Liu Laoliu nodded: "It's probably true."
At that moment, it suddenly occurred to me that this matter of the distillery didn't seem to be Jin Shaoyan's style. With his playboy ways, it's common for him to throw millions at you if you don't have the money, but it's unlikely he'd help you fundamentally revitalize your family business. He doesn't have that kind of thinking or the time... I immediately called Jin Shaoyan, and he was completely clueless about the matter.
A chill ran down my spine. It was clear my opponent was treating me like a bull, only enjoying himself when I was incredibly strong and healthy. This twisted approach revealed his abnormal strength; sooner or later, that sword would be piercing my heart…
I rolled up the contract and slammed it on the table, yelling, "I'm not playing anymore! I'm not playing anymore!"
After watching my performance for a while, Liu Laoliu said with a smile, "Don't just smash it—tear it!"
Do you think I'm stupid? These days, we have to fight whether we have money or not. If we tear it apart, what will I play with in the future?
I carefully tucked the contract away, sat down dejectedly, and said, "It's not like he gave this to me for free. Li Tianrun still owes me money from that incident." I pointed to the person slumped over the table, "And who's this?"
Liu Laoliu said, "Let's talk about our business first."
I immediately held out my hand to him: "Where are my glasses?"
"...What glasses?"
"Stop pretending! These glasses can see past lives and present lives. Without them, how can I stop that psychopath from continuing to turn into humans?"
Liu Laoliu said solemnly, "The application for this skill was severely rejected by the higher-ups. It is something that seriously affects the balance of the Three Realms and is a major taboo of the Heavenly Court. Don't even think about it in the future."
I yelled, "Damn it! That bastard can be used however he wants, but I'm committing a major taboo by using him?"
Liu Laoliu shrugged: "When the police fight the robbers, the police always suffer because we have to be careful."
I mimicked him and shrugged, "How about we become robbers?"
Old Liu said mysteriously, "But you'll definitely like the new gift I've prepared for you." As he spoke, the old swindler laid out a row of cookies in front of me…
Chapter 83 The Envoy of the Great Han Dynasty
Why am I so greedy? You think you can just give me a set of cookies to satisfy me?
I casually picked up a slice and laughed, "It's even sandwiched in a broth!" I started to stuff it into my mouth. Old Liu grabbed my wrist: "Are you trying to kill yourself?"
I asked, puzzled, "Isn't it for me?"
"It's for you."
"Then that settles it?" I stuffed more food into my mouth.
Liu Laoliu suddenly let go of her hand and said, "Don't you ever think I'd give you a regular biscuit?"
I was stunned. Yes, this old swindler was a god after all. Although he was a bit sleazy, he really had some good stuff on him, like the mind-reading ability, which was very useful.
I carefully put the cookie down and asked, "How is this different from a regular cookie?"
Old Liu picked up a piece as if it were a treasure, and finally said, "The difference between this and ordinary cookies is that it's a sandwich cookie!"
Without saying a word, I grabbed the ashtray from the table and was about to smash it at him when, luckily, Liu Laoliu said the next thing in time: "Whose ability do you want to have?"
My ashtray landed on his head: "What do you mean?"
Liu Laoliu slowly broke a biscuit in two and said, "For example, you admire Xiang Yu's superhuman strength or Hua Rong's archery skills."
"So what?" My heart was moved.
Liu Laoliu held up the biscuit in half and said to me, “It’s called a mother-and-child biscuit. Each one is made up of two pieces, so it looks like a sandwich biscuit. You eat one piece yourself and give the other one to someone else. Within 10 minutes, you will possess the other person’s most unique power. The other person must eat it first, otherwise it will be useless.”
Overjoyed, I solemnly took the two biscuits from Liu Laoliu's hand and asked, "By the way, Xiang Yu and Hua Rong are easy to talk to, their abilities are obvious. But what if I give these to an ordinary person?"
Liu Laoliu said, "If you're not afraid of wasting money, you can try finding someone like that."
I handed him one of the pieces: "Then you eat it!"
Liu Laoliu: "...We usually call the side with the words the 'child side,' which, as the name suggests, can receive signals from the 'mother side.' Simply put, it's like you've copied the other person's body onto yourself. So if you use it on an ordinary person, it becomes ordinary too."
I then asked, "This won't harm anyone, will it? For example, if I eat it with Xiang Yu, he won't become paralyzed, will he?"
Liu Laoliu said, "There will be some side effects. The person you 'eat' will be a little weaker than usual for 10 minutes, but it will be almost the same. He will notice it."
I counted them; there were 10 cookies in total. I thought to myself, since these things are harmless, I might as well "share" them all with Xiang Yu. From now on, if anyone dares to mess with me, I'll just grab them by the collar and throw them into the gatehouse of Zhongnanhai, where the bodyguards will deal with them.
Old Liu seemed to know what I was thinking and said, "This biscuit can only be used once a month on one person, so don't get any funny ideas. I advise you to choose someone capable and give them half first, and keep the other half for yourself. You'll need it if you need to save your life. And I'll remind you of the most important point again!"
I looked at Liu Laoliu.
Old Liu picked up a biscuit and pointed to it, saying, "The side with words is the child side, and the side without words is the mother side." As he spoke, he flipped the biscuit over. "Remember this: you eat the side with words, and the side without words is for the other person. If you give it to them in reverse, not only will you not get their power, but they will also copy you—of course, it's much worse for them to copy you than for you to copy them."
Ignoring his mockery, I examined it carefully and found that one side did indeed have writing on it, though the writing looked more like a pattern, probably a symbol unique to Heaven. I greedily gathered all 10 cookies in front of me and said, "With such a limit, could you give me a few more?"
"...This is your salary for this month. Have you ever seen anyone try to negotiate with their employer if they think their salary is too low?"
"How come I've never seen that? There have been protests at the city government."
"Then go sit quietly at the South Heavenly Gate!"
I carefully put the cookies away in a small box, then pointed to the person who had been slumped over the table and asked Liu Laoliu, "Who is this?"
Liu Laoliu patted the man on the shoulder and said to me, "This man hasn't eaten much grain since he was 30. He can't hold anything in his stomach. He got drunk like this after drinking just one bowl of wine."
This man got drunk quickly, but he sobered up just as quickly. When Liu Laoliu slapped him, he immediately propped himself up from the table. His sudden movement startled me; I then noticed he was wearing a thick, black, grimy fur coat, covered in crusts and emitting a foul, sour odor, despite the sweltering heat. Even more alarming was his face, which was covered in deep wrinkles and a stubble beard, also caked with grime. His eyes, however, were filled with a wary glint, darting around as if he were constantly in danger, yet his gaze was firm and unwavering, making it impossible to look directly at him. He clutched a stick tightly to his chest; it probably used to have a small flag or something similar attached, but now it was completely bare.
I couldn't help but take a step back, and exclaimed in surprise, "You're Ouyang Feng?"
Wearing a fur coat in the sweltering heat shows that this person possesses superb internal strength, and the stick in his arms is most likely his commonly used snake staff.