Chapter 102

Rules.

A number of men on horses whistle past on the road, kicking up a cloud of yellow dust. Ten thousand horses galloping ahead in an imposing manner finally come to a stop a few hundred meters outside HunJi city. The tall gigantic city walls that soar to the clouds make everyone appear extremely small.

You XiaoMo feels that he is very unlucky. After finally managing to get off the horse carriage, he was just about to take in some air when a group of horsemen gallop across in front of him, the hooves kicking up yellow dust covering his whole face, even into his mouth.

“……. ”

The tall lean man coughs violently and struggles to get up on his feet. He feels that some of his ribs are broken. When he looks at Ling Xiao again, his eyes reveal some fear and frustration, “If you have the guts, stand here and don’t run. Wolf fang gang will definitely not let go of the both of you.”

Ling Xiao raises his eyes and looks at the not too distant Wolf fang gang, with their sharp swords drawn, itching for a fight.

Most probably because they saw their head easily thrown down by Ling Xiao, so all of them do not dare to act rashly. He can’t help but snicker. Really such a ragtag band. Just this little bit of ability and they still dare to stir up trouble as they wish.

“Idiot!”

Ling Xiao sneers as he ridicules him. He then pulls You XiaoMo and turns back into the horse carriage.

At this moment, the Raging fire horse somewhat intelligently neighs. He stomps his back hooves and starts galloping again. But this time the speed is slower, no longer making people feel like they are being tossed about. Maybe it’s because this is outside HunJi city with people coming and going so it’s not suitable for a full-speed gallop.

The sound of the hooves drown out the cries of alarm. Only now does everyone notice that the horse pulling the carriage is a Raging fire horse. Legend has it that its temperament if very volatile. A precious horse with unbelievable stamina. But it’s a pity that Raging fire horses are only found in the MoRi forest, so they are rarely seen. Unexpectedly, one actually shows up here, immediately causing quite an uproar. Too bad the owner of the horse has already left.

When they are about to reach the grand gate of HunJi city, the horse carriage is immediately blocked by two guards.

The Raging fire horse feels a light pressure coming from inside the carriage, and neighs, then rather unwillingly comes to a stop.

The two guards secretly let out a sigh of relief. It’s not as if they haven’t come across a Raging fire horse before. They know that its temperament is very volatile. If it really wants to barge through, they won’t be able to stop it based on their strength. Furthermore, someone who is able to tame a Raging fire horse is definitely no ordinary person. If they were to offend the person inside the horse carriage because of this, it would not be a good thing.

“I’m sorry but everyone that wants to enter HunJi city needs to hand over two pieces of gold each.”

One of the guards speaks.

This is one of the ways HunJi city earns money. Except for the native residents, all outsiders must pay an entrance fee each time they enter the city. According to the number of people, the more people entering the city, the more entrance fees are collected. Although two pieces of gold can support an ordinary family for two months, it is not considered much for most people. Just finding some spot inside the city and setting up a stall, two pieces of gold can be earned back at any time. So this entrance fee is within the acceptable range for a lot of people.

After the guards finish speaking, a slender hand stretches out from the window with four gold coins lying in the palm.

The guard looks inside through the crack of the window and can faintly see two figures. Also, people who use Raging fire horses can’t lack a few gold coins so he doesn’t ask to check inside the horse carriage before letting them in.

Inside the horse carriage, You XiaoMo exclaims happily, “Luckily I have gold coins on me. If not, we wouldn’t even be able to make it pass the gate.”

Ling Xiao smiles. He doesn’t tell him that actually it wouldn’t matter even if they don’t have gold coins. Because it can be replaced with other things. And if those things are worth more than four gold coins, then that guard would most probably keep it for himself and use his own gold coins to make up for it. This kind of situation is not uncommon. HunJi city also doesn’t prohibit it so it just depends on the luck of the guard.

“Elder brother Ling. Where are we going now?”

You XiaoMo keeps the pouch holding the gold coins and then lifts up the window curtain and looks outside in high spirits. The bustling streets are filled with bobbing heads in all directions. This spectacular sight is much livelier than HePing town. Soon he completely forgets about what happened outside the city gates.

“First, we’ll go the auction house and declare what we will be putting up for auction. We’ll discuss the rest after that.”

Ling Xiao leans languidly inside the carriage. His eyes fall on the side profile of You XiaoMo’s face that is a little red from the excitement. He tries to restrain his eyes.

“Where is the auction house?”

You XiaoMo asks curiously. But he feels a little doubtful that the Raging fire horse will really be able to bring them right to their destination. He never knew that horses can tell the way. But he also knows that the animals of Long Xiao continent can’t be explained with common sense.

“At the end of this street.”

Ling Xiao replies.

You XiaoMo is just about to push open the beaded curtain when the horse carriage comes to an abrupt stop. A moment of inattention, and the whole person flies forward. Just when he is about to tumble out, Ling Xiao’s large hand catches hold of him and scoops him up.

You XiaoMo is sprawled in his embrace, still feeling flustered but before he can ask what happened, Ling Xiao says over his head, “We’ve reached the auction house.”

Saying that, Ling Xiao carries him and jumps out of the horse carriage.

Amidst the surging crowds at the end of the street, the sight of a man appearing carrying another man, even though the one being carried is a young man that appears rather small and thin, it still can’t change the fact that he is a man.

Feeling the surprised looks coming from all sides, You XiaoMo blushes and quickly jumps out of Ling Xiao’s arms.