I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

After Chun Tao finished speaking, seeing that everyone was still stunned, Qin Li couldn't help but say, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get to work!"

Some people realized what was happening, clasped their hands in a fist salute, and quickly left.

After the man left, Qin Li picked up his teacup, blew on it gently, and turned his gaze back to the vast scenery outside.

Seeing that Qin Li had adopted her idea, Chun Tao happily raised her eyebrows at her older sister Xia Liu, then stuffed another pastry into her mouth, looking extremely smug.

She's not actually stupid; she just doesn't usually show it.

Xia Liu didn't know what to say. She hesitated, then pushed the pastries towards Chun Tao and said irritably, "They're all yours, eat them."

After a while, Xia Liu tentatively spoke, looking at Qin Li and saying, "Your Highness, the situation in Jiangnan is worse than we imagined. I dare say that Your Highness is not even worthy to carry their shoes. The disloyalty of these Jiangnan aristocratic families is obvious. Given time, they will surely rise up in rebellion."

Qin Li nodded. In fact, he had long heard about the disloyal intentions of the aristocratic families.

It was only after arriving in Jiangnan that I realized how disloyal these aristocratic families were.

"Your Highness, what should we do now? Even if Lady Wei leads a massive army to crush all these martial arts sects, it will only diminish the prestige of these aristocratic families, but it won't shake their foundations. If we anger them, they might resort to risky tactics, which could be detrimental to Your Highness."

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone these powerful and lawless aristocratic families of Jiangnan.

This time, Qin Li didn't bring a large force, so they might really try to kill him.

Qin Li was still gently blowing on his tea when he said with a smile, "Then let's go and mobilize troops, just in case."

"Deploying troops?"

Xia Liu frowned: "Which troops should we transfer?"

As far as Xia Liu knew, the soldiers under Qin Li's command were none other than those of his uncle, Wang Hu. However, all of those soldiers remained in the northern border to help Qin Li manage the northern border, and they would not be able to return to the capital for at least several years.

Qin Li now has very few soldiers at his disposal.

There are soldiers in various parts of Jiangnan, but they don't listen to Qin Li; they only listen to the aristocratic families.

"You don't need to worry about that. I'll just send a letter and mobilize troops." With that, Qin Li downed his tea in one gulp, looking completely confident.

Xia Liu frowned more and more deeply, unable to understand where Qin Li could possibly mobilize troops from.

Qin Li wielded immense power, but that power was confined to the capital. The feudal lords throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty were kings and would not listen to Qin Li.

After thinking for a while, still unable to figure it out, Xia Liu looked at Chun Tao beside her and asked, "Do you know?"

Chun Tao, her mouth stuffed full, shook her head.

As they were talking, the commotion at a table of guests not far away caught the attention of Qin Li and his companions.

There were three guests at the table: a pretty young nun dressed in a Taoist robe, and two wealthy young men dressed in blue with a folding fan in her hand and green with flowers in their hair.

Two wealthy young men were groping and shoving the young Taoist nun, using obscene language.

Just then, the three of them overheard the chatter of guests at the next table.

"Alas, what a pity. How did the little Taoist nun get targeted by these two? They are the two most notorious bullies in Jiangxia City. Both come from the six great families. Relying on their families' power and influence, they commit all sorts of evil deeds. The little Taoist nun will definitely not get away with it if she falls into their hands."

"Brother, that's not quite right. That little Taoist nun looks like she's from a martial arts sect. Why would they harm their own people?"

"Young brother, you don't know this. That little Taoist nun looks like a disciple of the Jade Maiden Sect. The Jade Maiden Sect has nothing to do with the Six Great Families. On the contrary, the Six Great Families want to recruit them, but their successive sect leaders have all refused."

"Are there still sects in the Jiangnan region that refuse to be recruited by aristocratic families? It's a miracle they've survived this long."

"That's right. If they refuse to be recruited by aristocratic families, they will be hunted down. The sect has moved its address several times, and recently no one knows where it moved to. The number of disciples is also decreasing. Many disciples in the sect have been brutally murdered, and some have even been sold into brothels."

Hearing these comments, Chun Tao and Xia Liu couldn't help but look at Qin Li.

Having followed Qin Li for so long, they had come to know some of his little secrets.

For example, Qin Li practices a method that harmonizes Yin and Yang.

The disciples of the Jade Maiden Sect all possessed extremely Yin constitutions, which greatly benefited Qin Li's cultivation.

Qin Li instructed Zhou Biao to send people to search for traces of the Jade Maiden Sect disciples.

But so far, not one of them has returned.

I never expected to run into them here today.

Chuntao smiled and said, "Your Highness, would you like us to help you capture that little Taoist nun and bring her back to aid your cultivation?"

Xia Liu reached out and patted Chun Tao's head, scolding her, "You're getting more and more unruly, even daring to joke with His Highness."

After saying that, Xia Liu clasped her hands in a fist salute to Qin Li: "Your Highness, this servant will go and bring the little Taoist nun over right away."

Qin Li said expressionlessly, "You all go together."

Chun Tao pouted and got up with her sister Xia Liu, walking towards that table.

Snapped!

A hand suddenly landed on the green-robed young man's shoulder.

The young man in green robes was flirting with the young Taoist nun. Without even turning his head, he said, "Stop fooling around. Can't you see I'm doing something important?"

The young man in blue didn't even turn his head, but laughed and chimed in, "That's right, that's right. You've interrupted Thirteenth Young Master's good time. Be careful, or Thirteenth Young Master won't let you off the hook."

The Green-Robed Young Master is a member of the Cui family, one of the six great families. He is the thirteenth child in the family and is extremely favored because of his young age.

Snapped-!

Another hand landed on the green-robed young master's other shoulder.

The green-robed young man still didn't turn around, and said angrily, "Get out of my way! Can't you see I'm doing something important? How annoying!"

But after he finished cursing, he found that the young man in blue beside him had stopped moving.

The young man in green robes couldn't help but laugh, "What's wrong? Are you having another episode? This little Taoist nun is so beautiful, if you don't make a move, I will. You're not getting any tonight."

The young man in blue stared intently, looking like a lovesick fool. He reached out and tugged at the sleeve of the young man in green, pointing to something behind him: "Look, behind you."

The green-robed young master rolled his eyes: "Behind me? It's that trick again. I won't fall for it this time!"

"Really! Look! It's so beautiful!"

The young man in green robes couldn't help but turn around to look, and then he couldn't help but sigh, "So beautiful."

"Is it really beautiful? I don't think so myself." Chun Tao's playful side emerged, and she gently stroked her face, exuding extreme charm.

"Beautiful, so beautiful." The green-robed young man immediately let go of the little Taoist nun's hand, stood up, and was about to hug Chun Tao.

Chun Tao dodged away in a flash.

The young man in green robes missed his target and was about to hug Xia Liu.

Xia Liu didn't want to play; she just wanted to finish the task Qin Li had assigned to her and her sister as soon as possible.

With a "whoosh," she drew the soft sword hidden in her belt and held it to the green-robed young master's neck...