"Imperial Censor Liu, how do you think I can help you?"
"Uh …"
"…"
In the face of Liu Dan's request, Yang Rui was surprised and asked tentatively. In the end, Liu Dan couldn't give a reason.
In fact, Yang Rui didn't have a complete idea on how to deal with Yi Province and Liu Dan. He originally planned to act according to circumstances after arriving in Yi Province.
Yang Rui only brought Liu Dan along for the sake of convenience. With Yang Rui's character, he didn't intend to do anything to him.
Yang Rui and Liu Dan didn't have a mature plan, so the two fell into a state of silence for a while.
"Does Imperial Censor Liu have any close friends in Yi Province?"
After a while, Yang Rui was the first to break the silence and asked Liu Dan.
"… Uh … My father's subordinate, Pang Xi, has traveled between Yi Province and Yong Province many times. He is familiar with Sheng. Sheng's family was brought to Yi Province by Pang Xi to avoid punishment.
Among my father's other subordinates, such as Gao Pei and Yang Huai, Sheng has a good personal relationship with them. Ling Bao and Fa Zhen also have frequent contact with them. It's just that Sheng hasn't been in Yi Province for many days. I don't know if I can still entrust him … "
Liu Dan pondered for a while and finally said as if he had made up his mind. Looking at his expression, he seemed to be telling the truth.
Yang Rui listened carefully. At the same time, he secretly compared Liu Dan's background in Yi Province with the people he knew in Yi Province.
Liu Dan wasn't very clear about Yang Rui's plan, but at this time, Liu Dan believed that he was a fish on the chopping block. He only wanted a way to survive. As for how Yang Rui was going to operate, Liu Dan didn't care so much for the time being.
As long as he was alive, there was always hope. Liu Dan felt that as long as he could stay alive, there would be a chance for him to make a comeback. At most, he would wait for an opportunity in the future. The person in front of him was the ruler of Qing Province, Yan Province, and Xu Province. It was impossible for him to always keep an eye on Yi Province.
Liu Dan continued to talk about some matters in Yi Province to Yang Rui while thinking, including some of the direct relationships between the large and small forces in Yi Province. Yang Rui also chatted with Liu Dan casually, paying attention to the valuable information in Liu Dan's words.
In fact, Yi Province was far from Qing Province, Yan Province, and Xu Province. For the time being, there was no direct relationship of interest between them. At this time, Yang Rui wanted to use Liu Dan to strengthen the cooperation between the two sides, or it was easier to win over Yi Province as an ally. However, if he were to intervene in Yi Province's affairs, it would be difficult.
Therefore, Yang Rui was also considering whether to intervene in Yi Province's affairs. At this time, he didn't even plan to use Liu Dan as a chess piece. After all, it was true that he had saved Liu Dan's life. If he deliberately used Liu Dan, it would be too much.
Liu Dan's previous concerns were only guesses that Liu Dan had about Yang Rui.
"Huh?"
While the two were talking in the small meeting room, Yang Rui suddenly caught a glimpse of two groups of people fighting below Sky City, so he temporarily stopped the conversation with Liu Dan and focused his attention on the scene below.
"Kill!"
"Clang! Clang … "
"Ping! Ping … "
As Yang Rui gradually lowered the height of Sky City and approached it, he could vaguely hear the sounds of fighting below in the small meeting room.
Sky City was covered by the Four Symbols Maze, and the people fighting had no time to pay attention to other things. No one noticed that Sky City was gradually approaching.
Ever since Liu Biao took charge of Jingzhou, he had hardly participated in the many wars in the Central Plains. It could be regarded as one of the most peaceful provinces in the three kingdoms' civilization. There were not many bandits and pirates among them.
The scene that Yang Rui discovered was happening on one of the tributaries of the Han River. On one side, there were many small boats rushing forward, looking like pirates. On the other side, there was a large pleasure boat.
There were not many guards on the pleasure boat. Even if there were some dressed like servants, their fighting strength was very mediocre, not much better than an ordinary person. In the face of these ferocious looking pirates, these people were not of much use.
Most of the pirates were holed up in the pleasure boat, but the pirates' attacks had little effect. The reason for this scene was that there was a person standing at the bow of the pleasure boat. He had a longsword at his waist, but he only used a paddle as a weapon. The surrounding pirates could not get close to him.
The pleasure boat was much larger than the pirates' boats. The person with the paddle occupied the commanding position at the bow. Coupled with his extraordinary strength, he actually used the paddle as a sword. The pirates did not gain any advantage at all. Instead, they were beaten until they fell into the water like dumplings.
Yang Rui could see that this person had deliberately left some leeway. The pirates who fell into the river were mostly injured, and no one was in danger of dying. Clearly, the person with the paddle had held back.
"Good! A warrior is righteous. Let me chase away these pirates who don't know what's good for them. "
Sensing that the person at the bow of the pleasure boat was a rare expert, Yang Rui naturally had the intention to recruit him. When he was ten or twenty meters away from the water, Yang Rui stepped on the Flying Carpet and gracefully jumped down from Sky City.
This was not the first time Yang Rui had done this. Moreover, the water surface was not as hard as the roof or dome. Yang Rui used the Flying Carpet to jump down. He only lightly stepped on the water surface and flew up again. It seemed that his skills were not ordinary.
Even the person at the bow of the pleasure boat looked at Yang Rui with a slightly surprised gaze. Only after seeing the Flying Carpet under Yang Rui's feet did he feel relieved.
"Have you ever taken someone's life, or just robbed someone of their wealth?"
Yang Rui rose from the water surface and turned to the largest boat among the pirates. He had already seen that this boat was where the pirate leader was, and he immediately placed the Golden Emperor Sword on the pirate leader's neck.
"Great hero, please … please spare us … We have no way to make a living, so we took up this line of work. During this time, we have not taken anyone's life. Please … please investigate …"
The pirate leader had been kidnapped by Yang Rui, and his life was in danger. He had already lost his composure, and he stuttered as he begged for mercy from Yang Rui.
If it was any other time, Yang Rui might have considered subduing this group of pirates, or directly killing them to earn experience. However, at this time, Yang Rui's attention was on the person on the pleasure boat. In order to not affect the other party's perception, Yang Rui asked a few questions and then let the pirates leave.
"My dear friend's skill is really good. When I saw you descend from the sky, you were incomparably free and easy. At first, I thought you were some great immortal figure, but after looking carefully, I realized that my dear friend had borrowed the strength of your feet. Only, I wonder which sect my dear friend is from? How should I address you? "
After seeing Yang Rui's actions, the person on the pleasure boat became much friendlier and asked Yang Rui loudly.
"I am the Qing Province's Prefecture Governor, Blazing Sun. How should I address you?"
Yang Rui felt that there was a chance of recruitment, and immediately reported his identity.
"Hmph! I was wondering what kind of expert you were, but it turns out that you are an official. My identity is lowly and it is inconvenient for me to reveal it. I will go now. Goodbye! "
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