Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 619 - 617

Chapter 619: 617

"Little girl, are these tigers of yours also raised on pigs?" Di Shaowei thought about it again and realized it was wrong, there’s no way this little girl could make such a losing deal!

Xiao’er shook her head, "Of course not, I let them fend for themselves!"

Fend...for...themselves? Di Shaowei, not afraid to ask anything, queried, "How you do that?

Simply put, they roam freely in the mountains and find their own food! There are plenty of animals in the mountains and they’re free, so why would I have to spend my silver to raise pigs to feed them!" As Xiao’er reasoned.

Upon hearing this, Di Shaowei really wanted to strangle Xiao’er, "Then why did you just tell me to raise pigs? If I can let them fend for themselves, why do I need to raise pigs to feed them!"

He didn’t have an endless amount of silver to waste!

"Because you’re not me! If you set them free in the mountains, are you confident if that’s letting them roam or setting them loose to their natural habitat?" As Xiao’er retorted with a you-are-so-stupid look.

Di Shaowei was about to go berserk induced by Xiao’er!

"Girl, are you using me as your entertainment? Why is it that you can let them roam freely, and I have to raise them?"

"Brother Di, you are so thick-headed! We’ve talked about this before. What’s the relationship between you and me? Giving you a tiger cub to raise will only benefit you! And, I’ve thought far ahead for you!"

Di Shaowei was utterly confused. Just when this girl was having this lengthy conversation with him, they are back to square one again!

"Little girl, honestly, I don’t get it. How is giving me a tiger cub a long-term plan? Shed some wisdom!" Di Shaowei admitted that he didn’t quite have this girl’s level of insight, so he had to ask for some answers!

"My hope is that you get acquainted with the cub first. Later, I’ll send you some more tiger cubs. By then, the original cub you raised would have grown much larger, and it is definitely more skillful than the little ones! That way, wouldn’t it become the leader of the pack! Most importantly, you would have already formed an emotional bond with the tiger leader. If the leader listens to you, won’t all the other little tiger cubs listen to you as well? By then, you can let them roam freely in the mountains. You just need to let the tiger leader manage them!"

Emotional bond? That’s a peculiar term! Nevertheless, Di Shaowei, finally understanding her point, was almost moved to tears, "Little girl, your kindness has overwhelmed me. I’m deeply touched! When I get back, I will definitely take good care of that tiger cub. I will make it the leader of the tigers."

"Glad to hear you appreciate my good intentions. When I take these tigers up the mountain and bring back some more cubs, I’ll send them to you. This way you can train your very own tiger army! Scare off all those rebels!" Xiao’er heaved a sigh of relief as she finally persuaded Di Shaowei, even his conversation had left her parched.

Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at Di Shaowei and sneered, "Stupid!"

Having said that, Shangguan Xuanyi left with Xiao’er.

Di Shaowei was at a loss - how did he become so stupid? This girl’s secretive kindness was just so hard to capture if she didn’t say it outright, a mere mortal like him would never understand!

Xiao’er lowered her head and giggled. Of course, she would not tell Di Shaowei that Shangguan Xuanyi called him stupid because he was fooled by her own words!

At that moment, Zhao Yong returned, having apprehended a man. He was injured in the shoulder and his clothes were stained with blood:

"Master, as you commanded, I’ve captured him!"

As soon as Zhao Yong finished his statement, he staggered forward.

Di Shaowei quickly reached out to support him.

Xiao’er was no longer in the mood for jesting; she quickly ran over to Zhao Yong, took out a pill and gave it to him, "Quick, take this!"

He must have lost too much blood.

After feeding Zhao Yong the medicine, Di Shaowei helped him to rest on the side.

He then approached the man Zhao Yong captured, who was immobilized, and examined him top to bottom, "He looks kind of familiar, as if I’ve seen him somewhere before, but I can’t quite remember."

Shangguan Xuanyi coldly muttered a name, "Li Mingjun."

"Oh! I remember now, you are Li Mingjun’s master! The martial arts skills that Li Mingjun possesses were taught by you!" Reminded by Shangguan Xuanyi, Di Shaowei finally saw the light.

The man never thought that the Sixth Prince, having glimpsed him from a distance when he was young, would remember him.

He couldn’t help doubting, could the Minze Dynasty, having an Emperor’s son like him, really be destroyed?

Have the young master and the general oversimplified things?

"The Li family secretly mined iron and made weapons, secretly recruiting soldiers. If you confess everything, I can spare your life!" Shangguan Xuanyi looked into the eyes of Li Mingjun’s master and said coldly.

Li Mingjun’s master’s pupils shrank as he heard this. How did the Sixth Prince know everything? How was he able to find out?!

No, he is testing me, I definitely can’t give myself away!

He avoided Shangguan Xuanyi’s gaze and retorted coolly, "I don’t know what you’re talking about!"

The corner of Shangguan Xuanyi’s mouth lifted, revealing an enticing smile, "I don’t need you to know anything, it’s enough that I know!"

"Calling my men, search this mining area thoroughly!" Di Shaowei ordered his soldiers.

Shangguan Xuanyi pulled Xiao’er aside, "Let’s go back and capture all people from the Li family!"

"Wait a moment! This has nothing to do with the Li family; it was my decision to mine the iron in secret. I did all that behind the Li family’s back!" Li Mingjun’s master pleaded hastily.

After hearing his words, Xiao’er started laughing, "Just because you deny the Li family’s involvement, doesn’t mean that they are not involved. To deal with the Li family, all we need is to find a member of their family here and the family’s guilt can be inferred. Why would we need any evidence! Brother Shangguan, is Li Mingjun’s Master considered a member of the Li family?"

"A day’s teacher, for a lifetime a father!" Shangguan Xuanyi replied.

"Oh, so being a teacher for a day is equivalent to being a father for life! How many days has Li Mingjun’s master been teaching Li Mingjun for?" Xiao’er asked Di Shaowei.

"At least eight if not ten years I think! Even right now, he’s still Li Mingjun’s Master!" Di Shaowei pondered and answered.

"My goodness. The Li family is in big trouble now, even if they jump into the Huai River, they won’t be able to wash away their disgrace. Li Mingjun’s father for thousands of generations secretly mined iron and raised a private army. As the saying goes, the son must pay for the father’s debts, Brother Shangguan! Hurry and go arrest the Li family! Annihilate nine generations of their family! No, actually, annihilate eighty-one generations to atone for their sins!"

Upon hearing this, Di Shaowei burst out laughing. This girl’s deliberate misinterpretation of ’A day’s teacher, for a lifetime a father’ was too absurd!

Becoming a father for life after teaching for a day! What about a person who’s been a teacher for several years, wouldn’t that make them a father for thousands of generations?!

It’s truly ludicrous!

Li Mingjun’s master was indeed infuriated by Xiao’er’s remarks. Is this how the proverb ’A day’s teacher, for a lifetime a father’ should be interpreted?

Even Shangguan Xuanyi found Xiao’er’s odd logic amusing and his mood couldn’t be better.

"Brother Shangguan, let’s go! I’m worried that if the news leaks out, the eighty-one generations of the Li family will all run off!"

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