In fact, Earth Lord is neither afraid of the emperor nor worried about being bothered by people, says Lai Chih-chang. "It's simply that as the earth god, he needs to be in contact with the ground."
其實土地公既不是怕了皇帝，也不是怕人打擾，「只是祂原本就是土神，必須與土地相連」，賴志彰表示。