Chapter 179 The Horse That Bet on My Love

His smile seemed to be an invitation to Gu Xun'er, as if it were not an invitation to a festival, but an invitation written with a smile.

Gu Xun'er wondered internally: Could He Gu have realized her dark emotions?

Her thought flashed by, and she nodded: "Fine, I will participate."

Was it really good to indulge in the hatred of the past? Gu Xun'er's thoughts flashed by.

...

The two headed to the venue of the horse racing festival.

The venue was very large, located on the outskirts of the town, in the countryside. The mountains were clear and the waters beautiful, and the racetrack was exceptionally large, with no end in sight.

Gu Xun'er checked the competition rules.

"Suppress your own cultivation to Dou Zong, then compete... Finally, the person in first place can ask anyone present to do one thing that is not excessive..."

She frowned: "Suppressing to Dou Zong is fine, but this reward... isn't it a punishment for the other person?"

Gu He stood behind her, "This competition only started this year. Because of the appearance of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, many experts have rushed over, and the town mayor of the Savage Wilderness Small Town thought we shouldn't let everyone wait in vain, so he planned this festival and competition."

"If the first-place winner's request is too excessive, it will be forbidden."

Gu Xun'er's brows relaxed: "That's fine then."

She suddenly thought of something, and as if afraid that He Gu would think she was unsociable, she explained: "He Gu, I don't really participate in these kinds of festivals, so I'm not very familiar with them..."

Gu He smiled gently, but because the smile was quite broad, his white canine teeth were exposed, which appeared a bit cute in Gu Xun'er's eyes, "I was also very reserved when I first participated in activities."

"Let's go over together and sign up."

Gu Xun'er nodded.

After the two signed up, they received their respective number tags. Their tags were sequential, so they could see each other just by turning their heads.

...

Not long after.

The competition began.

"Ready, start—!"

Following the shout of a Dou Zun referee, his voice carried by Qi traveled far and wide.

Having suppressed their cultivation to Dou Zong, the crowd began to manifest horses with Qi. Countless streaks of Qi in different colors condensed into spirited horses, and several experts mounted them and galloped away.

Gu He condensed a golden horse of Qi; this Qi-manifested horse was like a child of the sun, shining brilliantly.

Its mane was as elegant as flowing water, and its eyes were bright and spirited.

"Giddyap!"

Gu He skillfully manipulated his Qi, controlling the horse's legs and body.

As the golden horse galloped, its four hooves flew, accompanied by the free wind, as if it could instantly travel through time and space, leaving only a golden trail behind.

"He Gu!" Gu Xun'er called his name, and soon caught up to him, riding side by side.

"Xun'er, it seems your cultivation is very solid!" Gu He, in the guise of He Gu, smiled slightly on the horse, his face full of sincerity, as if his praise came instantly from his heart.

It was the first time Gu Xun'er heard He Gu call her name, and for some reason, she felt there was a unique sexiness in that voice.

"Hmph! You're not bad either!"

The two continued to gallop on horseback.

White clouds floated in the sky, witnessing everything on the green grass.

Time passed, and finally, the first person crossed the finish line!

A moon-white robe and a golden horse successfully crossed the line, followed immediately by a green figure and a white horse!

The champion had been born! It was Gu He.

"Impressive!" Gu Xun'er rarely raised a smile as she looked at He Gu, praising him.

She admired the strong from the bottom of her heart, and she admired this youth named He Gu.

The two waited together for the other contestants to reach the finish line, and the competition ended.

...

After all contestants had crossed the finish line.

"I announce that the first Savage Wilderness Small Town Horse Racing Festival has officially ended! The champion is this expert, He Gu—" The host was just about to announce the reward for first place when a voice suddenly interrupted.

"I do not accept the results of the competition!!"

"I demand a one-on-one match with the first-place winner!"

A man wearing deep yellow robes stepped out with a heavy stride.

He looked to be in his fifties, holding two strings of jade-white Bodhi beads, and looking up, his face was not ordinary, but rather somewhat handsome.

"Isn't that the Young Lord of the Fallen Pavilion, Chen Meng?"

"The Fallen Pavilion is a force famous for its Dual Cultivation Technique! I heard that one session of Dual Cultivation can raise one's cultivation level."

"I heard he is already at the Peak of the Ninth Revolution Dou Zun..."

"What is he..."

Chen Meng sneered, "I suspect the competition was not fair, and I want to compete with this He Gu again."

The host hesitated, wary of the Fallen Pavilion's status in the Central Plains; after all, its Dual Cultivation Technique was very popular in circles of experts who were good at using exotic skills.

Without waiting for the host to speak, Chen Meng walked over to Gu Xun'er, who was next to He Gu, and stood still:

"This beautiful Young Miss, if I win against this unknown brat He Gu, would you do me the honor of having dinner with me?"

"My Fallen Pavilion's Dual Cultivation Technique is famous in the Central Plains; I would be honored to invite you to experience it together..."

Gu Xun'er glanced at this middle-aged man named Chen Meng with contempt, and finally withdrew her gaze indifferently.

"Not interested, get lost!"

Chen Meng clicked his tongue: "The little lady has quite a temper!" He turned his head, "You, the one called He Gu, speak up, do you dare??"

He Gu stepped out: "I accept the challenge, but if you lose, you must kneel down and shout, 'Grandmother, I was wrong'."

"..." The scene went silent.

Chen Meng's face seemed to darken a few shades, "Fine, I agree."

He Gu's moon-white robe fluttered in the breeze, like a streak of bright moonlight.

Gu Xun'er looked at He Gu with concern, "His cultivation is higher than yours, be careful, I'm afraid he might play dirty."

She had already started treating He Gu as a friend, so she paused and continued: "People from the Fallen Pavilion are notoriously insidious and cunning, be extremely careful."

He Gu looked at Gu Xun'er, his eyes carrying a gentle light: "Okay."

He Gu and Chen Meng prepared at the same starting line. He Gu had an excellent appearance and was well-supported by the women, while Chen Meng, due to the fame of the Fallen Pavilion, was supported by many male experts.

"I think that Chen Meng should be able to win!"

"This is too disgusting, this first-place winner He Gu came with that Young Miss, the Fallen Pavilion Master is trying to steal someone else's woman! How immoral!!"

"Among the strong, what morality is there?"

"A 'Cao Cao'?"

"You don't like it?"

"Tsk, I'm only a One-Star Dou Zun, I can't beat him..."

"..."

The competition between the two began.

He Gu's horse of Qi was still golden, while Chen Meng's horse of Qi was black, the black horse carrying an evil Aura.

"Ready, start—"

The two horses began to gallop, four powerful hooves trampling the dust, racing away.

The competition proceeded as normal, with both neck and neck.

Halfway through the race,

"Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap!" Chen Meng suddenly shouted.

Suddenly, his black horse of Qi acted as if it had taken stimulants, running ahead of He Gu. The black horse's tail shot out an invisible sharp arrow, heading straight for He Gu's horse.

The golden horse neighed.

He Gu hurriedly reined in, but instead of retreating in the opposite direction, he lifted the golden horse's head, pulling the entire horse directly into the sky,

"Giddyap!"

The golden horse of Qi flew over Chen Meng's black horse of Qi, jumping directly over it.

"Damn!" Chen Meng cursed out loud.

How could he do that?

But this was not against the rules.

Everyone was using horses of Qi; this horse was not a real horse, but just Qi. He Gu, relying on his proficient use of Qi, jumped over Chen Meng, this "obstacle". What was wrong with that?

"Giddyap!"

This time, He Gu's horse of Qi was in front, leading by a wide margin with lightning speed.

Before long, he crossed the line.

Fearing further trouble, the host immediately announced the result and then hid away.

Chen Meng, with a grim face, dissipated his horse of Qi. He Gu did not hold back and said directly to him:

"You ambushed me during the race. How will you compensate?"

Chen Meng sneered, "I am the Pavilion Master of the Fallen Pavilion, who are you? A nobody? A brat who just entered the Ninth Revolution Dou Zun dares to challenge me??"

He Gu reached out to stop Gu Xun'er, who couldn't help but want to step forward, and said to him: "It was agreed before the match what you would do if I won. Do it now."

Chen Meng said: "Hehe, agreed before the match? Did I agree to you?"

As soon as he spoke, the surrounding crowd erupted in an uproar.

"Damn, never seen such a shameless person!"

"Going back on his word, is this still a Pavilion Master? This is a pig of a pavilion master!!"

"My child must not learn from him..."

"..."

Gu Xun'er's delicate brows furrowed, looking quite beautiful, and she snorted coldly, "What kind of Pavilion Master, nothing more than this!"

Chen Meng raised his eyebrows with interest: "Little lady, you have quite a fiery temper! But you're just a man's toy, what are you so proud of? Better to let me play with you than him!!"

Gu Xun'er closed her eyes directly, not wanting to see Chen Meng's disgusting face: "Shameless and despicable!"

He Gu did not speak, but stood firmly in front of Gu Xun'er, "Your opponent is me."

He Gu said coldly.

His Aura as a Ninth Revolution Dou Zun was fully revealed. Although he looked like he had just advanced to Dou Zun, the solid golden Qi made him impossible to underestimate.

Chen Meng sneered, unconcerned, "Little brat!"

He condensed his black Qi into a massive palm, carrying a sinister wind, and attacked He Gu like an inverted pot lid.

He Gu indeed used his Qi to condense a beautiful long spear, lifted his right hand slightly, pointed the tip at Chen Meng from afar, and then thrust the spear out.

"Whoosh—"

A dazzling golden light appeared.

The spear's momentum pierced through the massive palm, and the black Qi immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

The sound of wind breaking made Chen Meng's heart jump. At this moment, his hair stood on end, his limbs turned cold, as if a breath of death was enveloping him.

"How can you be so strong!!" Chen Meng exclaimed subconsciously.

He Gu did not speak. He flicked the spear lightly, preparing to continue the attack.

"Wait!!" Chen Meng suddenly shouted to stop.

He seemed to have sensed the tangible killing intent from He Gu and withered.

The lecherous face on the collar of the yellow robe revealed a flattering look:

"Let's make a deal. You don't kill me, I won't bother you and this Young Miss. I'll leave right now, and I will offer our Fallen Pavilion's Dual Cultivation secret technique..." A dark light flashed in Chen Meng's eyes.

He was waiting for He Gu to be tempted, to start hesitating and wanting to agree, and then he would seize the moment of He Gu's negligence to attack immediately!

Who knew that He Gu didn't listen to his words at all and directly thrust his spear out again!!

One strike pierced the clouds and split the rocks.

With the Ninth Revolution Dou Zun's Qi combined with the hidden force of the spear technique, and Chen Meng's momentary relaxation while thinking about his plan, He Gu successfully hit Chen Meng's heart with one strike.

A beautiful crescent-shaped spear wound appeared on Chen Meng's chest.

Blood stained his deep yellow robe red, and Chen Meng couldn't believe it!

He was actually killed by a young man who had just advanced to the Ninth Revolution Dou Zun!

And it was only two moves!!

What kind of concept was this? As a Pavilion Master in the Central Plains, Chen Meng had never seen such an overbearing and powerful person!!

"Pfft!" Chen Meng vomited a long rainbow of blood.

"Grand... Grandmother..." Before dying, Chen Meng's knees softened, and he knelt down and shouted.

Seeing that he had shouted, He Gu gave him another strike to let him die quickly.

"The despicable die under the spear." He Gu said indifferently.

Then the golden Qi dissipated, and the spear weapon made of Qi disappeared.

Gu Xun'er walked to He Gu's side and looked at Chen Meng's corpse with him. She didn't feel terrified or disgusted, but just said:

"You did the right thing. You shouldn't be soft-hearted with people like this."

He Gu knew she was talking about the blue-robed man he had let go when they first met.

"Okay, I won't do it again in the future." He Gu said.

Hearing this, Gu Xun'er suddenly turned her head to look at his face. He Gu's eyes, like black gemstones, looked at her, seemingly carrying a trace of unclear affection. Those sword-like eyebrows were devoid of coldness, full of gentleness, and even gave one the illusion that he liked her.

Gu Xun'er shook her head slightly, thinking she was overthinking. He Gu's eyes were just naturally amorous, so he looked affectionate, but how could he like her? The two had only just met not long ago.

The host appeared again at this moment. He had people drag Chen Meng's corpse away and cleaned it up.

After all, everyone present had witnessed the Fallen Pavilion's behavior, so the host was no longer afraid.

"Now we will present the prizes!"

"The naming rights for the most handsome stallion and the most beautiful mare in the Savage Wilderness Small Town, and the first-place winner can designate anyone present to do one thing that is not excessive!!"

These two horses were a couple, pure white all over, with pure Bloodlines and were very beautiful.

"Of course, the host is also fine~" The host was a man and winked at Gu He.

"..." Gu He, disguised as He Gu, felt a bit nauseous and said directly: "Let's call the stallion Taoxue."

"As for the thing..."

"I would like to ask the second-place winner, Young Miss Xun'er... to name this most beautiful mare in the town."

You can ask someone to do something, yet you ask her to name a horse?

What kind of pure youth is this??

This was the first thought of the crowd and the host.

After all, for such a thing, even inviting the other party to spend a wonderful night together might be feasible.

There were many beautiful female experts present, and they would be very willing, after all, He Gu looked handsome and strong.

But this youth chose to ask this young lady, who was traveling with him, a trivial little question, asking her to name the horse.

This was simply breathtaking.

Gu Xun'er was indeed stunned for a moment. She looked at He Gu, and then brilliant light erupted in her eyes, like a lively bird out of its cage, exceptionally beautiful.

"How about we call this mare... Tashi."

As the saying goes: Waves wash the snow collar, wind treads on the frost clothes.