Zhong Sanxiao's expression froze when he heard this. He looked at Lu Feng solemnly. "Is Young Master certain he wants to do this? Once the shackles are removed, this Jade Dragon Steed will surely escape. With this old man's strength, I may not be able to catch up to it."
Lu Feng nodded earnestly. "Loyalty won through coercion by outside forces is the most fragile of all!"
A trace of complexity showed in Zhong Sanxiao's eyes. Seeing Lu Feng already gripping the saddle and reins with both hands as he spoke, he was even more astonished. That posture clearly meant he intended to tame this Jade Dragon Steed?
Yet the Snow Peak Jade Dragon Steed was arrogant by nature. Though a horse, it tolerated no rider. How could it be tamed so easily? Even Beast Valley, famed for Beast Taming, did not possess such a rare creature as a Jade Dragon Steed!
As though it understood human speech, the Snow Peak Jade Dragon Steed seemed to comprehend Lu Feng's words. It became unusually quiet, waiting for the black rings around its hooves to be removed.
It was precisely because of this sudden calm that Zhong Sanxiao thought it would repay kindness with gratitude. After a moment's hesitation, he removed the four black rings.
Neigh—
The instant the black rings fell away, a piercing whinny resounded, carrying boundless joy and resentment.
The next moment, a ring of spiritual dust swept up around the stable. Accompanied by a shrill cry, the Jade Dragon Steed shot away like a streak of white light, leaping out of the courtyard in an instant and racing toward the main street.
Had Lu Feng not kept both hands tightly on the reins, he would have been thrown off by that sudden burst of speed.
Even so, though