Lin Feng was completely stunned by the sudden shout.
I'm sorry?
What did you do to wrong me?
Besides, didn't you just successfully apply for the job yesterday and take office as the honorary goalkeeper of the Maple Dye Pavilion (part-time)?
You haven't even worked a full 24 hours yet, and you're already thinking of quitting and running away?
Lin Feng squinted at the peerless Peerless Douluo.
The atmosphere in the hall became extremely subtle at this moment.
Everyone in the restaurant, except for the person directly involved, entered a state of delighted spectator mode.
"Senior!"
Seeing that Lin Feng didn't react, Qian Daoliu assumed that his senior was too angry to talk to him, and cried even harder.
He wiped his face with his sleeve, his voice mournful and filled with remorse.
"This junior is incompetent! This junior is guilty!"
"Last night, I contacted Bo Saixi of Sea God Island again using the Dream Crystal, inviting her to come and guard the Divine Gate for you, so that we may share in the divine Divine Grace."
"But... but that woman is completely unreasonable, she absolutely refuses to believe it, and she even started cursing, saying that she dreamt of me going crazy again."
"This junior has failed to live up to the expectations of the senior and has failed to complete the mission! This junior deserves to die!"
After saying that, he suddenly slammed his head heavily on the ground with a loud thud, his posture extremely humble.
Lin Feng: "..."
The CPU in his brain almost burned out.
That's it?
Just because you couldn't win over Bo Saixi, you're kneeling here crying and wailing, acting like you're going to die?
I thought you were peeping at my employee taking a shower!
The slight disappointment in Lin Feng's heart vanished in an instant, replaced by a feeling of being both amused and exasperated.
He waved his hand, about to say "It's alright".
But before he could even speak...
Golden Crocodile Douluo rushed forward, his face full of "sorrow" as he pressed down on his Big Brother's shoulder.
" Big Brother! How can you say that! You've already done your best!"
He turned to face Lin Feng with a look of "sincerity" and "earnestness".
"Senior, you see, although my Big Brother failed to complete the mission, his loyalty is as clear as the Sun Moon, and as worthy of heaven and earth!"
"Please, senior, consider his advanced age and the fact that he has worked hard even if he hasn't made any great contributions, and show leniency!"
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, intrigued.
Oh? Pleading for mercy?
He was curious to see what tricks these plastic guys could pull off.
Sure enough, Golden Crocodile Douluo changed the subject, his tone filled with the weight of "thinking of his brothers."
But the expression on his face, where he was trying so hard to suppress his laughter, was uncontrollable; the corners of his mouth were turned up in a wild grin.
"This junior dares to plead for my Big Brother."
"Perhaps... senior, you should take back the 'extra' favor you bestowed upon my Big Brother yesterday..."
"Although this is a heavy blow to my Big Brother, compared to the mistake he made, I'm sure Big Brother... will be able to understand the senior's good intentions!"
He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "extra".
As soon as he finished speaking, the other Grand Elder also gathered around, each with a wonderful expression that seemed to say, "Oh dear, it hurts so much, I can't bear to watch, but I really want to see it too."
"Yes, senior! Second brother is right! Please be lenient with him."
"Clear rewards and punishments demonstrate the might of our predecessors! We all support this decision!"
" Big Brother, don't worry, even if we have to skip a meal, we brothers will stay with you!"
This isn't pleading for mercy.
These are clearly a bunch of old beasts who are jealous that Qian Daoliu can have a second meal and are resentful of it!
Lin Feng almost burst out laughing on the spot.
Qian Daoliu naturally understood as well. He suddenly raised his head, completely dumbfounded with anger.
He pointed at the Golden Crocodile Douluo, his lips trembling, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
"You... you all..."
What a bunch of old bastards!
I treated you guys like brothers, and you actually ganged up to take away my job!
However, the real blow was yet to come.
Qian Renxue, who had been watching the show, also walked up gracefully, bowed slightly to Lin Feng, and spoke in a clear voice.
"Senior, Grandpa Golden Crocodile is right."
"Grandpa failed to accomplish his task, so he shouldn't receive that extra reward. We can't break your rules just because of Grandpa."
The fatal betrayal by his own granddaughter caused Qian Daoliu black.
He felt a mouthful of blood rising in his chest, and almost spat it out on the spot.
My dear granddaughter!
That's Egg Fried Rice!
How could you cut off your own grandfather's food supply just to prevent him from having multiple stepmothers?!
Lin Feng suppressed a laugh, cleared his throat, and pretended to pinch his chin, "thinking seriously" for a full two and a half seconds.
Finally, amidst Qian Daoliu's despairing gaze and the expectant looks of Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others, he slowly nodded.
"Fine."
Lin Feng's voice was calm, yet it fell heavily like the hammer of final judgment.
"Clear distinction between rewards and punishments is indeed my rule."
"In that case, let's temporarily skip Qian Daoliu's second Egg Fried Rice."
boom--!
Qian Daoliu felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck him from the top of his head to his heels.
It's over.
It's all over.
He had just experienced the blissful days of eating two meals of Egg Fried Rice a day yesterday; the wonderful feeling of spiritual elevation was still lingering in his mind.
As a result, today, because of these inhuman old people and their siding with outsiders, they were exposed for what they really were.
His life instantly went from color to black and white.
However, just as Qian Daoliu feeling utterly hopeless and preparing to lie down on the spot, Lin Feng's indifferent voice rang out again.
"But..."
Qian Daoliu's ears twitched suddenly, and a faint flame rekindled in his dim eyes.
A barely perceptible smile played on Lin Feng's lips as he tossed aside the bait he had prepared long ago.
"I only care about results."
"If one day you manage to invite Bo Saixi from the Sea God Island to guard the gate with you."
"This privilege of two meals a day is not something I cannot refuse to restore."
After all, he was still hoping to use Qian Daoliu as a channel to swindle all the top-tier, lucrative targets from Sea God Island.
Upon hearing this statement...
A startling light suddenly burst forth from Qian Daoliu's lifeless eyes!
It can be restored!
There's still a chance!
He suddenly sprang to his feet, his back and legs no longer aching, and he looked radiant, as if he had become twenty years younger.
"Don't worry, senior!"
He patted his chest, his voice booming like a bell, filled with unprecedented determination.
"Even if I have to tie her up, I'll bring that old hag Bo Saixi here!"
Behind him, the smiles on the faces of Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others froze completely.
Damn it!
What a disappointment!
This could give him a chance to turn things around!
However, just as Golden Crocodile Douluo finished cursing in his heart, he suddenly froze.
He slowly turned his head and exchanged a glance with the Third Offering beside him.
With a single glance, the two understood each other instantly.
That's not right.
Could my Big Brother... possibly defeat that woman, Bo Saixi?
They remember, didn't their Big Brother actually lose to Bo Saixi back then?
And if he wants to kidnap Bo Saixi, he'd have to go to Sea God Island, right?
On someone else's turf, isn't that just like delivering vegetables?
Then what about his bold statement just now, "Tie him up if you want"...?
Isn't that just pure empty talk?
Upon realizing this, the expressions on the faces of Golden Crocodile Douluo and the Third Offering instantly changed.
That feeling of disappointment vanished instantly.
Instead, a more distorted, more expectant, and more gloating ecstasy emerged.
Can't beat them?
That's alright then.
Big Brother, go ahead and do it!
We, your good brothers, are waiting for your triumphant return at home!
Just as the grand spectacle of "brotherly love and respect" in the Worship Hall came to an end, Qian Daoliu and the others were about to sit down and order food...
The doors of the Maple Dye Pavilion have opened again...