C35 The Knife and the Fish

"Tieh Gu, what's the deal with those 'bumps' on the elves' heads?" Wang Changqing was nearing his wits' end.

He had explicitly instructed Tieh Gu to cordially invite the elves over as guests, emphasizing that force was only to be used if they proved uncooperative.

He never anticipated Tieh Gu would return with over three hundred elves, each sporting a lump on their head, all of them out cold