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"What's there to worry about? Just hand it over to them. If anyone dares to deceive their superiors or hide the truth from their subordinates, report it to the court and punish them severely. The emperor is watching over the northwest now. Anyone who dares to deceive their superiors or hide the truth from their subordinates will be beheaded."

"Hmm... indeed, the inspections will be gradually handed over to them. I have too much work to do, but... before that, we need to formulate an unblocking assessment, otherwise..."

As Luo Yao was speaking, a ragged child ran over and bumped into him, then ran away.

Li Xian frowned and chased after him without saying a word.

"Axian?" Luo Yao was stunned for a moment, and the plot of the TV series emerged in his mind. Luo Yao hurriedly checked up and down, and found that something was really missing. His purse...

Oh my god, you little thief! How dare you steal your grandfather's things! Luo Yao disappeared with an elegant look just now, and turned around and chased after Li Xian.

In the alley, Li Xian had already taken Luo Yao's two purses, a sachet and a money bag.

Luo Yao ran over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his two purses.

The child who stole something fell to the ground, his knees were bleeding, and he cried.

"Master, we've got the things back, let's go."

Luo Yao nodded, took out a paper bag of medicine powder from his pocket and threw it to the child, "You are eleven or twelve years old, and you are a dishwasher at Hu Noodle Shop. It is not a gentleman's behavior to steal with your hands and feet."

Luo Yao and Li Xian left, and the child tremblingly climbed up and leaned against the corner.

The big brother who was chasing him was too powerful. Even though he had been in the underworld for many years and had been chased countless times and was very familiar with this area, he couldn't run out of the street. It was really amazing.

The child ran so hard all the way that his chest is still gasping for breath.

His knees hurt so much, and the thought of the person who had just chased him was terrifying.

Being chased for a long time made him develop the agility of a loach. No one had been able to make him feel scared for a long time. The man who was chasing him just now reminded him of his first memories of being on the streets. Some scary pictures emerged in his mind, and the child felt a little scared.

It seems that he will not be able to eat today. Someone asked him to steal something from the nobleman's waist, but he failed.

There is definitely no more copper coins.

With his leg broken like this, if he steals something again and doesn’t run fast enough, he will be beaten to death.

The child gave up the idea of stealing and limped over to pick up the medicine bag on the ground.

A small packet of medicine, folded inside expensive paper, containing white powder.

Wouldn't it be poisonous?

The child picked up a little powder and put it in his mouth.

"Pah, that's so bitter!"

It has a strong medicinal smell, bitter, very similar to the smell of Jinchuang medicine but not quite the same. I guess it is used to treat external injuries like Jinchuang medicine.

The young man was dressed so well, the medicine must be very expensive, the child thought.

The child rolled up his trouser leg to check the injury on his knee, made a "tsk" sound, folded the medicine powder, put it in his arms, and limped into the depths of the alley.

On the other side of the busy street, Luo Yao and Li Xian had just left the alley.

"It's really bad luck that a random little thief dares to mess with the young master's business. If he wasn't so young, I would have beaten him up." Li Xian opened his purse to check what was inside.

There were a few taels of silver and a few copper coins in the purse, and the sachet contained only ordinary vanilla.

After taking a look and finding nothing special, Li Xian handed the item to Luo Yao and said, "Young Master, please check for yourself to see if there is anything missing."

Luo Yao took it, looked at it, and shook his head. "No, I don't have much money with me, and my wallet is empty. I really don't know why he targeted me."

Luo Yao winked at Li Xian, motioning him to look at the man who had just walked past. The man had a bulging purse hanging around his waist, which swayed as the man walked, and looked very heavy.

Li Xian took a look and turned to look at Luo Yao, somewhat puzzled.

"It's not cost-effective to steal my things. Only people like that have money." Luo Yao tied the things back to his waist and said as he did so.

The young master's focus was always strange. Li Xian held his forehead helplessly, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of the thing hanging around Luo Yao's waist. Li Xian was stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Luo Yao asked puzzledly.

"nothing."

Li Xian frowned slightly and looked away.

Luo Yao was too careless to ask any further questions, but looked at Li Xian with a teasing look on his face.

Li Xian: "What are you laughing at, young master?"

"Nothing." Luo Yao looked a little annoying.

"Tsk."

Li Xian snorted coldly. He was just laughing at how he had just been tricked by a little thief and almost lost himself. After coming to the northwest, he felt that the young master had become childish...

There are no tall mountains in the northwest, and the sun always rises and sets from the horizon. At this time, the sun is setting, and it may be dark inland, but it will still be a while before it gets dark in the northwest.

Being robbed on the street by a thief didn't affect them much. They walked briskly through the busy streets, entered the deserted neighborhood that was not open to the public, and disappeared into the shadows of the houses...

For a long time after that, Luo Yao experienced things that were indescribably strange.

One day, while on official business, he picked up a lost child, and was then harassed and pulled by his mother.

One day, I ran into a hurried bailiff in the yamen and almost lost an important document.

……

One day, someone stopped him on the road and told him, "Hand over your thing and I will spare your life." However, neither Luo Yao himself nor the robber knew what that "thing" was.

All of this was violently stopped by Li Xian.

After dealing with a bunch of troublemakers, Luo Yao and Li Xian once again leisurely set out on their way home. The setting sun was still so warm, and shining on people seemed to give them enlightenment.

Luo Yao couldn't figure out anything.

"A Xian, do you think there's some organization deliberately teasing me? Could it be the group that followed you before?"

"I don't know, it doesn't seem like it. These people are very incompetent, just ordinary people, but it is not ruled out that they were bribed to do things." Li Xian said in a serious tone.

Luo Yao turned his head mechanically. Recently, Li Xian has become more and more like Li Er. Perhaps it is because there are too many such things and Li Xian has become numb!

Although they did not cause him any losses, they came in waves like stinky flies, which was really infuriating.

Luo Yao clenched his fists and said, "If Xizhou wasn't still under blockade, I would dig deep into the ground to find their lair."

Li Er: "There must be someone behind these people, and there are still many places in Huyan County that are blocked. Now we are in the open and they are in the dark, so we need to be more careful."

Luo Yao felt unbalanced and let out a long "Ah!", and the two of them walked back to the house following their long shadows.

At night, candles were lit in the study of the palace, and Luo Yao was writing a letter to Bei Zhenting.

Things have been so strange lately. They're all minor things, but it's really tiring to be constantly bothered. I really want to find someone to complain to.

After biting the pen and thinking for a while, Luo Yao picked up the pen and began to write.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty. I'm glad to hear from you... The beginning was pretty good, just asking how Bei Zhenting was doing, whether he had been troubled by the dog emperor, and when Bei Zhenting would return... Then he talked about the current situation in the northwest, and then Luo Yao complained...

Inspiration flowed freely, and Luo Yao finished writing the letter in one breath. He put down his pen, blew away the ink, picked up the letter he had written, read it through, and did not find any problems.

After complaining to Bei Zhenting about the recent bad things, Luo Yao felt much better. He folded the letter, folded it into a small paper roll, opened the birdcage and took out a carrier pigeon.

"Goo!"

The boss wants overtime! The pigeons screamed and struggled desperately.

"The prince has been gone for a long time. He should be back to get some medicine!" Luo Yao pursed his lips, tied up the letter, and threw the pigeon out of the window. "I'm counting on you, little pigeon."

"Gulu——"

The carrier pigeon stumbled and flapped its wings a few times in the air before flying away into the sky.

When Bei Zhenting, who was far away in the capital, received this letter, he had just finished playing chess with the emperor and was dragging his tired body back home.

After receiving the letter and reading the beginning, Bei Zhenting slightly raised the corners of his mouth; when he read the middle, his face was full of relief; when he read the rest of the content, Bei Zhenting's face turned cold, and when he finished reading the letter, the letter in his hand had been crumpled into a ball.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Seeing Bei Zhenting's frightened expression, Li Qingyun asked cautiously.

"The Northwest has already taken action. It seems they have been preparing for a long time..." Bei Zhenting's voice sounded very calm.

Knowing what he said, Li Qingyun was a little bit unbelievable and did not respond.

The two of them were silent for a while, and Li Qingyun took a deep breath and broke the silence.

"What does Your Highness want to do? His Majesty has only given you one antidote, and the ingredients are still unknown, so you naturally can't take it... Although Divine Doctor Ye's semi-finished medicine can help Your Highness alleviate the severe weakness after taking the medicine, it has to be taken twice a month, which prolongs Your Highness's weakness..."

How to do it? Bei Zhenting frowned. He still didn't know what the emperor wanted to do.

The only thing that is certain is that the emperor is indeed going to do something, and this matter is related to Luo Yao.