Dark Twenty's eyes lit up at the sight of the bicycle in Song Yaoyao's hands.
Song Yaoyao walked over and said,
"This one's for you to ride. Now listen carefully..."
Song Yaoyao explained the essentials of riding a bicycle and the things he needed to watch out for.
After demonstrating a few times for Dark Twenty, Song Yaoyao let him practice on his own.
Dark Twenty took a few falls at first, but his martial arts training served him well. He quickly mastered his balance and learned to ride in just an hour.
Once Dark Twenty could ride, the other Shadow Guards signaled that it was their turn. They wanted to learn too.
The other Shadow Guards had heard Song Yaoyao's explanation perfectly clearly, so she did not need to repeat herself.
Song Yaoyao told the Shadow Guards,
"You can learn to ride if you want. Work out the arrangements among yourselves."
At that, they began discussing it...
Meanwhile, Song Yaoyao sent Dark Twenty into the imperial palace with a cartload of polished rice and white flour, along with a brand-new bicycle.
Song Qingling returned after changing her clothes, and Song Yaoyao guided her through it step by step.
She practiced for two hours but still could not ride.
Song Qingling looked at the imperial Shadow Guards. They only needed an hour to learn, and in these two hours, two of them had already mastered it.
Yet she still had not learned. It was quite a blow.
Song Yaoyao encouraged her. "It's all right. We'll keep going tomorrow. You'll get it with more practice."
Elsewhere, Song Qinghui had just finished practicing a sword routine in the courtyard when he heard the servants say,
"I heard the second young miss has some unusual contraption called a bicycle. They're riding it right