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Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Eager for a Slap in the Face? Then You’ll Get One (2)
Oh boy, playing it that big, huh?
If Tang Yiyi loses this match, will she have to change her surname to Lu after Lu Sheng at Shengjing?
Of course, the students gathered around watching the excitement were not ones to shy away from making a big deal out of it.
As soon as they heard this, a quick-witted boy immediately posted on the school forum.
[Everyone come to the equestrian field to watch Tang Yiyi, who has HBBK level three equestrian skills, compete in jumping obstacles against Lu Sheng, who is riding a horse for the first time. Tang Yiyi said if she loses, she’ll take Lu Sheng’s surname!]
HBBK Level 3 Equestrian Skills VS First Time Riding.
Obviously, the student who posted this knows how to attract attention.
Lu Sheng glanced at Tang Yiyi: "You said this yourself. I hope you won’t regret it later."
"...Regret?" Tang Yiyi couldn’t help but roll her eyes sarcastically, "I think some people here are even better at pretending than plastic bags."
"You’d better spend the time you’re bragging here to find a few more pieces of armor for your legs, or you might end up falling off the horse and straight into the hospital."
Both Lu Sheng and Tang Yiyi are significant figures at Shengjing.
It wasn’t long after the boy’s post went live on the forum, that many responses popped up; lots of people said that they would come to the equestrian field during the big break to watch the battle.
Meanwhile, Lu Sheng had already started learning obstacle jumping techniques with You Yi.
"Student Lu Sheng, are you sure you want to compete against that Tang student?"
You Yi looked at the girl on the horse wearing a helmet and asked, "Are you doing such a dangerous thing because you want to get that herb called Lingxi?"
Lu Sheng responded softly: "Yes."
You Yi looked at her: "It seems that the student named Lu Youming, your brother, is really very important to you. You are willing to take such a risk for him."
"Each of my brothers is very important to me."
Lu Sheng’s expression was indifferent, which made You Yi feel that the girl before him was probably not Bai Qiang, nor any sort of demon.
Because, generally, demons are selfish and only think about how to sacrifice others to maximize their own interests.
They would not do potentially harmful things for others, let alone develop any deep feelings with humans.
"In that case, let me teach you the essentials of jumping obstacles," said You Yi, holding the reins, "I’ll explain it to you first, then demonstrate it a few times."
Shengjing’s equestrian field has a separate area for jumping obstacles. The obstacle jumping area is divided into low, medium, and high difficulty levels.
The low difficulty area is set up with vertical obstacles.
Vertical obstacles are generally made up of a single pole, plank, or a movable wooden wall.
At Shengjing, they use single poles, which are horizontal bars set on two side pillars. The higher the bar, the more difficult it is for the horse to cross.
In the 200-meter straight line distance, there are a total of five single pole obstacles. The heights from the first one are 50cm, then 70cm, 90cm, 110cm, and the highest is 130cm.
Usually, during school classes, students only jump on the first three obstacles because heights over a meter are already somewhat dangerous for non-professional students.
The medium difficulty area is set up with spread obstacles.
It looks like two single pole obstacles placed side by side.
The horse needs to jump just once, crossing these two single pole obstacles simultaneously, testing both the height and width the rider-horse duo can handle.
The high difficulty area is set up with combination obstacles.
As the name implies, it is a combination of single and double poles. They are closely spaced, requiring quick and consecutive crossing, and are the most difficult.
Considering that Lu Sheng is a novice, You Yi directly said that for now, she and Tang Yiyi would only compete in the low difficulty area.
For the five single poles, points would be deducted if the horse refuses to jump or knocks down a pole. If one falls off the horse, they would be directly deemed the loser.
However, upon Lu Sheng’s inquiry, You Yi also went over the essentials of jumping the spread obstacles.
Half an hour later, Lu Sheng and Tang Yiyi mounted their respective horses and came to the starting point of the low difficulty area.
That is to say, not far from the first single pole, there was a dark red starting line.
The post made by the person earlier had caught fire on the forum, and it just happened to be the time for the half-hour big break.
Students from the first to the third year of Shengjing all ran to the equestrian field to catch the excitement, eager to see who between Lu Sheng and Tang Yiyi would win.
Some even started polls on the forum to guess who would win.
The result of the poll naturally goes without saying; ninety-five percent of people bet on Tang Yiyi.
Many people in school knew that Tang Yiyi had HBBK level three equestrian skills, and earlier this year, she even won a prize in a competition hosted by the Jiang City Equestrian Association.
Someone with international equestrian certification and prizes from equestrian competitions, versus someone who is taking her first equestrian class today, and learned how to jump obstacles just now with the instructor.
Do you even need to think about who could win this competition?
Those ninety-five percent who bet on Tang Yiyi winning have no idea what the five percent who bet on Lu Sheng are thinking.
On this side, seeing so many people from school coming to watch her competition with Lu Sheng, Tang Yiyi’s eyes sparkled with more zest.
Let this Lu Sheng show off; now she’s really walked into the line of fire.
Tang Yiyi couldn’t help feeling smug—these five single poles in the school’s low difficulty area were just a breeze for her, she could jump over them if she just said the word.
As for this Lu Sheng, even if she had been learning with Mr. You for half an hour just now, she probably could, at best, only make it to the third one.
Today was finally her time to show off in front of everyone!
In this competition, You Yi was both a coach and a judge.
Having self-proclaimed rich experience, Tang Yiyi naturally took the field before Lu Sheng.
After a whistle blow, Tang Yiyi began to ride her horse at a run.
The first, the second, the third... as Tang Yiyi controlled the horse, leaping over the fifth and highest single pole, the entire field couldn’t help but cheer and applaud.
It was way too easy and smooth!
Truly the level of a professional level three equestrian!
As everyone cheered, Tang Yiyi rode her horse back to the starting point. Her heartbeat sped up uncontrollably; she felt almost ready to soar into the skies.
Her victory in the competition was completely stress-free, just like playing, a maxed-out veteran player bullying a newbie!
What could this back-country bumpkin from the sticks possibly have to compete with her?
Thinking this, Tang Yiyi lifted her chin, looking down at Lu Sheng with a scornful gaze: "Ah, should I have run a bit slower?"
"Come on, Student Lu Sheng," Tang Yiyi raised her eyebrows, her voice oozing sarcasm laced with pride, "If you ask me, it’s a small matter if you can’t jump the obstacle. Just make sure you don’t fall off the horse and get a concussion or something; I’d become a sinner then, wouldn’t I?"
