Chapter 479 - The Horse Kicked Its Front Hooves.
Chapter 479 The Horse Kicked Its Front Hooves.
The rich men’s sons who had surrounded Zuo Qiuyu to seek information or show off themselves thought the voice they heard very feminine and attractive.
If such a delightful voice were to be calling their names, it would be such a joyful thing for them.
All the people’s eyes turned in the direction of the voice and saw a slender, fair arm moving across the door of the horse carriage quickly.
In the next moment, a pretty face with beautiful features appeared before everyone.
At her smile, it seemed that all the beautiful women in the world paled in comparison with her.
In that instant, the noisy crowd became silent.
“My dear cousin, we’re about to arrive,” replied Zuo Qiuyu after being stunned for a second.
In this way, he had introduced the identity of this beauty to all the people around them.
It was then that Lin Mengya seemed to realize the large group of young men in front of her cousin.
Covering her mouth with her small hand, she looked as if she was taken by surprise and said accusingly, “Dear Cousin, why didn’t you warn me earlier?”
There was a girlish, coquettish look in her eyes which made even Zuo Qiuyu go into a daze, not to mention the group of young men.
What was this lass up to again?
“This, this must be Princess Anle. Seeing for oneself is surely better than hearing from others. Prince Anle is indeed as beautiful as a fairy!”
Relying on his status, Master Zhu began throwing flirtatious looks. Although he tried to appear gentlemanly, the way his saliva almost dripped from the corner of his lips was enough to expose the fact that he was a lecher.
Lin Mengya averted her eyes in an attempt to look coy, when in fact, she was quietly sneering.
She was about to make use of this lecher to her advantage when a low, angry voice sounded in that instant.
“The sun is scorching, take care not to be sunburned.”
The harsh tone of voice that sounded instantly attracted the attention of all the people.
Thereafter, the handsome face wearing a sullen expression made Lin Mengya want to laugh and cry at the same time.
Ever since their ambiguous relationship between the two of them progressed to one of intimacy and sweet romance, Long Tianyu’s usual arrogance and aloofness seemed to disappear.
His jealousy would be aroused easily.
The deep frown and the murderous look in his deep-set eyes were evident to all, let alone Lin Mengya.
“I…”
As Lin Mengya tried to struggle free, Long Tianyu, who refused to hear her protest, simply pushed her back into the horse carriage.
The window of the horse carriage was tightly shut with a “thump”.
In that instant, there was a helpless look in Lin Mengya’s large, watery eyes.
She wondered if this was right, but Long Tianyu’s protectiveness made her feel a little too restricted.
She massaged her temples with her pointer fingers and told herself that perhaps she was merely discontented.
After all, feeling duty-bound, he had put aside all matters in Dajin and accompanied her to the Nation of Lintian, bearing with all the trouble she made.
Not many men in the world would connive with her in this way.
Forget it, just let him be.
Seeing the beauty with a charming smile being pushed back into the horse carriage, the other rich young men who appeared to the Master Zhu’s followers were surely very unhappy.
This was especially true for the effeminate young man who was rather good-looking. Instantly, Long Tianyu had become a thorn in their flesh.
Setting his eyes on those men, Long Tianyu sneered at the corner of his mouth.
He would never allow anyone to have covetous thoughts towards his possessions.
What more she was his wife.
Long Tianyu crossed his arms in front of him while sitting on the horse and looked down at the men below. In his eyes, these men were like trash in human shapes.
“We heard that Princess Anle is already married. This must be Prince Yu of Dajin, right?”
Master Zhu emphasized the word ‘Prince’.
Immediately, Master Zhu and his followers took the hint and joined in the mocking.
The sinister and ruthless look in Long Tianyu’s eyes began emerging from the depth.
The chilling air about him, like his good looks should not be overlooked.
Those who were a little sharper and sensitive were immediately able to tell the special aura Prince Yu possessed.
They quickly put away the mocking look in their eyes. However, being in the former capital of the Nation of Lintian, they also knew that Prince Yu would not dare to do anything outrageous.
“Zuo Qiuyu, are there any laws in the Nation of Lintian that punishes the royals of another nation?” asked Long Tianyu coldly.
Zuo Qiuyu shook his head immediately as he tasted a trace of bitterness in his throat.
He certainly was not feeling any pity for Master Zhu and his fellows, rather…
He was in close proximity to them, what if their blood splattered onto him later on?
Liu Xuan could feel something was going wrong and was about to step forward to put a stop to it. Unfortunately, Zuo Qiuyu grabbed his arm and took a big step back, as if he had slipped.
He appeared to be obeying his wishes.
“That’s good.”
Before he finished his sentence, a conceited Master Zhu seemed to have been kicked hard on his chest.
In the sight of everyone, he suddenly flew up into the air, and thereafter, he fell heavily by the wayside.
The loud thud from him landing on the floor shocked the rich young men standing all around.
Nevertheless, they could see that Long Tianyu had remained seated on the horse all this time. His eyes were like that of a hunting beast glaring at its prey with a murderous look.
Only someone who was observant would know that perhaps it was only a small button from Long Tianyu’s sleeve that had made this big man spring up into the air.
“You! How dare you! Don’t you know you are in the Nation of Lintian, not in your barbaric Jin State?”
Master Zhu panted to groan for a while on the ground before he forced himself to get up.
He pointed angrily at Long Tianyu with his fat finger and spat blood out of his mouth, while he cursed and swore.
“Barbaric?”
The corner of Long Tianyu’s lips curled upwards as he sneered.
Since he had been called barbaric, should he not do something truly barbaric, lest he should waste this title he had been given?
Finally, with the support of the people around him, Master Zhu got onto his feet.
Little did he expect that before he could open his mouth to scold again, a pair of black horse hoofs immediately attacked him?
At that moment, all the people instinctively dodged to the side.
Master Zhu, who was cramped in the middle, had no way of dodging to the side, nor could he retreat.
“Ah…”
Master Zhu was pinned to the ground firmly by the hooves of the horse in that instant.
Long Tianyu allowed the horse to freely and happily trample on Master Zhu in a few quick steps.
After a series of blood-curdling screams of pain, Long Tianyu and the horse appeared to be bystanders who were standing by to watch as if nothing had happened.
Master Zhu, who had been trampled over a few times, was panting heavily and half-dead.
Everyone standing around were stunned. No one had expected Long Tianyu’s move.
Even Lin Mengya, who was in the horse carriage had seen everything through the narrow opening of the curtain.
Serve him right! He had asked for this by what came out of his mouth.
“This, this… You’ve brought disaster upon us!”
After the situation calmed, someone seemed to have come to his senses.
Nevertheless, there were some in the crowd who were gloating.
Master Zhu, who had fainted by now, was being carried by the lackeys by his side.
At this moment, his so-so-looking face had turned into a color palette. It was covered with red patches and bruises.
At the sight, Lin Mengya could not help but feel very satisfied. Nevertheless, she took a careful look at him.
Long Tianyu had been very skillful. He managed to break a few his bones, but that was about all.
Based on Long Tianyu’s character in the past, this guy would have become a wandering soul by now.
“Disperse yourselves. There’s nothing much to see.”
A grim-looking Zuo Qiuyu tried his best to settle the situation, although Master Zhu was obviously deserving of the punishment.
However…
Alas, fate had been unkind to him!
Because of Long Tianyu’s behavior earlier on, all the people around them made way for them.
When Lin Mengya intended to show herself earlier on, she had only wanted to make use of Master Zhu’s status to gain entrance to the city as early as possible.
Little did she expect that indeed, they had gone into the city on account of Master Zhu?
Despite successfully getting back at Master Zhu, Long Tianyu was not feeling great. This was obvious from the expression on his face.
Therefore, Zuo Qiuyu was wise enough not to irritate Long Tianyu. On the contrary, he tried to look pitiful and he rested his arms on the window and complained to Lin Mengya softly.
“My dear cousin, just look at your husband’s temper…”
Zuo Qiuyu paused and sneaked a glance at Long Tianyu to make sure that he did not hear him before he continued.
“I think it’s nothing serious. That man only had a few broken bones. Did you not see how the officials at the gates did not make things difficult for us when we entered the city? Just be careful in what we do later on, and don’t worry about it.”
Lin Mengya naturally knew that Zuo Qiuyu was worried. Just like him, she wished there would be minimal trouble on their trip.
However, she knew Long Tianyu’s temperament too well.
He would not be the Long Tianyu she knew if he was able to remain unperturbed by those insults.
Moreover, Master Zhu had only been lightly injured. If the elders in his family were wise, they would not come forward to make trouble.
In the last few days, she had finally understood from her observation.
Cousin Yu had been living a life without any restraints. He was even considered an alien back in the palace in the Jin State.
Cousin Yu might not fully understand the implication of being Prince Shen and Princess Anle.
Lin Mengya supposed the Zhu Family would try to salvage their family’s dignity during the medical skills competition.
At that time, they would have to be on their guard.
In reality, she fully understood that not only the Zhu Family but every family that was participating in this medical skills competition desired to take down the position that warranted astronomical power.
Since they were now part of this, they would have to battle hard with these families.
Given that they were already enemies in this sense, there was no need to be concerned about this little hiccup, right?
At Lin Mengya’s words, Zuo Qiuyu did not press further on this matter.
On the other hand, Liu Xuan had been looking troubled since they entered the city. No matter how Zuo Qiuyu tried to probe, Liu Xuan was tight-lipped and Zuo Qiuyu had failed to get any information out of him.