Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1057: Beast King’s Decline
Liu He trotted towards the stable in such a hurry that he almost tripped.

Since the Black King was in Langtiao County, he has been kept in a pen with the war horses. He was not even imprisoned in a cage. Instead, he was raised directly in a large horse farm or stable, allowing him to roam freely among the many war horses. Even though there were inevitably a few unlucky guys who were bitten to death by it from time to time, Liu He did not change this breeding method.

“Roar…Awoo…”

"Herod..."

Before he reached the stable, Liu He had already heard the roars of two kinds of beasts coming from inside.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I failed to take good care of the Black King and his horse, causing him to clash with a horse that had just been sent as tribute from the Liangzhou Horse Farm. I deserve to die..."

Zhao Chang followed behind Liu He, his face full of fear.

Zhang Yong consoled him, "Okay, Xingming, now is not the time to talk about this. Go over there quickly and take a look."

When they finally reached the stable, a strange sight greeted them.

The Black King still looked as majestic as ever, with his huge body, limbs with clearly defined muscles, and the same tyrannical aura emanating from his body, showing his status and strength as the king of beasts everywhere.

However, what was inconsistent was that there were several bloody bite marks on his body. Although they were not serious, they were extremely rare. You know, Black King had been Liu He's mount for so many years and had rarely been injured.

The most bizarre thing was that the enemy that the Black King was on high alert for was actually a horse.

This horse is jet black with very shiny hair. Its body shape, either its height or muscles, is not outstanding. However, there is a faint golden line under each of its eyelids, which makes it look a little special.

The most important thing is that the horse, instead of being timid in the face of a rare and ferocious beast like the Black King, bares its teeth and looks as if it is ready to fight with the Black King at any time. Moreover, a few black hairs and some bloodstains can be clearly seen on its mouth.

"What's going on?" Zhu Ye was a little confused: "The Black King was bullied by a horse? Is there something wrong with my eyes?"

Zhao Chang also looked helpless: "General Wu, you are not mistaken. The Black King has been fighting with this horse for nearly two quarters of an hour. In the past, the Black King has always been the only one in the stable, but today..."

Liu He asked with a serious face: "Tell me the whole story in detail."

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhao Chang hurriedly replied: "This horse was sent from the imperial horse farm in Liangzhou half a month ago. It is said to be the offspring of a Han-blooded horse and a Wusun horse. Its parents are rare BMWs, and it was carefully bred by the Imperial Horse Commander and others. It is extremely extraordinary..."

"There's no need to say more about these. Let's just tell you why they started fighting." Liu He interrupted him with a wave of his hand impatiently.

Zhao Chang's forehead was covered with sweat, but he didn't bother to wipe it off.

"Reply... Reporting to Your Majesty, this horse was sent from Luoyang to Hulao Pass three days ago and kept in the stable inside the pass. Today, after the Black King had lunch, for some reason, he suddenly became extremely violent and ran around in the stable. In a short time, he bit more than 20 war horses to death. Originally, this was not a strange thing, but when he came to the stable in front of him, the war horse suddenly broke free from its restraints and directly blocked the Black King, as if to stop him from continuing to bite the other war horses."

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and said, "The Black King is the king of beasts. Whether in the stable, hunting in the wild, or fighting on the battlefield, he has never had any rivals. He must have been very angry when a horse blocked his way, so he pounced on the horse and wanted to bite it to death."

"Yes, yes, General Guan is as good as a god, that's right."

Zhao Chang swallowed.

He was the one who knew best the status of Black King in His Majesty's mind. This black tiger had followed His Majesty for nearly twenty years and had experienced countless life-and-death battles. Black King had even saved His Majesty's life several times. The emperor had never regarded him as a beast, but as a brother.

If something happened to the Black King, even though he was the emperor's childhood friend from the same hometown as him and had made great contributions in raising the Black King and the warhorse for many years, he would still not be able to escape death.

Liu He shook his head: "Something is wrong... Although the Black King occasionally gets violent, he only bites a few horses to death each time to establish his authority in the stable. Today, he became inexplicably ruthless and bit more than 20 horses to death in one breath. In all these years, such a strange thing has never happened before. What is the reason?"

He did not rush to ask people to separate the Black King and the strange warhorse. He understood the Black King's character. Once the Black King was serious, he would fight to the death with the enemy and it would not be easy to separate them.

At this time, the Black King seemed to sense the arrival of his master and turned his head to look at Liu He. Liu He seemed to be able to feel that the Black King seemed to be a little surprised when he saw him. Then, the Black King turned his head again, roared suddenly, and pounced on the horse.

"Herodiot..." The warhorse stomped its four hooves and actually jumped back to avoid the Black King's pounce. Then it suddenly stood up and kicked hard with its front hooves.

"Ouch..." The Black King was even more agile and dodged easily. At the same time, he swung one claw forward, leaving three blood marks of varying depths on the warhorse's left front hoof.

"Hey, Black King, great job, bite it to death... Come on, catch it..."

Zhu Ye kept cheering for Hei Wang and seemed to be more excited about this battle than Hei Wang himself.

Liu He seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly asked Zhang Yong: "Fourth brother, after lunch today, our army will be training on the parade ground. At what time will the drums start beating?"

Zhang Yong thought for a moment and replied, "It's 3:30 pm, and the drums will be beaten, and we will officially assemble for drill."

Liu He looked at Zhao Chang again: "When did the Black King go crazy?"

Zhao Chang immediately said, "It's probably around 3:30 pm."

"Brother, what's wrong?" Guan Yu was a little confused.

But everyone saw that Liu He's lips suddenly trembled and his eyes became a little red.

"The Black King...is old..."

Guan Yu suddenly realized: "Brother, what you mean is... Black King feels that he is old and will not live long, so he deliberately acts fiercely to attract your attention?"

"Yes... Black King hasn't followed me to the battlefield for more than two years. Last year, when I went to Yuzhou to fight against Cao Cao, I didn't take him with me. Now the war is just outside the Great Wall. Black King hears the sound of drums every day. He is often in the army and has already figured out the meaning of the drums. He only hopes to be able to go to the battlefield again and fight the enemy side by side with me, but I have disappointed him..."

The soldiers would march out at the sound of a command, move in response to a drumbeat, and retreat at the sound of a gong. This was the iron rule that Liu He adhered to for twenty years.

As Liu He spoke, he could almost imagine that every time the drums sounded in the army, the Black King would support his body, which was equivalent to being over 80 years old in human years, and suddenly leap up, facing the door of the stable, looking forward to it, but he never waited for anyone to come and take him away.

"I understand... The Black King is a spiritual beast of the time, and he understands human nature quite well. He must have thought that Big Brother despised him for being too old and was unwilling to use him anymore, so he did this today, wanting to prove to Big Brother that he is still good at fighting..."

Even a heroic man like Zhu Ye couldn't help but choke up a little when he said this.

Liu He made a whistle with his hand and put it in his mouth.

"Chirp..."

The Black King's figure, which was struggling with the horse, suddenly stopped. Then he let go of the warhorse's butt, which he had been holding tightly in his hand, and ran towards Liu He happily.

The warhorse was still not satisfied and was about to chase after him, but Zhao Chang brought a few people with him and used a rope to tie it up again. But even so, it took seven or eight strong men a lot of effort to barely control the wild horse.

Liu He gently stroked the Black King's shiny hair, and the Black King licked his other hand. Although licking people with the barbs on his tongue was not something to enjoy, Liu He enjoyed it.

He looked at Xun You coldly: "Send an order to the three armies. I want to go out in person and meet Zhang Yide from Yan."

Perhaps sensing the fighting spirit emanating from Liu He, the Black King growled and seemed particularly excited.

(End of this chapter)