Chapter 5: If you want to play, play it dirty

Xiao Jinhuan took Shen Junheng's arm and walked towards the horse farm.

When Shen Junheng was in great distress, he suddenly saw Shen Bizhu. He frowned immediately and a plan came to his mind.

In the book, Shen Bizhu is just an insignificant female supporting role, a bad tool.

But in fact, the relationship between the original owner and her was very harmonious on weekdays. Before the original owner got married, she asked the original owner whether she was interested in the prince. Only after the original owner said that she did not like the prince did she stop suppressing her feelings for the prince.

Shen Junheng had read many online novels about sisters turning against each other over a man, and he thought the relationship between the original author and Shen Bizhu was precious. However, the book didn't even mention their sisterhood, and instead made them fight each other over a man, which was really boring.

Shen Junheng likes this sister very much and even feels a little guilty towards her.

This time she has to be used as a tool again, just as a foreshadowing of her future plans.

Arriving at the horse farm, Xiao Jinhuan took Shen Junheng to the stables and brought him to Hong Chang like he was presenting a treasure: "Ah Heng, come and take a look at this horse."

Xiao Jinhuan gently stroked Hongchang's mane, and she tilted her head back slightly, letting out a low, displeased whine. The horse had a proud demeanor, seemingly disliking Xiao Jinhuan's touch, but she didn't overreact.

How could Shen Junheng, a country bumpkin, know how to judge a horse? But since it was given by Xiao Linghe, he knew it must be a top-quality horse without even looking at it.

But the original owner was the most noble lady in the capital, so if she could only say "good", it would be a bit of a blow to her image. Besides, Xiao Jinhuan also knew that it was a good horse, but he just wanted to hear her opinion.

She just praised it to the skies.

Fortunately, this was a Arabian horse. She had read about it in a book. Although it was her first time seeing it, it was not unfamiliar to her.

Shen Junheng pretended to examine Hong Chang carefully. Afraid the horse might dislike her, he didn't dare touch it. After a thorough inspection, he nodded and praised, "This horse's mane curls like flowing fire, and as its hooves fly, beads of sweat condense into coral, as if it were walking on flames. Look at those golden eyes, clearly of Western dragon blood. The muscles in its chest are tangled like a coiled dragon emerging from water, and the lines in its hindquarters are as strong as a carved bow and a full moon. Back then, Emperor Wu sent troops to Dayuan to obtain such a divine horse. Seeing it today, it is indeed an extraordinary one! Even if Red Hare or Dilu were alive, they would probably be inferior to it. A spiritual creature like this, with muscles and bones as strong as iron and energy as flowing as rivers, is truly a divine creature created by heaven and earth, a peerless horse one in a million!"

"Since Ah Heng said it's good, it must be excellent." Xiao Jinhuan looked delighted.

"With such a fine horse, how could Shen resist riding it and giving it a try?" Xiao Linghe came over and patted the horse's back. Hong Chang's eyes immediately became like a dog seeing its owner.

Could it be that Xiao Linghe noticed something strange about her?

Shen Junheng couldn't help but feel sweat on his palms. He was thinking about how to respond when Xiao Lingyu came over and jumped on his horse. His movements were smooth and flowing, and he was so handsome that it was stunning.

Shen Junheng breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know whether Xiao Lingyu came here on purpose, he was still grateful.

He stroked the horse's mane, held the reins, and squeezed his legs together, and Hong Chang ran towards the horse farm. His speed was not very fast, but his posture was agile, his steps were balanced, and he was confident and calm.

Even though Shen Junheng was an outsider, he could see that Xiao Lingyu's riding skills were superb.

He only observed the horse for a while before getting on the horse and he understood its temperament. He was able to tame it as soon as he got on the horse, and he had already achieved perfect coordination with it after just a few steps.

His body was relaxed, as if he was not riding a horse, but sitting in a sedan chair carried by eight people.

He looked so casual, without any sign of showing off, but he attracted the attention of everyone on the sidelines. Xiao Jinhuan even turned into a cheerleader, cheering for him.

Xiao Lingyu rode Hong Chang for two casual laps before returning to the stables. He came in front of Shen Junheng and the others and said to Xiao Linghe, "This horse is quite good. Sixth brother, would you like to try it out?"

"It's rare that Third Brother is in this mood. How can I not accompany him?" Xiao Linghe said with a calm smile.

Xiao Lingyu nodded and rode Hongchang to the starting point to wait.

Xiao Linghe ordered someone to bring his beloved horse Wushao over. He also mounted the horse and rode to the starting point, standing side by side with Xiao Lingyu.

After a while, He Pingzhi rode his horse to Xiao Linghe's side without saying a word.

After more than ten people took their positions at the starting point, a whistle sounded and the race began.

It was a truly wonderful match.

Shen Junheng remembered that the book spent a lot of space to describe this game. Of course, all the words were focused on the extreme tug-of-war between Xiao Linghe and He Pingzhi. The two were secretly competing with each other, and their feelings gradually heated up.

Sure enough, from the very beginning, there were all kinds of eye contact between the two of them, and they were really gay.

Xiao Linghe, as the male protagonist, is the most handsome man in the whole book. His eyebrows and eyes are quite similar to Xiao Lingyu, but Xiao Lingyu is more feminine, while he has sharp edges and corners, a knife-like outline, a charming jawline, and a sexy Adam's apple.

The other male protagonist, He Pingzhi, is tall and strong, with wheat-colored skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, a round face, and a beard. There is a subtle charm in his roughness.

I have to say that their rivalry is quite pleasing to the eyes.

Shen Junheng is also half a fujoshi. She was originally enjoying watching Xiao Linghe and He Pingzhi secretly showing their affection, guessing who was 0 and who was 1. But when her eyes accidentally fell on Xiao Lingyu, she forgot to look away for a moment.

In Shen Junheng's opinion, Xiao Lingyu's appearance is not worse than Xiao Linghe's. In fact, his facial features are more delicate. It's just that in the book he does not have the halo of the male protagonist, and his love-brained personality is not likable, so his brilliance is overshadowed by Xiao Linghe.

There was no desire for victory in Xiao Lingyu's eyes, but he did not let down his team either. He was full of the self-awareness and calmness of a tool.

However, when he caught Shen Junheng's gaze, he didn't look at her, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his eyes became somewhat intriguing.

When Shen Junheng saw that he became more serious, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

The book describes how Xiao Lingyu, jealous of He Pingzhi, chased him relentlessly throughout the race, even shooting a hidden weapon at his horse near the finish line, causing him to fall off. However, Xiao Lingyu intervened in time to rescue him and pull him back onto his horse. The two men thus reconciled, and their relationship progressed.

But she saw that although he was also following He Pingzhi closely, there was no jealousy towards He Pingzhi in his eyes.

Her suspicion of him grew even deeper.

Xiao Linghe should have won first place in this competition, but in order to save He Pingzhi, Xiao Lingyu won in the end.

Shen Junheng was quite disdainful of the description of Xiao Lingyu throwing hidden weapons in the book. While reading the book, he couldn't help but complain that the author forced the male supporting character to be less intelligent in order to advance the plot.

Xiao Lingyu is the crown prince after all. Even if he is jealous of He Pingzhi, he would not do such a stupid thing as throwing a hidden weapon. There are so many people watching outside. Is he afraid that his position as crown prince is too secure?

If you want to play, you have to play it dirty.

But all the way, Shen Junheng kept staring at Xiao Lingyu and didn't see him throwing a hidden weapon at He Pingzhi.

Unexpectedly, when approaching the finish line, He Pingzhi's horse's front hoof stepped on a banana peel and he actually sprained his ankle...