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"Jia Jia … might lose!"
Although this was an outcome that no one wanted to see and one that they had never imagined, the reality before their eyes seemed to be iron-clad and they could not refute it.
The Blood Crystal was still galloping but the imperial princess seemed to be even faster. She was closing the gap bit by bit and was even about to overtake her.
The few of them looked at each other with different expressions on their faces but most of them were probably the same. They were filled with surprise, shock, dejection, and worry.
It was not that Little Chili Pepper did not notice Qin Fang's imperial princess getting closer and closer. In fact, she had noticed it a long time ago. After all, the gap between them was so obvious that even an idiot could notice it.
However, in the beginning, she had thought that Qin Fang had lost too much and forcefully urged the imperial princess to give chase … This was a common occurrence in horse racing.
However, the problem was that although this method could produce results in a short period of time, it would cause a certain amount of damage to the horse's body. In more serious cases, if the horse's ligaments and muscles were strained, it was very likely that the horse would be completely destroyed …
Although the imperial princess was considered a better horse, it was still lacking when compared to the Flying General and the Blood Crystal.
Even Little Chili Pepper did not think much of tormenting a horse like this. However, this speed that exceeded the limit would only last for a few minutes at most. Any longer and the horse would definitely break down.
At that time, they had only run three or four laps. Although the horses were fast, they could only run two laps in a few minutes at most. At most, they could barely catch up to her Blood Crystal. In terms of the overall competition, it was not a big deal.
However, the imperial princess had exceeded the limit by a few minutes. Even if it did not completely break down in this race, the latter half of the race would basically lose its lethality. In this way, the final result would still be an easy victory for her.
Therefore, Little Chili Pepper was not worried at all and had already steered the Blood Crystal to continue galloping at the same speed as before …
However, as Qin Fang's Princess got closer and closer, and was about to catch up to her Blood Crystal, the Princess did not seem tired at all. She was still as energetic as before, as if she had taken medicine. She was still able to maintain her speed.
Little Chili Pepper was extremely surprised by this. She wondered if Qin Fang had given the princess some kind of stimulant, even though she knew that it was impossible.
However, how could there be a horse that could keep running at such an extreme speed?
Could it be that Qin Fang was planning to use killing tactics?
Killing tactics meant that the horse had to run at all costs, even if it had to exhaust all of its potential. This was the horsewhip tactic commonly used in ancient times.
In ancient times, the courier would change horses one by one and ride them day and night until the horses died of exhaustion and they would change horses.
But in modern times, such things were extremely rare.
Not to mention this kind of horse racing, a horse would cost at least a few million. Even if it was killed just once, no one would waste their money like that.
What's more, the Princess of Dynasty that Qin Fang was riding was a better horse than ordinary racehorses. A horse would cost at least 10 million Hong Kong dollars. Even Miss Hu, who had too much money to burn, would not play like this.
It was not that she could not afford it, but it was not worth it …
However, Qin Fang and Little Chili Pepper's bet this time was really too shocking. If it were any other person, they would definitely win at all costs.
Whether it was sleeping with her for a month or being a slave for ten days, this was a fact that neither of them could accept … Neither of them wanted to lose this round.
"Hmph, I don't believe it …"
Just as Little Chili Pepper was feeling doubtful, Qin Fang had already caught up to her on the Princess. At this time, Qu Yuancheng and the others in the distance had already noticed the problem. However, Little Chili Pepper did not think that the problem was with her. She only thought that Qin Fang was using the most shameless killing tactic to deal with her.
Did he want her to use the same tactic?
Obviously not!
First of all, she did not think that Qin Fang would be able to win with such a tactic. After all, the Princess was not that strong.
Second of all, this Blood Crystal was her beloved horse. She usually treasured it very much, just like how Qu Yuanrui treasured Flying General. Others could not even ride it, let alone abuse it like this.
It was also because of these two reasons that Little Chili Pepper did not do anything out of line even though she felt that Qin Fang was a huge threat.
Of course, this method did indeed prevent her horse from suffering that kind of inhuman torture. At the same time, it also reduced the originally huge gap between her and Little Chili Pepper to zero, and even …
Gallop gallop gallop …
Accompanied by the neat sound of hooves and a strong gust of wind, Qin Fang rode the Princess and easily overtook Little Chili Pepper, who was riding the Blood Crystal. It quickly galloped towards Qin Fang.
As if it had discovered that it had overtaken Blood Crystal, the Princess was extremely excited. It galloped at full speed and even let out a joyful neigh, as if expressing its boundless gratitude to the rider on its back.
Blood Crystal was one of the best horses in the racecourse. Naturally, it was also the fastest horse. When faced with such a fine horse, the Princess had always been a pitiful creature that was being abused.
Although it did not have the intelligence of a human, it was still being abused by this horse time and time again. Naturally, it felt extremely vexed in its heart.
In today's race, the Princess had been left half a lap behind by Blood Crystal in the first three laps, which was a great humiliation for the Princess. However, it did not expect that under the rider's control, it would catch up from behind and easily overtake an opponent that it had never been able to surpass in the past …
Sensing that the Blood Crystal behind it seemed to be getting further and further away from itself, the Princess was even happier. Her strides were much more stable and her speed was even faster than before.
The Princess was already very fast when she maintained her original speed. It was enough to overtake Blood Crystal, which had obviously slowed down. Now that she had actually sped up, the gap between the two became even more obvious.
From barely overtaking, to overtaking by one body length, two body lengths, three body lengths … This gap was just like it had been at the beginning of the race. It grew more and more intense …
However, in the beginning, it had been Blood Crystal who had overtaken the Princess. Now, it was the other way around. The Princess had overtaken Blood Crystal, and the gap between them was widening.
Looking at the imperial princess that was getting further and further away, Little Chili Pepper started to feel a little anxious. She also felt that something was wrong because when Qin Fang rode past her on the imperial princess, she didn't see Qin Fang use the horsewhip at all. He was just grabbing the reins like normal and shaking it from time to time.
"Jia Jia, your horse is slow …"
When she passed by the five 'judges' once again, the Four Young Masters immediately shouted in unison. They had no choice but to remind her at this time. If this dragged on, Little Chili Pepper would no longer have any chance of winning.
"My horse is slow?"
Little Chili Pepper was slightly taken aback when she heard this. She immediately calmed herself down and felt the speed of Blood Crystal under her, as well as the aura it was releasing. Her expression instantly turned rather ugly.
She was someone who understood horses, not to mention the fact that she had ridden Blood Crystal for many days. She immediately discovered where the problem lay.
Blood Crystal was running out of stamina …
Before the competition with Qin Fang, Little Chili Pepper had already ridden it for many laps. Qin Fang had almost been hit by Blood Crystal, which was running at maximum speed.
This was something that Little Chili Pepper had to do every time she came over. It was also when Blood Crystal was at its most excited, and there had never been any problems.
However, Little Chili Pepper herself did not notice that Blood Crystal had exhausted a great deal of stamina from running so many laps.
In the end, Blood Crystal was no longer a wild horse. After being reared in captivity for so long, its stamina could no longer be compared to those wild horses that galloped freely.
If it was just running, perhaps the difference would not be obvious. However, in this kind of competition, after a clear comparison, the lack of stamina would gradually become apparent.
Moreover, as the number of laps it ran increased, the situation became clearer and clearer …
This was also why Blood Crystal could easily overtake the Princess in the first three laps. Its stamina could still support its speed.
However, from the fourth lap onwards, Blood Crystal, whose stamina was gradually running out, could no longer hold on. Instead, it was the Princess, who had been biding her time, who began to exert her strength.
With this, the Princess immediately closed the gap between them and overtook Blood Crystal, whose stamina was running out. Now, she was widening the gap between the two.
This could be said to be the case of the onlooker seeing the game more clearly.
Little Chili Pepper sat on Blood Crystal's back the entire time. Horses were not sports cars and did not have a dashboard. Their speed could only be determined by their own feelings.
When there was no comparison, the difference in speed was actually very difficult to notice.
Back then, the Princess had been very far behind, so Little Chili Pepper naturally did not sense it. However, after being reminded by the Four Great Young Masters, Little Chili Pepper felt that something was wrong.
"Blood Crystal, you can't lose!
We can't lose … Do your best!
You must do your best!
Giddyup, giddyup ~ ~ "
At this moment, Little Chili Pepper was afraid. If she did not do her best, she would really lose this race. When she thought of the bet she had made with Qin Fang, she immediately felt her head go numb.
She was still a pure girl. Don't be fooled by her carefree personality, there was really no man who could get close to her.
If she lost, she would have to sleep with Qin Fang for a month … Just thinking about it made her feel like a nightmare!
A tragedy …
Unwilling to lose, Little Chili Pepper was at her wit's end. She impatiently urged the Blood Crystal beneath her. Even though she cherished her horse very much and did not use her whip to whip it, she still repeatedly squeezed the horse's belly in an attempt to increase the Blood Crystal's speed.
Blood Crystal seemed to be able to sense its owner's impatience and also ran with all its might. Sure enough, its speed increased slightly from before. It could almost catch up to the Princess's speed now …
However, it could only catch up to the Princess's speed. At such a speed, the most it could do was maintain the gap.
However, the problem was that Qin Fang was already half a lap ahead of Little Chili Pepper while riding the Princess. Just like how she was leading before, if she could only maintain this gap, then there was no way she could win.
"Giddyup, giddyup …"
Little Chili Pepper naturally noticed this as well. She grew even more impatient as she continuously called out to the Blood Crystal, urging it to run faster.
Putting aside the fact that the Blood Crystal was already severely depleted of its stamina, there was no way it could withstand the increased consumption of stamina from the Haste Lock. Unless Little Chili Pepper recklessly used a killing tactic to boost the Blood Crystal's speed to its maximum, there was still a chance for them to catch up …
However, it was only a possibility because the gap was quite large. More than half of the ten laps had passed and there were less than two laps left.
The race waited for no one and the gap between them was already very obvious. Unless Blood Crystal was suddenly possessed by a deity and directly increased its speed by 100%, then perhaps there was a chance she could catch up. Otherwise …
After a few minutes, Qin Fang rode the Princess past the finish line with ease, announcing the end of the race and the result of the race.
"I lost …"
Although she had never thought she would lose before the race and it was absolutely impossible for her to lose, this result was incomparably cruel. She had indeed lost, and lost terribly!
If Little Chili Pepper had previously thought that Qin Fang was looking down on her by switching horses to compete with her, then she now understood that she had misunderstood Qin Fang's intentions. She also understood what was going on.
"You knew that my Blood Crystal would run out of stamina?"
However, Little Chili Pepper could not help but ask. It seemed that even a professional knight would not be able to tell this. At least, she herself had not been able to tell.
"You can say that …"
Qin Fang shrugged. He had the detection skill and could naturally discover many things that others could not. Blood Crystal had exhausted too much stamina and could not continue the race at its previous speed.
This was also why he had said that "it would be bullying to compete with her on a good horse". This was definitely not Qin Fang's pretentious words but the truth.
If Qin Fang could win so easily while riding the Princess, then if he were to ride the Flying General, there would be no need to continue the race after four or five laps because the Flying General might have already left the Blood Crystal in the dust by then …
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