"Jujube Steed!"
"Neighhh—!!!"
With a sharp shout from Zi Juan, Jujube Steed answered with a whinny. Horse and rider charged straight at Peng Yue in a posture he had never seen before.
"Urgh—"
As Jujube Steed drew near Peng Yue, Zi Juan leaped directly from its back and thrust fiercely at his head midair. A chill ran through Peng Yue's entire body. He jerked his head back, narrowly avoiding Zi Juan's attack.
Jujube Steed was no slower, already circling past Peng Yue's fine horse and arriving at Zi Juan's landing point.
Zi Juan landed steadily on Jujube Steed's back, without the slightest discouragement.
"Jujube Steed, again!"
Before Peng Yue could readjust, Zi Juan drove Jujube Steed into another charge. This time, however, she did not leap up. Instead, she engaged Peng Yue at close quarters from above, using her height advantage to suppress him until he was utterly miserable.
This damned attack—
The long ge spun in Peng Yue's hand and collided with Zi Juan's spear, sending bright sparks flying.
This woman—
Squelch—
"Argh—" The spear pierced Peng Yue's shoulder socket. His eyes nearly split with fury as he let out a miserable cry, clamped his legs around his horse's belly, and hurriedly fled beyond Zi Juan's range.
But Zi Juan and Jujube Steed worked together with incredible agility, giving Peng Yue no chance to escape. She swiftly leaped up, twisted aside to evade Peng Yue's opportunistic counterattack, and landed precisely on the back of Jujube Steed, which had already moved into position.
"Don't even think of running!"
Zi Juan's eyes were bloodshot, her gaze exceptionally bright in the night. The ferocity and resolve in her voice were no less than those of any male general Peng Yue had encountered before—indeed, greater than most.
Whoosh—
Clang—
"Urgh—" Peng Yue gritted