The Heartbeat of the Cruel Elves

Du Feiya, on the other hand, had been concentrating on thinking hard. But after thinking for a long time, she could only give a similar answer as Li Yin: there was no way.

I made a mistake. Finally, she puffed up her cheeks and said angrily, I shouldn't have regretted it so early.

That giant dragon is indeed a cunning and dishonest fellow!

"What are you talking about, little one." A voice suddenly came from the sky, "Did I promise not to hurt you? Did I fulfill my promise?"

Li Yin and Du Feiya raised their eyelids and looked behind them. A huge blue crystal mine fell from the sky again.

"And you, what are you doing?" The Sapphire Dragon waved its four legs, walked leisurely, and looked around aimlessly, as if inspecting its own territory. "You actually tried to break down my door, you——"

It suddenly froze, and then suddenly looked extremely angry.

"You..." It opened its mouth wide, its entire body trembling, "What are you doing?"

“You are actually poaching!”

"What did you steal?" Li Yin and Du Feiya also opened their mouths and widened their eyes, not yet reacting.

"Poaching!" the dragon said with determination and gritted his teeth.

"You despicable and shameless bugs, I was kind and generous and let you go, but in return you unscrupulously embezzled and robbed my property!"

"Embezzlement... robbing?" Li Yin looked confused. "Wait, we didn't do anything."

"Then what is this?" The dragon stretched out its paw and slapped the ground hard.

Li Yin looked in the direction it pointed and saw the charcoal fire that was still flashing with sparks, and the grilled fish that had not been finished.

"This is……"

"Do I need to remind you?" the dragon opened his mouth wide and roared, "so that you can understand that I am the lord of this land and have the right to hunt and gather on this land?"

"You have caught my fish in my lake and collected my firewood without my permission. Your actions are no different from those of bandits!"

Li Yin was silent.

After a while, he said in a muffled voice: "Are you serious?"

"What?" The dragon roared incredulously.

"You don't let us go out, and you don't allow us to collect. Aren't you just trying to starve us to death?"

He suddenly realized that his judgment was wrong. The dragon didn't want to kill him, but wanted to change the way it killed him. However... even if it didn't want him to die quickly, there were many other ways that were many times more cruel than this. Why did it choose to starve him to death?

Chapter 183 Hunting Rights

Li Yin was puzzled and finally had to give up all distracting thoughts. He thought to himself that the dragons were all crazy and could not be judged by common sense.

"You are the lunatic!" The dragon's neck suddenly jerked, and its huge head moved close to Li Yin. It opened its mouth and roared angrily. A violent airflow rushed towards his face, almost knocking Li Yin to the ground.

"Kill and starve to death. You evil two-legged bugs, don't judge others by your own standards. Don't imagine that this dragon is so evil, okay?"

Li Yin was slightly stunned, and managed to steady himself. He felt a little happy that he didn't have to die, but he felt more confused and bewildered.

What on earth do you want to do? He roared silently in his heart.

"You just stole some small fish from me. Hmm... maybe there are more than just these small fish." The dragon tilted its head, and a glow flickered in its huge pupils, as if it was estimating something. "So many days have passed, maybe there are Losmon, berries, etc."

"In short, so far, you have only illegally occupied a small amount of this dragon's property. It is not much, not enough to constitute a capital crime."

"Therefore, this dragon will not kill you. But," it paused.

When Li Yin and Du Feiya heard it say in person that it would not kill, they were all filled with joy on their faces. However, the word "but" suddenly changed their expressions and froze them.

"You can escape the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life. You must accept the punishment, and it must be severe to serve as a warning to others."

Li Yin's heart trembled and his face looked sad.

Brother, there are only two of us here, there's no need to follow suit.

The dragon automatically ignored his words, thought for a moment, and then came up with his own solution: "How about I give each of you insects fifty lashes on the buttocks, then roast them over fire and then soak them in ice water."

"This way, every time you steal and roast my fish, you will think of the pain of being roasted by ice and fire..."

Li Yin's legs trembled violently, and his buttocks could already feel the sharp pain of ice and fire, and the pounding of a heavy object. Du Feiya's face was even paler.

Otherwise, you might as well just kill me, he thought.

"So, you would rather accept death than accept this relatively merciful and fair punishment?" The dragon accurately captured his thoughts.

Li Yin was shocked and kept silent.

That was just an exaggeration. He hadn't thought about really dying yet. However, if he was to be spanked fifty times, first with fire and then with ice, then...

"No," the dragon once again accurately captured his thoughts, "You neither want to die nor accept a relatively fair punishment."

"You shameless little bug." Its glowing pupils stared at Li Yin, and its tone was drawn out, "You did evil, but you don't want to take responsibility at all, and you only know how to escape punishment."

How could this be considered a fair punishment? Li Yin complained bitterly. They had only eaten a few small fish, and they were trapped by the dragon with no way out. They were going to be beaten with fifty sticks? And their injured buttocks were soaked in ice and then roasted by fire?

Looking at the dragon's claws that were bigger than his butt, he seriously doubted that he could not withstand the burns or ice soaks at all. Those big claws could just grab a piece of board and beat his butt into a watermelon paste.

"This dragon has no intention of arguing with you about the fairness and rationality of the punishment. After all, criminals always tend to exonerate themselves." The dragon held his head high with pride.

What else can I say when you are like this... Li Yin completely gave up the possibility of communication. He bent his legs slightly and stared at the dragon, ready to turn around and run away if it made the slightest move.

Although he knew that it would be difficult for him to escape the pursuit of the giant dragon with a pair of huge wings with his short legs, it was impossible for him to willingly admit his guilt and accept punishment.

"However, although you are extremely despicable, greedy and cunning, and have no sense of responsibility, and refuse to admit your guilt..." The dragon uttered a series of words condemning Li Yin and Du Feiya's poaching. At the end, it paused slightly and changed its tone: "But this dragon is kind-hearted and understands your cowardice."

"If you don't want to be punished, that's fine. This dragon will generously and mercifully provide you with a way to save your asses."

"Method?" Li Yin, whose leg muscles were tense and ready to turn around and run at any moment, was slightly stunned. "What method?"

"It's very simple." The dragon said calmly.

However, from its glowing pupils, Li Yin seemed to sense a look that said "I've been waiting for you to ask this."

"Your fishing and gathering activities are considered illegal because you have not been approved by this dragon, the local master."

"As long as you get the authorization from this dragon, can't you pick and hunt freely here and live without worries about food and clothing every day?" Its voice was unexpectedly persuasive.

Li Yin and Du Feiya clearly felt that this was a trap, but they had to bow their heads under the eaves, so they could only bite the bullet and ask:

"Then how can we obtain the permission of His Excellency the Great Dragon and receive your generous hunting rights..."

"Of course it works for me," the dragon said calmly.

"Work... for you?" Li Yin suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. He looked at Du Feiya and they looked at each other in surprise.

"Yes," the dragon responded generously.

"You have trespassed here without permission, so your life or death has nothing to do with me, and I have no obligation to sacrifice my own property and food to feed you."

"But if you are servants who serve me exclusively, then it is different."

"Of course a great dragon will not sit idly by and watch its servants starve to death."

"Even your previous acts of fishing, hunting and gathering without my permission, I can treat them as advance payment and forgive them."

"What do you think?" It lowered its head and stared at the two with its sparkling pupils. "Isn't this suggestion of mine reasonable?"

Li Yin was stunned. He looked at Du Feiya again, and both of them had frozen expressions.

"It's reasonable." After a while, Li Yin said slowly.

No matter if it was reasonable or not, it had to be reasonable. He had no other choice. Either he was caught and beaten with fifty sticks, and then his buttocks were burned with fire and then soaked in ice water, or he accepted the dragon's suggestion.

At present, the latter is obviously much more acceptable than the former.

"Then it is happily decided," the dragon said in a decisive tone, its upper and lower sharp teeth clasped together with a loud clanging sound.

"You work for me and earn your labor income legally and reasonably."

"In exchange, this dragon will grant you the right to hunt and gather on this land," it said in a serious tone, "as a reward for your hard work."

Although it spoke in a clear and loud voice, with a serious expression and a businesslike tone, Li Yin could still smell a successful evil plot from the scales on its cheeks that couldn't stop trembling slightly, and the beautiful light-belt-like tail that kept swaying behind its buttocks.

So, is this its real purpose? Li Yin couldn't help but be stunned.

It went through such a long way just to order him around? For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little amused, but at the same time, he also felt a little relieved.

It could have directly enslaved itself and Du Feiya, as the two sides were not at the same level of power. But it did not do so, and instead took great pains to go through such a long detour, which showed that it was still a reasonable guy - although it was full of self-satisfied perverse theories...

This must be the case. Li Yin thought about it for a moment and immediately concluded. It can clearly sense his mental activities. If his speculation just now was all imaginary, with its temper, it would have scolded him long ago. Now it seems to be indifferent to his mental activities, obviously it is guilty of something -

Li Yin suddenly felt a cold and murderous gaze, and the hairs on his body stood on end!

He looked up subconsciously and found that the dragon's two azure vertical pupils were staring at him without blinking.

"Why, human bug?" the dragon rumbled. "You look worried. Are you dissatisfied with this generous plan?"

"How about," it said in a long tone, "this dragon takes back this plan?"

"No, no, no, absolutely not." Li Yin replied immediately, "Your kindness and compassion will always be remembered in our hearts and we are grateful!"

"So, the reason you frowned and shrunk just now is...?"

Li Yin's mind was working rapidly: "I'm thinking about how I can serve you wholeheartedly, now that we have established an employment relationship, hehe..." He rubbed his hands and smiled stiffly.

Du Feiya looked in surprise at the man and the dragon who had quickly adapted to their new relationship.

"That's good," the dragon nodded with a smile, saying meaningfully, "If you have any dissatisfaction, you must speak up directly."

"I don't want my servants to have dirty thoughts all day long."

"Absolutely not!" Li Yin straightened his chest, vowed, and promised again.

The dragon's huge vertical pupils revealed a look of approval, and it nodded again.

"I'm glad you've come to such a profound realization about your new job so quickly."

Li Yin smiled attentively but he was complaining in his heart. It seemed that he could no longer say bad things about the dragon, not even thinking about it - even this thought itself was probably already clearly transmitted to the dragon's mind at this moment.

Suddenly, an idea came to his mind.

"Well, Your Excellency the Great Dragon. It's not impossible for me to work for you, but I have one condition."

"Conditions?" The dragon glared with an unfriendly look.

"No, no," Li Yin quickly corrected his words, "It's a request, a request."

"Speak!" The dragon snorted and responded unhappily.

Li Yin nodded and said carefully: "Although we work for you, I hope that some of our basic rights can be guaranteed. After all... I think... we are just servants hired by you, not slaves."

When Du Feiya heard this, she couldn't help but nodded, looking up at the dragon with anticipation and fear.

As a dark elf princess, she had always been the one ordering others around. She had not, and had no desire to, experience the feeling of being enslaved by others.

"Of course," the dragon widened its sapphire eyes and said more angrily, "What do you think of me?"

"Evil dark elf bugs?"

Du Feiya's fair face couldn't help but turn red.

"Or is it a filthy mind-thirster that relies on psychic powers to commit crimes and manipulate other people's minds at will?"

Li Yin's expression froze. Although he was not a mind sucker, he had only absorbed a little of their abilities, and he did not have the strong feeling of being named as Du Feiya did.

, but there is still a slight feeling of discomfort.

He endured the discomfort, calmed his mind a little, and continued:

"Then, while we are serving you in the future, could you please stop detecting our minds, just like you did when you played chess with me before?"

"You know, mental activity is an important sign of our intelligent creatures. Protecting mental privacy is as important to every intelligent creature as protecting our lives and property. I think that the most noble intelligent race like the dragon race and outstanding wise men like you can undoubtedly understand our feelings better..."

As Li Yin was talking, he suddenly heard the sound of teeth clashing above his head, and it was very rapid. He subconsciously looked up and saw that although the dragon's cheeks were tense, it seemed that it couldn't close its mouth.

"What's wrong?" Li Yin was stunned. "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"No..." The dragon coughed lightly, and said in a serious tone, "You continue."

You two bugs with brains not much bigger than almonds dare to call yourselves an intelligent race. I really...

The dragon almost couldn't help laughing, if it hadn't considered that it would have to let these two little bugs work under its hands and couldn't hurt their self-esteem too much.

However, considering that the human insect just called the dragon race the most noble intelligent race, it seems that it can also clearly realize the insurmountable gap between its own race and the dragon race, and is not delusional about using the word "intelligent race" to be on an equal footing with itself. The dragon decided from the bottom of his heart to reluctantly forgive it.

"In short," Li Yin was a little puzzled, and after adjusting his tone, he continued very respectfully, "I hope that our spiritual activities can remain secret and inviolable, although - that may just be an unintentional mistake of your brilliant eyes."

Du Feiya nodded in agreement.

She had never been treated like this since she was little. Her every move, even her every thought, was exposed to the eyes of others without reservation. This was especially unbearable for the dark elves who valued secrecy!