The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human? Chapter 488 - 390: You weren’t fired for causing trouble bef

Liu Zheng looked innocence personified.

"Watch your tone, kid, or I’ll swap Shi Tiantian out for a guest that’s even harder to handle."

Yaoji threatened.

If I can’t manage those two, I can still manage you.

"Alright, maybe I’m just too competent, and I scared Mr. Batiao."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

"Hmph."

Mr. Batiao harrumphed but didn’t argue.

"You never stay put, kid. Since you’re so capable, will you dare to take on a big job?"

Yaoji glanced at him and said.

"What job, Minister?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Lord Da Chuanliu needs soone to scrape therapy for him."

"Da Chuanliu? Didn’t Mr. Batiao just finish heating up the water?"

He asked, puzzled.

"Right, after soaking and softening up the body, it’s ti for scrape therapy, isn’t it?"

Yaoji replied.

"So, you ca specifically to get for scrape therapy?"

"Not exactly. I was originally here to borrow Black Dumplings from Mr. Batiao, but since you’re so capable, I might as well give you another chance to show off."

Yaoji said.

"You’re borrowing personnel again? Are there other VIP guests?"

Mr. Batiao frowned and said.

Each guest has different needs; so don’t require a huge fire to boil dicinal baths, hence he wouldn’t be inford.

"Mm, Guna has also arrived."

Yaoji’s tone suddenly beca somber.

"You sure it’s Guna, not the lesser-known Guna?"

"His thing is already out, how could I mistake it?"

Yaoji’s tone suddenly turned irritable.

"These two actually arrived at the sa ti. Aren’t you good at divination? How co you didn’t foresee today?"

Mr. Batiao was not angry but teased him.

"I know squat about that; isn’t it only used to fool girls? Besides, even if I did, could I have predicted these two deities?"

Yaoji said irritably.

"What’s the relationship between the lesser Guna and Guna?"

Liu Zheng asked, curious.

"They are two sides of the sa deity."

"The lesser Guna is the youthful deity of dical treatnt and exorcism. He’s a kind deity with a good temper and hardly ever troubles Bathhouse Street’s staff. If served well, he will even bestow rewards."

"But Guna is a dual-nature deity, also the deity of sexuality and humor. He’s an Evil God, who loves to trouble the Bathhouse Street employees with mischief and that kind of abuse. Every ti he arrives, the Servicing Departnt and Massage Departnt suffer greatly."

Yaoji explained on their behalf.

"Such troubleso guests, can’t we refuse to serve them?"

"Easy for you to say. You’re not one of the Bathhouse Street folks, are you?"

Yaoji gave him a sidelong glance.

"I’m indeed not."

Liu Zheng responded candidly.

"What do you think Bathhouse Street was built up from?"

"Isn’t it because City Hall officials and councilors hold shares?"

He said.

"Hmm? You seem to know quite a bit. Did Elder Qing tell you?"

Yaoji was sowhat surprised.

"If I want to get by in Bathhouse Street, I naturally have to understand the situation."

Liu Zheng did not answer directly.

"What you ntioned is the official reason; I’m talking about the clandestine reason."

"What is that?

"Opening its doors to visitors from all around, Bathhouse Street services all sorts of demons, spirits, and even those who find it inconvenient to enter the city and wish to bathe. It’s a place that rakes in a handso sum daily."

"With such a lucrative location, who wouldn’t be envious, who wouldn’t want a piece of it?"

"That Bathhouse Street can operate as orderly and peacefully as it does now is firstly because Bathhouse Street is strong enough to stand united against outsiders, and secondly, because at its establishnt, contracts were signed with gods from all directions."

"One of the terms in the contract is that we can’t easily refuse to serve the gods."

Yaoji said.

"Those officers and councilors wouldn’t allow soone to snatch away their money bags, would they?"

Liu Zheng questioned.

"You’re still wet behind the ears, not understanding this. Tell , what’s more important to them, Bathhouse Street or the money?"

"Neither is important?"

He replied instinctively.

"Baka-mono (Idiot), of course, both are important. But what they want is just Bathhouse Street and the money. As for who controls Bathhouse Street, they couldn’t care less. Got it?"

"Got it."

Liu Zheng nodded.

That is to say, those behind-the-scenes shareholders will only solve official problems for Bathhouse Street, but the street’s residents have to deal with the common issues themselves.

And with only the people from Bathhouse Street, they certainly can’t overpower the pack of wolves outside the town, so they must rely on the protection of the deities from all directions.

Similarly, they have to bear the deities’ demands.

"So, we have no choice,"

Yaoji sighed.

"Life’s tough no matter where you work."

Liu Zheng sighed along.

"I can’t help you this ti,"

Mr. Batiao shook his head.

Once lent out, Black Dumplings are never returned, and while he didn’t mind that in the past, he couldn’t afford to lose these golden balls.

"Did you conjure up these little things?"

Shi Tiantian, an old acquaintance of his, glanced around and imdiately noticed the golden balls clustering around Liu Zheng.

"I just did a little work, that’s all,"

The latter humbly said.

"You rascal, why are you always so restless? Don’t tell you got fired from your last job for causing trouble?"

Shi Tiantian looked at him suspiciously.

"No, I didn’t, stop spreading rumors. I just happen to be a bit capable, is competence a fault now?"

Liu Zheng protested sadly.

"Capable, huh? Since you’re so capable, go give Da Chuanliu gua sha."

Shi Tiantian sneered.

"Ah, actually, Mr. Batiao has lots of work for to help with,"

He quickly said.

"No, I’m already done here, take him away now,"

Mr. Batiao’s voice ca from above.

"Hey, Mr. Batiao, it’s not nice to cross a river and tear down the bridge."

Liu Zheng protested.

"Did you hear that? Follow obediently, or I’ll have to exercise family discipline,"

Shi Tiantian clenched his fist at him.

"Then I’m off too,"

Yaoji said.

With these two gods around, the Massage Departnt has a hard ti, and their Servicing Departnt is under even greater pressure.

Even if she doesn’t leave now, the head of their departnt will be calling for people soon.

"Then let’s go together, it’ll be good to have so company on the way."

Shi Tiantian smiled slyly.

"Wait a mont,"

Mr. Batiao said, reaching into the dicine cabinet and taking out a fist-sized dicine pill.

The pill was earthy yellow, moist on the surface with irregular indentations, looking like it was casually rolled out of wet mud.

"Eat this if you feel like you can’t make it; it’ll save you once."

He handed the pill to Liu Zheng.

"Mr. Batiao, aren’t you being too partial? You didn’t give this when I was new."

Shi Tiantian complained.

"I only researched this recently. Besides, you lad only helped sort the dicine cabinet back then; what makes you think you deserve such a precious item?"

Mr. Batiao said matter-of-factly.

"Are those little things really that precious? Mr. Batiao, these Black Dumplings and golden balls are born from Ren He, and after all, the Massage Departnt has a stake in it. I don’t demand them, but at least lend a few as a gesture."

Shi Tiantian rolled his eyes and said.

"No, not one. Now scram, or the folks from the Massage Departnt will never find peace here again."

"Tsk, stingy old man. Let’s go, Ren He."

Shi Tiantian waved at Liu Zheng.

"Oh, and Yaoji,"

He put on a smiling face.

"Ptooey."

Yaoji spat at him.

"Creak~"

The three left the boiler room, the iron door closing behind them.

"Tell , do you want to go give Guna a massage, or scrape Da Chuanliu?"

As they walked, Shi Tiantian asked.

"Co on, boss, are you really making do it?"

Liu Zheng made a bitter face.

"You think I want to? Today must be an unlucky day for Bathhouse Street; not only did we have two gods visit, but a bunch of VIPs as well. Even I have to personally attend to them, let alone you."

"Which side will you take care of, boss?"

He asked.

It’s nice and cool under a big tree; following Shi Tiantian ans he’ll be the one to face trouble first.

"I’m not going to either side."

Shi Tiantian said darkly.