The stable manager scolded them, not allowing them to tether their horses, causing Huyan Lan to hurriedly step up and say:
"We are also guests of the Tuoba Clan."
"Guests? Even guests have their ranks. Look at your poor appearance; can you compare to those noble guests? There is no place for you here to tether your horses, move along, move along!"
The stable manager impatiently waved his hand.
"But surely there is a place to tether horses somewhere?"
Huyan Hong frowned.
"Yes, outside."
The stable manager continued.
"This is just too unfair."
Huyan Hong was so angry, this was the first time they were out on behalf of their grandfather, and she naturally couldn’t stand this kind of humiliation.
"So what if we bully you? When has the Tuoba Clan ever needed to give face to your lowly Hulan Clan?"
The stable manager disdainfully said, "If your grandfather hadn’t once been an alchemist for us, the Family Master likely wouldn’t have invited you!"
Huyan Hong, always with her eyes atop her head, despised others’ meager appearances and looked down on servants.
But now, she found herself being treated like a lowly person, so angry she almost couldn’t catch her breath.
"Slap!"
At this moment, a white figure appeared, leaving a handprint on the stable manager’s face.
"Cur, is this how you treat guests?"
"Brother Yu!"
Huyan Hong saw that the newcomer was Tuo Ba Yu and almost cried out in excitement.
"Alright Ahong, don’t cry, it’s all my fault, I should have come with you."
Tuo Ba Yu stepped forward, naturally pulling Huyan Hong into his embrace, wiping away her tears.
"Such skilled movements, he looks like quite the lady-killer."
Ling Xiao frowned and then shook his head.
He had already saved Huyan Hong once; if she were deceived again, he wouldn’t intervene.
"Brother Yu, he won’t let us tether our horses."
Huyan Hong looked slightly shy, but she felt no impropriety being held by Tuo Ba Yu.
It seemed she was truly enchanted by Tuo Ba Yu.
"Subordinate knows his mistake, subordinate did not realize these people were Young Master Yu’s friends."
The stable manager clutched his face, hurriedly said.
"Since you know your mistake, shouldn’t you care for the horses of the two young ladies properly? Do I have to remind you?"
Tuo Ba Yu coldly said.
"Yes, yes, I will take care of it right away."
The stable manager quickly re-tethered the horses.
Ling Xiao found it amusing, this was too much of a coincidence.
Tuo Ba Yu showing up at the stables truly made one suspect some trickery was involved.
"Hope I’m overthinking it."
Ling Xiao shook his head; this matter had little to do with him anyway.
"You’ve just arrived here and haven’t eaten, right? Why not rest at my villa, since the wedding is only starting tomorrow."
Tuo Ba Yu looked at Huyan Hong and Huyan Lan.
Ling Xiao was thoroughly ignored.
"That would be great, we haven’t eaten anything along the way, Brother Yu, can we bathe at your place? I’d like to take a hot bath."
Huyan Hong was wary of Ling Xiao but had no suspicion whatsoever towards Tuo Ba Yu.
This woman truly made one speechless.
Should we say she has a brain?
Or doesn’t have one?
"Sister, this doesn’t seem right."
Huyan Lan hurriedly said, "Grandfather said that young girls shouldn’t easily go to a man’s house."
"Alan, but Brother Yu is one of us, are you worried he’ll do something improper?"
Huyan Hong said, yet internally, she held some expectation, hoping Tuo Ba Yu might do something to her, so she could become the daughter-in-law of the Tuoba Clan.
Leaving that disgraceful Hulan Clan was now her most urgent hope.
"Huyan Hong, there were things I was initially unwilling to say, but since you’ve helped me, I don’t want to see you leading you to a den of wolves!"
Suddenly, Ling Xiao’s voice rung out: "I’ve already investigated this Tuo Ba Yu, he’s a typical playboy who has deceived countless girls.
I know you want to become a daughter-in-law of the Tuoba Clan, but I’m afraid you will lose your purity and gain nothing in return."
"These are just rumors spread by outsiders jealous of my martial arts and appearance."
Tuo Ba Yu said indifferently, "If it weren’t for you being brought here by Ahong and Alan, I’d kill you right now!
Very well, since the two ladies prefer to believe an unknown waste rather than believe me, suit yourselves."
After speaking, he actually turned to leave.
This strategy of feigned retreat may not affect Ling Xiao, but it worked on a foolish woman like Huyan Hong.
"Brother Yu, I won’t listen to his nonsense, I’m too tired now and don’t want to run around anymore."
Huyan Hong stopped Tuo Ba Yu.
Tuo Ba Yu paused, an insidious smile briefly flashing across his lips, then turned to say, "Ahong, you trusting me truly makes me very happy.
Alan, wouldn’t you like to join us?"
It was visible that he not only wanted Huyan Hong but also Huyan Lan.
This pair of sisters from the Hulan Clan was something he had desired for a long time.
"I’d like to go stroll in town with Little Brother."
Huyan Lan shook her head.
For some reason, she felt Ling Xiao was more reliable than Tuo Ba Yu, perhaps this was the effect of a woman’s strong intuition.
"Alan, you should think it over, this man is an unknown, don’t let him deceive you."
Huyan Hong cautioned, then left with Tuo Ba Yu.
Ling Xiao sighed.
He had done all he could; if this woman insisted on jumping into the fire pit, he couldn’t stop her.
"You two follow them, protect Sister well. If Tuo Ba Yu really intends any harm, notify me and Little Brother immediately."
Huyan Lan instructed two guards.
Though she was naïve, she wasn’t stupid, showing rare calmness and wisdom in this matter.
"Yes!"
The two guards turned and left.
"Alan, you shouldn’t trust me too much, maybe both your sister and Tuo Ba Yu are right, and I’m just an anonymous stranger."
Ling Xiao said to Alan.
"I believe in my intuition, and moreover, if you truly mean us harm, in the valley when Tuo Ba Yu left, you could have done whatever you wanted.
Afterward, simply blame the Frost Cold Four Oddities, and no one would know the truth."
Huyan Lan analyzed.
"You are clever, but it’s a pity such simple facts, your sister won’t accept due to her stubbornness."
Ling Xiao sighed, "Let’s go, let’s go stroll the streets."
"Sure, Little Brother!"
Huyan Lan stepped forward to take Ling Xiao’s arm.
...
In Tuo Ba Yu’s villa, Huyan Hong was taking a bath.
Two guards stood outside.
At this moment, Tuo Ba Yu was not there.
He was with the stable manager.
"Here is the reward for that slap."
Tuo Ba Yu threw a bag of Spirit Stones to the stable manager.
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