"What?"

Zhuge Ling looked up at him with some effort, as if he had asked a question he shouldn't have.

"Why not just kill it? You don't plan to turn it into restaurant ingredients, do you? Although it's never said that people under the Nightmare Suppression Technique can't be used as ingredients, it probably doesn't add any special flavor either."

Zhuge Ling said.

"But if you insist on doing it, remember to tell me the results. I'm quite curious."

She paused and added.

"I'm not as twisted as you guys."

Liu Zheng chuckled.

Watching her squirm just now was quite cute, almost made him forget they were in the Metropolis.

To say that everyone here is a brute might be an exaggeration, yet calling them bandits is a bit too mild.

"Are you really some kind of saint?"

Zhuge Ling looked at him as if he were a rare species.

"You seemed off before. The thing you're wearing is a Phoenix Cloak, right? Have you been blessed by the Five Virtues?"

She asked curiously.

"Why should I tell you?"

Liu Zheng retorted, annoyed.

"So you have. Tsk tsk tsk, after so many years, the Metropolis really produced a Five Virtues Saint, I must be seeing things."

Zhuge Ling clicked her tongue in admiration.

"From the sound of your voice, you must be at least five hundred years old?"

He said sarcastically.

"Ignorant. What you call experience, is simply a form of inheritance. The accumulated knowledge of the Zhuge family resides within me, when I say 'must be seeing things,' it truly means something."

Zhuge Ling said proudly.

"No wonder you're so cleverly caught by your own cleverness. The way you look, people from the Zhuge family probably don't live very long."

Liu Zheng jabbed.

"Say that again!"

Zhuge Ling's eyebrows shot up, clearly touching a sore spot.

"I didn't say anything."

He quickly backed down.

Although this woman was a bit arrogant, she was knowledgeable, and her prices were reasonable, better not to offend her.

"Humph! At least you know your place. Now, quickly tell me the rest of the game's mechanics from last time."

Zhuge Ling urged.

"Oh. Then listen carefully..."

Liu Zheng quickly explained the remaining game modes and Military General Skills to her.

"This is really interesting, come on, let's play a round."

Zhuge Ling said enthusiastically.

"We don't have the cards, how are we supposed to play? Call me when you've got the cards ready for a game."

He shook his head.

"And playing one-on-one isn't fun, you need at least six people for a standard game."

"If I could gather six people, why would I need to find you to play with me?"

Zhuge Ling rolled her eyes.

"If you could go out, I might be able to gather some people to play with you."

Liu Zheng thought for a while then said.

"Do you know why our family turned this ancestral home into an unbreakable fortress?"

Zhuge Ling asked.

"Because you've done too many things you shouldn't have? Besides, it's not impenetrable, didn't my boss almost demolish your house with the band?"

He said.

"How could someone like you pass the Five Virtues blessing? You couldn't even pass the 'ritual' virtue!"

Zhuge Ling said, flustered.

"Yeah, how did you know I didn't endure 'ritual'?"

Liu Zheng shamelessly admitted.

"... Do you have anything else?"

Zhuge Ling decided to see him out.

"Yes."

He picked a bottle of the highest-proof Golden Label from the Broken Swan Contract and placed it in the drawer.

"Getting drunk should help stop thinking about things, and it's still better than bean juice."

Liu Zheng said.

"The delivery guy's salary at the Bloody Restaurant is that high?"

Zhuge Ling asked in surprise.

With the intelligence and knowledge of the Zhuge family, making money was naturally not difficult, but most of the income was spent on fortifying their ancestral home, and they all died young.

So although Zhuge Ling wasn't poor, Golden Label was still a luxury for her.

"Counting on a salary to buy Golden Label, you'd be waiting until your next life. Hehehe."

Liu Zheng suddenly let out a sly laugh.

"What do you want to do? I warn you... Ah!"

Zhuge Ling had a foreboding feeling, but before she could finish speaking, she spun around like a top.

"Hahaha. Alright, I'm leaving."

Not waiting for her to stop, Liu Zheng laughed and prepared to leave.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Zhuge Ling, out of breath, called out to him.

"What?"

"If I really go out, can you guarantee my safety?"

Zhuge Ling asked.

"Depends on the situation, if the enemy is too strong, I'd likely still ditch you and run."

Liu Zheng thought for a moment and replied.

"Tch~"

Zhuge Ling fell silent.

Leaving Zhuge Mansion, he returned to the clinic.

"Doctor, check if there's anything wrong with this."

He showed the drawings by Zhuge Ling to Doctor Nile.

"I don't understand, but the array itself seems to be complete and coherent."

Doctor Nile studied it for a while and said.

"Ah Bao, what about you?"

Liu Zheng handed the drawing to Panda.

"It's some minor technique from a side path, supposed to transfer the evil spirits from a person."

Panda looked at it and said.

"Hmm, that's a match."

He nodded.

Now that the array was confirmed to be useful, next was to prepare the materials and a substitute.

"Ah Bao, being a true disciple of the Mystical Sect, the Nightmare Suppression Technique shouldn't affect you, right?"

Liu Zheng asked tentatively.

"You clown, please act like a human. I've been fighting life and death for the past two days with you, I can't even have a break, even if I'm new, you can't bully the new panda like this."

Panda complained.

"Ahem, isn't it because it's right up your alley."

He was a bit embarrassed by what was said.

The intensity of Panda's work these past two days was indeed high, also it needed a break.