Can't a princess ascend the throne?

Chapter 362 Mare Leader
Thirteen years later, her daughter appeared before him like a miracle. How could Lin Chongshan not cherish and value her?

Therefore, she was the first to notice when Jiu Que disappeared. Sure enough, she found the child here.

Jiu Que spoke softly in Lin Chongshan's ear.

"Aunt Lin, we all need to take good care of ourselves. Only by living well can we live up to the expectations of those who have passed away."

"……you're right."

The two left hand in hand, sharing many heartfelt words along the way, a novel experience for both of them.

In short, for some, it was a night they would never forget.

Early the next morning, the generals, who had been preparing for battle, led their Northern Frontier army off in a fierce display. Everyone attached great importance to the task of pacifying the grasslands, and many generals vied to go. Jiu Que had already secured the lion's share of the credit, so she didn't care about the rest and didn't participate. After seeing the generals off with Lin Chongshan, she herself led her personal guards to search for the scattered horse pastures on the grasslands.

After three days and three nights of arduous travel, Jiu Que could only helplessly admit that they had overestimated Sachi Khan's thick skin. Aunt Lin thought that only three-tenths of what he said could be trusted, but in reality, not even half a sentence could be trusted, because everything he said was a lie!

All the horse ranch locations they provided were fake; we wasted three days of our time.

Sitting on her horse, Jiu Que felt the rapidly growing cold wind. She looked up at the distant horizon where the sky and earth seemed indistinguishable, a knowing expression on her face. She knew beforehand that Sachi's words were unreliable; this was simply confirmation. She wasn't angry or ashamed. She just felt that Sachi Khan was truly ruthless, completely disregarding the lives of himself and his descendants.

However, in this situation, making such a choice is actually more likely to ensure the survival of the grassland. After all, he had no other choice.

However, the fact that the other party doesn't say doesn't mean that Jiuque can't find it.

When Jiu Que first came to Northern Xinjiang, she heard that there were some wild horse herds on the grasslands. The reason why the grassland people raise horses so well is twofold: firstly, because of their unique geographical location and the experience accumulated over thousands of years; and secondly, because they often hunt wild horses to enhance the vitality of their herds and enable them to mate and produce more outstanding offspring. Even if you can't find a horse ranch, finding outstanding wild horses is still a good thing.

For the past three days, they have not only been searching for the location of the horse ranch, but also keeping an eye on the movements of wild horse herds on the grassland. Finally, at noon today, they found one of the herds, which numbered about sixty horses.

The wild horses were extremely alert. If it weren't for the existence of a monocular telescope, which was practically a cheat code, Jiuque wouldn't have been able to spot them from such a great distance.

They stood on the hillside, their eyes fixed on the delicious carcass before them. The herd was led by a tall, strong mare, a highly experienced leader who had guided her herd on this grassland for a long time, and whose herd had grown steadily. Therefore, the wild horses were very obedient to their leader. Jiu Que carefully gestured to his soldiers, who had already wrapped strips of cloth around their horses' hooves. Now, they moved as quietly as possible, encircling the herd of wild horses.

When they were less than 50 zhang away from the herd of wild horses, Jiu Que clearly noticed that the leader of the group suddenly pricked up his ears and looked around warily.

Everyone froze for a moment. The lead mare seemed to have lowered her guard, and just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Jiu Que suddenly realized something was wrong and immediately ordered his men to rush forward. But the clever lead mare had already let out a long neigh, signaling her companions to scatter quickly. She herself then chose a direction and fled rapidly.

Unfortunately, the direction she chose was very close to Jiuque.

Jiu Que took a deep breath and decided to stop hiding her intentions, riding her steed at full speed to catch up. The warhorse she rode was a rare Akhal-Teke horse, a gift from Emperor Jingtai, and it was surprisingly docile, having performed exceptionally well on the battlefield.

Now, she galloped across the grassland at breakneck speed, the wind rushing past her seemed to ignite the wildness in her blood, making her run faster and faster!
They were getting closer and closer to the leader of the mares ahead.

Jiu Que sighed with a smile. The surprise and excitement in her expression made her seem to glow.

That's how it has to be. That's how you have to run at your absolute best!

This was a battle between two fine steeds, a struggle between man and horse. Once the distance between them reached a certain point, the lead mare let out a neigh, and her troop of horses quickly galloped to the side. Thus, only Jiu Que and the lead mare remained on the chase.

At this point, it's no longer just a contest of speed, but more of an endurance, skill, and even determination.

However, the two sides maintained a distance of three horse lengths. Jiu Que seized the opportunity and threw out the lasso in his hand, which accurately caught the neck of the mare leader. Then he leaped up and flew a distance in the air like a kite before landing on the mare leader's back with great difficulty!
Cui Zhufeng, who had been silently following behind her, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Why did this child always do such unexpected things? Couldn't she just tell him directly if she wanted to catch the mare leader? Why did she have to risk her life herself? Sigh, this child, she has such a stubborn and tenacious spirit in her bones!
Sitting on the back of the mare leader, Jiu Que gripped the reins tightly with one hand to gradually stabilize his body, while the other hand held the mane on the horse's neck. He squeezed his legs tightly around the horse's belly, constantly adjusting his posture to ensure he was in an invincible position.

The two of them, one human and one horse, remained locked in this stalemate, galloping across the grassland. They even forgot to look in the direction they were going, as if they were the only two people left in the world.

After a long while, Jiu Que's buttocks and thighs ached from the jolting, and his hands gripping the reins were chafed and bleeding. But he never considered giving up. He wasn't just after the herd of wild horses, but also the leader mare. Jiu Que knew his own strength, but he hadn't expected the leader mare to endure for so long despite her strength. She was stubborn and powerful! She liked it!
The contest between the man and his horse lasted for half a day, until sunset. The once bright grassland gradually turned yellowish-brown, as if the light had been swallowed up.

By this point, both man and horse had exhausted their strength, and it was a matter of who could persevere the longest.

Finally, the exhausted mare leader slowly stopped, turned around, and gently rubbed against Jiu Que's hand.