After crossing over, the demon king rolled in my arms and acted like a spoiled child

That night, Bai Jiyue looked at his spiritual root space as usual before going to bed. He hadn't practiced or fought in the past few days, so he probably hadn't made any progress.

But she was pleasantly surprised to find that her Elven Beast Language skill had increased by one level and was now at level 4!

She thought about it and felt that it might be because she had interacted more with Xiao Hei and Yun Xiao in the past few days. It turned out that daily interaction could also help improve skills!

She went to find Bai Yiri excitedly and asked him if he had any new skills.

In recent days, Bai Ji Ri has used his spare time to make small swords. He had said before that he wanted to make a small personal weapon for each child in his family and the Cen family.

Bai Ji Ri immediately entered the spiritual root space to take a look, and told her happily that his craftsmanship skill had also been upgraded to level 2.

Bai Jiyue said excitedly: "Brother, as long as you keep practicing craftsmanship, you will definitely become a weapon master in the future!"

Bai Jiri patted his head and smiled: "I'll borrow your good words."

In the next few days, Bai Jiyue began to work seriously. She visited almost all the villages in the Dark Stone Wasteland and had a general understanding of the situation of dark stone mining.

The dark stones in the Dark Stone Wasteland are indeed becoming less and less, and are becoming more and more difficult to mine. If this continues, the amount of dark stones collected every month will become less and less. In order to avoid punishment, the people may even fight over the dark stones.

The Dark Stone Wasteland was originally populated by mostly barbarians. Once various fights broke out for the Dark Stone, the entire Dark Stone Wasteland would quickly become chaotic. This is a huge safety hazard and must be taken seriously.

Bai Jiyue wrote a report and took the data from his visit to find the prefect Cen Changqing, telling him that he wanted to ask the emperor to reduce the amount of dark stones to be handed in.

Cen Changqing pondered for a moment and said, "This is indeed a problem, but if the amount of dark stones handed in is reduced, the Artisan Clan will not be able to justify it. We have to think of a way to satisfy both parties."

He thought for a moment and said to Bai Jiyue, "It's almost time to escort the dark stone to the Ministry of Industry this quarter. Otherwise, you can escort it yourself this time, and then meet His Majesty and explain our difficulties to him."

Bai Jiyue agreed immediately. If she went there, she could also find out more about Princess Qingyue. She was worried that she would not have the chance to return to the capital.

In the following days, Bai Jiyue was preparing to go to the capital. In addition to the details of official business, she asked Qingyue to carefully tell her everything that happened after she left the palace, especially where she met the bandits and where she fell into the river.

In a blink of an eye, the day of departure arrived. Bai Jiyue carried a big bag prepared for her by Yan Niang, said goodbye to everyone and set off.

The dark stones had already filled twenty large carts and were neatly lined up waiting at the city gate. When Bai Jiyue arrived at the city gate, he saw a tall black figure standing at the front of the convoy. It was Ming Yuan!

"Why are you here?" Bai Jiyue asked in surprise.

"The governor asked me to help you transport the dark stone to the capital."

"Ask you to help?" Bai Jiyue was puzzled.

The dark stones need to be escorted to the Ministry of Industry every quarter, and their Dark Stone Bureau already has a complete team to handle this matter.

Under her, the chief dark stone officer, there are ten dark stone officers who are responsible for collecting dark stones from villages. There are a total of twenty villages in the dark stone wasteland, and one dark stone officer is responsible for collecting stones from two villages.

After the hidden stones were collected, special personnel would check the quantity and store them in warehouses. Every quarter, they would load a certain amount of hidden stones onto trucks and transport them to the Ministry of Works in the capital for delivery according to the requirements of the court.

As for the transportation of the Dark Stone, they have a special team of officers responsible for safety along the way, so even if they need assistance with safety, it should be the people from the Dark Stone Bureau who provide assistance, not Mingyuan, as Mingyuan belongs to the Criminal Arrest Bureau.

"The roads have been uneasy recently, with many dual-blooded bandits. Anshi might be their target. The governor is worried that your men are not skilled enough, so he is loaning us to you." Mingyuan said slowly.

"We?" Bai Jiyue grasped the key point of this sentence, "Who else?"

"I!"

"I!"

"I!"

Three voices sounded at the same time, and three people walked out from behind the car. They were Xie Ping, Zhu Yuan and Ma Qiao.

After returning from the capital, the three of them also received their positions.

Xie Ping went to the Criminal Court to work as the foreman of the yamen runners. He and Ming Yuan both belonged to the Criminal Arrest Bureau, but he was in charge of criminal justice while Ming Yuan was in charge of arrest.

Ma Qiao entered the prison and became a deputy warden in the prison, dealing with criminals all day long.

Zhu Yuan went to the Taxation Bureau and was busy with agricultural and mulberry taxation all day long. He was busy with his abacus and did not have to use force much.

After everyone received their positions, they were busy with their work and hadn't gathered together for a while. Bai Jiyue didn't expect that delivering the dark stone would bring everyone together again, but there was still one person missing.

While I was thinking about this, Bai Jiri slowly walked out from behind the carriage.

Seeing that her elder brother was carrying the same bag as hers, she was overjoyed: "Brother, are you going with me?"

Bai Yiri smiled and nodded.

Bai Jiyue said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"The governor just called me over yesterday evening to tell you. After I got back, I didn't deliberately hide it from you. You were so busy preparing this and that that you didn't notice that mother was helping me prepare my luggage. So I simply asked them not to tell you and gave you a surprise today."

"It's really a surprise. I didn't expect that the six of us would get together again!" Bai Jiyue did not hide his inner joy.

She was happy for them to help her. This way, when she returned to Beijing to meet the emperor or investigate Qingyue's affairs, she would feel more confident. After all, she still had five good helpers!

"There are more than six people?" Bai Jiri said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of birds singing was heard, and Yunxiao swooped down from overhead and landed on Bai Jiyue's shoulder.

At the same time, a black wolf jumped out of the car and stood in front of her.

"And these too!" Bai Yiri laughed.

Bai Jiyue was delighted. He stroked Yunxiao's little head, then patted Xiaohei's head, and said loudly, "Okay, let's go!"

The long convoy received the order, the wheels started turning slowly, and it headed out of the city in a mighty manner.

The route to Beijing was the same as the one used to transport tribute for the Empress Dowager's birthday, except that the cart loaded with dark stones was too heavy and moved extremely slowly.

When we arrived in Puling County, it was still raining and the roads were muddy, making it very difficult for trucks to move.

The people at the posthouse told them that it had been raining heavily for several days in Tongling County ahead. It was already early summer and the water level in the river had risen sharply.

After discussing with a few people, Bai Jiyue decided to temporarily change the route and go through Jiayuan County.

The climate in Jiayuan County is different from that in Puling. Due to the obstruction of the mountains, there is much less rain. Although the route change has caused the road to become one-third longer, the time spent on the road may not increase much. After all, the road there is much easier to travel.

A few days after changing the route, they entered Jiayuan County.

Jiayuan County has moderate rainfall and is a plain area. The fields on both sides of the official road are neatly arranged and the crops are growing well.

The farmers were working in the fields in groups of three or four, talking and laughing. No one gathered around to watch or say anything about their large convoy, which made them seem particularly generous and open-minded.

One day, when they were on a road with bad conditions, the wheels of a cart got stuck in a pothole and couldn't get out. Bai Jiyue and his companions, as well as the guards, all tried to push the cart, but failed. It was the local people who gathered a large group of people nearby who came to help them push and pull the cart out.

"I feel that the folk customs in Jiayuan County are very simple and honest, and the people here are very kind and warm." Xie Ping couldn't help but praise.

"Jiayuan County is the fief of His Royal Highness Prince Qing." Zhu Yuan said slowly.

"It seems that Prince Qing governs his fiefdom very well!" Ma Qiao interjected.

Bai Jiyue and Bai Jiri looked at each other.

She hadn't told her other friends about how Prince Qing had tried to recruit her at the palace gate that day. Only Bai Jiri knew about it. If her friends knew about it, what would they say?

In the evening of that day, they rested in the wild. It was not cold in early summer, so there was no need to pitch a tent. Everyone could just find a place to sleep.

It was late at night. Bai Jiyue had just finished his night shift and was about to lie down when Xiao Hei, who had been sleeping on his stomach, suddenly stood up and looked into the distance vigilantly.