Mushroom Man

Outside the West Palace...

"My husband, shall we continue searching?"

"I don't have much true energy left. If I keep searching, I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue maintaining the bubble mushroom."

The woman in the purple dress held up the bubble, frowning as she spoke.

Upon hearing this, the young man in the hunting robe hesitated, seemingly tempted.

They have been searching on this seabed for almost half an hour now, but have found nothing.

Both of them had exhausted their inner energy, and continuing the search might actually lead to some danger.

Thinking of this, the young hunter decided to back down and give up the search for the so-called opportunity to fall into the sea.

However, he had previously made a confident promise, and if he were to give up now, he would inevitably lose face.

Therefore, to save face, the young hunter agreed to retreat, but he didn't give the woman in the purple dress a friendly look, and his words were full of complaints.

"What a useless piece of trash. He's only been searching for a short while, and he can't even hold on anymore."

"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have brought you into the sea."

"Fine, fine, let's go back then. I didn't find any opportunities this time, it's all your fault, you wretched woman."

The young man in the hunting robe grumbled and cursed, showing no respect for the woman in the purple dress.

The woman in the purple dress remained calm despite the insults and accusations, as if she were already used to them.

She pursed her lips and silently pushed the bubbles upwards.

The boy in the hunting robe snorted in displeasure and followed closely behind, pushing his bubble along with him.

Throughout the journey, the young hunter never stopped talking, constantly criticizing the woman in the purple dress.

"I really don't know what I was thinking, to actually take a second-hand item like you."

"He's old and ugly, good for nothing, and doesn't deserve the young and outstanding young master at all."

"I asked you to come with me to seek opportunities, but you just dragged me down and made me lose face in front of others."

In fact, what the boy in the hunting robe said was wrong.

Although the woman in the purple dress did look older, she was only in her early thirties, still quite charming.

With a pleasing face and a voluptuous figure, she might not be considered a beauty, but she certainly isn't old or ugly.

However, the young man in the hunting robe seemed to dislike the woman in the purple skirt quite a bit, which is why he didn't say anything nice to her.

The woman in the purple dress silently endured the insults, not daring to utter a sound or refute them.

Because she knew perfectly well that if she talked back to the boy in the hunting robe, she would be severely beaten by him.

However, the young hunter became even angrier when he saw her silent demeanor.

"I get angry just looking at you!"

"If I don't find an opportunity this time, how will I repay my bets?"

"If all else fails, just sell your daughter to a good family."

"Anyway, it's someone else's seed, so it's a way to make use of waste."

Upon hearing this, the woman in the purple dress, who had been silent and reserved, suddenly raised her head, her face filled with disbelief.

"Zhuo Buqun, are you even human?"

"Tao'er is your own brother's daughter. How dare you think of selling Tao'er for gambling money?"

“After your elder brother died, you said that as long as I followed you, you would take good care of my mother and me.”

"But now you..."

Before the woman in the purple dress could finish speaking, the young man in the hunting robe, Zhuo Buqun, suddenly flew into a rage.

"You bitch, you've gone too far!"

"What I say goes, how dare you talk back?" Zhuo Buqun didn't even think before slapping him across the face.

There was a loud "smack"!
The woman in the purple dress had a swollen cheek, revealing a bright red handprint.

The slap was so powerful that it made her vision go black for a moment, and her body, including the bubbles, swayed involuntarily.

The bubble was just a hair's breadth away from bursting.

They are currently at the bottom of the sea, and if the woman in the purple dress bursts her bubble, she will surely drown here.

The woman in the purple dress covered her face, clenched her teeth, and felt an uncontrollable murderous intent welling up in her heart.

However, she dared not show it at all, and did not even dare to let Zhuo Buqun see the hatred in her eyes.

The woman in the purple dress lowered her head, her voice pleading, and said, "Husband, please, don't sell Tao'er."

"Isn't she your daughter now too?"

"Tao'er is only seven years old. If she is sold to someone else, she will never have a good life..."

Zhuo Buqun, mindful of Bubble's safety, refrained from further physical assault and continued to reprimand the woman in the purple dress.

He snorted coldly, his anger still burning, and said nonchalantly, "If I don't sell her, how am I going to pay back my gambling debts?"

"Those guys at the Chaotic Star Gambling House won't pity me."

"If I don't pay back my gambling debts, they'll definitely throw me into the sea to feed the fish."

"You feel sorry for that bastard, but why don't you think about me?"

"Don't waste my breath. If you anger me, I'll sell you off too!"

These words chilled the woman in the purple dress to the bone.

Others may not know, but surely she does?
Why did Zhuo Buqun incur gambling debts? Wasn't it because he was an incurable gambler?

Once upon a time, when her husband, Zhuo Buqun's elder brother, was still alive, her family was happy and harmonious.

At that time, Zhuo Buqun was still a good younger brother, often calling her "sister-in-law" and "elder brother," and was quite well-behaved and sensible.

Unexpectedly, one day, a sudden disaster struck. Her husband went out to sea to hunt mushroom-like creatures and tragically died in the belly of a fish.

From that time on, Zhuo Buqun began to fawn over them, coming to take care of the mother and daughter every few days.

After spending some time together, Zhuo Buqun even said he wanted to marry her, wanting to take care of his elder brother's wife and daughter in his place.

At that time, she was struggling to raise Tao'er all by herself, and in a moment of infatuation, she unwittingly acquiesced.

She thought that Zhuo Buqun, as her husband's younger brother, would not mistreat her and her daughter.

Unexpectedly, within a month or two, this guy revealed his true colors.

It turns out that the reason Zhuo Buqun married his sister-in-law was to covet the inheritance left by his elder brother, so that he could live a life of luxury in the gambling den.

In just one or two months, Zhuo Buqun squandered all the inheritance left by her husband.

Without their property, she and Tao'er became useless to Zhuo Buqun.

Zhuo Buqun stopped pretending and began to beat and scold her and Tao'er at the drop of a hat.

He even forced her to go out to sea to fish and provided her with gambling funds.

She also considered rebelling and leaving Zhuo Buqun with Tao'er.

Unfortunately, Zhuo Buqun attached himself to the Star Palace of Chaotic Star Island and became the law enforcement mushroom master of Chaotic Star Island.

She was of low status and had little influence. Although she was a third-level mushroom master, she didn't have any mushrooms and was no match for Zhuo Buqun.

If she really angered Zhuo Buqun, it wouldn't matter if she died, but if something happened to Tao'er, how could she face her deceased husband?

That's why she's been swallowing her anger and just getting by all these years.

Unexpectedly, Zhuo Bufan went further and further astray, his gambling addiction grew, and he racked up a mountain of debt.

Now they've gone so far as to consider selling her and Tao'er to someone else! (End of Chapter)