehead and back covered in cold sweat.

Si Xue raised the four characters in her hand, and they immediately flew towards the obsidian pillar and fell into it. Then they covered the wounds on the five-colored phoenix and gradually merged together.

The area covered by the four characters did not grow feathers, which looked somewhat comical.

Suddenly, the five-colored phoenix opened its eyes.

Sharp, clear phoenix eyes looked at Liu Zheng, and a beam of white light pierced through the obsidian pillar, shooting straight into his arms.

"They're locked up and they still won't behave."

Si Xue lazily waved her hand, and a huge phantom of a scaled claw flashed away.

Then, the white light was caught in her hand.

Si Xue opened her palm and saw that it was a tear encased in flames.

"You're not a mermaid, why are you pretending to cry?"

she scoffed.

"If you weren't still useful, I would have eaten you long ago. You'd better behave yourself, or you'll suffer less."

Si Xue extended a finger, and a stone spear immediately grew from the obsidian pillar.

She flicked her finger again, and the stone spear immediately rose rapidly, piercing through the phoenix's cloaca.

"Wow!!!"

The piercing screams echoed through the cave, shaking the stalactites so much that many fell into the vast ocean of lava.

Liu Zheng's chrysanthemum twitched at the sight; if he were to suffer such torture, it would be worse than death.

Suddenly, he thought of the plane tree again.

If it were to transform into a phoenix and be captured by a restaurant, it probably wouldn't be made into food as it imagined, but rather used to replace the colorful phoenix.

However, looking at the miserable state of the five-colored phoenix, it seems that it would be better to just turn it into a dish.

"I have something to tell you in advance. Tomorrow you need to deliver takeout to Imperial View Villa. The person who placed the order is Peacock."

Si Xue reached out and lowered the obsidian pillar, then turned around and told Liu Zheng some shocking news.

"Ah I?"

He had a shocked expression on his face, like a catfish demon.

Chapter 233 Si Xue, I want to make a deal with you

"Yes, it's you."

Si Xue nodded.

"Boss, if you want to kill me, you don't have to go through all this trouble. I can just jump headfirst from here."

Liu Zheng smiled wryly.

Last time, even the oxen and horses were nearly killed, let alone him going in person.

If I had known, he had just blown up an entire floor of the Peacock Building.

Liu Zheng delivering takeout to her—what's the difference between that and sending her to her death?

"It's not like I want you to deliver it. That's just the restaurant's rule, and I can't keep stopping you forever."

Si Xue rolled her eyes at him.

This human even suspected that she wanted him to die. If she hadn't placed several orders, he would already be in that bitch's belly.