Time passed smoothly, and in the blink of an eye, spring came after the New Year. The weather was getting warmer day by day. It was supposed to be a great time for all things to revive, but unexpectedly, a loud thunderclap suddenly broke the peace.

At first, there was heavy rain in Pingzhou. The endless rain lasted for nearly half a month. Pingzhou is adjacent to the Weishui River and has a low terrain. Although the embankments are repaired every year, they are still fragile.

The Pingzhou dike broke and suffered a flood. Although local officials reported it to the capital, it was too late.

The ditches in various parts of the city were blocked, and most of the ditches were filled with the corpses of people and poultry who had not had time to escape when the flood came. The weather was hot, and the gas was rotting and smelling, and the whole Pingzhou city was emitting a foul odor.

So an epidemic is inevitable.

When the news reached the capital, the emperor looked solemn and discussed with his ministers in the Taiji Hall. The most urgent task now was to send people with silver, food and medicine to control the epidemic.

But the place had just suffered from a flood and an epidemic, so it was no exaggeration to say that it was in great distress. Everyone hesitated and were unwilling to go there.

No final solution was reached until the court was adjourned.

At lunch, the emperor ate in the Qingcheng Pavilion. He was not in a good mood and put down his chopsticks after taking a few bites.

Lady Yue was well prepared. She picked up the bowl and considerately served the emperor a bowl of soup while casually saying, "What's wrong, Your Majesty? Are you worried about the epidemic in Pingzhou?"

The epidemic in Pingzhou had already caused panic among the people. The emperor did not find it strange when Concubine Yue knew about it.

"The epidemic has already begun. Your Majesty should send people to Pingzhou to deal with it."

The emperor snorted coldly: "Every one of them is greedy for life and afraid of death. Just now in the Taiji Hall, I just raised my head, and everyone lowered their heads like quails. No one was willing to go. What a bunch of rubbish!"

Beauty Yue laughed tenderly and gently stroked the emperor's chest. "Don't be upset, Your Majesty. In my opinion, this matter is very simple. Your Majesty only needs to select a capable person from the crowd and send him there. Why bother asking them to recommend themselves and make Your Majesty angry for no reason?"

The emperor pondered for a while, then asked, "Who do you think is suitable to go to Pingzhou?"

Lady Yue picked up her chopsticks and moved the dishes in front of her. She said casually, "I don't know about that. But since I came to the capital, I always hear people mention the Night King. They all say that the Night King is very powerful and cares about the people. How about Your Majesty sending the Night King?"

The emperor did not say anything, neither agreeing nor denying, but Yue Meiren was certain that the person who would eventually go to Pingzhou would definitely be Chu Xuan.

In the afternoon, the palace gate opened, and a team of eunuchs rode out on horseback and headed straight for the Night King's Palace.

In the Qingcheng Pavilion, Yue Meiren had an unfathomable look on her face as she gazed into the distance. After a long time, a sneer escaped from her mouth.

"Night King... humph, I want to see if you can come back alive!"

Outside the vermilion gate of the Night Prince's Mansion, the eunuch shouted loudly: "His Majesty has issued an order, please accept it, Your Highness the Night Prince!"

The vermilion door was pushed open, and Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo knelt in the corridor to receive the order.

"Your Majesty has decreed that the people of Pingzhou are in dire straits and urgently need help. I order King Chu Xuan of the Night to leave for Pingzhou immediately and inspect the disaster situation in Pingzhou on behalf of the emperor. There is no time to lose. I decree this!"

Chu Xuan did not get up for a long time. Seeing this, the eunuch walked quickly to Chu Xuan and helped him up. "Your Highness, the Emperor said that in this huge capital, only the prince can be trusted. This is really a last resort. Your Highness, please be careful and return safely."

Chu Xuan had a blank expression on his face. He took the imperial edict with his hand. He was not moved by the nice words from the eunuch. He just said calmly, "Go back and tell His Majesty that I will do my best, but the road is long and the mountains are high. In an emergency, I will ask His Majesty for an order to execute first and report later."

"Very well, very well. I will report back to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please pack your bags and leave with the officials from the Ministry of Revenue. We will be waiting for Your Majesty's triumphant return in the capital."

After sending off the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, the Night Prince's Mansion became busy for a while. The imperial edict was issued urgently and the troops had to set out in three days, so many things had not been prepared.

Lu Yanluo had a gloomy face and didn't say anything, silently directing her servants to pack the things that Chu Xuan was going to take with him.

Chu Xuan followed behind, and finally spoke after a long time, calling out to the person: "A Luo..."

Lu Yanluo paused, and when she turned around, she could already see anything unusual on her face: "What's wrong?"

[The dog emperor is not a human being. Why doesn’t he go there himself when the situation is so dangerous, but only chooses Chu Xuan to cause trouble! ]

"A Luo, don't worry, I will be careful and will never let anything happen to me."

Lu Yanluo snorted coldly, and finally couldn't hold back the anger in her heart: "He did it on purpose! He sent you when there were so many other people to go. He wants you to die!"

"But I won't die." Chu Xuan's eyes were firm: "I will come back safely, nothing will happen to me."

Lu Yanluo didn't care about that: "No, I want to go with you this time no matter what. I know medicine, I will help you."

"No!" Chu Xuan flatly refused: "Pingzhou is now seriously ill. It is too dangerous for you to go. Stay at home and wait for me to come back."

Lu Yanluo did not retreat, and insisted: "Either you disobey the order and neither of us will go, or I will go with you, it's your choice."

Chu Xuan had a headache. Since they had been together, Lu Yanluo had never been so decisive. The day of departure came fast, and Chu Xuan still hadn't convinced Lu Yanluo. He had no choice but to take her with him.

Pingzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Chu Xuan set out by water with silver and medicinal materials for disaster relief. He temporarily disembarked in Hezhou, which is adjacent to Pingzhou, and then changed to a horse carriage and headed for Pingzhou.

Going from Hezhou to Pingzhou, the further you go, the more desolate the surroundings become. The traces of the flood are still obvious, and the ground is covered with silt.

After a difficult journey, the group finally reached Pingzhou.

Pingzhou is divided into five counties, namely Jinglan County, Toyota County, Jiuchang County, Pingle County and Anchang County. The place with the most serious disaster reported this time is Toyota County. Although the other counties are implicated, the situation is not serious.

The destination of Chu Xuan and his group is Toyota County.

However, as soon as they entered Pingzhou, they encountered a large number of disaster victims in ragged clothes on the road.

The victims had not eaten for a long time. Seeing Chu Xuan and his group marching on the road, their eyes turned red and they rushed forward to stop the convoy.

The guards drew their swords and stood guard at the periphery, the sharp blades blocking the group of hungry people.

Lu Yanluo lifted the carriage curtain, got off the carriage, walked up to the victims and asked, "Where are you from? Why are you here?"

The victims looked terrified, staring at the sharp blade in front of them and dared not speak.

Seeing this, Lu Yanluo ordered people to set up camp on the spot, set up pots and cook porridge to make some food for these refugees.

With food, the refugees let down their guard and became less vigilant.