100 ways to kill your husband

Chapter 20, Sixth time overcoming the obstacle.

Lu Heng gave a dry laugh, "Xuxu wouldn't."

Xia Ziling laughed and said, "If you don't know how, you can learn. Xuxu will come out to play with you sooner or later, and you can't just watch her every time."

"Okay, I'll participate in the obstacle course. Are there any prizes for the obstacle course today?"

Xia Ziling had originally intended to scare Wen Xu, but Wen Xu wanted a prize, so she asked in surprise, "What do you want?"

"I haven't decided what I want yet, but I'll write it down if I win."

Xia Ziling thought Wen Xu would ask for the pink diamond watch, but Wen Xu pretended not to care about the prize, putting her in a difficult position. She hated this feeling of being out of control, and a plan immediately formed in her mind.

Xia Ziling had no idea that Wen Xu participated in the obstacle course to find clues. Neither the hint she received as a reward last time, nor the reasons and methods Lu Heng used to kill her this time, left her completely baffled.

Wen Xu glanced again in the direction where Su Yuelan was; she wanted to find an opportunity to hide Su Yuelan.

Wen Xu donned her full protective gear and warmed up in the arena, wearing her ruby ​​pendant. She also took the opportunity to examine the red and white striped horizontal bars that served as obstacles; they were about a meter high and decorated with lilies at both ends. There were ten obstacles of the same height in the arena. The rules of the game were that whoever's horse jumped over the most obstacles within one minute would win.

The distance between each obstacle is about five to eight steps for Ruby. If Ruby stays close to the railing and applies stable force, jumping over eight obstacles within a minute is not a problem.

"It's up to you."

Wenxu gently stroked Ruby's neck, and Ruby obediently rubbed her head against him.

His girlfriend riding a horse wouldn't have made him feel so resentful, but today he wanted to ride this beautiful Ruby horse from the moment he arrived. However, it stubbornly refused to get up, even after he whipped it several times. Ruby panted heavily, but still wouldn't let him have his way. He had planned to deal with the horse when he got back, but unexpectedly, Wen Xu rode it. He had no idea Wen Xu could ride a horse; she habitually hid behind bears at the zoo. Looking at her practiced movements, her straight back, and her slender upper body, Lu Heng couldn't help but imagine her falling off the horse and begging for mercy.

Wen Xu turned around and saw Lu Heng. He lowered his head and smiled at him. He always felt that Wen Xu's attitude towards him was a bit arrogant.

Four people participated in the competition. The first was Yuan Chen, who rode a tall white horse named Mo Xie. While riding Mo Xie, he appeared quite tall and imposing, but once the competition began, his upper body swayed precariously against the horse, and his lower body felt unsteady. He cleared the first two obstacles relatively smoothly, but then his swaying intensified, forcing him to grip the horse more tightly. Mo Xie sensed his tension and repeatedly kicked over obstacles while attempting to pass them. A minute later, he scrambled off the horse in a disheveled state.

The second person's horsemanship was not as good as Yuan Chen's. He kicked down the first obstacle and then just strolled around the racetrack, knocking over several obstacles in a row. Not only did he not score any points, but he also kept the stable boy who was setting up the track busy.

Lu Heng was the third to go on stage, riding a completely black horse named Murphy. Its muscles were taut, giving it a majestic appearance; even its breath seemed to tremble. Others might not have noticed, but Wen Xu, who was always observant, caught Murphy's fear.

Murphy cleared the first seven obstacles with steady speed, leaping over each one and then jumping over the next. However, as Murphy cleared the eighth obstacle, one side of the railing collapsed, scattering the decorative lilies to the ground. Lu Heng's expression instantly changed. He straightened up and lashed Murphy hard with his barbed whip. Murphy let out a hoarse neigh and suddenly leaped into the air. Had Lu Heng not tightly gripped his flank, he would have been thrown to the ground. Seeing that he was still there, Murphy charged at the next obstacle. Lu Heng was almost thrown off; beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his eyes filled with panic.

Wen Xu thought to herself: If Lu Heng falls off his horse and dies now, and it is an accidental death, she will not receive a reward. The investigation time is also very short, and she has not obtained any valuable information. She will have wasted a chance to be reborn.

Just as she was trying to figure out how to calm Murphy down, a stable boy came forward, whining and gesturing. Although Murphy hadn't completely stopped, she wasn't as agitated as before. The stable boy stepped forward, about ten paces away from Murphy, and raised his hand.

Wen Xu heard a barely audible popping sound in the air. Murphy fell completely silent. Lu Heng dismounted, and several people came forward and led Murphy away.

Wen Xu's pupils dilated slightly, and he roughly understood the reason, but he said nothing.

The onlookers were still in shock; if Murphy had thrown Lu Heng down, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Seeing Lu Heng's dark expression, they immediately and tactfully flattered him.

"Although the horse was startled, Ah Heng still cleared all eight obstacles and remained in first place."

"I don't think there's any need to compete anymore. I've never seen anyone clear eight obstacles in a minute in an amateur competition."

Xia Ziling also stood up from her seat, wanting to pat Lu Heng on the back, but the latter turned around with a very unpleasant expression on his face.

"It's not over yet." Lu Heng turned to look at Wen Xu. "Since you proposed a prize, you should see it through to the end."

Wen Xu knew that he was acting recklessly again. Lu Heng was extremely competitive and concerned about his reputation. Since he participated in the competition, he had to win in a way that convinced everyone. Now that it was over, some people would inevitably say that there was still one person who had not finished the competition and the outcome was unknown.

No one dared to disobey Lu Heng; they could only follow his instructions to fix the obstacles.

Ruby was completely unaffected by the restless atmosphere around it; it felt the warm power through the reins.

Wen Xu braced himself in the stirrups, leaned forward to lower his center of gravity, and effortlessly crossed the first seven obstacles, followed by the eighth.

Because Murphy broke the railing when he kicked over the obstacle, the stable boy, following Xia Ziling's instructions, raised the railing by ten centimeters when it was replaced. Xia Ziling thought Ruby would definitely knock over the obstacle, and Wen Xu would be more frightened than Lu Heng. However, Ruby jumped over it steadily, and her agile figure reminded people of the famous painting "Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow".

Wenxu urged Ruby to leap over the tenth obstacle. As Ruby's upper body cleared it, everyone held their breath. Only when its hind hooves touched the ground and it cleared the last obstacle did everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Wenxu and Ruby simultaneously raised their heads high, and Ruby let out a hoarse, deep cry, sending a shiver down the spines of everyone present.

"Amazing!" a girl couldn't help but exclaim, only to be glared at by Xia Ziling. Lu Heng remained silent, like dark clouds gathering, brewing an even bigger storm.