Chapter 880: The Young Marquis's Broken Engagement Wife (2)
Chapter 880: The Young Marquis's Broken Engagement Wife (2)
He sat firmly on the horse's back and pulled the reins with both hands at the same time.
The man looked thin, but he had amazing arm strength. The horse was restrained so hard that it stood upright and did not move forward another step.
Huo Qingyang, who was not too far away from Crazy Horse, was also shocked by this scene.
As a child of an aristocratic family who had mastered the six arts since childhood, he believed that he was also very good at horse riding, but he felt that he could not do it.
The thrill not far away was not over yet. The horse was no longer running wildly, but was trotting in place.
His movements were violent and he stood up from time to time. His intention was obvious: he wanted to throw the person off the horse.
Although the courage of the man just now is admirable, there is an essential difference between the physical strength of humans and horses.
Maybe at the beginning he can gain a little advantage by relying on his skills and explosive power, but in the long run, it will be very disadvantageous to the young man.
"Bring me the arrows!" A young man in armor had appeared beside Huo Qingyang before he knew it. "What are you still standing there for? It will be too late once the person falls off his horse."
"Wait a minute!" Another handsome man dressed in elegant attire and holding a broken jade fan intervened. "Look, Ah Man has already made a gesture. She can handle it. We should trust her ability."
The man in armor took the bow and arrow handed to him by the gate guard and was ready to aim, but the arrow was not shot.
While the "young man" on horseback was stabilizing his body on the horse's back, he had already used special techniques to send the tranquilizing powder he carried with him into the horse's body.
However, because the amount of powder does not match the horse's weight, it takes time for the attack to occur, and even if it occurs, the horse will only slowly calm down instead of falling into a coma.
After waiting for less than half a cup of tea, the horse finally calmed down and no longer wandered around anxiously.
Even the nostrils that had been breathing out heavy air just now seemed to have shrunk a little.
Only at this moment did the people around finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The horse breeder, who had been waiting on the side, stepped forward with a cold sweat and bowed neatly to the "young man" on horseback: "Thanks to you for this matter."
The "young man" must be quite skilled. He just waved his hand and jumped off the horse.
After "he" got off the horse, the horse keeper came forward to take the reins and wanted to take the horse back.
Perhaps because of the time they had just spent together, the horse, which was originally a little "crazy", actually developed a liking for the "young man". It was unwilling to follow its owner and rubbed the "young man" gently with its head.
"It's not making noise now?" A clear voice like a yellow warbler came out, and Huo Qingyang realized that the horse trainer was a woman. The woman took out a few candies from her purse and put them into the horse's mouth.
While feeding the horse, he stroked its back and patiently soothed it, "Go back with him first! I'll come to see you in a few days, and then I'll give you a nice name."
I don’t know if the horse understood, but when the owner came to lead it again, the horse did not resist.
As if fearing complications, the woman in men's clothing handed a few pills to the horse breeder. "Here, when it refuses to move, feed it one. And when you get back, give it a good checkup. Like what happened just now, it might have been hurt somewhere."
"Yes!" The breeder bowed and led the horse away.
The woman obviously also saw the young men, one civil and one military, nearby, and she walked towards the city gate.
"Huo Lang, what's going on outside? Has the crazy horse been stopped?" Fang Yunniang's trembling voice came from the carriage.
Huo Qingyang didn't care about anything else and hurried into the car to comfort her.
Shangguan Ruojing, who was dressed as a military general, felt that this marquis who came to comfort the army was really fussy and not like a man at all.
Shangguan Ruoyu, holding a folding fan, felt that such people were too soft-hearted, but he could also understand them - flowers living in a greenhouse are all like this.
"Big Brother, Second Brother!" Shangguan Ruojin tightened his hairband, which had just become a little loose, and said with a smile, "You guys seem to be having a leisurely day today. Don't you have to be on duty in the barracks?"
The eldest brother, Shangguan Ruoyu, put away the fan in his hand and gently tapped his sister's forehead: "Fortunately, we are here, otherwise the horse training incident today would have been concealed again."
"Ah Man, don't do such dangerous things next time." Although the second brother Shangguan Ruojing didn't "teach" his sister a lesson, his tone was also very stern, "I know you are capable, but you still have to do things within your capabilities."
Shangguan Ruojin rubbed his forehead pretending to be aggrieved, and was about to change the subject to make the matter go away.
Before I even opened my mouth, the excuse came.
"Master, hurry back to the clinic!" A woman dressed in men's clothing ran over breathlessly. "Where the horse just ran past, it overturned several stalls. The frightened and injured people are now in our clinic.
Fortunately, there is a seven-year-old boy who is unlucky. Doctor Xu thinks his leg is broken and the injury is quite serious. Please go back and take a look!"
Shangguan Ruojin put away his pitiful expression and immediately said seriously, "Big brother, second brother, I'm going back to the clinic first."
After saying this, she went back to the clinic with her maid without waiting for her two brothers to respond.
Shangguan Ruoyu and Shangguan Ruojing exchanged a glance, sighed, and then said in unison, "Wait a minute, after we've received this pacification envoy, let's go to the clinic! Otherwise, she'll probably forget to eat again."
Huo Qingyang comforted Fang Yunniang in the carriage, and said a few words of comfort to his frightened sister before getting off the carriage.
At this time, the general who was guarding the gate had disappeared.
Only the pair of brothers, one literary and one martial, were left.
"My Lord, I will take you to the imperial post station first!" Shangguan Ruoyu bowed to Huo Qingyang and said, "But you have to be mentally prepared first. Youcheng is not like the capital, and the post station has not been occupied for some time.
Although I've asked someone to clean it, it might still be a bit shabby, so please bear with me."
"When you're away from home, keep things simple. Besides, life at the border is tough. Just having a roof over your head is good enough." Huo Qingyang said he could accept it. He then asked, "May I know the young general's name?"
Shangguan Ruoyu pointed at his brother with a smile and said, "My name is Shangguan Ruoyu, and this is my younger brother Shangguan Ruojing. I serve as a military commander in the army, a civilian position. If you want to be a junior general, my younger brother is the one."
Shangguan? Hearing this surname, Huo Qingyang's eyes flashed with a different emotion. He knew that he would definitely meet someone from the Shangguan family when he came to Youcheng, but he didn't expect to meet them so soon.
"There was a notice before that the capital would arrange a marquis to come to Youcheng to entertain the troops. I wonder which marquis you are talking about?" Shangguan Ruoyu's smile remained unchanged, but Huo Qingyang felt a chill on his back.
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