At her words, Su Yu's heart tightened. He hurriedly guided his black horse closer to her, practically leaning sideways out of his saddle.
Qian Renxue obligingly brought her head a little closer, her long lashes trembling gently, looking both trusting and dependent.
Just as Su Yu's hand was about to move in front of her eyes, Qian Renxue suddenly tipped her head up and planted a quick kiss on his lips.
The touch was soft and warm, carrying the grassy scent of her hair, and vanished in an instant.
"Haha, A-Yu, that's your reward from me!"
She smiled like a little cat that had successfully stolen a taste of fish, her eyes brimming with triumph.
With that, she raised her riding crop, and the snow-white horned horse beneath her set all four hooves moving and ran forward again.
Su Yu froze where he was, the warmth of her hair still lingering on his fingertips, her scent seemingly still hovering over his lips.
He raised a hand and lightly touched his lips. As he watched that white figure race into the distance again, the smile in his eyes grew too deep to dissolve.
Then he squeezed his horse's flanks, and the black horse galloped off again, chasing that streak of white that set his heart ablaze.
"Don't run so fast!"
"No! A-Yu, come catch me!"
Qian Renxue's voice rang as clear as silver bells, drifting back on the wind.
She sat sideways on horseback, holding the reins with one hand and waving behind her with the other.
The two magnificent horned horses began chasing each other across the grass once more.
The black figure followed like a shadow, while the white figure bounded nimbly along.
Qian Renxue glanced back from time to time. Whenever she saw Su Yu drawing close, she