GBP Chapter 276 Discovered
Chapter 276 Discovered
When they first entered the forest, the snow was too deep for them to ride horses in, so they left all the horses outside and had one person guard them.
But now not only are their horses gone, but even the person who looked after them is gone!
Still fuming, Zhao Li kicked the person next to him: "You bastard, didn't I tell you to leave someone to keep an eye on things?"
"Now tell me, where's the horse? And where's the person?"
When he was unhappy or got angry, everyone around him knelt down and said, "Please forgive me, young master."
But when Zhao Li saw them kneeling down, he became even angrier.
"Kneel, kneel, kneel! What good is kneeling here? Get up right now and go find me a horse."
Zhao Li practically shouted these words, so loud that the entire forest could probably hear them. Lin Hu heard his voice and frowned.
Has anyone else been to this place besides them?
Otherwise, how could this guy's horse have disappeared?
Lin Bao, who casually took the reins, looked at the rows of horses in front of him with a silly grin. He had just counted them; there were eighteen horses in total.
He only wanted a horse, but after he led away a beautiful one, the other horses followed without him even having to lead them.
"Good boy, come home with me, and I'll give you some herbs."
Lin Bao stroked the horse's mane; it felt quite nice. He just wondered if the guy who lost the horse had found out yet!
He led his horse toward Gujia Village, completely forgetting about Lin Hu. Before he even entered Gujia Village, he saw Lin Long and Gu Zhan coming from the other side.
The two looked at him, then exchanged a glance. Lin Long walked over, took his younger brother's hand, and led him to the other side.
The group of horses behind them followed, and Lin Bao, who was unaware of what was going on, had just been led to the side by his elder brother.
Lin Bao was slapped on the back of the head. Tears welled up in his eyes as he covered the back of his head and asked, "Brother, why did you hit me?"
"You still know I'm hitting you, so you're not completely stupid after all."
"I only got a tap on the back of the head, it's not like someone cracked my skull open, how could I possibly become stupid?" Lin Bao said softly, rubbing the back of his head.
"If you're not stupid, then why did you bring these guys here?"
Lin Long pointed to the horse behind him and asked Lin Bao, who was a little confused by the question: "Brother, this is a horse, a big and strong horse. How can we not take it home after seeing it?"
"If you're going to take them home, do you really need to bring so many? Where are you going to keep all these horses? What are you going to feed them?"
Eighteen horses aren't eighteen ants, so why would he take them back?
There's not even enough space to raise them, let alone feed them. If you put these eighteen big guys in their house, the house would collapse!
Upon hearing his elder brother's words, Lin Bao turned around and looked back, and immediately the image of the horses wanting to eat popped into his mind.
Lin Bao shuddered at the thought of that scene: so many horses following him begging for food. If he couldn't produce any, they would eat him.
"Now what?"
Lin Long turned around and saw Gu Zhan. He turned to his younger brother and said, "Pick two nice horses to keep for yourself, and give the rest to him."
Lin Bao was a little unhappy when he heard this. Why should he give it to someone else when he brought it back himself?
Is there no other way?
For the first time, Lin Long gritted his teeth and looked at Lin Bao: "If you take them back, they definitely won't live past tomorrow. Let him take them away; at least they'll still have some value."
If this kid still doesn't understand after all this talk, then he'll just throw him away.
Lin Bao understood, turned around and glanced at it, then nodded.
His elder brother was right. If all these horses were taken to Gu Family Village, they would definitely not survive. But if Gu Zhan took them away, things might be different.
On the other side, Zhao Li's men found the horse watcher, but they couldn't find any trace of the horse, not even footprints in the snow.
Lin Hu found it amusing to see his impotent rage; he hadn't gotten anything, and now his horse was gone, so he'd probably have to walk back.
But at that moment, he couldn't control his voice and burst out laughing. The people following Zhao Li quickly noticed him.
"Who goes there? Come out."
"It's me, it's me, gentlemen! Please don't hit me, please don't hit me! I'm just out looking for food, I'm just passing by, I really am just passing by..."
Lin Hu raised both hands and climbed out of the snowdrift. His face was covered by his hat, with only his eyes showing.
Zhao Li didn't recognize him, and the people around Zhao Li didn't know him either, so they were pointing their swords at him.
"Who are you? How long have you been here? What did you hear? What did you see?"
Seeing the sword pointed at him, Lin Hu seemed to be startled and quickly said, "I'm from Dongxia Village. I was so hungry that I couldn't stand it anymore, so I came out to find something to eat."
"I walked a little further away, and I was just here, not hearing anything, when you guys found me..."
"My lords, please spare me! Everything I said is true, not a single word is false. Please, my lords, spare me!"
When Lin Hu spoke, he had the rough, rustic accent of a farmer. Hearing that he couldn't even speak official jargon and could only use "my" repeatedly, Zhao Li narrowed his eyes slightly.
"You said you just arrived here, so where did you come from? Did you see anything on your way here?"
"I came from the south. I didn't see anything when I came here. I just wanted to come out and find something to eat, but I didn't expect there to be nothing on this barren mountain. I don't even want to move anymore!"
What he meant was to tell Zhao Li and the others that he had only been up there a short time, hadn't found anything, and was too hungry to move, which was why he was lying there.
However, Zhao Li did not completely believe what he said. When they came here earlier, they did not find anyone. It was really strange that such a person suddenly appeared.
"Where do you live? Can you take us there? We'd like to stay at your place for a while..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Hu's eyes widened immediately, and he looked at Zhao Li in disbelief.
"No, no, no, I can't take you back, I can't take you back..."
He shook his head and waved his hands, saying he couldn't take them back. Immediately, the men around Zhao Li put long swords to his neck.
"Why not? Were you lying to us about everything you just said?"