Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

But the girl pulled his sleeve, not letting him leave, and said:

"Brother Chu, please carry me in. You are fast and can take me to Aunt Queen quickly. This way, you can get the news earlier. Otherwise, I will have to walk for a long time!"

Chu Wuji didn't mind this, but that was where the royal women were, and as an outsider he couldn't get close to them.

"Will it violate the rules of the palace?"

"I'm here! When someone asks me about it, I'll tell them that Brother Chu is the one who helps me discipline the little white tiger. Without you, the little white tiger will become violent and hurt others~!"

"......?" The silly little white tiger looked at the little princess, as if saying: Do I have to bear such a big blame at such a young age?

"Well, thank you for troubling Princess Yao'er."

After Chu Wuzhi made up his mind, he acted decisively. He immediately turned around and squatted down, ready to carry the little princess into the palace.

Princess Yao'er first placed the little white tiger on Chu Wuji's broad shoulders, then lifted her skirt slightly, revealing a section of her white and tender calves. She pounced lightly and hugged Chu Wuji's back.

The girl's warm and delicate body pressed against Chu Wuji, rubbing against him until she found a comfortable position. She finally settled down, but Wen Yaoer realized that it would easily cause her to slip and fall, so she used her soft and delicate legs to hang on Chu Wuji's side to secure her position.

"Okay, let's go!" Princess Yao'er pointed in a direction and motioned Chu Wuji to go there.

As soon as Chu Wuji took a step, he disappeared on the road to the martial arts academy in a few blinks of an eye.

When the brothers came to their senses, they seemed to have regained their ability to speak.

"Calling the Empress "Auntie"—could it be that she is the apple of the eye of the Jing'an Palace?"

"Senior Brother Chu has disappeared for so many days. Has he been hired as a servant or guard? I'm really envious."

Apprentices from the martial arts academy would either work as servants in escort agencies or join the army. Chu Wuji took the former path to the extreme, becoming a servant in the palace.

"That's not right. What rich lady would call a servant 'brother'?"

"I really should have taken the buns back. I didn't expect Junior Brother Chu to have become so successful. He should be the one delivering buns to us from now on!"

*

Queen's bedroom,

Empress Wen suffered from insomnia last night and did not sleep well. After getting up and having breakfast in the morning, she went back to sleep and did not wake up until almost noon.

After waking up, she was still a little drowsy, so she didn't rush to dress up. She only wore a bellyband and silk underwear, and sat on the edge of the bed to slowly wake up.

The plump, beautiful and noble beauty leaned there lazily, with a pair of voluptuous and smooth legs gently crossed, and her posture was full of charm and elegance.

Being an idle person has its advantages. You don’t have to be pushed around by various things, and you can often relax and be lazy as you please.

When she woke up, Queen Wen's most trusted maid would be by her side, telling her about the recent events.

This can be seen as a way to refresh yourself, equivalent to listening to the news after getting up and keeping your brain active.

The maid has been talking about what's happening in Yunhe Town recently. The capital has sent officers and soldiers there to deal with it, but the results have not been sent back yet.

The maid spoke for a long time, then asked in confusion:

"Empress, Yunhe Town isn't too far from the capital. How could it have become so messy? Did you only find out after the incident became a big deal?"

Such situations are rare, and it is even more inappropriate to see them happen near the capital.

Queen Wen took a sip of tea, which moistened her dry throat as it flowed into her lips. She explained:

"Only when things get out of hand will higher-ups find out. And because of political performance concerns, lower-level officials will try to suppress the news as much as possible and try to resolve it themselves, lest the scandal reach their superiors."

In the secular world, when a human kingdom faces a demon causing trouble, if it is just an ordinary demon, it can be intimidated and eliminated by relying on officers, soldiers and warriors.

However, when encountering a serious demon disaster, there is often a set of processing procedures:

Discover a murder case caused by a monster → Try to handle it → Fail, request reinforcements → Reinforcements arrive to suppress the monster

If you really encounter an existence where the soldiers are unable to defeat the team, you will have to ask the practitioners in the mountains to come and eliminate the monsters.

It may seem cumbersome and inefficient, but it is a reasonable solution that has been summarized over time.

It's impossible for officers and soldiers to march out at the first sign of trouble. Providing food and fodder for soldiers and horses costs money. There are only a limited number of immortals on the mountain, and they are even less likely to help deal with trivial demons.

After all, there are few means to deal with monsters, and the military resources that can be mobilized are limited.

Before confirming that things have really gotten out of hand, there is no way to use the power from above to forcefully quell the situation.

The maid seemed to understand and muttered:

"Your Majesty, what you're saying is that the officials in Yunhe Town suppressed the news at first and didn't dare to report it, wanting to handle it themselves. As a result, the fire accidentally spread and became uncontrollable?"

At the foot of the imperial city, any bad news that gets out may lead to the loss of one's official position.

"That's probably the case, otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible for the news to arrive only now."

"Why haven't I heard of this before? The monster has disturbed the entire town. It's so scary!"

"It's not that it hasn't happened before, it's just that it didn't happen in the capital, so you didn't hear about it."

The maid understood roughly, and she said worriedly:

"There are so many murders reported from Yunhe Town right now. Even if the officers and soldiers haven't had time to send reinforcements yet, why haven't the civilian warriors stepped in to contain the situation?"

"......This question." Queen Wen hesitated to speak, and unconsciously recalled the past.

In the early years, when the spirit of chivalry was prevalent, these little monsters were nothing more than the "trophies of fame" of the chivalrous men. They competed to kill the monsters, hoping to leave a good reputation and story in the surrounding area.

Even if they encounter a difficult monster, the rangers will "seek death" and call like-minded people to work together to contain it. They do not ask for any substantial monetary rewards, but only for the empty reputation and praise.

It is precisely because of the existence of these people that the local monsters are difficult to cause any major trouble.

Now, the martial arts world in the Lihuo Dynasty is dead, and we will no longer see those martial arts heroes who do not pursue reasonable interests and act on impulse.

"Empress, why are you silent? Did I say something wrong?" the maid asked worriedly.

"No, it's just that your question just now made me think of something I had overlooked in the past."

"what's up?"

"From the government's perspective, the chivalrous men are a dangerous threat to public order. They might even cry 'Kill the Dog Officials' one day. But right now, they are also an important part of maintaining peace among the people."

The Lihuo Dynasty eliminated the hidden dangers that affected its rule, but accidentally created new hidden dangers, and has not taken them seriously until today.

"Auntie, Yao'er is here!"

A clear and pleasant call came from outside the window, and then a girl holding a little white tiger ran in hurriedly.

Queen Wen smiled slightly and opened her plump arms to welcome the girl. Wen Yaoer threw herself into the beautiful woman's arms, her whole little face almost sunk into the soft breasts.

The girl took a closer look at the Queen Aunt's attire, covered her mouth and laughed:

"Auntie, why haven't you changed into a dress yet at noon? Isn't this bellyband a little too small? It's bulging and can't even cover the fleshy lumps on your sides~"

Queen Wen just smiled, she stroked Yao'er's head and asked:

"I heard that Yao'er, you've been busy getting familiar with the cat you just brought home these days. Turns out it's actually a little white tiger~"

Queen Wen had already learned from Si Que what happened during the palace's outing, but she pretended to be surprised at this time, as if she had just learned of the existence of the little white tiger.

Because this will make the little girl happier to chat with her. If the elders don’t know how to take the initiative to bring up topics, don’t blame the younger generations for ignoring you.

However, Wen Yaoer did not talk about her favorite topic of cats this time. After greeting, she hurriedly asked:

"Aunt, do you know what happened in Yunhe Town? Did the doctors go there to grab medicine?"

Queen Wen looked at the girl in surprise and replied tentatively:

"Yao'er, are you still concerned about this? Yunhe Town has indeed been in turmoil recently. According to the news brought back by the spies, a demon with human skin has harmed the officials of Yunhe Town, and river transportation has come to a standstill.

The doctor grabbed the medicine... Auntie didn't pay attention, why are you asking this?"

The maid next to her said:

"Empress, Princess Yao'er, the story about the doctors stealing medicine must be true. The palace doctors have all gone out with their medicine boys to get medicine. These days, we can only find ordinary doctors."

The imperial physician is an outstanding person among the imperial doctors.

Even if the current imperial physician holds an official position, it will not be of any use, because the old doctors active outside the palace may be the current imperial physician's master or senior brothers, and they are stealing the medicine of their own people!

Princess Yao'er was shocked. Could it be that the rumors she heard in the martial arts academy were true?

She was thinking that if the imperial physician in the palace was not out, she would lie and say she was not feeling well and ask the imperial physician to go and treat Brother Chu's mother. However, she did not expect that the imperial physician had gone there.

She quickly asked, "Aunt, do you know more information about that human-skinned monster?"

Empress Wen didn't know much, as the matter had not been settled yet. She only heard that it started with a human skin drum, the sound of which could confuse people's minds, and then the drum gradually grew bigger, and human skins flew down and harmed people everywhere.

"That's basically all the information we have. We'll have to wait a while for more details. Only after the troops have pacified the situation can we know the exact situation... Yao'er, where are you going?"

Wen Yaoer put the little white tiger down and trotted out the door.

Queen Wen stood up curiously, walked to the window and looked out, and found that Yao'er had brought a man with her. Queen Wen remembered that she had not put on her clothes yet, so she quickly hid aside.

Princess Yaoer told Chu Wuji all the information she had just obtained, and she whispered:

"Brother Chu, Auntie said the government has already sent soldiers to deal with it. Sister Que also led a team there this morning and will be bringing the old doctors back soon. You don't have to worry!"

Chu Wuji's expression was not relaxed, and he forced a smile:

"Got it. If you don't need me to carry you back, I'll leave first. This place doesn't seem suitable for men to hang out."

Princess Yao'er didn't know what to say, so she nodded and said:

"Then Brother Chu, you go first. If anyone gives you trouble on the way out of the palace, just tell me my name and I'll come right over!"

Chu Wuji had no attachment to this wealthy place on earth and strode away.

Wen Yaoer turned around and returned to the Queen Aunt's bedroom. The beautiful woman asked suspiciously:

"Who was that just now?"

"Brother Chu, who gave me the little white tiger, beat up the big black bear on the outskirts of the city. Now he is responsible for helping me discipline the little white tiger!"

Queen Wen suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the little girl was so close to a strange man whom she had never even met, and kept calling him Brother Chu. It turned out that the little white tiger was given to her by the young man just now.

"Is that the guy you mentioned last time, the one who caught cat spirits in the west of the city?"

"Ok!"

"Why did he ask you about Canal Town? Is he curious about gossip?"

"I feel like Brother Chu wants to go to Yunhe Town..."

*

Chu Wuzhi was walking on the way back, feeling conflicted.

The faster I walk, the more thoughts pop up in my mind. I don’t know whether my feet are running away from my thoughts, or my thoughts are trying to catch up with my feet.

"There's definitely a problem in Yunhe Town. Those old doctors are all heading there, eager to be wiped out."

"There are many capable old doctors among them. I heard that the genius doctor that Princess Jing'an found for me was also instrumental in refining the Black Jade Soul-Restoring Pill. He might be able to diagnose what's wrong with my mother."

"Now the officers and soldiers have all set off, and Miss Sique has also led people there. I am not an expert in catching monsters, and I can't be of much help alone."

"The martial arts competition is coming soon. I'm in Yunhe Town now, so I might not be able to make it back in time. The elixir will be lost. If those old doctors are wiped out, I won't be able to get the elixir. Wouldn't that be a waste of both ends?"

"Rationally weighing the pros and cons, I should firmly ensure that I get the elixir. This is what I have the highest probability of mastering..."

The strange thing about many things is that they are based on "rational considerations".

Logically speaking, I have already confirmed a rational choice in my mind. I am not impulsive and I am very calm. However, I feel uncomfortable in my heart, as if I have not been able to completely convince myself.

"You're giving up the fish for the bear's paw. Could it be that I took the bear's paw away before, and the fish in the pond think I neglected them, so now you can't think of a way to punish me?"

When Chu Wuji returned home and saw his godmother coming out to greet him, his heart suddenly calmed down a lot, but there was still a trace of annoyance on his face.

The woman walked forward, rubbed his brow, and when she saw that Chu Wuji's expression had improved, she asked:

"What's wrong? Are you troubled?"

"Mom, I've been having dreams recently, and it's really disturbing me."

Ning Xianzhi was surprised. Could it be that the snake demon was planning to snatch the child from her? She remained calm for the time being.

"Dreams are fake, but what did you dream about? Tell me."

"I dreamed of fish in the mountains. They complained that I didn't catch them. My mind was completely seduced by two plump bear paws. Now they want me to go get them. They want to make fish soup for me before my duel!"

"......" Ning Xianzhi was silent for a moment, then reached out and touched Chu Wuzhi's forehead.

He doesn't have a fever, so why is he talking nonsense?

Chu Wuji continued, "Mom, I want to go out for a day or two and will be back soon!"

Ning Xianzhi sensed his hesitation, nodded, and said softly with a smile: