Chapter 19 

Hearing Ying Yue ask if he knew Red Hare ^[1]is famously known as the name of a legendary horse associated with the Three Kingdoms period. , Jia Xu felt a strange emotion. He and Red Hare had a connection. 

He remembered a past event and calmly replied, “This is the mount of a general from my era, known as the bravest general in the world. I was lucky to see it twice.” 

When he first saw Red Hare, he suggested a plan to Li and Guo that helped defeat Lu Bu, a powerful enemy. 

He saw Red Hare again after Lu Bu^[2]refers to a prominent general and warrior during the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in China.’s death when it was owned by another lord. 

The system secretly rolled its eyes at Jia Xu, noting he was better at lying than telling the truth. 

What Jia Xu said was completely true, but he made himself sound ordinary, which showed how skilled he was at hiding his strengths. 

The little girl, who believed Jia Xu’s words, looked at the foal with sparkling eyes. She raised her hand to gently touch its head.

The BMW horse is special. When Ying Yue raised her hand, Chi Tuzhi^[3]which is the horse. lowered his head so the little girl could touch him nicely.

Seeing this, Jia Xu felt a strong desire to touch the horse, remembering how calm the Red Hare was when young.

So, he put down his brush and reached out to touch the Red Hare. But the horse quickly backed away, lifting its head and snorting at him, showing it didn’t like him.

Jia Xu thought, “Very good, the Red Hare is still fierce. It only listens to certain people.”

He wondered why the horse was calm with Ying Yue, who could draw powerful figures like Huo Qubing and Bai Qi. He thought maybe luck helped her.

He also thought the girl might have a natural gift with animals but decided not to think too much about it for now.

Then, Jia Xu reached out again to rub the little horse’s head, knowing he might get kicked for it.

Before the colt could lift its hoof in anger, he stopped and picked up his pen to continue working, showing he was careful. The system hoped the horse would kick him, but it didn’t happen.

After Jia Xu withdrew his hand, Ying Yue gently stroked the Red Hare’s head to calm it down after Jia Xu had upset it. She asked Jia Xu, “Wen He, if I give Red Hare to Zhao Kuo, will he be happy?”

Jia Xu paused in surprise. He didn’t expect Ying Yue to say she would give Red Hare to Zhao Kuo.

From a common perspective, this horse belonged to Bai Qi, a strong general.

He replied casually, “I thought the lord would give Red Hare to General Bai Qi.”

The little girl tilted her head and asked, “But isn’t it Zhao Kuo who needs a war horse now?”

Ying Yue thought simply: Zhao Kuo wanted the horse, and she had it, so she would give it to him. If Bai Qi wanted it before, she might have thought twice, but he didn’t need it now.

“Besides,” Ying Yue asked, “Can’t we draw more in the future? If I give Red Hare to Zhao Kuo now, I can give another new horse to Bai Qi later.”

Jia Xu was surprised. He realized Ying Yue had a misunderstanding about how lucky she was with getting rare cards in the system.

She already had many powerful cards, more than most people would ever get.

Jia Xu felt relieved that she said this to him and not to someone unlucky who couldn’t draw a single good card. He thought that if she did, she might get into trouble.

Then, Ying Yue remembered something and asked the system, “What is cotton?”

She thought of the cotton seed card she had drawn before and wanted to know more about it. She had forgotten to ask earlier due to many distractions.

The system quickly replied, but said, “The system cannot answer this question, please figure it out on your own.”

In Ying Yue’s world, cotton hadn’t been discovered yet, so the system couldn’t explain it.

However, Jia Xu, who was next to her, knew about cotton.

He looked at Ying Yue and asked, “My Lord, is there no cotton in your world?”

Ying Yue shook her head, saying, “I have never heard of this.” Then, she realized what Jia Xu meant and said, “Wenhe knows what it is!”

Jia Xu replied, “It’s something that keeps you warm in winter…”

As soon as he began speaking, Ying Yue’s eyes widened. She was amazed that something like that could exist to keep people warm in winter.

Ying Yue was born into a merchant family. They had a large fur coat, but because of the law, common people couldn’t wear it. So, in winter, she felt cold. Ying Yue thought about this in disbelief.

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After hearing Jia Xu talk about cotton, Ying Yue seemed very excited. “Wenhe says now is a good time to sow cotton seeds. Let’s go sow the cotton seeds now!”

Noticing that Ying Yue had suffered from the cold in previous winters, Jia Xu smiled and said, “My lord, you should think about planting cotton after capturing Beidi County. The mountains aren’t suitable for growing crops now.”

“Oh, yes…” Ying Yue replied slowly, coming back to reality after being lost in thoughts about cotton.

Then she thought for a moment, “Well… if we can’t plant cotton now, let’s go find Zhao Kuo! I’ll bring Red Hare to him!”

Jia Xu nodded and said, “Okay.”

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Jia Xu followed Ying Yue to the stable. When they arrived, Zhao Kuo was filling the horse trough with water.

As soon as they arrived, Zhao Kuo spotted them, waved, and smiled. After filling the trough, he ran over to them.

He looked at Ying Yue and asked, “Sister, why are you and Wenhe here?”

Instead of answering directly, Ying Yue moved aside to reveal the Red Hare colt she had hidden behind herself and Jia Xu.

With a smile, she said, “I’m here to give you a present.”

Once Zhao Kuo saw the Red Hare, he couldn’t take his eyes off it. The beautiful red pony had captured his full attention.

“This, this is…” Zhao Kuo, who was usually talkative, was so surprised that he couldn’t speak clearly.

Ying Yue explained, “This is Chitu, the SSR war horse card that came out during my last ten draws.”

“Can I touch it?” Zhao Kuo asked cautiously.

“Of course, it’s for you,” Ying Yue replied.

“Hehehe… it’s so beautiful…” Zhao Kuo laughed as he touched the Red Hare. Even though the horse tried to pull away, he couldn’t help but feel enchanted.

Jia Xu felt a bit uncomfortable watching Zhao Kuo. He didn’t want to see that silly face again.

“Wait… what did you just say, sister?”

After a moment, Zhao Kuo realized Ying Yue had said something amazing.

The good-natured girl patiently repeated, “I mean, I’ll give Red Hare to you.”

Zhao Kuo looked shocked. “Give it to me? What about Bai Qi?”

Even though he felt resentment towards Bai Qi, he knew Bai Qi was more suited to own Red Hare than he was.

He had come to the stable to choose a horse, aware of Red Hare’s existence. He heard Ying Yue draw an SSR-level warhorse, but with Bai Qi around, he never thought Red Hare would be given to him.

Every general loves a good horse. An excellent warhorse can greatly improve a general’s fighting ability.

Also, since leaving the capital for Yongzhou, Bai Qi had guided him in many ways. So, he felt guilty about receiving Red Hare as if he had taken something meant for Bai Qi.