Shennong Sequence

Chapter 22: Chasing the Wind Mare

Zhao Yun was eating his meal with a rage in his heart.

After dinner, he was not in the mood to listen to the storytelling of Jia Caizi, so he returned to the stable with Liu the Butcher.

Because it was hot at noon and not suitable for letting the horses out, Old Man Sun agreed with the two of them to take them out to let the horses out around 3 p.m. in the afternoon.

Zhao Yun was filled with anger and tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

He simply picked up the bow and arrow, went behind the stable, and started shooting arrows at a thick poplar tree.

He pulled the bowstring more than 40 times with his left and right arms alternately, and his arms began to tremble slightly.

This short period of training also increased the progress value of archery skills by another 20 points.

[Skill: Archery (Beginner)]

[Progress: (61/200)]

[Effect: Strong physique, eagle-like eyes]

"I have already passed a quarter of the way to the basics of archery!"

"Every time I practice archery, there is a limit to the number of times I can do it because of my physical fitness and strength. I can't do infinite archery, and naturally I can't increase my progress points indefinitely."

Zhao Yun frowned slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes. However, the humiliation he had just suffered and the desire for powerful strength in his heart were like a raging fire that would not be extinguished.

"But it's okay. According to this progress, it will only take another five or six days for my Archery to advance to a higher level. By then, the strength of my physical body may undergo new changes."

"Moreover, the stronger the body becomes, the stronger the ability to bend the bow and shoot arrows will be. The number of times you can draw the bow will also increase gradually. Later, you may be able to shoot eight or nine arrows in a row, making nine consecutive arrows!"

An expression of longing appeared on Zhao Yun's face.

In addition, continuous archery also allowed Zhao Yun to vent some of the bad luck in his heart.

Then, as he walked slowly back from the stable with his quiver and bow, he deliberately stopped in front of the mare.

He gently stroked the mare's mane with his hand, trying to make it calm down in front of him.

Then he closed his eyes again, activated the psychic seal in his sea of ​​consciousness, and instantly he was able to clearly sense the little mare's emotions.

It was full of curiosity, as if the soul of the little mare was also telling him something...

This time, Zhao Yun did not immediately disconnect the connection between the psychic seal and the filly. Instead, he communicated seriously with the filly for a long time, patiently telling the filly that they were going out to play in a while, and asked the filly to carry him slowly and not to be in a hurry.

Hey hey!

The little mare seemed to understand what Zhao Yun said. She snorted happily and agreed readily.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun gave the mare some additional fodder, then returned to the bedroom with his bow and arrows, and lay down comfortably, allowing his numb and trembling arms to recover...

When the sun starts to tilt slightly to the west.

Old man Sun finally got enough sleep, got up and walked out of the room, shouting for Butcher Liu and Zhao Yun to get up.

Afterwards, Old Man Sun took them to the stable's warehouse to find three sets of horse harnesses, and then took the two of them to the stable to start choosing horses.

"Old man Sun, I want that little mare."

Zhao Yun said without hesitation, and at the same time, his eyes fell on the small mare he had already chosen. "That's fine. Those tall horses have fierce tempers, and I'm afraid you can't control them. You can ride a small mare."

Old Man Sun nodded, then looked at Butcher Liu.

Butcher Liu was extremely fat and strong, and there was a horse in the stable that was even smaller than the mare Zhao Yun had chosen. However, the horse's bones had not yet fully developed and could not support Butcher Liu's strong body.

Compared to the mare chosen by Zhao Yun, if it was taller and bigger, it would basically be an adult horse.

So Butcher Liu had no choice but to beg Old Man Sun to find him a docile mare.

But don't get the kind of wild horse that will knock him over as soon as he sits on it.

Old Man Sun walked around, patted a big mare, whispered a few words to it, and then asked Butcher Liu to come over and touch the horse.

The horse was quite docile and didn't resist much.

Only then did he let Butcher Liu put the saddle and other horse gear on the horse.

Since Zhao Yun had already made his choice, he methodically began to fit the mare with the saddle, stirrups, reins and other horse gear.

Old Man Sun then saw the little mare, who allowed Zhao Yun to tie the harness on her without any resistance, which surprised him.

He touched the psychic seal in his sea of ​​consciousness, communicated with the little mare, and instantly looked at Zhao Yun in a different light.

He murmured to himself, "I have met a genius! I must accept a disciple..."

When Zhao Yun had tied up all the horse harnesses, Old Man Sun said:
"Zhao Yun, don't you have a bow and arrow? Take it with you and see if you can catch some rabbits to eat."

Zhao Yun received the order and quickly returned to the house, hung the bow and quiver on his body and brought them out.

After everything was ready, Old Man Sun first released the king of the forty horses and asked him to stay in the backyard.

Then the horses were released one by one, and they twisted their bodies happily and jumped out of the stables joyfully like wild horses.

In an instant, the backyard was filled with forty horses running around happily.

When Old Man Sun came out of the stable and walked to the backyard, the horses seemed to have consciousness and made way for him, allowing him to walk smoothly to the door to the backyard and open it.

Then the horses ran out like arrows from a bow.

After that, when the three men closed the door of the backyard again, the three harnessed horses waited quietly at the door of the backyard for the three men to ride.

As for the other thirty-seven horses, they were having fun in the field outside the backyard.

Old man Sun leaped cleanly and neatly, jumping onto the horse's back in an elegant manner.

The slightly hunched figure that looked old became graceful again.

Zhao Yun gently touched the mare, but the mare sneezed loudly and then urged Zhao Yun to ride on it impatiently. She also wanted to gallop quickly.

Zhao Yun pulled the saddle, then turned over and rode on the mare. Then he pulled the reins and leaned over to the mare's ear and said:

"Don't run too fast. Let me get used to it first. I've never ridden such a beautiful mare before..."

(End of this chapter)