After a few days of recuperation, Ling Xue was much better and willing to get up and move, but she still looked sullen and listless.

Mingyu took Ling Xue's hand and said, "Xue'er, if you are so sullen and unhappy, you will suffocate your body." Why don't we go to the horse farm today and go horseback riding. ”

When Ling Xue heard this, her eyes immediately lit up, her spirit was shocked, and a rare smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Okay." Tell Brother Song to go with you. Mingyu naturally agreed.

When Song Qi heard that he was going to ride a horse, he was already looking forward to it.

He had imagined himself riding a horse countless times, flying on his horse, his hand raised in the air, and the whip snapped. The horse roared like an arrow from the string, and the wind galloped, and the wind puffed up his cloak backwards, making a clattering sound, and the horse jumped over the ditch, stepped across the stream, made a splash, rushed up the high slope, and stopped abruptly on the edge of the cliff.

When they came to the horse farm yard to choose a horse, Mingyu and Ling Xue really jumped up, flew on the horse, and the horse quickly disappeared without a trace.

Song Qike was embarrassed, he pulled the saddle and stepped on the stirrups, but he couldn't get on the horse.

A few grooms couldn't stand it, so they came over to help, pushed him on the horse's back, then handed him the reins and patted the horse's buttocks.

The horse spread its hooves and trotted all the way. Song Qi shouted again and pulled the reins, trying to slow down the horse. But the horse did not listen at all, and at this time he was not slow but fast, and he leaned forward and backward, and almost fell down.

Fortunately, Ling Xue went and returned, and as soon as she reached out and grabbed the reins of Song Qi's horse, the horse stopped abruptly. Song Qi was so shocked by this that he was already sweating profusely with thorns on his back.

Although Ling Xue lived with Song Qi for four or five months, because they had never ridden a horse in Longwei Mountain, it was not clear whether Song Qi could ride a horse. She looked at Song Qi in surprise and asked, "Brother Song, it turns out that you don't know how to ride a horse?" ”

"yes. Never learned. Song Qi nodded embarrassedly and said.

"Then why didn't you say it earlier?" Ling Xue said angrily.

"Before I could say anything, you guys jumped out!" Song Qi spread his hands and grinned.

"I'm sorry then! Makes you scared! Ling Xue apologized for her carelessness, and at the same time reached out to take the reins from Song Qi's hand, pulled Song Qi's horse, and walked forward side by side.

After turning a few corners, I saw Mingyu Lema standing in the middle of the road in front of him, staring at them and saying, "Hey, what are you two grinding and chirping, can you be faster?" ”

"Not soon! Brother Song hasn't learned to ride a horse yet! Ling Xue laughed.

Mingyu's eyes looked directly at Song Qi, who was nervous on the horse's back and sweaty on his forehead, shook his head, and smiled as if he had realized something: "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that Brother Song can't ride a horse." ”

Ling Xue was taken aback, her eyes flickered, and she said in surprise: "It turns out that you already know that Brother Song can't ride a horse?" ”

"How do I know?" Mingyu shook his head and explained with a smile, "I mean, I forgot to ask him if he could ride a horse. ”

Ling Xue pursed her lips and sneered, "Can you speak clearly?" It scared the hell out of me. I thought you didn't know the prophet. ”

Mingyu raised her eyebrows and said with a shallow smile: "If I had the ability to predict the future, I would have become a fairy long ago!" ”

"I think you're a fairy!" Ling Xue quipped with a smile. The three laughed.

The three of them walked through the boulevard, turned a few times, and came to an open meadow. Suddenly, the eyes suddenly opened up. Located in the eastern part of Dream Island, this meadow is the size of three football fields and is bordered by trees on one side and the sea on the other.

The autumn wind rises, the fallen leaves spread all over the ground, and a few yellow leaves dance with the wind.

At that time, Mingyu was a red-clothed red horse, Lingxue was a yellow-clothed yellow horse, Song Qi was white-clothed and white-clothed, and the three people and three horses stood at the edge of the woods to form a beautiful landscape.

"Why don't you call me on horseback? ＂

Suddenly, I heard someone shouting loudly behind me, the sound of horses' hooves, and when the words arrived, the horses stood up in front of them. When the three of them looked back, they saw that the person who came was less than twenty years old and gorgeously dressed.

"Ximen Yun, when did you come back?" Mingyu asked with a slight surprise when he saw the comer.

"It's been two days since I came back. This time, I went back to the island to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. I was infected with a cold on the road, so I stayed at home for a few days. Didn't come to greet you. Ximen Yun replied with a smile while looking at Song Qi with suspicious eyes.

"Oh, now it's all right." Mingyu asked casually, and before Ximen Yun could answer, he pointed to Song Qi and introduced them to each other.

Only then did Song Qi understand that this person was none other than Ximen Yun, the eldest son of Ximen Liu, the chief shopkeeper of Ming Zhu Firm. He took a closer look at Ximen Yun and saw that he was handsome and graceful, but the light in his eyes flickered uncertainly, and it didn't seem to be very good.

"Are you here for horseback riding or to see the scenery? Why do you all stop here? Ximen Yun asked with a smile on their face.

"Brother Song doesn't know how to ride yet, and we're thinking about how to teach him. Mingyu pointed at Song Qi and replied with a smile.

When Ximen Yun heard this, he stared at Song Qi as if he was looking at a child, looked at him again, and asked in surprise, "Can't ride a horse?" It's true? ”

Song Qi was embarrassed, so he had to spread his hands and laugh at himself: "The family is poor, and there is no horse to ride!" ”

Ximen Yun shook his head in disbelief, and couldn't help but mock in his mouth: "There are not many men who can't ride horses now!" ＂

Song Qi listened, his face flushed, he smiled, he couldn't answer, turned his head to look at the seagulls flying over the grass, and was silent.

"There's nothing if you can't ride a horse." Ming Yuwu glanced at Ximen Yun, looked at Song Qi with a side face, and reassured him: "Learning to ride a horse is also very fast." ”

"Yes." Ling Xue pulled the reins of Song Qi's horse, and Song Qi's horse couldn't help but take a step towards Ling Xue, "Brother Song is so talented and intelligent, he can learn it in three or two days." ”

Song Qi nodded silently and threw a grateful glance at the two.

"Brother Song, it's not difficult to ride a horse, the key is to put down your guts. Look at me! Mingyu said, shook the reins in his hand, knocked the horse's belly with both feet, and the horse trotted up. I saw her raise her whip and throw it into the air, and the horse heard the whip, and raised its legs higher and kicked farther, and the horse's hooves passed everywhere, and the dust was raised all the way, and the man and the horse disappeared in a short time, and disappeared at the turn of the woods, and only the sound of the horse's hooves was heard endlessly. "Be careful!" Song Qi shouted.

Ling Xue smiled and said lightly: "Don't worry, this is nothing, you will know what it means to ride a horse later!" ”

After half a cup of tea, the horse ran back again, but the horse was empty, and there was no one on the horse.

Song Qi was shocked when he saw it, and asked Ling Xue: "What about Mingyu, will something happen?" "Don't worry, you can't lose it!" Ling Xue said softly, and then pointed at the horsewhip again: "Oh, isn't that her!" ”

"Rare and weird! Ximen Yun glanced at Song Qi and snorted contemptuously from his nose.

I saw a red figure leaping up from the side of the horse, like a beautiful butterfly floating lightly on the horse's back, and the horse stepped into the dust. It turned out that she performed a kick to hide.

Song Qi turned from shock to joy, applauding and praising it. Ling Xue also smiled and applauded.

\"Good! Good! Good! Ximen Yun clapped the applause loudly, which was quite exaggerated, overshadowing the applause of Song and Ling Erren.

After Mingyu's performance, she returned to her original position, her cheeks were crimson, and she said to Ling Xue with a smile: "Xue'er, it's up to you!" Give me Brother Song! ”

"Good!" Ling Xue said, handed Song Qi's horse reins to Mingyu's hand, patted the horse, the horse jumped away, jumped out of the place with an arrow, only to see the horse turn sideways on the spot, Ling Xue tilted to the side, sat on the horse's back, and seemed to be about to fall to the ground.

When Song Qi saw it, he gasped and shouted, "Be careful!" ”

The horse ran diagonally for a while, gradually running upright, only to see Ling Xue turn over, jump on the horse's back and slowly stand up, and then spread his hands and made a posture to the wind, as if Feiyan stepped on the horse and flew, and then put away his body, sat back on the saddle, and when the horse arrived, he smiled and said: "See and laugh!" "Good, good!" Song Qi and Mingyu both applauded and shouted.

Ximen Yun's face was expressionless, he did not applaud, nor applauded, did not show anything, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he had disdain. "You two are so good at horsemanship! When will I be able to reach half of your level, I will be satisfied! Song Qi's words were half admiration and half envy.

Mingyu raised his hand and made a gesture to Song Qi and said with a smile: "If you learn it, you will definitely be better than us to ride!" "That's right! You'll be better than us when you learn it! Ling Xue said.

Song Qi looked at the two of them and asked as if he didn't believe his ears, "Is it?" "Yes!" Mingyu and Ling Xue laughed in unison.

Ximen Yun quietly observed Song Qi for a long time, and saw that Song Qi had short hair covered with ears, which was very weird, and he wondered in his heart: "Where did this kid come from?" How come you've never seen it before? Then he squinted at Song Qi with his head sideways, and said with a smile: "Don't just talk!" Let Song Gongzi go for a run and take a look. ”

"Brother Simon, let's ask first!" Song Qi stretched out his right hand to Ximen Yun and made a gesture of invitation to him.

"Then I'll be ugly! Ximenyun did not push, the horse ran towards the field, the horse jumped out of the place where he shot, and suddenly the front legs were in the air, and the hind legs stood up, lifting Ximenyun high into the air.

"Be careful!" Song Qi shouted.

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the horse leap forward, leap a long way, and then spread his legs and galloped, and circled the field twice.

At this time, I saw Ximen Yun holding the saddle in his hand and bowing forward, when Song Qi was guessing what he wanted to do, he saw him stand up from the horse's back, and I don't know how his feet went up, first his feet stood up, and then his right foot was lifted in the air, making a golden rooster independent posture, the horse was still galloping, and when it was almost close, it stopped abruptly, and Ximen Yun was still standing firmly on the horse's back.

Song Qi applauded and shouted, Mingyu and Ling Xue also applauded. Ximen Yun's face was colorful, Le Ma returned to his position, squinted at Song Qi and said, "Everyone has performed." Now it's your turn! ＂

Song Qi had no choice but to play hard.

Fortunately, Mingyu and Ling Xue were very interested, and they didn't wait for him to say it, they automatically stepped forward, holding his horse from left to right, and slowly moved forward, and after walking a lap, they saw Song Qi sitting firmly, and trotted all the way up. He doesn't have to take care of the reins, he has Mingyu to take care of. Song Qi nervously grabbed the saddle, his palms drenched with sweat.

"Two women and one man, this kid is not shallow!" Seeing this scene, Ximen Yun shook his head and sighed.

After trotting back and forth for two or three small laps, Mingyu Lingxue saw that Song Qi was riding steadily, so she slowed down a little again. When he was running, Song Qi felt that he would fall off his horse at any time, and shouted urgently: "Slow down!" Slow down! ”

Seeing that Song Qi was sweating profusely, Mingyu smiled at Ling Xue and said, "Why don't we rest for a while!" ”

Ling Xue nodded, and the two pulled Song Qi's horse back to the sidelines.

So the four of them got off their horses and came to a clean grassy slope, next to a big tree, and sat on the ground in turn: Ximen Yun on the right, Mingyu Lingxue on the center, and Song Qi on the left.

Not far away, four horses were grazing with their heads down, brushing their tails and snorting.

Song Qi simply fell to the ground and lay down, his hands and ten fingers crossed behind his head, looking up at the white clouds floating in the sky, and then closed his eyes and recalled the scene of riding a horse just now, and said in his heart: "Why is it so difficult to ride a horse?" Is it harder to ride a horse than to drive? ”

Ximen Yun sat next to him silently, and observed Song Qi with cold eyes again, seeing that there was nothing special about him, but Mingyu and Lingxue were vying to protect him and take good care of him, so concerned, I really don't know why.

\"Brother Song can run on a horse, and he has made great progress! Ling Xue patted Song Qidi on the shoulder and complimented.

"Yes, it's not difficult to ride a horse, the key is to practice diligently." Mingyu said to Song Qi through Ling Xue, and as she spoke, she combed her long fluttering hair with her fingers, "Of course, you have to ride well, and you have to be one." ”

"Men and horses are one?" Song Qi closed his eyes and asked, he felt that this statement was very fresh.

"That's right. You have to treat the horse as a part of your body, and the horse does as it pleases, and the horse stops as it wills. Mingyu gestured and explained.

"Yes, it's okay to do it the other way around, the horse does what it wants, and the horse stops it!" Ling Xue agreed, and made necessary additions to Mingyu's statement.

Song Qi listened, sat up suddenly, squinted at Mingyu Lingxue with wide eyes, and said in appreciation: \"Well said! People and horses are one, horses follow people's will, horses do what they want, and horses stop at will! Fu lowered his head again and said in frustration: "It's a pity that I can't do it!" I feel that people are people, horses are horses, I am me, and people and horses are separated. The horse always wants to throw me out, and I always feel like I'm going to fall off the horse at any moment! ”

"Don't be discouraged! That's how it all started when I first started learning! Ride a few more times and you'll find the feeling! Mingyu comforted.

"Brother Song, you can definitely do it!" Ling Xue glanced at Song Qi with encouraging eyes, then turned her face to Mingyu and said, "No matter how well you ride a horse, it's still only a preliminary stage, and those generals still have to shoot arrows on horses to fight, Sister Mingyu, don't you say?" ”

"That's right! In our world, the world is fought out of horseback! Mingyu listened and nodded in agreement.

Song Qi heard these words, and the picture of the rescue of Adou in the army of Lu Bu and Zhao Yun in the Three Heroes Battle quickly flashed in his mind.

In ancient times, horses were not only the fastest means of transportation, but also the necessary companions of heroes and heroes.

He said in his heart: "Modern people rely on four-wheeled cars to conquer the world, while ancient people can only rely on four-legged horses." If I Song Qi want to gain a foothold in ancient times and make a difference, I must learn to ride a horse......"

Thinking of this, he made up his mind, a carp stood up, jumped up from the ground, and smiled at Mingyu Lingxue: "I must learn to ride a horse!" ”