I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

"Sigh, I'm tired. My eyesight is failing me."

"Take good care of yourself, young man. Don't lose it. If you lose or damage it, don't leave the city until the new travel permit arrives."

Perhaps because his mistake had almost led him to reprimand a child, the soldier whispered a warning to Bai Zhou:

"Oh. By the way, be careful at night too. There's a curfew recently, so don't go out at night. Just stay inside and rest."

Bai Zhou nodded and rubbed his hands together as he took the travel permit.

"Hey? Sir, could you elaborate on why?"

He discreetly collected a few coins, feeling that his hard work had paid off. The soldier's mood improved considerably, and since he had already said a lot, saying a little more wouldn't hurt.

"Young brother, you may not know this, but a few days ago, some villains attacked Prefect Lu Yun, and the result was... alas."

The soldier shook his head, looking very sad.

"The new resident is Young Master Lu, the son of Lord Lu. He has ordered a thorough investigation of every inch of the city, determined to catch the villains and restore peace to the city. That's why the investigation is so strict."

"Alright, enough talk, young man, hurry into the city and find a place to rest."

After saying that, he cleared his throat and began to call for the next car.

"Thank you very much, sir."

Bai Zhou didn't say much, but tapped the radish with the stick of his whip, and the radish and greens pulled the cart towards the city.

"Sir, let's leave tomorrow. It's too dangerous here. How dare some villains attack a prefect."

During the day, a worried look appeared on Tong Xi's face as she spoke.

He had thought that a big city like Boyun Prefecture would be peaceful, but he never expected it to be this kind of "peaceful".

"Whatever you wish."

Although Xi heard the entire conversation, she didn't care at all. To her, it didn't matter whether it was a prefect or an ordinary citizen who died; it was none of her concern.

"Well, sir, let's be careful tonight. Who knows, the murderer might be unlucky enough to run into us."

Encountering a thug is clearly a bad thing, but Bai Zhou's face showed pity for the villain.

Why, you ask?

That was, of course, him taking a day off at dusk.

"Hmph, if you run into him, you'll have to deal with him yourself."

Xi knew Bai Zhou's little scheme; the little devil wanted her help to resolve this mess.

But why would she meddle in other people's business?

Unless that villain really does get into trouble.

"Oh? I might not be able to beat him, sir. You'll help me then, won't you, sir?"

Seeing Xi's refusal so decisively, Bai Zhou couldn't help but frown.

"Humph~"

"quack."

Xi didn't speak again, but the radish and greens pulling the cart made their statement. The radish licked his hand with its big tongue, leaving a big puddle of sticky saliva.

"Oh, thank you. Good radishes and good vegetables. I'll go buy you some good fruit this afternoon."

During the day, he smiled and praised them.

"You're being too nice to them."

Watching Bai Zhou interact with the A Yaos, Xi frowned and tapped him.

“But sir, the radishes and cabbages are working very hard, so it’s only right that I buy fruit to feed them.”

Bai Zhou isn't a harsh boss who criticizes his employees. If they work hard, then the corresponding compensation is essential.

"..."

Seeing that Bai Zhou didn't understand her words, Xi Wei knocked on him again in annoyance.

"Oh, sir, shall we go out to the street this afternoon to look at things like ink and paper?"

Bai Zhou, not understanding what was going on, could only try to change the subject to cheer Xi up.

"Hmm. Let's go see what's different about the paintings here."

Xi didn't notice Bai Zhou's little actions.

If possible, she would also like to stop by and see if there are any famous paintings here.

"Hey sir, what shall we eat later?"

Seeing that the change of topic had an effect, Bai Zhou smiled and asked the daily question again.

"..."

Xi sighed; she was also a little worried about what to eat for lunch.

There are countless delicacies in the Great Yan Dynasty, but I still don't know what I want to eat.

"random."

After thinking for a moment, Xi added another sentence:

"It should be something light."

"Hmm... then sir, let's try the stewed fish here."

Stewed fish?

When it comes to eating fish, Xi thinks of the perfect accompaniment...

"You can't drink alcohol, sir."

Tsk!

Xi stared at the daylight, twirling the fine pen in her hand.

"Oh, sir, we need to go look at art supplies this afternoon. You don't want to go out smelling of alcohol, do you?"

During the day, however, he argued his case forcefully.

Mr. Mingming doesn't have a high alcohol tolerance, but he always craves alcohol. After drinking, he wants to go play in the painting. Every time he goes to find Mr. Mingming, he comes back exhausted.

[Staring~]

"Um... well, then let's drink again tonight, sir. Why don't you go and see what kind of wine suits your taste this afternoon?"

Faced with Xi's gaze, Bai Zhou still couldn't stay true to himself and reluctantly agreed to let Xi drink.

Just make sure Mr. Good drinks enough. And his paintings are all quite beautiful, as long as... they're not painted from high places anymore.

"Humph~"

Xi raised her head triumphantly.

That little brat is far from interfering in her affairs.

And do you really think she can't hold her liquor?

If making the little devil look scared wasn't such a rare pleasure, she wouldn't bother drinking and running around aimlessly.

hum~

As Xi sat in the car, her eyes fixed on the driving Bai Zhou, she thought of how he trembled as he clung to her legs in those paintings, and her tail couldn't help but wag happily.

Returning to the Suyu Pavilion of the Eighteen Mansions, I met Du Meng again.

"Suyu Pavilion... Ah, this is it. Sir, we've arrived."

Bai Zhou jumped out of the car, first with Xi's help, then picked up his bamboo box and waved to the waiter who was standing at the door to greet them, the customers with cars.

"Brother Er, the car is yours now."

Skillfully catching the coin tossed to him by daylight, the young waiter, Rupert, ran over with a smile.

"Alright, young master, this way please."

Although the response was quick, the softening came even faster.

From a distance, the gnats might seem a bit novel. But once you get close and see these two gnats up close, with their robust, buffalo-like bodies, strange appearance, and unpredictable temperament, a timid person might not be able to remain calm.

Rupert swallowed hard, looking at Bai Zhou with a forced smile, seemingly at a loss for what to do.

"Wow, young master, your car is really impressive. But we're not very experienced and have never handled such a magnificent steed before, so we're a little apprehensive."

"Well, only I can take care of these two foals. Please take me to the parking area, waiter."

Bai Zhou glanced at the honest-looking green vegetables and radishes, then at the somewhat frightened Rupert, and was filled with doubt.

How could someone so well-intentioned be entertained by the best guesthouse in a big city? Well, it's good that someone else was taking care of Ah Yao; he might get bitten and have to be rushed to the emergency room at any time.

"Young master, the parking area is just behind here, please follow closely."

Rupert gestured for them to proceed, then led the way for them.

"Radish and cabbage, behave yourselves here and don't bite other beasts."

After removing the rings from the two A-Yao and placing them in the animal pen, Bai Zhou gave them instructions while looking apologetically at the other frightened pack animals in the other pens.

Although Ah Yao is clever, he doesn't know how to be careful. If he bites and kills someone else's mount out of curiosity, he'll have to pay a lot of money.

"All right?"

Xi stood by the car waiting for Bai Zhou. When she saw him turn around, she started to walk away.

"Sir, thank you for waiting. Let's go check into the hotel now."

Bai Zhou ran to Xi's side with a bamboo box on his back, and a smile returned to his face.

Xi glanced at the two barking beasts curiously at the pack animals in the next enclosure, then gently tapped Bai Zhou on the head.

"Oh? Sir?"

Bai Zhou looked up in confusion, only to see Xi's profile.

The parking area of ​​Suyu Pavilion was less than 100 meters from the front gate, and the two quickly entered Suyu Pavilion.