Zhang Xiaohu helped Zhang Xiaohua onto the horse and said with a smile, "This is your first time riding a horse, so I'll lead you around for a couple of laps first. Once you get used to it, we'll set off. Riding is actually quite simple. You only need to move in sync with the horse and keep your balance, then use the reins to let the horse know what you want. These two horses were trained by our Misty Sect, and they're very obedient."
Thus, Zhang Xiaohua sat on horseback while Zhang Xiaohu led the horse around the square before Huanxi Mountain Villa twice. In truth, Zhang Xiaohua had ridden a horse once before and roughly knew how it felt. With Zhang Xiaohu pointing out the knack of it, he quickly learned how to control one. Moreover, Zhang Xiaohua had already learned the Floating Technique, which placed great emphasis on balance, and the movement techniques within the Misty Steps likewise emphasized balance. How could balancing atop a horse possibly stump him?
After becoming familiar with it over two laps, Zhang Xiaohua was able to make the horse trot slowly on his own. After another two laps around the square, Zhang Xiaohu swung himself onto his horse and said, "All right, Xiaohua. You learn quickly. Since you've got the hang of it, let's head back faster."
Zhang Xiaohua agreed with a smile. The two of them turned their horses around and galloped out of the square at Huanxi Mountain Villa.
At first, Zhang Xiaohua found it rather difficult to adapt. It was not merely because this was his first real time riding a horse, leaving him unable to grasp the essentials and occasionally staggering about. Those skills and movements gradually became practiced with time. Besides, Zhang Xiaohua's hands and feet