Chapter 281: Scales on the Face
Chapter 281: Scales on the Face
When the three men arrived at the stable and saw Chishan, the clerk beside the chief clerk's eyes lit up and he ran up to inspect the horse.
He looked from the horse's tusks to its tail and then to its hoof, with admiration growing in his eyes.
Chishan felt something and raised his head proudly.
"Master Liang is really willing to spend money. It is very rare to find a fifth-grade dragon colt with such a horse appearance. I'm afraid you must have fed it with a lot of precious plants, right?"
The petty official was a groom, who was responsible for raising horses. The quality of a horse's breeding was first determined by its mane.
The mane of a Chishan horse falls naturally, is shiny and smooth, and each strand is distinct and fine, which is a sign of excellent breeding.
Especially the pair of horse eyes, which are bright and sharp as if with lightning, and must be full of energy.
It is impossible to raise a fish of this quality by eating ordinary grass. It is necessary to feed it with precious plants, and not just occasionally, but regularly, twice every three days.
"Yes, a lot."
Liangqu harvests precious fish every day. After joining the army of finless porpoises, there can be five or six a day at most, and there are dozens of water essences.
Feed the red mountain fish some leftovers regularly, such as drying fish bones, grinding them into powder, and mixing them with grass, and they will naturally grow well.
It doesn't cost much, we produce and sell by ourselves, not to mention that Fan Xinglai only takes care of Chishan's horse at home, and he devotes all his energy to it, taking good care of it.
The eunuch didn't think so.
Baozhi and Baorou cost money, and he must be a horse lover to be willing to spend such a huge amount of money. He immediately felt a liking for them, and his original resentment about being included in the delegation and coming all the way here disappeared, and his eyes were filled with admiration.
Liang Qu didn't understand what was going on, so he just handed over the sandalwood box containing the upgraded elixir.
The groom took the sandalwood box and took out the upgraded pill.
The moment the upgraded pill appeared, Chishan's eyes turned red. He kicked the horse fence and tried to stick his head out to eat the big pill.
The horse servants around did not dare to approach, as they could not pull such a powerful horse.
Just as the eunuch was holding the pill in his palm, pulling out a dagger to cut it open, and mixing it with the emulsion to prepare for a quick victory, he heard a scolding from Liang Qu beside him.
"Bitter!"
Chishan's eyes became clear again. He stopped kicking the horse fence and just lowered his head, staring at Da Dan.
The long saliva flowed into the trough, as sticky as glue.
hiss!
The eunuch was really shocked.
It is natural for the dragon-blood horse to crave the upgraded elixir; it is instinctive and just like being in heat, it is uncontrollable.
It’s not a question of whether I want to or not, but a question of whether my second brother will listen or not.
He worked in the horse administration, and he had never seen a dragon blood horse below the third grade that could control its desire in front of the upgrade pill.
"If Sir Liang comes to work for Ma Zheng, it is not impossible for him to become a minister of imperial carriage in the future."
“I have no such ambition.”
Liang Qu smiled. He didn't know why, but he seemed to have a natural restraint towards horses.
He thought of the monkey crouching on the horse tethering stone outside his house.
Maybe it’s because of the monkey’s defeat of the horse?
Chishan calmed down, and the groom was no longer anxious. He slowly prepared the big pill and fed it to him bit by bit.
About a quarter of an hour after he finished eating the whole pill, Chishan began to pace and his body temperature rose.
Several large horses around gradually became uneasy and retreated to the corner of the stable, not even eating the hay.
The groom said, "It will take about half an hour to upgrade the quality of the Dragon Blood Horse. If Sir Liang has something else to do, just leave me here to watch."
Liang Qu shook his head. Half an hour was not a long time.
Chishan was a little dizzy from the heat. Hot air came out of its mouth and nose and it kept shaking its head.
The groom borrowed a wooden bucket and poured cold water on Chishan's body. The water flowed through the surface of the body and emitted bursts of white smoke.
Another half a quarter of an hour later, a bean-sized drop of blood dripped from Chishan's nose. Liang Qu looked at the eunuch, who hurriedly explained.
"It's normal. It's time to change blood and grow scales."
Scales?
Liang Qu stared at Chishan. The blood from its nose kept flowing out. After it flowed out on the ground, layers of fine scales gradually grew on the long straight line from its forehead to the tip of its nose!
The scales are very narrow, only about one finger wide, like a center line on the head, very fine and dense, and cannot be seen without careful observation.
Not only the horse's head, but also red scales began to grow on Chishan's chest and both sides of the shoulder blades to the neck!
"It really is mixed with dragon blood."
Liang Qu was slightly shocked. Could it be that the imperial court had captured a dragon for breeding?
As for the dragon, it belongs to the water element, right?
Why did the ruling fail?
The land animal part is much larger than the water animal part?
Liang Qu felt that this might be the reason. Before today, Chishan looked no different from ordinary horses, except that it was more majestic. It was not until today when it was promoted to the fourth grade that it began to show its alien characteristics.
I don’t know what the third and second grades look like?
Half an hour passed in a flash, and Chishan gradually calmed down.
The groom poured the last bucket of water, wiped the sweat off his face, and examined Chishan's various physical characteristics with great joy.
"It's done! There are scales on the horse's head, chest, and shoulder blades, which are the characteristics of a fourth-grade horse. Moreover, your dragon-blood colt has a good foundation. The scales on the chest and shoulder blades are connected together. There are only one or two horses of this quality in ten!"
Liang Qu stepped forward and touched Chishan’s head.
The newly grown scales on its body were red in color, extremely fine and dense, hidden under the horse hair. Only those on the chest and abdomen were noticeable, like a layer of natural armor, forming a "V" shape, protecting the vital parts.
When you scratch the scales with your fingernails, you can hear the sound of metal clashing, which is quite extraordinary.
The overall appearance has not changed much, except that it has become much taller and stronger, and its aura is much stronger, making it look more majestic.
Liang Qu exchanged greetings with the chief clerk and the groom, expressed his gratitude, and could not wait to ride up Chishan and pull the reins.
Without waiting for the horse servants to open the stable, Chishan kicked the ground slightly, and the whole horse jumped out of the stable that was more than one meter high like a tiger leaping into a ravine.
Immediately, the scenery around Liang Qu quickly retreated, and a strong wind pressure came towards him, forcing him to lower his body.
Passersby looked up and saw a blurry red shadow. When they came back to react, a strong wind blew around them and the red shadow disappeared.
"Seeing a ghost in broad daylight?"
The horse's hooves picked up grass debris, which flew into the air and scared away crabs that were poking out of their holes in the mud on the shore to hunt.
In a moment, Liang Qu had arrived at the familiar Shangrao Port. He could feel the constant rise and fall of Chishan's chest and abdomen between his legs. It was obvious that he had used all his strength and was a little out of breath.
but……
It is about six miles from Hebo Suo to Shangrao Port. How long did it take?
Liang Qu didn't have a watch, so he couldn't estimate the time accurately, but he estimated that it would definitely not exceed one minute!
The speed is so fast!
Come and go like the wind!
Gale!
It’s not that fast for an ordinary person to visit the next-door neighbor, right?
Liang Qu was so surprised that he hugged Chishan's head, cut Qinglang's fingers with the dagger, and drew the word "water" on its forehead again.
Fresh blood remained on the scales on Chishan's forehead, condensing and not dispersing under the drive of some strange force.
Blood light burst out, and the blood contracted under the scales. In an instant, Chishan's pupils dilated.
The man and the horse have been together for a long time and have no intention of resisting at all.
A spiritual connection appeared smoothly in Liang Qu's sea of consciousness.
Rule over Chishan.
Become!
(End of this chapter)