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Chapter 496: The Rebellious Son's Quiet Scheming, Definitely Up to No Good
Chapter 496: The Rebellious Son's Quiet Scheming, Definitely Up to No Good
This scene left everyone stunned.
The wen chen looked towards the wu jiang, what...what was happening?
The wu jiang looked at each other, what...what was happening?
Wasn't the Xian County King about to win?
How did he fly off in the blink of an eye?
They had long recognized that the black horse was the same horse that had troubled His Majesty for many days—the Horse King.
The process of the County King taming the Horse King was truly thrilling and intense. They watched intently, cheering for every time the County King fell and got back up, and were deeply impressed by the County King's perseverance and skill.
They were absolutely certain that this round was a sure win for the County King.
Who could tell them how such a huge change occurred?
"Did you all just see that white horse?"
"No, did you?"
"No."
"If there was such an amazing horse, we would have discovered it long ago."
"Yeah."
The crowd exchanged confused glances, all perplexed.
No one knew where this white horse had come from, and even the Liang Emperor had a blank expression.
The commander of the Imperial Guards, Zhang Tongling, puzzled, said, "But...how could a weakling like him..."
Jiang Guogong: "Isn't it possible that he's not a weakling?"
The crowd: "..."
The contest between the white and black horses continued.
After all, this was the Horse King that even the Liang Emperor found troublesome; it was not easily defeated.
With a roll, it broke free from the white horse's shackles.
Immediately, it quickly got up and kicked its hind legs high towards the white horse behind it.
The white horse pounced too fiercely, which also prevented it from immediately withdrawing.
At this critical moment, Lu Yuan tightly pulled its mane, clamped its belly, and made a quick sway to the right.
Accompanied by a neigh that seemed to suppress the clouds, the white horse moved a foot to the east, narrowly avoiding the Horse King's deadly counterattack.
The officials couldn't help but let out a loud gasp.
However, before the crowd could finish taking a breath, an even more unbelievable scene unfolded.
After avoiding the black horse's counterattack, the white horse suddenly raised its front hooves high.
"Hey, what's it doing?"
The Ming Wang asked curiously.
Jiang Guogong, who seemed to have grown between the Ming Wang and Fu Wang: "It's angry and wants to beat up the Horse King."
Although he didn't understand horses, he had raised sheep, and by the same logic, he had experience with horses.
Fu Wang said, "It...seems not to want to beat up the Horse King, but rather, my great nephew."
The white horse went wild in place, attempting several times to shake Lu Yuan off its back.
However, Lu Yuan's leg strength was astonishing, as if he were firmly rooted to the horse's back.
Seeing that it couldn't shake Lu Yuan off, the white horse made a desperate move—it threw itself to the ground with all its might!
"It's over, his leg is going to break!"
"A broken leg? I think his waist will be shattered too!"
"Wasn't it less scary when the County King was training the Horse King?"
Several wu jiang chattered non-stop, unconsciously wiping a cold sweat for the Huang Changsun.
At the same time, they also felt that the Huang Changsun was overestimating his abilities.
This horse could no longer be described as wild; it was a crazy horse that even dared to kill itself.
"The County King is going to win."
"Yeah, even if the Huang Changsun becomes disabled, what use is there in being well-read and knowledgeable?"
"If he only becomes disabled, that would be the least of his worries."
The implication was that this fall would likely take the Huang Changsun's life.
The speaker was Hu Guifei's older brother, General Hu.
Although General Hu hoped for Lu Qi's victory, his words were not a curse towards the Huang Changsun.
The situation that was unfolding was such that even among them, any veteran with years of riding experience would not be able to escape unscathed.
Not to mention a Huang Changsun who had just left the confines of his home.
Just as the crowd was predicting the Huang Changsun's downfall, the Huang Changsun twisted his waist with all his might, falling in the opposite direction with an unshakeable force.
Using the white horse's belly as a cushion, at the moment of contact with the ground, he smoothly rolled, knelt on one knee, supported himself with his palm, and stabilized his body.
Everyone was stunned.
The wen chen didn't understand the intricacies of this move, just as the wu jiang didn't understand why that kaojian made the wen chen go crazy.
"That waist strength..."
The wu jiang were slapped in the face.
They had imagined countless ways to avoid the crisis in their minds, but it turned out that no technique was needed at all; as long as there was sufficient waist strength, the situation could be turned around.
Lu Yuan stood up and brushed off the dirt and sand from his hands.
At this moment, the white horse also stood up, glaring at Lu Yuan angrily.
Lu Yuan hooked his lips: "Hey, I just saved you, and you're repaying kindness with enmity? If it weren't for me, your head would have been kicked to pieces."
The Jin Wang's expression relaxed: "So, it's not tamed yet."
He had been wondering how Lu Yuan could possibly tame a horse even more formidable than the Horse King.
Even the best horse is useless if it can't be put to good use.
Lu Yuan's defeat in this round is certain.
Lu Yuan suggested, "Let's negotiate. Let me ride it, okay?"
The white horse panted heavily, its eyes filled with ferocity, clearly exhausted from the exertion. It was waiting for the next fatal attack.
Prince Ming shouted, "Great nephew, forget about this horse! Go for the black horse! The black one!"
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Did you hear that? They want me to find another horse, but I'm a loyal person."
In response, the white horse struck Lu Yuan with full force.
After the impact, the crowd was left dumbfounded.
Where was the person?
Did he get knocked away? A general yelled, "Look! He's under the horse's belly!"
Lu Yuan, using both hands and feet, clung to the white horse without a shred of dignity.
Sometimes hanging sideways, sometimes upside down.
The white horse started running amok, crashing into various objects.
It collided with the fence.
"Ouch! I'll dodge!"
It rammed into a shield.
"I'll dodge again!"
It charged at a wild horse.
Lu Yuan flipped over and stood gracefully on the horse's back.
Under the vast sky, the man and horse galloped across the battlefield, exuding an indescribably heroic aura!
The spectators' blood boiled with excitement, long forgetting his scholarly image from answering questions in the Jinluan Pavilion.
The astonishing strength and reflexes he displayed were no less impressive than any general present.
The civil officials were stirred with emotion, while the military officials were left red-faced and embarrassed.
"Go for it! Go for it!" roared Jiang Guogong, his voice deafening.
Prince Ming and Prince Fu were left dazed by his shouting.
The Liang Emperor, seated on the imperial platform, observed the entire scene, paying attention to both Lu Yuan and Qi'er.
After being knocked down, Qi'er quickly caught up with the black horse and tamed it once more.
The process was not easy, but with Lu Yuan's highly entertaining performance, Qi'er's side seemed a bit bland in comparison.
In this trial, Qi'er only needed to ride the horse back to the stable and retrieve the commander's flag to complete the first part of the riding and archery test.
However, Qi'er remained calm and did not move.
Prince Rui frowned, "What's Qi'er doing? He should take advantage of Lu Yuan taming the horse and hurry up."
Prince Jin understood his son's plan. His son had been keeping an eye on Lu Yuan and the white horse. He was waiting for the white horse to be completely exhausted before making his move.
Otherwise, if he moved first and attracted the white horse's attention, Lu Yuan might catch up, and it would be hard to predict who would win or lose.
"No wonder he's my son."
Prince Jin was pleased with his son's composure and calmness.
Finally, after dozens of rounds of confrontation, the white horse stopped attacking and lay exhausted on the ground.
Now was the time!
Qi'er leaped onto the horse and galloped away, leaving a trail of dust.
Jiang Guogong jumped onto the table, hands on his waist, and shouted, "Oh no! The Prince of the Commandery is running away! Your Highness, Longsun, chase him quickly!"
Prince Ming clenched his fists, "You rascal, go after him! Forget about this horse, get another one?"
Prince Fu said, "No, only that white horse can outrun the black horse king."
Lu Yuan squatted in front of the white horse, a blade of grass hanging from his mouth, "That's enough, or we'll be accused of stealing."
The white horse ignored him.
Prince Ming and Jiang Guogong were as anxious as ants on a hot stove.
At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly drew a dagger from his waist and stabbed the white horse's thigh.
It all happened too fast for the crowd to react or stop him.
Lu Yuan finished applying medicine and tore off a piece of cloth from his own coat, using it to bind the horse's wound. After completing these tasks, Lu Yuan turned to choose another horse.
Although he knew he had lost, he couldn't admit defeat.
He had barely taken two steps when the white horse behind him rushed towards him.
"We agreed not to ambush—"
He was suddenly thrown onto the horse's back.
Unexpectedly, this time, the white horse didn't try to buck Lu Yuan off or charge recklessly, attempting to harm both itself and Lu Yuan.
Carrying Lu Yuan, the horse galloped with lightning speed, its four hooves barely touching the ground, and headed straight for the stable.
"It's the Imperial Grandson! The Imperial Grandson!"
Jiang Guogong, who had just been pulled down by Fu Wang, excitedly jumped onto the table again, "Run! Run! Kill him!"
Fu Wang covered his face and gritted his teeth, "You want to kill the Emperor's own grandson..."
Jiang Guogong let out a pig-slaughtering yell, "Kill! Kill!!!"
Among the female attendants, Jiang Huiyi, hearing her brother's increasingly loud pig-slaughtering yells, closed her eyes in embarrassment.
The white horse chased after Lu Yuan with all its might, overtaking one wild horse after another that was following the Horse King.
Three horses.
Four horses.
...
16, 17... 20...
Lu Yuan caught sight of Lu Qi's back.
He held onto the white horse's mane, "A hundred steps... fifty steps... thirty steps..."
Lu Qi, aware of the pursuing horses behind him, was momentarily puzzled by their increasing proximity but didn't give it much thought.
Because he understood that no one could beat the Horse King.
The stable was within reach.
Lu Yuan's eyes shone with determination, "Fifteen steps."
There was a fifteen-step distance between them and Lu Qi.
In the shaded pavilion, the crowd was so tense they could barely breathe.
For a horse that started so late, it had already created a miracle.
But they wished this miracle could go a little further...
Lu Qi saw the light of hope.
After Lu Yuan had stolen so much of the limelight, his moment was finally arriving.
He rushed towards the entrance.
At this moment, Lu Yuan squeezed the horse's belly and pulled himself up, "Up!"
The white horse raised its front hooves and leaped high.
Lu Qi entered the stable and grabbed the commander's flag planted in the center.
Dong! The horse supervisor struck the copper gong.
Prince Jin stood up excitedly, "Qi'er won!"
Prince Qi smiled, "He finally won!"
The Grand Agricultural Commissioner sighed, "The Imperial Grandson did his best."
The Chief Scholar nodded, "Yes, we all saw it, he almost caught up."
Meng Ge Lao said, "If we're talking about horse-taming skills, today the Imperial Grandson far surpasses the Prince of the Commandery."
Zhang Qufeng disagreed, "Elder Meng, it can't be said like that. The rule of horse-taming is that whoever rides back to the stable first and grabs the commander's flag wins."
At this moment, someone shouted, "Look, the Prince of the Commandery is returning with the commander's flag!"
Zhang Qufeng's face lit up with joy, "Congratulations to the Prince of the Commandery! Congratulations!"
He stopped halfway through his congratulations, choking on his words.
The one riding the white horse and holding the commander's flag wasn't the Prince of the Commandery, but the Imperial Grandson! Lu Yuan, with lightning speed and great momentum, stopped before the Imperial Platform.
He dismounted, holding the commander's flag and kneeling on one knee, he solemnly said, "Your Imperial Grandson has not disgraced your mission!"
These six words conveyed the spirit of a warrior.
For a moment, Emperor Liang seemed dazed, as if this grandson had actually been on the battlefield, seen the smoke, and lit the beacon fires.
"Damn it!"
Prince Qi slammed his fist on the table, "He won again! Father Emperor's gaze towards him has changed, big brother, we can't let him continue to be so arrogant!"
Prince Rui spoke softly, "Yes, big brother, if we don't take action soon, the Qilin's position won't be secure."
Prince Jin coldly glanced at Lu Yuan, surrounded by officials congratulating him, and secretly clenched his fists.
The second trial was archery.
When Lu Yuan pulled the three-stone bow, his bowstring snapped.
When the second three-stone bow was presented, Lu Yuan glanced at it and gave up.
"What's going on?"
Prince Ming stretched his neck, puzzled, and asked.
Lu Zhaoyan paused, "There's a problem with the bow."
Prince Ming slammed his fist on the table, "Did they tamper with the bow? I'll tell Father Emperor!"
"Wait." Lu Zhaoyan stopped Prince Ming, "Trust Yuan'er, he has his reasons."
Prince Ming was quite upset, "What reason? Does he think he's won too much and doesn't mind losing a round? Prince Jin's foundation is much deeper than the Crown Prince's Mansion... Lu Qi is also the State Guardian Qilin, who took the lead... He can't be careless!"
Lu Zhaoyan said, "If even you understand this principle, how could he not?"
Prince Ming's face darkened, "I feel offended."
Lu Zhaoyan watched Lu Yuan calmly wiping his bow, the rebellious son was surely up to something.
Dudu: You're truly my real dad.
Please give me a Dudu ticket~
(End of Chapter)
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