Chapter Thirty: The Battle of Right and Wrong

  "I believe you must be tired. I've already had the room cleaned and prepared for you, so please go rest first." Prutte still wore a smiling face, looking friendly and approachable.

  Azure and Indigo exchanged a glance. "No, Uncle, we just got back and there are still many things to take care of. This period has been really hard on you, I think you can finally rest at ease." The speaker was surprisingly Azure. After nearly a month, the ten-year-old had gained a hint of maturity. These few words directly clarified her identity and position, also giving Purity a final way out - as long as he was willing to give up, they were still family after all, and blood ties could never be shaken off.

  Carlo nodded silently, the blue did a great job, although for a child, it would be cruel to force her to grow up like this, but she was a duchess after all, for her territory, for her people, she had to grow up.

  Unfortunately, this good intention was not accepted by the other party. Pu Ji's eyes narrowed slightly, "Don't worry, this is also my brother's territory. As his younger brother, how can I not take care of it? Leave it to me. You two ladies should go for a stroll instead."

  Yu Lan and Bi Lan's eyes showed obvious sadness, Pu Ji Te directly refused their kindness, what would happen next was no longer something they could control.

  "We went in first, there are some things that need to be arranged properly." The two of them walked in with gloomy faces, and just as Gallo was about to follow, Pujit suddenly spoke up softly "Miss, I hope you're smart." The threatening tone was absolutely impossible to ignore.

  He didn't stop his footsteps and followed him, lightly replying "same to you".

  Puji Te's face suddenly turned extremely ugly, and a deep killing intent appeared in his eyes. "This is what you asked for!"

  Walking into the inner hall, she waved away several maids and sat down weakly in a chair. "Alas, I didn't expect that Pujit would actually become like this. What should we do next?"

  Garo didn't say a word, looked at Azure, and Azure understood. "First, we need to know the current situation in the city, how much strength and capital we have left to... counterattack against Duke Pujit." Not calling him Uncle Pujit anymore showed Azure's determination.

  Nodded "Go on."

  "We are now almost powerless, the only one we can rely on is Garo's sister's power, but one person's power is far from enough, and we cannot rely on Garo's sister for a lifetime, only our own strength can."

  Her small face was absolutely resolute. "I think, we've been away for so long, Purity must have already corrupted most of the city's power, and as for the troops, Artis was originally a peaceful land, at least thirty years without war, the level and loyalty of the city guards can be imagined, so I think, that force can only be abandoned."

  "Abandon?" Yu Lan exclaimed, "The City Guard is the strongest force in the city, with as many as 3,000 people. It can be said to be the last reliance of the city master. How can we abandon it?"

  "Mom, you should know that the former city guards under Father's management didn't do anything wrong, but their reputation in the city wasn't good either. I remember those people were mostly just some thugs with a title under the city guard, spending their days idling around and being lazy, if it weren't for their numerical advantage, I reckon the thieves' guild would have taken them out long ago. This time is actually a good opportunity, after disbanding the city guards, we can reorganize a new team, an elite team."

  "Alas, these things, Mom doesn't understand them either. Now it's up to you yourself, don't worry and just do it. The only thing I can help with is the financial aspect. Your father left behind some savings, even Puji Te doesn't know about it. I think it should be enough to support you for a while."

  "Uh, thank you, mom." Azure's blue eyes reddened slightly, after all, this burden was still quite heavy on her.

  "Financially, it seems there's no problem, so next, Beryl, is there still manpower in the city?"

  "Human power?"

  "Yes, after all, to govern a city and counter a marquis, relying solely on wealth is not enough. You must have manpower that completely trusts you and is loyal to you. There are many things that don't require your personal involvement; at this point, it depends on whether you have qualified personnel under you." Gallo took the opportunity to teach Azure another lesson.

  To be honest, Gallo is actually quite relaxed because Bikuu is absolutely a genius, if estimated, it's the kind of genius with an IQ around 180, so now Gallo will keep taking opportunities to teach some things, because in the past, he himself was also a genius.

  "Ah, that's right! I remember now, Uncle Hutt!" exclaimed Bi Lian. "Uncle Hutt was my father's former bodyguard, said to be a fifth-level warrior with innate special powers. At the time, it was my father who saved him, so he has always been very loyal to Father. I think we can rely on him."

  "Alright, let's get started then. I think we should go one by one. First, I'll go find Hua Te. I know where his house is. And Bi Lan, you can go with Jia Luo to take care of the city guards. We'll split up and do our own things. How does that sound?"

  "Good."

  At this moment, in Pujie Te's mansion, Pujie Te is now with a black face "Damn it, dare to threaten me, originally thought you were quite useful and wanted to keep you, but actually looking for death, well, I'll fulfill your wish!"

  At this moment, someone knocked on the door. Pujie was furious at this time and shouted "Who!"

  "Master, Young Master has returned."

  The door was suddenly pushed open, and three people walked in with their heads held high. The first person had a head of golden hair that fluttered behind him, looking quite extraordinary. Unfortunately, his eyes were filled with sinister light, giving away his true nature. In appearance, he looked about 70% similar to Pujit, and was actually Pujit's son, Pure, who had left to study abroad ten years ago.

  Behind him were two men, one tall and one thin, who looked a bit unusual. The taller one had scars all over his face, looking very frightening, while the thinner one looked very ordinary, the kind of person who would get lost in a crowd.

  "Father, I'm back!" The man's voice was like thunder, extremely astonishing.

  "Ah, you're back just in time, it's really great. Ah, right, who are these two?" Pu Ji Te looked at the two people behind his son.

  "Puri said, 'These two are my fellow apprentices in learning the art, Gao De and this Cos.'"

  "We've met before, Your Excellency." The two of them still being somewhat familiar with formalities, bowed their heads.

  "Over here, please sit down, come on in, hurry up and prepare the banquet." Before long, the banquet was set up, and Pu Jiute smiled and said, "Son, you've returned just in time this time. This table will be your welcome home banquet first. Come, gentlemen, please take a seat as well."

  The four sat down and the butler personally brought over a bottle of fine wine and poured some for each of them.

  "First, take a sip... Son, didn't you say you were going to be gone for twenty years? How did it get shortened all of a sudden?"

  "Oh, that's it, no choice, the master suddenly died and we had to come out. But it's also good, if we stayed there any longer, I'm afraid we would have gone crazy. These two fellow disciples of mine also came out for the same reason. Ah, Father, you've been saying 'just in time' all along, what do you mean?"

  "Oh, it's like this, you also know, my brother, that is your uncle, just passed away not long ago..." Pu Jitai briefly explained the situation.

  "Ha ha ha, aren't they just two female outcasts? It's a piece of cake." Prei left when he was not even seven years old, so naturally he wouldn't have any impression of Yu Lan and the others.

  "This time, they invited a very strong bodyguard, which made my entire plan fall through. Alas." Pu Ji let out a sigh, having lost too much strength in the hands of that masked woman. Not to mention other things, just thinking about the death of the Wolfman Brothers made his heart ache.

  "Very strong?" Prey raised his hand, and a fierce red aura suddenly burst out from his palm. "The stronger the better! This way, my Magic Killing Claw will be useful, haha!"

  At this time, a man walked in "Sir, just received news that the other party has taken action."

  "Oh, say."

  "Mrs. Azure went towards the direction of the civilian residence in the west, while the masked woman went with Azure to the camp of the City Guard."

  "They've actually made a move, but unfortunately, the City Guard is now just a name with no real power or purpose, and it will only drag them down economically. Youlan, she's gone west? Hmm, looks like she's looking for that useless thing, haha, they have no other choice now, I just need to wait for their surrender."

  "Oh, in that case, I guess I won't be able to make a move then. What a pity! Otherwise, I'd go kill that single Blue right now?"

  "No, son, no matter what, the Azure Princess is a member of the imperial family and we absolutely cannot kill her. However, as for that bodyguard, after the deed is done, I'll leave him to you to deal with."

  "Alright, leave it to us three brothers then, Father, don't worry."

  "Haha, you've got spirit! That's how you can inherit from me! Come on, let's do it!"

  "Cheers!"

  Artess is no longer worried, now that there's Preah, this powerful expert, plus his two fellow disciples, and the other experts who will be recruited in a few days, the masked woman won't stand a chance no matter how strong she is. This way, the day when Artess belongs to him completely isn't far off.