The stone didn't run very far. From a distance, a passerby stopped the white horse that suddenly went crazy.
The passerby looks ordinary and cannot be found in the crowd. He is dressed in black and has extraordinary skills. From a distance, he looked back, not sure if it was an illusion of the stone, but it seemed that the man saw himself in the crowd at a glance.
When their eyes met, Shitou was stunned for a moment and ran over quickly.
Xiaoyun's horse was still moving wildly and uneasily. Even when it saw a familiar person, it did not calm down. The horse's hooves kicked on the bluestone and tried to run away several times, but was firmly restrained by passers-by. .
It was all white, like a handful of fresh snow on the top of a snow-capped mountain. A long wound appeared on its back butt, and blood gurgled out and fell to the ground.
Shitou approached slowly, stared at the passerby, and said quickly: "This is my horse."
The passer-by didn't say much, just handed him the horse rope and asked, "Did... has something happened to the lady?"
Shitou nodded, then quickly shook his head.
The expression on the passerby's face became more solemn, "Where is Madam Wen?"
"..."
The stone stopped moving, and its gray eyes looked at him warily.
The secret guard knew it was abrupt, but what happened just now was of great importance. The alien child in front of him could save people faster than him. He said nothing, gave Shi Shi a badge, and quickly went back to report the matter.
Stone was confused.
He looked down and saw the word "Chen" engraved on the waistband in his hand. When he realized what it was and who it was, he felt like a hot potato.
Before he could figure out why the man wanted to give this belt to him, suddenly, a group of officers and soldiers with long swords on their waists appeared in front of him with a fierce look.
"Stop!" the leading officer called out, "Is this the horse causing trouble in the street?!"
Before Shitou could say anything, he waved his hand to the officer behind him: "Take it away!"
"etc!"
Shitou raised the belt in his hand and held the horse rope tightly with his other hand. He pursed his lips and stood in front of the white horse, saying, "This is my horse."
Seeing the waist badge, the leading officer's expression changed slightly: "You are a child of the Chen family, is this a horse of the Chen family?"
There is one Chen family in the capital that is most famous. It is the Chen family that leads the bodyguards, Chen Xuan, and this badge is his token.
The officials looked at each other. They all came from ordinary backgrounds, so naturally they did not dare to go against the Chen family. It's just that the law has its own rules. The official said nicely: "Little brother, this horse went crazy in the street. Although there were no casualties among the people, it doesn't mean we should just let it go. We have to take the horse back to the Yamen and wait for the Lord to make a decision." , and then deal with it according to the law. Even Mr. Chen must abide by the law, so don’t embarrass us."
"..."
Shitou looked back at Baima. Xiaoyun lowered his head and looked at him with moist eyes. He hesitated for a long time before saying, "How long will it take?"
The official hesitated: "I can't say for sure."
He hesitated again and again before letting go and handing over the horse's rope.
The white horse was forcefully led away by several officials. It looked back at the stone, a Herodian cry came out of its throat, and its moist eyes seemed to be able to speak, so much like its owner. Shitou dared not look at it.
He walked back slowly. The people on both sides of the street had just been shocked. Many stalls were hit and the ground was in a mess. He remembered Shanshan crying loudly before leaving, his heart tightened, his steps became faster, and he hurried back to the blacksmith shop.
There were many horses in front of the shop waiting to have their shoes repaired and replaced with iron. The drunken bearded man was nowhere to be seen. I searched around but found no trace of the two familiar men.
Even the blood on the ground had been trampled on and was mixed with the mud, almost invisible.
He gestured to passers-by: "Have you seen a little girl? She is my sister. She is about this tall. She was just injured..."
"You mean the owner of the white horse just now, right?" Someone said, "A group of officers and soldiers came just now and captured them."
"...captured?!"
…
Wen Yiqing hugged her little daughter and used a wet soft handkerchief to wipe away the gravel from her wound. Although she tried to be gentle, Shanshan was still painful.
Shanshan was tired of crying a long time ago, and her chubby little face was still stained with tears. She lay weakly in her mother's arms, her eyes touched the terrifying prisoner in the cell opposite, and she quickly looked away. return.
She sniffed and shrank timidly into her mother's arms: "Mom, I'm afraid..."
Wen Yiqing coaxed her in a low voice, carefully avoiding her injuries, and patted her back gently with his palms.
She looked at her little daughter's appearance, and her heart ached.
The little girl in the family is a delicate one. She would shed tears every time she bumped into something. She had never suffered such a serious injury. Now her clothes were stained with blood. She didn't even have time to take her little daughter to the hospital for bandages, so she was killed by the officers and soldiers. Caught here.
If a horse suddenly goes crazy, the owner will naturally be held accountable. It was just that the youngest daughter was injured. She borrowed the names of the eldest princess and several others to ask a doctor to treat her, but the official did not relent at all and put the two of them in prison without explanation.
Besides, the white horse has always been docile and obedient, and it was sent by that person. It is strange to suddenly go crazy.
"Mom, I want to go home." Shanshan said, tears welling up again, "Brother Shitou is looking for Xiaoyun. If he can't find us when he comes back, he will definitely be anxious."
"Soon." Wen Yiqing said calmly: "Someone will come to rescue us."
Shanshan responded obediently and leaned on her shoulder.
The prison was cold and damp. Even in the summer, it seemed as if there was a chill even in the bones. Water drops were dripping down from somewhere. In the silence, the sound of water was like a timer, sending chills all over the body. .
It seemed like a lifetime had passed, and it seemed like only a moment. Suddenly, there was a "squeak" sound, and the jailer opened the prison door and stopped in front of them.
"Come out."
Wen Yiqing quickly stood up with her daughter in her arms.
They followed the jailer and walked out. When they got out of the door, there was bright skylight outside. Wen Yiqing was a little uncomfortable for a moment. She closed her eyes and walked out under the leadership of the official without going through the yamen trial.
A carriage stopped at the door of the Yamen. Wen Yiqing walked over quickly and handed Shanshan over first.
Bian Chen stretched out his hand skillfully, and as soon as he touched the person, he heard the little girl exclaim: "It hurts!" His fingertips trembled, and his hand stopped in mid-air.
The emperor lowered his face, carefully avoiding the injuries on her hands and feet, and hugged her in.
"Uncle Emperor, why is it you?" Shanshan looked at him in surprise with bright eyes.
Shanshan was extremely wronged.
She was going out happily today, but unexpectedly she lost her horse, was injured, and went to jail. But now when she saw the emperor's uncle, it seemed as if a big hand had smoothed away all her grievances and sorrows.
She happily threw herself at the emperor: "Uncle Your Majesty, were you the one who rescued my mother and me?"
Bian Chen also saw her appearance clearly. The little girl had always been well protected by her family, and she had never been in such a miserable state. Her clothes were covered in dirt, her fair and lovely face was also broken, and her eyes were red, and she was extremely pitiful.
Bian Chen held her in his arms distressedly. After learning about this from the secret guard, anger was already burning wildly in his heart.
Wen Yiqing also got on the carriage. After sitting firmly, Bian Chen ordered in a cold voice: "Go back."
The carriage moved slowly.
Shanshan lay in the emperor's arms, looked up and asked him: "Shall we go home?"
"Go back to the palace."
Wen Yiqing opened her mouth, thinking a lot, but looking at her little daughter's miserable appearance, she didn't say anything in the end, lowered her eyes and nodded gently.
…
Shitou found the Yamen all the way.
Taking the token given by the secret guard, he asked the officers and soldiers in front of the door about the mother and daughter who had just been arrested. Without even entering the door, he learned that the person had been picked up.
He asked with concern: "What about the horse?"
"What horse?"
"It's the white horse that came with the people. There is a sign hanging on its neck with its name. Its name is Xiaoyun, and it is my sister's horse..."
Official: "What kind of horse? I've never heard of it."
Shitou was anxious: "You said you would return it soon!"
"I told you, I haven't seen it before!"
The stone didn't move away, and her gray eyes stared straight at him. He looked like he wanted to fight him to the end.
Looking at the token, the official said: "There are horses in it, but they are also government horses, and none of them are white. I have been standing here for a day, and I only saw the government arresting people, but no horses. .”
"..."
"Kid, you might as well go home and take a look. The horse will know the way. Maybe your horse has already gone home."
"..."
The official waved his hand impatiently: "Go, go, go!"
Stone had no choice but to walk away.
He held the heavy token in his arms, thinking about the person who gave him the token just now. He knew that the emperor in the palace lived in the house next door. Since Shanshan had been rescued and returned home, maybe Xiaoyun had also been brought back.
He was thinking about something in his mind. He didn't go far when he heard the official behind him who had just spoken to him say hello to someone, and a familiar voice responded. He turned around sharply and saw a familiar person walking in.
It was the man who had just taken away the white horse.
Shi Shi's eyelids twitched.
He didn't think much about it and hid himself behind the wall. After waiting for a while, the man came out of the yamen quickly and changed his clothes.
Afraid of being discovered, Shitou just followed him from a distance, separated by a long distance.
The man did not go elsewhere, but went directly to the most lively East Market in the capital. He walked through several shops first, and finally stopped in front of a gambling house. Then he looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, and then left. He took out a bulging money bag from his arms and walked in swaggeringly.
Stone also followed. Before going in, he smeared a handful of dust on the ground and rolled it around again, making himself covered with dirt and half covering his appearance.
Several thugs at the door of the casino glanced at him and saw him taking out the money bag from his arms, but they didn't stop him.
There was a mixed crowd in the gambling shop, and people from all walks of life gathered around several gambling tables, feeling overjoyed and saddened by the results of the game. The stone passed through these people, and his eyes wandered over each person's face, and he quickly found the person he was looking for.
He stepped lightly and approached cautiously.
The officer stared closely at the dice pot in the croupier's hand and didn't even notice who was approaching him. When he came to his senses, he realized that there was a knife pressed against his lower back, with a sharp blade. It pierced the clothes and almost penetrated the flesh.
The official's expression changed drastically. Just when he was about to shout for help, a hand reached out and strangled his neck. A slightly childish voice in his ear said gloomily: "Don't move. If you move again, I will stab him in."
The officer suddenly broke out in cold sweat. He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and did not dare to move.
The two took a few steps back and left the gaming table, and the empty seats were quickly filled by new people. The red-eyed gamblers around them didn't notice anything strange about them at all. Shitou took him to a corner with few people, restrained his hands behind his back, and put a knife across his neck.
This was his first time doing something like this, but his hand had always been steady.
"Where's the horse?" Shitou asked.
"What horse?"
"The white horse you took away today."
"White Horse..." The officer finally remembered, and his expression changed slightly: "Is it you? Are you the child of the Chen family?"
Realizing that he was being frightened by a half-year-old child, he was very angry. Just as he was about to struggle and resist, the blade against his neck cut his skin and blood flowed out. He did not dare to move for a while.
He tried his best to look back. Even though he was a half-grown boy, the force holding him was so strong that he could not resist. The young man's deep-profile features were hidden in the shadows, and only a pair of gray eyes were bright and cold in the dark environment, like a wild wolf staring at its prey.
"Stop talking nonsense." Shitou asked gloomily, "Where is my sister's horse?"
"What the hell..." The official wanted to pretend to be stupid, but then he felt the hand holding him tighten, and the pain in his neck intensified. Afraid that this kid would be really cruel, he hurriedly said: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
"He is the son of Gao Guogong's family."
"...Gao Yuan?"
"This seems to be a taboo name." The official said: "Master Gao said that there will be a white horse causing trouble in the street today. He asked me to capture it and send it to him in the name of the government."
"Where's the horse?"
"It has been sent over."
"where?"
The official told me an address.
"That's not the Gao family. Are you lying to me?"
"Don't dare. I just came back from that place. It's not far from here. You can see it when you go there."
The casino is noisy and the officials dare not show up.
After a while, he felt the knife in front of his neck move away, and immediately turned back to arrest someone, but there was nothing behind him, and there was no trace of the boy anywhere. He touched the blood on his neck, and his back was covered with cold sweat.
Shitou followed the address he asked for.
He ran very fast, and the place was not far from the casino.
It was not a prominent Duke's mansion, but a small private house with a closed door. He walked around the house and finally found a big tree that was several people tall, and climbed up it nimbly in a few clicks.
He originally wanted to sneak into the house through this tree, but he was lucky. There was a courtyard inside, and Baima and Gao Yuan were both inside the wall.
Gao Yuan has coveted White Horse for a long time.
He liked the white horse the first time he saw it. He was greedy at first, but then he saw that the kid from the Wen family who was a merchant wanted to go against him, so he became more and more eager to grab it. After being punished by the superintendent, he asked for horses from home, but none of them were as beautiful as this white horse. He was even more itchy, so he used a little trick to snatch the horse away today.
Remember, Wen Shan had the prince's support and he didn't dare to take the horse home openly, so he was sent to this small house.
At this time, he stood in front of the white horse and said proudly: "I said I wanted to ride, can that little girl Wen Shan stop me?"
Xiaoyun snorted at him unceremoniously.
Gao Yuan suddenly darkened his face, stared at the white horse in front of him with evil eyes, and said to the servant: "Bring me the whip."
Shitou's expression changed slightly. He pressed the bricks and was about to jump down to save the horse. A hand came out from nowhere and stopped his movement.
He turned around and saw the familiar passerby.
The secret guard said: "The Emperor has brought out Madam Wen and Miss Wen, and sent me to find you back."
"That's Shanshan's horse." Shitou said to him fiercely, "He stole Shanshan's horse."
"The horses will also be sent back."
"Shanshan is injured!"
The secret guard said: "The emperor already knows."
It means there will be a solution.
Shitou pursed his lips. He looked towards the yard and saw that Gao Yuan, with the help of his servants, had sat on the back of the white horse. He was holding the reins, looking very proud.
Shitou was still unhappy.
Shanshan was a girl from a wealthy family, unlike him who was born as a beggar and was used to being kicked and beaten. She shed so many tears and cried so loudly that it must have hurt her. She rarely cries and is always smiling. She also likes her horse so much that she has to do everything related to Xiaoyun herself, but now someone has taken her away.
She was usually such a precious pony that she was afraid of getting tired after riding for a while, but now she was being whipped by someone else.
Shitou frowned in displeasure.
He asked: "Can you really take Xiaoyun back?"
The secret guard said: "Of course." The princess kept talking about stones and horses. The emperor sent him to find people and horses, so he naturally had to do it.
Shitou pointed downward: "He is from the Duke's Mansion."
The secret guard advised: "I have a way."
Stone nodded.
He jumped down and quickly left the alley.
The secret guard thought he was obedient and went home, and just as he was about to rescue the horse with a sigh of relief, he saw his figure appear at the intersection again, climbing up the tree quickly.
The secret guard wondered.
I saw Shitou taking out a slingshot from his arms - he had just exchanged it from other children, and then taking out a stone - he picked it up on the ground. He raised the slingshot expressionlessly, narrowed one eye, and pulled the rubber band hard.
He practices archery every day, which is as simple to him as eating and drinking.
Realizing what he was going to do, the secret guard said: "Wait..."
With a "whoosh" sound, the stone shot out of the air and hit it with one strike.
Gao Yuan was riding on a horse, pulling the reins to tame the horse. The white horse had already recognized its owner. At this moment, it was suddenly ridden by a stranger. It was pacing on the spot angrily, trying to throw him off.
Suddenly, an inconspicuous stone hit its injured rear hip hard.
The white horse neighed in pain and twisted wildly. Gao Yuan couldn't sit still for a moment, and was thrown off hard. He fell to the ground with a splash. The horse's legs kicked beside his head, and the splashed sand and stones hit his face. superior.
Gao Yuan opened his eyes wide in horror and had no time to notice the pain of falling. The divine white horse stood above him, its body covering the sky and the sun, blocking everything. As far as the naked eye could see, he could only see the horse's hooves raised high, and even the shape of the hoof could be clearly seen——
"No, wait, don't..." He hurriedly tried to crawl to the side.
But it was too late, the horse's hoof had already stepped down heavily!
Card erase!
The sound of broken leg bones was accompanied by great pain.
"ah----"
Heartbreaking cries of pain echoed through the sky.
Stone retracts the slingshot.
He turned his head away coldly, slid down the big tree along the original path, and ran towards home without looking back.
