Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

After walking for about ten minutes, Liu Bei saw a grassy area ahead.

There are very few trees around, and it seems to stretch as far as the eye can see.

Some wild rabbits and birds fled or flew away after seeing Liu Bei and his two companions appear.

However, what caught Liu Bei's attention the most was not the wild rabbits and birds, nor the endless green grassland.

Instead, it was a horse with its head down, grazing.

Moreover, it's a dark horse.

A pure black horse without a single blemish.

"A black horse?" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, looking at Shi Dajiang. "Director Shi, that black horse wouldn't happen to be the one you were going to give me, would it?"

"Yes. That's it!" Shi Dajiang nodded in agreement.

Liu Bei: "..."

Dark horse?

Does that mean he's the dark horse that suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

But upon closer reflection, it makes perfect sense.

"Hey bro, how's it going? Pure?"

"Hmm. It's quite pure!"

"Isn't it pretty?"

"It's really beautiful!"

"It doesn't even have a girlfriend yet! It's a virgin!"

Liu Bei: "..."

Holy crap!

what does it mean?

Liu Bei really wanted to kick Shi Dajiang in the mouth. "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. Can't you just shut up?"

"So it's fierce! It has a terrible temper! Ever since we found it deep in the mountains and brought it back, no one has been able to subdue it."

"We put it with the other horses, but it had a bad temper and often bullied them. And the other horses couldn't beat it. We had no choice but to let it go, but it refused to leave! It just stayed at our forest farm, eating and drinking for free!"

"It even steals food from other horses. It's become a horse tyrant!"

Liu Bei: "..."

Ma Ba?

Are there even dominant horses?

This was the first time he had ever heard of it.

"So you dumped him here?"

Fan Erhe asked a question.

"Yes." Shi Dajiang nodded. "Of course. We don't neglect it. When it doesn't have enough to eat, we still give it some straw and hay to eat, so it won't go hungry!"

"Sometimes when it gets muddy, we'll send a professional to wash it and comb its fur!"

"Keep it well-lit, so it doesn't get dirty!"

"I see!" Fan Erhe understood.

Liu Bei frowned. "So, Director Shi means he wants to be a hands-off manager, right?"

"Hehe..." Shi Dajiang chuckled a few times. "You can't say that. After all, that black horse is indeed beautiful. It's fat, all muscle, and a fierce fighter. It's also fast. Compared to the horses we keep in our forest farm, it's not even in the same league..."

"Stop, stop!" Liu Bei was too lazy to listen anymore. "To put it simply, if I subdue it, can I take it away? If I can't subdue it, then I won't have a horse?"

"Old Shi, if that's the case, isn't what you did a bit unfairly? You were talking so nicely when we were drinking last night, how can you change your mind so easily?" Fan Erhe raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat dissatisfied.

"You've misunderstood! I didn't mean that!" General Shi waved his hand, explaining, "What I meant was that the black horse is the best one at our stable. It's a bit fiery, but it matches Brother Xiao Bei's temperament perfectly!"

"A good match?" Fan Erhe didn't quite understand and was a little confused.

"Unsuitable?" Shi Dajiang continued, "Brother Xiao Bei, with just a knife, single-handedly took on a 500-pound wild boar king and even killed it. What kind of spirit is that?"

"If this happened in ancient times, he'd be a tiger-slaying hero!"

"Since he's a hero, and that black horse is the fiercest and most ruthless horse in our stable, isn't a fierce horse a perfect match for a hero?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Fan Erhe and Liu Bei were at a loss for words.

"Brother Xiao Bei, you can rest assured. If you can't tame that black horse, it just means you two aren't meant to be. I won't renege on your horse's promise. I'll pick out another gentle horse from the stable and give it to you for free!"

"Of course, if you can tame that black horse, I won't just let you take it with you, I'll give you another horse as a bonus!"

"Is that so..." Fan Erhe stroked his chin, then looked at Liu Bei, "Brother Xiao Bei, what do you say?"

Liu Bei glanced intently at the black horse still grazing in the distance, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Director Shi, you just said that black horse was found and brought back from deep within the Da Liushan Mountains?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"Weren't there any other horses at the time? Was it the only one?"

"Yes. Just this one!"

"What a coincidence! That's interesting!" Liu Bei stroked his chin and narrowed his eyes.

"Brother Xiao Bei, do you dare to give it a try?" Shi Dajiang asked with a smile.

"Let's give it a try. I'm not even afraid of the King of Wild Boars, why would I be afraid of a dark horse?"

As he spoke, Liu Bei strode towards the black horse.

"etc!"

Fan Erhe immediately pulled Liu Bei back. "Xiao Bei, horses are different from wild boars. You can't kill them. You can only fight them, and they're hard to train! To be safe, let's just forget about it. Anyway, Old Shi will still give you one. Why take the risk?"

"Director Fan, you said it's okay to hit it. If it doesn't obey, I'll hit it. I'll hit it until it obeys!"

With a smile, Liu Bei shook off Fan Erhe and continued walking towards the black horse.

"But--"

"Let him give it a try!" Before Fan Erhe could pull Liu Bei again, Shi Dajiang stopped him.

"Old Shi, what kind of mess have you made? Just give away the horse, why make such a fuss? It's all unnecessary!" Fan Erhe said, somewhat speechless.

"Hehe~" Shi Dajiang crossed his arms in front of his chest and said, "Since ancient times, a good horse is matched with a hero. I think Brother Liu Bei is definitely not someone to be underestimated. A person like him will soar to the sky sooner or later. Right now, he is just a dragon hiding in the abyss."

"If he can tame that dark horse, he might come in handy in the future!"

"This isn't ancient times anymore. It's just a black horse. At most, it can be used to pull things and be ridden as a tool. What other use can it have? I think you're overthinking it, Lao Shi!" Fan Erhe was speechless.

But it was too late for him to stop her now; he could only wait and see how Liu Bei fared.

If they can tame that black horse, they can take another one with them, killing two birds with one stone.

But if you can't subdue it, it might get hurt.

For a moment, Fan Erhe began to worry about Liu Bei.

Shi Dajiang watched Liu Bei's retreating figure with great interest.

Liu Bei's steps were very steady.

Every step was as steady as Mount Tai.

His back was also standing ramrod straight.

From a distance, he looks like a veteran of the battlefield.

"Brother Xiao Bei, can you tame this dark horse?"

"Let me see for myself how skilled you are!"

……

On this side,

Liu Bei approached the black horse step by step.

The black horse seemed oblivious to his arrival, continuing to slowly graze on its hay with its head down.

When Liu Bei was still a hundred meters away, the black horse finally noticed. It immediately raised its head and turned to look at Liu Bei.

Hei Ping glanced at Liu Bei, then unleashed his horse's hooves, his eyes flashing with ferocity. With a thud, the horse charged towards Liu Bei like a cheetah...