Chapter 18 What is This Thing?

"Um, what the hell is this?"

The old Taoist squatted beside the pit, looking down.

The consciousness of the old turtle within the tortoise-shell man had already left his body to try and seize the boss, Zhou, and now, it had certainly become food for teeth.

But the tortoise-shell man's body was still here. The pit had been created by the previous explosion, and it contained some liquefied liquid. Now, some groundwater seemed to be seeping upwards, actually forming a water pit of considerable size.

The tortoise-shell man's body began to shrink. Yes, instead of expanding, he was shrinking while floating in the water pit.

The little monkey squatted next to the old Taoist's feet, watching the turtle below, occasionally reaching out a tentative hand, as if wanting to touch it.

"I say, what is this thing?"

The old Taoist asked Xu Qinglang, who was standing beside him.

The boss's body had been placed on a straw bed, and the little boy was standing next to it, acting as a protector. He didn't need to be told to do this.

Yingying hadn't returned. Anyway, the matter was over. After hearing Blackie say that the boss had allowed the old turtle to take over his body, Xu Qinglang and the little boy were no longer worried. Although the boss hadn't woken up yet, he was probably inside chatting with the big boss about development plans, so there shouldn't be any danger.

So, no one went to notify Yingying, to avoid her getting a fright upon hearing the news and rushing back in a panic.

"A turtle, or a human-turtle?"

Xu Qinglang was organizing his words. In fact, this guy should be similar to him, someone who had inherited some of the sea monster's power, but he had some initiative and a controllable seal. Other "walkers on earth" might just be puppets.

"Sugoi!!!"

The old Taoist exclaimed in Japanese,

Pointing at the tortoise-shell man below,

Said:

"Could this be the legendary... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?"

Xu Qinglang knew the old Taoist was joking and was happy to play along. "Yes, his name is Leonardo."

"Heh, look, he's getting smaller again."

Streams of dark green liquid dripped from the tortoise-shell man's body, and his body shrank continuously, gradually becoming the size of a teenager, but the turtle shell didn't shrink as much, making him look very strange.

Deadpool had been replanted in the ground by Blackie, with his eyes closed.

But beside the water pit, a yellow flower bloomed. He had actually been watching the situation in the water pit all along.

"What do we do with this turtle? If we raise it, we'll need a super-large tank or something. Our bathtub can't even fit it, tsk tsk, the boss is going to have to spend more money again."

"Boil it and eat it," Xu Qinglang said casually.

"It still has a human shape, how can you eat it?"

"Chop it up and make dumplings. If I didn't tell you, you'd definitely enjoy them."

"Are you a devil!"

"Don't worry. That fish before, he sent it. You can imagine how much Lao Zhou hates him. When Lao Zhou wakes up, he'll be finished."

"Yeah, that's right. You know, even if someone drove a truck and smashed the bookstore door, the boss probably wouldn't be as angry as he is now."

The old Taoist stood up.

It seemed like he had been squatting for too long,

His legs were a little numb.

He swayed after standing up,

If Xu Qinglang hadn't been quick to grab him, the old Taoist might have fallen into the ditch.

"Be careful."

"Hehe, I'm fine, I'm fine."

The old Taoist took a deep breath,

And prepared to sneeze.

He pulled a square towel from the sleeve of his Taoist robe.

"Achoo!"

"Hoo..."

He vigorously wiped his nose,

Then quickly folded the towel and held it in his hand.

The little monkey looked at the old Taoist blankly. The old Taoist reached out and rubbed its little head.

"I say, if this guy shrinks a little more, it would be nice to keep him in a large fish tank. Anyway, you can't eat this thing. Keeping it as an ornamental pet is also good.

By the way,

Can this turtle lay eggs?"

"I don't know." Xu Qinglang shook his head. "If I hadn't come to the bookstore, I probably wouldn't have come into contact with so many strange ingredients in my life."

"If it can lay eggs, we'll keep it. If it can't lay eggs, then forget it. If it can lay eggs, then in the morning, crack a couple of turtle eggs and make an egg custard, or make some egg fried rice at night. That would be wonderful, wonderful!"

"Glug!"

As soon as the old Taoist finished speaking,

A string of bubbles suddenly emerged from under the tortoise-shell man's shell.

Immediately afterwards,

A green egg, even larger than a goose egg, floated up.

"............" The old Taoist.

"............" Lao Xu.

In the mud,

Deadpool, with his eyes closed,

His expression softened slightly.

Xu Qinglang squatted down by the water pit,

The old Taoist also squatted down again,

"This freaking thing, it really laid an egg?"

"What a terrifying survival instinct, it actually forced a male turtle to lay an egg."

The old Taoist looked at Xu Qinglang in surprise and asked:

"Are turtles divided into male and female?"

"Yes, generally you look at the thickness of the tail. The male turtle's tail is thicker and larger, while the female turtle's is thinner and shorter.

Also, whether the plastron is concave or not. The male turtle has an obvious concavity, while the female turtle is flat. When turtles mate, they adopt a male-on-female posture. To prevent them from slipping off the female turtle's shell during mating, the male turtle's plastron is slightly concave, which can just hold the female turtle's protruding carapace; but the female turtle doesn't need this structure, so the plastron is flat."

The old Taoist widened his eyes and looked at Xu Qinglang a few more times,

"Lao Xu, didn't you say you've never cooked turtles before? How do you know so much about them?"

"I've cooked soft-shelled turtles."

"Oh..."

That seemed plausible.

The old Taoist took out a cigarette, smelled it at his nose, and said with some regret:

"What a pity, there's only one egg. Although it's a bit big, it's not enough to eat. It's not even enough to fry rice."

"Glug!"

Another egg

Rolled out from under the edge of the tortoise shell.

"Ohhh!!!!!"

The old Taoist excitedly pointed at the egg floating on the water pit.

Xu Qinglang put his hand to his forehead, speechless.

Deadpool, who only had his head sticking out of the mud in the distance, sighed softly.

Hoo…

"Thump!"

Blackie knocked Deadpool on the head,

Deadpool opened his eyes,

Blackie pointed at Deadpool's face,

And gave him a scolding,

But the scolding was just lip movements, no sound was made.

Deadpool grinned foolishly and closed his eyes again.

Blackie curled her lips, too lazy to "scold" him anymore, turned her head, and looked towards the water pit.

This little brother-in-law knows how to be cowardly now, knows how to be afraid?

Why couldn't he have known his place earlier?

Wouldn't it have been better to just come to the door and kowtow?

Anyway, her boss seemed to have a dream of opening a zoo, so one more wouldn't make much difference.

Now it's all good,

Not only did he screw over his brother,

But he has to try his best to lay eggs to survive,

Why bother?

Why suffer?

It's just that people's needs and greed are endless, and human's demands from nature are also unrestrained. This was clearly reflected in the old Taoist.

"That, two, won't do either, it's still a bit short, three seems about right."

After the old Taoist finished speaking,

He still looked forward to it,

But waited and waited,

And no more eggs slipped out.

Can't squeeze it out anymore?

Alas,

A little disappointed.

Deadpool on the mud side, although his eyes were closed at this time, was clenching his teeth. He could sense his brother's efforts, and he was cheering for his brother here!

Deadpool didn't know how to lay eggs, but he felt that exerting strength was all that mattered.

Finally,

With the "united efforts" of the brothers,

"Glug!"

The third egg came out, but this third egg was about a third smaller than the previous two, it should have reached its limit.

"That's great, three eggs every day is enough."

The old Taoist stroked his goatee,

"This is what we call living in seclusion in the city, living in the city center, but soon we will be able to be self-sufficient in living materials. Before, we had vegetables and fruits taken care of, and now we have eggs taken care of. After a while, we'll catch a few pig demons or cow demons, and we won't have to buy meat either.

I used to think that the boss always liked to bring things home, thinking that he didn't know how to live, but now that I think about it, I really misunderstood the boss. This is the rhythm of opening a small farm."

"Don't think too highly of it. You want to eat the eggs?"

"Yeah, it's so fresh."

"Aren't you disgusted?"

"What's disgusting about it? When people who raise chickens take eggs from the chicken coop, the eggs are still covered in chicken poop."

"But it's useless if you want to eat them, the boss definitely wants him dead."

"Alas, that's right."

The old Taoist smacked his lips,

Between his own appetite and the boss's personal likes and dislikes,

He knew,

That the latter definitely occupied, and absolutely occupied the advantage.

"Boss, are you awake?"

The little boy's voice came.

The old Taoist and Xu Qinglang, who were squatting by the water pit, turned around together and saw Zhou Ze standing up and walking towards them.

"Boss, are you okay?" the old Taoist immediately greeted.

Zhou Ze looked at the old Taoist,

His eyes,

Were somewhat complicated,

This complicated look made the old Taoist feel a little uneasy.

In the past, every time he went out with the boss, the boss seemed to have this look whenever he ate the wrong thing or was about to encounter something.

"Lao Zhou, this guy hasn't breathed his last yet."

Xu Qinglang pointed to the tortoise-shell man in the water pit, meaning to ask Zhou Ze to take action and get rid of him as soon as possible, so that he could clean up here.

"I just seemed to hear the old Taoist say that he wanted to eat turtle eggs?"

"No, no, rumors, nonsense, that's impossible!"

The old Taoist hurriedly waved his hand to deny it.

"Since you like to eat turtle eggs, then let's keep him to lay eggs. You go find a... Oh no, Lao Xu, please, go find a large fish tank to help the old Taoist raise him."

Although Xu Qinglang felt a little baffled, he still nodded in agreement.

"This... this..." the old Taoist rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly, "How can I be so embarrassed, Boss."

Zhou Ze walked up to the old Taoist, and the old Taoist silently stood up.

Boss Zhou put his hand on the old Taoist's shoulder and patted him gently,

He said softly:

"Old Taoist."

"Ah, I'm here, Boss, what are your orders?"

"Eat something good."