Chapter 599 - Boiling Frog Syndrome (1/2)
Black Whirlwind pitifully ran towards its master as it whined and cried in a spoiled manner. Xiaocao stifled her desire to laugh and stuffed a rock candy into the little fellow’s mouth to sooth its bruised little ego.
The head stallion sensitively could tell that there was spiritual energy that was coming off of the sugar lump. It hurriedly raised its head and followed the smell over. Under the light of the moon, a familiar figure was dressed entirely in white and her body seemed to emit a white glow like an immortal. The white stallion wasn’t able to appreciate the looks of a small human girl as its entire attention was taken up by the rock candy that the little black colt was currently chewing on in pleasure.
The head stallion gracefully headed over in the direction of Xiaocao. Little Black Whirlwind could sense the wildness on the other horse and thought that it was going to try to harm its master, so it advanced a couple steps forward. It used its small and weak body to block Xiaocao from the older horse.
It was this fellow again! The white horse lowered its head to glance at the tiny Black Whirlwind and its eyes were full of disdain. If it wanted to harm this human little girl, did the little foal really think it could stop it? It gently used its foreleg to push the little fellow away and stopped in front of Xiaocao. Its large mouth beelined for that familiar embroidered pouch.
At this time, a black colored little figure swiftly rushed over in an attempt to smash into the white stallion's head. The white horse backed up a step and avoided the little exploding bomb’s figure.
‘Hissssss——You’re not allowed to harm my master!!’ Although Black Whirlwind had a small figure, the noise it made was both loud and trumpeting, ‘Where is everyone? Where are the grooms? Where are the guards? Did everyone die in their sleep? There’s a bad horse here bullying my master. People come here and help ah!’
When she saw little Black Whirlwind making a heroic stance, trying to protect her from this intruder, Yu Xiaocao didn’t know whether she should laugh or feel touched by the little foal’s protectiveness. She stepped forward, bent down, and gently hugged the little fellow’s slightly trembling body. She stroked the foal’s soft and downy fur to comfort it and smiled, “Don’t worry, don’t be scared. It won’t harm us!”
Although Black Whirlwind was still quite young, its intelligence was already at around a five year old human child’s. It was able to understand the vast majority of what its master was saying. ‘What the? The master recognizes this scoundrel of a thief that had been stealing my midnight snacks?’ Black Whirlwind swiveled its head around to look at Xiaocao doubtfully.
“However, Black Whirlwind is so brave. I’ll reward you with a piece of sugar candy!” Yu Xiaocao took out a piece of rock sugar, placed it in her palm and was about to feed it to the little black foal.
Suddenly, a large head b.u.t.ted over and a warm tongue curled around the rock candy, stealing it from her hand. The white stallion closed its eyes in pleasure as it chewed on the sugar. It also silently complained that the amount of spiritual energy within the candy seemed to be less compared to the ones the little girl gave to him before. Not enough to satisfy its craving!
Black Whirlwind was infuriated by this! Not only did this interloper steal its midnight snack but it also blatantly stole its rock candy. This meant war! Black Whirlwind, whose head was filled with rage, seemed to go mad as it rushed towards the white stallion. It began to kick and bite at the other horse and was making quite a ruckus.
However, that white horse seemed to disregard the little fellow, who only reached the height of its knees. It sidled a bit to avoid the foal’s attack and then just let the younger horse pummel it. That little bit of strength was only a tickle to it. The most important thing was to swindle a few more pieces of candy over!
“Black Whirlwind, there’s still candy here, come back!” Yu Xiaocao was a bit afraid that the little fellow might be stomped upon by the white stallion. She hurriedly called it back and fished out another piece of candy. She avoided the white stallion’s open mouth and stuffed the rock candy into the little fellow’s mouth.
After chewing a bit on the sweet candy, Black Whirlwind’s reason gradually came back and it cooled its temper. It glared angrily at the white stallion and raised its head arrogantly as if it was trying to say, ‘See ah?! The master still likes me the most!’
The white horse cast a resentful glance at Xiaocao and stretched out its mouth to s.n.a.t.c.h at Xiaocao’s embroidered pouch. Xiaocao dodged it and tried to entice it, “See ah? The treatment at this farm is quite good. If you decide to stay here, every day you'll get a piece of candy! How’s that? Do you want to think it through?”
The white stallion momentarily stopped its attempts to steal food and then pretended to not have heard a single word as it resumed its attacks towards her embroidered pouch. Yu Xiaocao noticed that it was pretending and felt a bit helpless. However, since she had already said she wanted to say, there was no need to press on. She was sure that, like a frog being gradually boiled in a pot of water, the white stallion and the other wild horses would soon be enticed and captured by the farm’s benefits.
She shoved another piece of candy into the white stallion’s mouth and patted its neck as she smiled, “Alright, you ate some food and got a few candy pieces too. Quickly go back to where you need to go, ok? Oh right, in the future, if you encounter any storms or nasty weather, remember that there’s a new set of buildings over there that can shelter you. We especially prepared that for you and your herd! There won’t be any people there to bother you. Trust me, even if you come to live at the farm, you will still have plenty of freedom. However, there is one thing I need to mention. If you want to find some wives here, you need to pick first from the horses here!”
After successfully getting another piece of candy, the white stallion was finally satisfied and stopped its attempts at stealing more. It knew that there was a limit on how much spiritual energy it could eat in one day. If it ate too much, it would end up being harmful instead of beneficial. It reluctantly glanced at the human little girl again before it finally turned away to leave.
Yu Xiaocao quietly watched as that snow white horse, who didn’t have a single flaw on its body, gracefully treaded away under the gentle glow of the moon. She felt as if the horse had just come out of a storybook. It was so stunning that a person couldn’t bear to take their eyes away.