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 tamed.
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, something 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.
