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Chapter 343 I have never seen such an arrogant and domineering person! [2 Updates]

The young girl was exceptionally beautiful, as evidenced by the poem:
Like peonies shrouded in spring mist, her beauty is like a lotus bathed in autumn water!
He wore a white dress and rode a white horse with a silver mane, with a seven-star sword hanging at his waist.

Although she was a woman, she was as heroic and capable as any man, and possessed an innate air of nobility.

One of the two men was clearly not from the Song Dynasty; he was outstanding, arrogant, and looked down on everyone.

The other man looked like a Song dynasty person. Although he had a pretty face, his eyes revealed a sinister air.

The two men, mounted on horseback, exuded an air of nobility and aloofness, their gazes filled with a sense of superiority and condescension.

He only revealed a fawning and ingratiating smile when looking at the young girl.

Two men and one woman arrived at Sanchahe Port and saw a group of old men fishing by the river.

The girl said, "Let's ask for directions."

The two men exchanged a glance, and the one with the prominent brows and unruly demeanor said:
"Li Jinwu, didn't you hear what the princess said?"

The pretty boy rolled his eyes at him, then quickly turned to the girl and said in a fawning tone:
"Princess, please wait a moment, I will go and inquire immediately!"

After the pretty boy Li Jinwu left, the young woman frowned slightly as she looked at the man with a proud and unruly demeanor:

"Wuyan, do you perhaps have some grudge against Li Jinwu?"

"Of course not."

Taking advantage of the situation, the ambitious and unruly Wuyan tried to sow discord between Li Jinwu and others.
"Princess, there is an old saying in the Central Plains: those who are not of our race will surely have different hearts!"

"This Li Jinwu is ultimately from the Central Plains; he cannot be entirely trusted!"

The princess sneered, "Although Li Jinwu is from the Central Plains, his family has been loyal and virtuous for generations. Why can't we trust him?"

Wu Yan suddenly realized that she had inadvertently positioned herself against the princess, blinked, and quickly corrected herself:

“What the princess says is very true; it was my narrow-mindedness that led me to this conclusion.”

At the same time, Li Jinwu spurred his horse to the riverbank and asked the old men fishing:
"Old man, let me ask you, is Zengtou City ahead?"

The old men were so angry they were dumbfounded. If it weren't for the fact that fishing was their mission, they wouldn't have bothered with Li Jinwu.

One of the old men, suppressing his anger, said:
"I've heard people say that at the three-way intersection ahead, taking the right-hand road will take you to Zengtou City."

Li Jinwu then took out a handful of copper coins and threw them at the old man:
"This is a reward from your master!"

"Crack!"

The copper coins landed at the old man's feet, two of them even hitting him, making the old man's face turn green with anger:
"I have never seen such an arrogant and domineering person!"

"Brother Zhou, aren't you going to teach this young man a lesson?"

The white-bearded old man, whom he called Brother Zhou, had a solemn expression:
"These people don't look like locals."

"Of course not, his accent..."

At this point, an old man realized what was happening and quickly lowered his voice, saying:

"From the north?"

The white-bearded old man nodded: "Watch carefully, I'll go tell my apprentice."

The old men all agreed, "Don't worry, Brother Zhou, isn't this what we do?"

"The leading city has given us a good life. Anyone who goes against the leading city is going against us!"

"I'll risk this old body..."

……

“Princess, I have found out everything.”

Li Jinwu went back and reported to the princess: "Take the right at the fork in the road."

Princess: "Have you thanked them?"

"More than that!"

Li Jinwu said smugly, "I even gave him a reward, enough for him to live on for half a year!"

"well done."

The princess nodded and offered him a few words of advice in Song Dynasty language:
"When you are traveling, remember to treat the virtuous and the learned with respect."

"When you are not ashamed to ask questions of those of lower status, do not take advantage of your strength to oppress good people."

The princess's Song dialect isn't very good either...

Li Jinwu didn't dare point out the princess's grammatical error, nor did he take her words seriously, simply replying perfunctorily, "This humble general understands!"

The princess hummed in agreement and urged her horse forward, with Wuyan and Li Jinwu trailing behind her by half a body length on either side.

After the two men and one woman passed by, the white-bearded old man handed the fishing rod to the old man next to him:
"Keep an eye on things for me."

The old man next to him said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhou!"

"Go ahead and go, I'll make you pay for every fish you miss!"

The white-bearded old man went back to report the news. Not long after he left, the sound of horses' hooves rang out again at Sanchahe Port.

The old men thought it was the same two men and one woman who had returned, but when they looked up, they saw that another group of people had arrived.

Some rode horses, some walked, all looking travel-worn, as if they had come from afar.

Although this group of people dressed like Song Dynasty people, their physical features were still somewhat different from those of Song Dynasty people.

One of the men was a burly man, ten feet tall, and carried a heavy iron rod that looked to weigh over a hundred pounds!

The burly man, standing over ten feet tall, asked the old man in a deep, booming voice:
"Old man, may I ask how to get to Longtou City?"

That's a good attitude!

The old man asked him, "What are you going to Longtou City for?"

The giant man, who was ten feet tall, said, "We brought horses from the north."

"I've heard that Longtou City is very fair in business, so I'd like to sell my horse to Longtou City."

This person is in business!
The old men exchanged glances, and one of them said:

"Go ahead and you'll come to a three-way intersection. Take the right one. I heard that if you take the wrong path, there will be traps and mechanisms!"

"Last time, a hunter took the middle path and fell into a trap, getting riddled with arrows!"

"Thank you for your advice, sir!"

The burly man, who was over ten feet tall, clicked his tongue in amazement, thanked the old man, and joined his teammates at the three-way intersection.

After they passed by, an old man asked with a smile:
"If the previous person has a bad attitude, you'll give them the wrong advice."

"This person has a good attitude, and you're still giving him the wrong advice?"

The old man who gave directions shook his head:
"These are unfamiliar faces, and they don't look like locals."

"With Brother Zhou not around, it's best to be careful."

……

The princess, Wuyan, and Li Jinwu arrived at a three-way intersection and took the right-hand path as the old man pointed out.

After walking for about the time it takes to eat a meal, they arrived at a small horse farm with only about fifty or sixty horses.

Perhaps it had just been through a fire, but the area next to the horse farm was a ruin, and the ground was charred.

Upon seeing the small horse ranch, Wu Yan frowned:
"Why is Zengtou City so small?"

Li Jinwu also said, "Princess, is there really a Jade Lion Shining at Night in such a small horse farm?"

The princess frowned slightly: "The information I received is that the Jin Kingdom's national treasure, the Jade Lion Shining at Night, has appeared here."

"Since we're already here, let's go ask."

"That's true, we're already here..."

Li Jinwu looked at Wuyan, who had an arrogant expression, so he had no choice but to step forward and ask the man guarding the arena:
"Hey man, do you have any good horses here?"

The man guarding the area sized him up:
What kind of fine horse do you want?

Li Jinwu: "A thoroughbred horse!"

Just as the guard was about to speak, a burly man with a demonic appearance walked over.

"What's the matter?"

The man guarding the place told the burly, evil-looking man, "Brother, this customer wants to buy a fine horse."

The burly, demonic man glanced at Li Jinwu, then at the princess and Wuyan, and revealed a wicked smile:
"You can buy a thoroughbred horse, but there's a rule in Zengtou City."

"You must first buy three half-step steeds from us before you are qualified to buy a steed of a thousand miles."

(End of this chapter)