"Sister, that uncle looks like a bad guy."
Chu Chen looked at the Prefect and said in a low voice.
Although his voice was not loud, everyone present was not an ordinary person, so they could naturally hear it clearly.
Long Yufei and the others almost laughed out loud.
The Prefect's eyelids twitched slightly. He glanced at Chu Chen, but didn't say anything, just pretending he hadn't heard.
"Snap!"
Chu Xin raised her snow-white little hand and gently patted Chu Chen's little head. Imitating Chu Feng's tone from daily life, she said earnestly, "Little brother, how many times has Daddy told us that one cannot judge a person solely by their appearance, but must look at their heart? Why do you always forget that?"
"Oh!"
Chu Chen rubbed his little head, pouted, and nodded.
The expression on the Prefect's face relaxed, revealing a look of 'the child is teachable.' This little girl was sensible; he could consider sparing her life later.
Chu Xin put her hands behind her back, stared at the Prefect's chest for a moment, and said solemnly, "In my opinion, his heart is even worse than he looks on the outside."
"Pfft!"
Several Female Guards couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter, but then realizing it wasn't appropriate, they quickly covered their mouths.
Even the several officials behind the Prefect almost laughed out loud, holding it in until their faces turned red.
The Prefect's mouth twitched slightly, his eyes cold and gloomy.
Two Bear Children; neither one can be spared.
"Children say whatever comes to mind; please do not take offense, Prefect."
A trace of a smile appeared on Long Yufei's face, but she quickly restrained it.
"It's fine! The Governor's two children are quite cute," the Prefect said with a faint smile.
Long Yufei did not explain. She just rubbed the little heads of the two cute children and looked at the Prefect, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Prefect. Please."
The Prefect is a position second only to the Governor, and when the Governor is away, they manage the affairs of the province on their behalf.
The prime suspect for sending people to intercept and kill her, preventing her from reaching the Prefecture Government, was this Prefect.
She held Chu Xin and Chu Chen, the sister and brother, one on each side, and walked through the air.
The leading Prefect glanced at Chu Xin and Chu Chen again. Apart from thinking these two Bear Children had loose tongues, he did not take them to heart.
Nowadays, the Blood Wolf was searching everywhere for pet beasts, and Qin Feng was in seclusion due to serious injuries; no one had passed back information about the sister and brother, Chu Xin and Chu Chen.
However, they had spies everywhere near the Prefectural City. When the Flying Boat entered within a hundred miles of the Prefectural City, they already knew the mission had failed, but they didn't know how it had failed.
The old woman followed closely behind Long Yufei, protecting her personally, while the Female Guards protected them on both sides.
The Prefect's narrow, fox-like eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything. Instead, without Long Yufei and the others noticing, he glanced at the butler beside him, then led the officials of the Prefecture Government to follow.
Inside the Prefect's mansion, at a long rectangular table, Long Yufei sat in the main seat. The sister and brother, Chu Xin and Chu Chen, sat on her left and right sides. The old woman stood behind Long Yufei, and the Female Guards stood on both sides, their hands on their sword hilts, guarding the surroundings.
The Prefect and the officials sat on both sides of the long rectangular table. The Prefect, sitting at the lower left, raised his cup and bowed respectfully to Long Yufei, saying, "Three years ago, a mysterious powerhouse forced the Previous Governor to forcibly open the Secret Realm's Formation. After that mysterious powerhouse came out of the Secret Realm, he even killed the Previous Governor. For these past three years, we have been investigating the culprit's information, but apart from knowing what he looks like, we know nothing else. On the contrary, over these three years, citizens and those who cultivation have been disappearing for no reason, causing the entire Lan Province to be in a panic. I hope that after the Governor takes office, you can lead us to find the real culprit and bring them to justice. On behalf of the Previous Governor and the citizens of Lan Province, I offer a toast to the Governor."
"I came here specifically for this matter."
Long Yufei nodded, picked up the wine glass, and examined it carefully, but had no intention of drinking it.
The Prefect smiled and said, "Is the Governor afraid that I poisoned the wine? I will drink first as a sign of respect."
After saying that, the Prefect drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.
Long Yufei felt relieved and prepared to drink.
"Auntie Long, wait."
Chu Chen suddenly called out to stop Long Yufei.
"What is it?"
Long Yufei asked in confusion.
Chu Chen's chubby little hand suddenly held a silver needle, which he thrust into Long Yufei's wine. He said with a serious face, "Daddy says that when strangers host a banquet and drink, one must always test for poison first. This is a silver needle refined by my Daddy; if there is poison, it will change color."
"Children say whatever comes to mind; please do not take offense, Prefect."
Long Yufei tried hard to suppress her smile and said to the Prefect, whose face was changing colors.
"It's fine!"
The Prefect waved his hand, pretending not to care at all.
At this moment, Chu Chen took out the silver needle and looked at it. His chubby little face showed a trace of surprise and disappointment: "Huh, there's actually no poison."
After speaking, he turned his head to look at the Prefect, muttering with his little mouth: "That shouldn't be right. This guy looks like he has a very bad heart; how could there be no poison?"
The Female Guards tried hard to suppress their laughter, holding it in until their faces were flushed red.
Children say whatever comes to mind again?
The Prefect's eyelid twitched, but he still pretended to be magnanimous and waved his hand: "It's fine!"
Long Yufei then drank the wine in her cup in one gulp and praised, "Lan Province Heart Wine, you really can only drink the authentic version in Lan Province."
"The Governor is a connoisseur of wine and should know that fine wine should be paired with fine delicacies. Our unique Lan Province delicacies, paired with the unique Lan Province Heart Wine—that is the authentic Lan Province flavor."
The Prefect's face was full of smiles as he reached out to make a gesture for them to eat.
"Good!"
Long Yufei picked up her chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat.
In her view, even if the Prefect wanted to deal with her, he wouldn't choose to do it in his own mansion, as that way, even if he killed her, he would be hard-pressed to escape death himself.
Therefore, she was not worried that the Prefect would blatantly make a move at this banquet.
According to her conjecture, there might be assassins attacking later; after the assassins killed her, the Prefect would then kill the assassins.
Lan Province bordered Cang Province; if he could hire barbarians from Cang Province to assassinate her and push everything onto the barbarians, that would be even more perfect.
"Auntie Long, wait."
Chu Chen called out to stop Long Yufei again, thrusting the silver needle into the piece of meat she had picked up. A moment later, he took it out, looked at the unchanged silver needle, and muttered with a disappointed face: "That shouldn't be right. Why is there still no poison?"
"Pfft!"
Someone couldn't help but laugh out loud; this little cute baby was truly too funny.
Just as Long Yufei was about to speak, she saw the Prefect laugh dryly and say, "Children say whatever comes to mind; I understand."
In his heart, however, he was cursing, *Where did this Brat get so many things to do? If not for fear of affecting the big picture, I would really want to call someone to throw this Brat out.*
"The Prefect is generous."
Long Yufei gave a compliment and prepared to taste the unique delicacies of Lan Province.
"Auntie Long, wait."
At this moment, Chu Xin called out to stop Long Yufei, stretched out her snow-white little hand to pick up the wine pot, poured a cup of wine into Long Yufei's cup, and then put the piece of meat Long Yufei had picked up into the wine, before finally saying to Chu Chen, "Little brother, try it now."
The Prefect's expression changed instantly.