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Then, she suddenly felt her body lighten, as if she was flipped over. A palm landed on her butt with a thud.

"You, you actually dare …"

Xuan You Ran almost reflexively bounced off the carriage, her back bumped into the carriage. Her pretty face was flushed and anger flashed in her eyes.

This was his first time.

Chu Zhaoxing was extremely vicious, he viciously said, "What happened to me? Who told you to be so unreasonable?"

"How am I unreasonable? You're in trouble." Xuan Ran was like a frightened little white rabbit. He covered his body with his hands and was about to shout loudly in embarrassment.

Since Chu Zhe had already made up his mind to be a scoundrel, he naturally would not allow Xuan You Ran to mess with him. He quickly covered his mouth with his hands.

Xuan You tried his best to resist, but it was futile as he could not suppress the power of Chu Zhaoxu's fourth level precelestial.

"Do you want me to let you go?" Chu Tian fiercely tempted her.

Xuan You Ran was unable to speak and could only nod his head.

"I'll let you go, but you have to promise not to cause me any trouble." Chu Mu's eyes shot out a beam of light, causing Xuan You Ran's entire body to go numb. After hesitating for a moment, he finally chose to nod his head timidly.

What a joke, I'll scream as soon as you let go, what can you do to me?

Seeing her eyes move, he knew what she was thinking. With a faint smile, he said, "It seems that you don't plan on cooperating. That's good too, I'll just treat you as a rogue."

He tore off a piece of cloth from the curtain of the carriage and looked at Xuan You Ran: "I want to hear your opinion again. If I let go of your hand, will you keep your promise? Please note that your answer is very important."

Xuan You Ran's face was full of fear as he repeatedly nodded his head like a chick pecking rice. His face showed an expression of begging for forgiveness.

Chu Wuqian was only scaring her. Seeing that she was truly scared, he did not continue to make things difficult for her and let go with a smile.

As expected, Xuan You Ran kept his promise and did not utter a sound. However, Chu Mu could not help but shout.

This was because a small dog was biting onto his hand. He could feel a heart-wrenching pain coming from it. He grimaced in pain and could not help but cry out, "Are you a dog?"

"Congratulations, you're right. I really am a dog." Xuan You was grinning from ear to ear, but his face was full of complacency. Who asked this fellow to torture him like that?

Chu Feng was very dejected. Against this kind of person, he might not be able to defeat him with his thick skin.

The carriage passed through without a hitch. They headed towards the Azure Province.

This time, the bandits were rumored to be refugees from the north who had fled for their lives and had been forced by the authorities, so they were forced to become bandits. It was understandable, but these people had committed all sorts of crimes, robbing on the road, raping women, and causing everyone to panic. That was why the government had put in so much effort to exterminate them.

Although the army had appeared a few times, the effect was not obvious. These bandits were running all over the place, sometimes to the west and sometimes to the east. There was no place to stop them, and they had no way of getting rid of them. Usually, after they committed a crime somewhere, the officials would then find out their exact location. The situation was extremely passive.

The location of the Azure Province was very remote. It was the poorest place in the vicinity of the capital.

The Azure Province was a run-down place. Chu Lian and company searched for a long time before finally finding it.

It was a shabby signboard, with large, gilded characters that were a bit dark. The lintel of the door was broken, so he guessed that it must have been worn out a long time ago. Chu Tian was quite curious. According to his previous life's experience, the office space in the government office should be extremely grand. How could it be in such a dilapidated state?

"What a crappy house. When we go back, I must get some money from royal father to fix it." Xuan You was also shocked by the tragic sight of the government. A small government office in the capital was many times more luxurious than this one.

"I am deeply grateful that Young Master Chu has come from afar to assist me in exterminating the bandits."

At this moment, a man in his forties, with a face full of moustache, walked out and cupped his hands in greeting. There was no smile on his face, but deep sorrow and vicissitudes were etched on his face. With a single glance, one could tell that the Prefect was not living a good life.

This person was the Azure Province's Prefect, Hu Bai.

Chu Gong hurriedly clasped his hands together and said, "Prefect Hu, don't say that. Destroying bandits and killing them for the sake of the people is what I was righteously accused of. I am truly embarrassed for being so polite."

The two of them entered the inner room. Chu Dai dismissed the servants and asked them to wait outside. The servants nodded in agreement and then stood in a line to serve the courtyard, eyeing it with fierce eyes.

Hu Bai's eyes lit up and his face revealed traces of excitement. He looked at Chu Yu with deep affections, and also became a bit more intimate.

In the past few days, several large aristocratic families had sent out their descendants, bringing their servants with them, saying that they were here to help exterminate the bandits. However, after they came, they basically ran around the town, looking for flowers and walking their dogs.

As for the young man in front of him, although he was a bit too refined, he had a heroic air between his brows and his demeanor was proper. More importantly, the servants that he accompanied were also well-behaved and didn't have a shred of an air about them.

It seemed that there was indeed hope for them to eliminate the bandits this time.

"I see that the Prefect's face is filled with worry and his brows are tightly knitted. Is there something that is difficult to say?" Chu Feng's eyes were very sharp. The moment he saw Hu Bai, he felt that the Prefecture Overseer did not have the prestige of a Prefecture Overseer at all. On the contrary, he looked extremely exhausted.

Hu Bai was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "To be honest, the situation in the Azure Province is a bit complicated. Although there are tens of thousands of troops, they are nothing more than thugs who spend all day drinking and robbing money, and when there are problems, they just shirk responsibility and do not have any sense of consideration for the people. If their fighting capabilities were extremely low, a few bandits would have long since caught them and brought them to justice. There's no need to wait so many days. "

Chu Tian was silent. In the history of the previous world, he could actually see such a bridge. He never would have thought that the Azure Province was also a disaster area. No wonder a small group of refugees couldn't take care of it. He could not help but feel some sympathy for the Prefect before him. This official's position was too sullen.

"Prefect Hu, don't worry. This time, I will definitely help you get rid of the trouble in your heart and capture all these refugees." He was very confident in the strength of his subordinates.

"Actually, these refugees are not so much. Recently, the ones that have given me a headache are the few popinjays sent by the capital's aristocratic families. Although they nominally exterminate the bandits, they actually disturb the people on the street all day long. There's really nothing I can do about it." Hubbard shook his head.

As a father and mother official, seeing the aristocratic families running rampant all day, bullying men and bullying women, treating the Azure Province as the capital made him feel extremely uncomfortable in his heart.