Why did you provoke that old man? He's a reincarnation of a deity!

Li Jun was stunned for a moment: Black Cloud? That man's former mount? It's said he's dead, and his body can't be found. How did that horse end up here?

Xiao Nian heard it very clearly: Black Cloud! That was his companion who had been with him for many years in his previous life, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day.

Li Jun paused for a moment, then revealed a mischievous smile: "Oh? That horse? It's said to be the most prized possession of this hunting ground lately. But I wonder if Old Man Meng has the skill to ride it?"

"I heard that no one can get close to it. When Instructor Liu from the Martial Arts Academy came back last time, he was a master martial artist who claimed to be a Martial Arts Opening Master. He was kicked and almost had his ribs broken when he tried to get close. Now no one dares to touch it," the underling threatened.

Li Jun's eyes darted around, glancing at Xiao Nian. He chuckled, feigning sudden realization: "Oh dear, so our Teacher Meng could just be kicked away like that, right?"

"Old Meng, you should go back first. You can't control that horse." Although Li Mingmei was willful, she was also sensible.

"The original owner of that horse was Xiao Nian, the number one martial arts genius and the only Martial Emperor who broke through the limits of the Great Xia Dynasty." Li Mingmei's eyes were full of stars as she said this. Li Mingmei was a big fan of Xiao Nian. Last year, when she heard the news of Xiao Nian's death, she cried for a month and didn't leave the house.

"It is said that this is a monster-level creature. It was once the mount of Emperor Xiao Nian when he was at the Martial Academy. After Xiao Nian's death, it was handed over to the Martial Academy by his friend, but no one has been able to tame it. I don't know why it was sold here."

The group looked at each other, bewildered, unaware that Hei Yun had such a backstory.

It's related to Emperor Wu, Xiao Nian. It seems this horse has never been tamed. If Old Man Meng goes there, wouldn't that be just courting death?

Li Jun then became interested: "Brothers, let's go take a look. We want to see the legacy left by our short-lived Emperor Wu."

These words were sarcastic and clearly meant to humiliate Xiao Nian.

"Brother! What are you doing!" Li Mingmei said angrily.

"I'm reminded of a saying: After the legendary Emperor Lü Bu died, everyone said they could kill him. I wonder if Young Master Li is that person?" Xiao Nian, who had been silent for a long time, smiled.

"Old man Meng, do you have a death wish today?" Li Jun was mocked like this and wanted to kill Meng Chenhai on the spot.

"Come on, let's go see Emperor Wu's legacy. You're not too scared to go, are you?" Xiao Nian smiled faintly at the threat and walked towards the stable.

"Whoever backs down is a dog!" Thinking of Xiao Nian, Li Jun did indeed back down. They were classmates during their time at the Martial Arts Academy. In their second year, Li Jun knew that Xiao Nian liked Ye Xunmei, but he still introduced her to Shi Junhao.

Xiao Nian was later ridiculed as the number one simp of the Martial Arts Academy. Li Jun liked to bully and mock Xiao Nian for no reason other than he knew that Xiao Nian came from an ordinary family and could not cause any trouble.

But later, in his fourth year at the Martial Arts Academy, Xiao Nian actually broke through to become a Qi Opening Martial Master.

What happened next was something Li Jun couldn't even imagine:

Meridian-connecting generals...

True Qi Martial King...

Transformation Martial Emperor...

Breakthrough Martial Emperor...

Xiao Nian's martial arts cultivation soared like a rocket. During those years, Li Jun kept his distance from Xiao Nian. When Xiao Nian was in the east, Li Jun would run to the west, fearing that Xiao Nian would come knocking on his door and kill him on the spot.

He only dared to come out and move around after hearing that Xiao Nian had died in Kunlun Mountain last year.

Deep inside the stable, a jet-black horse was tethered alone to a thick wooden stake.

The horse was half a head taller than everyone else, with long, iron-like limbs and a jet-black, shiny mane. Its eyes, however, were bloodshot. When it saw someone approaching, it immediately pricked up its ears, pawed the ground with its front hooves, exhaled two puffs of white air from its nostrils, and let out a low neigh.

Xiao Nian knew it all too well! Black Cloud, its first mount, was still alive!

Xiao Nian walked up to it and stopped five steps away.

"Watch out!" Ye Tianming shouted anxiously from behind, "Instructor Liu was kicked within three steps!"

Xiao Nian did not turn around.

He watched the black horse quietly, his gaze calm as still water. The black horse shook its head violently, a fierce glint flashing in its red eyes, as if it were ready to kick at any moment.

Xiao Nian gently gathered spiritual power in his fingers, and an invisible stream of spiritual power shot from his fingertips into the black horse's head.

The demonic beast Black Cloud sensed a familiar aura, and its crimson eyes instantly became clear.

The black horse shuddered.

"Awooo!" the dark cloud howled.

No one had ever seen the horse so excited.

Its ears twitched, its front hooves slowly lowered, its breathing remained heavy, and it no longer displayed an aggressive posture.

"Good boy." Xiao Nian slowly walked over and gently placed her right hand on the horse's neck.

The horse did not resist; instead, it lowered its head, nuzzled his palm, let out a neigh that sounded almost like a spoiled child, and a few clear tears streamed from the corner of its eyes.

The wisp of spiritual power Xiao Nian used was merely to transmit a few images of Xiao Nian and Hei Yun's experiences together.

Inside and outside the stable, there was a deathly silence.

The smile on Li Jun's face froze.

Duanmu Yun's eyes widened, and his mouth gaped open.

Li Mingmei covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

Ye Tianming stood there, stunned. He looked at the horse, then at the hunched old man in front of him, unable to process what was happening.

"How is this possible?" Li Jun murmured.

That black cloud was a legacy left by Emperor Xiao Nian, so it's not surprising that it was tamed by other martial arts masters.

Dean Chen, despite being a True Qi Martial King, was unable to tame him, and even Instructor Liu from the Martial Arts Academy, a master of martial arts opening meridians, could not even get close to him.

Black Cloud, at this moment, was like a big cat whose fur had been stroked, docilely leaning against the old man.

This is like a stunningly beautiful woman being abducted by an eighty-year-old man—it's utterly absurd and outrageous.

Xiao Nian mounted the horse with clean, swift movements. Black Cloud not only didn't shake him off, but instead snorted, lightly stamped its four hooves twice, and steadily carried him to the ground.

"???" Li Jun's face turned pale and then flushed, and after a long pause, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence, "What happened? This horse was just a few days ago..."

"It was probably tamed a few days ago," one of Li Jun's servants said, forcing a smile. "Yes, that must be it. The stable boy said the other day that the horse seemed much more docile. We hadn't even tried it out, and this kid got the better deal."

He himself didn't believe those words.

Since the black cloud was given to the Martial Arts Academy, Dean Chen has said that it is wild and difficult to tame, and even martial arts masters cannot get close to it. How could it have become docile in just two days?

But Li Jun needed a way to save face. He coughed lightly, feigning composure, and said, "Yes, it must be tamed. What a coincidence, Old Man Meng is lucky."

He spurred his horse around, concealing his embarrassment: "Let's go, into the woods!"

Xiao Nian rode on the back of the black cloud, lowered his head slightly, and watched as the horse's ears twitched gently.

Xiao Nian patted the horse's neck and said softly, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. This time, we will become long-term comrades-in-arms. Let's go."