Shu Yu gazed wistfully towards the azure blue sky outside the courtyard. "It so happens that I also need to go to town. Why don’t Baobao and I go together?" Liang Zhichen asked with a smile. Dong Huiying paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement, and the two began to prepare for their departure. Liang Zhichen led Dazhuang out from the stable. Although he hadn’t learned Inner Strength from a master since childhood like Su Lang, whose martial arts were peerless, he was considered both learned and martially adept—equally skilled in literature, painting, hunting, and everything in between. Riding a horse, a trivial matter for him, naturally posed no challenge. Dong Huiying, with a large bundle on her back, called Da Bai over. She originally intended to ride Da Bai to town, but... "Baobao, you must have been living secluded on Qingfeng Mountain for too long," he said. Liang Zhichen pressed his brow. "If you go to town with Da Bai, you’ll surely scare the townspeople. Or worse, if some shallow-eyed folks take a fancy to Da Bai’s pelt, Baobao could end up in trouble." Liang "Shallow-eyed" Shu Yu had originally been standing with Yixuan. Upon suddenly hearing the eldest brother say this, his eyes grew somber. He took a sip of plain water, then looking up at the blue sky and white clouds, breezily remarked, "It’s good weather today." Yixuan glanced at Second Brother, paying him no mind. After all, Second Brother always had profound thoughts that were beyond Yixuan’s comprehension. Dong Huiying felt awkward, her large, round eyes turning to Liang Zhichen, unsure of what to do. No wonder, during the last trip to town with Haoming, he wouldn’t let her ride Da Bai. Haoming was not talkative and didn’t explain as much, so she had remained in the dark. Remembering riding together with Haoming, the young lady’s face stiffened, truly embarrassed. It wasn’t that she was dishonest. She genuinely hadn’t expected that simply riding a horse could elicit such a reaction from Haoming. Liang Zhichen suddenly felt melancholic. "Baobao, you can ride with Haoming without qualms, yet why are you so hesitant to ride with me? Since there is only one horse, how about this—I’ll walk to town, and you can ride." After saying this, he made a move to dismount. Dong Huiying had no choice but to pluck up her courage and say that she wasn’t hesitant, she just... just... didn’t know how to describe it properly. But she had come to a realization. Fourth brother was fourth brother, and the eldest brother was the eldest brother—they were different. Moreover, Haoming’s reaction stemmed from his feelings for her. As for the eldest brother, Liang Zhichen... Well, he should be safe! Thinking thus, she approached Zhichen. "Give me a hand, please. I won’t sit at the front—just the back!" Liang Zhichen curved his lips imperceptibly and then extended a hand. She gripped his arm and, using it as leverage, hoisted herself onto the horse, sitting behind Liang Zhichen. It was then that Liang Zhichen looked towards Shu Yu and Yixuan, instructing Yixuan to mind the house and telling Yue Ning to return to the room for some sleep. As for Second Brother Liang Shuyu... He needed no such instruction. Simply because if Shu Yu truly resolved to do something, not even ten horses could drag him back. Whenever he was stubborn, he was even more obstinate than an ox. Thereafter, Liang Zhichen cracked the whip, and Dazhuang bolted out of the village carrying the two. Dong Huiying sat behind Liang Zhichen, and although the two of them were not close, there was a gap between them. With no place to rest her hands and fearful of falling during the fast-paced ride, she could only clamp the horse’s sides desperately with her little legs.
