Demon Hairpin II: My wayward Ex-wife

Chapter 28

One soldier wasn't able to dodge in time. The horse
was bearing down on him and his face paled in
fright. But just as his life was about to get snuffed
out, the black colt forcefully leapt over his head and
took off.
Fu Yanlin immediately turned his horse around to
give chase. That the black colt was still able to jump
at such a speed demonstrated that it was a rare
trophy. He could not lose it.
Mu Huanqing didn't think that she would get
separated from the others in the mountain forest.
A heavy fog had descended suddenly. She tried
following the noises in through the fog but as it
dispersed, she could no longer see the others
around her.
As she was still in a confused state, a butterfly flew
into her line of sight. She looked at it strangely.
Was it a coincidence that this butterfly was the
same pattern and colour of the one in her study?
While she was pondering this, she heard the
whinnying of a horse. Her heart jumped and she
immediately took off in the direction of that sound.
The butterfly also didn't fly away, instead, it began
following her.

Mu Huanqing thought the butterfly was a mere
coincidence and didn't take it seriously. Plus her
mind was focused on finding the horse. According
to Li Yuan's scouting, the robbers would also be in
this forest. She needed to be careful.
It didn't take long until she found the black colt.
Immediately she recognised this as the steed she
was currently looking for.
It took her a month of hard work to tame this
horse. It was a given that people who raised and
owned horses were knowledgeable about them, Mu
Hanging was not an exception. Normal people
may not be able to distinguish between a horse's
appearance, but Mu Huanqing could tell with one
glance.
She immediately walked towards the horse. When
the horse saw her, it looked surprised.
Mu Huanqing took out the prepared red crabapples
and threw them towards the black colt. These
crabapples were the horse's favourite fruit. If the
colt was hungry, she had to give it food first so it
would relax. Perhaps it may even remember her.
The black colt smelt the crabapple so it lowered its
head and snorted before eating. Sure enough, when
it lifted its head, it recognised her and its tail
swayed as it walked towards her.

Mu Huanqing happily rubbed its black mane. The
fact that the black colt was found was a great
fortune in the middle of adversity.
"Come, let's go back home." She said to the black
colt. She pulled its reins, intending to leave.
Unfortunately, she celebrated too early as a cold
order sounded out at that moment.
"Stop right there.
Mu Huanqing stilled. Her hand went to the hilt of
the sword at her waist as she turned towards the
noise. With one glance, her heart jumped.
Fu Yanlin?
"Release that horse." He ordered in a deep voice.
Mu Huanqing's heart was beating loudly. She never
thought that they would meet here. Because she
was leading the horse, her body was blocked by it
and Fu Yanlin could not see her appearance clearly. (
"Who are you?"
Mu Huanqing did not want him to recognise her.
She took advantage of the horse's body to quickly
use a kerchief to block her face. Only her eyes could
be seen.

She no longer had anything to do with Fu Yanlin,
but she didn't want to cause extra trouble for
herself so she hid her identity. Unknowingly, she
didn't want him to know about her horse-raising
business.
"You won't answer this official's question?" His
cold tone was a warning now.
Mu Huanqing only walked out after she made sure
her face was covered. "I am the owner of this
horse.
Fu Yanlin only realised it was a woman when he
heard her voice. The other party also had their face
covered which was very suspicious.
"You're the owner of this horse? Where's the
proof?"
When they had been originally transporting the
horses, they had prepared the transaction receipts
and documents to prove that the horses were
theirs. But when Wu Gang and the others
encountered bandits, naturally the proof had also
been lost.
"My people met bandits. They stole horses and
killed people. The proof is gone." She replied.
Anyone familiar with horses could tell with a glance
that this black colt was a rare find. Even if you had
a thousand gold pieces, this prize steed was
difficult to get. Fu Yanlin naturally did not believe
the other party's words,