I’ve Already Apologized, What More Do You Want

Bangchui was burning with anger.

This fine steed had been snatched by General Zhang Shi from Xu Shang. When they obtained the horse, he could clearly see the heartache in General Zhang Shi's eyes.

In fact, it wasn't just General Zhang Shi.

Even he felt immense heartache seeing such a peerless horse so listless from hunger and exhaustion.

Having followed General Zhang Shi for a long time and fought in the battles on the grasslands, his love and appreciation for horses were no less than the general's.

But now, he had merely rested in the shop for a moment and told the owner to take good care of the steed, only for this peerless horse to collapse just like that.

It was even foaming at the mouth!

Bangchui was not a master horse breeder, but having dealt with horses for a long time, he knew a thing or two. Based on his experience, he could immediately determine that this peerless horse had eaten something it shouldn't have.

Because of this, his anger towards the shop owner had reached its absolute limit!

He grabbed the shop owner by the collar, lifting him up like an eagle catching a chick. The fierce hatred in his eyes rolled like heatwaves, hot enough to melt refined iron.

"If it wasn't you, then who was it?"

"I entrusted this horse to you and specifically instructed you to take good care of it. I was going to pay you every single penny I owed."

"What the hell did you feed it?"

"Believe it or not, I'll chop you in half alive!"

The shop owner was so terrified he almost fainted. This sudden, unprovoked disaster had him completely panicked. However, at the critical moment, he suddenly remembered something.

He hastily said, "Sir, Sir, I remember now! It was a woman working in my shop."

"She is usually very lazy, but she suddenly became diligent just now and insisted on helping me tend to the horses, specifically naming this steed. After I refused, she forced her way to do it."

"She is a member of the Tongxin Alliance, so I didn't dare offend her and didn't stop her too forcefully. But for a perfectly fine horse to suddenly turn out like this, it must have something to do with her."

Bangchui didn't believe him at all.

He threw the owner viciously to the ground. Just as the owner was thrown into a dizzy daze and nearly fainted, a voice suddenly rang out at the shop entrance.

The voice was crisp, firm, and full of intense confidence.

"I am the one who fed this horse just now."

Bangchui had already drawn his blade. Hearing this voice, he turned his head and saw a slightly plump woman, dressed in a flashy manner, clearly having carefully styled herself.

She was standing at the shop entrance, speaking these words aggressively.

"It's her, it's her, it's her!"

The shop owner shouted almost hoarsely, "It's this Xu Qin! She was the one who fed the horse just now, turning a perfectly fine horse into this!"

"It was you?"

Bangchui's gaze was like lightning, and a cold, chilling aura suddenly burst forth. To some extent, it was exactly like the aura around Zhang Shi.

This aura was invisible, yet it crashed forward with the force of toppling mountains and overturning seas.

Feeling it, the shop owner shuddered in fear, instantly realizing that this soldier was absolutely a ruthless man who had fought his way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Xu Qin, facing this aura head-on, felt it even more deeply and couldn't help but step back.

However, she only stepped back half a pace before standing firmly and saying, "It's me. I fed the horse just now. Didn't I already say it? If there's any problem with the horse, talk to me."

The killing intent radiating from Bangchui grew heavier, his words almost squeezed through his teeth. "What did you feed the horse?"

"I don't know!" Xu Qin widened her eyes as much as possible to look innocent and said, "I just fed it according to the fodder placed next to the manger."

"Oh right, I saw the horse was a bit tired, so I purposely added some extra ingredients to the fodder... What's wrong? Did something happen to the horse?"

Only then did Xu Qin seem to notice the Snow Qilin lying on the ground, and she immediately exclaimed, "Ah, why did the horse fall down?"

She trotted over to the horse, her expression instantly switching to one of extreme heartache. "Horse, horse, what's wrong?"

"How did you end up like this?"

Pausing, she stood up and said to the Snow Qilin with a face full of gentleness, "Horse, stand up!"

"Horse, stand up!"

But the Snow Qilin only kept foaming at the mouth, its body trembling slightly, completely unable to stand. Seeing this, Xu Qin knew her goal had been thoroughly achieved.

She turned to Bangchui and said, "I'm sorry, friend. It was my random mixing that made the horse eat something bad. Don't worry, I have a very good character. If I do something wrong, I will definitely fix it."

"Tell me, how much is this horse? I will compensate you!"

Hearing this, Bangchui instantly wanted to hack Xu Qin to death with a single strike. If this wasn't General Zhang Shi's horse, but his own, he would have gladly violated military regulations and given this woman a hundred and eighty slashes on the spot.

Now, he just shoved Xu Qin aside, comforting the horse while yelling at the shop owner to fetch a veterinarian. He said coldly, "This horse, can you even afford to pay for it?"

"By the looks of it, I probably can't afford it." Xu Qin immediately changed her expression again and said, "I'm really sorry, I didn't expect this to happen either."

"I had good intentions."

"I felt the horse hadn't eaten well, so I mixed some feed, wanting it to eat a bit better, but it ended up making the horse like this."

"It's my fault!"

"It's all my fault!"

"How about this, I apologize to you, is that okay?"

As she spoke, Xu Qin bowed deeply to Bangchui and said, "I'm sorry!"

"Sorry my ass!" Bangchui roared. "Does sorry help? You bitch, you don't know a damn thing, why the hell did you touch my horse?"

"Is there something fucking wrong with your brain?"

"Are you seriously sick in the head?"

This cursing was truly too vulgar, making the scheming Xu Qin instantly lose her patience. Her expression changed, and she said coldly, "You grunt, how can you be so unreasonable?"

"I accidentally hurt your horse, it's my fault, and I've already apologized to you. What more do you want?"

"Who doesn't have moments of carelessness?"

"Do you have to curse at people?"

"And be so aggressive."

"You're going too far!"

While shouting this, Xu Qin was already immensely dissatisfied with Bangchui in her heart, having made up her mind.

Once she married the owner of the horse, she would definitely kick this grunt out. He was simply too vulgar and too disgraceful.

He had absolutely none of the refinement and temperament that the noble class should possess.

His narrow-mindedness was also pitiful.

Taking him out would definitely make people laugh!

Meanwhile, Bangchui was going crazy with anxiety. The horse's condition was getting worse and worse, making his shouts urging for a veterinarian louder and louder.

Fortunately, there was a pharmacy right next door. Although the shopkeeper there wasn't great at treating horses, he knew a bit about basic conditions. He was urgently called over, took one look, and hurriedly said to Bangchui, "Sir, the condition of this horse is quite serious. You need a military veterinarian who deals with horses year-round."

"Rather than waiting here for an ordinary veterinarian, Sir, it would be better to return to the military camp and invite a veterinarian from there."

Bangchui slapped his forehead, strongly agreeing with these words. He got up to leave, but after taking just two steps, he suddenly turned around, glaring at the shop owner and the pharmacy owner.

"You two, keep a close eye on it for me. Do not let anyone else lay a finger on it. As long as this horse ends up safe and sound, you both will be handsomely rewarded."

"But if anyone dares to touch the horse again, hmph..."

Pausing for a moment, Bangchui cast a cold glare at Xu Qin and asked, "You are a local, aren't you?"

"You won't be leaving Huai'an City."

"Just wait and see!"

Bangchui did not strike her. He had realized by now that this was General Zhang Shi's horse, and he had no authority to take matters into his own hands. Furthermore, if he actually killed this woman named Xu Qin, he would have a hard time explaining himself to General Zhang Shi later.

It was best to leave this Xu Qin for General Zhang Shi to handle!

He spun on his heel and stormed off like a whirlwind!

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