The young man's movements just now hadn't looked like those of a beginner.
They had been incredibly clean and crisp.
He had mounted even more smoothly than they had.
Xiao Xiao tilted his head slightly.
"I rode a horse once when I was little."
When he was little?
Once?
The man and the girl exchanged glances.
Both looked somewhat astonished and incredulous.
Could a single childhood experience really allow someone to mount a horse so beautifully and fluidly, just like that...?
The man and girl's gazes at Xiao Xiao grew complicated.
"Really?"
They still found it somewhat hard to believe.
Because...
"Your performance just now looked like that of an experienced rider."
"You were far too at ease."
Xiao Xiao curved his lips.
"Thank you."
After a brief daze, the man gave a wry smile and shook his head.
"All right."
"Looks like you're very talented at riding."
"Tsk."
"Talent..."
"It really makes people both envious and resentful."
The man mumbled the last sentence.
The girl looked full of amazement.
"You're amazing."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"My limbs are just relatively well coordinated."
The man curled his lip.
He didn't believe that kind of humble remark from a genius at all.
"Can I make it walk?"
Xiao Xiao looked around.
The black horse was quite tall.
Sitting on the black horse, Xiao Xiao felt a little as though he could look down on all the mountains below.
Of course.
That was an exaggerated metaphor.
The man came back to his senses.
A smile appeared on his face.
"Sure."
At first, the man had wanted to hold the reins and lead the black horse forward. Later, he realized that this young man didn't need his "superfluous assistance" at all.
He silently