Seeing that the carriage was about to hit him, the snowflakes splashed by the horse's hooves even hit his face. Li Cheng jumped sideways to the road. The next moment, the carriage flew past him at high speed, and the strong wind brought by it rushed past him.
Roll, almost rolling him under the wheel! "Fuck!"
Li Cheng cursed angrily.
The carriage didn't stop at all and ran straight away, but a mocking laugh came from afar in the wind.
"This guy can hide pretty quickly...Okay, I'll lose, I'll give you fifty taels!"
"Asshole...bastard!"
Li Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had become a bet in the bet.
Whoever was on the carriage actually bet on whether he could avoid the collision of the carriage! At this time, Li Xuan and Li Hong gathered around and asked Li Cheng if anything was okay.
"I'm fine...it's just that these guys are too hateful, don't let me touch them again!"
Li Cheng cursed bitterly.
"Did you see the appearance of their carriage clearly?"
Li Xuan was also a little angry.
Forget it, it's really unbearable to bet on Li Cheng's life and death.
If the carriage hadn't been broken down, he would have definitely chased him and asked for an explanation.
"I didn't see it clearly. It was just a very ordinary black carriage, but... there was a very strange emblem on the side of the car."
Li Chengdao.
"What badge?"
Li Xuan asked.
Li Cheng scratched his head and said, "It's a five-pointed star. Each tip is dotted with something. I can only see two clearly, which are a pen and a hammer. I can't see the other three clearly."
"It's indeed strange..." Li Xuan and Li Hong looked at each other, completely unaware of the origin of this badge.
"never mind."
Li Cheng shook his head, "I'm in trouble."
The three of them lit a fire and brought the horses over, and managed to survive the night.
When it was twilight, they finally met another carriage, borrowed the axle, repaired the carriage and started on their journey again.
After struggling for two days and one night, Li Xuan, Li Cheng and Li Hong finally arrived at Maplewood City.
Looking at Maplewood City, which was many times more prosperous than Xianyun City, Li Cheng and Li Hong's eyes shone brightly, and they couldn't help but ask Li Xuan: "Li Xuan, is there a place like Yihong Building here? When will we bring it?"
Shall we go and open our eyes?"
Li Xuan coughed dryly and said: "I am now the imperial envoy appointed by Her Royal Highness the Princess. Do you think that in my capacity I am suitable to take you to that kind of place?"
The two brothers were stunned, and immediately sneered and spat in unison: "Ah!"
Stepping on the snow as thick as a white blanket, the carriage of Li Xuan and the others slowly walked into Maplewood City.
Li Cheng and Li Hong also planned to have an in-depth discussion with Li Xuan on how to understand the customs and customs of a city through Yihong Tower, when they saw him raising his finger and pointing forward: "Stop yelling, it's a joke!"
As soon as the two brothers turned their heads, they both opened their mouths wide and said in unison: "Damn, what a huge battle!"
It was indeed a huge formation. Just in front of the main street, a group of people lined up in a welcoming manner, blocking the way of the carriage.
A red banner was pulled out from the heads of the crowd, with several large golden characters written on it: We welcome the imperial envoy Li Xuan to Maplewood City! The carriage stopped in front of the crowd with a creaking sound, and Li Xuan jumped out of the carriage.
Coming down, looking at the familiar face at the front of the crowd, I felt very uncomfortable.
The person at the front of the crowd was naturally Ding Zhen. He was wearing a black fur coat. His bloated body looked like a fat bear that had just gone through hibernation, but he still had a kind smile on his face.
, his two eyes narrowed into a thin line, making it difficult to tell what kind of thoughts he had.
On both sides of Ding Zhen, there were also two middle-aged men with noble temperaments. Looking at the three of them standing in a row, Li Xuan guessed their identities.
So he also forced out a formulaic smile, sat over and stretched out his hand and said: "Master Ding, Master Sa, Prefect An Rulong, I am Li Xuan, I am new here, I hope you will take care of me!"
Yes, the two people next to Ding Zhen are none other than the prefect An Rulong and Salang. One is the nominal highest official in Maplewood City, and the other is the leader of the Sa family, another large family in Maplewood City.
"Welcome! Dear Mr. Li Xuan, we have met before and miss your style very much.
I'm so happy to hear that you are coming to Maplewood City!"
Ding Zhen was the first to greet me, and instead of shaking hands, he gave me a big bear hug.
Seeing Ding Zhen's fat body pressing over him, Li Xuan would not have dared to send his body over if he was not sure that this guy could not kill people in public.
Unable to resist Li Xuan's refusal, Ding Zhen had already hugged him tightly. His excitement was like meeting an old lover again after many years of separation. He wanted to immediately strip Li Xuan naked and meet him frankly! But here he was.
During the brief hug, Li Xuan also heard Ding Zhen's whisper.
"Master Li Xuan, there was a little misunderstanding between us. I hope we can become good friends in the future.
I believe you must need an ally like me, so I have arranged a grand welcome banquet tonight, and I hope you can appreciate it then!"
"I will."
Li Xuan immediately agreed, otherwise he was really afraid that Ding Zhen would hug him and not let go, which would make him very embarrassed! The two separated and looked at each other with a smile. Next came Salang and An Rulong, who were not as good as Ding Zhen.
He let it go, but reservedly shook hands with Li Xuan and said some polite words about his long-standing reputation.
Then Ding Zhen made the introduction and introduced the group of people behind to Li Xuan one by one.
Listening to their titles that were as long and smelly as stinky socks taken off at night, Li Xuan really had an urge to feel sleepy. He only remembered three or four seventh-grade officials, five or six minor nobles, seven or eight officials and
There are more than a dozen wealthy businessmen. As for who these people are, I don't even remember who they are.
But Li Xuan knew one thing, that is, almost all the people with some status in Maplewood City gathered here to support themselves.
Li Xuan doesn't like to be in the limelight, but he likes this attitude.
As long as there is such a good start, I believe that the operation in Maplewood City will become smoother.
After introducing the last person, Ding Zhen said with a hint of regret: "Mr. Li Xuan, there are two friends who were not present. They really have something to do, so please ask me to bring you a deep understanding."
I'm deeply sorry and hope you can forgive them for their rudeness.
Of course, they will definitely attend the banquet tonight and will apologize to you in person."
"Oh, which two friends are they?"
Li Xuan also noticed that there was one missing person in the crowd, so he asked intentionally.
"One is Master Hu Qiong, the most famous alchemist in this city. A jury has come to Greenfield City, and he is responsible for receiving it.
There is also Lai Cang Qianhu, and today happens to be the day when he is inspecting the city defenses, so he is unable to come because he is busy with official duties."
Ding Zhendao.
"Oh..." Li Xuan nodded slightly, "So it's these two. I'm looking forward to seeing them tonight."
Li Xuan is indeed looking forward to it, especially looking forward to meeting Lai Cang.
Various signs indicate that this Qianhu master from Maplewood City seems to have some unexplained relationship with the recent events in the Li family.