Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

Who is that?

Rong Youtang hid behind the Hanlin, and looked quietly:

Behind Qiao Zhicheng, the corner of the white scholar's robe flashed, it was Zhou Mingjie!

Zhou Mingjie followed Qiao Zhicheng, who was in charge of common sense, neatly dressed and gentle.

"The next official pays homage to the two adults."

"My lord, please take your seat."

All the academicians saluted and greeted the head of the academy one after another, most of them were not warm and flattering, and showed the noble character of scholars.

"Hahaha, colleagues don't need to be too polite." Qiao Zhicheng said with a smile on his face.He was over fifty, tall and burly, wearing a fifth-rank official robe, a little fat, his belly sticking out of the official robe, and he laughed before he spoke.

Guo Yuan, who is also in charge of the courtyard, is reserved, reserved, dignified and steady, he stepped forward to help Meng Weiting, and said modestly: "Please hurry up, how is Mr. Meng?"

Meng Weiting is an old-school Confucian of the Hanlin Academy. He has been obsessed with writing books and studying knowledge all his life. He is diligent and generous. He was Guo Yuan's senior guide when he first entered the Hanlin Academy.

"Thank you, my lord, for your inquiry. I am as usual, how are you, my lord?" Meng Weiting asked with concern.He never insisted on guiding Guo Yuan and pretended to be a veteran. He was seldom criticized and discussed, and he was highly respected.

Guo Yuan nodded: "Alright, please remember."

After exchanging lively greetings, Qiao Zhicheng laughed and said, "It's just a routine inspection, colleagues please feel free. Master Guo, please!" He stretched out his hand to invite him.

"Please." Guo Yuan also stretched out his hand, and the two walked side by side to the tea room.

The Hanlins were ordered to disperse, and returned to their respective positions to do their work. Rong Youtang, who was hidden behind the crowd, appeared and stood abruptly.

——In theory, Zuo Ji, who was in charge of entering the first class of the new department, should have led the newly appointed Hanlin to visit Shangfeng, but Zuo Ji temporarily relieved himself.

Qiao Zhicheng walked towards the tea room without looking sideways, as if he didn't notice the three new Hanlins next to him.Zhou Mingjie followed his grandfather's disciples and was able to go to the tea room together. After a while, he drifted towards the neglected Rong Youtang, feeling relieved.

Xu Lingyun was thin-skinned, extremely nervous, hesitated to speak, and was in a hurry; Deng Kui couldn't help straightening his official hat and stretching his sleeves, and was about to step forward to meet the director——

"Xinke Scholars, Rong Youtang of Zhili, arrived at the post by order, and pay homage to the two masters in charge of the academy." Rong Youtang didn't think too much, he was generous and natural, stepped forward and saluted without being humble or overbearing.

Guo Yuan had already seen acquaintances, but it was inappropriate to greet them proactively, so he waited quietly. At this moment, he stopped in his tracks, raised his hands slightly to help him, and asked slowly, "Are you the first class of Xinke?"

Rong Youtang bowed his head and said yes, and Xu Lingyun then stepped forward to salute.Deng Kui took another step back, very annoyed, his limbs were a little stiff, and he bowed his hands and saluted.

Guo Yuan didn't take it seriously, only thought Deng Kui was nervous.He asked kindly: "Where's the edict? Has Zuo Ji entered the file for you and ordered the badge?"

"The imperial edict of Xiaguan and others has been submitted to Lord Zuo." Rong Youtang replied.

Qiao Zhicheng, who had been striding forward, had no choice but to stop with Guo Yuan. After being saluted by the three of them, he looked at Xin Hanlin with a smile, and focused on the number one scholar—is that him?He was indeed born well, no wonder he was able to rely on his face to gain power.

"I heard that the champion of this subject is only 17 years old?" Qiao Zhicheng stood still and asked with great interest.

Rong Youtang answered yes cautiously.

"Oh! It's amazing, the younger generation is awesome!" Qiao Zhicheng exclaimed.

"The emperor's kindness is mighty, it's really a fluke that all the subordinates rely on the hard work of the teacher to give up in the same year." Rong Youtang felt that the visitor was not kind, so he suddenly became very alert.

Zhou Mingjie smiled and interjected, "My lord doesn't know, the champion of this subject and the student are classmates of Guozijian, and he is very famous in school."

Hmph, dogs can't spit out ivory!Are you just trying to repeat the old trick and spread rumors in the Hanlin Academy?

"Oh?" Qiao Zhicheng turned his head and said in surprise, "Really? I'm busy with paperwork all day long, so I don't know much about it. I don't know if Mr. Guo has heard of it?"

"Master Guo and Mr. Jijiulu even made friends, and the students are lucky enough to meet him." Zhou Mingjie said with a smile.

What does other people's personal friendship have to do with you?Pick a suitable topic for chatting!Rong Youtang suppressed a smile, tensed his face and pretended to be solemn.

Guo Yuan was naturally displeased, he nodded slightly, ignored Zhou Mingjie who was full of flattery, walked straight to the tea room, and greeted: "Master Qiao, please."

"Ah, hahaha, please, please." Qiao Zhicheng closed the field with a dry smile, and patted Rong Youtang's shoulder intimately, with a free and easy posture, not like a Hanlin, but like a general.

After taking his seat in the tea room, Zhou Mingjie was about to serve tea to his teacher, but found that someone took the first step!

Deng Kui picked up the tea set skillfully and decently, poured tea to the two masters, and finally got ahead of the No. [-] pick.He has served as the head secretary in his hometown state capital for many years, and he treats people... To be precise, he has practiced flattery and catering very well.

"My lords, please have some tea." Deng Kui offered it with both hands.

Guo Yuan took it and nodded his thanks.

Qiao Zhicheng took it, closed his eyes and smelled it, and said casually: "The coolness is long and long, and the craftsmanship is good. I didn't remember it just now. What's your name?"

"Jiangzhou Le Shang, junior Deng Kui."

"Oh? The old man's ancestral home is Zhengzhou, which is a river away from you." Qiao Zhicheng leaned back in the chair, crossed his legs, and stretched out his belly.On the surface, he chatted with Deng Kui with a smile, but kept observing the champion in secret.

Deng Kui was stunned for a moment, and then jumped up in surprise and joy: "It turns out that it is the elder of the village! This junior has just arrived, and I don't know Taishan with my eyes, so I am rude." Saying this, he got up to make amends, and he went to pay his respects to the elders.

After less than a cup of tea, Deng Kui praised Qiao Zhicheng and laughed:

"Good! The Imperial Academy just needs young talents like you to fill the place." Qiao Zhicheng praised.

"The younger generation is dull, fortunate enough to bathe in the grace of heaven, and was able to enter the Hanlin Academy. From now on, I am willing to serve the adults like dogs and horses." Deng Kui bowed his head humbly.He had inquired carefully in advance, and on the first day he took office, he found out the key object of flattery in the future, and he gained a lot.

Flatterer!

Zhou Mingjie didn't show it on his face, and sat and chatted with him with a smile, but in his heart he had demoted Deng Kui to nothing.

Guo Yuan and Qiao Zhicheng are just colleagues, they have different positions and temperaments, and there is no personal relationship.He conscientiously questioned the first three people, and finally encouraged: "The Imperial Academy is affiliated to the Central Committee. Although the rank is not high, but the position is very important. I will arrange manpower to guide you. I hope you will respectfully follow the guidance of the seniors, do things in a down-to-earth manner, and avoid impetuousness. .”

Rong Youtang bowed his head and said, "I would like to follow your lord's instructions."

Xu Lingyun was respectful, his lips were bloodless from nervousness, and his palms were wet and cold.

"Xiao Rong, I heard that you are under the tutelage of Lord Jijiulu?" Qiao Zhicheng asked abruptly.

Rong Youtang turned his head and replied: "My lord: The mentor of the next official is indeed Master Zijian Jijiulu."

"Oh, it's really rare! For many years, Lord Lu's teacher's door has only been opened for you." Qiao Zhicheng nodded meaningfully, and asked Zhou Mingjie kindly: "I vaguely remember that you also went to visit Lord Lu's teacher's door back then, didn't you?" ?”

Zhou Mingjie said with regret: "It's true. It's a pity that the student is so stupid that he couldn't be favored by the priest. I am extremely ashamed."

"Don't be depressed, apprenticeship is not only based on talent, but also on other things." Qiao Zhicheng sighed with sophistication, and asked Guo Yuan with a smile: "Master Guo, do you think so?"

Rong Youtang looked at his nose with his eyes, as if meditating in meditation.

"Accepting apprentices is someone else's private matter, and Guo doesn't know about it." Guo Yuan changed his voice and said calmly, "However, according to Guo's humble opinion, recruiting apprentices is not only based on talent, but also on eye contact. Morality and temperament are especially important."

Zhou Mingjie suddenly smiled a little forcedly: he has had bad luck recently, and it was extremely difficult, which made him a little paranoid.

"Hahaha." Qiao Zhicheng laughed again, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said disapprovingly, "Hey, the disciples are expected to be taught by the master carefully. There is nothing that can't be corrected if a strict teacher produces an excellent disciple."

"Really?" Guo Yuan said lightly.

Rong Youtang's expression was normal, and he held the pot to refill tea for the teacher.

"Lord Qiao, where are the rest of the new scholars? Are they all gathered?" Guo Yuan asked directly, not wanting to waste unnecessary words.

What's your tone?Question your subordinates?What about the princes and relatives of the emperor?You and I are at the same level in the Hanlin Academy, you are just a part-time job, and I take care of the daily affairs!

Qiao Zhicheng's complexion changed, he turned his legs up, squinted his eyes, and said slowly, "I know Mr. Guo is busy with paperwork, so I've prepared everything. The new Jinshi is waiting for your instruction."

"Then, it shouldn't be too late." Guo Yuan got up first, stretched out his hand and said: "Master Qiao, please."

Qiao Zhicheng's heart was a little calmer, he was fat, and he bent over with some difficulty to get up, his belly fat was folded into three layers, trembling.

"My lord, slow down."

"Lord be careful."

Zhou Mingjie and Deng Kui rushed forward, one on the left and one on the right, and respectfully supported Qiao Zhicheng's arms, like holding treasures.

Xu Lingyun was amazed!It's a pity that I can't sigh, it's very hard to hold back.

"Xiao Rong, Xiao Xu, go to the East Study Room on the second floor and bring the box of "Hanlin General Rules" under my official bookshelf to the Xuanwen Hall of the West Campus." Guo Yuan ordered.

Rong Youtang and Xu Lingyun bowed to accept the order, Deng Kui and Zhou Mingjie also followed Qiao Zhicheng's order, and the four of them went up to the second floor.

——In just half an hour, Xinke Yijia has been divided into two camps.

Different standpoints, different peaks, and different aspirations, it is impossible for them to be close friends in this life.

"Brother Nian, come with me." Zhou Mingjie was familiar with the way, stepped up the stairs first, and greeted Deng Kui without looking back.

Deng Kui smiled politely at the No. [-] pick, and followed Zhou Mingjie without hesitation.

Xu Lingyun stopped for a moment in a daze.

"Brother Xu?" Rong Youtang called softly: "Let's go, Mr. Guo is waiting for us in the west courtyard."

"Hey!" Xu Lingyun hurriedly followed.

The second floor of the office hall is quiet. As soon as you turn the stairs, you will see a large screen with pictures of Songhe landscape.

"East Study, East Study." Xu Lingyun murmured, afraid that he would forget.

After a while, they gently pushed open the door of the east study and went in to find the box under the bookshelf.

"Ah~"

Xu Lingyun couldn't help sighing, and sighed: "Brother, brother Deng..."

"Quite decisive and courageous." Rong Youtang commented objectively.

"Well, that's right."

The two shook their heads in unison:

The Hanlin Academy is no different than other places. The remaining Hanlin is mainly responsible for editing and collation of book history. They have a good reputation, but they live in poverty, and those who flatter and flatter are often rejected by Qingliu.However, if you can jump to the six ministries or local officials through the Hanlin qualifications, you can be poor or rich.

Three years of Qing Dynasty prefect, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver.

"He has a clear purpose and knows exactly what he wants." Xu Lingyun muttered.

The two of them worked together to bring out a long and narrow wooden box from the bottom of the bookshelf. Xu Lingyun bent down to look at the seal, and read: ""Hanlin General Rules", well, this is it!"

"Let's go." Rong Youtang breathed out, and Xu Lingyun held one end each, and carried the wooden box away steadily.

A box full of books is heavy.

As soon as he reached the stairs, he saw Deng Kui holding the wooden box alone, obviously struggling, his lips were tightly pursed, and the veins on his forehead were bulging, Zhou Mingjie walked forward with his hands behind his back.

The two sides looked at each other for a moment, and Deng Kui looked away in embarrassment.

Xu Lingyun was inexplicably more embarrassed than the other party, and quickly bowed his head.

"Brother Nian, be careful." Rong Youtang smiled politely at Deng Kui, and carried the wooden box obliquely down the stairs with his companions, passing Zhou Mingjie without squinting.

"Hmph." Zhou Mingjie sneered inaudibly.

When he reached the corner of the first floor, Zhou Mingjie turned around and said enthusiastically, "Brother Nian, watch the road carefully, let's go to the west courtyard." Then he stepped forward to help Deng Kui carry the wooden box.

"Okay." Deng Kui endured the humiliation and smiled kindly.

Rong Youtang was not surprised and shook his head secretly.

The admonitions in the Xuanwen Hall of the West Campus continued until noon. Guo Yuan pointed out Rong Youtang and Xu Lingyun to Meng Weiting, who was busy with household affairs and left in a hurry.Deng Kui was picked up by Qiao Zhicheng, saying that he was going to cultivate it himself...

In the afternoon, when Rong Youtang and his wife were about to follow Meng Weiting's arrangement to continue counting the local chronicles, they were called to the west study on the second floor by Qiao Zhicheng, head of common sense.

"Come here?"

Qiao Zhicheng smiled, and said in a low voice: "Sit down, sit down and talk. Oh, don't be fooled, we are colleagues, sit down!"

The two sat down cautiously, slightly touching the chair.

Zhou Mingjie and Deng Kui were also present. Zhou Mingjie is now Qiao Zhicheng's assistant, similar to a book boy, grinding ink, tidying up the study, and responsible for uploading and delivering.Of course, Qiao Zhicheng never used him as a book boy, it all depends on Ping Nanhou's face to keep him by his side.

After Qiao Zhicheng chatted a few words, he cut to the chase and said:

"I asked you to come up. There is an urgent matter that needs to be dealt with urgently."

Rong Youtang held his breath and concentrated.

"The original office hall of the Hanlin Academy was in the north courtyard. Because it was too narrow and dark, Gao Zong was kind and holy, and specially decreed to expand it, so there is today's office hall. It has been more than 100 years." Qiao Zhizheng said reverently, and then Simply and neatly ordered: "Although the former office has been vacated long ago, due to the crowded library in the past ten years, some local chronicles and miscellaneous manuscripts submitted by various places have been piled up in it, and they have not been properly collected. How about it? The staff are responsible for counting and sorting the messy books in the former office hall, and orderly storing them into the newly built third floor of the library building."

There was an order from Shangfeng, Rong Youtang and other new Hanlin had no choice but to accept the order.

a quarter of an hour later

They took off the rusty iron lock and pushed open the front door of the office——

The eerie coldness mixed with stale musty smell hits the face!

A hundred years ago, Hanlin people should have moved out of here in winter. The panes were still pasted with thick paper, which had long been weathered and decayed, and the windows were covered with black wadding; the entire hall was long and narrow, about four feet deep and seven or eight feet long. The orientation is bad, the panes are small and few, the hall is dark and gloomy, some broken tables and chairs are piled up messily and disorderly, and there are a large number of dusty bookcases, spider webs are everywhere, and the damaged spider webs are swayed by the breeze at the door swing.

The shabby rooms and vacant rooms, which were full of Hanlin a hundred years ago, are now in decline.

"My God!"

Xu Lingyun was dumbfounded. After taking a few steps, he coughed violently due to the mildew and dust: "Cough cough, cough cough, ok, cough cough, what a strange smell!"

"Don't go in yet, let it dissipate the smell." Rong Youtang pulled Xu Lingyun back.

Deng Kui stood by the veranda pillar, frowned and looked around, solemnly said: "There is a big sun above the head, but it's so damp and cold here, it's weird." It's very ghostly.

"Well, it's quite cool." Xu Lingyun probed in to observe, distressed at not knowing what to do.

Rong Youtang walked a full circle around the eaves, and said to Xu Lingyun who was following up: "The style of this house is unreasonable, the doors and windows are not opened properly, and in addition to the shade of trees and the library building, the ventilation and lighting are naturally poor."

"Those are estimated to be centuries-old trees, so they cannot be cut down easily." Xu Lingyun pointed in front of him.

Rong Youtang nodded in agreement.

After a while, they rolled up their sleeves and entered the office. Pushing and dragging together, they dragged a large box of books to the yard. After opening it and looking at it, they all shook their heads: After years and years, the insect repellent pills have long since failed, and cockroaches and moths have gathered in a box , descendants and grandchildren do not know how many generations have been reproduced!The books on the surface were bitten badly, and there were small black particles of feces all over them.

"Oh, it's all ruined." Deng Kui pouted.

"What a pity!" Xu Lingyun grieved, and was about to stretch out his hand, but was scared away by the running bugs.

Rong Youtang watched intently for a moment, then went back to the room to find a few old round stools, a high table, and spread out the pens, ink, papers and inkstones he was carrying.

"Brother, don't look, these are useless." Deng Kui frowned, stomping to death a cockroach that was trying to climb up the upper of the shoe.

Rong Youtang rubbed the ink quickly, and calmly said: "Even if it's useless, we have to count and record clearly, and leave it to Shangfeng to decide."

"That's right. Come, let me see what books are there!"

Xu Lingyun rolled up his sleeves and was full of energy. He sat on the creaking round stool and quickly grabbed a book that was free from cockroaches. He shook it like a hot hand, opened it and read it carefully, and sighed: "Eat by insects!" It must be like this! Brother, please remember, "Huizhou Yingyangtong County Chronicle", Chengtian... 28 years old."

"Okay." Rong Youtang quickly dipped his pen into the ink and wrote a line.But the dilapidated table was loose and wobbly, so he had no choice but to put down his pen and ran to find some stones under the courtyard wall to stabilize the corner of the table.

Deng Kui sat down spontaneously and concentrated on taking notes.

Rong Youtang turned to count the books, cheerfully, and joked in a low voice; "Brother Xu, after clearing these books, I don't think you will be afraid of bugs anymore."

"Really—ah!"

Xu Lingyun, who was reaching for the book, suddenly yelled, trembling violently, shaking his arms in panic, and fell back on the round stool!

"Hey, be careful! What's going on?" Rong Youtang was startled, and stretched out his hand to grab him.

"Yes, yes...squirming limply, what is it?" Xu Lingyun stuttered and flicked his right hand desperately.

Deng Kui stood up while writing, and instinctively backed away nervously: "Could it be a snake?"

Xu Lingyun's face turned earthy immediately.

"Snake? Impossible? Let me see." Rong Youtang quickly returned to the old hall, picked up a long table leg, carefully knocked on the box——

No response?

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, Rong Youtang tapped again, and then forcefully lifted the books on the surface, revealing a litter of six rat cubs underneath!

The mother mouse made a comfortable semi-circular nest with shredded paper. The six little mice had just long hairs on their backs, were fleshy pink, and were slightly bigger than a thumb. With their eyes closed, they shivered and huddled together, avoiding the suddenly bright world in panic. .

"Don't worry, it's not a snake, it's a mouse." Rong Youtang heaved a sigh of relief.

Xu Lingyun raised his right index finger, taking pleasure in bitterness, and said with a smile: "No wonder when I stretched out my hand to pick up the book just now, I clearly felt a living thing hugging my finger! Hahaha, it turned out that it was the rat who did it."

"Oh, this, this mess."

Deng Kui sighed frequently.Although he knows that new officials have to endure hardships and that the Hanlin is even poorer, but his family is small and rich, and he lived a very prosperous life when he was the chief bookkeeper in his hometown. It is difficult to change from extravagance to frugality. Farewell!

"It's okay, I'll take care of it." Rong Youtang thought for a moment, picked up the rat's nest of shredded paper and walked towards the threshold of the old hall.

"Hey, what are you going to do?" Xu Lingyun followed curiously, probed for a long while, and poked the little mouse lightly.After poking, he was stunned, looking at his fingers in disbelief.

"Give them a chance to relocate."

Rong Youtang looked around, walked to the broken and overturned desk in the corner, and asked Xu Lingyun to take down a drawer and lay it flat on the ground, and then put the mouse nest in it.

Rong Youtang suppressed a smile and put on a straight face, and said seriously:

"Listen, rats: We have been ordered to clean up this place within half a month. You have to move out within half a month. Violators will be expelled by force!" After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

Xu Lingyun was dumbfounded, hilariously, laughed so hard that he couldn't help but chased after him and said, "My dear brother, you are so interesting! Can mice understand human language?"

"I thought they understood."

Rong Youtang shook his head, and said solemnly: "Based on the experience of fighting with the rats in the warehouse for many years, my brother sometimes really thinks that the rats have become spirits! They can see through traps, commit crimes in groups, resist tenaciously, and retreat in time. They are very smart. After a pause, he finally showed his strength and said frankly, "Ahem, I was just joking."

"I know! God has the virtue of being good at life, just put it there, the mother mouse will definitely come back."

The two stepped out of the threshold together, but they saw Zhou Mingjie approaching Shiran.

"Brother Nian, why are you here?" Deng Kui immediately went up to meet him.

Rong Youtang looked normal, and asked with a smile: "Could it be that Mr. Qiao sent me a helper?"

"No, no." Zhou Mingjie smiled and shook his head.He frowned and grinned when he saw the rotten and wormy bookcase, then looked at the gloomy old hall, stepped back immediately, glanced at Rong Youtang who was sweating profusely, shook his head pityingly, and said sympathetically, "Oh, Rong Your Excellency has worked hard. But Master Qiao ordered me to sort out the file, and I will use it tomorrow morning without delay. I wonder if anyone is willing to help?"

The face of a villain is frivolous when he is proud!

Rong Youtang shook his dusty hands and said regretfully, "I wanted to help Mr. Zhou, but unfortunately I couldn't get away."

"We only checked a few books, and there are still half a room piled up inside." Xu Lingyun also declined.

Deng Kui opened his mouth and said nothing.

Finally, under Zhou Mingjie's strong plea, Deng Kui smiled apologetically at his companion, and followed him helplessly.

Leaving Rong Youtang and Xu Lingyun immersed in their work, sweating profusely, they locked their doors and went home until evening, and most of their colleagues left.

When passing by the current office, they happened to see Meng Weiting holding a roll of bedding, and the old man walked very slowly.

"Senior be careful."

"We help you."

Rong Xu and Xu hurried over to take over, and placed it on the arhat couch in the narrow compartment behind the tea room according to the other party's wishes.

"Thank you." Meng Weiting let go, his gray temples wet with sweat.

There is only a round window the size of a washbasin in the compartment, and there are two arhat couches and a storage shelf. Turning around and walking a few steps to the wall, it is cramped and stuffy.

"Are you...?" Rong Youtang asked.

"There is an urgent need for a document, and the old man has to rush out overnight." Meng Weiting explained.

"You live here?" Xu Lingyun asked in amazement, as soon as he came in, he felt oppressed by the heat.

Meng Weiting said kindly: "When we were working the night before, people could only lie on the table and wait for the dawn. This cubicle was supervised by Mr. Guo himself. You guys are in good time."

Good time?

Rong Youtang couldn't help asking: "Senior, are there no other vacancies in the Hanlin Academy?"

"No."

Meng Weiting said in a serious tone: "Moreover, we cannot take important documents out of the office."

"Then, if many Hanlins finish their work in the middle of the night, how can they rest?" Xu Lingyun asked nervously.

"Lie down on the table and take a nap." Meng Weiting said.

More than a quarter of an hour later, Youshi.

It was still early, Rong Youtang bid farewell to his companions in a hurry, and planned to go to Beiying to find out what Song Shen said.

He walked briskly, ready to go home and lead the horse.

The streets were bustling with pedestrians, and suddenly I heard the sound of horseshoes coming from a distance behind me, hurriedly and quickly, accompanied by a tyrannical shout: "Drive! Drive!"

"Get out of the way, out of the way, out of the way."

"Hey, get out of the way, you guys!"

Tsk, which honorable son is riding a horse in the street again?

Rong Youtang frowned contemptuously, and tried his best to dodge towards the side of the road. The sound of horseshoes was getting closer and closer, and he walked close to the roadside shops by himself.

next moment

Suddenly, there was a loud and sharp sound of "cracking" in Rong Youtang's ears, and it exploded like thunder!

"what--"

Caught off guard, Rong Youtang let out a scream, thinking that the galloping horse was going to hurt someone out of control, so he quickly tilted his head to the side, swiftly pounced forward, then rolled, and jumped up the steps in front of the shop in a few steps!

Heart beating like a drum, Rong Youtang hadn't stood still, but he heard a cheerful laugh from behind him: "Hahahaha, whoops, look at your cowardly fool!"