A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 315 Xia Mi fleeces Xu Lie

As dusk settled like a gradually dyed iris silk, it gently covered the dome of London, the last warmth of the daytime mingling with the coolness of late summer evening over the Thames.

Xia Mi held Xu Lie's hand tightly, looking around curiously. Nearby, two or three people were chatting and drinking at the entrance of the tavern, while in the distance, the spire of the Houses of Parliament overlapped with the London Eye.

Having already been teleported by Xu Lie once, and having also used a teleportation talisman to travel to Bellow Island herself, Xia Mi gradually got used to this teleportation method, which was even more practical than spatial creation: "So this is London?"

The two had already finished dinner in the capital. During the meal, they talked about the digestive potion, so Xu Lie brought Xia Mi over.

Xu Lie looked down at Xia Mi's small hand, warm and soft as jade. No one would have thought that such a delicate hand could destroy an entire train station: "How long are you going to hold it?"

"Oh dear." Xia Mi grinned, revealing her tiger teeth. "Let me hold your hand a little longer, just a little while, okay?"

"..." He was truly defeated by her. Xu Lie nodded helplessly and immediately sensed Xia Mi's spirituality rising the moment he agreed.

"All digested?"

"Mmm!" Xia Mi was very excited: "The Sequence 7 briber is completely dealt with. I can finally advance to the next sequence."

These words made Xu Lie's expression very strange. He had once taken advantage of Fenrir's status and knew that Chu Zihang, Fingel, and others had been using Lu Mingfei and Caesar as potion digestion accelerators.

Little did he expect that he would one day be the one being fleeced by Xia Mi.

Similar to her role as a lawyer, Xia Mi drank the Barbarian Potion and it melted in her mouth. After advancing to Sequence 7 Briber, her progress slowed down again.

As the Dragon King, Xia Mi rarely needed to bribe anyone, or rather, he never did.

But not long ago, Xia Mi was pleasantly surprised to find that as long as she let Xu Lie hold her hand and then had Xu Lie treat her to a meal, she could complete the bribery.

This process digests a portion of the magic potion.

This discovery surprised Xia Mi. She hadn't actually given Xu Lie any object; she had simply held his hand to satisfy a symbolic, physical 'bribe' so that he could digest the potion.

Therefore, Xia Mi became unstoppable. Under the pretext of digestion, she held Xu Lie's hand and wouldn't let go, leading him all the way from the capital to London.

Now that she's finished digesting, Xia Mi couldn't be happier: "You have to keep helping me digest, it's too slow for me to digest by myself."

Xu Lie looked at Xia Mi with annoyance. What the hell is this "helping you digest"? Even with Xu Lie's wild imagination, he never thought that Xia Mi could digest the briber by bribing him with her body.

She even considered asking him for help later on. Xia Mi's next sequence is the Corrupted Baron. Is she trying to corrupt him with her body?
Xu Lie showed some resistance to Xia Mi's idea of ​​shaving him bald: "The lawyer's path works like this. If you had chosen the Grim Reaper path before, you would have been directly promoted to Sequence 6 without all this trouble."

This is no joke. The 9th to 7th paths of the Grim Reaper are the Corpse Collector, Gravedigger, and Spirit Medium, respectively.

Given the brutal nature of the ancient battlefield of the Dragon Clan, so many dragons died under Xia Mi's command, leaving countless corpses. As the Dragon King, in order to boost the morale of his subordinates, he would put on a show after each battle by leading the collection of his men's corpses, and over the years he had collected quite a few.

In addition, Xia Mi dug up graves everywhere in the modern world. The fifth generation that once caused a great disturbance in the preparatory class and the dragons on Bello Island were all dug up by Xia Mi.

The first two potions are definitely melt-in-your-mouth, and the necromancer goes without saying. The dragon king, who can directly see and command the elements and use words of power at will, is also melt-in-your-mouth, directly guaranteeing him a promotion to necromancer.

Xia Mi knew about this too, because Xu Lie had explained to her during the meal: "Who wants something that melts in your mouth? Something with the properties of a corpse? I don't want something that looks so ugly."

Do you think the Black Emperor's subsequent curly-haired baboon form is good-looking?

To avoid causing Xia Mi any trouble, Xu Lie wisely kept his complaint to himself and didn't voice it.

Xia Mi glanced around and pointed to the Thames River. A black, extended Lincoln was parked quietly on the riverbank. Opposite the car stood a middle-aged priest, the bishop of the British Diocese, an alter ego of Xu Lie.

"Is it over there?" Xia Mi asked softly. Even though she had already dealt with the bribe-giver, it was unclear whether she was pretending to be oblivious or genuinely unaware, but her hand remained firmly on hers.

The two men came to London for the title.

As mentioned in the original work, the sequence names of the Black Emperor pathway are as strange as those of the Witch pathway, ranging from low to high as Corruption, Chaos, Depravity, Madness, and Order of Slaughter.

Simply to echo the 'Black Emperor' at the very top, someone took it upon themselves to add corresponding suffixes, making the sequence names become Corrupted Baron, Fallen Earl, etc.

In the original story, Emperor Roselle even secretly summoned the pirate to help him get promoted and secretly bestowed upon him the title of court count.

From this perspective, titles might actually have an impact on the role of potions.

Of course, having a title would be best to speed up the digestion process, but if it can't, that's okay too; just treat it as a vacation.

Upon seeing the main body arrive, the priest nodded to Xu Lie and Xia Mi from a distance, while his clone stepped forward and gently knocked on the car window.

In the passenger seat, Alfred, the Laurent family's old butler who had been parasitized by the Time Worm, got out of the car first, went around to the back seat, and opened the door for the head of the family.

Elizabeth, one of the board members of the Kassel School, stepped out first with her long legs, followed by a dignified and elegant bright red dress.

No matter how solemn the design, this kind of dress inevitably has a deep V-neck, perfectly showcasing Elizabeth's profound emotions.

Xia Mi quickly turned her head and stared at Xu Lie: "Don't look around. She's wearing so little clothing. That woman is definitely not a good person."

"..." Xu Lie was speechless: "In ancient times, when you were covered in dragon scales, you had even less clothing than her, right? Or rather, in your dragon form, you should have had no clothing at all."

"According to your logic that wearing less means being bad, then you're so bad you're practically oozing pus?" "Hmm!" Xia Mi tightened her grip, slightly squeezing Xu Lie's interlocked fingers, but while her face looked fierce, she didn't actually use any force: "What do you know?"

"Back then, we didn't have anything like cloth. If we had, we definitely would have worn it."

At this point, Xia Mi cautiously glanced at Elizabeth, who was getting closer and closer. In particular, Elizabeth's captivating presence as she walked made Xia Mi's eyes redden.

"She is definitely a bad woman," said the King of Earth and Mountains.

"Greetings, Your Excellency, and this lady." Elizabeth, unaware of Xia Mi's inexplicable hostility, respectfully greeted Xu Lie first.

She had met Xu Lie before and knew how formidable he was. In the last battle in the capital and in this Bello Island incident, 'Lu Mingfei' had demonstrated considerable strength.

However, this mixed-race individual with S-class bloodline was almost powerless against Xu Lie and could only be toyed with by him in battle.

Therefore, in the mixed-race world where strength reigns supreme and the strong are respected, Xu Lie's strength is destined to earn him the respect and awe of all mixed-race individuals.

"Hello, Patriarch Laurent." Xu Lie wanted to shake hands with the other party, but Xia Mi held on too tightly and he couldn't reach out.

Fortunately, Xia Mi knew her limits and understood that Xu Lie had made this special trip for her sake, so after a little bit of tantrum, she consciously let go of his hand.

“Your Excellency is too kind. If you may, please just call me Elizabeth.”

Looking at their clasped hands, outsiders couldn't see Xia Mi's upper and lower canine teeth rubbing together, but Elizabeth inexplicably felt a chill, as if she were being stared at by a giant dragon!
After the initial social etiquette, Xu Lie politely withdrew his hand and got straight to the point: "I'm sure Head of the Elizabeth family is already aware of our needs."

“No problem.” When it came to business, Elizabeth, who had been respectful all along, regained her usual confidence: “I swear on the name of the Laurent family, we will definitely get this lady a baronial title within a week.”

"Given a little more time, our Laurent family can also help us elevate this lady to the rank of Earl."

Xu Lie was very satisfied with the other party's connections and resources in Britain: "I await good news."

Is this over?

Elizabeth was taken aback. Something wasn't right. Shouldn't His Holiness the Saint have made some kind of gesture at this time?

Fortunately, this young head of the family reacted extremely quickly.

Many thoughts flashed through her mind, but she did not show any indifference towards Xu Lie on the surface: "I wonder if the Laurent family has the honor of inviting you to the family banquet?"

"To receive a powerful figure like His Excellency the Saint, the entire Laurent family will make the most meticulous and top-notch preparations."

“No need.” Xu Lie easily saw through Elizabeth’s request and gave her the reward for helping to get the title: “But I have also seen the Laurent family’s piety towards the church.”

"The church will not forget the contributions of devout people to the church."

Elizabeth's face showed a hint of excitement: "Thank you, Your Excellency!" Finally, finally, she had latched onto this powerful patron.

In the future, the Laurent family can also rebuild the old temple, just like the Zhou and Bai families, and have family members serve as temple keepers!
The reason Elizabeth chose such a public place as the Thames River was to demonstrate her determination and sincerity in turning to the church.

That's a complete gamble.

During the initial battle in the capital, various factions outwardly kept to themselves and the Old Church, but secretly they were all trying to curry favor with them, hoping to obtain the Old Church's mysterious abilities or have the Zhou and Bai families join them.

Now that the Bellow Island incident has occurred, and the Black King will return sooner or later, if Elizabeth doesn't find a reliable backer, she's really worried that her family won't survive the apocalypse.

The Secret Party was completely helpless against the Black King. Even their strongest trump card, the Immortal, had been taken away by the Black King. How could Elizabeth not be panicked and fearless?
If we were to name the world's most likely force to resist the apocalypse brought by the return of the Black King, it would undoubtedly be the Church of the Old Days!

That's why Elizabeth contacted a highly respected saint in the Church through the High Priest of the British Diocese, intending to surrender herself to him in person.

Xu Lie accepted Elizabeth's thanks frankly, and very casually glanced at the priest's doppelganger to Elizabeth's left.

The clone adjusted his monocle.

Xu Lie glanced out of the corner of his eye at Alfred, the old butler who had been parasitized, to Elizabeth's right. The old butler was pinching his right eye socket.

Poor Elizabeth was completely unaware that her Laurent family had already sided with the old church.

Later, Elizabeth tried to invite Xu Lie to the dinner party, but was politely refused. She left with the old butler, and the priest's alter ego followed her.

Before Xu Lie could say anything, Xia Mi grabbed his hand and summoned the water elemental of the Thames to thoroughly scrub Xu Lie's right hand, which he had just clasped with Elizabeth's.

"No, is it really necessary?" Xu Lie said, both amused and exasperated.

"Of course!" Xia Mi carefully helped Xu Lie wash his right hand before pulling him along as they searched for a dress shop. "I don't believe it! It's just a dress, right? Come on, I'll buy one for you to see!"

Xia Mi was in front, and Xu Lie was behind, half a step behind. As they were being led by the hand, Xu Lie couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Because all the words in the world cannot compare to the subtle blush on Xia Mi's ears at this moment.

(End of this chapter)