Demon Hairpin II: My wayward Ex-wife

Chapter 26

"Hmmm..." Li Yuan looked thoughtful.
"It means you're special!" She added another
sentence.
Li Yuan thought for a bit, then nodded. "Alright, I
don't blame you anymore." He turned his head to
say to Lan Lan. Lan Lan seemed to understand
what Li Yuan meant and used its tongue to lick his
face.
Mu Huanqing couldn't hold back her laughter
anymore. "Lan Lan, don't bully Li Yuan."
She walked up and hugged Lan Lan's horse head.
Lan Lan also enthusiastically rubbed against her
with its face, making her laugh.
Suddenly, Lan Lan raised its head and vigilantly
looked up a tree. It stared at the man sitting there
with its nose flared and snorted, its hooves kept
stepping back and forth.
"Lan Lan, what's the matter?" Mu Huanqing
noticed Lan Lan was acting unusually agitated and
stroked it.
He Guan, who was sitting on the tree branches,
raised an eyebrow. He looked at the mare in
surprise.
"Huh? You can see this Lord?"

He Guan flew over with interest. As he got closer,
Lan Lan whinnied louder and kept stomping its
hooves. It seemed to feel uneasy at the arrival of
this strange visitor.
Mu Huanqing was instantly on guard and turned to
look at Li Yuan. "Go check if there are any
suspicious people in the area. Or any snakes, rats,
or insects that are dangerous for horses."
Li Yuan nodded. His figure leapt away,
immediately off to thoroughly investigate the
surrounding area while Mu Huanging tried to
comfort Lan Lan.
"Be good. Don't be afraid. I am here."
They had no way of knowing that the person the
horse saw was He Guan. Someone who could not
be seen with their eyes.
He Guan rubbed his chin and looked carefully at
the horse. He saw defensiveness and fear in its eyes
and believed that the horse was spiritually
intelligent. It was likely intimidated by the evil aura
on his body and became restless.
"Relax. I am not here to do anything to your
master. I am here to protect her." He restrained his
demonic energy and flew towards the treetops,
distancing himself.

Lan Lan slowly calmed down. It was no longer
restless as if it now understood that he was not
malicious.
Li Yuan also came back at this time and shook his
head to his master. He hadn't found any suspicious
people. The horse had also quieted down and was
no longer restless, even continuing to nose her. Mu
Huanqing also relaxed.
She took Lan Lan out of the stable and nimbly got
on the horse, ready to ride it to inspect her land.
After she consolidated and operated the country
village, the original cold and abandoned village was
now a prosperous sight to behold. The village was
surrounded by a large expanse of land. After it had
been developed, it became an orderly villa.
Apart from the domesticated cattle and sheep,
there was a pond which doubled as both a place to
raise many fish and a place for the livestock to
drink from. There were even workshops where
craftsmen specialised in making farming tools,
pottery, lacquerware, and other daily utensils.
There were also breweries and textile workshops.
Weavers worked to supply the villa of all the
necessary cloth and dyes before handing them to
the embroiderers.

The field was planted with vegetables suitable for
growing in the north. The vegetable field was
surrounded by low fences to prevent the livestock
from trampling them. The next was Mu Huanging's
favourite place, the stable, where specialised
stablehands took care of the horses.
Mu Huanqing rode Lan Lan out of the village and
onto the prairie. Lan Lan also seemed to be
infected with the master's good mood and
immediately bolted away with a kick of its hooves.
Mu Huanqing and Lan Lan already developed a
tacit understanding of each other. She leaned down
and stuck close to the horse's back to let Lan Lan
run faster more easily.
She took Lan Lan to gallop through the prairie
wind, finally reaching the side of a lake where the
grass was especially fresh and tender. When Lan
Lan lowered its head to graze, she lay on her back
on the ground. She supported her head with her
hands and closed her eyes. She sensed the vastness
and tranquillity of the blue sky and white clouds,
feeling exceptionally content.
She only lay down for a moment when she
suddenly opened her eyes and quickly sat up.
The sound of horseshoes pounded through the
earth. She turned her head to face the direction of
the sound and saw a person on a horse quickly
approaching her.