Fierce Competition

Crackle, crackle.

Great Red Mane struggled desperately, and spray flung up by its bright red tail splashed across his face.

Azure-blue tentacles curled around Liang Qu, making him feel as though he had sunk into a lump of icy jelly—soft, squishy, and gently swaying.

This felt amazing!

When Sea Market Master had wrapped him up in winter, it had only felt too cold and damp, thoroughly unpleasant.

In summer, though, it was an entirely different experience—the supreme premium treatment.

Liang Qu reclined atop Sea Market Master's tentacles as though leaning against a top-tier waterbed sofa. Looking up, he saw several other enormous tentacles casting shadows as they threaded precisely through the merchant caravan, selecting goods.

Whoosh! Several gazes stabbed toward him.

Through the gaps between the tentacles, Liang Qu saw Ke Wenbin poking his head around. He leaped over to Xu Yuelong's side and gestured animatedly, wearing the smug face of a treacherous little man who had gotten his way.

"Boss, look! I told you this brat took kickbacks! Such a huge Treasure Fish—I've never seen one that big in my life. It has to weigh at least a hundred catties. How much would that be worth? I'd say no less than a hundred thousand taels; two or three hundred thousand would be easy!"

Ke Wenbin spread his hands apart, indicating an imaginary five-foot fish.

"Everyone's watching, we all saw it! Boss, you absolutely cannot shield him! Deal with him! Confiscate the Treasure Fish!"

"That's right! Give him a major demerit!" Bai Yinbin raised both hands and feet in support. "I, Bai Yinbin, formally impeach Water Balance Commandant Liang Qu! He never showed up to check in during the fifth or sixth months! He hasn't put out to sea for nearly a year. If you don't deal with him, the