The fish-headed man jumped up immediately.

"What the heck? It takes 6 hours to make a dish? Are you kidding me?"

"By the time you finish making this dish, I'll be starving to death."

Xin Sui: "You agreed to the bet yourself, so you're not thinking of going back on your word now, are you?"

The fish-headed man scratched his head in frustration: "You didn't say it would take 6 hours!"

Xin Sui: "It's not too late for you to know now. Good things come to those who wait. You'll see that the wait was worth it."

The fish-headed man approached her, his eyes flashing with malice: "I think you're just trying to stall for time."

Xin Sui pushed him away, saying, "Don't get in the way."

She couldn't be scared of a stingy man wearing a funny fish headgear.

If it weren't for that two-headed python, she felt she could have wiped out the whole group.

The fish-headed man watched her stir-fry the vegetables with a spatula, the flames leaping high in the pan, yet she remained calm, which inexplicably instilled in him a sense of awe.

This woman seems to have some skills.

Forget it, he's a grown man, he won't hold it against her.

But I must say, the aroma was indeed quite tempting.

It made him hungry.

The fish-headed man took out a tube of nutritional paste and swallowed it in one gulp.

But even though my stomach was full, I still wanted to eat something.

Did Li Xueli secretly poison him? To make his mouth uncontrollable?

Two hours later, all the ingredients were finally prepared.

Xin Sui placed the ingredients into the wine jar one by one, and simmered them over a low charcoal fire underneath.

The rest is up to time.

The two-headed python sniffed the aroma emanating from the jar, its two large heads circling around as if it wanted to crawl inside.

Xin Sui was afraid that if it exhaled a burst of fire, it would burn the entire jar to ashes.

Or perhaps a blast of cold air froze the jar into ice.

Turning to the fish-headed man, she said, "It needs to simmer for at least 3 hours before we can eat it. Tell your snake not to get too close, or it will break the jar and all the ingredients inside will be wasted."

The fish-headed man shooed away the two-headed python, saying, "Go back to your lair."

The two-headed python opened both heads wide at the same time, letting out an angry roar at him.

Those sharp fangs, scarlet forked tongue, and gaping maw like a blood basin—a sight that might kill the faint of heart.

Xin Sui couldn't help but retreat repeatedly.

However, the fish-headed man, who was the owner, was not scared at all.

He even slapped the two-headed python's red head, saying, "What are you yelling about? I'll call you when the food is cooked. Now go back to your place."

The scales on the neck of the two-headed python stood up like spikes, forming a fan-shaped armor, making it look like it was angry.

To Xin Sui's great surprise, the next second it did not do anything drastic, but instead brought the blue head that had not been hit to the fish-headed man's face.

The man with the fish head also slapped it hard.

"You bastard, I beat you so badly my hands are practically worn out. Get lost."

After its two heads were smashed, the two-headed python felt balanced and swam away, seemingly clumsy but actually agile.

They disappeared into the shadows deep within the mine.

Xin Sui's lips twitched.

I think this giant python and Lou Jiali should get along quite well; they're both the type who deserve a beating.

If both sides can speak the same language, they will definitely have a lot in common.

Fish-headed man: "So, all we do now is wait?"

Xin Sui glanced at him and his four men, and suddenly an idea came to him.

He pulled out a deck of cards and said with a smile, "How about we play a game?"

The crab-headed man asked innocently, "What game? Is it fun?"

Xin Sui: "This game is called 'Dou Dizhu' (Landlord). As for whether it's fun or not, you'll know once you play it."

The fish-headed man was concerned with: "Gambling? I won't play if it's not for money."

A game that doesn't make you money is a waste of time.

Xin Sui: "You can gamble or not, it's up to you. It depends on whether you want to gamble or not."

The shrimp-headed man and the crab-headed man exchanged a glance and said in unison, "No gambling!"

The man with the afro leaned against the wall, casually crackling his silver whip, which crackled with electricity.

He said, "I don't care."

Anyway, he didn't have any money, so if he lost, he could just keep owing it. He already didn't know how much money he owed the boss.

I've never paid it back.

Old Fish Head had no other way to deal with a subordinate like him who refused to pay back his debts except by deducting his wages.

The wall-walker scratched at the wall with his spider-leg-like purplish-black fingernails, trying to see if he could pry out any remaining ore.

When asked for his opinion, he said expressionlessly, "Gambling."

Well, of these five people, two want to gamble, two don't, and one is indifferent, which is equivalent to not expressing any opinion.

Ultimately, the question of whether or not to gamble was thrown back at Xin Sui.

Xin Sui smiled slightly: "Gambling can easily damage relationships, let's just stick the note on instead."

She doesn't have much money in her pocket, okay?

Although none of these people know how to play now, they'll get the hang of it after playing it a couple of times.

She wasn't a skilled card player; she couldn't even count cards, and relied purely on luck.

She was alone; how could she possibly defeat the five-man gang led by the fish-headed man?

Just to be on the safe side, let's stick a note on it.

The man with the fish head immediately lost interest in playing Dou Dizhu and squatted down on the table to grind medicine powder.

This was a job he got from Lao Fang.

Even if it's a small amount, every little bit helps.

You can earn some money by doing this in your spare time.

More importantly, this is a good opportunity to build rapport with Lao Fang.

Lao Fang was his primary target for winning him over.

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