Chapter 151 - Half-way BackOn the other side of the crown prince"s residence, the crown prince was leading a group of ladies from the Phoenix Pavilion out of the city. On the other side of the city, outside the entrance to Fatty Niu"s residence.
The latter carried the Sunflower Water Bow that he had "borrowed" from City Lord Lu"s mansion. Behind him, there were eight black clothed guards riding on big horses as they rushed towards the City Lord"s Mansion.
When Fatty Niu stepped into the Main Hall of the City Lord"s Mansion, City Lord Lu had already come out to welcome him.
"Aiyo, Young Master Niu. Why did you come to my residence so early in the morning? I didn"t get to go out in time to greet you. I"m really sorry for that!"As he walked into the main hall of the City Lord"s Mansion, Fatty Niu entered the main hall as if he was walking into his own house.
"Hehe, City Lord, I was just afraid that you would get anxious from waiting, so I specially rushed here early to return your things." The fat cow laughed and said.
"Give me back what?" Only then did City Lord Lu see the glittering longbow on the fat cow"s back!
"Sunflower Water Bow!" City Lord Lu immediately recognized that this was the treasured bow that Fatty Niu had s.n.a.t.c.hed from him a long time ago."Ox young master, are you here to return my Sunflower Water Bow?" City Lord Lu was shocked.
"Of course, who the h.e.l.l is this fatty? He"s the most trustworthy person in the Qin Feng City. Since he said he wanted to borrow money, he would naturally return it." There was a solemn look on Fatty Niu"s face.However, City Lord Lu"s eyes were wide open with disbelief written all over his face. No matter what he said, he just couldn"t believe that this fatty was actually here to return the favor.
Every time this guy came to his house, as long as he didn"t take any things with him, he could burn incense to worship Buddha. This time, he would return the things to his house.
"Could it be that this Young Master Niu is planning to trade sesame seeds for watermelons?"Lu Yongchang suddenly felt restless. He quickly started to wonder if there were any other treasures in his mansion. If there were to be any, this Young Master Niu might have found out about them, causing the latter to have a bad idea.
However, even after pondering for a long time, he still could not come up with a treasure that Fatty Niu coveted.While City Lord Lu was deep in thought, Fatty Niu had already straightforwardly slammed the Sunflower Dew onto the table. Then, he stood up and prepared to leave!
"City Lord Lu, today"s Crown Prince has invited me to go to the north of the city. I will not stay in your mansion for long!"Fatty Niu took a sip of the tea on the table and stood up.
"Uh …" City Lord Lu paused for a second before asking in surprise, "Your Highness is going out of the city to play today?"
"Don"t you know?" "His Highness the crown prince took more than ten ladies with him at the Phoenix Pavilion. Last night, he had a romantic night at his residence, and today, he will bring these ladies to the northern part of the city for some fun. Hehe."
At this point, a lewd smile appeared on Fatty Niu"s face. "Boss really knows how to play. The taste of a field battle is definitely better than at home. No matter what, I have to join in on the fun!"
Hearing this, City Lord Lu nodded his head in relief. On his honest face, there was an awkward smile.
"So that"s how it is.""City Lord Lu, why don"t you accompany me? Go out of the city and accompany Boss for a bit. Maybe you can also hold a young lady in your arms and roam around outside for a bit!"
When City Lord Lu heard these words, his expression changed drastically. He quickly waved his hand, gesturing for Fatty Ox to keep quiet."Young Master Niu, please don"t speak carelessly. If my wife hears about it, I won"t have any good results to eat tonight!" You and His Highness should go and admire the flowers.
"Hey, tell me, why are you so afraid of your wife? This man has three wives and four concubines that hug him left and right. Isn"t that just a normal matter? Isn"t it just going out to find a girl? Is there a need to be so scared?" There was a look of anger on Fatty Niu"s face.
"Young Master Niu, please don"t say any more. Don"t try to harm me!"
City Lord Lu almost kneeled down to Fatty Niu, saying all the good words before finally sending him off.
When Fatty Niu walked out of the Mayor"s mansion and got on his palanquin, he immediately revealed a puzzled look and muttered to himself.
"Why didn"t Eldest Brother personally go to Lu Yongchang and ask me to go invite him instead? I even got involved with the Sunflower Water Bow because of that. I"ve really suffered a huge loss this time!"
At the City Lord"s Mansion"s gate, the eyes of the City Lord Lu Yongchang, who was bowing as he saw the Niu Mansion"s troops off into the distance, flashed with a hint of light that could not be detected.
He looked up at the clear sky and turned to the guards on both sides as he spoke."Guard the door well, I want to go to the study room to review the official doc.u.ments."
"It"s the City Lord!"
The guards replied weakly as they watched City Lord Lu walk into the inner hall.
No one knew that a moment later, a figure jumped over the wall like a ghost and disappeared from the mansion!
After leaving the City Lord"s Mansion, Fatty Niu rushed excitedly towards the north of the city.
He really wanted to catch up to Xiang Yun and the rest and walk around with those beautiful girls and admire the flowers and stuff like that. It would be great if they could have some wonderful things happen in the small forest while they were at it.However, just as Fatty Niu and his buddies reached the halfway point, they pa.s.sed by a slightly narrow alley. There, in the alley, was a dilapidated horse carriage parked horizontally across the alley, blocking the way.
At first, Fatty Niu thought that someone"s carriage had stopped here. He was just about to berate them and ask them to move the carriage away.
"Fatty Niu, come on up!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the carriage across from him.
Fatty Ox hurriedly jumped off his palanquin and hurriedly squeezed into the carriage. After lifting the curtain of the carriage, the first thing he saw was Xiang Yun, who was seated within the carriage!"Boss, why have you come here?" Before the fatty could finish his words, Xiang Yun had already signalled for him to shut up. The latter pulled Fatty Niu to sit down beside him.
"Tell your men to follow the carriage!" Xiang Yun then whispered to the carriage driver, "Let"s go to the Mayor"s mansion!"
"City Lord"s Mansion? Boss, why are you still going to the City Lord"s Mansion? " Fatty Niu was extremely surprised.
Xiang Yun looked meaningfully at Fatty Niu, "Let"s go see if the mayor is still here."
The shabby looking carriage quickly left the alleyway and rushed towards the City Lord"s Mansion. Steward Deng and the eight black robed guards secretly followed behind them at a secret location on both sides of the road.
Along the way, Fatty Niu tried his best to persuade Xiang Yun.
"Boss, Lu Yongchang has already said that he won"t go outside the city to roam around, he must be at home. Besides, why do we care about his weak ears? Let"s go find some fun for him. The weather is so good today, we can"t waste our time here."
"Let"s hurry up and bring those girls out of the city!"
At this moment, Fatty Niu was extremely excited when he thought of how he could do whatever he wanted in the woods outside the city, even if he had to bring a few ladies from the Phoenix Pavilion along with him. He could not wait any longer.
Xiang Yun looked at this fellow, his expression anxious. He was so infuriated that he could not help but curse at the latter, "All you know is that there"s a knife in that perverted thing you"ve been thinking about all day!""But boss!" Fatty Niu tried his best to fight for it, but he was glared at by Xiang Yun, so he could only shut his mouth.
The fat cow could only shrink back into the sedan, grumbling to himself in a low voice.
"I really don"t know what"s going on with boss today. Why do you insist on coming here to find this boring Lu Yongchang?"The carriage quickly arrived at the City Lord"s Mansion"s gate. Seeing the worn-out carriage, the guards of the mansion immediately began to curse.
"Where did this broken carriage come from? How did it dare to stand in front of the Mayor"s mansion? Do you not want to live anymore?"The guards had yet to come forward to interrogate him when the curtains of the carriage suddenly opened. Xiang Yun immediately jumped down from the carriage. The guards who had been about to open their mouths and say something rude were instantly stunned and speechless!
"Your Highness, what happened to you?"
Following that, the horse carriage shook once more as the fat cow squeezed out from the carriage with much difficulty!
"Young Master Niu!" Didn"t you come here before?
All of a sudden, the guards of the crown prince"s residence were dumbfounded. What had happened today that brought these two lords here? Moreover, Young Master Niu had come once before.
"Where"s your City Lord?"
Xiang Yun did not directly ask."Sir, he is in the study handling official matters." A guard answered honestly.
"Oh, I"m in the office."
Xiang Yun repeated himself, then he brought Fatty Niu and rushed into the City Lord"s Mansion.
The two of them strode quickly towards Lu Yongchang"s study room. They were very familiar with the rooms of the City Lord"s Mansion, and soon, they arrived in front of the study room.A cold light flashed in Xiang Yun"s eyes as he looked at the tightly shut door to the study. Both hands pressed against the two wooden doors. Taking a deep breath, he abruptly pushed open the door!
"Creak!"
The door opened and a few rows of bookshelves were placed neatly within the study. On the bookshelves, there were also neatly arranged books, and the scent of books wafted over.
Strangely enough, there was no one in the study room at the moment.
"Hey, City Lord Lu, didn"t those servants say that he was in the study handling official business?" When he saw the empty room, he curiously looked around with his beady eyes.
To the side, Xiang Yun"s expression was already dark, and a cold light surged within his eyes!"Sure enough, it"s him!"
"Fatty Niu, let your men search the City Lord"s Mansion. Let"s see if the City Lord is here!"
"Ah, searching the City Lord"s Mansion?"
Fatty Niu was a little taken aback. He did not understand why Xiang Yun had suddenly asked him to search Lu Yongchang"s residence.
"Boss, that shouldn"t be the case. City Lord Lu is just not in the study room. He might have something up his sleeves and went somewhere else."
"Just search if you want, why are you spouting so much nonsense!"
"This …" Fatty Niu was feeling helpless. He was about to turn around and give the order when suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the other end of the corridor, accompanied by a surprised sound."Eh? Young master Niu, why are you here? Your highness, the Crown Prince, you"ve come too. Didn"t you go outside of the city?"
Xiang Yun and Fatty Niu turned their heads to look at the same time. The person who had come was City Lord Luo Yongchang!
At this moment, City Lord Lu was holding a bowl of clear water in both hands as he slowly walked towards the study. The latter was looking up at the two of them in astonishment!