N-A-A Chapter 1646 Taking him down to the lake
Chapter 1646 Taking him down to the lake
"Father, my palms are glowing silver now!"
After the fifth princess touched the horse, she raised her hand, looking both surprised and excited.
Everyone's eyes widened; it was indeed true.
How amazing.
Behind the tree, Qingbao's eyes were also burning with curiosity as she said, "It's amazing, Miss. I've never seen anything like it before. That horse really has a silver sheen, and can that sheen really stick to your palm? Can you wash it off?"
Qingbao asked several questions at once, like a curious child.
Lu Zhaoling chuckled and said, "There aren't that many miracles. What kind of moonlight horse is there in this world? The reason why the horse can emit a silvery light is that it must have been coated with something. Once it's washed, the silvery light will be gone."
In modern times, there are plenty of things that can emit light at night.
However, it existed in ancient times as well, perhaps as some kind of phosphorus powder or bone meal.
But it's true that this horse is quite special.
It's similar to the Akhal-Teke horse, which is known for its silvery-white luster, and this is quite rare.
Lu Zhaoling was quite impressed with the person behind it all; she wondered where they had found such a beautiful horse.
Moreover, this horse might actually be able to travel a thousand miles a day, and its speed is extremely fast. In short, it is indeed a good horse, but it can't be considered a BMW.
Of course, if judged by value, its high price makes it normal to call it a BMW.
Qingyin said, "If the horse has something that can glow on it, wouldn't that be a crime of deceiving the emperor? If the horse is sent to the royal villa and people are assigned to take care of it, it will be easy to be discovered."
After all, to take good care of this horse, you definitely need to rinse and wash it.
Then all the powder on the horse can be washed off with a brush.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoling fell silent for a moment, then her eyes widened. "Qingyin, you're right. So their next plan is definitely to kill this horse."
"What? Kill the horse?" Qingbao exclaimed in surprise.
Qingyin nodded. "Very likely."
If all of this is fake, then the person behind it certainly wouldn't dare risk the crime of deceiving the emperor.
If the emperor finds out that the horse was covered in something that made it glow and wasn't actually the Moonlight Steed, many people behind it will be beheaded in his rage.
If the mastermind behind this doesn't want the matter to be exposed, this horse will definitely die.
Hearing this, Qingbao looked at the horse and felt a pang of sadness.
It was a horse, a life, after all. And this horse looked so beautiful and precious. Was it really going to be killed like that? Wouldn't that be such a waste?
At this moment, Lu Zhaoling had already heard the Emperor calling Zhou Shiyue over.
Zhou Shiyue also stood up.
With his hands behind his back, he addressed the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I have no interest in touching you. It's getting late, so I'd better go back to sleep."
After all, tomorrow is the day he will marry the princess.
He really thought the emperor had been kicked in the head by a horse.
Why bring so many ministers to the lakeside to enjoy the evening breeze at this hour? Will they even be able to hold court tomorrow?
Anyway, whether they attend court or not, he's going to get married tomorrow, so he won't bother with them anymore.
At this moment, Zhou Shiyue realized that this matter tonight was very likely aimed at him, otherwise Lu Zhaoling would not have given him his hair and asked him to tie it on his wrist.
Cutting one's hair is a big deal.
The real show is probably about to begin, but can he just run away first? He clearly doesn't want to play along with them at all.
But then the unexpected happened. The horse, which had been very docile, suddenly neighed and charged towards them as Zhou Shiyue turned to leave.
The sound of horses' hooves was very rapid.
The horse suddenly charged up behind Zhou Shiyue.
Zhou Shiyue had already heard the wind, which was moving with a sharp speed.
"what!"
"Your Highness, be careful!" Lin Rong shouted, and together with Qingmu, they headed towards the horse.
But the horse seemed to have a real mind, and in an instant it turned left and right, bypassing the two of them, and then charged towards Zhou Shiyue.
That's incredibly fast!
Qinglin and Qingfeng reached out to grab the reins, but the horse suddenly lunged to the side, narrowly avoiding their hands.
"Has this horse come to life?" Qinglin exclaimed in surprise.
Ma dodged the four men in succession, and with a wisp of silver light, he charged towards Zhou Shiyue like a sword drawn from its sheath.
All attention is drawn.
No one noticed that the pleasure boat, which had been far away, was now approaching the lake shore.
Someone on the boat poured something into the water.
The thin mist on the lake surface had thickened considerably. The contents of the jar that had been poured out intertwined with the surrounding mist upon contact with it; some of it submerged into the water, while a few wisps, like octopus tentacles, stretched towards the shore.
Meanwhile, on Zhou Shiyue's side, just as the horse was about to hit his back, he instantly lightly touched the ground with his feet and drifted to the side more than ten steps away.
But several guards lined up and rushed towards him.
They were shouting, "Protect the prince! Stop that horse!"
But the person they stopped was clearly Zhou Shiyue.
Blocked by them, Zhou Shiyue was momentarily at a loss, and the horse had already bumped into his back. At this moment, Zhou Shiyue could only turn around abruptly, raise his body, and step on the horse's back with his toes.
The moment his toes touched the horse's back, he immediately felt uneasy, because the horse's back was extremely slippery.
He couldn't stand up after stepping on the ground like that, so he could only sit on the horse's back.
As soon as Zhou Shiyue sat on the horse, it turned around and charged towards the lake. The sound of hooves grew even faster.
Everyone screamed, and chaos ensued.
Someone shouted, "Stop that horse!"
"Why is it heading towards Autumn Lake? Will it go into the water?"
"what!"
Some of the women couldn't bear to look and instinctively covered their eyes.
"Your Majesty!"
At this moment, all the young men, including Lin Rong, quickly used their lightness skills to try and stop the horse.
However, Zhou Shiyue, who was riding on horseback, saw several wisps of black mist rising from the lake.
The black mist seemed to be alive, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged at him.
The horse neighed.
The sound of something cutting through the air came from somewhere unknown—it was an arrow!
Zhou Shiyue had already heard this, and he immediately lay down and crouched low.
But the arrow was clearly aimed at the horse.
There was mist in the lake that they wanted to catch, and the horse was galloping towards the lake when another arrow was shot from the shadows.
At this time, Zhou Shiyue's situation was extremely dangerous.
"Your Highness, jump off the horse quickly!" Qingfeng shouted.
Little did they know, Zhou Shiyue was unable to dismount at this moment!
Because he can't move!