Thank you for all of your responses in regard to my questions last time. I think I will skip reading those long novels for now…

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By Qian Lu

Chapter 99

Defeated

Murong Shu Qing lifted her head to look and only saw a bright black lightning shadow that came forward towards her, accompanied with its happy neighing: “Bing Po!!” Murong Shu Qing called out with a pleasant surprised. After she woke up, she asked Yan Yu to look for Bing Po at the top of Xue Shan mountain, she guessed that since Feng Shan mountain was very closed to Lin Feng Guan border, and if Bing Po could not find her, it would return to Xue Shan mountain to wait for her. But there was no trace of it at all so she was very anxious for many days.

Bing Po stopped in front of Murong Shu Qing, it intimately stroke her neck, Bing Po appeared to be somewhat impetuous. Murong Shu Qing softly patted its head, and leaned her face closely to Bing Po, while her hand was gently caressing its supple mane, she lowly said: “How can you be here?!” Even though she knew that it would not answer her question, but Murong Shu Qing still lowly mumbled at its ear. Bing Po was the most special friend that she had in this era.

Bing Po’s strong, tall and straight posture was especially appealing to the eyes, when it could come quickly a moment ago, it made everyone who was in the army, felt in awe and was full of admiration. Just looking at one person and one horse who were acting very intimately without regards for the others, one black arrogant and untamed fine horse, with its fine black hair that was hanging down, with a woman who was wearing a white dress that looked like snow, they looked like painting, and it made people unable to bear to disturb them.

After a long time, a young soldier seemed to recover, he was admiring and sizing up Bing Po, while he asked: “Is it your horse?” Very handsome horse ah, he thought that the General’s horse, Zhan Hun was already the best horse on earth, as it turned out there was still another great and handsome horse like this on earth.

Looking at his startling appearance, Murong Shu Qing was dodging Bing Po’s mischievously tried to blast the air on her neck, while she smilingly asked: “Have you seen it?”

The young soldier promptly nodded and answered: “Yes ah, it had been hovering in the vicinity of the army camp for the last few days, I was not the only one who had seen it, but many people had seen it too. But it was very sharp, and its speed was very quick, we were not able to get near it, and it was already gone.” Looking at it from far away, one could already see that it was a good horse, who would have thought that looking at it closely, it was so tall and mighty like this.

Several days ago? Was it after she made Yan Yu to go and look at it at Xue Shan mountain? Did it follow Yan Yu to come back? Then, why did it not show its own self willingly, and it wanted to secretly follow him back? Could it be because ____ Last time, Bing Po saw that a fake Zi Yuan released an arrow at her, so it did not trust anybody anymore, so it followed Yan Yu to come here, until it would see her appearance?

No wonder that it was impetuous a moment ago, and it was no wonder that its eyes looked tired. Murong Shu Qing lovingly stroked Bing Po’s face, if she did not come out today, would it be continuing to wait for her like this!

Murong Shu Qing was softly patting Bing Po over and over agin, it finally tranquilly put its head on Murong Shu Qing’s shoulder, and appeared to be resting. At this time, a resounding and delighted sound echoed from behind Murong Shu Qing: “Bing Po, long time no see.”

Bing Po alertly raised its head, and looked at the person who came over, Murong Shu Qing also turned around to look, it was Xuanyuan Yi. There were still several people who wore armors and were following behind him, Pei Che was also following behind. They should just finish discussing the military situation, hearing the disturbance, they came out of the tent. And their eyes were clearly admiring and throbbing in blaze, highlighting their desires to conquer Bing Po. Perhaps, what Xuanyuan Yi said, was correct, Bing Po was enough to make any man to have his blood racing. Or perhaps, conquering and possessing in itself was a nature of human being. This kind of personality to admire a thing that was in front of oneself, appeared to be especially clear.

After Bing Po saw Xuanyuan Yi clearly, it made a resounding neigh sound, its front feet were softly kicking continuously. It clearly did not forget that it was competed with him heartily, Xuanyuan Yi also hooked up the corner of his mouth resolutely because of Bing Po’s excitement.

After its neighing, Bing Po looked the same as before, it drooped its head on Murong Shu Qing’s shoulder, its tiredness made Murong Shu Qing feel sorry for it. Holding Bing Po’s face with both of her hands, Murong Shu Qing used her forehead to rub its face lightly, and with a gentle voice, she whispered: “You have found me, go now!”

Bing Po looked face to face at Murong Shu Qing’s eyes for a moment, suddenly, it extended its big tongue to lick Murong Shu Qing’s face firmly once, and spread its saliva all over Murong Shu Qing’s face, then it ran away after successfully did the prank. It was running cheerfully and making noises all the way. Murong Shu Qing did not know whether to laugh or cry, was it a retaliation for missing her for half a month?!

Bing Po’s speed was very quick as if a lighting so it already ran away for far away in an instant, within all of the living things that were fast asleep during this winter season, its domineering and unruly posture and its freedom and opportunity to chase the wind, made everyone who had seen it, unable to help but to praise and sigh. Not to mention for these people who were usually in a war all year round, it would make these men who loved a horse, would become foolish men. Even though Li Ming admired Bing Po greatly, but he was even more curious towards this woman upfront who was helplessly smiling, this person was that Murong Shu Qing whom he had seen before? She looked like her, but she also did not look like her. This thin figure did not have any good quality, and her appearance was so ordinary as if a clear porridge or a small side dish, but what was different? It was that refined air that was on her body, or that tranquil, gentle and light smile? He was puzzling over it.

Pei Che was looking at the direction where Bing Po went, while he asked the question that everyone wanted to ask: “Shu Qing, where did Bing Po go ah?”

Murong Shu Qing took the silk fabric that Lu Yi handed over, and wiped clean the saliva on her face, Bing Po really gave her a ‘deep’ kiss this time! Murong Shu Qing smilingly answered: “It was tired these past few days, so it needed to rest.” According to the young soldier’s words, it was already waiting for her within the vicinity of their army camp for five days, it was really hard for Bing Po.

Pei Che suggested: “Is it not the same letting it rests inside the army camp?” It was not easy to see Bing Po again, but in a wink, it already ran away. Even though it was not his horse, but if it was staying at the army camp, he would be able to see it frequently and that would be a happy thing.

Murong Shu Qing helplessly shrugged her shoulders, she softly smiled and said: “This Lin Feng Guan border is its territory, I am unable to control it.” Bing Po always accustomed to do what it pleased and was free, this was the place where it grew up, so she did not want to restrict it to stay in this army camp where Bing Po would be ‘glared like a tiger was watching its prey.’

“Reporting ___”

At this moment, a horse was quickly and madly coming to the army camp in a hurry, that somewhat hysterical sound of the horse’s hooves made all of the people stopped their discussions. Looking at the person who came, Murong Shu Qing suddenly had this bad premonition, very quickly, the person who was reporting, already arrived in front of everyone. He was somewhat staggering when he got down from his horse, and immediately kneeled on the ground.

“Say it.” Xuanyuan Yi showed a gloomy, dignified and imposing manner at this time, it made Murong Shu Qing slightly stepped a couple steps back, this was a soldier’s temperament! It would always make people to be consciously in awe.

The person who came, had not said anything yet, and always dropped his head so no one could see his expression, he simply put the package that he had been carrying in his bosom, on the ground carefully. Li Ming who saw him not saying anything for a long time, was completely anxious, so he angrily said: “Is there any news from the front line, quickly say it ah!”

The person who came, used an emotional voice to answer: “Yes.” And he slowly opened the package with his trembling hands, there was a reeking blood smell from inside that black and dirty long clothing, along with those trembling hands and his depressing low sob. Could it be, that was ___

Murong Shu Qing suddenly thought of something, she pulled Lu Yi who was curiously stretching her body forward to see, and called out: “Lu Yi, do not look!”

“Ah ____” But it was too late as Lu Yi threw her own body into Murong Shu Qing’s embrace with a shriek, Lu Yi was frighteningly stressed out as her shoulders were continuously trembling and having a hurried breathing. Murong Shu Qing gently patted her back, while she looked away. Her heart was also palpitating madly, even though she did not shout it out, but she felt that she had a blank mind and was dizzy at this moment. Only because that long clothing package was filled with bloodstains, even when one could not see clearly whose face it was, but that person's head made people feel very creepy!

After the dirty blood stained the snow on the ground, that black color tightly caught everyone’s heart as if it was a grim reaper.

Li Ming’s hand was grabbing the front jacket of the soldier who was kneeling on the ground, while he was shaking him, and asked with anger: “What is going on with this!!” He was still chatting with his own soldiers last night, but why was the situation so different today!!

This young soldier could not stop his sobbing anymore, his expression also looked empty, but he still firmly and persistently answered: “An hour ago, a pack of snow wolves ran out of the forest of the snowy mountain, they were holding the soldiers’ ~~ heads in their mouths.” Recalling the scene from a moment ago, a pack of wolves rushed towards them, they were actually throwing the heads of his comrades who were fighting along with him, after he said this, the young soldier could not help but to cry bitterly again.

“Snow wolves?!” Pei Che frowningly asked: “Then what?” He knew that it was a maze, could it be that he estimated it wrongly?!

Forcefully wiping his face to stop his grieving tears, the young soldier said: “After the snow wolves threw out the heads, they leapt back into the mountain forest, the Deputy Commander in Chief was afraid that this was a plan to entice the enemy, so they did not go in to chase after them, and ordered me to quickly report this to the General.”

Sian’s notes:
Aww… Bing Po is back for a little bit. Iread4fun & Phour should be happy. Unfortunately for Phour, Mo Can isn’t coming back (yet) riding on Bing Po.