Ninefold above

Chapter 29 Horse Racing
After the two walked for a while, Xie Jiuxiao slowed down, and suddenly said to Lu Chengfeng who was following up, "I know there is a place not far from here, where horse racing can also be done, do you want to go?"

Lu Chengfeng tightened his grip on the rein, but his expression was natural, and he said, "Master, you want to race horses with me?"

Xie Jiuxiao looked at her: "There is no one else here, I remember you called me by first and last name last time."

Lu Chengfeng couldn't help smiling, and said, "Is there?"

Xie Jiuxiao raised his eyebrows lightly and said, "Compare?"

Lu Chengfeng said: "No comparison."

"Why?"

Lu Chengfeng shook his head and said nothing.

Xie Jiuxiao was silent for a moment, and asked doubtfully, "Don't you look down on me?"

Lu Chengfeng still didn't speak, but Xie Jiuxiao took her as acquiescence, and said a little aggrieved, "Did you underestimate me? I'm very good at equestrian skills, even my elder brother praised me."

Lu Chengfeng said: "That's right, that's great. Your elder brother still praises you. No one has ever praised me for riding a horse."

Xie Jiuxiao was suspicious: "No one has praised you? You are not..."

Lu Chengfeng said: "One game at a time, but I have a condition."

Xie Jiuxiao said, "What conditions?"

"If I win, you have to let me out of the house after autumn."

Xie Jiuxiao paused with a smile on his face, and said, "Why do you want to leave the house?"

Lu Chengfeng said: "I can't stay at Xie's house forever."

"Why not?" Xie Jiuxiao frowned: "Who made things difficult for you?"

Lu Chengfeng shook his head and said, "No one is making things difficult, I want to go out myself."

Xie Jiuxiao was silent for a moment, and said, "...you, don't you like Qinyuan?"

Lu Chengfeng said: "I like it, of course I like it."

Xie Jiuxiao smiled: "You lied to me again, if you really like it, why would you want to leave?"

Lu Chengfeng looked at him sideways: "What's the use of liking any more, it's not mine."

Xie Jiuxiao's heart tightened inexplicably, and she felt that what she said meant something, but he thought he concealed it very well, she couldn't see what he wanted, she paused, and pretended to be relaxed: "You still want me I really dare to think about it.”

Lu Chengfeng smiled slightly, looked into the distance, and said, "Compare?"

"Compare! Why not compare!"

Lu Chengfeng pulled the rein and came to his side, and said, "I would like to accept the bet, but you are not allowed to cry if you lose."

Xie Jiuxiao was taken aback, but Lu Chengfeng ignored him and shouted, "Drive!"

The next moment, the brown steed galloped away like an arrow leaving the string.

Xie Jiuxiao didn't have time to think about it, so he chased after him.

The two of them galloped along the avenue, passing by the wind, the forest, the lake... The world in Lu Chengfeng's heart was awakened, her expression gradually became soft and wanton, and she even looked back: "You can do it!" no?"

Xie Jiuxiao laughed twice and said, "Who do you look down on?"

Lu Chengfeng said: "If you don't catch up, you will lose! Drive!"

A moment later, Lu Chengfeng stopped at the end of a stream. She got off her horse, looked at the person who had just come up from behind, raised her eyebrows, and squatted by the stream to wash her face with water. In the stream, you can vaguely see that the scar on the face has completely disappeared. I have to say that Yan Runtang's things are worth what you pay for, and there is a reason why they are expensive.

Xie Jiuxiao stopped in front of her, got off his horse, looked around, and said, "You won."

Lu Chengfeng said in a brisk tone, "The world here is too small, not as vast as Subei, and even horse racing is not fun."

It's more than just a horse race. The small city of Yanjing is not only trapped by the horses, but also by her.

Lu Chengfeng sat down under the tree, with his eyes closed and the soft wind blowing, his face was still wet.

Sensing the staring gaze, she opened her eyes and met Xie Jiuxiao's gaze. Lu Chengfeng did not doubt that he was there, and closed her eyes again without saying anything.

Xie Jiuxiao withdrew his gaze, washed his hands with water, looked around, and suddenly smiled: "Why are there still fish here..."

Lu Chengfeng heard a rustling sound, she leaned against the tree trunk, folded her arms and opened her eyes, Xie Jiuxiao took off her shoes and socks, got a long stick from somewhere, and took off her sleeves and trousers Put it up, exposing the calf and arms. From this point of view, the boy is as beautiful as a person in a painting.

Lu Chengfeng watched with great interest, watched him walk slowly to the center of the stream, held his breath, and then stabbed the long stick into the water, but it was empty when he lifted it up, but Xie Jiuxiao was not discouraged until he repeated it several times. Finally, Lu Chengfeng couldn't stand it anymore, and said on the bank: "You can't do this, the fish here are all wild and hard to catch, and you will startle them when your stick touches the water."

Xie Jiuxiao held up a sharp wooden stick and turned his head: "Come on, I'll grill fish for you if I catch it."

Lu Chengfeng stood up with a smile, took off his shoes and socks without saying a word, and entered the water. The stream was very shallow, barely reaching his calves. She took the long stick and said, "Look at me."

Lu Chengfeng put the long stick into the water and walked slowly with the current. Xie Jiuxiao couldn't help staring at her, but saw Lu Chengfeng smiled, and suddenly the stick moved, and then a palm-sized fish appeared in the sunlight. Feng laughed and said, "What is this?"

She looked a little bright, Xie Jiuxiao clenched his fingers slightly, then let go quietly, and said, "...how about you teach me?"

Lu Chengfeng threw the fish ashore, and said, "What do you learn to do, it's only for dudes."

Xie Jiuxiao said, "You can't."

Lu Chengfeng handed over the long stick: "I used to do a lot of bastard things, so naturally I will."

Xie Jiuxiao took it and stabbed the fish according to her teaching method, but missed twice. Lu Chengfeng walked to his side, stretched out his hand to hold the stick, and said in a low voice, "It's too slow."

Xie Jiuxiao was led by her to catch two or three in a row. When Lu Chengfeng saw that he had done it, he said, "You play slowly by yourself. I'll go and pick up some branches to start a fire."

Xie Jiuxiao lowered his eyes and said softly, "En."

I don't know if it was because of the sun, Lu Chengfeng looked at Xie Jiuxiao, and always felt that there was something wrong with him, but he couldn't tell.

When she raised the fire, Xie Jiuxiao had already packed the fish. Lu Chengfeng looked at the clean and neat way of cutting the fish, raised his eyebrows and said nothing, and piled a bag of wild fruits he picked on the ground.

The two sat face to face under the tree around the fire, and the fish was grilled in a short while, and Lu Chengfeng tasted it first.

Xie Jiuxiao asked enthusiastically: "How is it? My grilled fish will not be bad after all."

Lu Chengfeng smiled and said nothing.

Seeing her expression, Xie Jiuxiao couldn't help wondering: "Is it not delicious?"

He took a bite himself to make sure he didn't overcook it, looked at Lu Chengfeng, and said, "Don't you like fish?"

Lu Chengfeng shook his head: "No, I just think the fish here are different from those at home."

Xie Jiuxiao was silent for a while, opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

Lu Chengfeng ate a fish clean, it was still early, Xie Jiuxiao took the few fruits on the ground to the stream to wash, and when he came back, Lu Chengfeng leaned back to the tree trunk.

Her posture was loose, her arms were folded, her eyes were closed when she heard the movement, and her head was slightly tilted.

Xie Jiuxiao didn't bother anyone, sat down beside her, imitated Lu Chengfeng, and leaned over.

There was a gentle breeze and the surroundings were silent. Xie Jiuxiao looked into the distance. After a moment of silence, Xie Jiuxiao said, "That wooden box in the painting room...have you seen the paintings inside?"

After a while, he said again: "The method of fastening is different from mine. Thirteen won't touch my things."

Xie Jiuxiao waited for a long time for an answer. Looking sideways, Lu Chengfeng was leaning quietly under the tree, as if he had fallen asleep.

Xie Jiuxiao smiled, leaned closer, and said, "...Sister?"

Lu Chengfeng couldn't pretend anymore, and suddenly opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)