After bidding Huang Yuanming farewell, Little Horse Speed 7 carried Dragon Yuan onward at a mad dash.
Dragon Yuan leaned forward slightly and said to Little Horse Speed 7, "Little Horse, Uncle Huang said there are still eight trials ahead. I wonder what they'll test? Morality, intelligence, fitness, art, labor? I just hope there won't be math..."
"Sigh, I know. Lots of people in Dragon City think I'm no good, that I can't compare to my dad, that I'm not qualified to inherit the position of Dragon City's Lord. Tch, I don't even want to be the City Lord. It's not interesting at all."
"Still, I have to pass these trials. Otherwise, those people will put pressure on my mom again."
Neigh~
Little Horse Speed 7 snorted, though it was impossible to tell what it meant.
After running for a while longer, Little Horse Speed 7 suddenly slammed on the brakes and came to a halt.
"Hm? Are we already at the second trial?" Dragon Yuan looked around.
Neigh~
Little Horse Speed 7 paced uneasily in place, as if it sensed danger.
Whoosh!
Without warning, an arrow flew in from the distance!
Jump High High!
Little Horse Speed 7 pushed off with all four legs and dodged the arrow.
Swish!
Another burst of sword energy came flying in, aimed directly at Little Horse Speed 7 in midair.
The angle of the strike was extremely tricky. Little Horse Speed 7 had nowhere to dodge and had both hind legs severed!
It let out a miserable cry and crashed heavily to the ground.
"Little Horse!" Dragon Yuan rolled twice across the ground, then got up and rushed to Little Horse Speed 7. "Don't move. I'll reattach your legs."
He picked up the severed legs and pressed them against Little Horse Speed 7's