Chapter 139: Earth Spirit

  Li Xie opened his big eyes and stared at Xiao An. Who doesn't know that both of them are married? The problem is, as long as neither of the two women gets hurt, it's okay.

  That's the worry of a sentimental little man!

  "What if they don't like each other? What if they get jealous of each other? What if they get hurt?" Li Xie fired off a string of questions.

  Xiao An pouted: "Why is your friend so self-tormented? If everyone likes each other, why worry about it? Just marry two wives, I'll tell my brother to marry a few more sisters-in-law!"

  "Uh... " Little An, how come your mind is more open than mine? Are you the earthling or am I the earthling?

  "What is this?"

  "Oh...... I mean, this......" Li Xie sorted out his thoughts: "Have you ever thought about the woman's feelings? Think about it, if you were her, would you be willing to marry a man with another woman?"

  Xiao An tilted her head: "That depends on who she marries."

  "What about me?"

  "Hah! You stink! Who wants to marry you!"

  "This... is just an analogy... We're making analogies now, not flirting or selling rice cakes!"

  "Alright! Let me put it this way... " Xiao An smiled mischievously: "If I were to marry a duke like Yehuo, who doesn't have the arrogance of nobility or a bad temper, and is kind-hearted and good-natured, I wouldn't mind sharing him with others, hypothetically speaking!"

  Wow!

  I have so many advantages!

  It's terrible, I'm so sorry, it's obvious that you're bragging!

  "Xia Ge, why are you laughing like that? Xiao An was just making an analogy. Anyway, don't think about it, I won't marry you!"

  Li's eyebrow raised, a woman says no, usually means yes, this is what Kano taught.

  Haha……it seems that we are brain-dead! The Gods' Continent practices polygamy and polyandry, so their concept is naturally easy to accept. No, it should be said that they have grown up under this concept, and they don't care whether they can accept it or not, but think it's a matter of course.

  It's all because of those stupid costume dramas that cause trouble. They all come up with this nonsense about one husband and one wife, the princes and princes are all devoted to one person, what women can't accept polygamy? Then how did their dynasty implement polygamy? How could they say that men have three wives and four concubines?

  Li Xie didn't bother to think about it anymore and anyway they weren't on Earth. The most important thing was that there seemed to be a very easy solution to the problem between Xiao An and Ailie.

  Li Xie was in a great mood and laughed: "Come on, let's continue practicing our writing!"

  "Huh? Your friend's troubles, aren't you going to continue discussing them?"

  "My friend is no longer worried!"

  "How did you know?"

  "Hehe... it's a secret!"

  Xīn Lì 2013 year May 5th, Lì Xià.

  Spring is gone, summer has arrived.

  The summer in Chrysanthemum City is unbearably hot, even at the beginning of summer, it's like being in a fiery oven.

  The temperature rises, clothes are drastically reduced, from nobles to commoners, all wear short sleeves, shorts and skirts, everything is short, everything is thin, for a time, the scenery of Chrysanthemum City is infinitely beautiful.

  It's beautiful when viewed from horseback; those are truly magnificent waves.

  Li Xie rode his horse alone on the street, enjoying the kneeling and praise of the people, while constantly looking down to observe the different terrain.

  Is there anything else needed in life?

  However, Li Xie was also a bit concerned. The good families on the street were wearing short sleeves and thin clothes, and his Xiao An was no exception! For this reason, Li Xie was particularly entangled. He couldn't let his destined woman be seen by others all day, could he? He could only intentionally or unintentionally reveal that he especially liked dark-colored clothes, and would often let Xiao An wear darker colors, at least not too revealing.

  This made Li Xie want to invent a bra, so that the women around him wouldn't accidentally expose themselves in the future.

  "Sir!" Kano rushed over on horseback. These days, Li Xie often rode his horse around the streets, although he didn't bring any attendants, but it was still easy to find him: "Sir, urgent matter!"

  Urgent?

  Li Xie's eyes narrowed, and he immediately thought of the imperial capital when he heard that Kano had an urgent matter.

  These past few days have been spent communicating with Mercedes VII, explaining our preparations and confirming the timing of the attack on the Leopard Corps. The only urgent matter is a letter from the Imperial Capital.

  Li Ye turned his horse's head: "Go inform Jack."

  The Lord's Manor Conference Hall.

  Li Xie sat in the main seat, holding the letter and reading it carefully, then handed it over to Fan Di, Jack and others.

  "Your Majesty's intention..." Li Xie said: "The Rose City of Lein Duke is already well-prepared. The Imperial Capital is still slack, and the Marquis of Panshan and the Right Minister are not allowed to escape. As for the specific time of attack, wait for Your Majesty's next letter."

  Fan Di finished reading the letter and burned it. He then said: "Your Excellency, in the Emperor's letter, he mentioned the youngest son of the Right Prime Minister. I met this person five years ago when I was an official. This person has extremely high innate talent. Five years ago, at the age of thirty, he had already achieved the ninth rank of Sword Saint. Now his actual strength is unknown, but he is not in the Imperial Capital. To eradicate the weeds, one must remove the roots. Your Excellency, please ask the Emperor to find this person and use an excuse to make him return to the Imperial Capital."

  Li Xie nodded: "I think Your Majesty didn't immediately attack, also considering this person. I'll send a letter to remind Your Majesty to be cautious. As for attacking the Hu Bao army, the time has been greatly advanced, so there's no need to rush. Now, how are our preparations going?"

  "Sir, the rebel army is fully prepared, but I have yet to find a way for us to effectively approach the Sunflower City Cheetah Army Camp for a surprise attack."

  "Then launch a full-on attack!" Li Xie coldly smiled and said: "The Evil Army is only responsible for reaping the harvest. As for taking down that million-strong Hunting Leopard Legion, I have another trump card!"

  "A frontal assault?" Jack said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, it's not advisable for the evil army to engage in a head-on battle with the 100,000 Leopard Army at present. Can Your Excellency reveal the next trump card? So that this subordinate can make preparations."

  Li Xie smiled mysteriously: "You'll know when the time comes. For now, prepare for a frontal assault and pursuit with the evil army."

  Li Ye looked confident, and Jack didn't say much more, nodding in agreement.

  "Alright." Li Xie let out a helpless sigh: "I thought Your Majesty would launch an immediate attack. Who knew we'd have to wait some more days? Let's end it here for today. Everyone should go do what they need to do."

  "Adults." Vandy Sell said: "The lower officials report back, the earth spirit you want to find has been found for you and is currently locked in the military camp in the west of the city."

  "What?" Li's eyebrows furrowed: "Didn't I tell them to come over?"

  "Sir, goblins are cunning and untrustworthy. If we invite them, they won't come. We can only capture and imprison them."

  "Okay, let's go take a look."

  Chrysanthemum City in the west of the city. In the military camp.

  "You bunch of bastards! The Goddess of Wisdom curses you! The Goddess of Life abandons you! The Earth God, oh, you believe in the Earth God! The Earth God spits on you!"

  Li Xie hadn't even entered the depths of the prison yet, but he could already hear the vicious curses.

  This is definitely not a language that Dwarves would use, it must be that of the Earth spirit.

  "Adults are inferior and despicable. You don't need to see them in person. Just threaten them and they'll do what you want. They're timid and fickle, with venomous words but no backbone. With just a threat, they'll do anything."

  "Alright, you've said that a few times already. Just meet the dwarves and see how it goes, they like to scold so let them scold, I haven't met any dwarves before, at least take a look."

  The curses continued until Li Xie walked into the camp of the imprisoned earth spirit, at which point the curses stopped, as if the cunning earth spirit had realized that a truly big shot had arrived.

  In the tent was a wooden cage holding a wild beast, and a gnome was locked inside, huddled in the corner.

  Although Li Xie had seen many colleagues with strange appearances, when he saw the earth spirit, he couldn't help but frown at its eerie and terrifying appearance.

  The earth spirit has a skull three times larger than that of humans, but it is hairless. The scalp is pink and full of wrinkles. There are fist-sized eyes on its face, with slightly bulging eyeballs and black pupils that have shrunk into an oval shape. Its nostrils have collapsed, and its mouth is filled with sharp fine teeth. Its ears are pointed and long, with a tuft of yellow hair at the top.

  The body of the earth spirit is roughly the same shape as a human's, but much shorter, only about one meter tall. Its hands are bony and have long fingers, but there are only three of them, ending in black hook-shaped claws. Its feet are also skeletal, with large soles and long toes that end in hooked claws.

  Li Xie thinks this is basically a ghostly version of ET, or perhaps an evolved monster with a big head disease of the mole.

  "Why is there only one?" Li Xie originally meant to invite some earth spirits over, not just one. With only one earth spirit, how can you be sure this earth spirit understands inventing things?

  Vandy Sell smiled wryly: "Sir, the earthworms live in caves and are getting more and more cunning. The soldiers we sent were inexperienced, and it's already good that they could catch one. However, sir, if you want more earthworms, we can send people again, and this time we should be able to catch more."

  "Let's take a look first."

  "Hmm... " The earth spirit saw Li Xie and fell silent for a moment before bursting into a sly smile: "This guy must be a big shot! Hmm... Your servant, Xiaosu, is willing to serve you, as long as the pay is enough, Xiaosu is willing to do anything for you. Hmm..."

  You're quite good at reading between the lines!

  "Let him go." Li Xie smiled: "Respected Mr. Shostakovich, I originally wanted to invite you over, but the soldiers misunderstood and offended you, please forgive me."

  In Li Xie's view, the earth spirit is a great inventor and deserves respect. Therefore, when Li Xie speaks, he is also very polite.

  Xiao Shou stepped out of the cage, heard Li Xie's words, and his humble smile suddenly turned arrogant and angry: "What? Is there a way to invite guests like you? Do you know how rude your soldiers are? You must be a rude person too! You should compensate for my loss! You're responsible!"

  Whoa!

  How did your attitude change so quickly?

  He is not a temporary actor, but a professional one.

  Li Xie was somewhat stunned.

  Vandy Sell walked over, without saying a word, and kicked Shasta in the stomach, sending him flying into the wooden frame of the tent. Then he turned to Li Xie and said: "Sir, you really don't need to be so polite to this earth spirit! You still don't know their temperament, they are simply unreasonable! If you give them a little color, they can open a dye house immediately! If you give them a little sunshine, they will shine brighter than the sunflower! In short, they are despicable and cannot be described!"

  It seemed to confirm Vandy Sell's words. The goblin was kicked in the foot but didn't care about the pain on its body. It quickly crawled to Li Xie's front and smiled humbly: "Master, you are the greatest master I have ever seen! If you don't despise me, let me serve you. As long as the reward is enough, I am willing to do anything for you!"

  Uh...

  This guy... has changed a lot!

  Li Xie saw Shuo Sta wanting to kiss his feet and hastily withdrew them. He then stared at Shuo Sta with piercing eyes: "Do you understand invention and creation?"