In front of the Prince, the county magistrate naturally dared not take the credit, imdiately saying it was all the contributions of the passing nobles.
The Prince was unwilling to reveal his identity, and the county magistrate naturally followed his orders.
The common people expressed their deep gratitude to Long Rui and his companions.
To celebrate the complete elimination of the horse bandits, Hu’s Bay held a celebration banquet. That evening, all the people of Hu’s Bay
wrapped up the matter.
The group set off again. The Capital was still a long way off, and they needed to hurry on.
That day, as it was nearing dusk, they arrived at a town. In the fading light of the sunset, they clearly saw several large characters on the City Gate Tower—Xingyang City.
Long Rui sat upright on his horse’s saddle, glanced at the City Gate Tower, and turned to Long Yi, saying, "Tonight, let’s rest here!"
"Okay."
"You go into town first and find a good inn. We’ll follow shortly."
"Yes." Long Yi jumped off his horse and led it into the town.
Long Rui and Xuexue followed slowly into the town.
Xingyang City was bustling with activity. At a glance, there were crowds everywhere, chaotic and noisy. On closer inspection, these people were engaged in various vocations. On the west side of the bridge, there were so vendors and many tourists, with stalls selling knives, scissors, and sundries. There were tea vendors and fortune-tellers, many tourists leaning against the bridge railings, either pointing and chatting or watching the boats on the river. On the pedestrian walkway in the middle of the bridge, there was a bustling flow of people—those on chairs, those on horseback, those carrying loads, those herding donkeys with goods, and those pushing wheelbarrows...
Xuexue and Zi Xia also got off the carriage, dazzled by the scene.
"Wow! Young Miss, this Xingyang City is really lively." Zi Xia looked around excitedly.
"Yes, yes, let’s go over there and take a look." Xuexue tugged Zi Xia along, forgetting about the Long Rui behind them.
There was no helping it; girls naturally loved excitent.
The street was so crowded that Long Rui, leading his horse, couldn’t move fast. He watched helplessly as Xuexue walked further and further away in front of him.
When Long Yi ca over and saw the Master alone, he felt curious and glanced behind the Master, asking, "Young Master, where’s the madam and the ladies?"
Long Rui looked at the crowded people and said helplessly, "They’re ahead!"
He handed the reins to Long Yi, frowned, and said, "You take the horse back to the inn. I’ll go ahead to find Xuexue."
"Yes."
Long Yi took the reins and led the horse away.
Long Rui followed the flow of people, slowly moving forward. After walking about two hundred ters or so, he finally spotted Xuexue and Zi Xia in front of a jewelry shop.
Zi Xia was searching left and right for the Prince’s figure, but all around were the dense, unfamiliar figures of people.
"Young Miss, this is bad, the Prince is missing."
"Really?"
Xuexue was looking at a hairpin, green like jade, transparent, and very beautiful.
"Really, Young Miss, quickly have a look."
Xuexue turned around and happened to et Long Rui’s eyes in the crowd, couldn’t help but smile, raised her arm high, and waved to him.
Zi Xia followed the Young Miss’s gaze and saw the Prince wedged within the crowd, making an effort to walk over, finally feeling relieved.
Xuexue put the hairpin on her head, looked at the approaching Long Rui, and asked, "Does it look good?"
Long Rui frowned and said with slight disdain, "It looks good, madam. I’ve given you so much gold and silver jewelry, but you don’t wear them, why buy these cheap things?"
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