The city of Kyoto must have been peaceful in the Xu period, but Pingcheng was bustling with activity.

The night market was bustling with all kinds of snack shops. Lu Xiaolou followed Qin Xiao as he walked on the lively street, looking very calm. According to him, he had been to Pingcheng many years ago. At that time, he even thought about joining the bodyguard business and escorting

The caravan went to the grassland to earn some money.

However, although Pingcheng is just a small border town, the rules of the bodyguard guild are very strict. Once you join the bodyguard guild, you must sign a three-year contract. During these three years, the bodyguard guild will provide job opportunities, but the bodyguard must also do

After three years, you can renew the contract if you wish, otherwise you will be free.

If you sign a contract but escape midway, not only will you be hunted by the bodyguards, but you will also never be able to hang out in the Pingcheng area again.

In order to show that he really knew this place very well, Lu Xiaolou even introduced to Qin Xiao that the more than ten bodyguard agencies in Pingcheng actually all have backgrounds in Jianghu sects. Although the various bodyguard agencies are usually in a competitive relationship, everyone is against each other.

All the rules will be strictly followed. After all, this is related to the survival of the entire Pingcheng bodyguard industry. If anyone dares to break the rules, all the bodyguard agencies will immediately unite and attack him.

"Is there anyone selling horses here?" Qin Xiao turned two streets and suddenly saw many people selling horses with signs on the street in front.

Lu Xiaolou said: "They are all hybrid horses. Really high-quality horses cannot be traded here. Although the grassland people are good at raising horses, it is impossible for every horse to be a good horse. As far as I know, one

When the horses come out of the litter, if three or four out of ten can become war horses, the horse owner will be overjoyed."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, he understood this truth.

"Of the ten horses, two or three can often become war horses, and four or five are ordinary horses. Although they can also go to the battlefield, their endurance and speed will be much weaker. In addition, there are always one or two bad horses with poor endurance and poor speed.

Even the goods cannot be carried. This kind of horse is called a horse, and no one looks down on it." Lu Xiaolou said lightly: "The grassland people look down on the horse and let them fend for themselves, but some people specialize in it.

The price of driving these slave horses to the Tang Dynasty is cheap. If speed is not required, they can be used to carry people for short distances. In addition, some people have bought such slave horses, skinned them and sold their meat for food."

"You have eaten?"

"No." Lu Xiaolou shook his head and said: "I heard that horse meat tastes like wood. Unless a starving ghost reincarnates, no one cares about this kind of horse meat." He glanced at the horse market on the street and said:

"This street is almost full of rogue horses. People who frequent Pingcheng know the details and won't come here. These horse dealers just deceive people who don't understand the trade."

Qin Xiao walked over with great interest and found that there were more people selling horses than looking at them.

"Little brother, do you want to buy a horse?" As soon as he entered the horse market, a horse dealer came up to him and said with a smile: "Are you new to Pingcheng? I have good horses here. Come and have a look. If you like it, I can give it to you.

Get a discount."

Qin Xiao turned his head and looked over. He really didn't know anything about horses. When he was in the Guicheng Duwei Mansion, the horses were all equipped with official horses. They were all ordinary horses, but Qin Xiao had been hanging out with them for a long time.

, but he also knows a little bit about the good and bad qualities of horses, and even knows some rudimentary equestrian skills.

He glanced at the horses behind the horse dealer. At first glance, the horses looked very strong. However, when appreciating horses, the first thing to look at is their hair. If the hair is smooth and shiny, it naturally means that the horses are very healthy. The second step is to check.

Trunk, limbs and even gait.

But the hair on these horses was dry and something was wrong.

"These are all good horses that my friend secretly got from the True Feather Department." Seeing that Qin Xiao was young and smiling, the horse dealer naturally didn't know that Qin Xiao could tell the good and bad of these horses at a glance, so he whispered

Huhu said: "You have to know that Zhenyu Ma is the best horse in the world. I think my little brother is extraordinary, so I told you, but I will not tell others that there is a horse ban in this grassland. If others know this

It's a real feathered horse. If we find out the origin, my friends will be hurt."

Qin Xiao knew that he was a friend out of nowhere, so he just smiled and didn't say much. He walked along the street, and several horse dealers approached him one after another. Qin Xiao didn't even answer, but suddenly he heard a sound coming from not far away.

Came to mock: "I see you are crazy about money. A purebred feathered horse can only be sold for more than one hundred taels of silver in Kyoto. Before the horse ban was implemented, a real feathered horse could only be sold in Kyoto."

The border can only sell it for thirty or forty taels of silver at most, but you're lucky, a cross-breed horse actually costs one hundred taels of silver. Are you crazy?"

Qin Xiao followed the sound and saw someone arguing in front of him. As he approached, he saw several people surrounding a horse dealer. The horse dealer was sitting on the ground at the moment, wearing an old cotton coat, with a slovenly look on his head, and even a look on his face.

There was still a lot of dirt, but he just looked at the mocking guests with an expressionless face.

After the guest finished speaking, he pointed to the small wooden sign beside him, which said "One hundred taels, no counter-offer" without saying a word.

"I won't buy your horse, but I can't bear to see people cheating and stealing the market." The customer kept chattering: "You put a price of a hundred taels on a rogue horse. This is ruining the reputation of Pingcheng Horse Market. Either change the price now, or

Get out of here."

The horse dealer turned his head and pretended not to hear.

The other troublemakers nearby looked on with pleasure, and no one came to help.

"What? Pretending to be deaf and mute?" The companion next to the guest said with a cold face: "How dare you not listen to what our Mr. Xun said?" He raised his fist and was about to step forward, but he felt his wrist tightened and someone had already grasped it.

He stopped, turned around and saw a young face, frowning and asking: "What are you doing?"

"Brother, don't be angry." Qin Xiao let go and smiled: "Although the price is expensive, it is a clear price, not a scam. If you think you can accept it, just buy it. If you think he is asking for a high price, don't pay attention. Why bother?

Angry?"

Seeing Qin Xiao's young age, the man immediately sneered and said, "Who are you to mind your own business?"

Qin Xiao still kept smiling: "I think the merchants in Pingcheng can do business freely, and of course he can sell horses here. He clearly marked the price to sell the horses, but several people wanted to force him to leave. This is unreasonable. If he is meddling in his own business,

, I think who should be first?"

The horse dealer originally turned his head and ignored him, but then he turned around and saw Qin Xiao fighting for him, his expression still calm as usual, without any hint of gratitude.

"We travel to Pingcheng all year round, but I didn't expect that someone in Pingcheng didn't fasten his belt and exposed you." Master Xun opened his mouth to scold, raised his finger and pointed at Qin Xiao and said: "You are meddling in other people's business, today I will...

.....!" Before he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain deep in his finger, which caused his fingers to connect with his heart. He couldn't help but scream, but several people around him saw that behind the young man

Before Mr. Xun finished speaking, the man suddenly flashed his body, reached out, grabbed the finger and pulled it up, and immediately broke the finger.

Qin Xiao did not expect that Lu Xiaolou would act so swiftly and swiftly, and it was too late to dissuade him. Then he heard Lu Xiaolou say coldly: "In this place in Pingcheng, it is not your turn to run wild and try to survive."

Leave Pingcheng and get out now, otherwise you won’t be able to get up tomorrow.”

After all, Lu Xiaolou was an assassin, with a murderous intent, and his eyes were like poisonous snakes, making people's hair stand on end.

These people had drunk too much and were wandering on the street. The drunkenness caused trouble. Once the finger was broken, and Lu Xiaolou threatened him, the drunkenness of these people suddenly sobered up. Although Qin Xiao only had

There were two people, but Lu Xiaolou was quick with his moves. These people could see clearly that they were not good friends. Moreover, this was a small frontier town with all kinds of characters. They didn’t know the details of Qin Xiao and Lu Xiaolou.

Under Lu Xiaolou's murderous gaze, the few people could only leave dry words such as "You wait" and help Mr. Xun away in embarrassment.

"You were a bit cruel." Qin Xiao sighed: "They just drank too much and made rude remarks, so they lost one of his fingers."

"I'm saving them." Lu Xiaolou said calmly: "If you are so arrogant and arrogant, if you meet someone who is truly cruel and ruthless, you won't lose even a finger."

Qin Xiao didn't say much. He walked straight to the two horses and looked up and down for a long time. There was surprise in his eyes. He looked at the horse dealer sitting on the ground and saw that the horse dealer was sitting still.

He was unusually calm, and what happened just now didn't seem to have any impact on him.

"This is a good horse!" Qin Xiao sighed: "It's a pity that the pearl is covered with dust. Many people don't even take a look at it and think they are unworthy horses."

Lu Xiaolou rarely showed surprise.

He knew that this street was filled with horses abandoned by the prairie people, and really good horses would definitely not appear here. He had just taken a few glances, and found that the two horses behind the horse dealer could hardly be described as ugly.

Although the horses bought by other horse dealers are also inferior, many of them are decent on the surface.

But these two horses have yellow hair and black mouths, and their body hair is curly like fish scales. The first thing a horse master looks at is the horse's hair. The first thing a good horse needs is smooth and shiny hair. If it has curly hair, it must be a hybrid.

- Horses, these two horses not only have curly body hair, but also very sparse hair. Not to mention supple and shiny, their appearance is far inferior to that of ordinary horses.

They were obviously two crossbred horses, but Qin Xiao actually said that they were pearls in the dust, and also claimed that they were good horses. For the first time, Lu Xiaolou doubted Qin Xiao's eyesight. He only felt that these two horses may not be pearls in the dust, but you, General Qin, must be.

Eyesight but no eyesight.

Who would have thought that when the horse dealer heard Qin Xiao's praise, he turned around, stared at Qin Xiao and said, "Why do you see that?"

Qin Xiao did not answer immediately, but walked around the two horses for a long time, looking up and down carefully, and finally looked at the horse dealer and asked: "Have you ever heard of Lion Cong?"
Chapter completed!