Chapter 17: The Overbearing Young Lady
A carefree young man, riding a donkey and basking in the sun, doing nothing, ah~~ just thinking about his beautiful wife. On the official road to Luoyang in the east, a handsome young man was walking aimlessly, riding a donkey backwards, with a small grass in his mouth, enjoying the sunshine, humming a little tune.
The birds around seemed to be welcoming him, chirping non-stop, and the pedestrians on the road were sparse, I don't know if it was because the official road was too wide or if there were few people.
"Make way, make way, the official is here, clear the way for miscellaneous people." However, it was a team of cars passing by, and another big shot was passing by. The front row consisted of 50 knights leading the way, followed by a huge carriage in the middle, and 50 soldiers following behind.
Passersby stood on both sides of the official road, and soon gave way to a path. The horse team began to pass by slowly. Perhaps it was because the young man riding the donkey was too eye-catching, when passing by his side, the curtain of the carriage opened slightly, and a 15- or 16-year-old girl showed a pair of beautiful big eyes, glanced at the young man, and was instantly amused by his appearance.
On the official road of journey, this was just a small episode and did not attract everyone's attention. After the convoy passed by, everyone returned to their own ways, each going their separate directions.
This young man was Zhang Rui, and after bidding farewell to Xi Zhi and Guo Jia on that day, a whole day had passed. In the suburbs of the city, Zhang Rui naturally could no longer use the Dragon's Wings, which would be too showy. If he encountered some dignitaries, it would only add trouble. So, Zhang Rui naturally bought a donkey (Nima, everyone rides horses, and you ride a donkey - isn't that eye-catching?).
It was almost noon, Zhang Rui was both hot and hungry, and there happened to be a small tea house by the road. Zhang Rui tied up the donkey and casually found a table to sit down at.
"Boss (Zhang Rui would never be called Xiao Er), bring a pot of tea." "Ah, welcome sir, please wait a moment."
The small shop was not big, and after a while, the tea came up. Zhang Rui poured a cup and savored it slowly. As a member of the aristocracy, Zhang Rui was very particular about tasting tea. When he was young, Old Man Qingquan had often used his stick to beat him.
When Zhang Rui saw the young master's eyes light up, he immediately discovered that the young master was embarrassed and got up to walk over, saying: "This young master, I saw that you were very particular about drinking tea just now, so I couldn't help but take a few more glances at you. Please don't mind."
What a handsome man, this was Zhang Rui's first impression. This young master had red lips and white teeth, bright eyes and a clear complexion. If he wasn't wearing men's clothing, one would really think he was a maiden. The young master felt embarrassed at being stared at and spoke up: "Let's play a game of cards, Master doesn't mind, does he?"
"Please, brother, I'm so sorry about earlier. I couldn't help but take a few more glances at you since you're so handsome." Zhang Rui started pretending again, but in reality, he had already recognized that this was a girl dressed as a boy with just one glance. How could such a simple disguise fool Zhang Rui's discerning eyes? Since the other person didn't mention it, Zhang Rui also didn't expose her, and having some fun on this boring journey wasn't bad either.
"Liu Ming from Lower Luoyang, I don't know your surname and given name, where are you headed?" "I'm Zhang Rui from Puyang, and I'm actually on my way to Luoyang." "Oh? As it happens, I'm also heading back to Luoyang. Why don't we travel together?"
Zhang Rui nodded in agreement, and the two were chatting when a group of carriages that had passed by on the official road in the distance suddenly hurried back and forth, and before long, several cavalrymen arrived at the teahouse. Liu Ming hastily turned his back, as if afraid of being seen.
"Hey, little guy, have you ever seen the woman in this painting?" The cavalryman asked with a fierce expression. "Aye, sir, our small shop is just this big, if that woman had come here, we would definitely have seen her, but I really haven't seen her before."
The knight's cold eyes swept through the house, and everyone lowered their heads, afraid to meet his gaze. Zhang Rui saw this and quickly came forward. "This soldier brother, I think I just saw a woman who looked like this picture, riding a horse in that direction, but I don't know if it's the girl you're looking for." Zhang Rui pointed in the direction they had come from.
"General, since..." "Shut up, let's go." The knight waved his hand and rode off along the official road.
"What's going on? Look at this horse carriage, and the cavalry leading the way in front. Could it be that you're a princess or something? What a playful little princess, teasing me like this." "Liu brother, this journey is long (damn, we've already arrived at the outskirts of Luoyang), let's get going too." Zhang Rui tossed down some tea money and, with his arm around Liu Ming's, they set off.
Liu Ming in Zhang Rui's arms seemed unwilling, extremely uncomfortable, twisting and turning, wanting to break free from Zhang Rui's embrace, but how could he break free from Zhang Rui's arms? When they arrived at the donkey's side, Zhang Rui let go of Liu Ming and untied the rope.
"Liu Ming, don't you have any travel tools?" Zhang Rui asked with a mischievous tone.
"Yes, I rushed out of the house in a hurry and didn't have time to ride a horse."
Not yet arrived in a hurry on horseback, looking at the cavalry just now, it's impossible to ride a horse. "Oh, don't worry, you and I are brothers, how can I let you fall behind?" Liu Ming thought that this kid was not bad, this donkey must be prepared for the princess to ride, it's worth the princess sneaking down from the carriage to find him and play together.
"Since you don't have a means of transportation, I'll reluctantly let you lead the donkey for me instead. Haha, am I not very kind-hearted? I really admire myself."
"You scoundrel, what are you doing to me? Your body is so strong, I'm sure walking a few steps won't tire you out. My body is so weak, and yet you have the nerve to ask me to lead your donkey for you, and still claim that you're kind-hearted! I think your kindness has been eaten by dogs." Liu Ming was furious.
"Little girl? Don't pretend anymore? Do you want me to hand you over to that cavalry squad from earlier, maybe they'll even give us a reward?" Zhang Rui said, but if he really had to hand Liu Ming over to those cavalrymen, he would definitely lose his head.
This bastard had already figured out I was a girl, so he deliberately led away those stupid guards from the Imperial Guard. And then he still had the nerve to put his arm around my shoulder, this bastard is dead meat, watch me ride off on his donkey today and make him eat dust behind me.
Liu Ming, thinking of this, suddenly jumped onto the donkey and slapped its buttocks. The stupid donkey felt pain and let out a loud bray as it charged forward. Zhang Rui hadn't expected that Liu Ming would ride off on his own donkey. This little woman was quite interesting, haha, how fast could a donkey go?
In the records of Yin Yang magic, there is a description of stepping methods. Only Zhang Rui was seen to jump forward and backward, dodging left and right, and with one exertion of strength, he had already arrived in front of the donkey and easily grabbed the rope.
The donkey was caught, and naturally it couldn't run away. Liu Ming was also startled by Zhang Rui's footwork, such fast footwork, the imperial family also had records of footwork, but Liu Ming hadn't seen anyone so young achieve this level before.
The strong are always respected, and he is a young and handsome strong man. Moreover, Liu Ming's anger had also dissipated by half after riding his donkey earlier.
"Little boy, since you're willing to lead the donkey for me, I'll reluctantly accept your offer of leading the donkey."
