Even before Lin Qiaole mentioned anything, Ren Baqian had also felt that something was amiss.
Just like the situation in the morning, this was too much of a coincidence. There were so many people, but the rider actually dashed toward the both of them.
"Kill the horse, but leave the person behind."
During the time the both of them had their short conversation, the distance between Ren Baqian and that horse was about 300 (TLC. It sounds like they should be closer?) meters. He could even feel the wind that was brought about by the oncoming horse.
A small figure appeared in front of Ren Baqian. The horse raised its two front legs and swung them across. Everyone in the surrounding area immediately cried out in surprise.
Even though a dwarf horse wasn't tall, it wasn't weak either. Colliding with someone like that could result in death.
Lin Qiaole, who was in front of Ren Baqian, looked thin and weak. It felt like she would be blown away by a gust of wind, let alone being charged by a horse. Everyone could practically imagine the scene of her being struck by the horse and then being sent flying.
Boom!
As Lin Qiaole's delicate palms swatted the horse's head, the horse crashed into a wall and fell to the ground.
The rider on the horse also flew in the air and managed to twist his body to land at the shop beside the wall.
Upon witnessing the situation, the other few riders immediately got off their mounts and surrounded them. There was one person who shouted, "Shao Yuan, are you okay?"
The others found out that the horse had died and furiously shouted at Lin Qiaole, "Even though it was Shao Yuan's fault that he lost control of the horse, aren't your actions too much?"
They clearly saw Lin Qiaole kill the horse in one blow.
To be able to kill a horse that was stampeding in one blow, that person had to at least be a Man Wheel expert.
However, this girl actually stood unmoving despite being charged at by the wildly galloping horse. This was something that even their seniors couldn't achieve.
Even though the horse was a dwarf horse, its weight was at least 250 kilograms. Due to the impact force of the collision, it wasn't possible for a Man Wheel expert not to move a single bit.
This girl, who seemingly looked younger than the bunch of them, was actually a skilled expert. As such, they spoke in a more polite tone.
However, they weren't on their own and had the Nine Blades Sect as their backing. Thus, they had to demand an explanation from them no matter what.
"He dashed toward us," Lin Qiaole said.
Ren Baqian listened to her response and said faintly, "My servant was afraid that the horse would collide with me and attacked harshly."
"What servant? You are the servant!" Lin Qiaole was immediately dissatisfied upon hearing the word "servant."
"If you aren't my servant, then what are you?" Ren Baqian questioned her back.
"Bodyguard!" Lin Qiaole was firm on her status.
"A servant or a bodyguard?" Ren Baqian was holding a lollipop in his hand.
Lin Qiaole hesitated for a while, but didn't relent and replied, "Bodyguard."
Now, Ren Baqian was holding two lollipops in his hand.
"Servant it shall be!" Lin Qiaole was beaming with happiness as she grabbed the lollipops from his hand.
The other people watched in amazement as they saw Ren Baqian coax a child with lollipops.
It was hard to imagine that this girl, who was so easily bribed by others, was actually a skilled expert.
"Although it is partially my fault, don't the both of you think that you have acted excessively and over the limit? With your skill, you clearly could have avoided the horse. Instead, you decided to kill my horse. How is this justified? We are disciples of the Nine Blades Sect after all. Although it isn't a big sect, it doesn't allow people to be bullied like that," said the young man named Shao Yuan, who was covered in dirt, as he walked out of the shop and toward both Ren Baqian and Lin Qiaole.
"Speaking of which, I still want to ask you something. The road is so wide, but you actually chose to dash toward us?" Ren Baqian looked at him with narrowed eyes.
"Naturally, the horse went out of control. This isn't something that I can exercise control over. Otherwise, such a thing wouldn't even have happened." The young man's gaze flickered as he spoke.
"Such a coincidence…" Ren Baqian laughed mischievously.
"Why don't the both of you leave your names so that we can account for what happened. After all, that horse was precious and belonged to the sect. It was very valuable," the young man continued.
"Even if we tell your our names, you wouldn't learn anything. We are foreigners and aren't here to create trouble. I'll give you this thing to compensate for your loss." Ren Baqian took out a dark green ball and threw it at him.
"What is this?" The young man received the ball and sized it up carefully. It was a dark green ball with protruding lattices on it. There was also a ring as well as a metal strip.
"It is a good item and more valuable than your horse. As for its function, I won't tell you about it. After all, this thing isn't something that should be in your hands." Ren Baqian laughed out loud and ignored them. After that, he left the scene with Lin Qiaole.
"Seniors, let them go," the young man said while holding onto the dark green ball.
"The horse…" One of them wasn't satisfied. After all, a dwarf horse was too precious to them. If they let them off like that, how were they going to account for themselves when they returned.
To purchase such a dwarf horse would require the combined annual allowance of these five young men.
"She's an expert. We'll explain what happened to the seniors. I presume that they will not blame us. After all, it was the horse I rode on that lost control. If there's any responsibility that needs to be taken, I'll bear it and will never inconvenience you guys." The young man squeezed out a smile.
After listening to what the young man had to say, no one had any further comments. However, they were somewhat embarrassed because the young man was their junior.
"What did he give you?" someone asked curiously.
"A ball like this looks very intricate. I wonder what its use is."
"What about this metal strip? It looks like a handle. There's also a ring here? Pull it out and take a look. Maybe it will open."
The few of them gathered around to see the ball that Ren Baqian gave the young man.
After all, although she was flat-chested, Ren Baqian had a bodyguard who was young, pretty, and skilled. They presumed that a person with such an identity wouldn't be someone ordinary, let alone the items he had.
"Eh, the ring can't be removed?"
"Is it broken?"
"Try to see if you can open it? Who knows? There might actually be something inside."
Boom!
After hearing the explosion, Ren Baqian couldn't help but to say, "Curiosity killed the cat!"
"What did you give them?" Lin Qiaole couldn't contain her curiosity. If an imperial guard was here, he or she would definitely know what Ren Baqian had given to the riders. Naturally, she wouldn't know what a grenade was as she had constantly been sleeping back then.
"Something small."
"Punishing without teaching is tantamount to abuse!" Lin Qiaole reiterated.
"I won't have a chance to punish them anymore," Ren Baqian replied. Following which, he thought for awhile before speaking again. "It seems like we are being watched. Forget it. We roughly know the situation over here. Now that things have turned out like this, we can't stay here anymore. Let's take a look at the other cities."
After all, this was the first city at the entrance of the basin and was too close to Gu City. As a result, they had yet to come in contact with many things.
If he wanted to take a look at more things, he had to continue advancing deeper inside.
"The both of you are in such a hurry to leave? If you leave now, I'm afraid you will have to spend the night outside." The lady boss was slightly astonished when she heard that Ren Baqian wanted to check out. She wondered what they had come across outside.
"The law and order here isn't very good. It's not a suitable place for me to stay any longer." Ren Baqian smiled.
"How's that possible?" The lady boss was even more surprised and said, "Longshou City is famous for its law and order. After all, there are often so many merchants entering and leaving the city. If the law and order wasn't good, the city would have already been in chaos."
Perhaps after I came here, the law and order worsened. Ren Baqian didn't voice his thoughts out loud.
An hour later, both Ren Baqian and Lin Qiaole left from the south gate in a carriage.
Among the few people that were standing at the city gate and looking at Ren Baqian's carriage, one of them said, "I'm certain that it's him. Shall we chase after him?"
The rest of them looked at the two people that were ahead.
"Brother Lin, what do you say?" the man right in the front asked.
"There isn't a need to provoke them. The girl is at least an Earth Wheel expert. It's not easy to be so skilled at such a young age. Her background is definitely not simple at all," Lin Yuan said in a deep voice. Indeed, it wasn't a wise decision to provoke them just because one of their juniors had created trouble.
"Furthermore, even if we don't chase after them, the Nine Blades Sect will not be willing to take things lying down either," Lin Yuan continued.
Speaking of this matter, the man next to him was also somewhat distressed. After all, it wasn't easy to send one of their own into the Nine Blades Sect as a disciple. Over the years, he had only managed to send two disciples in, but now, one of them was dead.
"Let's wait for the Nine Blades Sect to chase after them. We'll see how things turn out," the man at the forefront said. "After all, this is Tianjing Basin and not the Yun Nation. Those two people are such show-offs that they actually want to leave after injuring and killing people. It's somewhat disrespectful to us."
Lin Yuan kept mum. Disrespect or respect, it was all bullsh*t.
The genuine thoughts of the man at the front was that he was afraid of the Nine Blades Sect.
After all, to be a skilled expert at such a young age, that girl was certainly not someone ordinary. She was probably from a distinguished family or a renowned sect.
If this pair died over here, their backing would probably locate the Nine Blades Sect first.
In recent years, the Nine Blades Sect had become more and more overbearing. If a few of the old officials in the Nine Blades Sect died, that would be more assuring.
Based on this sole reason, it was worthwhile to get involved in this matter.
Besides, there might be some good stuff on the other party. As far as he knew, the other party had a hidden weapon that was extremely powerful. This secret weapon was also difficult to guard against and was considered an excellent item. If the other party had anything else, then it would be an unexpected surprise.