The horse seller looked at Li Bing in surprise. At first, when he heard Li Bing say that he was the Third Young Master of the Tang Public House, he was still full of doubts about Li Bing wanting this horse. He thought that this was just a joke from a noble son. However, when he saw that the wild horse that had not yet been tamed could not break free from Li Bing's body and Li Bing even named it, he dared to believe that this young young master really wanted to eat his horse. He felt that the wild nature of this horse was too great. It was probably very difficult to tame it, let alone sell it. It was estimated that he would not even be able to earn back the medicine and soup fees of those people who were injured because of catching this horse. Now that he saw that someone was willing to touch this bad luck and buy this horse, he was very happy. He decided in his heart that as long as he symbolically sold the money for the medicine of those people, the rest would be given to Li Bing. Moreover, he was the son of a noble. He might even be able to use this opportunity to climb up the high branch of the Duke of Tang.
The horse was still jumping up and down with all its might, trying to throw off Li Bing who was riding on its back. Although Li Bing was still young, he had learned how to ride a horse under the guidance of Immortal Zi Yang. As he had not yet installed a saddle, his legs clamped tightly on the horse's stomach. He grabbed the reins with one hand and raised the other hand. Then, a small fist blew through the wind and hit the horse hard. The horse felt pain and jumped even harder. Li Bing was furious."What a beast! Watch me!" Then, a series of punches came down without any rhyme or reason. Although the horse was a BMW, it could not withstand the beating. Very soon, it reluctantly became obedient. Li Bing said to it," Giddy-up!" The horse swayed for a while but did not move. Li Bing was annoyed. He clamped the horse's stomach with his legs and punched the horse's head. Only then did the horse reluctantly walk slowly.
Li Bing rode the horse to Gao Yuqin, who was waiting beside her. She stopped and jumped down from the horse. She jumped to Gao Yuqin's side and smiled at Gao Yuqin as if she was showing off,""Sister Qin, what do you think of my Fire Treading Jade Kylin?”
Gao Yuqin raised her head to look at the Fire Jade Kylin, then turned her head to Li Bing and smiled gently,""Of course, something that can catch Little Brother Bing's eyes is definitely not ordinary. But this horse is so fierce. Look at its white fur, it looks very smooth.”
"Do you want to touch it?"
"Yes, but I'm afraid."
Li Bing gently grabbed Gao Yuqin's hand and touched the horse's head. Feeling the coldness of her hand, Li Bing blew into her ear and said,""Don't be afraid. It's very obedient.”Sure enough, the horse only shook its head slightly and then let Gao Yuqin put her hand on its head.
" Hehe, it's really smooth!" Gao Yuqin said to Li Bing excitedly.
"Of course, don't you know whose mount it is?”Li Bing said proudly,"Let's go. I'll carry you up to ride the horse." Li Bing first carried Gao Yuqin, who was slightly taller than him, onto the horse's back. Then, he pulled the reins and flipped behind Gao Yuqin. He clamped his legs around the horse's stomach and controlled the horse, which was still a little unwilling, to walk slowly on the street. Li Bing, the horse seller, ordered them to follow him to the Public House to get money. It was not that he did not have the money, but that this horse would be known to his family anyway. He might as well take the money from the treasury.
Li Bing held the reins with one hand and held Gao Yuqin's slender waist with the other. The two of them were whispering to each other on the horse. Two children were riding on a tall white horse, followed by a few men on foot. The scene was indescribably strange.
The group of people arrived at the Vermilion Bird Street where the Tang Public House was located. Li Bing sent Gao Yuqin home first, then Li Bing led the group to the entrance of the Public House. After informing the guards, the men who sold horses followed Li Bing into the Public House.
On the way, Li Bing learned that the burly man leading the group was called Zhang Qihuai. He was from Taiyuan and had been in the horse business for more than ten years. He had business dealings with many Turkic tribes, and his business wasn't small. He had more than two hundred men under him, and if they were armed, they would be a small cavalry unit. Li Bing couldn't help but have thoughts about this group of people and secretly wanted to subdue them. Moreover, even if he couldn't subdue them, he could build a good relationship with them. In the future, when he displayed his power, he would have a stable cavalry.
Li Bing had Zhang Qihuai and the others wait outside the accountant's room while he led the horse to the stable. Because this horse had a wild personality and was a horse king on the Turkic steppe, the moment it entered the stable, the Fire Jade Kylin exuded an invisible majesty, causing the horses in the stable to tremble in fear. Li Bing also saw that the horses in the stable seemed to be very afraid of the Fire Jade Kylin, and he knew that he had picked up a treasure.
Li Bing was very happy to see his Fire Treading Jade Kylin's awe-inspiring appearance. However, when he saw that the Fire Treading Jade Kylin was naked except for a halter, and that people in this era didn't know how to put horseshoes on horses, Li Bing secretly thought of going to the blacksmith shop outside to order a good saddle and then put four horseshoes on the horse.
After arranging his own mount, Li Bing went to the accounting room and said to Butler Luo, who was in charge of the accounts,"Today, I picked a horse on the street and haven't paid yet. I brought the horse seller to the residence. Go to the treasury and get some money.”Then, he turned around and said to Zhang Qihuai, who was standing respectfully beside him,""Tell Steward Luo how much your horse costs.”
Zhang Qihuai immediately said respectfully,""Young Master, this horse has a wild temperament. We don't have the ability to tame it, so we don't expect to sell it. Moreover, we almost caused a big trouble today. If it wasn't for Young Master, this lowly one would have been sued. No matter what, we can't accept money. However, we injured a few brothers in order to catch this horse. How about this, you pay some medicinal soup fees.”
Li Bing was stunned. He didn't expect Zhang Qihuai to actually do this. Then, he saw Zhang Qihuai's fawning expression and careful tone. He thought about it and understood what was going on. It turned out that Zhang Qihuai was expressing his loyalty to him and wanted to rely on him. Li Bing also wanted to rope him in, so he took advantage of the situation and said,"Thirty strings of silver is too little. How about this, you don't have to say anything else. Steward Luo, take out a hundred taels of silver from the warehouse and give it to him.”Li Bing's words had already made his meaning very clear: We're all 'family'. I'm your master. I've received your kindness, but I'm not a stingy person. Other than treating you, the rest is a reward. After all, if Li Bing needed them in the future, giving them an extra 70 taels of silver could be considered as giving them some benefits first. Zhang Qihuai was also a smart man, and he understood the hidden meaning in Li Bing's words. Although he had not been able to get close to the Duke of Tang, it was not bad to get close to the young master of the Duke of Tang. Moreover, he had seen the power of this young master today. He was definitely not an ordinary person. His future achievements were limitless. He bowed respectfully to Li Bing and said,"Thank you for your reward, Young Master."
Li Bing motioned for him to stand up, then said to Steward Luo,""I'll leave the money here for now. I still have some things to look for him. I'll let him come and get it later.”Then, he turned around and instructed Zhang Qihuai to bring his subordinates to his small courtyard.
Li Bing led the way, and the group of people behind had never entered such a large and luxurious residence before. It was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. They looked around and exclaimed in wonder.
Li Bing came to his own courtyard. When the servants inside saw that their young master had returned, they all bowed respectfully."Young Master!" Li Bing nodded at them, then turned to the two trusted servants and curled his lips. When the two servants saw that their young master had brought more than twenty men in, they immediately understood and went to the courtyard door to keep watch.
On the way, Li Bing had already secretly instructed Zhang Qihuai to keep his loyalty a secret. Other than his confidants, he could not reveal it to anyone else. Zhang Qihuai was also a clever person. He immediately understood the reason. He immediately whispered to Li Bing,"Young Master, don't worry. Qi Huai will definitely let this matter rot in his stomach and work hard for Young Master.”Li Bing gave him a smile of approval.
The horse traders were shocked when they entered Li Bing's courtyard. They saw stone locks, plum blossom piles, wooden puppets, and two rows of weapon racks everywhere in the small courtyard. Li Bing secretly sized up the reactions of those people. Other than a thin and weak youth whose eyes flashed with fanatical excitement, the others all revealed shock and curiosity. Li Bing thought to himself,"Looks like this horse dealer isn't someone who can achieve great things. Other than that youth, he doesn't have any other talents.”
Li Bing walked up to the youth and asked in a deep voice,""What's your name?"
The youth hurriedly knelt down in front of Li Bing,""Young Master, my name is Qin Yong.”
"Qin Yong?" Li Bing couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart. This Qin Yong was Qin Qiong's godson. He was a famous figure ranked tenth among the Eighteen Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. He had even sent people to look for him. He didn't expect to actually meet him here.
"Do you have a family? What's your relationship with Qin Qiong?”Li Bing asked anxiously.
"Qin Qiong?" Qin Yong looked confused." My parents died early and I have no relatives. As for the Qin Qiong that Young Master mentioned, I don't know who she is.”
Li Bing was pleasantly surprised after hearing this. So Qin Yong hadn't met Qin Qiong yet. Qin Qiong, oh Qin Qiong, this young master is going to cross legs with you. This young master will accept your big gift. He immediately said to Qin Yong,"Are you willing to follow this young master?"
Qin Yong was overjoyed. He was still young and had long since grown tired of the timid life of selling horses with the Turks. He immediately kowtowed in front of Li Bing."This lowly one thanks Young Master for taking me in. This lowly one will definitely be Young Master's subordinate in the future and serve Young Master with all my heart!”
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