How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Chapter 193

A whistle sounded, the horses neighed, and more than twenty horses galloped out. Xia Chu relaxed, enjoying the breeze on his face, while the horses under him galloped hard.

Jia Qingwu couldn't help but take a few steps forward, her gaze fixed on the woman in red. Her face, draped in the wind, revealed a cheerful smile. Everyone around her seemed reduced to mere embellishment, her bright smile the only thing that stood out among the passing figures.

"Cousin! Cousin!" Jia Wanqing jumped up with her hands raised. "So heroic! So heroic! So heroic!"

Jia Wanlin's excitement was instantly disrupted by her string of words, and he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Zhang Zhou chuckled and looked into the distance calmly, but in fact even his cuffs were wrinkled.

"Gee!" Xia Chu felt the chill of the wind, a chill that seemed to seep into her bones. But it also made her mind clearer. The shouts of joy continued all around her. All she could hear was the deafening clatter of hooves and the occasional cheer from outside, but she paid no attention. Her eyes were focused solely on the three horses still in front of her. When they had charged out earlier, there had been many others ahead, but gradually, only these three remained.

Two men surrounded her, one on each side, and a horse blocked her path from the front. She took a moment to look around. They were both men, and she didn't recognize them. She didn't know why they were deliberately blocking her way, but she had to find a way to escape. The three leading the way were getting farther and farther away.

"Why is a woman working so hard?" someone next to her suddenly shouted.

"Little girl, go home and embroider." said another person.

Xia Tian had been following her the entire time, so he naturally didn't miss her predicament. He rode forward, forcing his way to the man directly in front of Xia Chu, and controlled his horse to push the man aside step by step. "Xiao Chu, get ready." As soon as he finished speaking, he forced a path for Xia Chu.

Xia Chu slapped the horse's butt hard, and the horse raised its head and neighed, then rushed out at an accelerated speed.

"Brother, what are you doing? Isn't it embarrassing enough to lose to a little girl?"

"It's even more shameful to use dirty tricks against a woman." Xia Tian ignored him and sped up to catch up with Xia Chu.

Jia Qingwu and others outside the field could not see the situation clearly, but they found that Xia Chu seemed to have suddenly accelerated and rushed to the front, and they couldn't help but cheer for her.

The previously quiet outer court was filled with the sound of a young girl, Jia Wanqing, shouting enthusiastically. Initially, she scoffed, considering the competition venue wasn't always audible. But then a few servants joined in, and others, as if reassured by a loss, joined in again. Soon, the cheers of encouragement grew louder and louder, until the entire venue was suddenly abuzz with activity. She could barely hear the voices of others, her head buzzing with the shouting.

This shout seemed to have magical power, making people's blood boil and their emotions soar, they wanted to rush to the field to compete.

"Stop shouting." Jia Junting persuaded her several times. When he heard Jia Wanqing's voice begin to become hoarse, he had to cover her mouth with his hands. He carried her to the back and gave her two glasses of water. "Doesn't your throat hurt?"

Jia Wanqing's eyes sparkled, and she was very excited. "I'm so happy!" Her voice was hoarse, as if her throat was pinched. As soon as the sound came out, she frowned and looked at her brother in horror, "My throat..."

Seeing her pouting and about to cry, Jia Junting wanted to lecture her, but held back, "You're shouting too loudly, stop talking."

Jia Wanqing hummed and looked towards the arena with an unhappy expression.

Xia Chu was already in the final sprint, with two people ahead of her and the last bend approaching. She looked back and saw that Xia Tian was only half a body behind her. "Brother, you go first!"

Xia Tian responded, tightened the reins, and turned left. The horse turned smoothly without slowing down. Xia Chu followed closely behind him, and they both turned smoothly. But behind them, there was a scream, followed by a heavy object falling to the ground, and a series of screams continued.

Xia Chu tried to hold back, but couldn't help but glance back. She saw the horse behind her leaping wildly, its hooves raised high. The rider's hand was entangled in the reins, making it difficult to escape. Seeing the horse's hoof almost trample her several times, Xia Chu's heart tightened. But what made her even more nervous was that Xia Tian rushed over, pulled out a dagger from somewhere, cut the reins with one blow, and kicked the horse away.

The horse staggered twice, then fell to the ground, gasping for breath.

The people from the horse farm then rushed over. The young man was still lying on the ground in shock, his face covered with tears.

"Master! Master!! Are you okay?" Two servants came running over, sweating profusely.

A group of people surrounded the young man, and the stables had a doctor ready. Fortunately, the young man only had a superficial wound. He was lucky not to be trampled by the horses' hooves.

The first match ended just like that. Xia Chu lost the top few places that were within her grasp because of saving someone. Jia Qingwu pulled Xia Chu over and examined her from head to toe, only to breathe a sigh of relief after confirming that she was not injured.

Xia Chu felt a little regretful, but human life was definitely more important.

"Thank you, sir, for saving my young master." The young man's servant came over to thank him, but Xia Tian waved his hand and said, "You're welcome."

"Let's go back." Xia Chu looked around. Only the top five in this race could participate in the finals, but because of an accident, they did not make it to the end.

"It's so dangerous!" Jia Wanqing hugged Xia Chu's arm tightly, her eyes moist. She must have been scared just now.

But, her voice... "What's wrong with your voice?" Xia Chu asked.

Jia Wanlin covered her lips and smiled, "She yelled so loudly just now, I'm afraid the whole stable could hear her."

Jia Wanqing groaned twice in embarrassment, "Cousin, did you hear me?"

"I seemed to hear something vaguely." Xia Chu was unsure. He did hear some cheers and applause. But the sound of horse hooves was still louder, and it was hard to tell whose voices they were.

"Miss, please wait a moment." A few people were walking out when they were suddenly blocked by someone.

"What's wrong?" Xia Tian asked.

The man bowed and replied, "Just now, you and this young lady were already at the top of the list, but were delayed because of saving someone. Therefore, our host would like to invite you two to stay and participate in the third round of the finals."

Is there light at the end of the tunnel? Xia Chu's eyes lit up, "Can we participate in the finals?"

"Yes, if it weren't for the two of you rescuing him, who knows what would have happened to the injured young man. Although we have explained before the race that accidents are at your own risk, it is still hard to say in our horse farm. So you two have done us a favor, and if nothing unexpected happens, you will definitely be in the top five. It is only right that we make an exception and include you two." The man said sincerely.

Xia Chu glanced at Xia Tian, and seeing him nod in agreement, he said, "Okay, then we'll stay and wait for the finals."