The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 102

Chapter 102: Rules

A number of men on horses whistle passed on the road, kicking up a cloud of yellow dust. Ten thousand horses galloped ahead in an imposing manner and finally come to a stop a few hundred meters outside HunJi city. The tall gigantic city walls that soared to the clouds made everyone appear extremely small.

You XiaoMo felt that he was very unlucky. After finally managing to get off the horse carriage, he was just about to take in some air when a group of horsemen galloped in front of him, the hooves kicking up yellow dust that covered his whole face, even getting into his mouth.

“Ptooey… ” You XiaoMo’s lips twitched somewhat dejectedly, spitting out a mouthful of yellow dirt. How unlucky he was.

These people actually had no consideration for others since this was just outside HunJi city. There were an uncountable number of people queueing in the waiting line to enter the city. Causing such a commotion, the ones affected were not just You XiaoMo alone. Quite a few people were just like him, faces covered in dust. What surprised him was that they all seemed to be furious but did not dare to voice their anger.

Just when he was wondering about this, someone gave him the answer.

“Boy, are you the one that spit just now?” A tall and lean man riding a large horse suddenly turned his horse around and went over to You XiaoMo. Looking at him from above, at You XiaoMo who was wiping his mouth, his face was forbidding as if he was looking at mole crickets and ants.

You XiaoMo was stunned. What was the meaning of this? Don’t tell me he was not allowed to spit after having his mouth filled with dirt?

But what was really surprising was that he could actually hear someone spitting amidst the thundering hooves.

Thinking of this, he saw the onlookers all showing sympathetic and pitying expressions. But not a single one came to help him out. There were actually a few standing with their arms crossed watching the scene in glee.

You XiaoMo racked his brains, then asked, “May I ask what you want?”

The tall lean man grinned saying, “Boy. I couldn’t tell that you have that much guts. But in front of the great me, guts is of no use, only fists are useful.”

Guts? You XiaoMo felt that what he lacked the most seemed to be guts.

But when he didn’t hear what the real deal was after waiting a while, he started to get impatient. His body was tossed around for half a day and he was still feeling a little uncomfortable. So he asked, “This big brother. What is it that you want?”

Seeing the impatience on his face, the tall lean man’s face turned cold, he stretched out his hand and reached back drawing out a large knife in the shape of a crescent moon. He swung it straight at the stunned You XiaoMo cutting downwards while saying, “Boy. I see this is your first time in HunJi city. Now I will teach you one of the rules. Don’t think you’re somebody over here. In my eyes, you’re not even an ant!”

You XiaoMo completely couldn’t figure out why this person suddenly attacked when they were just speaking. It didn’t seem as if he had said anything offensive.

But that crescent blade had no chance of falling onto You XiaoMo’s body. Behind him a slender hand like white jade stretched out from the carriage window and easily stopped the sharp crescent blade. No matter how much force the tall lean man used, the crescent blade had no way of lowering even a little bit.

The tall lean man’s face changed suddenly. A sinister gleam flashed in his eyes as he shouted fiercely, “Who dares to oppose my Wolf Fang Gang? Tired of living? Show yourself if you dare!”

“Boy. I also have a rule for you. In front of the great me, don’t even try to touch my man.”

The drapes of the carriage fluttered with the wind. A warm voice came out from inside the carriage as a lazy drawl. The voice was somewhat captivating and languid, unhurried, and very pleasing to the ear. But the words were dripping with scorn, raking the taut nerves of that tall lean man.

Soon after, a pair of silver white brocade boots revealed themselves from under the carriage drapes. They were followed by a tall slender man slowly stepping out. He was dressed in a snow white soft robe decorated with gold silk which was fluttering with the wind. He had dashing eyebrows and sparkling eyes, obviously he was elegant and full of style grabbing everyone’s attention when he appeared.

The man’s lips held a gentle smile, as if he was just meeting a friend, and not seizing the tall lean man’s crescent blade with one hand.

Upon seeing Ling Xiao, You XiaoMo immediately got up shakily and hid behind him.

Looking back at the crescent blade that was very close to him, he shivered again. That had been really dangerous. If Ling Xiao didn’t make his move, he would already be cut into two right now.

He felt like he was in extreme danger. This world was too terrifying where one could kill people at the drop of a hat. He really wanted to go back to Earth!

Not waiting for the tall lean man to speak, Ling Xiao simply bent his finger and flicked the crescent blade away.

The force of his flick was not much but the tall man was unable to withstand it. On top of that, he was riding on the back of a horse. Struck by this force, the whole person simply fell off the horse, landing heavily on the ground and stirring up a huge cloud of dust.

The tall man coughed violently and struggled to get up on his feet and he felt that some of his ribs were broken. When he looked at Ling Xiao again, his eyes revealed some fear and frustration, “If you have the guts, stand here and don’t run. Wolf Fang Gang will definitely not let go of the both of you.”

Ling Xiao raised his eyes and looked at the not too distant Wolf Fang Gang who stood with their sharp swords drawn, itching for a fight.

This was most probably because they saw their leader easily thrown down by Ling Xiao, so all of them did not dare to act rashly. He couldn’t help but snicker, this was really such a ragtag band. Just this little bit of ability and they still dared to stir up trouble as they wished.

“Idiot!” Ling Xiao sneered as he ridiculed him. He then pulled You XiaoMo and turned back to the horse carriage.

At this moment, the Raging Fire Horse somewhat intelligently neighed. He stomped his back hooves and started galloping again but this time the speed was slower, no longer making people feel like they were being tossed about. Maybe it was because this was outside HunJi City with people coming and going so it was not suitable for a full-speed gallop.

The sound of the hooves drowned out the cries of alarm. Only now did everyone notice that the horse pulling the carriage was a Raging Fire Horse. Legend had it that its temperament was very volatile and it was a precious horse with unbelievable stamina. But it was a pity that Raging Fire Horses were only found in the MoRi Forest, so they were rarely seen. Unexpectedly, one actually showed up here, immediately causing quite an uproar. Too bad the owner of the horse had already left.

When they were about to reach the grand gate of HunJi city, the horse carriage was immediately blocked by two guards.

The Raging Fire Horse felt a light pressure coming from inside the carriage, and neighed, then rather unwillingly came to a stop.

The two guards secretly let out a sigh of relief. It was not as if they hadn’t come across a Raging Fire Horse before. They know that its temperament was very volatile and if it really wanted to barge through, they wouldn’t be able to stop it based on their strength. Furthermore, someone who was able to tame a Raging Fire Horse was definitely no ordinary person. If they were to offend the person inside the horse carriage because of this, it would not be a good thing.

“I’m sorry but everyone that wants to enter HunJi city needs to hand over two pieces of gold each.” One of the guards said.

This was one of the ways HunJi city earned money. Except for the native residents, all outsiders must pay an entrance fee each time they entered the city. The more people entering the city meant the more entrance fees that were collected. Although two pieces of gold could support an ordinary family for two months, it was not considered much for most people. Just finding a spot inside the city and setting up a stall, two pieces of gold could be earned back at any time. So this entrance fee was within the acceptable range for a lot of people.

After the guards finish speaking, a slender hand stretched out from the window with four gold coins lying in its palm.

The guard looked inside through the crack of the window and could faintly see two figures. Also, people who used Raging Fire Horses couldn’t lack a few gold coins so he didn’t ask to check inside the horse carriage before letting them in.

Inside the horse carriage, You XiaoMo exclaimed happily, “Luckily I have gold coins on me. If not, we wouldn’t even be able to make it passed the gate.”

Ling Xiao smiled. He didn’t tell him that actually it wouldn’t matter even if they didn’t have gold coins, this was because it could be replaced with other things. If those things were worth more than four gold coins, then that guard would most probably keep it for himself and use his own gold coins to make up for it. This kind of situation was not uncommon. HunJi city also didn’t prohibit it so it just depended on the luck of the guard.

“Ling-shixiong. Where are we going now?” You XiaoMo kept the pouch holding the gold coins and then lifted up the window curtain and looked outside in high spirits. The bustling streets were filled with bobbing heads in all directions. This spectacular sight was much livelier than HePing town. Soon he completely forgot about what happened outside the city gates.

“First, we’ll go the auction house and declare what we will be putting up for auction. We’ll discuss the rest after that.” Ling Xiao leaned languidly inside the carriage. His eyes fell on the side profile of You XiaoMo’s face that was a little red from the excitement. He tried to restrain his eyes.

“Where is the auction house?” You XiaoMo asked curiously. But he felt a little doubtful that the Raging Fire Horse would really be able to bring them right to their destination. He never knew that horses could tell the way but he also knew that the animals of Long Xiang Continent couldn’t be explained with common sense.

“At the end of this street.” Ling Xiao replied.

You XiaoMo was just about to push open the beaded curtain when the horse carriage came to an abrupt stop. A moment of inattention, and he flew forward. Just when he was about to tumble out, Ling Xiao’s large hand caught hold of him and scooped him up.

You XiaoMo was sprawled in his embrace, still feeling flustered but before he could ask what happened, Ling Xiao said over his head, “We’ve reached the auction house.” Saying that, Ling Xiao carried him and jumped out of the horse carriage.

Amidst the surging crowds at the end of the street, the sight of a man carrying another man, even though the one being carried was a young man that appeared rather small and thin, it still couldn’t change the fact that he was a man.

Feeling the surprised looked coming from all sides, You XiaoMo blushed and quickly jumped out of Ling Xiao’s arms.