Chapter 832
Test Riding the Akhal-Teke Horse
Xu Ming was displeased after hearing Qu Feifan's words. He had clearly come to the horse farm today because Qu Feifan had asked him to compete with him, but now this guy was denying it. It was really unreasonable.
Xu Ming said to Qu Feifan, "Qu Feifan, what you're saying is really unfair. Tell me, wasn't it you who called me to come here today? You were the one who told me on the phone to come and have a horse race with you. How dare you say that now? I have the call log! Do you want to let everyone see it?"
Qu Feifan glanced at Xu Ming and said, "Hmph, so what if I called you first? Does that prove I asked you to come to the racecourse to race with me? Honestly!"
Upon hearing Qu Feifan's words, Xu Ming angrily glared at him and said, "You scoundrel, don't be so self-righteous! If you hadn't told me on the phone that if I won the horse race, I would take you to dinner with Brother Xu, I wouldn't have bothered with you at all! I came here today solely for Brother Xu; if it were you, I wouldn't give you that face!"
Qu Feifan got angry when he heard Xu Ming say that. He looked at Xu Ming and said angrily, "Hmph, if I hadn't called you, would you have known that Brother Xu came to Jiangcheng? Not only do you not thank me for telling you the news, but you're also arguing with me. You really have no gratitude at all!"
Xu Ming looked at Qu Feifan with disdain and said, "Qu Feifan, I know our relationship better than anyone. You must have had some ulterior motive for telling me that Brother Xu is coming to Jiangcheng, right? Otherwise, why would you be so kind?"
Qu Feifan said, "Never mind whether I have ulterior motives or not, the point is I'm the one who told you this news, right?"
Xu Ming said, "You told me that, so you were the one who called me first to make an appointment. That means I'm still a formidable opponent in your eyes, am I right?"
Qu Feifan looked at Xu Ming with an indifferent expression and said, "Yes, I called you first, so what? That doesn't mean I care about you. You're always trying to make yourself look good; you're really shameless!"
Xu Ming said, "How can you survive in front of someone like you without thick skin?"
Qu Feifan said angrily, "Xu Ming, you'd better tell me clearly who I am?"
Xu Ming snorted at Qu Feifan and said, "Of course he's shameless, what else could he be?"
Upon hearing Xu Ming's words, Qu Feifan unconsciously raised his voice and angrily said to Xu Ming, "Xu Ming, you better watch your mouth! You're the most shameless one here!"
As Qu Feifan spoke, Xu Bo'an's Akhal-Teke horse let out a powerful neigh.
Seeing this, Xu Ming said to Qu Feifan, "Could you lower your voice a bit? Even Brother Xu's Akhal-Teke horse is complaining about you!"
Qu Feifan said, "This isn't disliking me at all. It's clearly because Brother Xu's Akhal-Teke horse is intelligent and knows that I'm right, which is why it made a sound in agreement with me!"
Xu Ming said to Qu Feifan, "Qu Feifan, do you think you're Brother Xu? That you can understand the language of horses? Don't be ridiculous. Do you think I don't know what you're capable of?"
Qu Feifan and Xu Ming, who couldn't stand each other, kept bickering. Zhang Kai heard the neighing of the Akhal-Teke horse and said to Xu Bo'an, "Mr. Xu, the Akhal-Teke horse is neighing at this time, it means it's time for its afternoon exercise!"
Upon hearing Zhang Kai's words, Qu Feifan and Xu Ming immediately stopped bickering. Eager to witness the magnificence of the Akhal-Teke horse, they exclaimed in unison, "That's wonderful! Finally, I can feast my eyes on it!"
Because the two of them said it at the same time, and after they finished, they glared at each other with a hint of resentment.
After hearing Qu Feifan and Xu Ming's words, Zhang Kai smiled and said to them, "What you two said is absolutely right. Mr. Xu's Akhal-Teke horse is no ordinary Akhal-Teke horse. Well, I'll keep you in suspense for now. You'll see how amazing it is in a moment!"
Although Xu Bo'an's Akhal-Teke horse usually had many people taking care of it, Zhang Kai liked it very much and often took care of it personally, thus developing a good relationship with the horse.
After Zhang Kai finished speaking, he walked into the stable of the Akhal-Teke horse. When he got to the horse, he led it out of the stable. As Zhang Kai was leading the horse, the Akhal-Teke horse would occasionally nuzzle his shoulder with its head, looking very affectionate towards him.
Just by seeing the close interaction between the horse and Zhang Kai, Xu Bo'an knew that Zhang Kai must take very good care of this Akhal-Teke horse on a daily basis, otherwise they wouldn't be so close. This made Xu Bo'an feel very relieved.
Xu Bo'an has been keeping this Akhal-Teke horse with Zhang Kai for some time now, but he hasn't come to see it during that time. He wonders if the horse still recognizes its master.
Xu Bo'an walked up to the Akhal-Teke horse and gently stroked its head. At first, the horse looked at Xu Bo'an with a strange expression. Xu Bo'an could tell from the horse's eyes that it seemed to no longer recognize its master.
Xu Bo'an lowered his head and whispered a few words into the ear of the Akhal-Teke horse in the unique language of horses. The horse quickly recognized its master, Xu Bo'an, because no one could imitate the master's language. In addition, Xu Bo'an was good at controlling animals. Even though the Akhal-Teke horse had spent much more time with Zhang Kai than with Xu Bo'an, its natural closeness to its master was irreplaceable.
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, the Akhal-Teke horse looked at him with excited eyes, nuzzling him affectionately and wagging its tail. It then joyfully raised its front hooves and leaped lightly in place, as if performing a dance to welcome Xu Bo'an. Xu Bo'an was overjoyed to see its excited expression.
After seeing this, Zhang Kai said to Xu Bo'an, "Judging from the Ferghana horse's excitement, it must have recognized its master!"
Qu Feifan and Xu Ming couldn't help but come closer to the horse and examine it closely. The two horse lovers liked the horse more and more as they looked at it, and they couldn't help but reach out and touch the head of the Akhal-Teke horse.
After being touched by Qu Feifan and Xu Ming, the Akhal-Teke horse changed its excited expression and then shook its noble head with great disdain.
Upon seeing this, Qu Feifan said to Xu Ming, "Xu Ming, what's wrong with you? I said let's touch this BMW, why are you touching it too? Can't you see how disgusted it is with you?" Xu Ming said, "It's obvious that it's disgusted with you, that's why it shook our hands off!"
Qu Feifan said, "It's the other way around that it's disgusted with you. If you don't believe me, I'll just touch it this time and see if it resists!"
Xu Ming glanced at Qu Feifan and said, "Do as you please..."
Then Qu Feifan reached out and gently touched the head of the BMW, but the Akhal-Teke horse showed no mercy and shook its head violently, ruthlessly swatting Qu Feifan's hand away.
Seeing this, Xu Ming burst into laughter and began to mock Qu Feifan mercilessly, saying, "Hahaha, Qu Feifan, you saw that? The Akhal-Teke horse's reaction is even stronger than when we touched it together earlier. It means it dislikes you even more!"
Qu Feifan, feeling indignant after being mocked by Xu Ming, said to Xu Ming, "I think you just can't stand seeing others do well. If you were to touch the BMW alone, it might react with even more disdain!"
Xu Ming said to Qu Feifan with great confidence, "Impossible..."
After speaking, he reached out and stroked the horse's head. The horse felt a stranger touching it again and reacted even more violently. It ruthlessly shook off Xu Ming's hand, angrily kicked its front hooves, and then glared at Xu Ming and let out a neigh. Although no one could understand the horse's language, they could tell from the horse's reaction that the horse was very disgusted by this behavior.
Qu Feifan burst into laughter and said to Xu Ming, "Xu Ming, now you see, right? Brother Xu's Akhal-Teke horse reacted so strongly after you touched it. It clearly dislikes you more!"
Xu Ming angrily said to Qu Feifan, "You're talking complete nonsense! It's definitely not for that reason!"
Qu Feifan stuck out his tongue at Xu Mingtu and said, "Of course it is! Didn't you see the horse's disgusted look? I don't need to say more, right? Hahaha..."
Xu Ming could feel the horse's extremely resistant reaction when he touched it earlier, but he was convinced that the horse's actions were not due to dislike of him; there must be another reason.
Xu Ming said to Qu Feifan, "Although I admit that the horse reacted a bit too strongly when I touched the Akhal-Teke horse just now, it's definitely not because the horse dislikes me. This is Brother Xu's horse, he must know the reason. If you don't believe me, let's go ask Brother Xu to judge!"
Hearing Xu Ming and Qu Feifan arguing like children, Xu Bo'an couldn't help but laugh and said to them, "Objectively speaking, this horse just doesn't like strangers touching it; there's no question of it disliking anyone more!"
After hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Xu Ming looked at Qu Feifan and said smugly, "Qu Feifan, you see? This is what Brother Xu said, so don't try to ostracize me again!"
Qu Feifan glanced at Xu Ming but didn't say anything more.
Xu Bo'an said, "Alright, it's been a long time since I've seen my beloved horse. Today, I'll take him out for some exercise!"
After speaking, Xu Bo'an led the horse towards the training area with fewer horses, guided by Zhang Kai. Although Xu Bo'an liked this Akhal-Teke horse very much, he didn't have much riding experience. If it were any other horse, Xu Bo'an probably wouldn't dare to sit on it and try to ride it. However, this Akhal-Teke horse recognized him as its master and was very intelligent. In addition, he could communicate with it using the special language of horses. Even without using incense and prayers to improve his riding skills, he could definitely control his horse with ease.
After the group arrived at the training ground, Xu Bo'an steadily mounted the saddle, gripped the reins with both hands, and the Akhal-Teke horse knew that its master was riding it, so it stood obediently in place. After mounting the horse, Xu Bo'an gently squeezed its belly and made a "giggle" sound. Then the Akhal-Teke horse slowly moved forward with light and elegant steps.
After a while, once Xu Bo'an had gotten used to it, he shouted "Giddy up!" to the horse again, signaling it to speed up. Under Xu Bo'an's command, the Akhal-Teke horse grew faster and faster until it was like an arrow released from a bow, galloping freely across the riding arena. Xu Bo'an clung tightly to the horse's back, feeling the exhilarating sensation of becoming one with the Akhal-Teke horse.
With the help of his own Akhal-Teke horse, Xu Bo'an quickly mastered the skill of riding a horse and truly experienced the joy of riding a horse, which was much more enjoyable than riding a motorcycle, a metal shell.
Xu Bo'an rode around the horse farm many times before stopping. After dismounting, he said to Zhang Kai, "Alright, that's enough for today. It's getting late, so please drive the horses back."
Qu Feifan and Xu Ming really liked this Akhal-Teke horse and wanted to try riding it themselves.
Qu Feifan had spent more time with Xu Bo'an than Xu Ming had, so he understood Xu Bo'an's character better. He believed that if he asked to borrow Xu Bo'an's Akhal-Teke horse for a ride, Xu Bo'an would definitely agree.
Qu Feifan quickly said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother Xu, I really like your Akhal-Teke horse so much. I have a favor to ask. May I borrow your Akhal-Teke horse for a ride?"
Xu Bo'an wasn't a petty person, and besides, Qu Feifan had already recognized him as his elder brother and always protected him whenever something happened. Without even thinking, Xu Bo'an smiled and said to Qu Feifan, "Of course, it depends on whether you can handle it!"
After hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Qu Feifan said to Xu Bo'an, "Brother Xu, I just touched it and it was disgusted by me. If I were to try riding it, it would throw me off! Please help me!"
Xu Bo'an said, "You know they already look down on you, and you still want to try riding it? Do you have masochistic tendencies?"
Qu Feifan smiled in a fawning tone at Xu Bo'an and said, "Brother Xu, I don't have any masochistic tendencies at all. It's just that I know you have a way to prevent this precious horse from hurting me, that's why I dared to try!" (End of this chapter)