My lady, I'm going to rebel.

"Miss Shu'er, what's wrong?"

Mu Zheng looked at the girl, who seemed to have washed herself specially.

"I can take you to find horses."

As soon as Hu Shuer finished speaking, Jiang Xiaobai roared, "What are you talking about, you bitch? Are you trying to steal my business?"

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai's angry look, Hu Shuer was obviously frightened.

"wanna die?"

Mu Zheng glared at Jiang Xiaobai, and his expression froze. "Hmph, just trust her. What kind of horse can a little chicken-like girl lead you to?"

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai sitting back down cursing, Mu Zheng showed his charming smile again and said, "Don't be afraid. If he dares to mess around, I'll overturn his stall."

Mu Zheng's voice was not small. It seemed that he was speaking to Hu Shu'er, but in fact, he was also speaking to Jiang Xiaobai. But to Hu Shu'er, all this sounded so gentle, like a spring breeze.

"Miss Hu, do you know the horse dealers on this island? Do you know their likes and dislikes? How much do these horses cost? Can they be exchanged? Do they provide saddles? Do I need to register with the horse wardens? Who are the horse wardens here? What are the taxes?"

Gong Wen had crammed his knowledge of the horse-buying process before setting off, and now was his chance to show it. Hu Shu'er blushed and became flustered at this "aggressive" approach.

"Alright, like a hungry wolf." Mu Zheng interrupted Gong Wen's continued output. Those who knew him would know that he was asking about various issues in buying a horse, while those who didn't would think he was going to bully the little girl.

"I...I'm not very clear." Hu Shuer answered in a low voice.

"Huh? What's not clear? Horse tax? Or where the horse prison is?" Gong Wen continued.

"You, I don't even understand the problem you're talking about." Hu Shu'er almost cried. It was over. She couldn't help this benefactor anymore.

"Uh, you..." Gong Wen didn't expect that his careful preparation would only result in the three words "unclear", and he was a little angry for a moment.

Not only him, Zheng Chao and Liu Yu also felt a little disappointed.

"But I can take you to the horse appraisal conference tomorrow." Hu Shuer said.

What?

Horse appraisal conference?

Hu Shuer explained that the Horse Appraisal Conference is the most prestigious event of the Black Tribe, held annually to promote Black Tribe horses. Not only do all the tribe's horse farm owners attend, but they also invite many outlying island caravans and horse dealers.

However, an invitation is required to attend the meeting, and Hu Shuer will go to the venue as a handyman to move fodder, while Mu Zheng and the others can follow her.

When Mu Zheng heard this, he thought it was great and hurriedly thanked Hu Shuer, making Hu Shuer blush again.

The next day, Mu Zheng and his companions successfully entered the venue. The place was sparsely populated, so their unfamiliar faces didn't stand out. There were also quite a few horses on the scene, including Bohai horses and Hequ horses, which were dazzling to look at.

"This horse is good, neither fat nor thin, with long and powerful limbs and smooth, elastic skin."

Mu Zheng had been trained as a horseman before, so he had some experience in selecting horses. The owner of the stable couldn't help but feel proud when he heard Mu Zheng's praise. "Of course! Even Qin Shi Huang praised my horse."

ha?

Zheng Chao and Liu Yu looked at each other, while Gong Wen laughed out loud. "Boss, you're such a boaster. The First Emperor has been dead for over two hundred years. Your horse isn't that old, is it?"

"Tsk!" The boss didn't care about Gong Wen's bullying. "Little brother, you don't know this, right? Let me ask you, have you heard of the name of Chasing Lightning?"

this……

Gong Wen looked at Mu Zheng, he really didn't understand.

"Haha..." Mu Zheng laughed, "It's said that the First Emperor had seven steeds, and one of them was named Chasing Lightning. It's said that when the First Emperor saw this horse, thunder erupted from the sky. Before one lightning bolt could reach it, another would appear, but the horse was already a hundred feet away. So he caught it, and named it Chasing Lightning."

"Oh, it seems that you are very familiar with horses." The boss looked at Mu Zheng with approval. "You look unfamiliar, so you are definitely not from the island. Which caravan are you from?"

How could Mu Zheng possibly answer? After all, he was just a sneak in. So he quickly changed the subject, "From what the boss said, you are the descendant of Zhuifeng?"

Upon hearing this, the boss immediately said seriously, "That's right. This horse of ours is the 198th generation descendant of Zhuidian. Even though it's so far removed from its ancestor, it still runs faster than most horses."

Haha, the 198th generation grandson?

Mu Zheng didn't believe what the boss said, "Then how much does this horse cost?"

"80 yuan!"

what?

Even though Mu Zheng was mentally prepared, he was still surprised when he heard the price. 80 yuan, is this a blatant robbery?

"Boss, this is too expensive." Gong Wen was obviously frightened.

"Is this expensive? It's just 20 coins more than an ordinary horse." said the boss.

Oh?

So an ordinary horse only costs 60 coins?

Mu Zheng subconsciously touched his pocket. The little money he had saved was not enough to buy even a horseshoe.

Really miserable!

After leaving the stable owner's office, Gong Wen and the others were all gloomy. After all, the price of the horse was far from what they had expected.

"Brother, maybe we will return empty-handed."

"That's not necessarily the case."

"Why not? We don't have any money."

"If you don't have money, you have your own way."

"Ah? You have no money, but you still have no money? How do you do it?"

"secret!"

In fact, Mu Zheng didn't have any good ideas at this time. He just thought that the world was not in chaos yet, but the price of horses was so high. If the war broke out, the price of horses would definitely reach a height that he could not reach.

So, this deal has to be done no matter what.

Just as Mu Zheng and the others were strolling around, a slightly excited voice rang out: "Master Teng is here."

Hearing this voice, everyone in the field looked towards the entrance, and some even ran towards it.

A handsome young man waving a fan walked in from the door. He was dressed in white and wore a crown on his head. This attire was obviously out of place at the scene.

However, it is precisely because of this incompatibility that his extraordinaryness is highlighted.

Gong Wen was a gossiper and soon brought back news about Master Teng.

"Tengqin, it is said to be the most beautiful in Elephant Island."

Mu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that the word "beautiful" was originally used to describe men. From the literal meaning, it can be seen that it is praising a man for being as strong as a ram.

With Teng Qin's arrival, many people in the field focused their attention on him, whether they were the horse farm owner or the caravan's horse farm, they were all surrounding him.

"What are they doing? Even if Teng Qin is the most handsome, there is no need for these grown men to surround him, right?" Zheng Chao's doubts were also everyone's doubts.

Gong Wen smiled and said, "Isn't that simple? Because there's no such thing as a profit. Teng Qin is a strong contender for the next leader of the Black Tribe. Whoever can curry favor with him will have an easy time on this island for the next few decades."

Uh……

This sentence made Mu Zheng a little moved.

However, he didn't want to curry favor, he just wanted to make friends.

While Mu Zheng and the others were playing crickets in private, a pair of eyes would fall on him from time to time.

"What are you looking at?"

Jiang Dabai found that his younger brother was always secretly looking at the group of people in front, and he couldn't help feeling a little strange.

"That guy...here? See? That's the one?" Jiang Xiaobai pointed at Mu Zheng. "I just didn't expect to run into him in here."

Jiang Dabai was speechless. "What's so strange about this? This conference brings together heroes and merchants from all over the place. He might be a servant of someone. What? Do you know him?"

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and then recounted what happened yesterday. As he was speaking, he realized that it was Hu Shuer who was messing around.

When Jiang Dabai heard his brother say that this man dared to refuse his request to lead the way, a sneer appeared on his face: "He is so ungrateful. Let me go and meet him."

Jiang Xiaobai was anxious: "No, he is not easy to mess with."

Jiang Dabai was even more disdainful: "Provoke? There's no one on Elephant Island that my young master wouldn't dare to provoke!"