C21 first arrival at Xiangyang

In the morning of the next day, Shao Jian got up and paid for his room. He asked the waiter, "How long will it take for us to get to the Xiangyang Manor?"

The waiter thought for a while and said, "There is a horse vendor on the street. You can buy a good horse from him and get there before sunset. May I ask where he is going?"

Shao Jian replied: "I'm not going to do anything, let's go take a walk." The waiter responded with an "oh".

He left the inn and went to the street to find the horse dealer. He bought a good horse and headed straight for Xiangyang, who was only a day away. The horse sped along the official road, and the trees on both sides of the road quickly backed away …

Unknowingly, it was already evening. Shao Jian looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so he hurriedly used his palm to pat the horse's back. After being struck by the hand, the horse ran even faster into the distance, and finally arrived at the Xiangyang Manor before nightfall.

The moment Shao Jian opened the window, he could see the scenery outside. Right now, it was already lit up, and there were only a few people walking on the street, a knock on the door pulled Shao Jian out of his deep thoughts, and he immediately walked over to open the door to see a waiter holding a midnight snack that he had just prepared.

Seeing the door open, the waiter hurriedly said: "Sir, the midnight snack you wanted has been prepared for you. Where should I put it?"

Shao Jian replied: "Just leave it on the table. Thank you."

The waiter placed the items on the table and said, "You're welcome. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Shao Jian said: "There's nothing else I need, thank you."

The waiter responded, "If there's nothing else, then this little one will go back first. If there's anything else, just tell this little one." After which, he walked out.

Shao Jian replied: "Mn, alright." After closing the door and walking for an entire day, Shao Jian was tired and hungry, but his stomach was already growling nonstop. Sitting down, he picked up the food and wolfed it down, then rested his eyes and fell asleep. After who knows how long, Shao Jian suddenly heard a light noise from the roof, following that, a shadow flashed outside the window, and a ball of paper flew in.

Shao Jian quickly got up from his bed and picked up the ball of paper, opening it to look, only to see it writing: "Be careful, there are people following you, be careful in everything you do." There was no signature at the end of the letter.

"Strange, who exactly is this person?" Could it be that he knew me, so why didn't he come in and tell me, instead, in this way? Besides, how did he know someone was following me? Could it be that he's following me as well? " Shao Jian suddenly had a few thoughts in his mind, he raised his sword and left the door, with one leap, he disappeared into the vast night.

After chasing for a long distance, he still didn't find any suspicious people, so he turned around and returned to the inn. This time, he was even more shocked and just entered the inn. On the table, there was a slip of paper with the same words as before, "You don't have to think about who I am. I mean no harm to you, you'll know my identity after a while, and you don't have to intentionally investigate it."

Shao Jian muttered in his heart: "This person is rather interesting, since he doesn't have any ill intentions, then why didn't he come out to meet me?"

Lying in bed, he only fell asleep at dawn. When he woke up, it was already late in the morning. After washing up, he went to find a place to eat. He walked alone on the street aimlessly, taking a look at some things he could use.

At this moment, a hurried sound of horse hooves could be heard. A beautiful lady in green, with black hair draped over her back, came charging over on a large white horse, followed by a few followers. When they saw that it wasn't the daughter of an official or a famous family, they saw the whip in her hands constantly waving, and yelled out loud, "Move, move, move, let me pass!" The pedestrians on both sides quickly retreated to the side, afraid that they would be hit or whipped.

Shao Jian was concentrating on looking at something when he suddenly felt a burning sensation on his back. He hurriedly turned around and saw a beautiful girl around the age of eighteen or nineteen staring at him arrogantly with a horsewhip in her hand. It was finally tomorrow.

Before he could say anything, the girl pouted and said, "Hey, I told you to get out of the way. Didn't you hear me? Are you deaf or just a block of wood?"

Shao Jian had never seen such an unreasonable person in his life, not to mention a pretty girl. He was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the girl added, "It seems you're deaf. How pitiful." The retainers behind him burst into laughter.

Shao Jian could no longer hold it in, and shouted at his followers: "What is there to laugh about?"

When the young girl heard him speak, she revealed a mischievous smile. "Oh, so you aren't deaf. Then why didn't I answer your question just now? It seems like you're really a blockhead. Hurry up and apologize to me."

Shao Jian asked in confusion: "What are you apologizing for?"

The girl harrumphed and said, "You got in my way earlier. Why aren't you apologizing to me?"

Shao Jian huffed, "Why are you so unreasonable? You clearly hit me just now, and if you didn't say anything to apologize, now you still want me to apologize to you.

The young lady glared with her almond-shaped eyes and snorted: "Ah, wood, who is the one who is unreasonable? "I clearly shouted loudly to get out of the way just now and everyone else knows that I should give way. Didn't you hear what I said? You even said that I was unreasonable."

Shao Jian said loudly, flustered and exasperated: "Who's the fool, your words are too unreasonable!" At this time, Shao Jian was already incoherent from his anger, as he coldly looked at the girl on horseback.

The girl said with a laugh, "Hehe..." If I didn't call you wood, then what would I call you? Tell me, why are you looking at me? I'm a girl, don't you think I'm pretty? "Heehee …" The surrounding crowd immediately burst into laughter.

Shao Jian was about to collapse at this point, his face was flushed, then turned white, he had no other choice towards the girl in front of him. He turned his head, and saw that everyone's gazes were focused on him and the girl, he helplessly shook his head and said: "You know you're a girl too? Which girl would be so unreasonable as you? "

The girl laughed and said, "Oh, you're still lecturing me? You're trying to reason with me. Are all of you men like a log like you? "Can't a woman be as free as I am? Otherwise, she would stay home all day just like a housewife. All she knows is that her husband is eating and her child is sleeping." As she spoke, she danced on the back of the horse, causing the crowd to burst into laughter.

Shao Jian looked at her with a tinge of arrogance between his brows, but did not say anything.

The girl looked at Shao Jian and giggled. "What are you looking at? What's there to look at? You want to eat me? A toad wants to eat swan meat? "Dream on." With that, he snorted and arrogantly waved the horsewhip in his hand at the lackey behind him: "Go, let's ignore this piece of wood. It's boring." He then left with his followers.

After the young lady left, the surrounding crowd gradually dispersed as well. Shao Jian was filled with anger, and his back was still throbbing with pain from being beaten up by others. He sighed, and returned to the inn to rest.