Chapter 707 Black Wind King (First Update)
Second Master Jing went to the kitchen and found a bunch of food, including melons, fruits, braised chicken, and dried meat. He filled several large bowls and took them to his eldest brother.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw his elder brother chatting happily with that young man.
Actually, his older brother couldn't speak at all, and he was also surprised that he had come up with the phrase "having a pleasant conversation".
The Duke of Anguo had finished pressing his hands, but Gu Jiao remained seated on the small stool next to him.
The scene was strangely harmonious, as if I were the one who was superfluous.
Master Jing stood there dumbfounded for three seconds, then walked over to Gu Jiao and said, "Don't sit here. My older brother doesn't like people getting too close to him."
Duke Anguo: "..."
Is it too late to beat your own brother to death now?
After the old lady passed away, the old Duke of Anguo remarried. His stepmother was a virtuous and kind woman who took meticulous care of the young prince. Only after the young prince expressed his desire for younger siblings did his stepmother have two children, one of whom was Master Jing.
Duke Anguo regretted it; he shouldn't have accepted his younger brother.
The rain has stopped, and Gu Jiao should go home.
A deep reluctance flickered in the Duke of Anguo's eyes, a strange feeling indeed; he wanted to keep her here.
Duke Anguo lowered his eyes and tapped his fingertips on the armrest a few times.
Gu Jiao looked at his fingertips and said, "No, it's too late. If we eat first, the inner city gate will be closed."
Master Jing was taken aback when he heard this: "My elder brother spoke to you?" How come he didn't hear it?
Gu Jiao pointed to Duke Anguo's hand: "I told him."
Master Jing: "..."
Kid, I'm not well-educated, don't try to fool me.
Master Jing thought Gu Jiao was talking nonsense. He and his elder brother were brothers who understood each other perfectly. He couldn't even understand what his elder brother was saying by knocking those few times. How could a random kid he met by chance be talking nonsense?
Gu Jiao was about to leave, and Master Jing couldn't keep her any longer. However, under the intimidating gaze of his elder brother, he still took out the food he had painstakingly brought from the kitchen: "Take it with you on your way."
"No need," Gu Jiao said.
"At least bring some," said Master Jing.
Gu Jiao paused, then reached for a piece of dried meat.
Master Jing exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You like to eat this too?"
"Do you like it?" Gu Jiao asked him.
Master Jing shook his head: "I don't like it, but my elder brother does."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
Master Jing was all talk and no action, complaining endlessly, but when it came to giving Gu Jiao something, he was surprisingly generous. He wrapped the whole plate of dried meat in paper and handed it to Gu Jiao, saying, "Take this and eat it on the way."
Gu Jiao broke off half of it and handed it to Duke Anguo.
Master Jing thought to himself that there was still some in the kitchen, and he would go get it for his elder brother later.
Then I saw my older brother's fingertip pressing down on the half-pack of dried meat.
That eerie feeling returned; had his older brother just smiled?
How come it's like his own child actually knows how to be filial to him, making the old father so happy that he's overjoyed?
Master Jing clutched his chest: "I've seen a ghost, I've really seen a ghost."
This kid reminded him of his brother-in-law one minute and Yinyin who died young the next. He seriously suspected that he had recently attracted some unclean spirits. He would have to ask his wife to go to the temple to burn incense and ask for a peace charm to ward off evil spirits for him.
Gu Jiao went to the stable.
The Black Wind King's injuries had been treated by the doctor summoned by Master Jing, and medicine had been applied, but his mental state was not very good.
Gu Jiao decided to take it back first.
Master Jing walked over and said, "Have you thought this through? This is Han Ye's horse."
"Who is Han Ye?" Gu Jiao asked.
Master Jing said, "Young Master Han, his name is Han Ye. It's not the 'Ye' of night, but the 'Ye' of brilliance."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
Master Jing gasped weakly: "Are you really not afraid? This is his horse! If he finds out you took his horse back, he will definitely come after you! Besides—this horse seems to remember its former owner. It only recognizes one master in its life. Even if you take it back, it will not recognize you as its master."
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
Master Jing: "..."
Could you please not be so calm?
The feud between Han Shizi and her had been brewing for a long time. Whether or not the Black Wind King existed, they would never be able to coexist. As for the matter of acknowledging each other as masters, Gu Jiao had never even considered it.
There are so many masters and servants, it's too much trouble.
Gu Jiao rode her horse and brought the Horse King and the Black Wind King back.
The family members were all surprised to see Black Wind King, and Gu Jiao recounted what had happened that afternoon.
The family sat in the main room, while Gu Yan went to the backyard to brush the Black Wind King's fur.
Nan Shi Niang asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly go to find your former master? What triggered this?"
Master Lu suddenly slapped his forehead: "Did it realize its master was no longer on the battlefield only after seeing your red-tasseled spear?"
The gun is there, and so is the man.
The God of War, Xuanyuan Li, would not easily part with his red-tasseled spear, so if the red-tasseled spear is back, then the Xuanyuan family should also be back.
It's unimaginable what it felt like to greet its owner, or how it could bear the blow of its owner never returning.
Gu Jiao was stunned for a moment: "My red-tasseled spear..."
Looking at her bewildered expression, Master Lu asked incredulously, "You didn't know what kind of gun you were using all this time?"
Gu Jiao: "Uh..."
Nan Shi Niang also looked surprised: "You really don't know?"
Gu Jiao looked at the two of them: "You both knew?"
The couple said in unison, "Yes, we knew! We thought you already knew!"
Gu Jiao said, "When my sworn brother gave it to me, he didn't tell me where it came from."
Master Lu asked, "So what do you think of this gun?"
Gu Jiao thought about it carefully and said, "It works well, I like it."
Master Lu said matter-of-factly, "How could Xuanyuan Li's divine weapon not be useful?"
Gu Jiao was slightly taken aback: "It's Xuan Yuanli's gun?"
To be honest, with the Red Tassel Spear in such a state after being wrecked by Xiao Jingkong, Master Lu wouldn't have recognized it if he hadn't seen it every day. No wonder that when Gu Jiao fought with Prince Han earlier, Prince Han didn't realize it was Xuan Yuanli's divine weapon either.
Gu Jiao suddenly realized: "No wonder."
Nan Shi Niang asked in confusion, "No wonder what?"
Gu Jiao said, "When I was practicing with my spear, I noticed that Black Wind King was very interested in this red-tasseled spear."
To be honest, Gu Jiao getting this gun was purely accidental.
After the Xuanyuan family's defeat, Xuanyuan Li's red-tasseled spear was "rewarded" by the king to the envoy of the Chen state. Later, the Chen state was defeated by the Marquis of Xuanping of the Zhao state, and the Marquis of Xuanping seized the red-tasseled spear.
Marquis Xuanping himself didn't practice with the spear; he just grabbed it for fun. After taking it back, he threw it into the armory of the military camp, and he probably forgot about the red-tasseled spear.
Gu Jiao accidentally entered the armory, took a liking to it at first sight, and was spotted by the old Marquis who was passing by because she stared at it for too long.
At that time, the old Marquis did not know that Gu Jiao was his sworn brother, but he also discovered the red-tasseled spear and thought it was very suitable for his brother, so he took it and gave it to Gu Jiao.
...
The Han family.
After the Black Wind King left, Prince Han was furious and wanted to chase after him, but Chu Nan stopped him.
Chu Nan said, "It won't come back."
Han Shizi said coldly, "Then I'll catch it even if I have to!"
Chu Nan shook his head: "It's no use bringing it back. Once it discovers that its master is dead, it won't live on its own."
Han Shizi frowned: "You mean it will die for its master?"
Chu Nan sighed, "Even if it doesn't die for its master, it's no longer the Black Wind King. Unless the young master is willing to keep a useless horse, then never mind what I said."
Han Shizi gazed in the direction where the Black Wind King had gone, clenching his fists tighter and tighter.
...
Chu Nan's prediction about the Black Wind King's situation came true.
After returning to Yangliu Lane, it first refused treatment, and then began to refuse to eat, no matter who tried to feed it.
Gu Yan initially thought the food at home wasn't very good, so he went to the academy with Gu Xiaoshun to ask Master Wu for some high-quality feed for the warhorses.
But Black Wind King remained completely unmoved.
In the end, all that concentrated feed ended up in the horse king's stomach.
Nan Shi's wife suddenly had a brilliant idea. She cut up carrots for him and went to the horse farm ten miles outside the city to buy the best hay.
Even so, the Black Wind King still refused to eat.
It won't even drink water anymore.
Horse King looked at it, hesitated for a moment, turned around, dug out the fruit he had secretly hidden behind the big tree, and brought it over to Black Wind King.
Black Wind King still refused to eat.
Nan Shi Niang and the others looked at the Black Wind King who was on a hunger strike and all sighed helplessly.
Gu Jiao returned to the room, opened the small medicine box, and injected two vials of nutrients into its body.
"Won't it starve to death then?" Gu Yan asked.
"That's the principle." The institute's nutrients are very comprehensive and balanced. Half a dose is enough to keep it from eating for a whole day. Considering its weight, Gu Jiao injected it with two doses.
“But,” Gu Jiao paused, “its fighting spirit cannot be restored by nutrients.”
In short, it will never be the Black Wind King again.
"Oh." Gu Yan said calmly, stroking its mane. "It's fine if it's not the Black Wind King."
They didn't take it in because it was Black Wind King; they always thought it was a sick horse that nobody wanted.
So what difference does it make whether it becomes the Black Wind King or not?
Gu Yan looked at it and said, "Look, I have no great ambitions, but I'm doing just fine, aren't I?"
Gu Jiao: "..."
The whole family accepted the fact that Black Wind King had lost its will to live and its fighting spirit, and prepared to take good care of it in its old age.
Han Shizi accepted it.
He began to cultivate a new Black Wind King.
The Black Wind King's best age is between six and fifteen years old. After sixteen, their physical strength will begin to decline. Even if a seventeen-year-old Black Wind King doesn't lose its fighting spirit, what good will it do? It won't be in its best condition for many more years.
Its legend has come to an end.
(End of this chapter)
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