Chapter 30: A tantalizing moment on the back of a battle steed (2/2)
“Master Fanny, I really didn’t mean to, and I don’t know how to ride a horse.” Han Shuo clambered onto the horse with resignation under Fanny’s angry motions and spoke with a pinched face.
“Shut up and listen to me. I’ll teach you how to tame a battlesteed.” The two had switched positions, with Han Shuo in the front and Fanny in the back. Fanny, who had always been gentle and nice to Han Shuo, was no longer so kindly disposed to him because of what had happened earlier and spoke angrily.
Han Shuo couldn’t get a grasp on things under Fanny’s directions at first, and the battlesteed pranced around directionless. It rushed violently to and fro, braying and screaming loudly. Han Shuo and Fanny’s bodies were off balance, causing Fanny’s full bosom to crash repeatedly into Han Shuo’s back. Learning how to ride a horse was the furthest thing from Han Shuo’s mind and he was completely distracted.
After struggling for a while accompanied by Fanny’s rage-filled shouts, Han Shuo finally began to tame the battlesteed. Fanny propped herself up with two hands on Han Shuo’s back, preventing her well rounded chest from intimately touching his back again. She directed the path forward and they rushed towards Drol.
When Han Shuo and Fanny had arrived at Drol, the sky was dusky and night about to fall. Gene and a bunch of necromancy students were all waiting for them, anxiously staring at the road.
Gene hastily walked out when Han Shuo and Fanny appeared, looking at her and quickly saying, “Master Fanny, what took you so long? I thought something might have happened to you, I was so worried.”
“Nothing much, just that Bryan wanted to try his hand at steering the battlesteed halfway through. I gave him some pointers, thus the reason for the delay.” Fanny had already regained her composure at this time. She smiled as she looked at the group and chuckled faintly, “Very good, everyone is accounted for. Master Gene, have we settled in at the hotel?”
“That’s been taken care of. We can rest as soon as soon as we stable our horses. We can head directly to the Dark Forest when dawn breaks tomorrow.”
Fanny alighted gracefully off the horse behind Han Shuo, displaying a nimble body. She stretched and frowned, “We’ve been sweating all day. I’m going to take a shower in the hotel. Bryan, come to my room after you’ve stabled the horses. We need to talk.”
“Understood Master Fanny.” Han Shuo agreed with a wry face, knowing full well that Fanny must want him with regards to his earlier violation.
Fanny anxiously rushed off towards the hotel after she’d finished speaking. Han Shuo felt the stickiness of his lower body and understood perfectly why she was so eager to take a shower. A hint of a smirk crossed his face.
Han Shuo and a few male necromancy students stabled the six horses underneath Gene’s guidance. They then all followed Gene to the hotel.
“Master Gene, Drol is far away from the Empire and directly faces the Dark Forest. There are many bizarre and unique shops in this town. Since it’s not fully dark yet, can we go take a walk? We know what the hotel looks like anyways, so can we go back a bit later?” Bach suddenly spoke up at this moment, and the other students beside him were all chomping at the bit as well. It would seem that they were up to something else, judging from their expressions.
“No!” Gene denied them resolutely, and then looked at them with a weird smile. He said lowly, “Do you really think that I don’t know what you’re up to? This town of Drol is also called town of Depravity because of its unique location. Danger can befall any of the adventurers and merchants who come here and so they all seek excitement whether in dreams or their waking moments. Thus, their entertainment industry is renowned throughout the Empire. Hmph, you are absolutely barred from opportunistic depravity.”
Indeed, Han Shuo observed the surroundings closely after Gene’s words and realized that although it wasn’t truly night yet, there were so many lights on Drol’s wide streets that they were a neon blur. Several young girls, wearing heavy makeup, stood on a street corner, flinging flirtatious smiles and catcalling the pedestrians on the streets, giving off the impression of total submission to any bystander’s will.
Gene’s words had obviously hit home as the despondent boys walked into the hotel with their heads trailing. They sighed and complained about Gene’s heartlessness.
The students all found their rooms with help from Gene, after entering the hotel. Gene threw a glance at Han Shuo and smiled faintly, “We had limited funds this time and already took out fifty gold earlier for the battlesteeds, so for simplicity’s sake, I’ve arranged the abandoned storehouse for you. The storehouse is towards the back on the left hand side. There’s no key, just head on back.”
Gene spread his hands apologetically after his words and speedily left with a smile. Han Shuo could hear Gene’s quiet snickering after a few steps and his low mutterings, “You mere errand slave, how dare you share a horse with my beloved Fanny. Huh!”
The Han Shuo of now was hardly the Han Shuo of old. His senses were acutely perceptive within a short range, and he heard every part of Gene’s laughter and murmurings. Han Shuo smiled coldly and cursed in a low voice for a bit, then smirked evilly.
Just you wait until Fanny’s mine… I’ll see you cry tears of blood then. Han Shuo thought viciously as he made for Fanny’s room.