bookcurios Chapter 153 Horse Robbery (Part )
Chapter 153 Horse Robbery (Part )
Tao Yao, feeling secretly prodded in the back by Chu Huanjun, was prodded forward by him. She had no choice but to smile humbly and speak in a muffled voice, "Brothers pulling the cart, how much does it cost to get to Zhennan?"
As soon as the words fell, the leading girl standing in front of the carriage immediately looked over - this person was the girl who had previously fought with Tao Yao and Lu Che for the barbecue skewers. Tao Yao recognized her at a glance.
Both Chu Huanjun and Tao Yao had seen that girl before. When her eyes fell on the two of them, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, and she shouted sternly, "Two blind mediocre people! This is the official's carriage, not a passenger carriage that can be bought and stopped at will. If you know what's good for you, get out of here!"
After saying this, Chu Huanjun straightened up from Taoyao's arms and walked straight to the girl. Chu Huanjun was tall, and the girl was petite. Standing in front of her, he was five or six heads taller than her, and his imposing manner was even stronger.
The girl was used to yelling and shouting all the time, and this was the first time anyone besides her master had dared to stand before her in such a provocative manner. She was certainly upset, and even though she was six heads shorter than Chu Huanjun, she still looked very imposing. She raised her head and cursed, "Didn't you hear me? You blind mediocre person! Get out of the way right now! You're blocking my master's work!"
Chu Huanjun sneered twice and replied in a shrill voice, "Oh, so it's the official's carriage~ However, this is the first time I've seen a carriage decorated like this, painted red here and purple there. Although your master was born into an official family, his taste is very poor. I think he is just a vulgar person. How dare he pretend to be an official here!"
The girl had not expected the visitor to be so arrogant. She was so angry that her face turned red. Her nostrils and mouth were breathing heavily, and she looked like a boiling boiler, bubbling and emitting steam.
The girl hopped on tiptoe in a comical manner, trying to reach Chu Huanjun's height so she could speak to him at eye level. "You commoner, how dare you say such things? Look at the clothes you're wearing, all red and purple, so tacky! There's no one else in the whole world more tacky than you!"
After hearing the girl's speech, Chu Huanjun laughed three times in a haughty and unruly manner. This girl was just arrogant, but she was so ignorant that she couldn't even find a few words to curse at others.
"Little yellow-haired girl, look at what you said. You said that I am vulgar in bright red and purple. Do you also think that your master has vulgar taste?"
Chu Huanjun followed her words and bit back, immediately making the girl so angry that she couldn't say a word. She just trembled with anger and roared: "Come here, drive this bitch away!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the curtain of the carriage window was suddenly lifted a crack, and a childish face peeked out from the gap. It was Zuo Qiu.
Zuo Qiu's eyes swept through the crowd, finally focusing on Tao Yao and Chu Huanjun. He asked impatiently, "Who are you? Making so much noise?"
The girl hurried to the carriage window, bowed respectfully to Zuo Qiu, and said a little aggrievedly, "Young Master, two vulgar people mistook our carriage for a passenger carriage and mistook one of our people for the driver. Now they're blocking our way and speaking rudely, saying that our master's taste is... vulgar..."
Zuo Qiu shook his head and said calmly, "No need to waste time on them. Just fight them directly with your swords."
Zuo Qiu gave the girl a look, and she immediately obeyed, waving her arms high and shouting, "Young Master has an order. Anyone who tries to stop the carriage will be met with swords!"
As soon as she finished speaking, more than a dozen guards with swords on their waists jumped out from around the carriage and surrounded Chu Huanjun and Tao Yao.
Tao Yao was startled and stumbled, nearly falling to the ground. Chu Huanjun quickly embraced her and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Don't be afraid, Xiaotao. I will keep you safe. Watch me teach these bastards a lesson for you."
At this moment, Tao Yao was so frightened that her legs were shaking and she couldn't even speak clearly. She had no choice but to lean half of her body against Chu Huanjun's side to gain a firm footing. She whispered, "I told you not to mess with them. Look, now it's okay. What should I do?"
Tao Yao was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes, but Chu Huanjun just smiled calmly, gently held her hand in his palm, and said softly, "What are you afraid of? I'll protect you."
Before Chu Huanjun finished speaking, a sword flew from the air on the left. Chu Huanjun pulled Tao Yao into his bright red blouse, holding her in his arms. He dodged the sword attack with a light movement like a giant butterfly.
The next moment, three more swords were pointed at them, charging straight at them. Chu Huanjun, holding Tao Yao in his arms, dodged several of the swords with a single flick of his wrist.
Tao Yao nudged Chu Huanjun's chest and whispered, "Fighting like this isn't a solution. They're outnumbered and I'm not good at fighting, so you're a burden. We should find a chance to escape first."
After saying that, Chu Huanjun's arm around her waist tightened. While fending off the swords and knives that kept coming forward, he managed to find a moment to glance down at her, his eyes softly smiling as he whispered, "So what if they're outnumbered? They still might not be able to defeat me alone... Besides, who said you're a burden?"
The second half of his words fell into Tao Yao's ears, causing her heart to warm. Even a heart as strong as iron could not withstand the attack of Chu Huanjun's gentle words.
Tao Yao was defeated and had no choice but to say, "Okay, then you have to promise..."
The rest of her words were still hanging in her throat when a sword suddenly flew past her eyes. Chu Huanjun's fan was then placed between the sword and her face, barely blocking the attack of the sword.
When the sword blade collided with the fan bone, a dazzling spark was produced, which made Tao Yao's eyes hurt and she couldn't help but squint.
The next moment, something cold was stuffed into Tao Yao's hand. Before Tao Yao could open her eyes to see, Chu Huanjun grabbed her hand and pushed it forward.
Immediately afterwards, Tao Yao heard the sound of weapons clashing in front of him. When he opened his eyes, he saw a long sword in his hand - it must have been the one he had just snatched from the Zuo family guards.
At this time, Tao Yao's wrist was held by Chu Huanjun, who was lashing out at the enemy.
Chu Huanjun's movements were extraordinarily fast. He took Tao Yao with him, and they seemed to have turned into a pair of swallows dancing in the crowd. They were light and agile, and they moved fearlessly through the sea of fire and swords. None of the thousands of swords and knives could hurt them at all, and no one was their opponent.