This time, Gongsun and Ethan Xiao strolled along the street together. Ethan Xiao picked a small restaurant called Tianshangju, which looked quite elegant.
Gongsun brought the fourth child and Zane Zhao into the building.
The waiter came out and Gongsun asked for a seat on the second floor. Everyone sat down and ordered food.
Gongsun ordered an egg custard for Ethan Xiao as usual. Zane Zhao looked around and found that there were very few people eating on the second floor. There were only two tables near the stairs and one table at the back. The table outside looked like an ordinary meal, but there were four people sitting at the table at the back, all with their chests exposed, crossing their legs and drinking, looking quite ruffian.
And one of them, with his eyes slanted, looked straight at Gongsun several times. Zane Zhao sighed inwardly, so this kind of scholar is troublesome... He can't even kill an ant, but he still flaunts himself everywhere, saying that he is good-looking and has such a cute baby. He can only get here safely thanks to his clothes and his ability to use poison and medicine. However, as the saying goes, there is always a loophole... I can't help but worry about this father and son.
Zane Zhao's eyelids twitched again when he thought of this. He wondered what he was doing. What did the life and death of these two father and son have to do with him? But then he thought again, it was fate that they met by chance... Let's not talk about Gongsun for now, how cute is this little Sizi... Thinking of this, Zane Zhao once again confirmed that he was doing it for the little Sizi, not Gongsun! So, he wanted to go to Kaifeng with these two people... After all, it was on the way, so he could take care of them.
At this time, the food came up. As usual, Gongsun helped Ethan Xiao to blow the egg custard to warm it up, and let him eat it by himself. The father and son ate happily, taking turns to eat, and left Zane Zhao aside as if he were air.
Zane Zhao was also powerless. This scholar was really unlovable.
After eating a few more bites, Ethan Xiao suddenly asked Zane Zhao, "Jiujiu, are you going to Kaifeng too?"
"Yeah." Zane Zhao nodded.
"Oh..." Ethan Xiao lowered his head to eat, as if he had something to say. Zane Zhao asked, "Ethan Xiao, what's wrong?"
"Well, let's go to Kaifeng too." Ethan Xiao said with a smile...
Zane Zhao was stunned, thinking, "Little Fool, do you want to go together?" He was happy and was about to say, "Then let's go together," but he heard Gongsun say, "Little Fourth Son."
Ethan Xiao looked up at Gongsun, who pretended to be angry and looked at him. Ethan Xiao pouted and muttered, "Then...is it on the way?"
"What's on the way?" Gongsun asked, "We are walking so slowly, he may be in a hurry, we don't want to delay him."
"I'm not in a hurry." Zane Zhao blurted out. Gongsun raised his head and glanced at him, somewhat alert.
Zane Zhao scratched his cheek with his fingers and thought, you nerd, and you think I'm a gangster?
Gongsun was worried. First, Zane Zhao was fussy about his identity, which showed that he was hiding something. Second, Gongsun could see that he was a soldier. With such good kung fu, he might have a military rank, so his identity was a bit sensitive. Besides, he was a scoundrel, and he was too kind to be polite. He brought Ethan Xiao here carefully all the way, and they were about to arrive in Kaifeng, so he couldn't let anything go wrong.
Ethan Xiao chewed his mouth higher, and Gongsun pinched his mouth which was chewing like a chicken's B*tt.
Ethan Xiao was unhappy and whispered, "Ethan Xiao likes Jiujiu."
Gongsun was jealous, thinking that Zhao Jiu was quite capable, as he had deceived Ethan Xiao after only meeting him twice. He looked up and glared at Zane Zhao sourly - you B@st@ard, you stole my son!
Zane Zhao was even more amused and felt that this scholar was simply unreasonable. But then he changed his mind and thought... forget it, they were almost in Kaifeng anyway, and this scholar was so tough that he would probably be fine. So he could leave Zheying to follow and escort them to Kaifeng. It would be worth it for Ethan Xiao to say that he liked him.
A few more dishes were served. Gongsun saw that Ethan Xiao was still pouting, so he cut off a piece of crab roe, handed it to him, and said, "Open your mouth."
Ethan Xiao glanced at Gongsun and opened his mouth. Gongsun stuffed the crab roe in his mouth and asked, "Who do you like the most?"
Little Sizi chewed the crab roe and said, "Daddy."
Gongsun benefited a lot and his mood obviously improved. Zane Zhao was helpless... This nerd Gongsun was too protective of his son. Fortunately, it was a son. If it was a daughter, who would be able to marry her in the future?
At this time, a voice was heard downstairs, followed by footsteps, and a group of people went upstairs.
"Young Master Wang...are you free to come today?" The waiter smiled as he escorted the person up, but the smile was as ugly as it could be.
Looking at the people eating around, those at the stairs had not finished their meal yet, so they threw down their silver coins and ran away.
Zane Zhao saw it, and looked at the prince who came up with the waiter. He saw that this man was in his twenties, a little fat, and dressed quite luxuriously, but his expression was not straight and his eyes were not clear, and he looked a little wretched. Looking at the people following him, they were thugs at first glance. Zane Zhao shook his head... Another local bully, right? He had seen a lot of such people in the border area. When he first arrived in Saibei, he killed thousands of bandits and local tyrants, but the ones there were much more powerful than those in the Central Plains.
Ethan Xiao took a curious look at it, but Gongsun blocked his way and told him not to look and just eat his food.
Ethan Xiao blinked, and Gongsun stuffed another piece of eel into his mouth.
"Hey, Master Wang, I haven't seen you for a few days!" At this time, one of the people sitting at the table in the restaurant stood up, greeted Master Wang, and asked, "What's up, have you been busy these days? The girls in Cuixiangju miss you so much."
"Hey, don't mention it." The prince sighed and waved his hand, "Someone came a few days ago, and my father locked me up in the mansion and refused to let me out. Damn it, I'm almost suffocating to death!"
"Who are you?" another one laughed, "You are the son of the county magistrate, who are you afraid of?"
"Oh, I heard he was an official from Kaifeng Prefecture." Prince Wang sat down and took a few peanuts and put them into his mouth.
Zane Zhao and Gongsun looked at each other - this should be referring to Zander Zhan.
"Oh, Kaifeng Prefecture...Haha, your father is afraid that his affairs will be known to others and reported to Lord Bao, right?" Another person laughed, "So I locked you up?"
"Oh." The prince sneered and said, "What's wrong with my father? Which official is not corrupt these days? He is afraid that I will get caught. If something goes wrong with me, his only son, he will have nowhere to cry."
"Haha..." Another man burst into laughter and picked up the wine glass, saying, "Young Master Wang is right. Come on, drink! Waiter! Bring us all the good wine and food!" The waiter smiled dryly, nodded, and went downstairs, shaking his head as he walked up the stairs.
Zane Zhao and Gongsun saw it all. Zane Zhao shook his head... As expected, there are such people everywhere. Thinking of this, he looked up at Gongsun and saw that he frowned deeply, glanced at the man, turned back, and continued to feed Ethan Xiao.
Seeing that Gongsun was frowning and seemed unhappy, Ethan Xiao stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken and stuffed it into Gongsun's mouth, saying, "Daddy, eat some vegetables."
Gongsun was stunned for a moment, and then the chicken was stuffed into his mouth.
Ethan Xiao and Zane Zhao opened their eyes wide in surprise when they saw his cheeks bulging, and they couldn't help laughing. Gongsun chewed the chicken and reached out to pinch Ethan Xiao's cheeks.
Gongsun and his friends were eating here, while on the other side, Young Master Wang was eating with his legs crossed, looking around... At a glance, he saw the table of Gongsun and his friends.
This prince is a bad guy. He has been domineering since he was a child. In addition to being a hooligan and taking advantage of others, his biggest characteristic is lust. Regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, as long as they are good-looking, he likes to get close to them. His father spoiled him too much when he was a child, and it was no longer possible to control him when he grew up. He is always making trouble... Two days ago, Zander Zhan came to Qingyang Prefecture, and the county magistrate quickly hid his son, fearing that he would offend Zander Zhan and put his son's life in danger.
However, Young Master Wang had been locked up at home for the past few days, without the luxury of wine and women, and without beauties, and he had been feeling suffocated. So tonight he was looking forward to coming out and having some fun. At first glance, he saw Gongsun.
What he saw was Gongsun's profile, and he thought... Oh my goodness, when did Qingyang City produce such a handsome scholar? Look at his nose and eyes... Damn, he's so handsome.
The man next to him also saw what Prince Wang was thinking, so he patted him gently and said with a smile, "How is it? I just saw it... This must be from outside the city, there is no such thing in Qingyang City.
"Yeah." Prince Wang nodded, smiled, and stared at Gongsun.
Gongsun didn't pay attention and was busy stuffing food into Ethan Xiao's mouth. Ethan Xiao was frightened today, so Gongsun ordered a lot of delicious food for him. Moreover, he was afraid that Ethan Xiao would get sick from traveling recently, so he wanted to stuff him with more food.
Zane Zhao propped his chin on one hand and asked Gongsun, "Gongsun Shudai, if you dote on this little thing, it will definitely become spoiled by you."
Gongsun raised his head and rolled his eyes at Zane Zhao, thinking to himself - I am willing to spoil my son, I raised him to be spoiled! What do you care?
Seeing that Gongsun didn't look at him well, Zane Zhao curled his lips and thought that this scholar was really annoying. He should be made to suffer a little so that he would know what it meant to be kind to others and not act like a hedgehog with irritation all day long.
Zane Zhao was thinking and drinking. He turned around and saw Prince Wang staring at Gongsun up and down with his small eyes, frowning slightly... He looked at Gongsun again, and saw that he didn't pay any attention to him. He was just staring at Ethan Xiao, as if he wanted to feed him fatter with a meal.
Zane Zhao felt helpless. After thinking about it, he didn't want to cause trouble. After all, he had a special identity. However... he had to let that kid restrain himself.
Thinking of this, he moved closer to Gongsun, reached out to pick up the dish, passed Gongsun over, and handed it to Ethan Xiao. He looked very close to Gongsun, as if they were a family.
Gongsun looked at Zane Zhao, who suddenly sat next to him, with some confusion, and said unhappily, "What are you doing?"
Zane Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you doing? Pick up some food for Little Fourth Son."
Gongsun stared at him with a fierce look in his eyes. "Just pick up the food, why are you sitting so close to me?"
Zane Zhao laughed dryly. He was not used to being serious. He put his hand on Gongsun's shoulder, pinched a strand of his long hair with his fingers, and said with a smile, "Why, we are all men, sit closer, what are you afraid of?"
Gongsun's hair stood up, thinking, you are a hooligan, I know you have bad intentions! He has been harassed by such ignorant and frivolous people since he was a child because of his good looks, so he has already learned a set of coping skills. When he saw Zane Zhao being presumptuous, he stepped on him hard and gritted his teeth, "If you come again, I will castrate you!"
Zane Zhao broke out in a cold sweat, and suddenly thought of the way Gongsun dealt with the rapist that night. He felt uneasy, and had no choice but to sit closer, saying, "Why are you so stingy?"
But Gongsun refused to give in. He glared at him and motioned him to sit opposite him!
Zane Zhao was helpless. At this moment, he saw the prince behind him, who had drunk three cups of wine and had a red nose, staggering towards him.
Zane Zhao sighed and thought, "You scholar, you deserve to suffer. I'll leave you alone!" After thinking about it, he sat down opposite Gongsun.
Seeing Zane Zhao sitting opposite him, Ethan Xiao took back the fish leg that Gongsun had just taken away and put aside, and started eating with a smile.
Zane Zhao laughed, and Gongsun glared at him fiercely, saying, "Little Fourth Son, why are you so crooked?"
"No." Little Sizi muttered quietly, while continuing to eat the turtle leg, he was also a little puzzled in his heart - Jiujiu is so good, why doesn't Daddy like him? If all hooligans are like that... Well, hooligans are actually quite cute.
Gongsun was helpless. At this moment, he felt someone coming next to him. When he turned around, he saw the drunken and malicious face of Master Wang. Gongsun frowned.
"Haha." Prince Wang toasted Gongsun and said, "Sir, you are not from Qingyang Prefecture, right? Where are you from?"
Gongsun looked at him coldly, thinking to himself, you are looking for death.
When Ethan Xiao saw the man's appearance, he rubbed against Gongsun and whispered, "Daddy..."
Gongsun patted him on the shoulder, handed him some food, and signaled him to continue eating, sneering, "I'm from Kaifeng."
"Then Mr. Wang was stunned." Gongsun laughed again, "I also know that the county magistrate here is surnamed Wang. These days, there is a man named Meng Dafang in the mansion... An official from Kaifeng Prefecture came to investigate his case."
The prince opened his eyes wide and looked at Gongsun.
Gongsun glanced at him coldly and laughed dryly twice, "I heard that Lord Wang is an honest official who is as clear as a mirror and as clean as water. When I meet Lord Bao when I go back, I will definitely tell him that not only is the county magistrate a good person, but his son is also very righteous."
"Uh... that's right." Prince Wang's mouth twitched, and he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, thinking, it can't be such a coincidence...
Zane Zhao watched from the side and sighed in his heart - although the scholar was weak, one could not only rely on force to avoid being bullied. Scholars also have their own qualities... It seemed that he really did not need to worry about this father and son.
After thinking about it, he shook his head and drank.
At this time, the prince also backed down, thinking that it would be better to forget it. He didn't know where this person came from and couldn't afford to offend him... He turned around and was about to leave.
Ethan Xiao suddenly picked out a white egg from the fish pot, put it in Zane Zhao's bowl, and said with a smile, "B@st@ard."
Zane Zhao was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. Gongsun was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He pinched Ethan Xiao's mouth and glared at him, saying that he was just imitating that gangster and talking nonsense!
In fact, when Ethan Xiao said "son of a B!tch", he just remembered the name of the thing Zane Zhao said, and there was no other meaning at all. What could this little fool think of? However, his voice was tender and bright, and when he said "son of a B!tch" clearly, the prince was stunned.
This prince's name is Wang Fadada. Because he is a worthless person, people in Qingyang City secretly call him a B@st@ard... He hates hearing these three words the most. Now when he heard them, he was furious and thought... How dare you, a little B@st@ard, scold me? !
Looking back, he saw Ethan Xiao and Gongsun sitting on a bench together, swinging their legs and eating with a smile on their faces. Suddenly, he had bad intentions... Wang Fadada had practiced martial arts before, so he had quite some strength... He raised his foot and kicked the leg of the bench hard...
He kicked the leg of Ethan Xiao's stool quite suddenly, and with a "crack", the leg broke.
Gongsun saw someone kicking the leg of Ethan Xiao's stool in an instant... He just subconsciously hugged Ethan Xiao who was beside him at the first moment...
"Oh..." Little Sizi's body tilted and he screamed in shock.
Then, with a loud "bang", Gongsun fell directly to the ground while holding Ethan Xiao. He let Ethan Xiao fall on him... and he himself fell heavily to the ground. The broken stool... turned over and hit his legs.
"Hmm..." Gongsun groaned and felt a piercing pain in his calf. As a doctor, he thought... Oh no, my leg might be sprained, please don't break the bone.
"Daddy." Ethan Xiao fell on Gongsun's body and screamed in shock. Gongsun looked at him first and asked with gritted teeth, "Ethan Xiao, are you hurt?"
"No." Ethan Xiao opened the stool holding Gongsun's legs and shouted, "It's bleeding..."
"It's okay." Gongsun already felt that his bones were not broken, but just sprained and scratched, so it hurt so much, it shouldn't be a big problem. Seeing Ethan Xiao's eyes full of tears, he quickly pulled him over and said, "It's okay, the injury is not serious."
Ethan Xiao hugged Gongsun aggrievedly, turned around and glared at Wang Fadada fiercely.
Wang Fadada felt relieved, laughed dryly twice, turned around and tried to leave, but felt someone tugging at his collar. Before he could figure out what was going on, he fell to the ground. After a long while, he finally reacted, looked up, and saw Zane Zhao standing beside him.
Wang Fadada saw Zane Zhao slowly squatting down, staring at him beside him, his eyes unconsciously met Zane Zhao's, and he saw that his eyes were different colors, one was particularly light, gray... so weird and a little scary. He was just a young man who was used to a life of luxury and had never seen the world, while Zane Zhao was a Shura who killed people without blinking an eye. That look made Wang Fadada tremble unconsciously like a sieve.
Zane Zhao smiled coldly, stood up, and said, "You are looking for death..." After that, he raised his foot without any warning and stepped on Wang Fadada's leg...
A clear "click" sound...
"Ah..." Wang Fadada screamed like a pig being slaughtered. Gongsun was right next to him and of course knew that Wang Fadada's leg was broken by Zane Zhao. He was shocked at Zane Zhao's cruelty and subconsciously wanted to cover Ethan Xiao's eyes to prevent him from being scared... But Ethan Xiao was not frightened. He seemed not to even hear Wang Fadada's screams and concentrated on checking Gongsun's wound.
"Young Master..." Wang Fadada's men were also frightened and wanted to step forward, but when they saw Zane Zhao raise his eyes, none of them dared to come forward.
Zane Zhao kicked Wang Fadada, whose leg was broken, to their feet and said coldly, "Take him away and let him lock up with chains and don't let him out to bite anyone."
The thugs were so scared that they didn't dare to fight back. They thought Wang Fatada was doomed this time. This guy was not an ordinary person. They quickly lifted him up and walked away. Wang Fatada screamed in pain.
The guys in the store were all stunned and a little scared, but they were still happy.
"Sir." A servant came to see Gongsun bravely, "Do you want me to find a doctor for you?"
Gongsun shook his head and said, "No need."
"Hey, mate, are there any guest rooms?" Zane Zhao asked him.
The waiter said, "Sir, this is a restaurant. There is an inn across the street, in front." As he spoke, he pointed to Zane Zhao.
Zane Zhao nodded and threw him a silver ingot as a gift before meal and as compensation for the broken belongings. Then he picked up the luggage bag that Gongsun had dropped aside and put it on his shoulder, then reached out and picked Gongsun up.
"What are you doing..." Gongsun was startled as he left the ground. Zane Zhao glared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense." He looked down at Ethan Xiao and saw that Ethan Xiao was looking up. He said, "Ethan Xiao, can you walk by yourself? Hold on to my clothes."
"Yes." Ethan Xiao reached out obediently, grabbed the corner of Zane Zhao's clothes, and followed Zane Zhao out. Zane Zhao took the big and small, slowly went down the stairs, left the inn, and went to the inn that the waiter just pointed out to him, and asked for a room...
Login to comment
Be the first one to comment...