Chapter 4: The Hero Saves the Beauty

  Luoyang City is a thousand-year-old ancient capital. The Tang Dynasty was the last and most glorious era of this historic city. In nearly three hundred years of the Tang Dynasty's history, only during the twenty years when Wu Zetian was in power did Luoyang serve as the main capital, with Chang'an serving as the auxiliary capital. In other words, the era when Wu Zetian was in power was also the brightest flame among the glorious periods of Luoyang City. At that time, Luoyang City was several times larger than it was during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Due to good planning during its construction, the streets between neighborhoods were well-organized, with many main roads running through them, giving people the feeling that every corner of the city was easily accessible. In this complex network of roads, you could always find the best route to your destination.

  Although the roads are many, they are all neat, straight and very flat. Zhang, who had already tidied up his clothes with the help of everyone, stepped onto such a small road, breathing in the fresh air, listening to the occasional whispers from the surrounding houses, and naturally feeling very good. However, he didn't forget about the main issue just because he was in a good mood. Along the way, he kept asking questions and finally found out about another pair of servants besides Zhang Bao.

  Originally, the two were a pair of biological brothers, named Zhang Da and Zhang Er. They weren't actually the servants of the Zhang family, but rather a pair of idle men raised by Zhang Yi to entertain him. Their only job was to make Zhang Yi happy. And this time, their task was to help arrange manpower. It can be seen that the two brothers were very diligent in their "duties".

  Before I knew it, we arrived at the Fragrant River Tower.

  Sitting on the second floor of the fragrant wine building by the window, Zhang Wen suddenly felt a rare excitement and expectation.

  Yes, this kind of thing, Zhang Wen has seen a lot, but he himself has always been a background man. Today, he became the protagonist for the first time, and this kind of excitement from the bottom of his heart is not something that can be shared with outsiders!

  Zhang Da and Zhang Er, the two brothers, have gone to make specific arrangements. Only Zhang Bao is left by Zhang Wen's side. Xiao Zhengtai also has an excited face, his eyes fixed on the street below through the window.

  "It's time, it's time!" Zhang Bao muttered to himself. Unfortunately, the street was still quiet and deserted, without a single figure in sight. However, there were two small dogs chasing each other down the street, eventually disappearing around the corner up ahead.

  Zhang Wen also understood Zhang Bao's anxiety. For these servants, serving their masters well and making them happy was a career. If this little girl suddenly didn't come or changed her mind, the usual Zhang Yi would likely vent his anger on them. Therefore, whether this little girl came or not had a much greater impact on these servants than on Zhang Yi. Thinking of this, it's not hard to understand why Zhang Bao was so anxious, like an eunuch who is more anxious than the emperor himself.

  "Here!" Zhang Bao's eyes lit up, and his tightly clenched fists finally relaxed.

  Zhang Wen also looked around, and in an instant, his eyes could no longer move away.

  At the end of the main road, a young woman with a basket in her hand was walking slowly towards me. The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a short jacket of pale green color on top, tied with a pink sash around her waist, and a tight-fitting long skirt also in pale green color below.

  It was an ordinary dress, and the way she wore it was nothing out of the ordinary, but compared to the girl's, it shone with a dazzling brilliance.

  The young woman was a standard oval face, with a slightly flushed complexion and a radiant glow of youth. Her hair was thick and dark, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and she walked slowly in the gentle breeze, as if she were not walking but dancing. What added to her beauty was that her bright and expressive eyes sparkled with a hint of mischief, darting back and forth, as if everything around her was full of wonder.

  I wonder how many men who appreciate scenery will lose sleep tonight because of this lovely and charming expression. In a certain corner of Zhang Wen's heart, it seemed as if something had been struck, and he knew that he would probably become one of the sleepless masses.

  "Here she comes, here she comes! Why hasn't he come out yet?" Zhang Bao's attention was not on the girl herself, but rather on whether the arrangements for his two brothers were in place. As he watched the girl approach the entrance of the Yu Xiang wine tower, there wasn't a single sound from below, and the unease in his heart grew bit by bit.

  "What's going on?" Zhang Bao was about to go crazy. He knew that when Wu Lang got angry, he wouldn't care about anything and would punish whoever he wanted, however he wanted. And as a lowly servant in the Zhang household, Zhang Bao often bore the brunt of the punishment. His small fists clenched again!

  Perhaps she was a bit tired from walking, the girl's footsteps slowed down, but her gaze didn't stop at all, still scanning around. Finally, she caught sight of Zhang Wen who was looking down at her. Facing Zhang Wen's gaze, the girl surprisingly showed no weakness, and returned him a playful smile, as if throwing a tantrum, before lowering her head to continue walking.

  Zhang Wenhui's heart was racing wildly, and he shouted inwardly: "It's all over! The beauty is smiling at me!" No wonder he lost his composure - in his memory, this was the first time it had ever happened! A kind of enchanting pleasure spread to every corner of his body in that instant. He found that his mind seemed to be out of control, wandering around randomly. What's more, his whole body began to feel light and airy, as if he might float up into the air at any moment.

  "Damn it, won't do!" Zhang Wen pinched his thigh with his fingers and scolded himself: "I'm not a rookie who has never seen beauties, although there aren't many prettier than this one, but I've still seen some. How could I be so lousy and lose my composure like this? Hold on, damn it, you'd better hold on!"

  The severe pain in his legs finally woke Zhang Wen up. After calming down and thinking about it, he finally knew where the problem lay.

  In the era when Zhang Wen lived in his previous life, the more beautiful a woman was, the more she would run to crowded places and dress in a way that was afraid of not being sexy and revealing, for fear of not attracting everyone's attention. With the addition of 21st-century nutrition, beauty technology, etc., which are far superior to those of 1,300 years ago, the average quality of beauties is naturally much higher than that of the Tang Dynasty. Under such circumstances, it was only natural that Zhang Wen would find it difficult not to see beautiful women everywhere.

  However, the beauty of the 21st century had never given Zhang Wen even a friendly glance, let alone the kind of flirtatious look that this beauty was giving him now. What moved Zhang Wen wasn't purely lust, but also a sense of being the center of attention. Perhaps it was the latter that dominated his feelings.

  At this moment, a voice suddenly shouted "Halt!" and a man emerged from the slanting sunlight, slowly walking towards the girl.

  Originally, according to the plan, Zhang Wen was supposed to wait for the person below to tease the girl for a while and only intervene at the most critical moment. Only in this way could he bring out the best effect of his heroic act of saving the beauty. But at this time, Zhang Wen was somewhat impatient, he just called out in his heart: "It's my turn to perform!" and rushed downstairs excitedly, no matter how Zhang Bao shouted beside him, he couldn't stop him.

  In front of the Fragrant Wine Pavilion. A beautiful young girl in a light green dress kept backing away, her eyes filled with alarm. A man was approaching her with a lustful smile on his face.

  The man was about thirty years old, with a fierce face and a noticeable scar on his left cheek, giving people a sinister feeling.

  "Little girl, don't you know that it's very dangerous for a person to go out alone? There are many bad people in this world, so let me protect you!" The man didn't hide his complacency, step by step approaching the young girl. Suddenly, he stretched out his right hand and swept towards the girl's red face.

  The young girl's face lost its color, she tilted her head to one side and dodged the scar-faced man's rough hand. Her voice was somewhat flustered as she said: "No, no need, I...I'm almost there!"

  She was just a weak and helpless girl after all, and when she saw the man's ferocious face, she couldn't help but feel frightened.

  "Why must you reject me from a thousand miles away? Actually, I have no other intentions, I just want to be friends with you." As he spoke, he stretched out his left hand and reached towards the girl's chest.

  The girl got a bit angry, glared at the scar-faced man with anger in her eyes, and dodged again.

  Just then, Zhang Wen rushed over on horseback. Seeing this crappy actor acting as if it were real, he not only didn't get excited but instead got furious: "Damn, I asked you to act and you're taking advantage of me on purpose?"