In the Zhu House of Xiao Mansion in Dongcheng, Long Shaoyang, Xiao Di and other cadres were talking about the birthday banquet of the day, and at the same time, in the study of Nancheng Zhufu, there were also two people discussing this birthday banquet.

"Bing'er is really getting more and more unpleasant. Zhu Lark paced slowly, "Not to mention that a woman disguised as a man secretly participated in the birthday banquet, she openly challenged you above the court." Such nonsense, in case His Majesty investigates it, this is a crime of deception!"

"The father-in-law is too worried. Miss Bingxue is smart, since she dares to make such a move, she must have thought of a countermeasure. ”

"It's a shame that you're still protecting her at the moment, and it's all because I'm too pampered with her on weekdays...... Meditate, during today's competition, my father signaled to you to accept the challenge, I am afraid that the scene will be embarrassing, why don't you take the opportunity to defeat Bing'er? With your skills, it is not difficult to defeat Bing'er without hurting her. ”

"The Father-in-law forgives sins. Jing Si hurriedly bowed and said, "When something happened suddenly, the child was stupid, and he couldn't grasp the deep meaning of his father-in-law for a while. Second, the child is afraid...... I'm afraid that my fists and feet will have no eyes and hurt the young lady's body. In a hurry, he was in a dilemma, and he didn't know how to choose, so he didn't notice it for a while, but was attacked by the young lady. If the child fails to meet the expectations of his father, he will punish him. ”

"Get up, Father doesn't really blame you. Zhu Yunque said, groaned slightly, and said, "Long Shaoyang, last time my father asked you to check the details of this young man, I don't know how the investigation went?"

"Back to my father. The child has found out that this Long Shaoyang is indeed a Haizhou person, twenty years old, born in a large local family, the old man is over forty years old to get this only son, very favored, since childhood to learn literature and martial arts. About a few months ago, the two old men suddenly drove west one after another. It is rumored that he was so sad that he sent his servants, sold his house, and wandered around alone, and came to Los Angeles on the fifteenth day of this month, saying that he had come to enjoy the lanterns......"

"Well, for the sake of the Father knows. Zhu Yunque nodded, "This young man is both civil and military, but he is not a good talent." It's just, it's just—" Speaking of this, Zhu Yunque suddenly stopped, and looked at the candle flame on the desk leisurely, as if in thought.

"Just what, father-in-law?" asked Quiet Thought.

"Oh, not really. The first time my father saw him, I thought of an old friend—almost twenty years ago, impossible, impossible. Zhu Yunque shook his head and laughed at himself, "I think it's because I've been busy with His Majesty Zhang Luo's birthday banquet for a while, so that my mind is tired and my heart is tired. Ponder quietly, arrange for a clever and reliable person to check his whereabouts, and don't startle the snake. When the time is right, the Father will test him to see if he can be put in his sleeve and used by me. ”

"It's been almost twenty years, what's been going on?" Jing Si thought in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask more, and said, "Yes, the child obeys." With that, he bowed down and was about to retreat.

"Slow down, you can't relax on the Xiao Mansion's side, especially my aunt, continue to keep an eye on it. There was always a vague feeling that the book was still in his hands. In addition, I informed the executive's family and asked him to send a letter to Cher, saying that I would take the time to go home during this time, and I had something to explain to her. Now, even she doesn't let her father worry about it......"

"Yes, the child understands. ”

Early the next morning, Long Shaoyang woke up, washed up and ate a few bites, and then Cheng Bo took the corridor through the courtyard to the backyard stable. Along the way, Cheng Bo said while walking, it turned out that Xiao Di loved horses since he was a child, and liked to raise all kinds of famous horses and BMWs, and later his body was disabled, and the horses couldn't be ridden, but this preference has been retained, but these horses are now just for daily viewing and family riding.

As the two spoke, they heard the neighing of horses in the courtyard from a distance, and Long Shaoyang knew that the stable had arrived, and followed Cheng Bo into the courtyard. I saw two rows of stables side by side, more than a dozen horses standing, snorting from time to time, one by one, oily and slippery, full of spirit, extraordinary horses, Long Shaoyang couldn't help but secretly praise: "Sure enough, they are all good horses." ”

Cheng Bo had already led a horse over at this moment, and I saw that it was black all over, with a bulging forehead, prominent eyes, bright and energetic, flat spine and big belly, but its limbs were very slender, and it looked majestic.

"Young Master Long, this horse is an extraordinary horse, Fang Xing is a star. This horse does not trample on the soil, and travels day by day, and it must be a good match for you. He stroked his horse's mane, whispered a few words, and handed the horsewhip to Long Shaoyang.

"Yue Ying, what a beautiful name. Long Shaoyang turned over and got on the horse, his legs were lightly clamped, and the horse neighed, screaming like thunder, and raised his hooves to gallop. He tugged at the reins, and the horse stopped at once—the horse was indeed a horse, and it was very well tamed.

Long Shaoyang jumped off the horse and arched his hand: "Thank you Uncle Cheng!"

Cheng Bo hurriedly said: "This is the old slave's business, how can I thank you? Son, Miss Zhujia is scheming, you must be careful in this trip." ”

Long Shaoyang nodded, asked the general route, and led the horse out.

Out of the Xiao Mansion, came to the street. Long Shaoyang saw that there were people and cars coming and going on the street, and it was very lively, thinking that if he was riding a horse in the downtown area at this moment, if he injured passers-by or stepped on things, he might cause trouble and lead the horse.

After walking but Lixu, he saw some tattered people begging along the street, most of them spoke with foreign accents, Long Shaoyang didn't care, and after a while, he divided the silver he carried with him. When he arrived at Tianjie, he looked up and saw that it was still early, so he led his horse and continued to travel south, went around in a circle, and planned to go out of Pingdingmen and then ride forward.

After Xuande Fang, enter the commercial gathering street. This street, like Heavenly Street, is the east-west arterial road of Los Angeles, because it is in the east-west axis of Los Angeles - the south of Heavenly Street, also known as South Street. Entering South Street, the most famous market in Los Angeles is in sight, because it is located in Nancheng, it is also known as South City, the roads in the city are crisscrossed, all walks of life are scattered in between, it is a place where merchants gather since ancient times, and it is precisely because of this that foreign tourists and envoys from various countries often come here to purchase goods, so that in ordinary times, it is also a flow of people.

Long Shaoyang walked while holding the reins, and watched this lively scene from time to time, all kinds of sounds, all kinds of smells, all kinds of colors, and even all kinds of people were chaotically mixed together, forming a bizarre picture.

was walking carelessly, and suddenly a person ran out of the oblique stab, collided with Long Shaoyang, and then heard a shout of "oops". Long Shaoyang fixed his eyes and saw a young man dressed as a family member in Tsing Yi lying on the bluestone slab about half a foot in front of him.

This man was in his twenties, thin, with sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, two black bean-like eyes under a pair of figure-eight eyebrows, covering his left leg with both hands, and moaning in extreme pain: "My legs, my legs...... Broken...... This boy who leads the horse, you broke my leg. There was another low howl.

Long Shaoyang was slightly surprised, grabbed the horse's head, and thought: "Obviously he hit me first, why did this collision break my leg?" Before the hand touched him, the man in Tsing Yi shouted even more: "Oops, oops, it hurts me to death, my leg was broken by you." ”

Long Shaoyang saw that he was screaming loudly, but his eyes were uncertain, and his expression was very anxious, his heart moved, and he looked carefully, only to see that there was not a drop of cold sweat on his forehead and cheeks, and there was not much dust and debris on his trouser legs, so he immediately understood, stood up, and said with a smile: "This brother, it is still cold in early spring, and it is not suitable to sit on the ground for a long time, so as not to make this "broken leg" worse. After saying that, he didn't bother anymore, led the horse and left.

When the man in Tsing Yi saw that he was leaving, he immediately shouted, "Come on, this man broke my leg and has to run away...... You can't let him run. ”

The people around who were watching the excitement suddenly gathered around, and spontaneously formed a hollow circle, only turning their heads and ears, pointing and pointing, but not approaching.

Long Shaoyang didn't care about it, he raised his feet and left, who knew that as soon as he took two steps, four or five figures suddenly burst out of the crowd, and in a flash, the figures scattered and surrounded him in the middle.

These four or five people are all dressed up in Tsing Yi, all of them rolling up their sleeves and looking at themselves viciously.

When Long Shaoyang saw this formation, he knew even more, and knew that it was really troublesome, so he came to the door. Although he was not afraid in his heart, he did not want to be rough with a few family servants in front of the public, and was thinking about how to break the siege, when he suddenly saw the crowd of onlookers in front of him split to both sides, and a young man came out first.

I saw him dressed in a gorgeous costume, glancing at Long Shaoyang from the corner of his eye as he walked, followed by two family members, also dressed in Tsing Yi.

When the man in Tsing Yi on the ground saw this young man coming, he pointed at Long Shaoyang and shouted: "Young master, he broke my leg and wanted to leave, you have to be the master of the little one." ”

"Did you break his leg?" When he approached, the young man squinted his eyes and said in a weird manner, "As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog, you are a little minion from outside the city, you came to Los Angeles without inquiring, and you dared to touch the young master." It's really a toad jumping into the weighing pan - I don't know how many pounds and taels I have. ”

Long Shaoyang was not annoyed, and said with a faint smile: "Please forgive me for being clumsy, dare to ask Your Excellency?"

Those family members gossiped and said:

"Cut, it's really mortal! I don't even know our young master. ”

"That's it, look at the frog at the bottom of his well. ”

"It's no wonder, a hillbilly!"

......

For a time, all kinds of foul language were unbearable.

As soon as the young man in the Chinese costume raised his hand, the mouths of those family members seemed to be dumb together, and they were silent for an instant, only to see the corners of his mouth crooked, and said with a smile: "If you want to go, you can give you directions, so as not to accuse this son of relying on the strength of the crowd and bullying you as a foreigner." However, Young Master Ben has one condition, you and this horse can only go one, where to go, you choose?"

Some of the people around saw that there was a good show to watch, and they were already itching, and they made a lot of noise.

"If it's a man and a horse, you don't want to stay next?"

"Haha, I'm afraid I can't help you. ”

Long Shaoyang also laughed and said, "Since Your Excellency has taken a fancy to this horse below, why didn't you say it earlier, why do you have to rob it? Maybe I'll be happy for a while and offer it with both hands." ”

"Yo he! Do you have to be happy?!Young Master Ben is going to rob it today, what can you do?" the young man in the Chinese costume raised his hand as he spoke, took a few steps back, and continued, "Give it to me!" The two family members behind him pounced, and six or seven family members were in one place, surrounding Long Shaoyang in the center. All of them are gearing up, and they are about to pounce when they see it.

Long Shaoyang's fingers in both hands exerted force, and they pressed together slightly.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a person: "Wait." "The voice is loud and majestic, full of energy.

Everyone was stunned, looked around, and found that the sound came from a two-story building facing the street, only to hear a "creaking" sound of stairs, and then three people walked down.