Reaping What You Sow

Everyone looked at one another, and for a moment, none of them knew what to do.

"Senior Brother, could someone have tampered with things and secretly helped that guy?" someone said.

Lu Jinxuan pondered, then said, "That day, didn't we have that Li Fugui go together with Li Jun? Find him. I want to question him myself."

"Yes, Senior Brother Lu!"

The few of them hurried off, and before long, they brought Li Fugui over.

"Li Fugui greets Senior Brother Lu!"

Li Fugui cupped his fists, swallowed, and looked somewhat at a loss.

"Junior Brother Li, that day I had you raise the Fiery Mane Horses together with Junior Brother Li Jun. Was there anything unusual?"

"Unusual?" Li Fugui's heart jolted. He had not expected Lu Jinxuan to ask about this. "Senior Brother, I-I..."

"Hmm? If I ask you, answer!" Lu Jinxuan's expression turned displeased.

"Replying... replying to Senior Brother, this disciple... this disciple has been feeling unwell recently, and after mining continuously, I did not feed the horses together with Junior Brother Li Jun."

Li Fugui answered in fear and trembling, unable to stop his whole body from shaking.

Lu Jinxuan frowned, but before he could speak, the junior brother at his side stepped forward and immediately slapped Li Fugui across the face.

Smack!

"You've got some nerve! You even dared defy Senior Brother's words!"

"Senior Brother, forgive me! Senior Brother, forgive me! This disciple did not deliberately disobey Senior Brother's orders. It's just that Li Jun was too arrogant, this disciple, this disciple..."

"Still making excuses! Looks to me like you're asking for a beating!"

As he spoke, that person kicked Li Fugui again.

Li Fugui fell to the ground, grimacing from the pain.

Though the pain was hard to endure, he still forced himself to bear it, apologizing over and over.

"Enough. Go back and find Junior Brother Li Jun. You must personally take part in raising the Fiery Mane Horses, and then..."

The next day, when Li Jun returned to the cave dwelling to rest, Li Fugui, who had been waiting for a long time, walked straight up to him.

"Junior Brother, Junior Brother, you've worked so hard these past few days. This is top-quality Clear Radiance Dew. Hurry and have a taste?" Li Fugui walked up with a smile.

Li Jun's expression turned odd. What was this fellow up to now?

"Senior Brother, if there's something, say it. Why put on such an affected act?"

Li Jun did not take it and replied mildly.

"Heh heh, Junior Brother, I was a bit arrogant before. Afterward, I thought it over. The mining of Black Rock Mine concerns Medicine Peak's interests. No matter what, I ought to assist Junior Brother in feeding the Fiery Mane Horses. Junior Brother, why don't you teach me? That way, you can also get some rest. How about it?"

Li Jun looked at him, not expecting the other party to actually say such words.

Yesterday this fellow was unwilling in every possible way, and now there are injuries on his face. He's probably been taught a lesson.

He had noticed the wounds on Li Fugui's face. Although the other party had already carefully treated them, it was obvious they could not be completely concealed.

Li Jun thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Senior Brother is too polite. It's just that these Fiery Mane Horses have only just been tamed. Once I make some preparations tomorrow, I'll teach Senior Brother the day after tomorrow. How about that?"

"Good, good, good! Junior Brother is magnanimous and won't remember the faults of a petty man. Junior Brother, keep this Clear Radiance Dew. I'll come again the day after tomorrow to ask for instruction."

Li Fugui turned and left.

Watching his back, Li Jun's eyes showed a pensive look. Most likely, everything has been normal these past few days, which raised Lu Jinxuan's suspicions. Perfect. I can use this chance to teach them a lesson.

Whether it was Li Fugui or Lu Jinxuan, the matter of feeding the Fiery Mane Horses had been meant to trap him from the start. He had no reason not to strike back.

Thinking this, Li Jun simply stopped resting and went once more into the dense forest to give the Fiery Mane Horses some instructions.

Early in the morning the day after tomorrow, Li Jun brought Li Fugui into the dense forest.

"Senior Brother, these Fiery Mane Horses have only just been tamed, so you must absolutely not provoke them. Otherwise, I'm afraid trouble will be stirred up."

"Good, good, good. Junior Brother, don't worry. I won't act recklessly."

Li Jun nodded and continued, "All right, then. I still need to go gather some medicinal herbs. I'll leave the Fiery Mane Horses to you today."

Li Fugui nodded in agreement. Watching Li Jun's departing figure, he also let out a sigh of relief.

Half an hour later, four figures appeared in the dense forest. They were none other than the inner sect disciples who followed Lu Jinxuan.

"Senior Brothers, this is the feed Li Jun has been giving the Fiery Mane Horses recently." Li Fugui pointed at the herbs to one side.

"Mm. Everyone, hurry and inspect it. See exactly what's unusual about it."

The four of them examined it, but to their surprise, they found nothing unusual.

"Strange. These herbs are nothing more than ordinary herbs. How could nothing have happened?"

The four exchanged a glance, then looked toward the Fiery Mane Horses.

The six Fiery Mane Horses were also looking at the four of them. Man and horse stared at one another, and the atmosphere turned eerie.

"Am I imagining it? Why do I feel like these horses' gazes aren't friendly?"

"Who cares? Let's check first and see if the Louse Poison is still there."

The four of them walked forward, and one of them reached out to feel the Fiery Mane Horse's rear.

"Neigh!"

Suddenly, the Fiery Mane Horse let out a cry, and its hind hooves lashed violently toward that man.

"Not good!"

The man's pupils constricted. He had just tried to retreat, but the horse's hoof was terrifyingly fast and slammed straight into his jaw.

Bang!

A tremendous force struck him, and the man's jaw was kicked to pieces on the spot before he was sent flying hard.

"Old Wang!"

"You bunch of beasts! You think you can rebel?!"

The other three flew into a rage. They immediately each took out a magical artifact and charged straight at the Fiery Mane Horse.

"Nei-i-igh!"

The other Fiery Mane Horses reared up on their forelegs and suddenly launched an attack at the three of them.

Both sides moved extremely quickly, and in no time at all, they collided.

"This..."

Li Fugui was so frightened that he kept backing away. He could not understand it. The Fiery Mane Horses had been perfectly fine just now, so why had they suddenly gone mad?

"Ah! My leg!"

In the field, a Fiery Mane Horse brought one hoof down directly onto one man's leg, snapping it into a ninety-degree angle on the spot.

The sound of bone cracking rang out, startling Li Fugui so badly that goosebumps rose all over him.

"Old Liu! These bunch of beasts—fight them to the death!"

The other two attacked together, but they were shocked to discover that even with the two of them joining forces, they still could not do anything to their opponent.

"This... how is this possible?!"

The other two were horrified. How had these Fiery Mane Horses become so much stronger than before?

And it was precisely while the two of them were stunned that two horse hooves smashed straight into their faces, kicking both of them flying.

"Senior Brothers!"

Li Fugui shouted. He had never expected that the four senior brothers would actually be badly injured by the Fiery Mane Horses.

"Junior Brother! Hurry and go invite Senior Brother Lu! There's something seriously wrong with these Fiery Mane Horses!"

"Okay, okay! Senior Brothers, hold on!"

Li Fugui turned and ran, but just as he took a step, a strange gust of wind blew from who knew where. His body staggered, and he actually fell backward.

"Neigh!"

A Fiery Mane Horse charged over and brought one hoof stomping down directly.

"Ah!!!"

Li Fugui wailed in agony. Between his legs was a bloody mess; that horse hoof had actually pulled off a move of "horse trampling the flying rod."

Li Fugui burst into tears. Just now, he had actually lost his "rod," and from this day on, he had become "Li Fu."

Hidden in the shadows, Li Jun watched this scene and only felt a chill below his crotch.

After undergoing his massage, this Fiery Mane Horse's potential had actually skyrocketed to such a terrifying degree!

"This Fiery Mane Horse already counts as an upper-tier demonic beast among first-level demonic beasts. With Fusang Hand stimulating it like this, I'm afraid it can match a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator."

Li Jun calculated in secret, and his understanding of Fusang Hand deepened even further.

In the field, Li Fugui looked at the bloody area between his legs. Between terror and shameful fury, he fainted outright.

Seeing this, the other four also broke out in cold sweat down their backs. At this moment, they regretted it terribly. They should never have come here today.

"That's about enough. It's time for me to make my entrance."

Li Jun straightened his clothes, took a deep breath, and jogged out from beyond the dense forest.

"This... what happened here?!"

Li Jun's face filled with shock, his expression full of "panic."

"It's Junior Brother Li Jun!"

When the four saw who had come, their faces lit up with joy.

"Junior Brother! These Fiery Mane Horses suddenly went berserk! Junior Brother, hurry and think of something!"

The four fought as they retreated, but unfortunately, the Fiery Mane Horses clung to them and would not let go. In the time it took them to speak just now, they gave the men several more hoof strikes.

This time, Old Wang, whose jaw had already been shattered, also painfully lost an arm. His appearance was incomparably miserable.

The other three were not much better off either. Several of Old Liu's ribs were broken, and his foot had been trampled into a meat patty.

Another man had been kicked blind in one eye, and his perfectly good hand now had only a single middle finger left.

The last man was in an even worse state. His chrysanthemum had actually been stomped apart on the spot, shit and piss streaming everywhere. The sight made Li Jun's scalp go numb.

"Senior brothers, don't be afraid! These Fiery Mane Horses must have been poisoned by something earlier. This disciple fed them some herbs that stimulate their potential to help them purge the poison. Senior brothers, if you can just hold on a little longer, these Fiery Mane Horses will definitely return to normal!" Li Jun explained.

The four men's hearts chilled. So these Fiery Mane Horses had ended up like this because they had been struck by Louse Poison, and then given Li Jun's herbs?

In other words, they were actually reaping what they had sown?

"Neighhh!"

The Fiery Mane Horses whinnied, their auras even stronger than before!

"We're finished! Run!"

The four decisively gave up resisting and scrambled away in all directions!