But why would the Hong Residence send a sick horse to Hong Yulang?
There must be more to this story.
Driven by curiosity, Ye Lingyue no longer hesitated. With a tap of her foot and amid gasps from the crowd, she soared like a swallow returning to its nest, her feet landing heavily on the belly of the Red Horse.
The Red Horse, in pain, neighed incessantly, still refusing to be tad.
The horse shook its head from side to side and occasionally raised its forelimbs, trying to throw off Ye Lingyue and trample her to death.
"The lowly girl is overestimating herself; it would be better if the Red Horse tramples her to death," Hong Yulang spitefully muttered.
"Not good, sothing bad is going to happen. Get the Cloud-piercing Crossbow ready to shoot that monstrous beast," Heir Qinghai said urgently when he saw that Ye Lingyue and the Red Horse were at an impasse.
Upon Heir Qinghai’s command, the Cloud-piercing Crossbow was quickly brought over.
The Cloud-piercing Crossbow is a large military-grade gunpowder crossbow, typically only available to the army. Marquis Qinghai, being the Founding Marquis, had two in his possession.
This crossbow can fire up to ten bolts in a row, with enough force to penetrate a wall. Alas, they are difficult to make and hence, Marquis Qinghai’s Mansion scarcely used them.
Seeing that Heir Qinghai was willing to use the Cloud-piercing Crossbow just to save a general’s daughter, Hong Yulang’s expression darkened.
It seed that Heir Qinghai was intent on forming an alliance with the Lan Residence.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Heir Qinghai, who had been neutral, was swayed by the Lan Family.
The Cloud-piercing Crossbow aid at the Red Horse, but since Ye Lingyue was still struggling with it, firing rashly risked injuring her.
"What a temperantal beast," Ye Lingyue muttered, her hands were already raw and bleeding from the reins. If not for the support of her Flower Pinching Jade Shattering Hand’s pinching force, she would have been thrown off countless tis by now.
After several attempts, Ye Lingyue finally seized an opportunity to lie flat on the Red Horse’s back.
Her right hand quickly employed the Cauldron Breath technique.
Sure enough, upon inspection, Ye Lingyue found sothing unusual.
A mass of fiery-red Primordial Power was located on the head of the Red Horse.
That mass of Primordial Power was precisely the cause of the Red Horse’s irritability.
Ye Lingyue tried to use the Cauldron Breath to devour the red-colored Primordial Power.
But as the Cauldron Breath approached it, the mass of power surged towards her like a ferocious flood.
"What is this?" The power was incredibly swift; Ye Lingyue realized this was not the usual power of a Martial Artist. The sensation was very similar to when the Qian Cauldron had devoured the Five Elents Water Cauldron Fragnt—this was the power of the Five Elents Spirit.
Judging by the aggression of this force, it was surely the Five Elents Fire Spirit within the powers of the Five Elents.
How could the Red Horse possess the power of the Five Elents Fire Spirit? Recalling what Heir Qinghai had ntioned earlier about the Red Horse being personally tad by the Old Marquis of the Hong Residence, could it be that during the taming process the Red Horse was imbued with the power of the Five Elents Fire Spirit?
That would an the Old Marquis of the Hong Residence had the Five Elents Fire Spirit and had used so of its power to capture the Red Horse, which left so of the Primordial Power on it.
As the Red Horse beneath her continued to resist fiercely, Ye Lingyue refocused her thoughts and controlled the power of the Five Elents Water Spirit to slowly devour the part of the Fire Spirit’s power. Fortunately, this portion of the Fire Spirit power was not strong, and it wasn’t long before it was completely consud.
With the disappearance of the Fire Spirit’s power, the Red Horse cald down and stopped resisting.
This scene left the Heir Qinghai and Hong Yulang and others in great surprise.
"Truly worthy of soone from the General Mansion, what marvelous horse taming skills." Witnessing Ye Lingyue’s magical taming of the Red Horse, those martial artists couldn’t help but marvel.
The earlier rumors about Lan Lingyue being of illegitimate birth thus effortlessly fell apart, reflecting upon the days when Invincible General Lan Yingwu was famously agile on horseback on the battlefield. Now, it seems that this Second Miss Lan who has just recognized her lineage is indeed a case of the apple not falling far from the tree.
"Steady now." Ye Lingyue took the opportunity to pull the reins, and the Red Horse stopped in front of Heir Qinghai.
"My lord, here is your horse." Ye Lingyue passed the reins to Heir Qinghai.
The Red Horse, following beside Ye Lingyue, let out a neigh, its eyes showing reluctance.
Spiritual Beasts possess communicative spirituality, and the power of the Fire Spirit had been lying dormant within the Red Horse for a long ti, and if left for too long, it would surely endanger the beast’s life. In its view, Ye Lingyue was its lifesaver.
"Second Miss Lan, well done. Since you have tad this horse, it now belongs to you," Heir Qinghai was indeed an astute person.
He could see that the Red Horse had been subdued by Lan Lingyue.
A gentleman brings out the best in others, and as treasure swords are fitting gifts for heroes, fine horses are suited for beauties — a joy indeed.
Moreover, while at the Beast Pet Store, Heir Qinghai had felt that Lan Lingyue possessed a talent with Spiritual Beasts, initially attributing it to luck. Yet today, it was evident that Lan Lingyue had true skill in beast taming.
Lan Lingyue also greatly adored this horse, and half-jokingly said as she patted its head,
"Horse, the food at the General Mansion can’t compare to that of Marquis Qinghai’s Mansion, you better think it over."
The animal responded with a long and pleased neigh.
This interaction between the woman and the horse brought a smile to Heir Qinghai’s face.
Hong Yulang’s expression turned gloomy. It was one thing for the Red Horse to be subdued by Heir Qinghai, but to be tad by Ye Lingyue, that was too galling.
Seething with anger and without turning his head, Hong Yulang promptly left the scene.
The letter written by Ye Lingyue arrived at the Li City’s Ye Mansion just before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
"It’s a letter from cousin Ling Yue, and she’s sent back quite a few gifts," Ye Sheng knew her grandfather was always anxious about cousin Ling Yue’s safety in Xia Capital, and quickly passed on the letter.
The letter detailed that Ling Yue was doing well in the Xia Capital, having joined the ranks of the Alchemist Tower; the Lan Residence treated her as their own daughter, showering her with abundant care, covering all her needs in food, clothing, and daily life. Recently, she had joined the Hongwu Hall in the capital, where she also made a few friends.
At the end of the letter, she inquired about her grandfather, her mother, and Nanny Liu’s well-being.
Among the gifts sent back by Ye Lingyue were nurous elixir pills, so specialty products of the Xia Capital, and several jars of the newly-brewed Rainbow Five Treasures Brew.
"Grandfather, it seems that Ling Yue is quite comfortable living in the Xia Capital. She asked about Aunt Three in her letter; should we tell her the truth?" After reading the letter, Ye Sheng was happy for her cousin.
The Xia Capital was a favorable place, and with cousin Ling Yue’s talent, she was sure to thrive there.
Yet the Ye Family concealed one matter from Ye Lingyue.
Just three days after she left Li City, Ye Huangyu left a note and vanished from the Ye Family, whereabouts unknown.
She emphasized repeatedly in her letter, insisting that her departure must not be revealed to Ye Lingyue.
"This matter should not be disclosed to Ling Yue for the ti being, lest she imdiately rushes back from the Xia Capital. Your fifth uncle has already reached out to his friends in the capital. If I am not mistaken, your Aunt Three must have gone to the Xia Capital too. Aunt Three has never been able to let go of the past." Ye Gu sighed, a father knows his daughter best. All he desired now was for Ye Huangyu to be safe and sound.
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