Azure skies, white clouds, emerald grass, red horses, a beauty dressed in Tatar narrow-sleeved robes, flying raven hair, skin white as snow, bright eyes gleaming beneath slender willow brows, and cherry lips pressed together stubbornly in concentration while taming the horse…

All of this painted an extremely impactful scene in the eyes of all the onlookers. It could no longer be described merely in terms of beauty or ugliness. What truly moved and shocked people was the rebellious spirit and unyielding nature in her bones. Though she appeared too delicate and fragile compared to the wild horse, the aura they both emanated while struggling against each other was evenly matched.

Lu Heng had long been mesmerized by the sight.

Si Qin also slightly narrowed his eyes, his expression full of amazement.

A’na Ri bit her lower lip, never expecting that even taming a horse, this seductress would have the ability to entice people! Right now she only wished that this vixen would fall off and be trampled by the wild horse until her bones were broken and her tendons severed.

But A’na Ri’s hopes were destined to be dashed.

Qin Yining gripped the reins tightly, hugged the saddle close, clamped her legs tight and pressed her body firmly against the horse’s back. She showed no fear of the red horse’s ferocity. She had dealt with wild horses before and had even ridden the lead stallion of a wild horse herd. Although the lead stallion hadn’t wanted to follow her when they parted ways, she still harbored some love and respect in her bones for these wild yet spiritual animals, and naturally knew methods to tame them.

Qin Yining was determined not to admit defeat. The wild horse also had a stubborn temperament. Just as the standoff between woman and horse reached an impasse, the red horse, seeing it couldn’t shake her off, let out a long neigh and began galloping wildly with her on its back.

Qin Yining was caught off guard by its sudden sprint and swayed slightly, causing the spectators to cry out in alarm. But her reflexes were extremely quick. She immediately corrected her posture and decided to simply accompany this untamably wild horse as it raced in circles like lightning.

She pressed her body low, focused on steadying herself, and attempted to control the horse. Her long hair flew behind her as she completed a circuit of the wooden-fenced racecourse in the blink of an eye. Wherever she passed, she stirred up gusts of wind. The people around couldn’t even make out her expression before she had already raced far away.

This speed was much faster than when A’na Ri had raced with others earlier.

After all, those men had been accompanying the Khan in racing earlier. Victory or defeat didn’t matter; the goal was to make the Khan happy.

But now Qin Yining was taming a horse. The most important thing was to let the horse run to its heart’s content.

Comparing the two, who was more genuine and whose horsemanship was more exquisite was already self-evident.

In fact, from the moment A’na Ri had chosen a wild horse for Qin Yining, hoping she would fall to her death, A’na Ri had already lost in terms of horsemanship.

A’na Ri gripped her riding whip tightly, watching through gritted teeth as that figure raced past her for several circuits, nearly grinding her silver teeth to powder.

Meanwhile, Qin Yining felt the red horse’s submission. Not only did its speed decrease, but it also stopped charging about recklessly. The red horse was even willing to follow her commands now.

After letting the red horse run for over a dozen circuits, Qin Yining tried to rein it to a stop when approaching the crowd. The red horse actually let out a long neigh and halted its steps.

The crowd exclaimed “Wow!” in amazement. Many young men were looking at Qin Yining with eyes full of worship and adoration.

Qin Yining sat upright on the horse, smiling as she looked at A’na Ri. “Khan, we can compete now.”

What was there left to compete?

The other party had started from taming the horse, and had just displayed her exquisite horsemanship to the fullest extent, leaving everyone in awe. To compete at this point – wouldn’t losing be tremendously embarrassing?

A’na Ri snorted and lifted her chin. “I can’t be bothered to compete with you.” She then walked toward Si Qin.

Qin Yining blinked, her smile very gentle, as if indulging a child who didn’t understand.

“Very well. Then we won’t compete.” She nimbly dismounted and handed the reins back to the man who had led the horse to her earlier.

Unexpectedly, the horse snorted loudly and brought its large head over to nuzzle Qin Yining’s face, even using its big face to rub against her neck. Its affectionate manner made it impossible to imagine that this spoiled creature was the same tyrant that had wanted to throw someone to their death just moments ago.

The man was also straightforward by nature. Seeing this, he laughed and said in broken Zhou dialect, halting and with mixed accents: “Horse, yours.”

Qin Yining smiled and said, “Thank you for being willing to lend it to me earlier.”

“No no, horse, belong you, you tame it, horse, yours!”

Someone in the crowd who spoke Zhou dialect better kindly translated for Qin Yining: “Miss, Sangda means this horse is yours now. You tamed it and it likes you, so the horse should belong to you.”

Qin Yining quickly said, “That won’t do. This horse was just lent to me.”

“Miss, you don’t understand. This horse was originally found by Sangda. It took him three months of training before the horse would let him ride it. But you tamed it in just moments. We grassland people also believe in fate. Clearly you and this horse have greater affinity.”

The other herders around also nodded with smiles, their simple faces very sincere, as if everyone had forgotten how A’na Ri had made things difficult for her.

This was what made common people so endearing. They were simple and kind-hearted, wouldn’t use malicious thoughts to speculate about others, and were forthright enough not to violate their tribal traditions.

Qin Yining really wanted to accept it in her heart.

She certainly wouldn’t stay here forever. She couldn’t become a tool for others to constrain her father and Pang Xiao. So rather than sitting and waiting for doom, it was better to take the initiative. Therefore, having a horse would greatly increase her chances of successfully escaping.

However, as a prisoner, even if she accepted the horse now and A’na Ri couldn’t brazenly take it away due to face-saving concerns, she would later use various means to prevent her from keeping the horse.

A’na Ri was the Khan and naturally couldn’t directly seize her possessions, so the best method would be to make this horse die.

A dead horse would certainly be useless to her.

Thinking of this, Qin Yining smiled and said, “I am here at the Khan’s invitation, and everything must follow the Khan’s arrangements. Moreover, I don’t have capable people by my side. If the Khan agrees to help look after this fine steed, then I can accept your kind intentions.”

Having said this, she turned to look at A’na Ri.

A’na Ri nearly spat in her face. Qin Yining was shamelessly putting her in checkmate!

If she agreed, wouldn’t she be responsible for this horse’s life and death? Why should she help Qin Yining look after a horse?

A’na Ri sneered, “You’re nothing but a prisoner. What right do you have to make demands?”

Her words rendered the entire scene silent.

Qin Yining smiled slightly and nodded, “The Khan speaks truly. That the Khan would condescend to race horses with me, a mere prisoner, moves me greatly, and I became somewhat carried away.”

Having said this, Qin Yining walked toward her tent, leaving only her retreating figure for everyone to see.

A’na Ri watched her retreating figure, her gums nearly bleeding from how hard she was biting. Turning her head, she unexpectedly saw Si Qin also gazing at Qin Yining’s retreating figure. It was the deep look filled with possessive desire that men gave women, making A’na Ri’s heart skip a beat.

Indeed, her worries weren’t unfounded.

That woman was a seductress!

A’na Ri’s fists clenched with audible creaks.

This woman posed a huge threat to her and she had to find a reasonable excuse to eliminate her!