Zuan was immediately annoyed and stepped forward to stop the carriage: "I just saved you guys, you know. I don't need to be grateful, but you should at least say thank you, right?"

The woman in the carriage remained silent, clearly unwilling to speak to a stranger like him.

The old man at the front of the car grinned and sneered, "Over the years, countless suitors have tried to get close to our lady under various pretexts. This kind of hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trick is a bit too old-fashioned."

He had a mouthful of yellow teeth, and one of his front teeth was missing, making his smile extremely noticeable.

Zuan was taken aback, but immediately realized that the other party had misunderstood.

The woman in that carriage must have an inflated sense of self-importance. Just how beautiful must she be for everyone to think that she's there because of her looks?

Judging from their ordinary-looking carriage, they must be from a family with limited means. However, there's a saying that exceptional beauties often come from farming families...

He quickly shook his head, dismissing the speculation. If she were truly breathtakingly beautiful, she would have already been taken into the homes of the powerful and wealthy, and wouldn't be living such a simple life.

This is a world of cultivation, where might makes right. He didn't believe that those powerful figures would ignore a beautiful peasant girl like her.

Because of Qiu Honglei and Yun Jianyue's departure, he was extremely annoyed and too lazy to argue with them. He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Forget it, forget it. My good intentions were wasted. You can leave now."

The coachman with the missing tooth chuckled a few times. Such things were commonplace for him, and even his reaction after being exposed was exactly the same as some others before. Seeing that the lady in the carriage had no further instructions, he flicked the reins and prepared to drive away.

Just then, a loud voice suddenly rang out from not far away: "Stop!"

The toothless coachman raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that he had underestimated this kid, who actually had other plans. He reined in the horse, eager to see what tricks the other man had up his sleeve.

Looking back, he saw dust billowing as a group of knights rode towards him. The first knight, upon reaching Zaun's side, was shocked and hurriedly turned back to report, "General, Wuyun Taxue has been seriously injured and is unlikely to survive!"

"What!" A young man rode forward.

The onlookers were immediately struck by his handsome appearance; he was indeed a dashing and elegant young nobleman.

He was dressed in a light orange brocade robe with peony patterns and gold trim, and a dark orange gold belt with dragon, phoenix and auspicious cloud patterns tied around his waist. He had long, neatly styled hair and a pair of piercing phoenix eyes. Not far away, some women had already started whispering among themselves, their eyes sparkling with admiration. Clearly, their list of idols had been expanded to include another "husband".

The coachman with the missing tooth looked surprised and whispered to the person in the carriage, "Madam, we've probably misunderstood this time. The person who came is the Prince of Qi, and it seems he's here for that guy."

The lady inside gave a soft "hmm" and then fell silent.

At this moment, Zuan frowned slightly and subconsciously looked at the horse that had just been frightened beside him. The horse was entirely black, with a section of its four legs that was as white as snow. No wonder it was called Black Cloud Treading Snow.

However, it was no longer the wild and unruly beast it had been just moments before. It was covered in white foam, blood seeping from the corners of its eyes, and its whole body was swaying precariously.

Zu An instinctively loosened his grip, and the horse could no longer stand, collapsing to the ground with a thud, its body convulsing, clearly beyond saving.

"What happened? I used a lot of force when I pulled it, but it shouldn't have killed it, right?" Zuan was completely confused.

"Hmph, so many people saw you kill Wuyun Taxue, and you still dare to argue?" The noble young master sat high on his horse, looking down at him, without saying a word. Instead, the knight next to him spoke for him.

Seeing this, Zu'an couldn't help but get angry: "You're running amok on horseback, injuring people in the street, and now you're trying to shift the blame. Is there no law left?"

After all, he is now a legitimate official of the imperial court, so he should make reasonable use of these legal provisions, especially since the truth is on his side.

At this moment, the young master on horseback finally spoke: "Injuring someone in the street, where is the injured person?"

"The galloping horse just came by, and it has destroyed countless stalls along the way. Many people have been injured to varying degrees." Zuan pointed to the messy street ahead.

"Is that so?" the young nobleman said loudly. "May I ask who was injured by our horses just now? Please step forward, and I will definitely compensate you for what you owe."

He repeated it three times, but no one around him responded.

He then leisurely turned to look at Zu'an, a mocking smile on his lips: "You saw it yourself, no one was injured by my horse. On the contrary, you killed my horse. But the evidence is still there, so what else is there to say?"

Zu An's heart skipped a beat. He immediately realized that these commoners were afraid of getting into trouble. This young master was clearly not someone to be trifled with, and the menacing figures around him all had big, menacing eyes. Everyone was afraid of retaliation, so no one dared to step forward.

He didn't blame those people; that's just human nature.

Pointing to the carriage beside him, he said, "Besides the people on the street, that galloping horse just now charged straight at them. If I hadn't stopped it, they would most likely have ended up in a crash and dead."

The young nobleman glanced at the carriage subconsciously. Seeing that the carriage was extremely plain and obviously not the vehicle of a wealthy family, he became even more certain and arrogantly glared at the coachman: "Is that so?"

The warning in his eyes was quite obvious.

Zu An frowned. This guy was clearly trying to intimidate people with his power. Well, he'd run into a con artist today.

He had assumed the toothless coachman would also play it safe like the others, but to his surprise, the coachman grinned and said, "That's right, that crazy horse did indeed charge straight at us, almost startling my lady."

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