Chapter 67
Chapter 67: Sudden Burst of Power
At the same time, sharp wind sounds whizzed past his ears.
Almost everyone was frantically throwing ropes and swinging lasso poles toward that direction.
Unlike that other group, Qiaoba’s team was closer, in a more stable position, and had more nimble hands.
The already startled wild horse king had no time to react before being caught by two or three lasso poles. Not only that, but several more ropes were hung around its neck the next second.
The biggest difference between Xie Changqing and the others wasn’t in distance, but in the fact that when the others felt the wild horse king’s tremendous strength and found it impossible to control, they immediately let go.
But Xie Changqing instinctively gripped even tighter!
Almost instantly, he was pulled into a wild gallop.
Lightning followed without hesitation, preventing him from being dragged to the ground.
“Changqing!” Hairile shouted loudly. He had originally intended to let go, but seeing Xie Changqing being dragged away, he immediately spurred his black horse to follow.
Qiaoba, Santu and the others were shouting for Xie Changqing to let go: “Quick, Changqing! Let go!”
Better to fall than to be dragged away.
“Okay!” Xie Changqing knew the wild horse king was extremely fast, and he was also worried Lightning couldn’t keep up, so he instinctively wanted to let go.
But the next second, his face went pale.
This lasso pole had a soft rope loop fastened to his wrist at the other end.
Originally for safety, but now with the pole under stress, it had tightened around his wrist in a firm knot.
No, what was happening?
Xie Changqing no longer controlled the reins and used his other hand to help untie it.
But he couldn’t untie it at all.
The wild horse king glanced back, and despite dragging him and pulling a horse behind it, its speed didn’t decrease at all.
Even when turning, its steps were light and graceful, as elegant as a leisurely stroll.
No way, what was this situation?!
Xie Changqing’s face was somewhat pale. In a flash of inspiration, a person’s name burst into his mind: Suhe!
Ahead was a sharp turn. The wild horse king galloped wildly with the wild horse herd catching up behind.
Xie Changqing had no choice but to give up trying to untie the lasso pole and brace himself to keep up.
There was no other way now—he could only keep up: “Lightning, pick up the pace!”
Otherwise, he’d either be thrown out by the massive centrifugal force or be dragged to the ground.
Either consequence would mean certain death!
Lightning said nothing, just galloped wildly.
When it really tried, it ran almost as fast as the wild horse king!
Even on such a sharp turn, it didn’t fall behind. Not only did it not tighten further, but it even gained Xie Changqing a little distance to loosen his wrist somewhat.
Seeing this scene, Nuomin and the others who were chasing behind felt secretly relieved: Lightning did great!
Truly the fastest horse in their pasture!
But Xie Changqing knew Lightning was reaching its limit.
The wild horse king, with several lasso poles and ropes around its neck, ran with ease.
But Lightning—you could tell from its breathing that it was barely holding on.
“Hey! Ya!” Hairile caught up, shouted loudly, stepped directly on his black horse, and leaped up, jumping straight onto Xie Changqing’s back.
Xie Changqing didn’t dare relax, staying tense as he said: “Hairile, my lasso pole has me caught! I brought a knife!”
“I’ll help you!” Hairile also didn’t dare relax. While taking Lightning’s reins, he continued to grip the rope around the wild horse king’s neck tightly: “Hurry up and cut the lasso pole!”
“Right.” Xie Changqing didn’t waste words and quickly drew his dagger.
The dagger flashed coldly as he struck hard at the lasso pole.
The force was so great it even made his hand numb.
Hairile gripped the rope tightly, preparing for the possibility that when the lasso pole broke, they might be thrown off by the massive reaction force, so he had to hold the rope tight to avoid being flung away.
But what neither of them expected was that Xie Changqing’s strike only cut through the surface leather of the lasso pole.
“Damn it, there’s iron cable inside!” Xie Changqing’s face went pale.
Should he praise Suhe for being thorough, or curse him for not saying anything?!
Xie Changqing really hadn’t expected that this lasso pole, which looked like it was just made of wood with a leather covering, would turn out to have very solid iron cable wrapped inside when he struck it.
“Let me!” Hairile stuffed the reins into his hand and grabbed the lasso pole directly: “Hurry up and free your hand!”
Gritting his teeth, he pulled hard and actually managed to pull the lasso pole back half a length.
Xie Changqing didn’t care about getting hurt anymore. He stuck his dagger into a spot just before his wrist, found a small gap and pried it in.
With the iron cable tight, as the dagger turned, Xie Changqing’s wrist inevitably got scraped and started bleeding.
“Hiss!” But it was this blood that provided some lubrication, finally allowing him to slip the lasso pole off his wrist.
As soon as he freed his wrist, the iron cable quickly turned in the other direction, and the dagger almost instantly fell to the ground—there was no time to retrieve it.
“You got it out, right?!” Hairile didn’t hesitate to hand him the rope he’d been holding: “Changqing, hold tight!”
Xie Changqing grunted in acknowledgment, then noticed he was standing up on the horse’s back and cried out in alarm: “What are you doing?!”
“Me?!” Hairile laughed heartily, actually forcing his wrist into the iron cable of the lasso pole and leaping up: “I’m riding a horse!”
At this point, Lightning had reached its limit.
It was already tired from the chase, and carrying two people made it even harder.
Hairile’s use of it for leverage made its knee buckle and nearly fall, but fortunately it quickly steadied itself.
Before Xie Changqing could react, Hairile had already leaped onto the wild horse king’s back.
The group chasing from afar: “…Hairile!”
The wild horse king never expected there would be someone so fearless.
It had originally been playing with them, just wanting to escape quickly and shake them off.
But now with Hairile riding on its back, it immediately became enraged.
Not only did it neigh loudly, but it also ran and jumped, occasionally rearing up on its hind legs trying to throw Hairile off.
But Hairile gripped the horse’s belly tightly and shouted: “Changqing, hold the rope tight, don’t let go!”
“Okay!” Xie Changqing’s hand was still bleeding, but he didn’t feel the pain.
He gripped the rope tightly, gritting his teeth as he pulled the wild horse king back.
After Hairile steadied himself, he threw away the lasso pole in his hand—it was too long and unwieldy.
He grabbed all the ropes hanging around the wild horse king’s neck and pulled them tight with force.
His strength was enormous, and even holding all those ropes didn’t strain him.
All the ropes were slip knots. When pulled tight, they directly choked the wild horse king’s neck, and it gradually began to see black spots before its eyes.
Especially with Xie Changqing pulling from the other direction with another force.
Its target had been very clear—to flee toward the far end of the hills.
But now its steps became chaotic, and it could no longer distinguish direction clearly.
The wild horse herd behind caught up, neighing in confusion as they passed it.
They didn’t understand why their king had slowed down.
The wild horse king was awakened by the sound of their hooves and suddenly burst with power!