Chapter 1486 The Result of a Gamble
And these horses are neatly arranged and can’t be raised anywhere else except in the army.
Unlike the mounts of Shi Xiazi and his gang, which have all kinds of mounts.
Sun Bai immediately clasped his fists and said loudly: "My fellow brothers, we are the envoys escorting Princess Shuangfu and Prince Qingdi to marry. I don't know why we were besieged and attacked by these villains. Please lend a hand! I will repay you generously later!"
The other group of people were startled, and immediately gasped, looking towards them curiously.
Shao Yunduan stood up and bowed to them: "Thank you all!"
Shi Xiazi was obviously panicking. He forced himself to be calm and said "Pah!", saying viciously: "How would I know who they are? I just wanted to rob them! I didn't expect it to be so unlucky! I quit! Let's go!"
He shouted loudly, suddenly jumped onto the nearest horse, clamped his legs together, and hit the horse's butt twice with the handle of the knife. The horse neighed in pain and galloped away.
His men didn't even have time to look at each other in confusion. They hurriedly grabbed the horses, climbed on them, and ran away.
Some who didn't have time to grab the items simply shared a horse with two others, and in the blink of an eye, they scattered like birds and beasts and ran away cleanly.
The handsome young man who had called out to the blind man before raised his whip and waved it twice in the air, sneering: "You ran fast this time, so I'll give you a good bet!"
As he spoke, he dismounted, and the people with him put away their bows and arrows and dismounted.
Shao Yunduan took out the special envoy token from his bosom and handed it to Sun Bai, saying in a clear voice: "My surname is Shao, and I am a deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I am the envoy escorting Princess Shuangfu to marry. This is my token. I wonder what this gentleman's name is..."
It's not just a matter of how to address someone, it's also about verifying one's identity.
Shao Yunduan proved his identity and asked the other party to do the same.
After all, neither party knew the other. What if? What if they were deceived? What if the other party was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and was clearly in cahoots with the blind man Shi?
Being in this unfamiliar place, Shao Yunduan had to be cautious.
Sun Bai held his token and walked forward with several personal soldiers, actively asking the other party to verify it. It can be said that he was quite sincere.
The other party laughed heartily, with a hint of surprise in his laughter. "Shao's reputation is well-known, I have known it for a long time! I am Meng Wanfu, the Dragon and Tiger General appointed by the Emperor, stationed at Beiming Pass forty miles northeast of Huning City. Yesterday, I went out of the city with my men to hunt, and I didn't expect to run into Shao by chance!"
"Don't worry, Master Shao. From now on, you are all safe!"
He led the cavalry on galloping across the grassland, and their speed was so fast that it was certainly not comparable to the slow pace of Shao Yunduan and his party.
Meng Wanfu said this and took out a token indicating his identity and handed it to Sun Bai.
As soon as Sun Bai touched it, he knew that the token was real. He was delighted, returned the token and winked at Shao Yunduan.
He knew Meng Wanfu. He was a rising star in the army. He had no background and became successful only by risking his life. He was very good at suppressing bandits in the northern border. Once he defeated a small group of Beihu people who attacked a town and saved thousands of people in the town. He was awarded the title of fourth-rank general for his meritorious service.
He was also lucky, as he made two great achievements in succession. The emperor was so happy that he conferred him the title of Third-Rank Dragon and Tiger General.
Because he has no background, various parties secretly watch him and try to win him over, but no one dares to do it too obviously.
(End of this chapter)
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