CHAPTER 838: CHAPTER 565: PHOENIX: WHY AM I ALWAYS THE ONE WHO GETS HURT (PART 2)

"It’s all for work, hehe."

Si Xue reached out her hand, and Liu Zheng promptly handed over the Super Fireproof Corn Pipe.

Si Xue snapped her fingers, and another wisp of flame floated into the pipe bowl.

"Well, I’ll excuse myself then."

Liu Zheng bowed and then prepared to turn and leave.

"Did you forget something?"

Si Xue said lightly.

"Huh?"

He turned back in confusion, his eyes innocent.

"The cloak."

Si Xue reached out her hand.

"Oh oh. Sorry, boss, I totally forgot."

Liu Zheng had a sudden realization and quickly took out the Red Dragon Cloak to hand it to her.

"Did you forget on purpose or by accident?"

Si Xue said, half-smiling.

"I accidentally forgot on purpose."

He shyly scratched his head.

"I think you intentionally want me to burn you."

Si Xue pointed a finger, and a crack opened in the flower field, revealing the magma below.

"I’m sorry, boss."

Liu Zheng immediately did a slide-kneel.

"Hmph."

Si Xue hummed lightly and spread her fingers.

The crack in the flower field widened to the size of a well, and the magma below turned into clear water.

She threw the Red Dragon Cloak into the water, and vaguely a dragon’s roar seemed to emerge.

Then the crack expanded again, and an obsidian pillar shot into the sky, the very one sealing the Phoenix.

"Let me borrow your bird feathers for a bit."

Si Xue spoke to the Phoenix.

Calling it borrowing, but she didn’t care about the other’s opinion, and just forcefully ripped feather after feather from the Phoenix’s body.

The Phoenix cried out, blood dripping.

"Hurry up and catch the blood."

Si Xue shouted gently.

"Ah, what to use?"

Liu Zheng looked a bit confused.

"Not smart when you need to be. What do those blood drops look like?"

Si Xue reminded him.

He quickly focused and saw clearly that those fist-sized blood drops were clearly clusters of multicolored flames.

"So that’s it."

Liu Zheng immediately understood and quickly pulled out the Super Fireproof Corn Pipe.

Although the Phoenix Blood didn’t fall very quickly, since he wasn’t holding any delivery orders, his attributes had dropped significantly, so he was still rather flustered.

And naturally, Si Xue didn’t help him, so quite a bit of Phoenix Blood fell into the lake.

"Okay."

A moment later, Si Xue pressed down her palm, the obsidian pillar sank into the lake again, and the crack in the flower field automatically healed.

And in her hand, there was now a five-colored cloak primarily red.

"Here you go."

Si Xue handed the five-colored cloak to Liu Zheng.

The latter took the cloak, and the item description immediately popped up.

"Name: Shoddy Phoenix Cloak"

"Type: Equipment"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect One: Gain ’King of Hundred Birds’ status when equipped."

"Effect Two: Enhances player’s defense and fire resistance when equipped."

"Effect Three: Can consume stamina for low-altitude flight, cooldown half an hour."

"Note: A cloak made from the feathers of an adult Phoenix; due to the creator’s rough craftsmanship, its true power is not fully displayed."

"Can be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"King of Hundred Birds: Can communicate with birds and exert a pressure effect on them. Any ability or judgment used on birds increases All Attributes by 20%."

"Whoa, awesome!"

Liu Zheng was so amazed by the cloak’s effects that his drool was almost flowing.

"Will you forget again in the future?"

Si Xue’s tone was slightly mocking.

"No, I won’t forget, I won’t."

He responded immediately.

You’re kidding, with such good stuff, who would forget? He wished he could come every day to deepen the memory.

Even the shoddy version of the Phoenix Cloak’s attributes are almost up to Perfect Quality, imagine the refined version—they’d be soaring!

"Perhaps in your heart, I’m not such a good boss, but there’s one rule: If you work sincerely, I definitely won’t be stingy."

Si Xue said.

"You’re wrong, boss."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"Hmm?"

Si Xue awaited to hear what nonsense he’d spout next.

"In my heart, you’re the best boss ever."

He said sincerely.

"Heh heh. I’ve had enough flattery for today, get lost."

Si Xue waved her hand dismissively.

"Alright. Goodnight, boss. Sweet dreams."

Liu Zheng skillfully curled himself into a ball and rolled towards the elevator.

"Sweet dreams? Of course, a day this joyous calls for an all-night celebration."

With a wave of Si Xue’s hand, countless delicacies and fine wines appeared before the Throne of Flowers.

"And, who told you I could still dream?"

She smiled faintly as the elevator doors slowly closed, and black threads of water seeped from her pores again.

"Darn, I forgot to tell Si Xue who to designate as the person placing the food order."

Exiting the elevator, Liu Zheng slapped his forehead.

If a stranger gets designated and orders from a restaurant, he’d have to go through the hassle of finding the address and ensuring the order is collected, essentially wasting the hard-earned delivery time.

But right now, he couldn’t possibly go back to tell Si Xue; that would only be asking for humiliation.

"Ah, never mind, it’ll be fine this way."

Liu Zheng sighed.

After all, there shouldn’t be much difference if there’s a delay of an hour or two; if it truly matters, he could just get Doctor Nile to help out.

Even though he used up the Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill, he did help Doctor Nile find a lost family member, so rounding it off was like Doctor Nile took the Nine Revolutions Joyful Pill himself.

Plus, with the added Pyramid gift, Doctor Nile owes him a big favor, so helping to place a takeout order is quite reasonable, right?

"I’m back."

Liu Zheng said as he pushed open the lounge door.

"Why are you yelling, trying to let everyone know you were summoned by the boss? What are you bragging about?"

Niu Ma rolled its eyes.

"I was just worried you were doing rehab exercises and didn’t want to scare you."

He said with a mischievous grin.

"Hmph, I’ve seen everything in my time. Don’t say it’s you; even if a bunch of security officers were chasing me, I could rehab and dash away gracefully at the same time."

Niu Ma retorted proudly.

"That’s quite living the life."

Liu Zheng said with squinty eyes.

"Of course, let me tell you, back in the day..."

Niu Ma was just about to boast about its achievements when the phone rang.

"Hmm? Didn’t you just get back, why are they calling you again?"

It glanced at the phone number curiously.

"It might not necessarily be for me; maybe it’s you who’s being called?"

Liu Zheng feigned ignorance knowingly.

"Nonsense, the boss almost never summons me alone."

Niu Ma refuted while answering the phone.

"Good evening, boss. Ah? Okay, alright, I’ll head over immediately."

It nodded repeatedly.

"Strange, they really were looking for me. Hey, do you have any clue why?"

Niu Ma asked with a hint of nervousness.

"Don’t worry, the boss is in a really good mood today, it definitely won’t be anything bad."

Liu Zheng reassured.

"Hmph, it better be. If I’m unlucky, you’re next in line."

Niu Ma threatened him and then left the lounge.

As soon as it walked out, Liu Zheng plopped onto the pile of grass, deliberately rubbing a couple of times before calling the Weaving Spider Lady.

"Squeak squeak squeak!!!"

The Weaving Spider Lady descended from the shadows, her tone somewhat agitated, seemingly complaining about being disturbed so late at night.

"Stop complaining and take a look at this. Can you sew it again?"

Liu Zheng took out the makeshift Phoenix Cloak and asked.

"Squeak squeak!"

The Weaving Spider Lady chirped twice but did not open her eyes.

"You’re such a social recluse despite knowing each other well, what a bother."

He muttered a couple of complaints but obediently closed his eyes.

No other choice, he’s the one asking for help.

"Squeak squeak!"

The Weaving Spider Lady called out proudly twice, then took the cloak and studied it for a while.

"How’s it going?"

Liu Zheng suddenly opened his eyes and asked.

"Squeak!"

The Weaving Spider Lady got startled and quickly closed her eyes, nodding first and then shaking her head.

"Nodding means you can sew it?"

He guessed.

The Weaving Spider Lady nodded.

"Shaking means more Spirit Line is needed?"

He continued guessing.

The Weaving Spider Lady nodded again.

"I knew it. Speaking of which, now that you’re the chief tailor at the Bloody Restaurant, shouldn’t you be better than your uncle? How come he could make Spirit Line and you can’t?"

Liu Zheng asked, half complaining and half puzzled.