Chapter 928 - The Competition Begins (2/2)

Wen Xinya knew a thing or two about training horses and was rather good at it as well. Back then, Xu Zhenyu gave her an intensive lesson about training horses and made her realize that it took heart to tame a horse. In order to tame it, she spent an entire week trying to subdue it, only to have it shrug her off its back several times, causing her to end up suffering many injuries. She finally managed to tame it in the end.

Although Blaze was wile, it paled in comparison to Red Rabbit, the horse that Wen Xinya had to tame back then.

While Wen Xinya communicated with the horse, Avrora had already picked hers.

The horse that she had selected was named “Snow White”, a gift from Duke Moville for her 18th birthday. It was a gentle and well-tempered horse that she rode often.

Avrora climbed onto the horse swiftly in a fluid motion. She looked graceful and confident in her red horseback riding attire. “Miss Bella, there’s still time for you to back out now.”

She was just trying to insult and demoralize her.

Wen Xinya said calmly, “Since I’ve already agreed to compete with you, I won’t go back on my word.”

Avrora sneered. “Seems like you won’t give up until you’ve been taught a lesson.” She then looked into the distance before continuing, “By the way, where’s your little bodyguard? Why has she abandoned you even before the compet.i.tion has begun? Are you sure you can get onto such a high horse without any help?”

As soon as she finished speaking, she and the other heiresses and aristocrats began laughing while covering their mouths.

Just as they started laughing, Wen Xinya climbed onto the horse in a swift and fluid motion with a commanding aura and finesse. She was s.h.i.+ning brightly like a fallen shooting star, appearing suave and ravis.h.i.+ng while sitting on the horse quietly.

Avrora’s pupils constricted and she thought to herself, She was so skillful in getting onto the horse’s back. How can she be a newbie at horse riding?

She began to feel ill at ease.

However, she thought about the skillful way that Wen Xinya had defended herself against the a.s.saulter during the banquet earlier on and accredited Wen Xinya’s ability to climb onto the horse to her agility and reflexes.

Even her bodyguard said that she couldn’t ride a horse. How could she possibly be able to?

Both of them were done getting ready.

One of the ladies exclaimed, “One, two, three!”

The sharp and high-pitched sound of the whistle agitated the two horses, after which they dashed out.

Due to the fact that she was familiar with the horse that she was riding, Avrora got a headstart.

On the other hand, Wen Xinya lagged behind even though she had already communicated with the horse and comforted it. Since she had never rode on it before, she was not familiar with it. Besides, Blaze was wild and untamed. After galloping for a short while, it began defying Wen Xinya and letting out angry neighs. It continuously kicked its back limb and tried to shrug Wen Xinya off its back.

Several times, Wen Xinya almost fell off the horse’s back. She gripped the rope tightly and pressed her legs tightly together around its stomach while murmuring softly to comfort it.