Chapter 793 – Inviting the Lord Off the Mountain (1/2)
Chapter 793 – Inviting the Lord Off the Mountain
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The surface of frost grass was covered in an extremely shallow surface of white wool, which was precisely the part that Dragonhorses enjoyed eating the most. The grass after the sandstorm was covered in a dusty coat, but this was true dust, so the horse herd had no place to start eating. They had stood around the stream and looked for a very long time until they had seen everything there was to see. In the end, they could only helplessly turn around and return.
Anyone, whether man or horse, would be unhappy after being presented with a great feast that they were unable to take a single bite of. If they were to see someone laughing happily at this moment, they would inevitably assume that the person was ridiculing them. Regardless of what that person might have thought, it was very obvious that the horse looking towards Chen Changsheng was thinking this.
It suddenly charged towards Chen Changsheng.
As the most outstanding warhorse, the Dragonhorse, no matter how awful its temper, would never randomly strike out against soldiers. The soldiers were well aware that this Dragonhorse only wanted to give Chen Changsheng a fright. Usually, this sort of playing around wouldn't even be worth their attention, but when they thought of how Chen Changsheng had still not recovered and had only just regained his ability to walk, they still warily gripped their staves.
What happened next surprised everybody.
The Dragonhorse did not continue charging forward. When it was still ten-some zhang away, it slowed down into a trot. Its head swayed side to side as if extremely confused, its nostrils constantly flaring as if it was smelling something, the sense of mischief in its eyes quickly replaced by a desire to be friends.
It trotted up to Chen Changsheng and deferentially lowered its head, apparently wishing for Chen Changsheng to stroke it.
The remaining Dragonhorses noticed this activity and began running over, just like the first Dragonhorse. They circled around Chen Changsheng and very carefully began to rub against him, finding it very difficult to suppress their happiness. A bolder Dragonhorse even sneakily licked the hand that Chen Changsheng was using to hold the tree branch.
Upon seeing this sight, the soldiers of Sloping Cliff Horse Farm were utterly flabbergasted, their laughter having stopped long ago. Just what was going on here?
At this moment, the leader of the herd, the finest Dragonhorse of them all, pushed through the surrounding horses and came up to Chen Changsheng. It humbly bent its forelegs and kneeled on the ground.
It was apparently asking Chen Changsheng to mount it, or perhaps asking Chen Changsheng to grant it his blessing.
Gasps of shock rose from the surrounding crowd.
Standing on the outskirts, Luo Bu was no longer smiling. He quietly gazed at Chen Changsheng in the center of the herd, a pensive look on his face.
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On the same night, the starlight remained the same as ever, a pot of meat soup was still boiling on the stove in the room, and yet it was not as noisy as it had been the past few nights.
There was no soldier of Sloping Cliff Horse Farm chatting with Chen Changsheng in the room, as he had a guest tonight.
Luo Bu glanced at Nanke, who was by the stove staring at the pot of meat, then turned to Chen Changsheng on the bed. Without any attempt to hide his intentions, he straightaway declared, ”You are naturally not an ordinary person.”
Chen Changsheng thought of that essentially perfect array laid out amongst the fields and that study room, and returned, ”You are naturally no ordinary person either.”
Luo Bu stared into his eyes and asked, ”Your falling down from the mountain has nothing to do with me?”
”Nothing.” Chen Changsheng calmly returned the stare and said, ”From a certain perspective, I truly am a pharmacist.”
Luo Bu calmly asked, ”So in your stroll around Sloping Cliff Horse Farm, did you see what you wanted to see?”
Chen Changsheng very sincerely answered, ”I did.”
”What did you see?”
”I saw that this place called Sloping Cliff has a great general.”
Luo Bu fell quiet for a while at these words, then said, ”Directly state your meaning.”
Chen Changsheng looked into his eyes and requested, ”I want to invite you off the mountain.”
Off what mountain?
The vast mountain range of Mount Han.
Beyond Mount Han was the snowy plains, the true battlefield against the demons.
Chen Changsheng continued, ”I don't know if you're aware, but Ning Shiwei is dead, so the Mount Song Army requires a new Divine General.”
Luo Bu fell silent, then asked, ”Is my understanding correct? You admire me so much that you have decided to push me onto the position of Divine General of the Mount Song Army?”