Even when imprisoned, Horse King remained stubborn and attempted to escape multiple times, though he did not attempt suicide again.
The other horses have become much more docile during this time; at least they are less resistant to people and will eat grass obediently.
Xu Meng is quite skilled in this area. She understands horses well, knows when they are most comfortable, and knows how to make them relax.
Over this period of time, several horses have accepted being ridden by Xu Meng, and the others are not opposed to being touched by Xu Meng.
This works for other horses, but it has no effect on the King Horse.
The only progress the horse king made was that it was willing to eat the grass that Xu Meng fed it, because it had already eaten all the good grass on the ground, and the other grass was really hard to swallow.
Even now, Xu Meng can't get very close to the Horse King. She can only touch it occasionally, and if she tries to ride it, the Horse King will immediately run away.
The place where they imprisoned the horse king was also quite special; it was a riverbed they found.
This riverbed is from who knows how many years ago; there is no flowing water anymore, and it is overgrown with weeds.
The riverbed was very deep, so they chose the steepest section, locked the horse king inside, and then blocked both ends.
In this way, the horse king can run in the riverbed, but cannot go beyond the boundaries of the riverbed.
Xu Meng could simply stand on the riverbed and throw grass down into it every day.
If it weren't necessary to confine the Horse King separately, keeping the other horses in the riverbed would be a good option as well. After all, the other horses aren't as picky as the Horse King, and there's plenty of wild grass in the riverbed.
When Chen Yang came to see Ma Wang, Ma Wang was still running energetically in the riverbed.
Upon seeing Chen Yang, it let out an angry neigh and attempted to leap up and fight him. However, the riverbed was too high and steep, and the horse king couldn't jump up at all.
"It's the pickiest. Other horses can eat any kind of grass, but it insists on eating the best. It takes half an hour to collect grass for it every day."
Xu Meng said to Chen Yang.
"Don't worry, I'll stick with it to the end today," Chen Yang said with a smile.
After saying that, he jumped several times along the cliff face and landed on the riverbed, which was nearly ten meters high.
"Chen Yang, be careful," Xu Meng said.
Although she knew Chen Yang was very capable, he was a strong and powerful horse.
Horses are far stronger than humans; an ordinary horse is stronger than a human strongman, let alone a horse king.
Chen Yang is fast and has superb boxing skills, but his strength is weaker than some strongmen, so he can't go head-to-head with a horse.
If the goal was to kill the horse, Xu Meng wouldn't worry about Chen Yang at all; with Chen Yang's skills, he could finish the job in less than two minutes.
Chen Yang's goal was to subdue this horse king, which meant he couldn't harm it, making the difficulty increase exponentially.
Chen Yang himself was not worried at all. After jumping to the bottom of the riverbed, he began to provoke Ma Wang.
The saying "enemies are especially hostile when they meet" also applies to horses.
In fact, Chen Yang didn't even need to provoke him; Ma Wang had already charged towards him.
Chen Yang was surprised to find that the horse king's speed had actually increased slightly, probably due to anger.
As Ma Wang approached, Chen Yang leaped into the air, turned in mid-air, and landed steadily on Ma Wang's back.
When Horse King felt a weight on his back, he went berserk, jumping and spinning wildly.
Chen Yang held onto the horse's neck, his legs clamped tightly together, and no matter how much the horse swayed, he remained firmly on its back.
The horse king raised its forelegs high and neighed towards the sky.
Chen Yang slapped him across the face, which enraged the creature.
That's how Chen Yang hit it back then.
Horse King shook even more frantically, trying to throw Chen Yang off.
After slapping it a few times, Chen Yang jumped behind it and gave it a big compliment.
When Ma Wang saw that Chen Yang was no longer on him, he immediately raised his hind legs to kick him.
Chen Yang easily dodged, and Ma Wang turned and gave chase.
The two raced one after the other at breakneck speed from one end of the riverbed to the other, and then reached the ten-meter fence they had set up.
The fence was low, barely reaching a horse's leg, and very rudimentary, designed only to block up the gaps, disregarding aesthetics and practicality.
However, this took them quite a while because the distance to be laid was too long. To prevent the horse king from sprinting and jumping, they also moved some obstacles over to simply block it. As long as the horse king couldn't run, it would be fine, since its standing long jump ability was no more than ten meters.
Chen Yang circled around the fence, then ran back, repeating this three times. Ma Wang couldn't catch up with Chen Yang no matter what he did, and was furious.
Chen Yang continued to tease Ma Wang in various ways.
The mighty leader of ten thousand horses, the king of horses, was completely helpless against Chen Yang, and was utterly outmaneuvered by him.
Chen Yang spent a full three hours with Ma Wang, during which he even climbed back onto the riverbed to rest and sat there throwing stones at Ma Wang to tease him.
After three hours of this, Ma Wang finally got tired and stopped paying attention to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang threw a handful of grass to the horse king. At first, the horse king didn't eat it, but later, unable to bear the hunger any longer, it started to eat the grass.
After Chen Yang approached Ma Wang, Ma Wang stopped eating.
Chen Yang discovered that this horse was quite unique, and that uniqueness meant it was intelligent.
Whether it's due to superior bloodline or sheer genius among horses, this horse king not only surpasses ordinary horses in every aspect of its physique, but also demonstrates a clear advantage in intelligence.
Ongji also couldn't explain the existence of the Horse King; this wasn't fiction, and such examples are extremely rare in the biological world.
However, nature is inherently wondrous, and nothing is surprising, especially in the microscopic realm. If the microscopic realm itself cannot be explained, why bother explaining the life forms within it?
Chen Yang rode on the horse king's back again, but this time the horse king ignored him and ate its own grass.
It didn't give in; it simply didn't want to bother with it anymore.
But this is still a big step forward, and soon the horse king will get used to being ridden on.
“Let it come with me, I’ll take care of it along the way,” Chen Yang said to Xu Meng.
"Is everything alright?" Xu Meng asked with some concern.
"Don't worry, I can run faster than it, so there's no need to worry about it getting away," Chen Yang said with a smile.
"That's true," Xu Meng muttered.
She almost forgot that she couldn't judge Chen Yang by ordinary standards. This guy could even outrun such a thoroughbred horse. As long as she paid more attention, she really wasn't worried about the horse running away.
Chen Yang put the noose around the horse king's neck; it was a specially made, extra-thick rope.
He dismantled the fence and then rode the King of Horses out of it.
When Horse King saw an exit in the fence, he rushed out without caring whether there was anyone on his back.
The riverbed wasn't this deep everywhere; in some places, the horse could leap right out.
After leaving the riverbed, the horse king was very excited, but Chen Yang immediately gave it a hard time.
The appearance of the lucky one made Horse King a little timid.
And so, Chen Yang led the disobedient Horse King and the European Emperor back to camp.
(End of this chapter)
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