Traveling west along the official road near Bailu Village, the three finally reached the territory of Yunzhou.
To spare Yue'er the hardships of a long journey, Li Qingmu specially purchased a carriage for the three of them to use, yet they encountered three or four groups of bandits along the way.
These bandits wore tattered clothes and were so thin they didn't resemble the fierce bandits of legend. Li Qingmu, seeing them as displaced people with no way out, did not make things difficult for them.
"Alas, it's said that when officials push too hard, the people rebel; these mountain bandits only resort to crime because they have no other choice," Qi Jingyu sighed deeply, realizing that the reality exceeded the reports from the ministers.
In the reports, they always preach about peace and prosperity, saying that the people live in happiness, thriving, and sometimes flattering him as unmatched in wisdom and virtue.
