"Giddy up, giddy up! "
How could Yuan Shao dare to reply at this moment? He could only desperately urge his warhorse to flee, his heart filled with bitter complaints.
"Dong Thief tricked me! "
"Benchu, don't run away! "
"It's been over a year since we parted at Suanzao, come over and catch up! "
"Hmph hmph ha ha hee hee hoo hoo..."
Listening to the terrifying laughter continuously coming from behind him, Yuan Shao remained silent, only fleeing desperately.
After fleeing for a while, he was surprised to find that Zhang Xin did not seem to be catching up.
Yuan Shao looked back and found that the distance between Zhang Xin and him had not only not shortened, but seemed to have widened even further.
Zhang Xin was wearing armor and carrying weapons, with dozens of pounds of extra weight on him.
Yuan Shao, on the other hand, had been woken up in the middle of the nite and fled in a hurry; not to mention armor, he hadn't even had time to bring his sword.
Furthermore, he was fleeing for his life, so his personal guards must have chosen a good horse for him, while the few horses left in his manor were naturally of slightly inferior quality.
Seeing that Zhang Xin couldn't catch up, Yuan Shao's courage grew.
"Eh~ Can't catch me! "
Zhang Xin was furious at his words.
If he hadn't come in such a hurry and forgotten his bow and arrows, he would have shot Yuan Shao a couple of times to show him who was boss.
"Benchu! "
Zhang Xin shouted loudly, "Come here quickly, I have a big treasure to show you! "
How could Yuan Shao fall for that?
Looking at Zhang Xin's exasperated expression, he burst into laughter.
"Eh~ Can't catch me, can't catch me~ Hee hee hee hee hee hee... Oh my god! "
Joy turned to sorrow.
The nite was dark and the road was slippery; Yuan Shao's warhorse stumbled over something, lost its footing, and instantly fell to the ground.
"Whoa-whoa-whoa..."
The warhorse let out a mournful cry, throwing Yuan Shao off.
Zhang Xin was overjoyed and quickly urged his warhorse to catch up.
Yuan Shao had fallen face first, and seeing Zhang Xin getting closer, he ignored the pain in his body, quickly got up, and looked around.
This place seemed to be a village, and a few steps away from him was a farmhouse.
Yuan Shao didn't care about such details; he took a few strides, kicked open the already flimsy wooden door of the farmhouse.
"Hee-haw, hee-haw..."
There was nothing in the farmhouse courtyard except for a donkey.
Behind the donkey was a cart, with several sacks on it.
It seemed the owner of the house had worked too hard during the day and had fallen asleep before unloading the cart.
"Heaven helps me! "
Yuan Shao was overjoyed, quickly went forward, threw the sacks from the cart onto the ground in a few swift movements, and then untied the rope that bound the donkey.
"Hee-haw, hee-haw..."
The donkey seemed a little startled.
Yuan Shao casually picked up a whip that was lying nearby, jumped onto the cart, and sat down.
"Go! "
"Hee-haw, hee-haw..."
The donkey cried out in pain and charged out of the courtyard.
"What the heck? "
Zhang Xin chased closer and suddenly saw a donkey cart rush out of the courtyard, which startled him, and he subconsciously reined in his horse to stop.
"Whoa..."
"Go quickly, go quickly! Giddy up! "
Yuan Shao glanced back at Zhang Xin, saw that they were less than ten paces apart, and was scared out of his wits, his whip falling like raindrops, continuously lashing the donkey's rear.
"Hee-haw, hee-haw."
The donkey cried out in pain, pulling the cart and galloping madly.
Zhang Xin recovered, squeezed his horse's belly, and chased after him.
"Where's my donkey? "
The farmer was awakened by the commotion in the courtyard and rushed out.
"Where's my donkey? Who stole my donkey?! "
The farmer looked outside the courtyard, seeing no one, only messy tracks on the ground, and was on the verge of tears.
"Beast! Damn beast..."
"Who stole my donkey..."
Compared to horses, donkeys were not as fast.
Before long, Zhang Xin caught up with Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao kept looking back at the approaching Zhang Xin, his whip falling relentlessly.
"Hee-haw, hee-haw..."
The donkey was braying wildly from the whipping, but the limits of its species were there; how could it possibly outrun a horse?
"Hmph hmph hee hee ha ha..."
Zhang Xin looked at the approaching Yuan Shao and raised his long spear.
Ten paces, five paces, three paces...
"Kill! "
Zhang Xin roared, thrusting his long spear forward.
"Dodge! "
Yuan Shao instinctively turned sideways to dodge, losing his balance and lying sideways on the cart.
He still held tightly onto the reins in his hand; the donkey, pulled by the reins, suddenly turned around, making a ninety-degree turn.
The cart wheels drew a perfect arc on the ground.
"What the heck?! "
Zhang Xin looked at the donkey cart suddenly drifting in place, his expression stunned.
His warhorse, due to inertia, charged forward another dozen paces.
The distance between them was once againking back.
Zhang Xin looked at the donkey cart disappearing into the darkness, his chest heaving violently.
"Ah! "