Chapter 982: Chapter 982
Xi He nodded emphatically, then rolled up his pants, revealing his snow-white thigh.
"What are you doing? Testing the cadres with this? I'm not the kind of scoundrel who demands someone to offer themselves as a reward, you know."
Offering oneself is definitely a no-go, but giving some "local specialties" like Extraordinary Items as a token is still acceptable.
Xi He gave him a blank look, then took out a bone dagger and carved the words "Xi He" on his thigh.
"Ahem, tattoos are not encouraged, you know."
Liu Zheng said, trying to cover his embarrassment with nonsense.
Fortunately, the Mouse Skin Men didn't seem to notice his awkwardness. Instead, they all imitated Xi He, carving their own names on their thighs.
Their bodies had already mutated, and their vitality was more than ten times stronger than before. This minor injury would scab over itself soon enough.
While the Mouse Skin Men were carving their names, Liu Zheng called the Fisherman.
"Father-in-law, do you need subordinates?"
"No. And stop calling me father-in-law!"
The Fisherman said angrily.
"Oh come on, you've got this big sewer, and at your age, managing it alone is too much, isn't it? Besides, if your hands were free, you'd have more energy to focus on the Sea Girl's matters."
He tried to persuade.
"What meddlesome business have you gotten into now?"
"No, am I the kind of person who causes trouble? These are the people I rescued from the pet store I told you about last time. I just happened to run into them again. A good deed should be done to the end, and I thought I'd find someone reliable to watch over them."
"Is there anyone else in the entire Metropolis who stirs up more trouble than you?"
The Fisherman retorted.
"There probably might be. So, are you agreeing?"
"Bring the people over first, let me have a look before I decide."
The Fisherman replied.
"It's inconvenient for me to walk on the surface with them, is it possible for you to come over?"
He thickened his skin and asked.
"You brat, just wait for me!"
The Fisherman said through gritted teeth, then hung up the phone.
"Hmm... how about I leave first, and you wait here?"
Liu Zheng had a bad premonition.
All the Mouse Skin Men stared blankly at him.
"Alright, forget it, who told this great lord to be kind-hearted. If I get beaten up later, it's all on your behalf, you better think about repaying me well."
Liu Zheng sighed and said.
This time, the Mouse Skin Men understood and nodded eagerly like pounding garlic.
Even though looking at these poor sewer-dwelling mice, it was unrealistic to count on them to repay him with anything significant. It would be enough if they didn't help the Fisherman beat him up later.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, just as Liu Zheng was puzzled by why the Fisherman was taking so long this time, the latter suddenly sprang out of the Underwater River and kicked him down.
The Mouse Skin Men were shocked when they reacted, and two of them rushed headfirst into the Underwater River while the rest charged at the Fisherman under Xi He's lead.
The result was, of course, predictable. Just with one move, everyone was beaten to the ground.
Xi He's attack was the fiercest, so she was hurt the most, with one arm directly broken into three pieces.
"Knowing how to protect the master, not bad. But your strength is too poor, you're not even qualified to be watchdogs."
The Fisherman said disdainfully.
"Thirty years on the east of the river, thirty years on the west, don't look down on the young being weak. With you around, training them well, their strength will increase rapidly."
Liu Zheng jumped ashore holding a Mouse Skin Man in each hand.
"By the way, weren't you too heavy-handed?"
He frowned slightly as he looked at Xi He's arm.
"I'm not like you. Don't expect me to be their nanny. Being my subordinates, getting beaten or scolded is inevitable; if they can't take it, you can take them away."
The Fisherman said coldly.
"What do you guys think?"
Xi He stood up, holding her arm, with a determined expression.
The other Mouse Skin Men gathered around her, expressing their stance through their actions.
"If you're willing to take them in, then of course you can beat them or scold them as you wish."
"But still, don't be too over the top. Their arms and legs are thin; they can't handle your seriousness."
Liu Zheng still reminded.
"What if I do go over the top?"
The Fisherman was unhappy with him daring to lecture him.
"That's nothing, I'll just whisper things to the Sea Girl by her pillow,"
He replied with a smile.
"You're overthinking it. Do you think the Sea Girl is that kind of fairy?"
The Fisherman chuckled coldly.
The Sea Girl managed to raise herself alone, naturally not the kind-hearted type.
"Ah, that's not what I meant. Isn't she being targeted by those bald donkeys? I just happened to have a Stone Essence friend, and I'll have the Sea Girl move to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains by then. With the Stone Essence's protection, those bald donkeys won't dare act up."
"If not, didn't I rescue a mermaid princess? By then, I could have the Sea Girl move to the Deep Sea Empire, which would be even safer."
"It's just that she won't be able to visit you anymore then～"
Liu Zheng said, dragging out the last word.
"The Sea Girl is not the type without her own mind. Never mind that you're not even her boyfriend yet, even if you became her husband, she wouldn't follow your every word."
The Fisherman had great confidence in his daughter.
"I think so too. So I plan to save her mother and have her repay me that way, do you think that's appropriate?"
He asked humbly for guidance.
"I don't think it's appropriate."
The Fisherman replied expressionlessly.
"That's good. Alright, I'll leave then—I still have a lot to do."
Liu Zheng was about to turn and leave when Xi He grabbed his tentacle with her intact hand.
"Is there anything else?"
"My name is Liu Zheng, or you can call me Delivery Man."
"Liu Zheng, thank you."
Xi He lowered her head and said forcefully.
"If you really want to thank me, help the Fisherman with work and live well. I'm off."
Liu Zheng patted her head and floated away.
"That kid has gotten stronger again, damn, he's surely met the Supreme Councilman."
The Fisherman, having been holding it in the whole time, finally couldn't help but complain once Liu Zheng was far enough away.
Although Liu Zheng's strength was still just a small fry to him, the speed of his improvement was terrifyingly fast.
When they first met, this kid needed a cosplay costume just to fight a fish.
Now he could fillet a four-in-one fish on the spot.
It hadn't been that many days; are all young people now? How were the older generation supposed to survive?
"No, I can't slack off anymore."
The Fisherman felt a strong sense of crisis. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel★fire.net
These years, after being separated from his wife and children, he was forced to hide in the sewer. Feeling disheartened, he didn't train much, and his strength only increased passively.
If it were before, the Fisherman wouldn't care. After all, no matter how much he practiced, he wouldn't be able to defeat the sewer, and there was no one else in the sewer who could beat him.
But things were different now; he must ensure an absolute suppression over Liu Zheng.
This kid already dared to point fingers at him. What if someday he had the same strength and ended up riding atop his neck?
"Let's go dig a fish pond."
The Fisherman waved a large hand, beckoning the Xi Family Army to board the manta ray that emerged from the river.
As the Fisherman led his team to dig a fish pond, on the other side, from the moment Liu Zheng surfaced, he received a call from Fei Shibu.
"You bastard, why didn't you answer the phone earlier? Do you still want my help?"
"Humph, if I can't reach you next time, don't expect me to help you again."
He quickly apologized.
"I've contacted Yumizakai Yuuichi, and he said he just finished training Lu Tong. He promised, so he won't send me a dead one, but other aspects, who knows."
"Will it still be alive?"
"Considering what he said, he definitely won't give me a dead one, but other aspects can't be guaranteed."