Chapter 417: The hungry horse won.
Thunder Muyang escalated his speed, rushing to get away from the fans. Within no time, they came to the smart gates. They hovered and shifted, moving without a specific pattern.
They tried to trick the riders but Thunder Muyang would not be tricked. He twitched his ears and dodged like he could anticipate every move. To Mei Mei, it was just another maze, a puzzle that could be figured out if one found the right piece.
And she did.
They emerged from the gates with only twenty five minutes left on the clock. It was time to face the swinging confetti hammers that dropping up and down in turns.
"I..." Mei Mei started.
Thunder dashed ahead without waiting for her instructions, leaping over hammers and pausing behind others like a human waiting for the red light at the road before crossing.
His nostrils flared and his tail swished from side to side, filled with impatience. He raced to the finish line simply to finish the race and get it over with.
As confetti canons went off, he raced with Mei Mei on his back all the way to the truck in which he had been transported to the grounds.
She dismounted, he entered the truck and laid down. Slowly, he started munching on his treats and water that he had left behind. He even had a pile of apples and fruit in gift baskets that had been waiting for his victorious return.
"Buddy, were you in a hurry just because you wanted to return and eat?" she asked him.
He neighed loudly. Mei Mei was sure that she saw a nod in his head movements as he hurried to gulp the baked apples with had been coated in some kind of applesauce.
"You realize that nobody was going to eat your treats, right?" she asked him.