The girls all wore varying degrees of shock on their faces. A few even looked genuinely flattered.
Daiwa Scarlet turned to Xingyun Liuge and exclaimed in amazement, "That's incredible—seriously incredible, Senior Xingyun! This banquet was prepared just for you! You're the absolute star of the evening!"
Her tail wagged furiously, and her red eyes burned as brightly as twin torches.
She had already admired Xingyun Liuge to begin with. Now she liked her even more.
No—more than that, she suddenly wanted to throw herself at the girl's legs and cry out, Boss, please carry me!
Lady Donna had thought she already understood just how important Xingyun Liuge was.
Now, however, she was finally seeing what real old money looked like when it decided to treat a horse girl as someone worth cherishing.
Thinking about it, that only made sense.
This was a completely unprecedented five-crown champion, someone with an overwhelming chance of completing total domination of both the British and American Triple Crowns—a feat never achieved before, and most likely never to be repeated.
There was no such thing as valuing someone like that too highly.
That was why, when Xingyun Liuge had laid out her rough plans at the press conference, everyone there had gasped in astonishment.
Because not only would Xingyun Liuge resolutely finish her pursuit of the British Triple Crown and set the last piece into that grand achievement—
she would also run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, challenging the throne of the strongest middle-distance turf horse girl in the world.
And before that, she would enter the King George as well, proving her dominance over middle-distance turf racing all over again.
Latifa, meanwhile, gently swayed her tail, her beautiful eyes carrying an emotion that was difficult to describe.
She had started paying attention to Xingyun Liuge even before the UAE Derby.
After that, she had witnessed the girl's great journey from beginning to end, her heart moved again and again by Liuge's dashing figure on the track.
And this time, she had decided to make a bold move.
Unlike the other girls, who were still lost in amazement, Xingyun Liuge was the calmest person present.
It was almost as if this magnificent banquet meant nothing to her at all.
Or rather…
it was as though she herself were the true master of this banquet.
How could the host be shocked by a feast prepared in her own honor?
Of course, Xingyun Liuge was not the owner of this castle.
Yet that only made her composure all the more precious.
What ordinary common-born horse girl could possibly remain this unshaken?
Up on the second-floor gallery, a petite blonde girl instantly spotted Xingyun Liuge—the one person who seemed completely unmoved by the grandeur before her.
She had already adored Xingyun Liuge from the start, and she had badly wanted to use her own connections to properly astonish the girl, to let Xingyun Liuge see just how capable she could be.
Who could have expected Liuge to remain so calm?
Even the smile on her face had not changed in the slightest.
How could that not surprise her? How could it not fascinate her?
Horse girls were born to chase victory and bathe in glory.
Among them were girls proud by nature, girls so shy they could barely speak, and girls so inconspicuous they might as well be extras.
But without exception, when they stood in the spotlight and were showered with praise, they would always reveal at least some trace of pride or satisfaction. That was only natural. Anyone could understand that.
Yet Xingyun Liuge seemed utterly devoid of that sort of emotion.
Whether when she stepped out of the car, or when she entered this grand hall, her expression had not changed once. Her smile remained exactly the same as ever.
How could anyone not want to uncover the secret hidden behind such steady calm?
With a snap, the petite blonde girl shut her folding fan. Her lovely face flushed pink with excitement.
She was going to solve this mystery.
To Xingyun Liuge herself, however, none of this was particularly special.
Come on—she had obtained supernatural powers, transformed from an ordinary human into a horse girl, experienced all manner of "Domains," crossed the fog of the Ruination Curse, and taken control of the Reincarnation Abyss.
How could she possibly be shocked by mere displays of wealth and manpower at this point?
She was no longer that ignorant child who knew nothing of the world.
Something like this was nowhere near enough to shake her.
With teasing amusement, Xingyun Liuge thought to herself:
If you really want to astonish me, at least launch a Polaris ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead.
So she easily soothed the girls traveling with her, telling them to relax and enjoy the banquet, not to overthink things.
And if they still felt uneasy, then they could simply stay close to her.
After all, she spoke English.
No sooner had she said that than she slapped a hand onto Agnes Tachyon's shoulder and pinned the "genius" in place.
She had seen it perfectly clearly: Tachyon had been getting restless, looking very much like she was about to throw herself into Xingyun Liuge's arms, pepper her with questions, or perhaps simply cling to her and start rubbing against her.
Granted, only a few hours had passed since the Epsom Derby, and now really was the perfect time for a full race debrief.
But the race was already over.
There would never be another chance to run this Epsom Derby.
Best to leave the deeper analysis to future generations.
So why was Xingyun Liuge so certain Tachyon was about to pounce?
Simple.
She had distracted the girl by saying, "I'm just going to check on Yui," and then made a sudden escape.
With Tachyon's personality, there was no way she would let Xingyun Liuge run off without trying to stop her.
Even if her chosen method would be incredibly embarrassing.
That was precisely why it was better to make the first move.
Xingyun Liuge had no intention of embarrassing herself in front of so many people.
Unfortunately, she did not actually know where to touch a horse girl to make her feel good, so she simply improvised.
First she patted Agnes Tachyon on the head.
Then she pinched her ears.
Then she kneaded her cheeks a little.
After that, with this apparently impervious horse girl in tow, she dragged her off toward the food.
There was no helping it.
Tachyon had suddenly blushed and said in a voice dripping with temptation,
"Then… is this where you want next?"
Her small tongue slid slowly over her thin lips.
Both hands pressed against her own chest, and with that expression—those eyes—that posture—
she was absurdly, shamelessly suggestive.
To be fair, they were not exactly large, but there was definitely enough there to feel. Xingyun Liuge really did have a tiny bit of interest.
But not now.
This was a banquet hall!
Not the place for that sort of thing!
Besides, if she really felt like touching someone, why would she not pick a horse girl with even more to offer?
Agnes Tachyon simply was not high enough on the priority list.
"Tch!"
Tachyon saw straight through Xingyun Liuge's thoughts and clicked her tongue softly in dissatisfaction.
For the sake of exploring the limits of speed more thoroughly, she was beginning to think she might need to develop a few… very special drugs.
She even reached over and poked Daiwa Scarlet in the side, as though she were about to start researching why this unfortunate girl had developed so much more generously than she had.
Daiwa Scarlet, who had suddenly become collateral damage, slowly produced a question mark over her head.
"?"
Wait, what was that supposed to mean?
She had done absolutely nothing!
These past few nights, Agnes Tachyon had been hugging a pillow and making bizarre noises in her sleep, keeping everyone awake, and Daiwa Scarlet had not even complained. Was that not already generous enough?
What more did Agnes Tachyon want?
Did she want Daiwa Scarlet to march over, hug Xingyun Liuge's leg, and report all of Tachyon's outrageous sleep-talk right then and there?
The more she thought about it, the redder her face became.
Because no matter how hard she tried, she could not understand why Agnes Tachyon could spend one moment muttering, Hehe… Miss Xingyun, my Miss Xingyun…
and the next moment saying, Daiwa's here too, do her first.
It was absolutely insane.
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