The Kicking Snow Black Horse in ancient books was fierce and violent, the most untamable, even if it encountered a pack of beasts in the wilderness, it could crush their skulls with its four hooves. As for the horse in front of him, it was hard to say whether it was fierce or not, but the bean cakes in Zhu Mansion must be delicious.
The black horse finished eating the horse feed and left contentedly.
Left with the cruel master.
There wasn't even a crumb left.
Zhu Zhong secretly wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and stepped forward to ask, "Second Master, do you think we should send some bean cakes and fodder to Wanren Palace?"
Zhu Yanyin hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it. Palace Master Li doesn't like others feeding his horse."
Zhu Zhong nodded and ordered the servants to carry the cloth bag containing the bean cakes back to the car.
Although the feed was not delivered, the snacks for Kicking Snow Wuzhui in the next few days were not delayed at all. Because the Zhu Mansion and Wanren Palace teams have almost merged, it often sneaks over to eat. Zhu Yanyin was a little nervous at the beginning, but later, seeing that Li Sui didn't seem to want to care, he slowly put his mind at ease. In addition to bean cakes, he occasionally feeds it some fresh wild fruits, young sprouts of flowers and plants, and Uncle Zhong's steamed buns made of bran and soybeans, which are added with herbs and dried vines. It is fragrant, and the black horse becomes fatter and stronger. When it stands with its head held high in the scorching sun at noon, its whole body is shining and radiant, and it is very majestic, just like the fairy horse in the painting soaring into the sky!
Jiang Shenglin gained new insights: "I didn't know horses can be fed this way."
Li Sui looked at him: "You are a doctor, don't you know?"
Jiang Shenglin had a new understanding of how unreasonable this person was. I'm not a veterinarian, why should I know how to feed horses? And last time I just fed you a carrot, and you looked so angry.
Li Sui whistled with his fingers.
Kicking Snow Wuzhui had a keen sense of hearing. He leapt out of the Zhu Mansion's team and ran all the way back to his master.
Hanging on the saddle was an exquisite cushion embroidered with landscapes in gold and silver threads, which was perhaps scraped off from one of the Zhaoye Jade Lions.
Jiang Shenglin sighed: "He has learned to eat and take at the same time."
Li Sui picked up the snow-white cushion with two fingers, expressionless.
After a while, the servant of the Zhu Mansion came over with a smile and took back the small cushion of his master, saying that it was filled with herbs and silk, and would be softer and cooler to sit on. At the same time, he also held a few other brand new cushions in his arms, which were also embroidered with gold and silver, and handed them all to the disciples of Wanren Palace as compensation.
Taking back one's own things and making compensation to Wanren Palace may sound a bit unbelievable, but considering Palace Master Li's murderous aura of "as long as I have seen it, it belongs to me", it is surprisingly reasonable.
Zhu Yanyin took the cushion and stretched his neck to take a look.
Li Sui was also looking at him, his black robe fluttering in the wind, and his eyes were slightly cold.
Zhu Yanyin took a half step back, hugged his small cushion tightly, turned around and got into the carriage.
Goodbye!
Li Sui: “…”
Jiang Shenglin took a new pad, put it on the saddle and sat on it. It was comfortable!
In fact, to be fair, his family background is quite rich. After all, the wealthy families who come to see him want to bring a mountain of gold. But before seeing the grandeur of the Zhu Mansion in Jiangnan, Dr. Jiang actually had no specific idea of how to spend the money. Apart from using it to help the poor from time to time, the rest was thrown into the warehouse at random, and he continued to run around the world. So it was not until now that he realized that having money can really make people happier.
Li Sui Yang whipped his horse and galloped past the miracle doctor who was sitting on a brocade cushion and shaking his head with emotion about life, raising a cloud of choking sand.
Jiang Shenglin: Ahem!
That night, everyone rested in the depths of the mountain again. Zhu Yanyin got off the carriage to stretch his muscles, and Zhu Zhang said, "After crossing this mountain, there will be mostly plains to the north, and the road will be much easier to walk on."
"Hmm." Zhu Yanyin looked around, "This mountain is really big." The poet said that the Nanshan Mountains blocked the sky and the earth, and the sun and the moon were born on the rocks. It is almost like that here, one mountain, two mountains, towering into the sky and piercing the earth, ups and downs, with no end in sight.
Smoke and fire were everywhere, and everyone was preparing dinner. Zhu Yanyin had a snack in the afternoon, but he wasn't hungry at the moment, and the smoke was making his eyes hurt, so Zhu Zhang ordered his guards to accompany him to the nearby woods to relax.
The moonlight was very bright, illuminating the mountains and making the trees look silvery white.
The deep pool is also silvery white.
Li Sui was still wrapped in a thin black robe, soaking in the cold water that covered his chest, with his eyes slightly closed.
The only sounds in my ears were the rustling of the wind and the buzzing of insects, rising and falling in a series of steps.
Zhu Yanyin asked as he walked: "What kind of insect is this? It looks a bit like a cricket."
"We haven't heard of it either." The servant said, "If the Second Young Master likes it, I'll go catch a few."
"No need." Zhu Yanyin said, "It doesn't sound good either, it's just noisy."
He had no experience walking on forest paths, so he stepped on thick patches of fallen leaves and dead branches, which made a creaking sound. He also kept talking, which was really noisy, and made Palace Master Li very unhappy. He opened his eyes and looked dimly at the bushes.
Zhu Yanyin: “Ah!”
The servants of the Zhu Mansion were also startled. They were very skilled in martial arts and extremely alert, but they did not detect any human voices at all. It was only when their master cried out that they followed his line of sight and found Li Sui in the cold pool. They immediately said in panic, "Palace Master Li."
Zhu Yanyin was really scared, because he didn't see clearly who it was at first glance. He only saw a pale chest and long, wet, snake-like hair, soaked in the water. It looked like an old water ghost in a storybook crawling up to eat people, which made his soul fly away.
Li Sui closed his eyes again.
The servant felt relieved and quickly left the forest with Zhu Yanyin.
Zhu Yanyin's heart was pounding: "Why did he soak in cold water?"
"Maybe he is practicing martial arts, or healing his wounds." The servant consoled him. "Based on Palace Master Li's martial arts, if he didn't want others to get close, he would have stopped them long ago. Since he let us go to the lake just now, I think it should be fine. Young Master, don't be afraid."
"Really?" Although he said that, Zhu Yanyin was still worried. After all, according to the storybook, masters would find a secluded place to practice martial arts so as not to be disturbed or go astray. It didn't make sense that it wouldn't matter if there were no one watching. So he decided to ask Doctor Jiang.
Half an hour later, Li Sui also returned to the mountain road. He did not go to Wanren Palace, but went straight to Zhu Yanyin: "Don't tell Jiang Shenglin what happened tonight."
Zhu Yanyin was holding a piece of roasted wild boar meat in his hand. It looked weak and helpless but edible, right? Why didn’t you say so earlier
Li Sui's expression changed: "You already said it?"
Second Young Master Zhu: “…” I didn’t mean it. You didn’t tell me in advance. And Dr. Jiang is not an outsider. I see you two have a good relationship. Why do you have to hide it from me? I’m going back to Jiangnan, big brother, save me!
Li Sui gritted his teeth and reached out to pinch his face hard.
Zhu Yanyin: Mm-m-m-hmm.
The loyal old butler was horrified and ran over: "Palace Master Li, what are you doing? Please show some mercy!"
Li Sui snorted coldly and turned away.
My face turned red, he really is such a scary devil.
Zhu Zhang was worried all night, fearing that his son would get sick. After dawn, he moved closer to check carefully and asked the doctor again and again, "Is he really okay? Are you sure he didn't have any internal injuries?"
Jiang Shenglin was very patient: "It's okay, it's really okay."
When I get back, I will ask Mr. Li, why did you go and pinch someone else's face for no reason
Li Sui didn't bother to pay attention to him and rode his horse forward along the mountain path.
The roads in this area were now much wider and no longer rugged and steep. Even Zhu Yanyin was riding a white horse, being protected by servants and running slowly forward.
Kicking Snow Black Horse had already developed a deep friendship with him, and when they met, they became even more intimate and enthusiastic, almost rubbing against Zhaoye Jade Lion. The white horse was also a war horse, and instinctively dodged to the side, causing Zhu Yanyin's body to tilt. Seeing this, the servant hurriedly reached out to help him, but Li Sui had already taken the lead and pulled him up, and casually put him on his horse's back.
Zhu Yanyin: “Ah!”
The black horse kicks the snow and spreads out its four hooves, like a sharp arrow released from a bow.
Leaving behind him a frightened and hoarse "Second Young Master"!
The horse ran very fast, probably because Uncle Zhong's fodder was really good. Anyway, it was carrying two people and almost flew over the grass. Later, it felt that its master had loosened the reins, and it became even more excited. The wildness in its blood came up, and its speed was more than twice faster than the Zhaoye Jade Lion chasing behind.
Li Sui had a bad temper. When he saw Zhu Yanyin's frightened face out of the corner of his eye, he wanted to bully him even more. He kicked the horse's belly with his toes, causing Tixue Wuzhui to run a long way before finally stopping outside a dead forest.
Zhu Yanyin's face turned pale, his waist and legs tilted, and he almost fell off the horse.
Li Sui grabbed the man and asked, "Are you going to vomit again?"
Zhu Yanyin hummed weakly: "I want to drink some water."
Li Sui curled the corners of his mouth and was in a good mood. Although he himself didn't understand why he was in a good mood, the devil was so capricious and unpredictable.
In short, Palace Master Li, who was in a good mood, turned his horse around with the young master from Jiangnan and prepared to return along the way they came.
Zhu Yanyin reminded in time: "You're going too fast and I'm going to vomit."
Li Sui: “…”
Kicking the Snow Wuzhui walked slowly back along the mountain road, as leisurely as a little donkey enjoying the spring outing.
Although it walked slowly, the Zhaoye Jade Lion that was chasing behind it was extremely fast. Logically, the two should have met soon, but this time the two of them walked through two dense forests, and the surroundings were still silent. Even the previous sound of the wind stopped, and there was only a faint echo in the valley, as if someone was weeping.
Zhu Yanyin looked at the familiar withered forest in front of him and said in surprise: "It seems we are back again."
Li Sui's brows were knotted.
Zhu Yanyin turned around and asked him, "Is it a ghost wall? I have heard of folk stories about it before."
Li Sui replied: "It's a maze."
Zhu Yanyin’s eyes widened.
Li Sui put one hand around his waist and held the hilt of Xiangjun Sword with the other hand.
Zhu Yanyin swallowed nervously and asked quietly, "Should I do anything?"
Li Sui glanced at him and warned him coldly: "Don't vomit on my horse's back."
Zhu Yanyin: Yes, yes, okay!