Chapter 121 The Unruly Warhorse
Although the poison of the poisonous plant was neutralized and the lives of thousands of warhorses were saved, the crisis at Yanmen Pass was not completely resolved.
On this day, dust filled the air and roars echoed through the horse training grounds in the northwest corner of the military camp.
"Get out of the way! Everyone get out of the way! This beast has gone mad!"
With a terrified scream, a horse trainer was thrown heavily out of the air, crashing into the fence with a thud, vomiting blood on the spot, clearly having broken his ribs.
In the center of the arena, a tall, black horse with only its four hooves treading on snow reared up and let out a deafening neigh.
Its mane flies like fire, its muscles are smooth and taut, and it is full of explosive power.
Most strangely, as it struggled violently, beads of blood-red sweat seeped out from beneath its glossy black fur.
—The Akhal-Teke horse.
This horse just arrived with a new batch of grain and fodder. It is said to be a wild horse king brought as tribute from the Western Regions, and it has an extremely fierce temperament.
In just half a day, it had already injured five veteran horse trainers and bit through three thick hemp ropes, and to this day no one has been able to get within three feet of it.
"You beast!"
A cold shout rang out.
Pei Yunjing moved with lightning speed, leaping into the arena.
Instead of using his internal force to suppress it, he tried to grab the flying reins, wanting to tame the beast.
However, this horse was extremely intelligent and arrogant.
It sensed the same powerful killing intent emanating from Pei Yunjing, and instead of backing down, it was aroused to its ferocity.
It kicked the ground with all four hooves, like a black lightning bolt, kicking and charging wildly, even opening its mouth to try to bite Pei Yunjing's arm.
A man and his horse locked in a fierce battle, the dust obscuring the sky.
Even someone as strong as Pei Yunjing couldn't do anything to it for a while without using his internal energy to injure it, and instead ended up looking rather disheveled.
Outside the fence, a group of generals watched with trepidation.
"What a spirited horse! If it could be tamed, it would be a deadly weapon on the battlefield! But if it can't be tamed..."
"If they can't be tamed, we'll have to kill them and eat them! Otherwise, what if we hurt our commander?"
Tang Li stood on the periphery of the crowd, wrapped in her white fox fur coat, which was stained with mud but still kept her warm, watching the "battle of the dragons and tigers" in the arena with great interest.
She didn't look at Pei Yunjing; she looked at the horse.
It's so beautiful.
The lines and the color are simply supermodels of the horse world.
Moreover, that arrogant "I'm the best in the world" attitude is really similar to someone else's.
Just as Tang Li was engrossed in watching, a strange, sarcastic voice suddenly rang in her ears:
"Your Highness is in high spirits."
Tang Li turned her head and saw a middle-aged general in silver armor with a sinister face looking at her with a forced smile.
This man's name was Zhao Meng, and he was Tie Kui's deputy general.
Although Tie Kui was impressed by Tang Li's medical skills, Zhao Meng was stubborn and still harbored resentment over the fact that the Regent had brought a woman into the military camp.
In his view, a woman's knowledge of medicine was just a lucky fluke, and on the battlefield, she would only be a burden and a drag on the team.
"What instructions does General Zhao have?" Tang Li asked calmly.
Zhao Meng pointed to the berserk black horse in the arena, a malicious glint in his eyes:
"Since the princess was able to cure the horse poison, she must be quite knowledgeable about horses, right?"
“This horse king is so unruly these days, even the prince can’t control it. I think the princess is just standing here idly, so why don’t you…”
A mocking smile played on his lips as he pointed to a bucket of fine fodder beside him:
"Why doesn't Your Highness go and help the groom feed the horses?"
"I heard that this beast hasn't eaten all day; perhaps it's hungry that's why it's throwing a tantrum. Your Highness is kind-hearted and knowledgeable in medicine; perhaps this horse king will be as obedient as if it were seeing its own mother when it sees you?"
This is blatant provocation and a form of flattery designed to kill.
It is an insult to make a princess of noble birth do the work of a stable boy.
What's even more insidious is that the horse is currently in a frenzy, and even Pei Yunjing can't get close to it, leaving Tang Li, a weak woman, to feed the horse.
This is clearly an attempt to send her to her death, or at least to see her terrified by the horse and make a fool of herself in public!
Upon hearing this, the faces of the soldiers around him changed; they wanted to offer advice but dared not speak.
Tang Li raised an eyebrow slightly as she looked at Zhao Meng's expression that said, "You're a waste if you don't dare to go."
Want to see me make a fool of myself? Trying to use me as a tool to kill someone?
She turned her head and looked again at the black horse in the arena that was still going crazy, trying to throw Pei Yunjing off.
A meaningful smile slowly crept onto the corners of her lips.
Feed the horses?
Sure.
She also felt that Pei Yunjing's head-on approach to training horses was too rough and showed no understanding of "horse psychology".
"General Zhao is right."
Tang Li dusted off her hands and, to Zhao Meng's astonishment, actually bent down and lifted the heavy bucket of hay.
"Since Your Highness can't handle it, then this Princess Consort..."
She raised her head, her eyes clear and confident, yet her tone was chillingly arrogant:
"I'll reluctantly do it and help him control this unruly beast."
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