Li Xiuyuan got up early and sat in the lobby waiting quietly.
"Young Master, the matter has been settled. All ten of you are good men in the escort agency. In addition, the horses and weapons are all ready."
At this time, the guard walked in and held his hands.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Very good, are my weapons, bows and arrows ready?"
"Already prepared." The guard responded.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the weather outside again. Today's weather is good. It is indeed a good day to go out and hunt.
"But... eldest young master, are the number of people a little small? If the Chu family really wants to plot something against the eldest young master, ten brothers may not be enough." The guard said.
"Ten people are enough. Since you are inviting me to go hunting, the Chu family cannot bring too many guards. They must be more than ten people. If there are more, it will arouse my suspicion. Don't worry about anything else. I still have
Make other preparations." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Yes, young master." The guard nodded.
There is also a black tiger in the bag on Li Xiuyuan's waist, which was transformed by Wei Hu yesterday. The power of this tiger alone is enough to make the guards of the Chu family despair.
It's just a question whether the Chu family chose to attack themselves.
But be careful and you still have to make preparations.
"Young master, Mr. Chu Tianchu of the Chu family is here and is waiting outside the door." Not long after, Lu Bo came over and said.
"Are you here? Very good, let's go."
Li Xiuyuan, who had been sitting quietly, his eyes flashed and he nodded calmly.
Everyone who had been prepared for a long time left the house immediately.
At this moment, a young man in rich clothes and quite heroic spirit stood outside Li's house, quietly waiting for something.
In order to ensure that Li Xiuyuan would be invited to go hunting outside the city today, Chu Tian thought that he had put aside his dignity and paid a visit in person. He thought that Li Xiuyuan would not be able to avoid it no matter what.
"Mr. Chu, why are you inviting this Li Xiuyuan when you go out to the city for hunting today? This man is simple in clothes and plain in appearance. Although he has some literary talents, he is cunning and arrogant and difficult to get along with. I'm afraid there will be fewer friends if we have him with us.
It was a lot of fun.”
A scholar next to him seemed to have a lot of objections to Li Xiuyuan and said with a dissatisfied look on his face.
Especially when he saw that Li Xiuyuan actually had such a big house in the city, his tone contained a bit of sourness.
Ye Huai'an, a young man from Hedong next to him, also said with a gloomy face: "Li Xiuyuan is the son of a merchant from Guobei County. He is usually a bit arrogant and domineering. I'm afraid that others won't appreciate our kindness."
Chu Tian smiled and said: "I don't think Mr. Li will even deny me this face. Moreover, since he has already posted the post, it would be too unreasonable not to come and invite you. Please be patient."
No, let’s wait a little longer.”
After a while, the door of the mansion opened.
Li Xiuyuan strode out with his guards, a faint smile on his face, and bowed his hands and said: "I'm really sorry to keep you waiting for so long. There are many things in the house, so I had to delay a little time."
"It's good that Brother Li can go to the appointment. Since everyone is here, let's not waste time and let's set off. I wonder if Brother Li can ride a horse?" Chu Tian smiled and returned the salute, looking at Li Xiuyuan with a hint of joy in his eyes.
Different colors.
"I know a little bit about riding skills," Li Xiuyuan said.
Chu Tian nodded and asked no more questions.
Soon, a group of people rode horses and led dogs towards the outside of Guobei City.
On the way, Li Xiuyuan looked at the people traveling with him.
There were quite a lot of people, including seven or eight scholars and more than ten guards. In addition, there were carriages accompanying them. Judging from the style of the carriage, they must have brought a female companion.
In addition, the guards of the Chu family have been holding vicious dogs for several days, and they also have bows and arrows in their hands. They have a complete set of swords, and they are all strong and strong, and they seem to have some martial arts skills.
The leader of these guards was a middle-aged man with a somewhat sinister expression. On the way, Chu Tian called this man Butler Wang.
Wang Tong should be the culprit who harmed Wei Hu's wife.
"My uncle's calculation was indeed correct. Wang Tong was indeed accompanying him when he went out to hunt in the city. In this way, Wei Hu's great revenge can be avenged." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
"Young Master, the Chu family's guards are on guard against us."
On the way, a guard found an opportunity to ride over and whispered something.
Li Xiuyuan nodded calmly and didn't say anything. He just felt that his previous guess was becoming more and more correct.
These people in the Chu family are drunkards who don't care about drinking.
Soon, the group of people left the city.
The people of the Chu family had already made arrangements and immediately took people to a beautiful mountain forest outside the city.
Although the mountain is not high, the forest is vast and dense, and few people visit it.
After everyone stopped in an open area, the guards of the Chu family began to dismount, cut grass and trees, and take care of the area. They then laid out carpets, tables, chairs, and other items.
"Everyone, please stay here." Chu Tian got off his horse and said.
At this time, all the accompanying scholars dismounted and landed on the ground. In several carriages, Li Xiuyuan also saw many young and beautiful women with maids and maids slowly getting off the carriages.
"The environment here is beautiful. It is indeed a good place to visit. Mr. Chu is really good at finding places. He has found such a good place." A scholar praised it.
"No, I've just stayed here for a long time, so I naturally know a thing or two about some of the good places here."
Chu Tian said with a smile, took off the bow and arrow from the horse, then put on the bow and shot one.
A whistling sound was heard, and an arrow landed on a big tree not far away.
"Excellent archery skills, Brother Chu is well-deserved for his talent in literature and martial arts." Ye Huai appeased him and said with a smile.
"It's just a small skill, and I don't deserve such praise. Besides, I have been reviewing books these days, but my archery skills have become a lot looser. I don't know if I can hunt any good prey today."
Chu Tian smiled modestly, but there was inevitably a bit of contentment in his expression.
Young and talented, he also has martial arts skills.
This is indeed something worthy of praise. Ordinary scholars do not have such ability.
"It's just a half-stone bow. It can only hunt some chickens, rabbits, and deer deer. It can't hunt wild boars and tigers. It's far worse than the eldest young master. He's still showing off his martial arts skills here. The eldest young master can shoot a three-stone powerful bow. He can even hunt tigers."
He can kill with one arrow, which is countless times better than this Mr. Chu."
The guard glanced at it and said with some disdain.
Speaking of the eldest young master's martial arts, no one in the Li family's bodyguards would not admire him.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "You can't say that. Chu Tian's ability to ride a horse and shoot arrows is worthy of showing off in front of these scholars who have no power to tie a chicken."
"Okay, get ready and rest here,"
"Yes, young master."
The guard responded and made some preparations. He cleared a place and set up chairs to rest. Even this did not require the help of the Chu family.
Because I had been reminded before, the guards were always on the left and right even when I was resting, not only to guard against the wild beasts that appeared around me, but also to be wary of the guards of the Chu family.
However, this will inevitably make you feel unsocial and distance yourself from others.
"This man has an ordinary appearance, and he knows what's going on here. He knows that he is not welcome, so he sits far away by himself with his bodyguard, so as not to disturb us." said a scholar.
"Having said that, this Li Xiuyuan is indeed talented. I thought hard about the couplet he published last time for several days, but I still can't figure it out. I looked through ancient books and couldn't find the source of the couplet. I feel that
The couplet should have been thought up by Li Xiuyuan himself."
"Oh, are you still thinking about that couplet? But I didn't think too much about it, because those couplets are absolute, and it's not like a child can come up with them."
The scholars began to discuss.
However, the women walking nearby heard a few people talking.
A young and beautiful woman came over with a little curiosity and bowed: "Luoxia, I have met all the gentlemen."
"It turns out it's Miss Luoxia. You're so polite." All the scholars' eyes lit up and they hurriedly returned the greeting.
Luoxia asked, "I just heard a few young masters discussing something absolutely certain. I was curious, could the young masters talk about it?"
Ye Huaian immediately smiled and said: "Miss Luoxia is also interested in this? Haha, this matter is quite disappointing to talk about. Has Miss Luoxia seen the unsociable scholar over there? His surname is Li Xiuyuan
, is the son of a merchant from Guobei County. That day, I and Mr. Chu and his entourage were gathering in Jibaozhai to meet friends. This man had a treacherous mind and happened to hear us talking to each other upstairs.
First, he pretended to be unfamiliar, dull, and not very proficient, but who knew that this person came up with something that absolutely amused us and made us think hard and scratch our heads, but he left laughing."
"Thinking about it afterwards, I realized that we had been tricked by Li Xiuyuan."
"It's true that this person is mediocre in appearance and impure in mind. Miss Wanxia must be careful." The mediocre-looking scholar next to him said seriously.
"Oh, and this matter, who knows what happened to this person that makes all the gentlemen unable to forgive him?" After hearing this, the woman named Wanxia became a little curious.
"The pair is, Yansuo Pondliu." Another scholar said.
Wanxia recited it once, and was about to confess, but instead frowned: "It is really not good for this couple to have gold, wood, water, fire and earth."
"Miss Wanxia, it's better not to think about it. This is absolute. I guess even this Li Xiuyuan can't do it." The plain-looking scholar said.
Ye Huaian's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Since this is absolute and he can't admit it, why don't we take this opportunity to ask for advice today and see how Li Xiuyuan can answer this absolute? If he can't admit it, isn't it proof?
Did he find this pair somewhere else?"
"It makes sense, it makes sense, it makes sense."
"Let's go, let's go, let's go and ask."
The scholars suddenly stood up and headed towards Li Xiuyuan in groups.