"This way, this way, please, sir." The system fawned over him, leading Hua Cai straight to the most luxurious horse stable in the capital.
"Hey buddy, bring out your best horse for us to see." Hua Cai waved his hand.
There's a reason why it's the best horse stable in the capital. The staff there didn't look down on Hua Cai just because her clothes were considered the most tattered in the capital.
"Distinguished guest, the best horses are all at the horse farm. Please make the trip there." The waiter said with a standard smile.
"Let's go then." Just then, a waiter brought up tea to serve the guests, and Hua Cai picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.
I've been fussing since I woke up this morning, and I haven't even had a chance to drink some water.
The destination wasn't far, just in the suburbs. We boarded a horse-drawn carriage and arrived in no time.
The horse farm was huge. Even though it was located on the outskirts of the capital, the fact that Hua Cai owned such a large horse farm made her marvel at the wealth of the owner.
"Distinguished guest, look, our best horses are all over there." The manager pointed to the distance, where a group of strong horses were running freely on the grass.
"I want that one." Suddenly, Hua Cai pointed to an extremely robust horse as if she had found a treasure.
The waiter followed Hua Cai's gaze and his mouth twitched violently.
In one corner of the racecourse, a strong stallion was kicking another horse aside with its hoof, dominating the most fertile patch of grass all by itself.
"This...this horse is good, but it's a bit...cough cough, it's been three days since it was sold, and it's still so...uh...unruly. It even threw a customer off once." The waiter tried his best to be tactful, after all, judging from the girl's clothes, she wasn't a very wealthy person.
The guy was incredibly frustrated. Ever since this horse was sold, the living conditions of the other horses on their stable had plummeted. Not only were they not eating or sleeping well, but they were also bullied all the time. Today was just the tip of the iceberg.
He once suspected that perhaps his competitor had sent someone to find the horse and sell it to him.
"It's alright, I just like this one." Tong Hua grinned. "It looks like it has good stamina."
"Alright, as long as the young lady can take it away, we'll only charge half the price." The shopkeeper gritted his teeth, considering it a way to avoid further trouble. No matter how good this horse was, it couldn't compare to the horses at this entire horse farm.
Hua Cai was delighted. That was wonderful! She would need money for many things during her trip to the Central Plains, and she couldn't be so lucky as to always receive money from others.
So, to the waiter's astonishment, Hua Cai, gripping the railing, yelled at the arrogant horse that was swaggering around, "Hey, you hooligan among horses, come over here!"
An invisible sound wave spread out along with Hua Cai's voice. The horse, which was acting all proud, suddenly stopped, raised its head high, looked around, locked its eyes on Hua Cai, and then galloped over happily.
The waiter's mouth gaped open, and then the very distinctive horse came galloping over, stretching its head in an extremely docile manner, and nuzzling affectionately against Hua Cai.
"Hey buddy, how much silver?" Hua Cai smiled and stroked the horse's head, then turned to ask the waiter.
"Ten taels of silver," the waiter stammered, still a little slow to process what he'd just said.
Hua Cai readily took out ten taels from the small package and handed it over.
The waiter awkwardly opened the fence and watched as Hua Cai happily led the horse away.
This is unbelievable! Could this horse have originally belonged to this little girl?
Hua Cai, leading an unusually well-behaved horse, slipped into a restaurant, packed a bunch of dry rations, and hurriedly left the imperial city.
"Run so fast, slow down, I can't keep up." It really is a good horse, running with the speed of lightning. The system-generated ball of light followed closely behind, panting slightly as it spoke.
"Have you forgotten that you're a system? What's with the 'can't keep up' nonsense?" Hua Cai was speechless. Was this system a bit too out of touch?
The ball of light, which was flying through the air, paused. Right, it was a system, not a person, so why was it following behind like this?
The system that had been figured out transformed into a point of light, instantly appearing in front of Hua Cai.
"Hurry up, we need to get to the Central Plains as soon as possible, arrange everything, and then wait for the target to come to us."
Hua Cai patted the horse's head, and with a neigh, the horse slightly raised its front hooves and suddenly charged forward.
The journey from Dadu to the Gansu-Liangzhou area was quite long, but fortunately, this horse, which had great ambitions, had exceptional speed. By the time it got dark, the man and the horse had already traveled about two hundred li from Dadu.
Rubbing his sore buttocks, Hua Cai didn't tie the reins, letting the horse find its own food, and then found the nearest rock to sit down.
"How long will this last?" she sighed, rubbing her aching legs.
To avoid unnecessary trouble along the way, they took the least populated route planned by the system. There were no inns or markets, and not even any decent roads. The road was full of potholes. If it weren't for the fact that the horse she had chosen was so capable, she would have wanted to go on strike long ago.
"Hang in there, hang in there." The system cheered us on obsequiously, "In another half a day, we'll be completely out of the Seventh Prince's sight. For our plan, for a better tomorrow."
Hana: ...Alright, for the sake of the technological world.
With a burst of energy, Hua Cai instantly revived, got up and wandered around for a while, finally stopping under a short, sturdy tree, nodding in satisfaction.
"What do you want to do?" The ball of light swayed around her.
"Climb up, it's late at night, safety first." After tying the package around her waist, Hua Cai reached out and hugged the tree trunk, inching her way up little by little without any regard for her image.
The system almost crashed while watching; the visuals were too jarring, almost blinding.
Hua Cai didn't have time to pay attention to him. She struggled to climb up while muttering complaints to herself.
"Three days, three days! How am I supposed to endure this? If only this horse could travel eight hundred li a day and deliver me there in two days, wouldn't that be wonderful?"
After finally climbing up the tree, Hua Cai looked at her blistered palms and gazed at the sky with a mournful expression.
These little hands clearly show they've never done any manual labor.
Looking at the carefree horse with immense envy, she rolled over in a huff, feeling the discomfort on her hands, arms, and neck. Gradually, her gaze shifted from the horse's belly to something else entirely.
“Your belly looks so soft, I feel like I need a pillow.” Hua Cai sat up abruptly, startling the system.
The proud horse under the tree sneezed softly, stretched its neck and looked around nervously. Only after confirming that there was no danger did it leisurely lower its neck and continue grazing.
"Pillow, can you climb trees?" Hua Cai's eyes lit up.
The system crashed.
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