Chapter 602. About to Give Birth (1/2)
Snow fell continuously for seven days and only finally stopped on the eighth day. Gradually, the dark clouds covering the sky scattered and the sun stealthily peeked through the cover.
The white horse brought along its herd to live at the stables that were built at the outskirts of the stud farm. This place not only had plentiful food and drink available but there were also humans here who helped to diagnose and treat their bodies. Their lives had improved perceptibly here! The dozen or so wild horses who had gotten ill were now leaping and frisking about as if nothing had happened. As soon as the weather took a turn for the better, the horses all ran out to celebrate and left trampled snow behind them.
The prairie had been buried under the snow from the great blizzard. In former years, their herd had to travel to a very far off place to find some withered grass beneath the snow to eat, which barely filled their stomachs. When they were thirsty, they had to gnaw on icy snow. The horses who were weaker often couldn't endure the bitter cold and poor fodder and ended up getting ill and dying. There were also some unlucky foals who were born in the dead of winter. They didn’t even get to open their eyes to see the world before they froze to death next to their mothers' sides.
The white stallion strode over to a mare who had a large pregnant belly. That little human girl had already examined her body and stated that it was very likely that the birth would occur in the next few days. Thus, she had especially prepared a clean, cozy and warm birthing stall for this mare.
Eh? The mare seemed to be a bit out of sorts. Goodness, was it time to give birth?! It raised its head to look at the uncomfortable expression on the mare’s face and heard its grunts of pain. Snow Scar stopped moving. What should it do? What should it do?!
That was right! That human little girl had said that if anything came up, it could go to the stud farm to find her! However, as soon as it exited the stables, Snow Scar paused out of bewilderment. Where should it go to find her? Where did she live? Oh right! It could go find that little black colt; it was sure that little fellow knew where the girl lived!
The white horse galloped away and glided over the snowy fields. In the distance, it looked like a snowy whirlwind as it billowed layers of snow in its run towards a certain direction.
“Eh? Who let Treading Snow out during the winter storm? If it gets chilled, Miss Yu will surely get angry! Huzi, go catch that horse and bring it back to the stables!” One of the firearm soldiers, Xiaoqi, who was patrolling around the area with his subordinates, saw the white horse galloping swiftly in the snow and mistakenly identified it as Treading Snow, which was the horse that Xiaocao had ridden over here.
Huzi was a tall and sturdy young man. Because he had a full beard on his face, he had received the nickname of ‘Huzi’ [1] . He followed the orders and got closer to the white horse. However, he discovered that the white horse didn’t have any tack on it, so it would be difficult to corral it in the right direction. Despite that, he wasn’t flustered. He prepared to go forward to grab onto that horse’s neck and hoist himself onto the animal’s back to stop and control it.
At this moment, Snow Scar sensed that there was a human who wanted to ‘control’ it. Hmph! Didn’t that human little girl say that it would have complete freedom to come and go as it pleased at the horse farm? Was that lie being exposed now? When it saw her, it needed to interrogate her closely!
“Treading Snow! Stop, you’ll get chilled and sick from being outside in this weather!!” Huzi saw that the horse had neatly avoided him and was now running in a different direction, so he hurriedly called out the animal’s name, hoping to calm it down to a stop.
‘Treading Snow? What the heck?? Wasn’t its name Snow Scar ah?? Did this guy mistake it for another horse ah? Not all white horses were Treading Snow, okay ah?’ Snow Scar noticed that Huzi had come over again to stop it, so it suddenly tensed its muscles and leaped forward, soaring over that man’s head. Then it gracefully landed on the snowy ground behind the man. The snow that it brought up from its jump spewed completely on Huzi’s head.
By the time Huzi was able to react, the white horse had already ran far away. When Xiaoqi detected that the horse seemed out of the ordinary, he remembered his leader’s warning and walked over to pat Huzi on the shoulder before saying, “We were the ones who were wrong! That horse should be one of the wild horses that came here to shelter from the wind and snow. The leader told us that we should directly ignore them if we see them! Earlier I was a bit too hasty when I gave the command. Are you okay ah?”
“I’m fine! If it’s a wild horse, why is it coming over to the inner area of the stud farm? Is it trying to inspect the farm to see if it’s a suitable place to stay long term?” Huzi shook the pile of snow off of his head and grinned, revealing a row of bright white teeth.
“Ha ha ha...perhaps! How could the environment outside of the farm be as comfortable as here? After living here, it wouldn’t be surprising if it didn’t want to leave. How could our leader’s idea not work?” Xiaoqi and the other soldiers guffawed and then continued to patrol around the area as if nothing had happened.
A few days ago, they had caught a few outsiders who clearly had bad intentions in the area. Thus, they had increased the security around the horse farm by another level! The powers above had sent down an order to make the security look lax on the outside while being very stringent on the inside. Maybe by doing that, they could catch a big fish later on!
Snow Scar roved around the stud farm and finally arrived at the private stable of Black Whirlwind. It gently kicked aside the door to the stall and saw the little fellow leisurely eating its breakfast there——a stack of hay that had been infused with spiritual energy.
The little fellow unhurriedly turned around when it heard the noise to glance in the direction of the door. Black Whirlwind’s carefree demeanor immediately changed when it saw who the intruder was and it forgot all about its breakfast. It revealed a cautious expression as it stared fixedly at that ‘thief’. Did the other horse come over to steal its breakfast ah?
Horses had their own way of communicating with each other. Snow Scar told the young colt its purpose in coming over. Black Whirlwind was a bit unwilling to help the other horse. Why did it have to help such a horrid fellow? It still held a grudge against it! However, this fellow’s affairs were related to the future of the stud farm. Its master had told it before that all of the foals here were the future of the farm! If it delayed the birth of another little foal because of its own personal grievances, then the master would be angry, right?
Although it was unwilling, Black Whirlwind still brought the repulsive ‘thief’ along to the master’s courtyard for the sake of the ‘overall situation’. When it saw the familiar courtyard gate, the little fellow excitedly and happily rushed forward as it let out a joyful whinny——“Master, your most favorite Black Whirlwind is here! It’s been a long time since we saw each other, did you miss me?”