【Are you scared? This king advises you to behave normally!】
【Although this king is a demon, I do not have the intention to harm… cough, to harm this junior! Do you think all the strange things about this junior come from nowhere? It’s all because of the opportunities this king bestowed upon him!】
Lin Lingling was taken aback and stared at Ba Ji in shock.
Ba Ji also stared at Lin Lingling, with golden eyes flickering with demonic light.
After awakening some of the Taotie’s original abilities through full-body meridian activation, manipulating minds was one of them.
This ability wasn’t too big or too small.
If he couldn’t use it on Chen Huaian, he could still use it on Lin Lingling, right?
Lin Lingling didn’t know she had already fallen for it; she felt enlightened.
Everything made sense now!
No wonder Chen Huaian and Ba Ji could get along so well; they were related like this.
This Ba Ji was actually the most mysterious and popular type of opportunity-giving monster in the Demon-Slaying Division.
Chen Huaian was the boss, but Ba Ji was the real boss.
However, it was unclear why this boss sounded like a little child.
【Did you see that boy holding the green fish?】
Following Ba Ji’s lead, Lin Lingling looked at the large green fish and heard Ba Ji sneer, 【That green fish is a monster I transformed. I don’t want to expose my identity, so I transformed a green fish as his pet. Maybe someday it could turn into a mermaid and surprise him. But… hmpf!】
Lin Lingling shivered at the sound.
【You told the boy the fish was a monster ahead of time. What if he kills it?】
The next second, they heard Chen Huaian muttering, “Three eggs, have you ever eaten a monster? If this fish turns into a monster, wouldn’t it be especially delicious? Also, why are you kneeling? It’s not even New Year’s yet.”
The large green fish looked terrified, shaking its head back and forth.
Its pectoral fins slapped against Chen Huaian’s hand.
Clearly, it understood.
Even at the monster level, it could understand human speech, which made Lin Lingling believe that this large green fish was a small monster transformed by the high-level monster Ba Ji, completely different from those who awakened on their own.
She couldn’t let the large green fish be eaten.
Otherwise, Ba Ji wouldn’t spare her.
She thought for a moment, stood up, tightly gripping the gun barrel with her sweaty hands, and forced a smile, “Well, Chen Huaian, not all monsters need to be killed, and besides, monster meat shouldn’t be eaten casually, it can cause problems.”
“But…” Chen Huaian lowered his head to look at the large green fish, stuttering, “It looks very tasty.”
“No, really, it can’t be eaten.”
“Absolutely not?”
“Not at all.”
“Isn’t boiling water supposed to eliminate everything? If the temperature isn’t enough, cooking it in a pressure cooker would work too,” Chen Huaian swallowed hard.
Heaven and earth, he had never eaten a monster before.
Even if there were issues with monster meat, so what?
Who knew how long he would live, so why not eat it?
Lin Lingling: “…”
The large green fish: “…”
Ba Ji: “…”
Seeing that neither Ba Ji nor Lin Lingling could stop its death.
The large green fish twitched, opened its gills and mouth wide, spitting out a quail-sized pearl.
Then it eagerly looked at Chen Huaian.
“Can you produce pearls?” Chen Huaian squinted his eyes, looking serious.
The large green fish nodded vigorously.
“How often do you produce one?”
The large green fish looked at Chen Huaian helplessly.
“I’ll tell you the time, nod if I’m right.”
The large green fish nodded.
“One day?”
“One week?”
…
“Month?”
When mentioning a month, the large green fish quickly nodded.
“Too slow! This king is disappointed!” Chen Huaian said with a grim face, sneering, “I only give you one week. Every week, bring me a pearl, or else this king will put you in a pressure cooker and make you into fish soup!”
The large green fish nodded frantically.
“Alright, deal!”
A kind smile appeared on Chen Huaian’s face as he extended two fingers to shake with the large green fish’s fin.
Then he put the large green fish into a basin.
“From now on, you’re a new member of our family, called Xiao Qing!”
Chen Huaian tapped the green fish’s head, “You’re a monster, Ba Ji isn’t yet, so no bullying Ba Ji!”
Bullying that black cat?
Xiao Qing was stunned.
She wouldn’t dare even if given a hundred chances!
…
“Such perfectly formed natural pearls should sell for around 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, right?”
Chen Huaian examined the pearl the large green fish spat out under the light.
Lin Lingling whispered, “Xiao Qing is a freshwater fish. Putting aside how pearls are produced, this thing belongs to freshwater pearls, which aren’t valuable. Even if the quality is good, it might only be worth two or three thousand yuan.”
“Two or three thousand yuan?” Chen Huaian weighed it in his mind.
Should he just cook the fish or wait for nearly ten thousand yuan per month.
Lin Lingling added, “But from another perspective, since it’s produced by a monster, it can be handed over to the Demon-Slaying Division. At Xiao Qing’s level, the research value might fetch ten thousand yuan.”
Ten thousand yuan was great.
If size wasn’t an issue, he could make Xiao Qing produce a pearl every three days.
That would mean 10 pearls a month, totaling 100,000 yuan!
The killing intent on Chen Huaian’s face disappeared, replaced by a kind smile, “As expected of a family member, whether cooked into fish soup or producing pearls, each has its own value, brilliant!”
Lin Lingling pursed her lips.
She felt that Xiao Qing staying here would eventually drive her crazy.
Since it had come to this, it was best to report both Ba Ji and Xiao Qing as harmless opportunity-type monsters to the Demon-Slaying Division.
These two monsters could also serve as evidence to evaluate Chen Huaian’s strength.
Of course, the most important thing was observing the potential of Ba Ji and Xiao Qing to determine if contact was necessary.
Now, the Demon-Slaying Division needed to rely on any force for development.
Therefore, even if the source of power wasn’t entirely safe, it could still be accepted.
“Chen Huaian, I need to go out for a bit.”
Chen Huaian saw Lin Lingling stand up and thought it was convenient. He immediately nodded, “Sure, go ahead… By the way, I like the Si Hai buns from the village in the city. Could you buy some for me?”
Lin Lingling’s face turned green.
The village in the city meant going all the way to the Demon-Slaying Division and then to the village, which would take at least three or four hours. By the time she returned, the buns would be lunch! Besides, was she his servant?
“You…”
Just as she was about to argue.
A sinister voice echoed:
【This king also wants Si Hai buns.】
Lin Lingling shivered.
Lin Lingling fell silent.
Lin Lingling immediately put on a cute smile, “Okay! Brother, I’ll go buy them for you right away!”
…
Standing by the window, watching Lin Lingling get into a ride-hailing car.
The carefree look on Chen Huaian’s face vanished.
He walked back to the sofa, took out a silver needle, and looked solemn.
“It’s confirmed that the acupuncture needle is safe… Now, it’s time for me to open my meridians!”
