A Rank Higher Can Crush You

"Good afternoon, Boss."

Liu Zheng walked up to Si Xue and spoke cautiously.

"Do you think day and night mean anything to me?"

Si Xue said absentmindedly.

"No. But greeting you means a great deal to me."

He answered honestly.

Being given the chance to greet her meant Si Xue still considered him one of her subordinates.

"Mm. Mm?"

Si Xue pointed at the corn on the ground.

Liu Zheng immediately understood and sat cross-legged on the ground.

"What did you come to see me about?"

Si Xue asked.

"I came to report on my work. I've already negotiated a deal with the Gravekeeper. If I provide flames of sufficient quality, he'll arrange for me to enter a tomb with a Nine-Dragon Coffin."

He spoke while husking corn.

"What does he want flames for?"

"He said there wasn't enough fire to burn with, and he was going a little bald on top."

Liu Zheng rubbed the top of his own head.

By sheer quantity, he was pretty bald too.

"What kind of nonsense is that?"

Si Xue frowned slightly.

"You know me, Boss. I only have this much ability. I can't see anything too deep."

Liu Zheng said helplessly.

Si Xue glanced at him and did not pursue the matter.

Based on what she knew of this human, if she dared to take the bait, he would really have the nerve to ask her for something.

"Hehe, the Gravekeeper also said the hotter the better. So I thought your flames, Boss, are ridiculously hot, and they're gold too. You can tell at a glance they've got style. They'd definitely burn him until he howled, so I came to ask for an audience."

Liu Zheng continued without embarrassment.

"Do you know there's a difference between giving and taking?"

Si Xue asked.