Chapter Twenty-Three is very hurt

  The Earl's Manor.

  Li Ye lay on the bed, his upper body wrapped in a bandage by Lily into a dumpling shape, only leaving his face exposed, with a strip of gauze from his left eye to the right corner of his mouth! Originally meant to be a heavily injured look, but ended up looking like a freshly unearthed mummy!

  Mercedes VII sat beside the bed, holding Li Xie's hand with both hands, his face full of concern! Behind him, in addition to Li Xie's family members Cano and servants, there were also left and right assistants, military commanders, six department heads, and the Minister of Finance under the direct control of the emperor, as well as the Minister of Magic Beasts, etc., almost filling up Li Xie's 30-square-meter bedroom! These people's faces were also full of concern! Especially Marquis Panseng, who was so anxious that he wanted to cut off a piece of his own flesh to supplement Li Xie!

  In the bedroom, Larry's sword was thrown on the ground, Li Xie's blood-stained clothes were thrown on the chair, and his lower body was still covered with a blood-stained quilt!

  The shocking blood-red color is enough, no need for further description of Larry Panson's crimes!

  "Take good care of your injuries, I'll take responsibility for you!" Meisaides VII's eyebrows and eyes conveyed emotions for half a day before finally ending his inquiry to Li Xie with these words.

  After learning that Li Xie was seriously injured but not in danger of his life, after being refused by Li Xie to ask someone to treat the wound, he could only help Li Xie vent his anger from another aspect!

  "Your Majesty, never mind, those one hundred fifth-tier magical beasts aren't a small number either. Let's just forget it. I'm afraid if I get stabbed again, next time I might not be so lucky!" Li Xie said with a face full of lingering fear.

  As soon as he mentioned being stabbed with a sword, Mercedes VII's face immediately sank, and just as he was about to speak, Marquis Panseng next to him interrupted: "The duel on the mainland of the gods is sacred, losing is losing! Don't worry, Earl Ye, Lari's mixed-race kid lost 100 fifth-tier magic beasts, my Panseng family will definitely find a way to return them to Earl Ye! It's just that I hope Earl Ye can be generous and not mind my young son..."

  "Hmph! My Viscount Pansy!" Mercedes VII said calmly: "Destroying the sacred duel, injuring the Earl of this dynasty, such a crime is punishable by burning at the stake!"

  "Your Majesty..." Li Xie didn't want to push the Duke of Pansing too hard, lest he make an enemy for himself! Moreover, after hearing what Mercedes VII said, he immediately realized that Mercedes VII was helping him knock on wood! Otherwise, why would Mercedes VII be so pressing on the Duke of Pansing? Such behavior would only cause the Duke of Pansing to lose a young son, but it would not weaken his military power. On the contrary, it would make him resentful! So Li Xie hastily interjected: "Your Majesty, Lari Pansing may have committed a heinous crime, but I'm fine, just a bit uncomfortable in my heart and need something to relieve it. Once I feel better, things can be settled amicably. I hope Your Majesty will temporarily not pursue this matter. Let me calm down first, then we can make a decision."

  "Alright, since you say so, I won't make a fuss about it for now. My Marquis Panson, feel free to drop by whenever you're free and see if our Earl Ye is in good spirits!"

  "Yes, yes! I will obey Your Majesty's orders." The Marquis of Pansing finally let out a sigh of relief in his heart. As a general who had been stationed in the imperial capital for a long time, he understood what it meant to "follow the emperor's orders" as mentioned by Emperor Meissner VII and Viscount Evil. It seemed that he could only try to bribe his way out of this situation! But at least it was better than losing his life! According to the law, Larry Pansing should indeed be executed by fire!

  "All right, Earl Xie is seriously injured and needs rest, don't disturb him with trivial matters, disperse."

  "Long live Your Majesty!" Li Xie weakly shouted, then made a painful expression: "Lily, come quickly and help me rub my chest to relieve the gas. Whoever helps me relieve the gas will be the one I'll hurt."

  When Mercedes VII, who was walking to the bedroom door, heard this, a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and behind her, the eyes of the ministers sparkled! They were all old and cunning people, and they understood the meaning of Li Xie's last sentence.

  Originally, these ministers all understood that Li Xie, this Lamborghini heir, had a boundless future, and they had long been thinking of currying favor with him. However, due to Li Xie's boorish behavior at the imperial banquet and ball, these ministers thought it best to continue observing for a while longer.

  Now, Mercedes VII is furious beyond precedent because of Earl Shi's injury, which probably shows Earl Shi's true status!

  Especially Mercedes VII actually threatened the Pantheon family in the temple for the sake of Viscount Evil, which seems a bit too much! And that sentence "treat as one's own" made the ministers think wildly!

  Mercedes VII is forty years old this year, with many wives but no sons! Moreover, Shawn Lamborghini died in battle at the age of twenty and was not even married, so how did a viscount suddenly appear as his son twenty years later? There's a story! There's an affair!

  So, these clever ministers used their clever minds to carefully ponder and finally determined the identity of Viscount Evil: Mercedes VII left his offspring among the people when he was young, but due to the royal family's face, they could not recognize him for the time being. In fact, Viscount Evil is the prince!

  Then all the ministers understood why Mercedes VII was so concerned about Viscount Evil!

  If Li Xie knew what the officials were thinking, he would surely be amazed at their imagination and even more so at Master Meng's foresight! For Master Meng had long ago said: Great misunderstandings are often just the result of some self-proclaimed clever people being self-righteous.

  Li Xie's injury was temporarily settled after Mercedes VII's visit.

  The next few days, the Viscount's mansion was busy!

  Innumerable ministers and nobles came to pay their respects, practically treating the Marquis's estate as the imperial court; not coming to pay homage would be uncomfortable!

  The first to arrive was the Beast Minister of the Imperial Court! All high-ranking beasts in the imperial court were under the control of Mercedes VII, but it was impossible for the emperor to do everything personally. As a result, a special official position emerged outside of the six departments, directly responsible only to Mercedes VII - the Beast Minister.

  This person named Skamold? Osric came first because he not only brought many good gifts, but also a piece of good news: Marquis Pansens' financial resources were enough to buy one hundred fifth-tier adult magical beasts. The problem was that he couldn't buy them!

  Marquis Panson naturally negotiated with Scamode in private, and Mercedes VII also acquiesced. However, Scamode dragged on with various excuses and then rushed to the Earl of Evil's mansion to do favors.

  Our beast minister told Li Xie that Marquis Panseng wanted to buy a beast from him for 30,000 gold coins. So our kind and honest Earl Ye found Marquis Panseng and told him that he understood his difficulties. As a result, one hundred fifth-level beasts were sold at a discounted price of 61,000 per head! Our kind and honest Earl Ye got 6 million gold coins in this way! Then, at the price of 30,000 gold coins per head, he bought one hundred fifth-level beasts from our beast minister. As a result, not only did Earl Ye get one hundred fifth-level beasts, but he also gained an additional 3 million gold coins!

  Thanks to the Minister of Warcraft!

  Of course, what Marquis Panseng gave was just compensation for the gambling debt! He hasn't let Earl Ye "breathe smoothly" yet!

  So, Marquis Panser not only sent another batch of gifts and money, but also brought the six-stage magic beast, Double-headed Dragon Lizard, along with Larry Panser! And in front of Li Xie, he gave Larry Panser two slaps!

  The gift was accepted, but Li Xie felt that the two slaps were unnecessary. Now, in Larry's eyes, there was no sign of remorse, only a hint of resentment and a cold glow. Li Xie knew that this grudge had been formed!

  Never mind, Larry Penson still dares how, just kill him!

  These two ministers were followed by a string of other ministers, anyway, Li Ye's hands were numb from receiving gifts and his face was cramped from smiling! Despite this, Li Ye decided to aggravate his injury, an injury that would have healed in no time, but instead dragged on for over a month!

  And his servants also followed suit and were busy for more than a month!

  At first, the visits of these royal ministers made these little slaves tremble with fear, but as more and more big shots came, the little slaves got used to it, and even became lazy! Who let these ministers come to fawn on their masters?

  Li Xie specially gathered these slaves and scolded them severely!

  Damn it, these are all here to give money, they're all masters, and dare to show them attitude? One by one, they have to smile and welcome them, serving them carefully, letting these masters be generous!

  Finally, under Li Xie's scolding, these slaves corrected their thoughts and attitudes! They treated visitors with the utmost respect, just like they would their own parents. As a result, the nobles of the Imperial Capital knew that the slaves of Lord Ye were the most well-mannered and provided the best service. All of this was thanks to Lord Ye's teachings!

  Even in the end, some nobles actually asked Li Xie for these slaves and even bought them at a high price. Li Xie's intention was simple: if the slaves of Earl Ye agreed, they would be given away for free! Unfortunately, those slaves said that they would rather die than leave Earl Ye!

  Finally, after the king's ministers and most of the nobles had visited Earl Ye's residence, Li Ye was considered "recovered". He then held a grand dinner party to thank his guests for their visits. He hinted that the earl's residence was only temporary and they hadn't moved into the manor house they had chosen yet, so there wasn't any good wine stored in the earl's residence. As a result, this dinner party became the most bizarre one in the history of Doudou Kingdom, where all guests brought their own fine wines, some even brought several barrels by horse-drawn carriage!

  The Earl's estate, which had no historical accumulation, is now filled with countless fine wines, and it's not inferior to the oldest winery in the Dutton dynasty!

  The front yard of the Marquis Xie's mansion.

  A bonfire rose slowly, and Li Xie sat beside it. Kano was on his right, Lily on his left, the rest of the servants stood around, and a hundred guards surrounded the perimeter!

  Lily held a long roll of sheepskin, this beautiful little maid's face was flushed, her expression excited as she read the contents of the sheepskin: "Master, these are all the gifts we've received in recent days. There are countless items, and since they can't be stored here, they've been moved to 'Evil Manor', our new earl's residence. In addition to the items, a total of 6,530,000 gold coins were collected!"