650 The Caw Through the Swamp (2/2)

Their hooves clopped like thunder and the entire swamp seemed to shake as the horses trampled upon it. The horses neighed, sounding like they were roaring. Moss on the swamp's surface sank to the bottom, as if blown apart by a great gust of wind, and did not rise again. The horses gathered as densely as a sandstorm in the Wilderness. They tore through the thick fog in the west within seconds and seemed to even roll the fog up as they rushed towards Ning Que and Ye Hongyu!

Tang Empire was well known for the cavalry it groomed. However, Ning Que had never seen as many horses as he had right now, much less Ye Hongyu. Pounding of the horses' hooves frightened them, and they finally understood why those beasts had fled so pathetically. They backed away in a hurry, allowing the horses to pass.

Ning Que backed away, turned around and run away desperately. He leaped into the pool and ran towards the shore. He helped Sangsang into the horse carriage and slapped down heavily on the stunned Big Black Horse's back. Ning Que pressed the horse to hurry – pull the carriage behind it and follow the fleeing herd. It was a great opportunity for them to leave, how could he miss it?

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Wild horses swarmed, causing fog to swirl and earth to shake. Ye Hongyu found a dead tree by the marsh and stood on it, watching the flickering shadows of horses passing by through the fog.

The fog was brought here by the wild horses and obstructed her sight. She could only see a strip before the tree, watching as wild horses of various colors sped by before her eyes in a steady stream, neighing incessantly.

Ye Hongyu's face was a little pale. There were more than ten thousand wild horses in this group. Not even all the cavalries in the world could beat the number of horses here.

How did so many wild horses survive in the swamp? Where did they find food? How did they run across the dangerous swamp without worrying about sinking?

There are many inexplicable problems. Fog in the swamp, like layers of clothing over the problem, made it impossible for her to figure out the truth. It weighed on her mood.

After a long while, the fog gradually calmed. Sounds of hooves gradually faded. Deep from within the fog, came messy sounds of horse hooves, which might very well be a single horse. There were several ugly squawks which seemed to come from black crows.

Emerging from her stupor, Ye Hongyu looked up fiercely. She jumped off the dead tree and ran in the direction of the pool. However, when she passed through the pool and reached the shore, the black horse carriage was long gone.

There was a dress left by the pool.

Ye Hongyu looked at the dress. She did not say anything, knowing that Ning Que and Sangsang had left it behind for her.

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Black horse carriage blended in with the herd of wild horses, charging into the thick fog, rushing towards the east.

Neighing of horses outside the carriage and dense clopping of hooves caused piercing pain in one's ears.

Even though Ning Que had hidden amongst the herd of wild horses and gotten away from Ye Hongyu, he still felt extremely nervous. Perhaps even more nervous, because he knew that the wild horses were violent. Herds of this size would dominate the Wilderness. The herd had scared off the wolves and capybaras earlier, and if they refused to accept the Big Black Horse or the carriage, the situation would become extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, the wild horses recognized that Big Black Horse was one of them and was qualified to charge with them. The herd did not attack them, but the horses near them would look at the horse carriage as they ran alongside it. Some of the younger stallions went up to the windows curiously. It seemed as if they had never seen a horse carriage before.

When the wild herd appeared, Big Black Horse appeared very uneasy. It had never seen any of his kind that were so powerful before, especially in an environment like the swamp. That was why it kept a low profile after joining the herd. However, when it realized that it ran even faster than the horses, its confidence and pride were restored. It held its head high and snorted even louder. When a young stallion tried to nudge its head into the windows, it neighed with great displeasure.

The young stallion neighed back unhappily. Ning Que's heart skipped a beat. He wanted to give the Big Black Horse a flying kick. It was fortunate that the young stallion did not do anything other than neighing.

The black carriage sped towards the eastern parts of the swamp, nestled amongst the herd. They had run for an entire day and night, and through it all, the horses had only rested twice. Ning Que had wanted to leave, but the horse carriage was surrounded by horses and he could not squeeze its way out. Furthermore, he had also discovered something odd. The wild horses were able to find the legendary solid path as they ran through the swamp, so they would not encounter any danger.

Since the herd of wild horses did not have any ill intentions and were able to find a path through the swamp, Ning Que was willing to travel with them.

On the second dawn, the wild herd finally managed to leave the swamp and reached the Wilderness.

Green grass had sprouted under the sunlight.

The black horse carriage emerged from the fog and came into view of the beautiful scenery.

Ning Que relaxed instantly. He suddenly heard cawing behind the fog and thought that the black crows were haunting them. He yelled angrily, ”Shut up!”

The cawing continued in the fog, seemingly very dissatisfied.

Ning Que turned around.

The fog dissipated and eight extremely handsome horses stepped out.

The eight horses dragged a chariot.

There was a black donkey sitting on the chariot.

It was not the crows that had been calling out, but the black donkey.