Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Compared with the big white horse, the twenty-seven horses grabbed much more of Han Yu’s attention. The horses had been cultivated in the Meng’s farm. Horses of such superior quality were especially and exclusively for the Mengs’ armies.
The extra twenty-seven horses concerned him a lot.
Han Yu asked, “Do you know the owner of those horses?”
Jiang Pengji snorted. She had never asked for the names of the people she wanted to kill. There was no reason for that; they were going to die, anyway.
She responded, “I don’t know. Do you know?”
Han Yu answered in a determined manner, “They are the horses of the Meng’s in Cang Prefecture. People of a relatively high status could only own horses of such superior quality, even in the Meng Family… You’ve got yourself into big trouble…”
Jiang Pengji said inadvertently, “Why? They are just cattle. How could they bring me death?”
Han Yu almost laughed, but all of sudden he turned serious again. “Yes, and you will get your whole family into trouble!”
Could it be so severe?
Sensing her disbelief, Han Yu explained the whole thing very seriously. “You should believe me. A massacre happened once in Meng County, Cang Prefecture. Someone stole a horse from a subordinate of the Meng’s, and finally, the thief’s whole family got involved and were killed under the random hooves.”
“But I didn’t steal the horses. They ran here with me voluntarily,” Jiang Pengji said very seriously, “But your words remind me of one thing: Keeping those horses will cause me trouble. I should sell them as soon as possible.”
Han Yu was speechless.
Jiang Pengji sneered. “According to your words, you regard me as a thief. Now that I have already been seen as a thief, I should actually be one. I should sell all those horses to win a big fortune. As for the Meng’s, they have to find me first.”
Owing to the outstanding wisdom of Han Yu, he suddenly realized the significant change of Jiang Pengji’s attitude towards him, so he apologized to her. “Liu Langjun, you don’t have to be so angry. I mentioned the massacre as an example only to tell you to think twice before doing anything. The Meng’s are insanely rich and have various connections. Normal families can’t be compared to them. I didn’t mean to slander you as a thief…”
Jiang Pengji slightly tightened her legs around the horse’s stomach and the big white horse took several steps forward.
She said proudly, “It’s no big deal. Since I dare to accept those tricky little horses, I naturally have my reasons.”
Seeing that, Han Yu did not continue to persuade her. Jiang Pengji might have something to be proud of. It would be annoying for him to stop her.
It was a chance acquaintance that started with misunderstandings, so they had nothing to talk about and left each other quickly.
The audience in the streaming room felt it was a pity that they no longer had the chance to appreciate the charm of the handsome young man.
To avoid encountering people who knew the horses again, Jiang Pengji simply took the shortcut and rode the white horse to the farm leisurely.
“Wow, such a big horse!”
“Very tall!”
The children of the village had not seen so many horses before.
A bunch of naughty children had come together out of curiosity. Everyone wanted to touch the horse’s hooves, but Jiang Pengji didn’t allow them, for the warhorses all had a violent temper. If they irritated any horse by accident and got kicked, they would surely die.
“Lang, Langjun… these…”
Jiang Pengji jumped off the horse, saying, “Xiaoyu, it’s good you’re here! Tell Meng Hun to send people to lead the horses to our farm. Remember to tie them well.”
For Xu Ku, that was not the point!
The point was––hadn’t Langjun been bearing her poverty and saving everything to an abnormal degree?
So… where did she get the money to buy so many horses?
Even if Xu Ku didn’t have a sound knowledge of horses, he still knew what was good and what was not.
He didn’t know how good the horses were, but just knowing that they were excellent was enough.
So… had she killed anyone or set a fire? How did she get so many good horses?
For a moment, Xu Ke unexpectedly blurted out what he was thinking.
Jiang Pengji stared at him with her head tilted, as if she was going to give him a good beating. Xu Ke became anxious.
Unexpectedly, she just nodded very thoughtfully, and said, “Xiaoyu is always the one who knows me well.”
Xu Ke was in total confusion.
The audience in the live streaming room burst into waves of laughter. Although he lacked the outstanding charm of Han Yu, Xu Ke was still, no doubt, a handsome man.
“Langjun, did you… go… kill anyone and set fire…” Xu Ke did not know how to react.
However, in the face of Jiang Pengji’s smiling eyes, Xu Ke suddenly figured out something was wrong.
“I killed some people, but I didn’t set a fire,” Jiang Pengji said seriously, adding, “Arson is a felony.”
The era that Jiang Pengji lived in was scarce of log resources. Only local, wealthy people could afford classic wood furniture.
To protect the decreasing forest resources, some relevant regulations had been put forth by the government. Setting fire to the mountain was a felony that would bring the criminal the penalty of death.
Hearing that, Xu Ke sighed with relief… Nope, murder is not okay!
At that time, he carefully counted the number of horses. There were twenty-seven horses! Twenty-seven?
Thinking of that number and murder, he seemed to understand what had happened.
“I got the horses from the Meng’s, so there was no cost.” Jiang Pengji raised her hand and patted Xu Ke’s shoulder. “However, the horses raised by the Mengs’ Horse Farm have all been specially marked. It is easy for those who know enough about horses to recognize them, so that will be a problem.”
Before Xu Ke could react, Jiang Pengji had made a decision. “Sell them. Maybe we could win a lot of money.”
“Sell––sell… warhorses…” The general price of horses in the market flashed through Xu Ke’s mind. Horses used for transportation were not cheap; warhorses like those before him would be worth dozens of times more than the former. “Would it be a pity that…”
No matter, men always had certain characteristics that never changed.
For example, men of the era that Jiang Pengji had lived in had a preference for mecha. Someone had even ridiculed that it was the true love of men.
In the current era, men seemed to be the same, for they had a unique affection for good horses.
Jiang Pengji said, “It’s okay to keep them, but I don’t think it’s necessary. I killed the people of Meng’s before and only left one to go back as a messenger… If they know that those horses fell into my hands…”
Xu Ke was shocked all of sudden and recovered in an instant. In the face of personal hobbies and real interests, he was still very rational. “If that is the case, we should sell all those warhorses for a very low price. Keeping them will bring us trouble.” He had already started calculating in his mind about how much money and food the warhorses would bring them.
“Well, I don’t know where to sell them. We have to get help from professionals.”
Jiang Pengji smiled. The Meng’s were a disaster for others, but they seemed to be a lucky star for her.
The two thousand dans of grain, the twenty-seven warhorses, and Meng Hun were all costless pies for her that the Meng’s took the road to ruin.
