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Chapter 43: I have a donkey
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The sound of a belling ringing entered the ears of everyone.
From not far away, the figures of 3 men slowly walked towards the city gates.
On the left side is a middle-aged man, and he was dressed in cotton robes.
On the right is a young man who was carrying a large cloth bag.
In the middle is an elderly man, he was holding onto a mule. On the back of the mule are two large crates.
The officials waiting at the city gates were angered. These three men are asking for trouble! Did they not know that a super VIP will be coming over soon?
Governor Zhao eyes narrowed, and he waved his hand.
"Hey! Stand there! What are you doing?" A constable immediately rushed over.
"Entering the city." The middle age man on the left replied.
"Go over there and wait for a while. Only after we give you the go-ahead, then may you enter the city!" The constable pointed at the area under the city wall, away from the main gate, and demanded.
The three of them ignored the constable, and showed no intent to stop. They continue to walk towards the city gates slowly.
They came nearer and nearer.
Maybe it is because it saw the crowd near the city gates or it is happy at seeing a lot of people.
The mule suddenly broke into a run and shook its head. The sound of the bell on its neck rang without stop. It even opened its mouth and brayed, "Neighhhh…"
The young man on the right immediately grabbed the ropes as he tried to control the mule.
But the donkey was as stubborn as a mule, and instead got more excited as it rushed towards the court officials.
Governor Zhao was alarmed and retreated back in fright.
"Protect the governor!" An aide to the government roared.
Over 10 soldiers and constable immediately raised their staffs as they stood in front of Governor Zhao.
In the chaos, the donkey managed to ignore the staffs and excitedly approached Governor Zhao.
Governor Zhao was alarmed.
My goodness!
This is a donkey!
"Beast! Who did you just met?" A sharp voice cried out. The elderly man immediately grabbed the reins of the donkey and pulled it back.
"Sorry about that. My donkey is really naughty! I hope I have not alarmed you?" The elderly man stroked the mule on its mane and the mule calmed down. Its head was bowed, and its eyes avoid contact, as it snuggled into the elder man's chest, like a child that had done something wrong.
The aide saw that the mule had been pulled away and regained his courage. He stood in front of Governor Zhao, "How dare you! You have knocked the Governor over! Men, give this elderly man 20 strokes of the rod!"
"Oh, so it is the Governor. I, Yue Mingyang, pays my respect!" The elderly spoke bowed to Governor Zhao politely. He then indicated that the middle age man and the teenager beside him should do the same.
"What did you say? Yue…. Mingyang!" Governor Zhao may be frightened by the mule, but when he heard these words, he was even more alarmed.
But very quickly, Governor Zhao calmed down.
He looked at these 3 men who were dressed simply, the simple bag, and the large wooden crate. Oh, yes, and the mule!
No matter how he looks at them, he could not associate them with the infamous Sir Song Tao! Sir Song Tao is the teacher of the emperor, the leader of the scholars, the leader of a group of powerful and influential court officials.
Even if he is returning to Xianyang to retire, he should be retiring in glory and riches. When he left the capital, even the Emperor sent him off!
How could he be dressed like this?
This elderly man dares to call himself Yue Mingyang? It must be a coincident!
Governor Zhao calculated and was about to make his decision to punish this man severely.
"Teacher!" From the crowd of onlookers, a cheerful and merry voice rang out.
Everyone turned around and saw a teenager dressed in white robes. He dismounted from his snow white horse.
With a swish of his superb kung fu, he moved like a floating cloud and immediately appeared in front of the elderly man.
"Young master Ren San!" Governor Zhao was alarmed.
"Ren Yue, come and help!" The elderly man smiled, and waved to Ren Yue. He and the other two men helped to load the two large crates to Ren Yue's snow white horse.
"Young master Ren San, this is…." Governor Zhao was puzzled. The 'unparallel gentleman' Ren Yue is a proud man. How could he be so courteous to this elderly man?
"Don't tell me…" Governor Zhao dared not think about it. He could not believe it either.
"Oh, it is you, Governor Zhao!" Ren Yue cupped his hands and paid his respects. "This is my teacher, Sir Song Tao!" Ren Yue easily lifted the two crates and place them on his stronger horse.
As soon as he heard this, Governor Zhao almost choked, and could not say a single word.
He had thought that Sir Song Tao will be escorted by a large number of troops, in a grand carriage, and surrounded by servants and scholars.
Who could have imagined that the famed Sir Song Tao is an elderly man that rides on a donkey?
What did I just said? Give him 20 strokes of the rod?
Governor Zhao wanted to slap himself.
"Xianyang Prefecture Governor Zhao Jingyi pays his respects to Sir Song Tao!" Governor Zhao immediately kneeled and greeted Sir Song Tao.
At this moment, from afar, hundreds of banners suddenly appeared and swayed in the wind. Each of them had the word 'Shen' on it.
Ren Yue smiled when he saw the banners.
"Teacher, did Shen Yaoshan anger you again?"
"Oh, I have requested them to guard me from afar! I do not like grand escorts, especially now that I am old and have retired. I prefer the peace and quiet! Let's go!" Sir Song Tao stroked his beard as he walked on, obvious to Governor Zhao's greetings.
"En." Ren Yue nodded his head.
"Sir Song Tao, please wait a moment! Your humble servant had prepared a lavish feast for you, and wish to invite you to dine at Drunken Immortal restaurant. As well, your servant had prepared a quiet abode for you to live it. If you do not mind, just hand over your luggage to me, and I will ensure that it will be delivered to your accommodations!" Governor Zhao continued to bow. He dared not lift his head.
Sir Song Tao must be angry at him. He did not allow him to stand.
Instead, he heard the words "Let’s go" and immediately stood up and cupped his hands as he tried to make atonements by inviting Sir Song Tao to a banquet.
"Oh, thank you for your kind thought! I have retired and do not like a crowd. Rather I like peace and quiet. I have not much luggage but have two crates of books. These are my treasures. There is no need to go to all these troubles. Let Ren Yue handles this." Sir Song Tao said.
Ren Yue held on the mule with one hand and supported his teacher with the other hand. Sir Song Tao easily mounted the donkey. Ren Yue then mount his horse, Reflect Snow, and lead the way.
The two aides of Sir Song Tao break into a jog as they followed behind.
The sound of the donkey's bell chiming as it entered the city gates.
"Lord, we…." The advisor to the governor did not know what to do.
"Quick, let's go! We must follow them!" Governor Zhao immediately reacted.
Just as Governor Zhao was about to rush after Sir Song Tao, Shen Yaoshan and his troops arrived.
"General Shen!" Governor Zhao greeted.
"Governor Zhao, may I enquire if Sir Song Tao had entered the city?" Shen Yaoshan asked urgently.
"General Shen, relax. Sir Song Tao had safety entered the city gates. Young master Ren Yue was accompanying him. Thank you for guarding Sir Song Tao. Please go to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant for a feast!" Governor Zhao bowed, then immediately rushed after Sir Song Tao.
"Ren Yue, again you have stolen my limelight!" Shen Yaoshan softly whispered. But instead of being annoyed, he looked pleased.
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