Chapter 247 Buying a Horse
Chapter 247 Buying a Horse
Mulan was caught off guard by the sudden attack, but she quickly regained her balance.
Zhang Haoran did not use any strength, but relied solely on his swordsmanship. After just two attempts, he came to the conclusion.
Mulan only learned the art of fighting on the battlefield. Perhaps because of her talent, she practiced swordsmanship to the extreme, which led to her current achievements. Fighting on the battlefield is enough for her.
"Miss Mulan, I'm going to make a move!"
"Colorful fallen heroes!"
In an instant, Hua Mulan saw countless ice flowers blooming around her body. The cold sword shadow surrounded her, making her unable to move at all.
She felt as if if she moved the slightest, she would be torn into pieces by those beautiful ice flowers.
After Zhang Haoran performed a move, he did not continue, but stood still.
Looking at Hua Mulan who was still standing there in a daze, he smiled and said, "How about it, do you want to learn that?"
"Can I... learn it?" Mulan came back to her senses and said after blinking twice.
She was also extremely shocked. She had never seen such a powerful sword technique before and she even doubted whether this was a martial art for mortals.
"Of course, if Miss Mulan wants to learn, I will definitely teach her." Zhang Haoran said with a smile.
Hearing Zhang Haoran say this, Hua Mulan felt a little embarrassed.
The next morning…
"Hey~ Sister Mulan, why are you here?"
“Same as you.”
"Ah? I was thinking I'd catch up with you secretly and beat you to a pulp. Looks like there's no hope now."
"Oh~ So you've already had this plan, watch out!"
“Bang~” “Ouch! Spare my life!”
……
"Mulan, what I'm going to teach you is the Luoying Sword Technique, which can perform four consecutive group attacks at a fast speed and within a wide range. It can automatically charge towards the enemy when you're far away from the enemy. It's divided into seven moves in total. Watch carefully, I'll demonstrate it to you first." Zhang Haoran said.
Hua Mulan nodded seriously.
"The first move is bud waiting to bloom."
"The second move, colorful falling petals."
"Third, the shadows of butterflies flying through flowers; fourth, the withering and flourishing of years; fifth, falling into mud; sixth, like a flower but not a flower; seventh, an orphan girl burying flowers."
For a moment, the whole courtyard was filled with sword shadows and butterflies and flowers. When performed by Zhang Haoran, it was even more elegant and graceful. Sometimes ice flowers formed by sword shadows bloomed, and sometimes petals shot out and scattered in all directions.
The two people in the yard were overwhelmed and stunned.
After Zhang Haoran finished performing the technique once, he stood there quietly.
"Wow! That's awesome, Brother Zhang. I wonder if I can learn from you?" Xiaohu said, clapping his hands.
"Of course, I also have another sword technique called Dugu Nine Swords. If you want to learn it, I can teach you." Zhang Haoran said with a smile.
"Nine Swords of Dugu, the name sounds very powerful, I must learn it."
"Not only these, I also have the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, Tathagata Palm, Light Footsteps, Six Meridians Divine Sword, One Finger Yang, and I also have boxing, palm techniques and body techniques. It depends on how much you can learn." Zhang Haoran said with a raised eyebrow.
The two of them had already listened with their eyes shining with wonder and their saliva was almost flowing out.
However, time waits for no one, and they will be on the battlefield soon, so Zhang Haoran will cheat for the two of them as he did before.
The first thing is to improve their spiritual aspects so that they can learn things faster, and then their physical fitness and strength will be gradually improved.
However, he had a very tangled problem, which was whether or not to replace Mulan. With his ability, he could naturally do it.
But if that happens, there will be no more legends about her in this world, and those glorious deeds will have nothing to do with her.
Zhang Haoran could see that Hua Mulan had actually been preparing for going to the battlefield for a long time. Since Hua Hu could prepare for his daughter in advance, Hua Mulan would also prepare for her father.
In fact, he should have guessed it long ago. She also wanted to be dressed up and wait for marriage.
But she was the only daughter in her family, and everything she did was to show her filial piety. She couldn't possibly watch her elderly father go to the battlefield with his illness.
After thinking it over again and again, I decided to let her go. I shouldn't cover up her brilliance, but I could ask her what she thinks.
That day, Zhang Haoran asked them to practice alone at home, borrowed horses from Hua Mulan's family, and headed towards the county town.
When he arrived at the horse market, Zhang Haoran picked out two horses that were pretty good. The reason there were no good horses was that war horses were strategic materials in that era, and the better ones were taken away for military supplies.
The horse in Hua Mulan's family was given by the army and raised by the military households. Moreover, they were not allowed to raise the horse to death. If it died, they would either have to pay compensation or buy a new one out of their own pockets. If they could not do either of the two, they would be punished directly. It was really unreasonable.
But these are not a problem. He can turn a skinny horse into a divine horse.
There was a troop movement in the city, and Zhang Haoran knew that war was not far away.
On the way back, Zhang Haoran fed some elixirs to the horse he bought and Heifeng from Hua Mulan's house. They became visibly stronger and their eyes became more spiritual.
"Heifeng, you must protect Mulan well in the future." Zhang Haoran said, touching Heifeng's head.
Black Wind hissed, and now it had awakened its intelligence, so it naturally knew what Zhang Haoran meant. Moreover, it had always been taken care of and fed by Hua Mulan, so it knew how to repay her.
When Hua Hu returned home, he walked around his horse, looking surprised: "Is this ours? How come it has grown so tall and strong after being out for a while!"
"Haha, of course it's your horse, Black Wind. Even your old master doesn't recognize it."
Heifeng snorted and rubbed his head against Huahu's body.
"Hey~ It's true, this is strange." Hua Hu said in surprise while touching Heifeng.
"Okay, Uncle Hua, I have something to tell you." Zhang Haoran changed the subject.
"Okay, let's go inside and talk."
Zhang Haoran locked up the horses he bought in the Hua family's stable, and then asked Hua Mulan to take care of them.
After entering the house with Hua Hu and sitting down, he began to speak: "I just entered the city and saw a large number of soldiers running around. I think there must be some kind of war. If the higher-ups are to issue an order for military households to enlist..."
Zhang Haoran didn't finish his words, but Hua Hu naturally knew what he meant.
Hua Hu's face darkened after hearing this. After a long while, he sighed and said, "If this is true, then I, an old man, can only go to the battlefield again. But it's hard to say whether I can come back after this trip."
"Haoran, I hope you can take care of Mulan after I leave. Although Mulan doesn't say it, everyone can see that she is interested in you."
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