Chapter 2576: Little Hoof
The annual Shanglin Garden Spring Hunt was a traditional hunting ceremony within the Wizard Alliance, as renowned as the Mulan Autumn Hunt and the Badminton Winter Hunt. Every year, it attracted large numbers of wizards—most of them came from ancient Wizard Families with histories spanning over three centuries. A smaller number were talented young wizards without noble surnames or pedigrees, fresh blood those old families intended to bring into their fold. There were also other, more unusual guests, such as the Duo Po Tribe, Multi-armed People, Three-eyed Tribe, and other visitors from beyond the realm, as well as magical races with unique gifts, such as merfolk, nymphs, and the Hui Yin Tribe.
Luna Huiyin was seventeen this year.
Unlike ordinary horses, the Hui Yin Tribe possessed lifespans comparable to those of wizards due to their intelligence and magic. Since they also fell within the Wizard Alliance, the Codex established eighteen as their age of adulthood.
In other words, Luna was about to come of age.
And an adult Hui Yin needed a partner of fixed status.
That was why she had come to Shanglin Garden with the elders of her tribe today. Born on the night of a full moon, Luna Huiyin possessed far greater astrological sensitivity than ordinary members of her tribe. The elders did not want her to waste that gift. Instead, they hoped to use it to forge a marriage alliance with one of the ancient Wizard Families in the Alliance, injecting fresh vitality into their gradually declining race.
As for how a horse and a wizard could produce offspring, there were already too many precedents within the Alliance to consult. The most common and safest method was the Directed Transformation Spell. Whether a Hui Yin transformed into a wizard or a wizard