Lady Northern Feng frowned and sounded displeased when she asked, “Mrs Zuo, are you a member of the Junwu Empire?”
Mrs Zuo nodded. “Of course I am.”
Lady Northern Feng snorted. “If that’s the case, why do you want Princess Sefiro of the Senal Grassland to win? Mrs Zuo, that can be considered treason.”
Surprised, Mrs Zuo immediately retorted, “My lady, you’re framing me!”
She then dropped to her knees. “Your Majesty, I…”
However, before Mrs Zuo could go on, the empress dowager cut her off with a wave of her hand. “There’s no need to say more. I know what you meant.”
What?
Mrs Zuo was baffled. What did the empress dowager know? Did she believe her or not?
Feng Wu had no idea that so many people were talking about her behind her back.
To her, the most important thing right now was to catch up with Sefiro.
After closing the 20-80 deal, the Bloodsea Horse immediately picked up speed.
Whoosh —
Feng Wu saw the trees on both sides quickly fall behind like afterimages, the scene changing so rapidly that it made her dizzy. Several times, she was almost swept off the horse by tree branches.
Luckily, she reacted quickly to avoid them every single time.
Somewhere ahead of Feng Wu.
Sefiro rode the horse at ease with a satisfied smile on her face.
She had never considered the possibility of losing from the very beginning.
One could even say that she had never considered Feng Wu a worthy opponent.
Sefiro looked behind her when she was up on a hill, and she almost laughed.
“Gosh, how long has it been since I started already? Feng Wu’s horse still isn’t moving!”
Sefiro giggled and threw her head back. She patted Lightbolt and said, “This is so hilarious! I’m almost halfway through when she hasn’t even started. Feng Wu, you’re definitely going to lose!”
Thinking about the final outcome made Sefiro want to laugh.
Once she won, Feng Wu would never be allowed to like Jun Linyuan again!
She should have used the time to reach the endpoint, but she was too pleased with herself that she forgot what she should be doing.
Seeing that Feng Wu’s horse was still lying on the ground, Sefiro let her guard down. Instead of speeding up, she slowed down to a stroll.
Lightbolt was tired from running, so it walked unhurriedly, flicking its tail.
Sitting on the back of the horse, Sefiro chatted with Lightbolt in boredom.
“Lightbolt, we won this time not because we’re too awesome. Our opponent is just too weak.
“That’s why you can’t be proud of yourself, okay? Because it’s not very likely that we’ll ever run into such a stupid opponent again.
“What? You’re hungry? Well, our opponent hasn’t started yet, so we have all the time in the world. Come, let’s go relax in a cool place. We’ll set out again after the hottest time of day is over. The sun may burn my fair skin.”
Sefiro did just that.
She found a big tree with lush foliage and tied Lightbolt to it. The next second, she leaned back against the trunk, found a comfortable position, and took a nap.
She was in the habit of taking an afternoon nap. If she didn’t, she feared that it would affect her impeccable skin.
