Chapter 44: The goblins have never worn only their own skins
"I see, I see......"
After the three unscrupulous officials who came to report the news, or asked for help, spoke again and told everything they knew, Li Bai nodded clearly.
However, he didn't rush to comment, just frowned and thought.
Because he sensed that something was tricky: those monsters were obviously not just the four he had seen at the beginning, but more harmful, even a whole litter?
And how many monsters there are in a litter, Li Bai can't imagine, after all, it's a mouse!
As for why they became sperm in batches and came out to plague the county, he didn't know very well, and he didn't want to figure it out...... But he only knew that if those monsters couldn't hide, he would definitely not be able to eradicate the demons.
Therefore, he couldn't help but hesitate a little about the intention of the three people in front of him to come to him.
"Li Shaoxia! Li Langjun! ”
"We really can't help it, who knows there are other monsters in that cell? You should go again and help us think of some way, otherwise in a few days, I don't know how many more people will die in the city! ”
"yes!"
"What a wreck that youkai are doing! It didn't take many days to stop, and last night, I actually killed so many people, even Li Tou ......"
"Ahem!!"
"Li Langjun, this time it was Dou County Ling who personally spoke, let me wait to invite you back to the city to subdue the demon, you can go quickly and come with us, right?"
Seeing that Li Bai's face seemed to be a little hesitant, the three of them hurriedly spoke up again.
At the same time, of course, they did not forget to bring out the name of the Dou County Order, because it was indeed the strict order of their Ming Mansion, if they didn't do this important thing well, they were afraid that they would definitely have no good fruit to eat when they went back!
"Don't worry, let me think about ......"
Li Bai's heart was a little shaken, and at the same time, he was also very puzzled.
It stands to reason that after seeing those four monsters being killed by themselves, even if there are monsters, they should be scattered and flee and dare not continue to stay in place to be monsters, but now it's good, it's been so many days, why are they running out to make trouble and kill people now, could it be that those monsters have not been in the essence for a long time, and their wisdom is too low?
Or, are those monsters not afraid of him Li Bai?!
If it's the former, it's okay, it's nothing more than that he Li Bai needs to run a few more times until he is killed! And if it's the latter, then he has to re-weigh his pounds.
"Okay!"
"I know about this, you guys go back first, I'll take the time to go to the city!"
Since the demon that he descended by himself has revived, then Li Bai has to go again, so after thinking that Li Sanlang was buried in the mouth of the monster, he also felt a little remorseful in his heart, so he gritted his teeth and agreed to this matter.
If there is anything else in the future, he may not easily admit it, after all, it is too much trouble...... But this time is different, this time there is also part of his responsibility, it is caused by his failure to 'eliminate evil', in line with the principle of doing things from the beginning to the end, he said that he must finish this thing!
'Can ......'
'Li Langjun! ’
This matter cannot be delayed, and when it gets dark, God knows how many people will die!" ’
'yes, why don't you pack up and go to the city with us now?' ’
"That's right, Li Langjun, why don't we set off now, if you need anything, just open your mouth and let the government prepare it for you?" ’
'Lee ......'
"That's it! Don't even say it! ”
"You go back first, just go and tell them that I, Li Bai, have already promised, and I will definitely arrive before sunset!"
Li Bai didn't let these people continue to talk more.
He just stretched out his hand and signaled them not to rush any more, because since he had decided to go, he would definitely go, even if he set off a little later, it would not necessarily be slower than the three of them.
'Ahh ’
‘!! ’
'Hey! Li bai! Why did you open my door again?! ’
At this time, before the three of them could continue to say something, a sharp angry rebuke came from the hall behind Li Bai.
‘?? ’
'That's ......'
'How can there be a woman's voice?' ’
Hearing that angry rebuke, the three bad people couldn't help but be a little curious while being anxious, and then they gossiped and stretched their necks to look behind Li Bai, as if they wanted to see which little lady ran to this Li Xiaolangjun's house early in the morning.
‘!! ’
'Is that her?!' ’
"Shhhhh
Soon, when they saw the somewhat familiar woman who appeared at the door of Li Bai's house, the three of them involuntarily gasped, and then subconsciously took two or three steps back in unison.
It turned out that the little lady who came out of the gate of Li Bai's house at this time was not anyone's, but a female goblin with a straight face and a murderous awe-inspiring look, even if she was wearing a light veil in this snowy cold day, they had seen it more than once in this vicinity?
Definitely!
After all, they recognized each other's seductive faces, and apart from the female goblin, they really couldn't think of anyone else who would dare to wear it like that in this icy winter, I was afraid that in the palace with a brazier or a warm earth dragon, those emperors or palace maids would not dare to wear it like each other, right?
‘!! ’
'Li, Li Langjun! Then let's go back first, let's say okay, you must remember to come, we are waiting for you at the city gate!! ’
'Yes! Right! ’
We'll be waiting for you at the gates together, and this time we'll be sure that nothing that doesn't have long eyes will dare to stand in your way!" ’
'Remember! ’
first glanced at each other, and then the three of them didn't dare to stay or persuade each other, so they hurriedly explained a few words and then turned around and ran away.
They know that the beautiful little lady in white is a monster, and Li Xiaolangjun can cure the other party, they can't cure it! So, what can they do right now but run away and try to stay away from each other?
“……”
Watching the three of them staggering in the snow at a very fast speed and running away step by step, watching their figures disappear into the white snow forest in the distance, Li Bai turned around and looked at the female goblin who had just commanded him:
"I'm talking about the white lady!"
"This is my home, can't I open my own door?!"
Shaking his head, Li Bai didn't explain much, because he deliberately left it open just now, and the purpose was of course to drive the other party away as soon as possible.
"Huh?"
"You, your home?"
The female goblin who had just woken up seemed to be a little confused, so after she heard Li Bai's words, she subconsciously looked around, and then soon found that this was really not her house.
"Hey!"
"Really......"
"But even if it's your home, you can't just leave the door open!"
"Didn't you see that I was still sleeping in there?!"
In this regard, the female goblin expressed very, very angry!
Because the house was very warm and she slept comfortably, but who would have thought ...... The stingy man in front of her opened her door without knowing when, and let her wake up alive by the cold north wind, that kind of thing is really unforgivable!
If it were a different person, she would have eaten the other person's heart, although she never seemed to have eaten it......
"Okay!"
"That little white lady, you're awake anyway, when do you want to go back?"
Li Bai plans to pack up some things, change clothes, and then go to the mansion in Hangzhou to see what the situation is there? Therefore, he couldn't take care of this female goblin who didn't plan to leave when he was at his house for the time being, and just wanted to get the other party out of the way quickly.
“!!”
"You're in such a hurry to get rid of people? I'm not here to get in your way! ”
"In this way, Li Bai, do you want to help me get a fireplace in my house too? As long as you say yes, I'll leave immediately! ”
Or......
"Let's just change the house, I'll take my mansion and exchange it for this broken house with you, and then change it back after the winter, what do you think?"
The leprechaun asked expectantly.
“……”
However, Li Bai didn't answer at all, just looked at the other party with a silent look with an expressionless face, with the kind of eyes of 'don't think I'm a fool', which was regarded as his answer.
"Let's go!"
"What's so rare, it's a big deal......"
probably understood what Li Bai meant, and the female goblin was so angry that she slammed the door directly and walked out.
However, after only a few steps, when she stepped on the bone-chilling snow, she suddenly regretted it again, and remembered the warm fireplace behind her...... The kind of heating device that lights a fire in the house and is not afraid of burning to the house is much, much better than a fire plate, and it can be burned for a long time with firewood once, which makes her seem a little reluctant.
"Big deal I'll come back in the evening!!"
"That's right!"
"What just happened? I seem to hear it, so there are monsters in Hangzhou again? ”
It seems that in order to alleviate his embarrassment, or maybe it is to hide some kind of shame and anger of his own? So, the goblin pretended to take two steps forward, then hurriedly turned around and asked with pretended concern and successfully changed the subject.
"It's nothing."
"It should still be the same rat demon as last time, but I don't know how many of them there are, and if they can't hide all the time, I don't have a good way."
"That's ......"
Li Bai, who felt that the other party might provide some help, after hesitating for a moment, his expression softened slightly, and began to explain the situation patiently, briefly saying what he had just heard, including the fact that someone was bitten to death and sucked blood.
"The rat demons you killed last time?"
"However, rat demons generally don't directly suck up blood, they can only suck some essence blood at most......"
Hearing Li Bai's relay, the female goblin couldn't help frowning, and her heart began to be a little surprised.
"But it was the rat demon that I saw and killed at that time! Their burrows were too small for me to enter, so I had to leave them to the jailers to deal with themselves. ”
"But who would have thought that just a few days later, they were making a fuss again......"
"Any other clues?"
"Any other clues?"
"The corpse has a bite wound on the back of the neck, does that count?"
“!!”
"Behind the neck? Sucking dry blood? Ha! That's right, I know, it shouldn't be an ordinary rat demon! ”
"What's that?"
"You can say it's a mouse, but it's not an ordinary mouse!"
“??”
"Oh, you go quickly, be careful, you will naturally find out, that thing is very difficult to entangle, if you really can't do it, don't force it."
"Found what? What kind of yokai is it? ”
"I won't tell you, it's so cold outside......"
"Hey!"
Li Bai shouted, but the goblin didn't seem to want to say more, and quickly retreated back to the hall, and then soon, Li Bai heard the crackling sound of adding firewood to the fireplace.
Obviously, the goblin, she must have chosen to forget what she had just said that she was going to her home.
“……”
Alas!
There was no way, seeing that the other party seemed unwilling to say it clearly, Li Bai didn't want to continue to ask, so he sighed lightly and followed into the hall, ready to pack up some things and change clothes suitable for fighting and warmer.
"Hey!"
"I said, can't you wear more clothes when it's cold? Look, what kind of weather is this, and you are still wearing this set of white yarn? ”
Finally, Li Bai, who had a homemade 'horse clip' on his gloves, couldn't help but wonder and asked a certain female goblin who was lazy and didn't leave in front of the fireplace.
"Clothes?"
"But I don't have any other clothes to change......
“??”
"Huh!"
"Don't tell me that you're all you have?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Bai suddenly remembered, and it seemed that he ...... From the first time I saw each other, did the other party really always look like he was just dressed in white? Originally, he thought there was some other reason, but who thought, it would be like this?!
"That's right!"
"I really only have this set of clothes, if I want to change clothes, I'm afraid I can wait until the next molt......"
“!!”
Molting, molting?!
"What do you mean...... Is this garment made of your skin? ”
Li Bai asked in disbelief.
"That's right!"
The goblin replied calmly.
“!!”
"You—You usually wear the skin you shed as clothes?"
As if he couldn't believe it, Li Bai asked again.
"What's so strange about that!"
"It's very close-fitting to wear like this, it's very comfortable, and the defense is also very strong, if you don't use sword energy, you're afraid that your broken sword won't be able to cut it for a year!"
In this regard, the female goblin looked proud, and she didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all.
"Okay."
For the female goblin in front of him who only wore her own skin all day long, Li Bai was suddenly a little speechless, thinking that he didn't seem to be able to manage so much of the other party's affairs, so he had no choice but to shake his head and continue to pack up his things.
"But ......"
"It's so cold, can't you get yourself some other clothes to wear?"
After taking a rabbit skin coat that was draped outside to protect from the wind and cold, and could also be used as a blanket at a critical time, and then took some heavy copper coins by the way, Li Bai asked a little strangely.
“??”
"Why are you wearing something else?"
"Why else?"
"Look at me, I'm no longer afraid of the cold when I wear this big coat."
As he spoke, Li Bai put on the rabbit skin coat and wrapped him tightly in the thick coat mainly made of rabbit fur.
It's a bit bulky, but it's very warm.
"But ......"
"Li Bai, don't you think it's weird to take off the skins of these rabbits and put them on yourself?"
The goblin blinked, and suddenly asked rhetorically.
“??”
"What's so strange?"
Looking down at the dress on his body and the rabbit skin he was wearing outside, Li Bai suddenly didn't know what to say.
Anyway, he thinks that wearing rabbit skin is a hundred times better than wearing his own skin, right?
He is a high-quality rabbit skin, although it is a common fur raw material leather, but the hair is dense, smooth and flexible, the color of the fur is smooth, the leather plate is fine and tough, after treatment, it is made into a fur, collar and clothing trim, but it is very economical and warm, and it is even more difficult to make this kind of big coat.
"Forget it!"
"I don't talk to you so much!"
He didn't want to be like this snake spirit who only wore her own skin!
Therefore, after seeing that there was nothing left to clean up, he was ready to go out, and as for whether the female goblin in front of him planned to continue to stay in his house, he couldn't care about it for the time being. But it's okay if the other party doesn't leave, there is such a snake spirit staying in his own house to guard, at least he can not worry about the house thief when he is gone.