Daily life in the academy

Yan Qingchen held the reins tightly and didn't dare to let go. At the same time, he was confused. Why... did he say such nonsense?

The entrance to the mountain is not very remote, and people often come and go. Most of the birds are small birds like sparrows. They fly away when they see people and there is no possibility of posing any threat at all. As for the abandoned rope, it was not deliberately stretched straight to stop the horse, so how could there be any danger?

The abandoned rope is deliberately stretched straight...

Yan Qingchen's heart skipped a beat. He turned around and looked at Xiao Qingyu, who was two horse lengths behind him. There was no anxiety on his face about losing the game. It was obvious that if he lost, he would lose face in front of all the people in Sheng'an City. Why was he so calm at this time?

Therefore, Xiao Qingyu deliberately made a bet with him, and there must be something fishy about it. Maybe this bet was specially designed to murder him!

Yan Qingchen's face darkened, and he stared at his surroundings without blinking, wary of a bird that might suddenly appear and disrupt his rhythm. He pulled the reins slightly to slow down Shuangbai and gradually catch up with Xiao Qingyu.

Xiao Qingyu didn't know why he suddenly slowed down. To hide his awkward expression, he deliberately mocked and provoked him, "Yan Qingchen, is your horse no longer able to handle it? Hahaha, you will definitely lose to me today. I'm waiting for you to run from the East Market to the West Market, shouting, 'Master Xiao, I was wrong.'"

Yan Qingchen snorted coldly: "I don't know how my aunt raised her son. He can't even speak human language and can only bark like a dog."

"You..." Xiao Qingyu was furious and wanted to retaliate, but when his eyes suddenly caught sight of a tree in front of him, his expression became slightly unnatural. Then he remembered that Yan Qingchen was still by his side, and immediately adjusted his expression, saying sarcastically, "You are only favored by the emperor because you look a bit like that person. If your face was ruined, do you think the emperor would still be so indulgent towards you?"

Yan Qingchen followed Xiao Qingyu's gaze and looked over there, then turned his head and opened his lips slightly: "So..."

Xiao Qingyu was extremely nervous. He paid attention to the marks he had made long ago, ready to rein in his horse at any time, while waiting for Yan Qingchen's next words.

There were only the last fifty feet left, and Yan Qingchen beside him seemed to have no intention of speeding up. Xiao Qingyu was so anxious that his back was already sweating. He had originally been sure that Yan Qingchen was competitive and would definitely rush ahead, so he ordered those people to release the trained birds to interfere with him whenever a horse passed by, and to take advantage of the moment of distraction to pull the rope to trip his horse.

But why is the fact different from what he thought?

Xiao Qingyu thought again, Yan Qingchen definitely didn't know that he was ambushing people, let alone the specific location of the attack. He would then rein in his horse in advance, and it would be Yan Qingchen who would be in trouble. If someone asked him why he was not injured as well, he would say that he had discovered the clues in advance and avoided the disaster.

The thought lasted only a few moments. After making up his mind, Xiao Qingyu was no longer anxious and continued to pay attention to the location secretly, but he still did not get any further news from Yan Qingchen.

"So what?" Xiao Qingyu asked impatiently.

Yan Qingchen stared straight into Xiao Qingyu's eyes without answering, but there seemed to be a turbulent surge in his eyes that wanted to drag Xiao Qingyu in. The latter looked away as if feeling guilty.

The horse was moving very fast, with only the last three feet left to reach the agreed place for releasing the birds. Xiao Qingyu subconsciously raised the corners of his lips in pride. Yan Qingchen, who was standing beside him, had already seen through his entire expression. He lowered his eyelids to cover the mocking look in his eyes. He had already prepared himself and pretended to be startled. He seemed panicked, but in fact he held the reins tightly, ready to rein in the horse at any time.

Yan Qingchen was paying attention to Xiao Qingyu's movements with his peripheral vision. When he pulled the reins to rein in the horse, he also raised his hand to pull the reins, and in the process, flicked out the silver that he had already held in his hand. The horse that Xiao Qingyu had originally reined in was suddenly frightened by the gravity. It neighed and fled forward in panic. Xiao Qingyu, who didn't know what was going on, pulled the reins with horror on his face, trying to control the horse under him from moving forward, but the frightened horse had already lost its mind.

In a flash, Xiao Qingyu's horse was tripped by the stretched reins.

"Ah-ah-ah" two screams echoed through the mountains and forests.

Xiao Qingyu was thrown off the horse, fell heavily on a tree trunk beside him, and then quickly fell to the ground.

Yan Qingchen didn't even look at him, but immediately jumped off the horse and rushed into the forest. He kicked the rope-puller who was lagging behind and then grabbed his collar and walked towards the scene.

The person pulling the rope didn't run far. When Yan Qingchen came back, Xiao Qingyu had not yet lost consciousness and was struggling and screaming. His left leg seemed to be broken, and white bones could be vaguely seen sticking out among the blood and flesh.

Yan Qingchen tied up the man pulling the rope, tied him behind the horse and dragged him forward, then jumped on the horse and returned to the starting point.

Seeing Yan Qingchen abandoning him, Xiao Qingyu screamed, "Yan Qingchen, just wait for me. I won't let you go."

"This prince is waiting!"

After saying this, Yan Qingchen rode away.

The crowd watching the excitement at the starting point vaguely heard screams coming from the mountains and forests. Some of them were just watching the excitement, while others were worried.

One of the onlookers was Mu Bailian, who gloated to Wenzhe beside him, "Hearing those screams, Xiao Qingyu must have been badly tortured."

Wenzhe was too lazy to pay attention to him. His wooden face was closely watching the mountains and forests, and the slightly worried look in his eyes betrayed his inner thoughts.

Bai Zhi, who had been standing beside them and had not left yet, was also worried. She was afraid that Yan Qingchen did not understand her hint. She was not as rough as Mu Bailian and was worried that these screams came from Yan Qingchen.

"Look, someone's back!"

Someone shouted excitedly, and everyone's eyes turned to the person riding back on horseback. It was Yan Qingchen, dressed in black. His leaping body swayed with his shiny black hair behind him, looking very dazzling.

Bai Zhi murmured unconsciously: The awe-inspiring youthful spirit.

Soon everyone noticed something was wrong, and someone exclaimed, "Hey, look, isn't Prince Yan dragging someone with him?"

"Could it be Master Xiao?"

"That can't be right. Master Xiao is the princess's son after all. Even if the two of them don't get along, Prince Yan can't tolerate such cruelty."

"Who can say for sure? Prince Yan is a notorious bully in Sheng'an City."

"Shh...keep your voice down or you'll get into trouble."

No one paid any attention to their whispers. Yan Qingchen's horse had already arrived. He dismounted and called out to Mu Bailian and Wenzhe, "Bailian, send for the doctor immediately. Xiao Qingyu has fallen off his horse. Wenzhe, look at this man. He's the one who caused this accident. A scoundrel wouldn't have the guts to murder this prince. Take him back and interrogate him thoroughly to find out who's behind this."

After Yan Qingchen finished explaining the situation to the two of them, he picked out a few tall and strong students from the crowd and called on them to go into the forest together to carry Xiao Qingyu out.