Chapter 129: Allies are Watching (1)
The monotony of the morning was broken by the sound of horse hooves. Xu Wenwu was up early. As soon as dawn had broken, the young man had gotten up and gone out to exercise his horse. Seeing that Xu Wenwu had begun his routine, Wei Yuan infused his horse with a wisp of fortune.
By now, Qingming’s domain had grown past the ten li mark, and more and more space was open for riding. Xu Wenwu felt quite at ease as his horse cantered along at a leisurely pace. If it wasn’t for the situation, he could almost fool himself into thinking that this was a vacation. He wasn’t entirely clueless; he had noticed the changes in the horse he was riding and guessed that they were likely connected to him. Otherwise, Wei Yuan wouldn’t have asked him to take it out for a ride every day.
Xu Wenwu couldn’t see Wei Yuan’s fortune, of course. From his perspective, the horse was visibly transforming solely because he was riding it every day. Thus, he believed that his body was hiding some sort of great secret. It just hadn’t been activated yet. It was a shame he didn’t know what the activation condition was and so could not work toward it specifically.
As Xu Wenwu traversed hills and crossed rivers on horseback, it suddenly occurred to him that it was only a matter of time before the horse underwent a stunning transformation. He wondered if it would transform into a dragon one day. The only unfortunate thing about this was that the horse wasn’t a female. Otherwise, he could have looked forward to the day it took on a human form.
Suddenly, Xu Wenwu slapped his head and exclaimed in realization, “Wait a second. I’m a Protector of the Horses[1], aren’t I?”
He recalled that there were still a couple of staffs among the pile of mystic artifact forgings and seriously considered asking Wei Yuan for one of them. Sure, he wasn’t strong enough to lift either one right now, but what if his bloodline were to awaken one day[2]?
While idly stroking his horse’s mane, Xu Wenwu allowed his imagination to run wild. If such a day should come, then this horse would be the White Dragon Horse, wouldn’t it? As for Wei Yuan, considering their friendship and his handsome appearance, he was definitely qualified to be Tang Sanzang.
Unfortunately, his poor friend had to fend off the two succubuses, Yun Feifei and Xu Wan’er, from time to time. Their crimes were unforgivable, so they must be de—no, subjugated. He would then persuade them to see the light.
Of course, one subjugation would not be enough to purify them of their sins. In the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang had captured Meng Huo seven times in total. He was a prime ministerial talent himself. Naturally, he could not allow a country bumpkin like Zhuge Liang to steal all the glory. He too would capture and release these two succubuses seven times to attain the perfect conclusion. When this story was passed down to the future generations, it would most likely become a delightful legend that could inspire a few excellent novels.