Chapter 164
Chapter 164
The horse trotted off with Jiang Yunsui dangling from its mouth and carried her into a stable.
When it set her down, she clutched her neck and coughed, face bright red.
The Barbarians had not killed her, but a horse nearly had.
Once she recovered, Little Mushroom angrily pointed at the huge horse and stamped, ready to fight. Yet beside it, she was tiny. Fighting would be an egg striking a rock.
Knowing when to yield, she waved her fists and stamped from a safe distance.
She could not beat it, QAQ.
The horse did not know she was angry. It gently nibbled her hair and nearly knocked her over.
“Ahhh! I’ll fight you!”
Even rabbits bit when cornered. An aggrieved Mushroom… got extremely aggrieved.
She crawled away.
“You’re so annoying. Stop messing with my hair. Stay away.”
She crouched with her hands over her head like a moldy little mushroom and gave it a tiny snarl.
The horse circled her and rubbed its head against her.
In her previous life, she had known an intelligent horse that could communicate but not take human form. It loved freedom and said most horses adored small furry creatures like cats, petting them with their lips.
Had this horse mistaken her for something furry?
When it approached again, Jiang Yunsui quickly fed it some Imperial Flowing Essence and mushrooms.
Stop petting her. She feared it would eat her hair like grass.
The horse tasted the treats and immediately wanted more.
Her neck no longer hurt much. Feeding it, she surveyed the area like the undercover Little Mushroom she was.
No one was nearby. Perfect.
“I’ll feed you if you let me climb up and see the direction.”
Whether it understood or not, she tried to mount.
Unfortunately, even the horse’s legs were taller than she was. There was no way she could jump onto its back.
Staring hopelessly at its back, she nearly cried.
“Can you come down? I can’t climb up. Lie down, please.”
When it failed to understand, she tugged its ear. “Stupid big horse, lie down!”
Instead, the horse tossed her onto its head.
“Wait! I’m falling! Don’t move! It hurts when I fall from this high!”
After a long struggle, she crawled from its head to its neck, turned around with difficulty, then inched along its mane like a plump caterpillar.
“Finally!”
From the horse’s back, Jiang Yunsui could at last see the distant felt tents.
Little Mushroom’s world collapsed.
They were far too distant! How long would her short legs take?
She wanted to ride, but would be discovered before leaving the stable grounds. She would have to walk.
She slid down and landed hard on her bottom. Fortunately, it barely hurt. Perhaps there was enough padding there.
After finding her direction, she dusted herself off, bade the horse goodbye, and ran, detouring around anyone she met.
At dinner, Song Jin inspected the Cook Battalion but found no trace of Jiang Yunsui and noticed nothing missing.
The head cook stood guard with a stick. “Stay alert. We have rats. Food keeps disappearing.”
The loss was small, but he tracked leftovers because he embezzled them. Lately, his share had shrunk.
Posing as a helper, Song Jin questioned him.
The cook explained that he first suspected thieves, then found rats, but food kept vanishing. “We need cats. Those rats are fatter than us!”
Song Jin was almost certain the “little rat” was Jiang Yunsui. A very cute little rat.
He only hoped nothing had happened to her today.
At night, Centurion Lin’s men also worried when she did not return.
“Centurion, could something have happened?”
“No. She’s too capable.”
He knew he was only comforting himself. If she stayed missing, he would contact Song Jin at the address he had provided.
Crack…
A faint sound came from the pen entrance.
Centurion Lin saw no Barbarian, which delighted him even more.
He hurried over, and a miserable, exhausted Jiang Yunsui appeared.
The moment she saw him, Little Mushroom collapsed onto the ground.
She was exhausted to death, QAQ. She had run forever to return quickly. Without her ability to restore stamina, she would have collapsed long ago.
Centurion Lin picked her up. “What happened?”
She pouted, too tired to speak, and only wanted sleep.
He stopped asking. Jiang Yunsui settled comfortably in his arms and closed her eyes.