Chapter 13: The Trap
Du Baozhu didn't want to go, but he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of his eldest brother, so he had to follow.
The two of them made their way through the crowd and came to a brick building. Du Guangyi revealed the purpose of this trip: "These are all rare beasts transported from the south, and they are all guaranteed to be something you have never seen!" ”
Du Baozhu is a modern person, what have you never seen? But in order not to show his stuffing, he still cooperated to follow his brother's pace and came to the door of the courtyard.
"Sister Du." Waiting for them there was none other than Lu Er, who had seen him before. At this time, he had already changed his clothes, and he became handsome again: "You are coincidental today, these prey will be released into the forest tonight, if it is a little later, you will not be able to see it!" ”
Lu Er and Du Guangyi are about the same age, but their minds are far more active than Du Guangyi. Du Guangyi has many friends, but he has many ways, and I don't know what he said about moving the little yellow door guarded, and the three of them walked into the courtyard where the royal beast was locked up so swaggeringly.
This courtyard is a 'Hui' shaped structure, surrounded by a circle of corridors, and in the middle is a clearing paved with bluestone slabs. At this time, the wide open space has been filled with cages one after another, and at a glance, there are all kinds of birds and animals.
Everyone walked along the empty path left in the middle, and after not going far, they saw Li Jie, the king of life, standing in front of the cage of a colorful tiger.
Because it was a safari meeting, he did not wear the robe that scholars often wear, but wore a black bearded riding suit. With a tight waist and narrow sleeves, it looks quite slender and more aggressive.
"I've seen His Royal Highness King Shou." The crowd hastened to salute.
"No courtesy." Li Jie responded in a flat tone, and suddenly threw the live chicken in his hand into the cage.
The tiger immediately swooped up, bringing a gust of fishy wind.
Du Guangyi was afraid that the eldest sister would not be able to see such a terrible picture, so he hurriedly covered Du Baozhu's eyes.
However, Du Baozhu still saw through his fingers that the tiger jumped high and bit off the neck of the chicken, and the blood was sprinkled in the air, splashing a 'plum blossom' on the muddy ground.
Even Lu Er, who had always been slippery, was startled, and after a short 'ah', he laughed again, praising the tiger's strength and Shouwang's courage.
And that Li Jie had an indifferent expression from beginning to end, as if he was not feeding a tiger, but a small carp in the pond.
A chicken seems to be just an appetizer for a tiger with a huge physique. In a few breaths, the live chicken had turned to bones, and the tiger was still hovering around the cage, licking the blood from his beard from time to time, waiting for the man outside the cage to throw out a second meal.
"Aunt Du." Li Jie's eyes suddenly looked at Du Baozhu, who was protected by Du Guangyi.
Named by him, goosebumps rose on Du Baozhu's arm, as if he was being targeted by a poisonous snake.
Du Guangyi sensed his sister's fear, and took the initiative to step forward: "I don't know what His Highness commands?" ”
"Don't dare to do it." Li Jie's tone was still flat: "It's just that after seeing Ling Mei in the wine shop last time, there are a few questions that I can't answer after thinking about it day and night, so I came to ask her for advice." ”
Hearing this, Du Baozhu suddenly wondered if this person had come here to wait for her, maybe Lu Er mentioned this Rare Zoo to the eldest brother because he had other plans.
However, they have fallen into the trap of the other party, and they still have to deal with it.
Du Baozhu pulled Du Guangyi's sleeve and signaled him to be restless, and he stood up from behind him: "Even His Highness can be difficult to solve the question, the slave is afraid that he can't think of an answer, and I ask Your Highness not to embarrass the slave." ”
"You must know." The corners of Li Jie's lips hooked, and Du Baozhu's eyes were deep and incomprehensible: "You said that chasing the inferior is not the right way, so in your opinion, how should you deal with the 'first and then thin' treacherous scheme?" ”
Sure enough, it was the disaster caused by her words that day, and Du Baozhu couldn't help but have a toothache.
Li Jie is not a qualified Mingjun, she didn't want to be too involved with him, but unexpectedly, Li Jie took the initiative to come to the door, even if she wanted to, she couldn't hide.
However, she still didn't give up, and pretended to be stupid: "If it's to make money, Your Highness has a noble status, why bother competing with these villains, just change your career." ”
That day, she persuaded Zhou to give up her second uncle with wine, and of course Li Jie didn't just talk about wine today, this answer is equivalent to no answer.
She thought that Li Jie would be disappointed or annoyed, but Li Jie's face was still unshocked: "Then what if I want to fight?" ”
"......" Du Baozhu pursed his lips and did not answer.
She had already guessed what Li Jie wanted, but she didn't dare to answer, the future was uncertain, and she didn't want to tie herself to Li Jie's chariot.
Lu Er, who was on the side, got Li Jie's signal, and grabbed Du Guangyi with a smile: "I heard from Xiaohuangmen that there is a black leopard in the West Courtyard, and its fur is so beautiful, let's take a look!" ”
Although Du Guangyi was itchy, he still remembered his eldest sister, and the soles of his feet were nailed in place and refused to go.
"Big brother, go." Du Baozhu finally made up his mind and looked up at Du Guangyi: "I'm tired of walking, I'll wait for you here." ”
Du Guangyi's gaze drifted to Li Jie, and the implication was very obvious.
Du Baozhu used to be alone, and it was rare for someone to protect her so sincerely, so her heart warmed, and she said with a smile: "Since King Shou is interested in doing business, it won't be in the way for me to talk to him." ”