Chapter 14
When Rong Rong encounters something she likes, she will stop to look at it. Li Tianyi will instruct Nan Shi to buy and take away anything she has seen.
Although the market was filled with small vendors selling their wares, there were quite a few exquisite items.
Just like the pair of jade pendants Rong Rong is holding now, although they are called a pair, the two jade pendants can actually be combined into one complete jade pendant.
The colors are black and white, and the flower pattern is a phoenix and a dragon.
When separated, they are two exquisitely carved and lifelike divine birds; when put together, they are two birds entwined, their wings outstretched in flight.
The jade is not top-grade, but it is still of good quality. The key is that the carving is exquisite and rare, the design is interesting, and it also has a good meaning.
"Rongrong likes it?" Li Tianyi asked with a smile.
Rong Rong didn't speak, but picked up the two jade pendants and put them back together. The patterns at the joint were intricate, showing that they couldn't be easily copied.
“If you like them, buy them. It’ll be perfect for Rongrong and me to each wear one.” Li Tianyi was very tempted. Even though the jade pendant he had was much more valuable than these two, and even though wearing such an ordinary jade pendant was not in keeping with his status as a prince, he still wanted to wear the one on Rongrong’s hand.
This will be a symbol of their love!
At least that's what Li Tianyi thinks.
“Okay!” Rong Rong readily agreed; she loved these small and exquisite ornaments.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had two jade pendants, one black and one white, on their waists. Rong Rong's was a graceful snow phoenix, hidden in her skirt, appearing and disappearing.
Rong Rong continued searching for new treasures, and just as she was getting into the swing of things, a commotion suddenly broke out behind her.
"ah!"
"careful!"
"Tiger! Get out of the way!"
"My steamed buns!"
Exclamations and the sound of falling followed, and the sound of horses' hooves grew closer.
Li Tianyi quickly picked up Rong Rong and darted to the side of the road, where Nan Shi, Nan Qi, Du Juan, and Xi Que stood in front of them.
Just as the group steadied themselves, they saw a dozen or so people riding large horses galloping rapidly toward them from afar. Each of them exuded a menacing aura, looking as if they could kill anyone who stood in their way.
Wherever it went, chickens flew and dogs barked, people fell and cars overturned.
Just as the other vehicle was about to pass in front of Rong Rong and her companions, the leader suddenly pulled on the reins and stopped, his gaze precisely locked onto Rong Rong.
Rong Rong's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and Li Tianyi tightened his arms, holding Rong Rong tightly in his embrace.
The leader turned his horse around to walk towards Rong Rong when suddenly, more than a dozen black figures flew in from all directions, their swords flashing, and they started fighting the leader in the blink of an eye.
"Prince Yu has apprehended a serious criminal of the imperial court. All unrelated persons must leave immediately!"
A loud shout was followed by the sound of horses' hooves, and another group of people rode up.
The sounds of swords clashing suddenly intensified, becoming extremely fierce, and the surrounding crowd scattered in panic.
Protected by Li Tianyi, Rong Rong quickly walked away. After only a few steps, a roar came from afar behind her, "General, you go first! We'll cover your retreat!"
Rong Rong turned around and happened to see a corner of the curtain lifted by a gentle breeze, and she met the sharp, piercing eyes of the leader.
Before Rong Rong could get a good look, someone drew their sword and thrust it at the other person, and the two exchanged blows in a flash.
Li Tianyi embraced Rong Rong and walked further and further away.
A faint voice seemed to call out, "Rong Rong!"
"Someone called me?" Rong Rong turned around again, but Li Tianyi stopped her in time, "Madam misheard."
The group immediately left the market and hurried towards the inn...
"Brother Pei, so it's true that Prince Yu wanted to kill General Yang?"
Not far from the market, Ren Wu, a scholar from Jiangtian County who had just run out of the battle and was now safe, wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Meanwhile, the Brother Pei he was referring to was standing there in a daze.
Seeing that Pei Li ignored him for a long time, Ren Wu immediately became dissatisfied, "Brother Pei, if I hadn't pulled you away just now, you would have been seriously injured if not dead. Why are you still ignoring me now?"
"But I'm not trying to be mean! At a life-or-death moment, you were just spacing out? Scared? Heh, so you're such a coward?"
As he spoke, Ren Wu patted Pei Li on the shoulder and burst into laughter.
The two were classmates, and Pei Li was a famous scholar and top scholar in Xunyang Prefecture.
Pei Li was virtuous and talented, with a handsome face, seemingly perfect.
Today, Ren Wu finally found the opponent's weakness: cowardice!
Ren Wu was overjoyed and planned to spread the word about it.
Pei Li had no idea what her good fellow disciple was thinking; she only thought she was immersed in a beautiful dream.
In that fleeting glimpse, Pei Li witnessed a scene he would never forget in his life.
Pei Li loves poetry, but he loves even more to personally experience the poet's state of mind, hoping to resonate with the poet and understand the deeper meaning behind the poem.
Using this method, he interpreted countless poems and experienced all kinds of beauty.
But there was one type of poetry he simply couldn't understand, and he couldn't connect with the poets on a deeper level.
Those are poems describing beautiful women.
What does "a smile that could launch a thousand ships" mean?
What does it mean to have a single glance that could topple a city, or a second glance that could topple a nation?
If not seen atop Mount Qunyu, then perhaps met beneath the moon on the Jade Terrace...
There are far too many.
He had thought that the poets had exaggerated and used too much artistic embellishment.
But just now, in that instant, he finally understood those verses, and even more so, he felt that those verses were insufficient to describe the beauty of that one glance.
He should write it himself!
Pei Li was burning with desire, so he turned and left without even saying goodbye to Ren Wu.
Ren Wu: "..."
Is this how you treat the person who saved your life?
On the other end, Yang Yan was extremely anxious.
The beauty he thought had vanished was alive and well, right before his eyes. No one knew how excited he was at this moment.
He desperately wanted to take the person away as soon as possible, but unfortunately, Prince Yu's men were like flies that he couldn't shake off, hindering his steps to find the beauty.
Frustrated, angry, and impatient, Yang Yan was like a firecracker that had been lit, unleashing his full power as he swung his broadsword, taking one life after another.
"Hold them off!" Yang Yan roared.
His deputy immediately blocked the enemy in front of Yang Yan.
Yang Yan leaped into the air and flew in the direction Rong Rong had left, but Yu Wang's men were not so easy to shake off, and the next second someone closely followed Yang Yan.
......
As soon as Rong Rong and the others returned to the inn, Li Tianyi quickly instructed Nan Shi to pack their things and leave.
"Didn't you promise to go shopping with me?" Rong Rong complained. She hadn't had enough fun yet, and besides, they had only stayed in Tongcheng for half a day. They hadn't even had a meal before they had to rush to board the ship. What was the difference between that and not even going ashore?
"I was paid!!!"
"My lady, don't rush. When I get back, I'll repay you with interest and let you kiss me as much as you want!" Li Tianyi stroked Rong Rong's hair, picked her up without giving her a chance to refuse, and stepped out the door first.
Rong Rong blushed instantly. What the hell was this? In the end, she was the one who suffered the loss!
Rong Rong's departure went smoothly, unaware that Nan Qi had already left men behind to intercept Yang Yan and Yu Wang's men who were catching up.
As early as when he first investigated Rong Rong's identity, Li Tianyi already knew about the entanglements between Rong Rong and the three Du brothers, as well as Yang Yan and Prince Yu.
Rare treasures naturally attract covetous eyes, and Li Tianyi was well prepared for this.
However, he will surely be the ultimate winner in the battle for the treasure!
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