“Ah?” I was so frightened my whole body trembled, not knowing what I had done wrong.

“Mouse, tell me the truth. Is this a game you thought up all night?” Baiyang Gege asked in a stern tone.

“I… I…” I silently lowered my head, “Baiyang Gege, I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have lied…”

Grandma told me that good children shouldn’t lie.

I originally thought that after I apologized, Baiyang Gege would calm down, but he seemed even angrier.

“Why apologize?” He stood up and came in front of me, “If you think ‘lying’ is wrong behavior, how will you survive here? This is your first time admitting a mistake to me. I don’t want there to be a next time.”

“Ah…?” Looking at his expression, I didn’t know what to do.

“Mouse, I wrote a game for you.” Baiyang Gege pulled out a notebook from his pocket with many words written on it, “Today you’ll proceed according to this game.”

The three uncles behind me hurriedly gathered around to look.

Game name: Fraudulent Warehouse.

Entry fee: two ‘Dao’.

The first person enters first and observes all items in the warehouse. The second person enters five minutes later and also observes the items in the warehouse.

Afterward, the two people each take away one item. After a second observation, they guess which item the other person took.

If both people guess correctly, each person gets one ‘Dao’. If both people guess wrong, neither gets any ‘Dao’.

If one person is right and one is wrong, the wrong person gets four ‘Dao’, and the person who guessed correctly gets no reward.

The three uncles all pondered for a while, then nodded one after another.

“I see…” Black Sheep Uncle was the first to speak, “This is a standard ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’. These rules will tear human nature to shreds and might even make a fortune.”

“Although this is a ‘Sheep’ game, it wins in simple operation.” Baiyang Gege said, “Try following these rules today, then come report to me tonight.”

I nodded with half-understanding, then looked at the uncles.

“Little Mouse, today is your first day at work. Remember to perform well.” Tiger Uncle patted my head, “If you forget the rules, just take out the notebook and look at it.”

“Work…?”

Tiger Uncle nodded: “That’s right, Little Mouse. From now on, follow us, earn ‘Dao’ properly, eat well. We and Yang Ge will all help you.”

Snake Uncle also winked at me: “Good girl, don’t learn from money-losing Tiger Uncle. Today, try not to lose money.”

“Ah, okay… okay.”

I nodded, but saw that all the uncles had started tidying their clothes.

They straightened their masks and smoothed the wrinkles on their clothes, then left through the door one by one.

“Let’s go, Little Mouse.” Tiger Uncle said to me.

I tucked the notebook Baiyang Gege gave me into my shirt and quickly followed.

Snake Uncle and Tiger Uncle held my hands. The three of us followed Baiyang Gege and Black Sheep Uncle forward through the corridor.

I discovered that the doors on both sides of the corridor were slowly opening, and people wearing various masks all came out.

Originally I thought they were very afraid of Tiger Uncle—every time they saw him they would make way—but unexpectedly, several masked uncles and aunties who saw Baiyang Gege were directly frightened back into their doors.

Was Baiyang Gege’s temper even worse than Tiger Uncle’s?

We were walking forward when suddenly someone blocked our path.

His head was so strange—it was neither a mask nor a furry animal… He seemed to be a… lizard?

“Earth-Sheep, what are you doing now?” That lizard person looked at me and asked.

“Going to work.” Baiyang Gege said coldly, “Make way.”

“What face do you still have to go to work?” The lizard person stood in front of Baiyang Gege, “Heavenly-Dragon thinks so highly of you, yet your students are more useless than the last. Instead of finding ways to educate them, you’ve now taken in a little runt. Are you planning to give up completely?”

“How my students are is my business.” Baiyang Gege answered in a very fierce voice, “What are you? How dare you point fingers at my people here?”

“I am the manager of all Earth-level ‘Zodiacs’!” The lizard person roared, “Why can’t I manage you?!”

“You can be the manager because I don’t want to compete with you. Feel free to show off in front of those who flatter you, but don’t stand in front of me.” Baiyang Gege said, “If you insist on refusing face when it’s given to you, I don’t care if you’re Earth-Dragon or not—I’ll definitely make you lose face.”

Several people standing behind the lizard person suddenly stepped forward. One wearing a horse head mask pointed viciously at Baiyang Gege and said: “Earth-Sheep, don’t refuse face when it’s given to you!”

“Dead Horse, who the fuck are you talking to?!” Tiger Uncle also shouted loudly, but he glanced at me, paused, and changed his words, “Little Horse, may I ask who you’re speaking to?”

The horse head mask seemed a bit scared, hid behind the lizard person, then shouted: “Renhu, don’t think you can bully people just because you’re strong! Once I sign my contract someday, I’ll definitely come back and tear you apart!”

“Then I’ll fuck… then I’ll just have to politely ask you to never go out!”

As they spoke, they were about to fight. This time Baiyang Gege didn’t stop them.

Tiger Uncle knocked down the horse head mask in just a few moves, then reached out to tear off his mask: “I… this person… I want to see what you look like!”

Snake Uncle, seeing I was a bit scared, pulled me behind him to shield me: “It’s okay, don’t worry.”

Just when the horse head mask was about to be torn off, the lizard person made his move. He walked forward one step and threw a punch at Tiger Uncle’s back. But in the next second, Baiyang Gege suddenly appeared and kicked the lizard person’s fist away.

I originally thought this was ordinary fighting, but when their fists and feet made contact, they produced a huge sound that shook me so much I almost couldn’t stand steady.

“Earth-Sheep! You dare fight me?!” The lizard person looked quite angry, “Have I been too merciful to you?!”

“No, I’ve been too merciful to you.” Baiyang Gege answered, “So merciful that you think you can casually touch my people.”

“You…” The lizard person clutched his wrist, and his face was actually trembling, “Dare to provoke me… you’ll regret it sooner or later…”

“I don’t need to regret.” Baiyang Gege answered, “After all, I’m currently thinking about methods to kill you.”

“What?! You…” The lizard person said through gritted teeth, “Kill me? You don’t even put Heavenly-Dragon in your eyes anymore?!”

“After killing you, I’ll personally go plead guilty.” Baiyang Gege smiled slightly, “If he executes me, he’ll lose two generals at once, so considering long-term plans, I’ll most likely be pardoned.”

“What kind of fucking lunatic are you?” The lizard person’s tone obviously softened, “You actually use schemes against Heavenly-Dragon?”

“Unfortunately, Heavenly-Dragon loves my schemes.” Baiyang Gege said, “If you understand, then get lost quickly. If you delay everyone from going to work… today all the losses of everyone present will be borne by you.”