The prince is very fierce

It was late at night, and the long alley was dark.

Zhu Manzhi held the knife on her waist and walked out of the alley angrily. She looked back and found that Xu Buling had no intention of following her. Instead, the wind-chasing horse followed her with small steps, and snorted two white mist-like breaths in the cold wind. It obviously felt that it was not in line with its noble status to have no one to lead it.

Zhu Manzhi took two steps, tilted her head to look, and then crossed her waist and widened her eyes:

"Why are you following me? I'm not a servant who leads horses."

The wind-chasing horse shook its big head, as if it understood what the little guy in front of it said. It snorted and showed some dissatisfaction, turned around and ran back.

"Hey——"

Zhu Manzhi pursed her lips, and she was even more angry.

It doesn't matter if Xu Shizi treats her as a guard. After all, her status is there. It's really bullying for even a horse to treat her as a guard!

Zhu Manzhi lingered at the alley entrance for a while. She wanted to wait for Xu Buling to come out, but then she would not really be a guard. After thinking about it, she felt that as a man of the world, she should have some backbone, so she snorted and turned away. After walking a few steps, she saw a small stone blocking the road, so she kicked it with the tip of her shoe, but she didn't expect that the stone rolled around and still blocked the middle of the road.

Zhu Manzhi's face sank...

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There is a group of houses near the Detective Department two miles away. Most of the Wolf Guards are selected from all over the world, and there are many who are stationed in Chang'an. The houses here are basically inhabited by the families of the Wolf Guards. Zhu Manzhi had just arrived and rented a small courtyard here.

Few Wolf Guards brought their families with them when they went out on duty, and most of them sat at tea stalls on the street to listen to storytellers talk about their "great achievements" at night.

Liu Houer was picking peanuts at a tea stand on the street. When he saw Zhu Manzhi walking over in a sullen manner, he stood up and greeted her:

"Manzhi, why are you unhappy again?"

Zhu Manzhi kicked the pebbles on the street and said without raising her head:

"I can't solve the case, it's annoying."

Liu Houer sighed, walked up to her and whispered: "The theft of the imperial horse was last year's case. It was not solved at that time. It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to solve it now. Don't take it so seriously..."

Zhu Manzhi didn't want to listen to this. She said "hmm" and walked away.

Liu Houer thought for a while and said: "I don't know how many times the records in the case library have been turned over. To investigate the case, you should go to the place where the crime happened. If you have time, your brothers will accompany you there..."

"I know, I know--"

Zhu Manzhi took a few steps and felt a little hungry. She ran over and took away a basket of peanuts on Liu Houer's table.

Liu Houer spread his hands and showed some helplessness: "It's on your account!"

"Give me back the silver and I'll pay."

"We are friends, it hurts our relationship to mention silver..."

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Under the same sky, fine and dense snowflakes sprinkled on the mountains and rivers, and a few lights were on in the quarry on the outskirts of Chang'an.

On a cold winter night, most of the corvées who were reformed here for committing crimes could only sleep in shacks, and they could make do with tattered cotton cloth and some dry straw.

In the dead of night, a few bowls of porridge were obviously not enough to support the day's work. The corvées who were exhausted after a day of work would sometimes stand up and sniff in the cold air. The aroma of wine and meat drifted from afar. Even if they couldn't eat it, it was good to smell it.

In the house where the quarry manager lived, bursts of laughter were faint in the night wind.

The soldiers stood under the house with long spears, and sometimes looked up, but unfortunately they couldn't see anything.

Tap, tap, tap——

The sound of horse hooves came from afar. Three horses galloped in the night and came near the house. They ignored the guards and rode directly outside the house.

The leader of the three was a master of the Li family. The two behind him were wearing bamboo hats and leather coats. The swords and guns behind them were wrapped in black cloth. They were dressed like standard people in the martial arts world.

The three people dismounted outside the newly renovated house. The master walked to the door respectfully and knocked:

"Second Young Master, the people are here."

The piano music and laughter in the house stopped. After a while, two women dressed in fancy clothes came out with silver bills with disappointed faces, and their eyes swept over the bodies of the two martial artists.

"Come in!"

"Yes."

The master bowed slightly and raised his hand: "Two, please come in."

The two martial artists looked at each other and entered the small house one after another.

Compared to the cold wind outside, the room was much warmer. All kinds of luxurious furnishings filled the room, and the air was filled with a bit of unpleasant smell.

Li Tianlu put on his clothes, took a wine jar and sat on the couch next to the stove. He sat casually and looked around with a rebellious look:

"Sit down."

The two Jianghu guests didn't mind the attitude of this nobleman, and chose a place in the room to sit down.

The master glanced outside for a few times before closing the door. He walked to Li Tianlu and bowed: "Second Young Master, I have been paying attention to Zhu Manzhi's movements these days. I just got the news that Zhu Manzhi has taken over an old case of stealing imperial horses in the Investigation Department. He will definitely investigate in the next few days. But the master asked you to be patient..." Li Tianlu raised his hand and snorted lightly: "If you don't take revenge, you are not a gentleman. I can't deal with Xiao Ting. What can a small constable do to me? At most, I will stay in this quarry for another half a month. Tie her up and make her clean." The master smiled and looked at the two silent men: "These two are rangers from other places, Jie Huan and Wu Biao. They just arrived in Chang'an and have a clean foundation." Li Tianlu looked up and said: "How is your skill?"

Jie Huan, the leader of the two Jianghu knights, raised his hands and clasped his fists: "We want to open a martial arts school in Chang'an City, so we come to pay homage to you. You can rest assured that we are good at martial arts."

Li Tianlu swung the wine pot and laughed softly: "If you want to open a martial arts school in Chang'an, you have to beat half of the masters in Hutai Street. Just you two?"

Jie Huan raised his head slightly, revealing his beard: "I am enough."

Wu Biao, who was standing next to him, carried two unjoined iron spears on his back and raised his hands and said: "Although we brothers are young, we have traveled thousands of miles. The two of us have never suffered a loss. The Wang family of Taiyuan once invited us to be retainers, but we two brothers wanted to make a name for ourselves, so we came to Chang'an."

No one who can be a retainer of aristocratic families is a mediocre person. Li Tianlu nodded slightly: "Although my Li family is not the Longxi Li family, its weight in the court is no less than that of the Wang and Li families. In the future, we may be on par with several other families. As long as you get things done, you can work under me in the future. I am very familiar with the martial arts hall in Hutai Street, just say hello."

"Thank you, Master!"

Jie Huan and Wu Biao raised their hands and clasped their fists, without saying anything more, they stood up and left the house...