As time went by, the sky gradually dimmed. Zhuang Rui cleared a piece of grass very close to the stream and lit a bonfire. In this dry summer, lighting a bonfire was a very dangerous thing.
, one careless step may cause a grassland fire.
But Zhuang Rui couldn't help it. He felt his own condition. He couldn't use his spiritual energy now. If he rode back, his crotch would probably be worn out by the time he found Battle and others. He might as well light a fire and wait for them.
Find it.
However, after waiting until after 1 o'clock at night, there was still no sign of Battle and others. However, the wild horses came back one after another. Zhuang Rui took a count and found that there were more than 80 wild horses back.
These horses all looked at Zhuang Rui with slight hostility. They were lying or standing far away from the campfire. Zhuang Rui knew that they must be resting, because no matter what posture the horses were in, even if they were standing, they would be resting.
Able to sleep.
"Huhu...puff!"
After the red horse restrained his subordinates, he came to Zhuang Rui, bent his front legs, leaned down and lay down, staring at Zhuang Rui closely with a pair of big eyes full of spirituality.
In the animal world, it is an inevitable rule that the strong are respected, just like a pack of wolves. If the wolf king gets old, he must abdicate in favor of a worthy one and leave alone, otherwise he will be mercilessly attacked by the new wolf king.
.
Since the red horse expressed goodwill and surrender to Zhuang Rui, the white horse's position next to Zhuang Rui has been taken away by the red horse. However, the white horse, who is one step behind the red horse in height and weight, obviously does not.
What opinion.
Zhuang Rui stretched out his hand to rub the red horse's satin-like body, and said with a smile: "What are you doing? You feel better, brother, I can't hold on any longer..."
Although the spiritual energy can be restored automatically, it has been consumed too much this time. It will take less than three or five days to recover. However, Zhuang Rui is not too worried.
"Huhu..."
The red horse breathed heavily, turned its head and stuck out its tongue to lick Zhuang Rui's hand. It could feel Zhuang Rui's kindness to him, and after running for hundreds of miles, the red horse also recognized Zhuang Rui's ability.
, in other words, it has surrendered to Zhuang Rui.
"Okay, let's take a rest early. Let's go back tomorrow..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and pulled down the red horse's head with his hand, and lay comfortably on the red horse's neck, feeling the beating of the red horse's pulse, and soon fell asleep.
…
When the first ray of sunlight rose in the morning, Zhuang Rui opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was the red horse's big eyes, which were dark and deep, as fascinating as gems.
The bonfire last night has been extinguished, but there are still thin wisps of smoke rising from the bottom of the bonfire, drifting crookedly and disappearing on the grassland.
"Get up..."
Zhuang Rui rolled up his body like a carp, and the red horse also stood up. One person and one horse were bathed in the morning sun, and they looked so coordinated.
"Restore...Lulu!"
The long neigh of the red horse caused a commotion among the horses not far away, and several horse neighs followed, adding another beautiful scenery to this vital prairie.
After recovering last night, Zhuang Rui felt that his spiritual energy had been enriched a lot. Although it could not be used for large-scale surveys, it was enough to support him at least to return to the gathering place.
He had been separated from Battle and others for a day and a night after following the red horse. He could imagine that Peng Fei must have blistered at the mouth in anxiety. If he didn't go back, he would probably go to the garrison to search for him.
Already.
Zhuang Rui rubbed the red horse's smooth back and said, "Come back with me?"
After finishing speaking, Zhuang Rui looked at the red horse nervously. He wondered whether the red horse was willing to give up its glory on the prairie and follow him.
Although the red horse had expressed enough goodwill to him before, Zhuang Rui was not sure that the red horse would definitely follow him. After all, all living creatures hope to have a free space to live without being restricted by some outside world.
"Lulu..."
The red horse raised its head and let out a short hiss, and the look in its eyes was actually a bit complicated. Yes, in Zhuang Rui's eyes it was complicated, with hope, fear, tenderness, and even a hint of murderous intent.
The red horse's expression also became anxious. It could not stop scratching the ground with its front hooves, and its trunk was constantly beating. It looked at Zhuang Rui for a while, and then turned to look at the horses not far away. It was obvious that it was very entangled in its heart.
, it is difficult to make a decision.
The horses in the distance also felt the red horse's anxiety. A few larger horses suddenly looked up to the sky and neighed. No longer avoiding Zhuang Rui, they ran straight over and rubbed their bodies against the red horse, as if
Using this method to retain their king.
Zhuang Rui waited quietly. During this process, he did not use spiritual energy to appease Hong Ma, because he knew that if that happened, the balance in Hong Ma's heart would definitely tilt towards him. Zhuang Rui just wanted to give Hong Ma a choice.
Chance.
Zhuang Rui had left the snow leopard behind in the Snowy Mountains before. Although he still thinks of that hairy guy from time to time, Zhuang Rui has never regretted it, because only there can the snow leopard preserve its wild nature.
He is the real king of snow mountains.
It's the same now. Although Zhuang Rui desperately longs for the red horse to leave with him, he also doesn't want the red horse to lose its wild nature and lose his elegance as the king of horses.
"Lulu..."
After a full four or five minutes, the red horse suddenly looked up to the sky and neighed. It no longer looked at Zhuang Rui, but ran towards the group of horses. The sound of its hooves on the ground was like a drum.
Beating Zhuang Rui's heart.
"It's up to you. If you want to stay here and be the King of Horses, then just stay. The sky in Beijing is not as good as the grassland. It's really too small there..."
Zhuang Rui's expression was extremely disappointed. Although he could not form a deep friendship with the red horse after spending this day and night together, the red horse's divine performance during the chase left a lasting impression in Zhuang Rui's heart.
Deep imprint.
In addition, horses are animals that humans have already tamed. Zhuang Rui hopes that the red horse can follow him more than the snow leopard on the snowy mountain.
Because unlike the inaccessible Snowy Mountains, the living space of wild animals on the grassland has been gradually compressed and become smaller under the erosion of human civilization. Maybe the red horse will suffer bad luck at some point. This is what Zhuang Rui hopes that the red horse will suffer.
One of the reasons why Ma left with him.
"Xiaobai, let's go..."
Zhuang Rui wrote again and shook his head sadly. He originally thought that he had become intimate with the red horse, but who knew that the red horse still couldn't resist the temptation of freedom and did not follow him in the end.
"shelf!"
After getting on the back of the white horse, Zhuang Rui looked back at the red horse surrounded by a group of horses, clamped the belly of Xiaobai's horse with his legs, and ran towards the road he came from.
"Xiao Bai, you said I'm so good to it, why doesn't it want to follow me?"
Zhuang Rui couldn't explain his mood at the moment. He resisted his desire to look back and started talking to Xiaobai on his crotch like an old woman.
"Pfft!" The white horse snorted, which was an answer to Zhuang Rui's words. Of course, Zhuang Rui was not a zoologist and could not understand what the horse meant.
"Yes, I shouldn't feel disappointed because of the choices I let it make, but...why am I so sad?"
The speed of the white horse gradually increased, and Zhuang Rui knew that he was getting away from the red horse step by step, and he might never see this magnificent horse again in the rest of his life.
"Lulu!"
Suddenly, a familiar long hissing sound sounded behind Zhuang Rui, and then, a series of sudden raindrops of horse hoofbeats also reached Zhuang Rui's ears.
Zhuang Rui's body trembled, and he quickly stretched out his hand to hold the reins, causing the white horse to stop. Looking back, he saw a red horse silhouette running towards him as fast as lightning.
However, in just over ten seconds, the red horse had already chased behind Xiao Bai. Its rushing body suddenly stopped, its forelimbs were raised high, and the whole horse stood in front of Zhuang Rui.
"Whirring whirring……"
The red horse panted heavily and arched its big head towards Zhuang Rui. Its big, bright and clear eyes showed a puzzled look, as if it was blaming Zhuang Rui.
"You...are you going to follow me? Are you not abandoning me?"
Zhuang Rui looked at the red horse in disbelief. His mood at the moment was like that of a resentful woman who had been abandoned by her husband. She suddenly discovered that her husband's previous neglect was just to give her a surprise. His mood was like breaking the five-flavor bottle.
, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty all came to my mind.
"Lulu..." Hong Ma hissed lightly and nodded his head, answering Zhuang Rui's question.
"Haha, hahaha..."
After Zhuang Rui saw the red horse's behavior, he was so surprised that he almost started dancing on the back of the white horse. He even hugged the red horse's stretched-out head and kissed it hard several times.
After Zhuang Rui made out with the red horse for a while, he said: "Okay, let's go, you follow us, don't run too fast..."
It's not that Zhuang Rui doesn't want to ride the red horse, it's just that the red horse is wild and untrained. Although it has surrendered to itself, it is definitely not used to being ridden. Zhuang Rui is going to train him slowly and wait until the red horse gets used to it before riding him.
As your own mount.
"Lulu...Lulu..."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, the red horse actually shook his head, gently biting Zhuang Rui's clothes with his big mouth and pulling.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Zhuang Rui was a little confused, then his eyes lit up and he asked: "You mean to let me ride on you?"
"Lulu..."
After the red horse heard Zhuang Rui's words, he hissed lightly, took a few steps back, and tapped the horse's head up and down a few times.
"real?"
Zhuang Rui became excited. Although the white horse could barely be regarded as a divine horse with the addition of his spiritual energy, compared with the red horse, it was simply incomparable.
