Galloping along the riverbank, the cold river water sparkled in the corner of his eye.
The buildings of the Tianxia Grassland Scenic Area quickly faded into the background.
Beneath him was a surging force, the wind whistled past his ears, and before him, the golden sea of grass stretched endlessly.
At that mont, all of Li Younan’s distractions vanished, leaving only a pure sense of speed and control.
The vastness of this land seed to be asurable by the horse’s hooves.
Watching Li Younan run afar, Dan Dan asked thoughtfully, "Would you dare to ride that fast?"
Huang Xiaoyang remained silent.
Ahead, the river turned, revealing a sandy ground. Li Younan leaned back slightly, confidently gathered the reins in his hands, and gave a clear command, "Whoa—!"
The horse understood imdiately; its galloping montum quickly subsided, its pace slowed, and it finally ca to a steady stop at the edge of the sandy ground, elegantly taking a few steps with residual montum.
Li Younan reined in the horse and looked back.
The path behind carved a clear trajectory across the grassland.
The horse beneath him quieted down, its mane slightly damp with sweat, and it gently lowered its head. He could feel its chest heaving violently and then gradually calming.
Sunlight penetrated the clouds, casting its rays on the winding river surface, and on him and the horse.
The initial unfamiliarity of riding was completely gone, leaving only an exhilarating sense of harmony and the freedom of conquering this vast land.
The wind was the only boundary at this mont.
Refreshing.
So refreshing.
...
All in all, today’s task was completed very smoothly.
Huang Xiaoyang and his fiancée took great photos, while he galloped freely on a sturdy, strong horse.
Even after dismounting, Li Younan felt he hadn’t had enough, and he could even sense the horse’s reluctant fondness towards him.
For a horse, it is born to run; its life’s purpose is to gallop the earth with a rider.
It’s rare to find a rider who makes it comfortable to run, especially in such a restless era.
From the horse’s perspective, every biped cos to ride it, and the vast majority, the vast, vast majority, are clumsy bipeds who have never ridden before, making them constraints and obstacles.
Yet under the intimidation of horse breeders and whips, it can only suppress its innate free spirit.
Thinking of it that way, it’s quite pitiful.
Thus, to encounter a top rider like Li Younan becos all the more precious.
Li Younan sighed slightly, and before parting, he patted the horse’s head but didn’t say any sentintal words.
He thought the horse was very nice and quite pitiful too. If conditions allowed, he wouldn’t mind buying it, just because of this one ride and the horse’s longing gaze.
But since that condition was not available, he wouldn’t dwell on it sentintally.
He left cheerfully.
However, what surprised Li Younan was that it was evident Huang Xiaoyang was not in high spirits either.
In contrast, Dan Dan was very pleased with the afternoon trip, chatting away excitedly in the car, sharing her feelings, and occasionally telling so terribly cold jokes.
Li Younan didn’t find them funny, but he chuckled a couple of tis in response, as a courtesy.
And Huang Xiaoyang’s already low spirits before boarding the car lingered into this mont.
Li Younan thought Huang Xiaoyang seed quite reluctant to part with the horse—he turned out to be soone with a fondness for animals.
It made sense, considering Huang Xiaoyang’s clumsy riding skills, having a horse that could cooperate with and adapt to him was quite rare. Having so nostalgia seed normal.
Thinking this, while controlling the wheel, Li Younan said, "If you miss the horse, why not buy it? It shouldn’t be hard for your family to set up a ranch, right?"
Realizing Li Younan was talking to him, Huang Xiaoyang furrowed his brow slightly because he didn’t quite understand what Li Younan ant. He sighed slightly and said, "You won, but there was no ntion of stakes earlier... go ahead, you say it."
This left Li Younan startled. He blinked, glanced back at Huang Xiaoyang with an odd expression, saw Huang Xiaoyang’s serious deanor, then shifted his gaze to Dan Dan beside him, finally turned back, and asked, "Dan Dan, what’s your fiancé mumbling about? What did I win?"
Huang Xiaoyang furrowed his brows even tighter, a flicker of surprise passed through his eyes, then turned to confusion, then a realization, and finally a heavy sigh.
He... ignored what I said again.
Only Dan Dan understood what was happening the entire ti, bowing her head with an unconscious chuckle.
The girl kept laughing, tears almost coming out from her laughter, her fiancé turned his head to look out the window with a stern face, while the driver, still puzzled, continued driving.
Outside the window, the scenery was just right.
Li Younan thought for a mont and said, "No worries, although you ride a bit clumsily, just ride a few more tis and you’ll get the hang of it."
Dan Dan laughed even louder, and the next mont, Huang Xiaoyang rapped her on the head, abruptly stopping her laughter.
...
The next stop is Erguna.
When it cos to the itinerary, Li Younan has nothing to worry about.
Huang Xiaoyang has already arranged everything perfectly.
They settled into a hotel in Erguna and, after dinner, took a walk nearby, then rested directly.
In the hotel, jk Dragon sent a ssage asking what Li Younan had been up to lately, ntioning it had been a long ti since he had sent any material over.
Seeing this ssage, Li Younan could only smile wryly.
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