Zhang Guangmu heard Shiina Seira and decisively dismounted.
Jiang Jiuxiao followed close behind.
Shiina Seira ignored the utterly nonthreatening Jiang Jiuxiao and focused on the Bone-Piercing Wulong Steed beside Zhang Guangmu. His greed immediately flared. "What a fine mount! What a fine mount!"
"A steed this divine is practically the Emperor of Horses!"
Originally, Shiina Seira had only wanted to compete and spar with Zhang Guangmu. But after seeing the Bone-Piercing Wulong Steed, he immediately conceived the idea of killing its owner and taking the horse.
Although most fine steeds like the Bone-Piercing Wulong Steed remained loyal to a single master for their entire lives, the Shiina family possessed marvelous horse-training methods passed down through the generations, as well as special drugs designed to confuse and brainwash horse kings.
Given enough time, Shiina Seira was seventy percent certain he could tame the Bone-Piercing Wulong Steed and make it his own mount!
Even if he failed to tame it, he could still imprison and raise it in captivity, using it as a stud to improve the bloodlines of Country of Sakura's frail warhorses and breed excellent descendants!
However...
Shiina Seira looked at Zhang Guangmu, a murderous glint appearing in his eyes.
Before that, he had to kill Zhang Guangmu, the horse's owner.
"This is... Uncle Lu!"
Jiang Jiuxiao, who had originally been standing behind Zhang Guangmu, cried out in shock. He hurried to Uncle Lu's side and tried to staunch his wounds, his face filled with grief and indignation. "Damn it, we're too late!"
Along the way, Jiang Jiuxiao had constantly heard a voice in his heart telling him to slow down and not hurry so much.
Although he had not truly slowed his pace for fear of holding Zhang Guangmu back, he now felt somewhat guilty when he saw Lu