Top-notch Little Horseman

Liang Kun remained silent for a long time before finally squeezing out a sentence through gritted teeth.

"Consider yourself lucky, kid!"

"Then about the wedding officiant..." Ye Chen persisted.

Liang Kun's face alternated between pale and flushed, finally letting out a cold snort: "Hmph! What's your rush? There are still so many warhorses! Go and treat their illnesses. Once you've cured them all, I'll keep my word!"

"Once all the warhorses are fully recovered, I will personally officiate your wedding!"

After saying that, he turned and left, giving Ye Chen no chance to speak again.

Watching Liang Kun's departing figure, the monkey couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Captain, did you see that? That old man's face turned green!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly. Although he had won this round, he knew that Liang Kun would not give up easily. The real contest had just begun.

"Ye Chen." Hong Chengye appeared beside Ye Chen at some point, gently patted his shoulder, and said in a meaningful tone.

"You did a good job today, but... Liang Kun is a vindictive man. You made him lose face so badly, he will definitely not let you off easily."

Ye Chen smiled and cupped his hands to Hong Chengye, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, sir, and thank you for vouching for me. I will remember your kindness today."

"But since my subordinate dared to do it, I'm not afraid of his retaliation."

Hong Chengye gave Ye Chen a deep look, then nodded slightly and said, "Alright. Since you've agreed, let's focus on healing the warhorses first."

"These five hundred horses are strategic resources on the border. Not a single one can be harmed, otherwise he will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble."

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked outside, but just then, a loud shout came from outside.

"Commander Chen, General Chen has arrived!"

A loud shout rang out in Maying. Liang Kun, who had just returned to his residence, stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

He hurriedly straightened his clothes and immediately turned around and ran to meet her.

The problem with the warhorses hasn't been resolved yet, and now Commander Chen has come over for some unknown reason. If he finds out that there's a problem with the warhorses, then as the shepherd, he certainly won't be able to shirk responsibility.

He forced a smile that looked worse than a grimace, hoping that nothing serious had happened to the other party and that they could temporarily conceal the fact that the warhorse had fallen ill.

Hong Chengye told Ye Chen to treat the warhorse as soon as possible, while he led a group of horsemen to meet Chen Baihu.

A small team of ten men approached the horse camp, led by a middle-aged general.

This general was none other than Chen Baiquan, the commander of the cavalry camp.

The head of the horse camp was the chief herdsman, who commanded five hundred horse herders. The horse camp was also under the control of the border army.

Liang Kun's immediate superior was Chen Baiquan, a centurion, who commanded a hundred real border soldiers.

He had a hundred real border soldiers under his command, and he wielded considerable power, even having the authority to execute Liang Kun, the herdsman.

He held true authority in Ma Ying, where a single word could make all the decisions.

Chen Baiquan stood tall and straight, with a calm gaze. His every move exuded the aura of a seasoned warrior. He was a general who had truly fought his way up.

"This humble official, Liang Kun, Commander of the Third Cavalry Battalion, respectfully welcomes General Chen!"

Liang Kun knelt before Chen Baiquan, his voice trembling slightly.

Chen Baiquan nodded slightly to him and said calmly, "Get up! I have been ordered to go out of the country for inspection. Go and fetch ten warhorses."

He said with a serious expression, "Recently, the northern cavalry have been frequently circling the border and have appeared outside Lingyuan Fort, in the Qingshui River area."

"Also, a large number of refugees have gathered in Anyuan County. Please prepare seven days' worth of dry rations for us, as we are going there to patrol."

Upon hearing this, Liang Kun's expression changed slightly, and he repeatedly cupped his hands in greeting: "Yes, yes, yes, this humble official will arrange it immediately and will not delay the General's important matters!"

Chen Baiquan nodded slightly, glanced around, and said, "Go, immediately fetch ten good horses. This general will be leaving the pass at any moment!"

We need to mobilize ten horses!

Sweat immediately streamed down Liang Kun's face. Ye Chen had just treated a horse in a stable. Although the stable had ten warhorses, none of them had fully recovered and they probably wouldn't be able to leave the camp yet.

"General Chen..." Liang Kun stammered, "This humble official will have someone fetch him right away. Please come into the camp and sit for a moment, have a cup of tea..."

"No need!" Before he could finish speaking, Chen Baiquan waved his hand to interrupt him.

"This general is on official business and cannot be delayed here. Quickly have someone bring the horse here!"

Liang Kun gritted his teeth, turned around, and growled at the horse herder beside him, "What are you all standing there for? Go and get the horses!"

The horseman snapped out of his daze and hurriedly turned and ran into the stable.

Not long after, the horse herders led out five warhorses.

Although the five warhorses were more energetic than before, their eyes were still cloudy and there was still some white foam at the corners of their mouths.

Who was Chen Baiquan? Upon seeing the five warhorses, his brows immediately furrowed!

"Liang Kun, there's a smell of mugwort and medicinal dregs in this camp. Something must have happened." A lean guard behind Chen Baiquan sniffed, looked around, and said in a deep voice.

"This smells like livestock being treated for disease; it's probably something wrong with the warhorses!"

Chen Baiquan's face darkened, his gaze like a knife as he pierced Liang Kun: "Headmaster Liang, could it be that the horses in the horse camp are sick?"

"No...no! Absolutely not!" Liang Kun hurriedly waved his hands, his smile looking more like a grimace.

"General Chen, please don't misunderstand. It's just that one of the stable's warhorses caught a chill last night and isn't feeling too well."

"I have already had it treated, and the warhorse is fine now."

"It's alright?" the guard sneered.

"The general requested ten warhorses for the mission, and you only brought out three. You call that not a problem?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Kun panicked and hurriedly said, "My lord, please calm down! My lord, please calm down! It's all because my subordinates have failed in their duties!"

He immediately turned around and roared at the stablemen leading the horses, "Are you deaf?! I told you to bring out ten warhorses, and you only brought out three! Are you looking for death?"

"My Lord Shepherd, it's not that we didn't want to lead the horses..." The horseman said with a bitter face, his voice full of grievance.

"Yes, it was Ye Chen. Ye Chen wouldn't allow it. He said the horse hadn't fully recovered and couldn't be ridden yet."

What?

Liang Kun's mind went blank for a moment, as if a thunderclap had exploded in his head.

Damn it, Ye Chen, what exactly does Ye Chen want to do!

First, he contradicted him in front of everyone, then he forced him to agree to those conditions in the stable, and now he even dares to stop me from leading the horse. He deserves to die!

He's the chief of the horse stables, how could he be controlled by a mere horse herder!

"Please wait a moment, General, while I personally lead it away!"

Liang Kun gave Hong Chengye a wink, signaling him to leave Chen Baiquan there while he himself rushed towards the stable.

Before he even reached the stable, he opened his mouth and shouted in a low voice, "Ye Chen, are you deliberately trying to make trouble for me today?"