Chapter 35: An Inescapable Fate

“It’s just a horse, what’s so hard to tame?” A voice of disdain came from behind, not loud, but Wang Baochuan heard it clearly.

She recognized it wasn’t Xue Pinggui’s voice and turned around curiously.

“Little brother, you look like a woman, but you talk big!” Someone immediately jumped out to criticize him for boasting.

He was unconvinced and pointed to the man beside him, “My elder brother is a skilled horse tamer.”

“Bai Song! Don’t cause trouble.” Another man stopped him.

Wang Baochuan recognized Bai Yu and his two attendants at once. She didn’t expect them to join the army.

“If you can’t do it, you can’t do it. Why are you so arrogant?”

Someone mocked.

Bai Yu, wearing the armor of an ordinary soldier, said calmly, “Just because you can’t tame a horse doesn’t mean you haven’t read books.”

“Whip, awl, dagger.”

“What does that mean?” Many people looked at him in confusion.

Qingqing also asked in a low voice, “Mistress, what are those things he mentioned used for?”

“According to historical records, when Empress Wu was still a talented woman, she used these three things to tame horses for Emperor Taizong. If the horse is wild, use a whip. If the whip doesn’t work, use an awl to prick it. If it still can’t be tamed, use a dagger to cut its neck.” Wang Baochuan explained in a low voice.

Qingqing was full of admiration and respect, “Miss, you are amazing!”

Shh! Wang Baochuan made a silencing gesture to her. At this moment, Xue Pinggui had already walked out from the crowd. He volunteered to tame the red-maned steed. Everyone was skeptical. The Xiliang envoy saw that he was just a small soldier with no position, yet he dared to be so arrogant.

Wei Hu stepped forward to scold him, telling him not to go up and make a fool of himself. He ignored Wei Hu’s words and went straight to Wang Chengxiang to pay his respects.

Wang Yun had no better solution. He couldn’t let the Tang Dynasty lose face in front of the Xiliang envoy, so he let Xue Pinggui try.

At first, the horse was still wild. Xue Pinggui pulled the reins tightly, and everyone was waiting for him to be thrown off when he rode the horse around the training ground twice and then started running.

The horse was as docile as a cat in his hands. Everyone was stunned.

The Xiliang envoy was furious, but he could only smile and say insincerely, “The Tang people are indeed extraordinary.”

The next day, the Xiliang envoy left.

Wei Hu went to Wang Chengxiang to accuse Xue Pinggui of violating military discipline and wanted to demote him to the vanguard camp.

Wang Chengxiang also felt that he had lost face. After all, a small soldier had actually outshone his son-in-law.

Wang Baochuan arrived in time to stop him, “Father, Xue Pinggui subdued the red-maned steed, which is a feat. You can’t demote him.”

“Oh! Third sister-in-law! Why are you here in Jincheng instead of staying in the capital?” Wei Hu was surprised to see her appear and was dissatisfied with her defending Xue Pinggui.

“Is your wrist better, second brother-in-law?” Wang Baochuan asked back.

He was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his face turning red and white.

At this moment, he missed his wife very much. If Wang Yincuan were here, she would definitely slap her twice.

Seeing that the two were at odds, Wang Yun immediately found an excuse to let Wei Hu go down to recover from his injuries.

Wang Baochuan frankly said that Xue Pinggui was not a simple person and that they shouldn’t offend him. Wang Yun had seen his skill in subduing the red-maned steed today and believed Wang Baochuan’s words.

“If that’s the case, what do you think we should do?”

Wang Baochuan continued, “Second brother-in-law is a troublemaker. His hand is injured today and he can’t continue to lead troops. You might as well let him return to the capital immediately.”

“Also, in this battle with Xiliang, we should strike first.” Wang Baochuan directly drew on the map the location of Xiliang’s grain camp.

She didn’t want to delay, it was better to strike quickly. Wang Yun looked at her with a mysterious expression, “Did you really dream all this?”

“How dare your daughter lie to her father.” Wang Baochuan was certain.

Wang Yun looked at the map and then at the snow falling outside the door. Could there really be such strange things in the world? But besides her prophetic dreams, Baochuan had no other abnormalities. She was undoubtedly his daughter.