The Heir Apparent Returns to Yundu, a Prince Pays a Visit

Ever since they had killed the village chief and his son that day, they had left the village early the next morning.

As for what happened afterward, Chu Danqing did not know. He simply kept heading toward Yundu.

Along the way, they ran into several bands of petty thieves who did not know their place.

Da Bao did not even need to lift a hand; Bai Hanzhe skewered them to death with a few thrusts of his spear.

"This road is truly unsafe." Bai Hanzhe grumbled faintly. "What in the world has become of these times?"

Chu Danqing knew the answer. They simply could not survive.

Otherwise, how many people would willingly take to the hills and become bandits?

Most had been driven to the point where they could no longer live on. Only a small number had been wicked to begin with and chose the trade of robbing homes and plundering travelers.

Before Chu Danqing could speak, a rumbling sound came from the distance.

Looking from afar, they saw a convoy, flying a banner bearing the character Liang.

"Prince Liang?" Bai Hanzhe looked somewhat puzzled. "Strange. Why is Prince Liang here instead of in Yundu?"

The Lan Dynasty had princes of other surnames, but none of them had fiefs.

Moreover, all princes of other surnames, along with their families and descendants, lived in Yundu and could not leave the capital without an imperial decree.

They were said to wield heaven-reaching power, but in truth, they were more like pigs being raised.

They had no fiefs, no military authority, and could not enter the Imperial Court as officials.

They could only be wealthy, idle princes.

The origins of those princes of other surnames were simple. They were descended from the founding ministers who had followed the dragon and rendered great