Chapter 431: The Governor is Too Wicked

Hearing these words from Liu Zheng, the entire crowd could not help but burst into uproarious laughter.

"What did you say?"

"Is he crazy?"

"This is the Horse King!"

"Hahahaha, taking a Dian Horse to compete against a Dayuan Horse?"

These people believed that Liu Zheng's brain must be broken.

Huobu Quli was also anxious and wanted to persuade Liu Zheng from the side.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zheng looked at Shama Zhuoyi and chuckled, "Headman Shama, what do you think? The wager shall be three thousand horses; if I lose, I give you three thousand Dayuan Horses, and if I win, you give me three thousand Dian Horses!"

The entire crowd was in an uproar.

At this moment, even Huobu Quli felt that Liu Zheng's brain was not quite right. Just kidding... how could the value of cheap, inferior horses like Dian Horses be mentioned in the same breath as Dayuan horses? In terms of price, a hundred Dian Horses couldn't even compare to one Dayuan Treasure Horse!

Shama Zhuoyi was even more excited and said, "Is it a deal?"

"It's a deal!"

Liu Zheng smiled, "But I have one request. In previous years of the Torch Festival horse racing, how many laps around this Qionghai do you run?"

"Three laps!"

Someone replied.

Liu Zheng nodded, "Today, let's do ten laps, how about that?"

"Good!"

At this moment, Shama Zhuoyi's mind was filled entirely with those three thousand Dayuan Horses; who would care about how many laps to race? At least in his eyes, the Horse King brought by Chen Ran would surely be able to crush any monsters or demons!

"Do it!"

"Let's do it!"

"Dominating!"

Once this wager was set, the entire crowd boiled over.

The Warrior of the Shama tribe smiled proudly; riding on the Horse King, he felt like the most handsome guy in the entire venue. Lose? He had never even considered it.

Looking at Huobu Zhuoli's side, this horse alone was a whole head shorter than that pure black Horse King, and its momentum was naturally a few degrees weaker.

Which was superior and which was inferior was immediately apparent.

"My lord, this..."

Huobu Quli also had a depressed look on his face.

The others also could not understand.

Liu Zheng chuckled, noncommittal.

Originally, he had wanted to add some "ingredients" to the horses during this race, or like those written in the web novels of later generations, have Huobu Zhuoli stimulate certain acupoints of the horse during the race—sacrificing one horse to win the competition would be worth it.

But after seeing this so-called "Horse King," especially after carefully observing a certain part of it... he dismissed these thoughts.

This Horse King would definitely lose today!

The racing Warriors and their horses were already prepared.

Hundreds of thousands of people in the venue were all watching eagerly, cheering non-stop.

Following the lighting of a fire.

The hundred or so participating horses ran out like the wind. For a time, the sounds of "giddy-up," the sounds of neighing, rose one after another, and together with the cheers of the entire crowd, brought the whole Duge Grand Gathering to a climax once again.

The Horse King was indeed the Horse King; with one neigh, it took the lead, and the other horses could only eat dust behind its butt.

The speed was extremely fast!

Dominating!

The might of the Horse King was displayed at the very first moment.

"Hahahaha!"

Shama Zhuoyi was as happy as could be at this moment; he picked up a bowl of wine and beckoned everyone to drink.

Looking at the people on Liu Zheng's side, they were all filled with sorrow.

Losing the horses was a small matter, but losing face was the big issue.

Today's Duge Grand Gathering was very important; it concerned who would be respected as the Great Bimo of Liangshan in the future. The horse race was one program, and it was a major point.

Compared to the impatience of others, Liu Zheng looked calm and composed.

He even picked up a bowl of wine and toasted with Shama Zhuoyi.

Just like that.

By the first lap, that black Horse King had already led the other horses by a full half-mile!

Looking again at the Dian Horse of Huobu Zhuoli, on which Liu Zheng had pinned his high hopes, it was currently in a trailing position.

Dian Horses had short legs, which naturally affected their speed.

"Hahahaha, noble one, it seems you are going to lose!"

Shama Zhuoyi was incredibly excited.

Liu Zheng smiled slightly, noncommittal.

The competition continued.

The shouting and cheering from the entire crowd pierced the clouds. By the second lap, the black Horse King was leading again! This time, the gap was even larger, a full two miles!

The tribesmen of the Shama tribe were already crazily singing and dancing, drinking wine from large bowls, and eating meat in large mouthfuls.

Jimu Youla, who had been fiercely slapped in the face yesterday, was also beaming with joy at this moment, appearing on the high tower to cater to the worship of the tribesmen.

The third lap.

The black horse continued to lead. At this moment, this black horse seemed to feel that victory was already in its grasp; it neighed toward the sky, arrogant and peerless, its kingly aura displayed to the fullest.

At this, Shama Zhuoyi continued to mock: "Noble, according to the rules of previous years, you have already lost by now."

Liu Zheng continued to ignore him.

The fourth lap.

The fifth lap.

This black Horse King still displayed his tireless nature; by this time, he was already a full lap ahead of the other horses!

It seemed.

The outcome was decided.

Just at this moment, Liu Zheng secretly gave a wink to Pei Qianyun beside him. The latter understood immediately, chuckled, and retreated.

The sixth lap.

The seventh lap.

The atmosphere at the scene became increasingly heated.

The tribesmen of the Zhongkujiao had already begun to celebrate in advance.

Leading by a full two laps!

However...

Just at this moment, suddenly, no one knew where it came from, a white War Horse rushed into the racetrack, and then ran out in a panic.

The white War Horse was incomparably handsome and extremely eye-catching. Because this horse was also a Dayuan Treasure Horse, and it was a mare.

How could this be?

When that black Horse King saw this mare running with such graceful posture, his eyes seemed to go straight; he let out a whinny and actually rushed off the racetrack in excitement, chasing after that mare.

"Ah?"

"What is this?"

"What are you doing? Hurry and bring it back! Damn it!"

"Where did this mare come from?"

The entire crowd was dumbfounded; Shama Zhuoyi's face, which had been full of wild joy, froze at this moment, and he roared in exasperation.

But...

A Horse King is a Horse King; the Horse King just borrowed from the Nanzhao Kingdom, how could an ordinary person like you control it? After seeing his "dream lover," he ignored the Zhongkujiao Warrior on his back. The Warrior lashed out with his horsewhip in anger, but that only further provoked the Horse King's temper; he struggled violently and actually threw the Warrior directly off his back!

The whole scene suddenly fell into chaos.

"Catch it for me, catch it!"

Shama Zhuoyi was so angry he was jumping up and down.

But that was a Horse King... who could catch it?

And so.

A hilarious drama of chasing a girl was staged just like that.

It was out of control.

The mare ran in front, and he chased behind, drool even dripping all over the ground.

At this time, how could he still care about any competition... soon, he followed that mare and ducked into the small woods.

"Pfft..."

At this moment, Pei Yanran, who had been worrying for Liu Zheng the whole time, finally couldn't help it and covered her mouth to laugh.

This Prefect Liu...

Is too wicked!

That white horse, wasn't it from the Liangzhou Army? A few days ago, it had just gone into heat...