Chapter 144: Gathering Animal Skins

Upon hearing this, Li Qing burst into laughter and waved his hand, saying, "My dear Xiao, you don't have to worry! In one day, when the Grand Tutor returns, you can take all 200,000 soldiers with you! Suppress the rebellion in the Western Desert!"

"Your Majesty, I thank you so much! Millions of people have lived in the two border areas of the Western Desert! Your Majesty, I thank you so much!"

For a moment, Xiao Yin felt like good times had come! Tears rolled down his cheeks uncontrollably once again! He suddenly knelt upright from his slumped position, kowtowed three times, and shouted in a hoarse, excited voice.

Li Qing smiled and stood up, then said, "My dear minister, please get up. Everyone, the Grand Tutor will return to the court tomorrow. I have decided to go ten miles outside the city to welcome him, and all the officials will accompany him. What do you think?"

"His Majesty."

Upon hearing what Li Qing said, Bi Gan stepped forward and frowned, saying, "It is already the highest standard for all officials to welcome the Grand Tutor back to the court. How can Your Majesty go to receive him in person? Your Majesty should wait for an audience with Grand Tutor Wen in the Wanshou Hall. This is the way of a king."

Shang Rong also stood up and said loudly: "What the Prime Minister said is correct. As the emperor, the king cannot personally welcome the Grand Tutor. We, the officials, will go and welcome him."

All the court officials immediately looked at Li Qing, with doubts in their eyes.

After Li Qing took a look, he thought to himself, "That's right, I think I've been too respectful to the wise and humble recently. If I can't maintain the dignity of an emperor, it will be bad for me in the future. I need to be respectful and fearful."

Thinking of this, Li Qing slowly sat down, nodded calmly and said, "Since Shang Xiang and my uncle said so, I will not insist any more. Well, I will wait for the Grand Tutor to return in the Wanshou Hall! I will adjourn the court."

After saying that, Li Qing stood up again, waved his sleeves, and walked away with his hands behind his back.

"Retreat from court!~"

Wang Youzhi's shrill cry immediately resounded throughout the hall.

Master Wen will be returning to the court soon, which means that Li Qing will finally have soldiers available!

Walking in the garden, Li Qing had no intention of admiring the rare and exotic plants around him, but was thinking with a little excitement in his heart.

He was going to the Western Desert again! Firstly, to clear the border troubles, increase the country's fortune, and see if he could complete some hidden tasks and get some rewards. Secondly, he wanted to go to the Western Desert to find another remains of Chi You.

At present, Li Qing can only collect the essence and blood of the great wizard in this stupid way.

"I have ambition."

Thinking of the Great Wizard's blood essence, Li Qing thought of animal skins again, the skins of level five ferocious beasts. He checked the national treasury these two days, and there were only two skins handed down from his ancestors. There were quite a few other level one and two skins, but after synthesizing them, he could only synthesize one level five skin before they were all used up. So now, he still needed three skins of level five ferocious beasts, three skins of level five ferocious beasts, which were not easy to get.

So after thinking about it, Li Qing turned to Wang Youzhi who was following behind him and said, "Go and call Doctor Shen Gong over. I'll be waiting for him in the imperial study."

"promise."

Wang Youzhi nodded immediately, and then he moved both legs. Although his steps seemed small, he disappeared into the back garden as fast as flying.

Li Qing, on the other hand, walked calmly towards the imperial study.

A moment later.

"Your Majesty, Doctor Shen Gong has arrived."

In the imperial study, Li Qing sat at the desk with his eyes closed, resting, when he saw Wang Youzhi tiptoeing in and bowing.

"Oh, let him come in."

Li Qing opened his eyes slightly, waved his hand calmly and said.

"Your Majesty, you summoned me here, is there something wrong?"

As Wang Youzhi left, Shen Gongbao walked in, bowed to Li Qing, and then asked softly.

Seeing this, Li Qing smiled and stood up, walked away from the desk, reached out and took Shen Gongbao's wrist, walked to the chair, and said with a smile: "Come, my dear, sit down, sit down." Shen Gongbao didn't understand what Li Qing meant, but with his hand held by Li Qing, the hairs on his back stood up for a moment. He quickly sat down obediently on the seat, pulled his hand back, and asked carefully: "What do you mean, Your Majesty? Is there something secret you want me to do?"

Li Qing smiled and sat down beside Shen Gongbao, saying, "It's not that I have something to assign you to do, but I have something to ask of you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Gongbao immediately stood up and was about to kneel before Li Qing, shouting, "Your Majesty, why are you asking for a name? I am terrified!"

But before he could kneel down, a pair of big hands held up his shoulders.

Li Qing smiled and helped Shen Gongbao up, saying, "Alright, alright. I know you're loyal. Actually, I'm in need of a few top-quality beast hides..."

Li Qing didn't say much, but just said that he was short of animal skins because he needed to refine a certain formation, and wanted Shen Gongbao to get him a few.

Of course, the attitude is definitely not to give orders or force requirements, it is just a loan between friends.

Upon hearing this, Shen Gongbao frowned and said, "I do have a few top-quality hides of ferocious beasts, but I'm not sure if they meet your Majesty's requirements."

As he spoke, Shen Gongbao touched his waist and a small storage bag suddenly appeared.

After all, he is Shen Gongbao, and he even has a rare magic weapon like a storage bag with its own space.

After all, magic weapons that can cut space and stabilize it, forming something like a Sumeru mustard seed, are extremely rare.

Shen Gongbao had no scruples in front of Li Qing and showed him the treasure directly, but Li Qing had no desire to covet it, because his Human Emperor System was the largest space magic weapon in the world.

Shen Gongbao reached out and took out six skins of ancient ferocious beasts from his storage bag, held them in his hand, and handed them to Li Qing.

Name: Black Bee Belly Skin

Category: Ancient Ferocious Beast Materials (Level 6)

Three Human Emperor attribute points can be recovered.

Name: Kui cattle hide

Category: Ancient Ferocious Beast Materials (Level 5)

Some Human Emperor attribute points can be recovered.

Name: Blood snake skin

Category: Ancient Ferocious Beast Materials (Level 5)

Some Human Emperor attribute points can be recovered.

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There are a total of six animal skins, and five of them are level five, or above, qualified skins of ferocious beasts!

"Your Majesty, these six animal hides have been in my collection for many years. They are relics of ancient, prehistoric beasts and are excellent materials for refining weapons and treasures. I wonder if they will catch Your Majesty's eye. If not, I will travel through the Three Realms and Six Paths to visit my old friends. No matter what, no matter what method, I will gather the hides you need!"

Shen Gongbao looked at Li Qing, then at the six animal skins in his hand, and said in a deep voice.

Li Qing, however, was staring at the six animal skins in a daze. After a moment, he took a deep breath, reached out and patted Shen Gongbao on the shoulder, saying, "My dear, you have helped me a lot!"

As he spoke, Li Qing reached out and took the six animal skins, saying, "These six animal skins are enough, more than enough!"