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Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Burning Boats and Slicing Flesh Stratagem
This sudden incident caught everyone by surprise!
Or rather, it all happened too fast.
By the time everyone reacted, the horse had already charged off into the distance with Lu Sheng on its back, like it had gone mad.
The people around widened their eyes, involuntarily gasping in shock.
"Damn! What’s wrong with this horse? Why did it suddenly go wild like this??"
"It seems like it was startled by something... oh my god, Lu Sheng was just about to dismount and she already took off her helmet, how can she get off now with the horse running wild like this??"
"What do you mean ’get off’? Lu Sheng can only desperately cling to the reins now, she mustn’t fall off the horse."
"Yeah! The horse is charging so fast, and Lu Sheng isn’t wearing a helmet, if she falls off it won’t be a joking matter!"
Not to mention the students who were watching, even Lu Sheng herself never expected such an incident to occur.
This horse had always been very docile since she first saw it in the stable, and during their continuous two rounds of jumping over obstacles together, it was very obedient as well.
Generally speaking, the horses used in equestrian classes are professionally trained and unlikely to lose control and bolt.
The horse must have been startled by something to go mad like this now.
But just then, nothing had happened, so why had it suddenly become like this?
But in the current situation, Lu Sheng simply had no time to think about these things.
The horse was now running wildly across the field, without any care.
Lu Sheng on its back was subjected to violent jolting, enduring the tremendous impact, and at any moment could be thrown off.
For a time, even the wind made it hard for Lu Sheng to keep her eyes open, her breathing was intermittent, and she could only briefly calm herself.
With the current speed and jumping height of the horse, she wasn’t wearing a helmet, if she were thrown to the ground, she would definitely be injured.
So initially, Lu Sheng tried to sit firmly on the horse and maintain balance, using the experience and skills she had learned to control the horse with the reins.
But she soon realized that the horse was completely out of control.
So, Lu Sheng had to give up on controlling it and used the most primitive method to protect herself.
She leaned forward, her hands tightly hugging the horse’s neck, and her legs squeezing the horse’s body with all her might, pressing her whole body tightly against the horse.
Under the violent bumping, her previously tied-up high ponytail had already been blown loose by the wind.
Her thick black hair was chaotically spread out in the air, with only the whistling of the wind next to her ears.
"Be careful——!!"
"Hold on tight, Lu Sheng!!" 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"Ah ah ah what to do, I can’t bear to watch! Is Lu Sheng going to be thrown off?!"
"God, quickly think of a way to save her!!"
The scene was truly heart-stopping.
Extremely dangerous, enough to make one’s heart race with fear.
Everyone present, whether they were seniors or underclassmen, couldn’t help but stretch their necks and shout when they saw what was happening on the field.
Mr. You, along with two teaching assistants and two security guards patrolling the campus, also rushed over immediately.
But the horse was out of control and bolting, they simply couldn’t catch up, and even if they did, they had no way to stop it.
They couldn’t help at all, only leaving Lu Sheng’s fate up to herself.
When the horse once again sprinted and jumped over a double bar with a clang before landing heavily.
Lu Sheng felt as if all her internal organs were trembling along, as if she was going to vomit them out the next second.
Her vision was starting to black out.
Throughout this ordeal, it was only by using all her strength to squeeze the horse’s body and clutch its neck that she hadn’t been thrown off.
But now, as a human underage girl, her physical strength had reached its limit, on the verge of collapsing.
If she didn’t want to be entirely thrown to the ground, she could only resort to using Soul Power to control the horse.
However, just as the thought emerged in her mind, Lu Sheng suddenly seemed to realize something.
This horse...
She knew why the horse had become like this all of a sudden!
As if by intuition, Lu Sheng hugged the horse’s neck while looking downward and then noticed a small piece of yellow paper attached to the right front hoof of the horse.
Under normal circumstances, seeing this bit of yellow, Lu Sheng would not think much of it, at most considering it some trash paper stuck to the horse’s hoof.
But now, she almost instantly knew what this thing was.
It was a talisman handwritten by You Yi.
It was You Yi who made this horse lose control.
In that instant, Lu Sheng couldn’t help but clench her teeth.
Worthy of being the You Yi who had relentlessly pursued her in her previous life.
Whether it was the first time with the undercurrents of the Q&A, or the purely technical obstacle jumping she had just completed with Tang Yiyi, none had really dispelled You Yi’s suspicions.
He still wanted to confirm whether she was a demon or not.
After all, the Q&A could be explained away, the competition could be attributed to skill, but what if it was a matter of life and death?
Her current situation, if she fell off the horse, the severe case being she wasn’t wearing a helmet could lead to a bloody head injury, and even in the best case, she might still suffer fractures.
If it were a demon, at such a moment, it would surely use Soul Power to control the horse and save itself.
You Yi wanted to see if she would use Soul Power. As long as she used it here, he would be able to sense it.
However, just at this moment, Lu Sheng suddenly turned her head while on the horse and looked at You Yi who was watching her from not far away.
She suddenly thought of something.
You Yi used a horse in the midst of uncontrolled galloping to confirm whether she was a demon or not.
That meant, in You Yi’s eyes right now, she could be a demon or she could be human.
You Yi was an upright and meticulous Demon Hunter, who would only harm demons and would never harm humans.
Therefore, he must also be worried that if she was really just a human, she could get hurt because of his test.
So he must be observing, if he saw that she didn’t use Soul Power from the beginning to the end and was already powerless to hold onto the horse, he would certainly make the horse stop.
Clarifying this point, there were now two choices before Lu Sheng.
The first, she could hold on a moment longer and soon show the appearance of being out of strength and about to fall off the horse, waiting for You Yi to make this horse stop.
By doing this, she wouldn’t get hurt.
And the second...
Was to burn the boats.
Thus, amid the violent jolting of the horse, Lu Sheng’s eyes misted over and she looked up at You Yi, calling out loudly, "Mr. You—"
The girl’s voice trembled with a hint of fear in the wind, echoing over the stable, sending shivers down one’s spine.
And with this cry from Lu Sheng, You Yi’s entire demeanor was visibly jolted.
The girl had been performing effortlessly all day, clearly maintaining pride because of her high intelligence.
But at this moment, she had discarded her previous pride and was subconsciously seeking help from him as her teacher.
Clearly, she really couldn’t hold on any longer, and she felt heartfelt fear.
You Yi also instantly felt nervous; his first reaction was to make the horse stop immediately through the talisman, but it was too late.
In the next second, the horse reared its head and leaped up high, while also shaking its body.
The girl who had held on for about four or five minutes on the horse’s back finally couldn’t bear it anymore, her hand loosened, and due to inertia, she was flung directly into the air—
Seeing Lu Sheng being flung off by the horse and heavily falling to the ground, rolling more than a meter before coming to a stop, the entire venue gasped in alarm!
At this moment, You Yi in the stable also widened his eyes, his pupils involuntarily shrinking!
