Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 128: Xu Yang’s Tactics, A Wild Scene on the Prairie!

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Xu Yang’s Tactics, A Wild Scene on the Prairie!

The pasture.

Xu Yang gazed at the black stallion still galloping in the distance.

At that moment, the herdsman had already grabbed the reins of the Black Horse and whipped it twice, making it run towards the ranch.

"This horse doesn’t like being in the corral."

"Now that the weather’s nice, we let our horses roam free for a while before herding them back."

"This one is the hardest to bring back."

"It doesn’t mingle well with the others."

The ranch owner explained to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang nodded, "It has a good build."

"As long as it can be tamed, it really is a fine horse."

"I’ll take a look later, and if possible, I’ll buy it."

Hearing this, the ranch owner looked slightly worried and said,

"Are you sure? It’s spirited, not gentle, and somewhat difficult to handle."

Xu Yang smiled and replied, "No worries, I’ll give it a try."

The viewers in the live stream listened to their conversation and understood the situation with the black horse.

[It’s a fiery horse, very difficult to handle. Its temper is incredibly stubborn, and if not tamed, it’d rather die than submit!]

[To say the least, this horse is really handsome!]

[To be honest, is a horse even a challenge for him? He even dares to touch wild tigers!]

[Almost forgot he was a big shot!]

Everyone was discussing animatedly.

At this time, the black horse was led back by the rope.

The other horses had their gear removed, but this one constantly had its bridle on.

Probably to make it easier to catch.

Xu Yang and the ranch owner approached as the herdsman led the Black Horse Jingzhe over.

Xu Yang approached the horse, "Does this horse have a name?"

The horses on the ranch all had names from a young age. Since this horse was already a year and a half old, there was no need to change its name.

"Yes, it’s called Jingzhe, because it was born in March of last year, precisely on the day of Jingzhe."

"I thought it was meaningful, so I named it Jingzhe,"

the ranch owner answered.

Hearing this, Xu Yang’s eyes lit up.

This is a great name.

Spring rain startles the clear valley sky; Jingzhe is the third solar term of the Huaxia twenty-four solar terms, which represents the time when animals sleeping underground begin to stir, and in some places, it also marks the start of spring plowing.

"Jingzhe, quite nice. Born in March last year, and now it’s the end of August."

"That makes him a year and a half old."

Xu Yang stepped forward, wanting to touch the long horse face of Black Horse Jingzhe.

But the horse moved its head away, dodging Xu Yang’s hand.

This fellow is quite haughty.

"Can we put a horse saddle on it? I’d like to give it a try."

Xu Yang asked again.

"Do you know how to ride? This horse is fiery, and it’s not worth getting injured,"

the ranch owner said with some concern.

After all, it would be troublesome if someone got hurt on his ranch.

And indeed, riding a fiery horse could easily lead to injuries.

"I’ve ridden before, don’t worry,"

Xu Yang replied with a smile.

He indeed had, though it was when he was very young.

Xu Yang’s grandfather had a horse that he often rode on.

Lataer, the horse grew old and died, and after his grandparents passed away one after another, those memories gradually got buried.

He knew the basic skills of riding, and on the other hand, Xu Yang was very agile.

Riding a horse tests one’s courage and attentiveness, and with the basic skills in hand, it becomes easier.

In the grasslands, many children ride horses, and because kids are lighter, they often win the 1000-meter riding races.

Riding a horse posed no major problem for Xu Yang.

"Plus, I’m live streaming, and lots of people are watching."

"I promise here that if I really get hurt while riding, it’s all on me, and I’ll take full responsibility."

"You can be at ease about that,"

Xu Yang added.

With Xu Yang’s assurance, the ranch owner then instructed the herdsman to fit the horse saddle on Black Horse Jingzhe.

Clearly, the horse was not too pleased about it.

It resisted fiercely during the process, occasionally neighing and kicking up its front hooves a couple of times.

Its nature was indeed fiery.

Even a bit irritable.

The ranch owner said again, "I was actually planning to invite a horse tamer from the plains to tame it, since it’s so spirited. If anyone gets close or tries to fit it with a horse saddle, it gets irritable."

"It needs to be handled well before it will obey."

Taming horses is similar to taming dogs; for those with irritable temperaments, forceful methods are needed.

For example, there are videos online about dog training where they actually hit the dogs; if a dog bares its teeth, they strike it with a club, and instantly, the dog becomes docile.

It’s an unavoidable matter; animals are very stubborn when they resist, with strong resilience.

Taming them is difficult.

The horse saddle was fitted onto Black Horse Jingzhe, who was still struggling, as the herdsman pulled hard on the front reins.

The viewers watching the scene also felt the tension.

[This horse is so violent, still struggling!]

[I’m worried it might kick someone at any moment!]

[Fiery horses are tough to manage; watching the taming videos online, it takes a long time!]

[Does Old Xu really need to buy such a horse? It seems too troublesome!]

The number of viewers in the live stream had already reached 60,000+

And it was still increasing.

Xu Yang took the reins from the herdsman and said, "Give me the rope."

The herdsman looked at him before handing over the reins.

Xu Yang felt a strong force tugging from the reins as Black Horse Jingzhe continued to resist.

"Let’s go!"

Xu Yang forcefully pulled on the rope and started walking out, alongside Black Horse Jingzhe, directly towards the pasture.

The two of them pulled and tugged as they moved forward.

Black Horse Jingzhe forcefully tugged at the rope, occasionally raising its front hooves, but each time Xu Yang forcefully pulled them down.

The ranch owner and two herdsmen watched from the side.

"He’s pulling, looks like he really knows how to handle horses."

A herdsman said.

"It’s not that simple, if you could make Jingzhe obey by just pulling a few times, we wouldn’t have been unable to control it."

A drone was filming this scene.

Netizens were left speechless by the spectacle.

On the vast grasslands, a man and a horse seemed to be in a confrontation.

The Black Horse struggled nonstop, Xu Yang simply grabbed the very front of the reins, pulling them to their shortest.

In this way, the Black Horse had no space to jump up.

Xu Yang tightly held onto the rope, and as the Black Horse tried to lift its body, it found the rope seemed fixed and it couldn’t lift at all.

"Move again and let me see!"

"Come on! Lift your leg again!"

Xu Yang’s voice carried a hint of iciness.

Horse taming has to be like this, gentle methods won’t tame a horse.

Xu Yang knew that this was a tug-of-war, and he had to tame the horse bit by bit in every aspect.

The spirited horse continued to jump forward, but Xu Yang had already grabbed the reins at their shortest, so it simply couldn’t jump.

After struggling a few times, it gave up.

Xu Yang was observing its mood, and as soon as he noticed that the Black Horse was a bit more stable, he tried to mount it.

This step was not easy either.

Xu Yang, from the left side of the horse, embraced its back trying to get on.

Whenever he got close to the Black Horse’s body, the horse would shift a few steps to the right, dodging away.

The man and horse started a tug-of-war again.

Xu Yang wanted to mount, but the Black Horse kept dodging.

This creature was very fiery.

[Old Xu has some skills in horse taming!]

[If he can tame this spirited horse, I’ll be impressed!]

[His horse taming method is very professional, truly impressive!]

[Let me put it this way, most people should not approach such big, towering horses—these creatures do kick painfully!]

The audience commented in turn.

At this moment, Xu Yang found the right opportunity, and with a jump, he leaned on the horse’s back.

But he didn’t directly mount, instead he posed lying down as if testing.

If possible, he would swing his right leg over to step on the horse stirrups on the other side.

If not possible, he would jump down anytime and grab the reins to tame it again.

The ranch owner and the herdsmen were all surprised; the best horse tamer they’d seen had tamed spirited horses this way.

Taming is all about gradually lowering the opponent’s resistance step by step.

Monitoring the horse’s condition was essential too.

Xu Yang lay on its back, and the Black Horse was clearly a bit panicked,

It turned around in circles on the spot several times.

During this process, Xu Yang was stable, gradually waiting for it to stabilize emotionally.

If the emotions are unstable, he couldn’t proceed to the next step.

Soon, the Black Horse’s struggle diminished.

It temporarily adapted to Xu Yang lying on its body.

Seeing the timing was almost right, Xu Yang stood up, swinging his right leg over.

This time, he truly mounted the horse’s back and took hold of the reins.

The Black Horse became a bit agitated again, uneasily shaking its front hooves.

Everyone thought an episode of a spirited horse shaking wildly to throw off its rider was about to unfold, but it didn’t happen.

Such spirited horses are specially trained and are not truly unmanageable.

If it really wanted to throw someone off, it would have acted more decisively.

Next, a scene that surprised everyone occurred.

The Black Horse thrust its hind legs forcefully, lifting its front hooves, and it actually leaped straight into the air!

Then, it flipped backward and fell heavily to the ground.

Xu Yang, mounted on its back, was carried along in the fall.

Both horse and man fell onto the grassy ground at the same time.

[Damn!]

Netizens’ pupils dilated, their faces displaying utter disbelief!

The scene was too sudden.

The Black Horse had just leaped up and flung backward!

"Ah!"

The ranch owner and herdsmen shouted nervously.

Everything happened very quickly.

However, the next second, Xu Yang nonchalantly stood up and quickly took hold of the Black Horse’s reins again.

"It’s fine, no worries,"

he calmly called out to the ranch owner.

The scene only looked dangerous, but actually there was no harm.

It was just a fall from a height of about one and a half meters onto the grass, and he landed on his back first.

No big deal.

It wasn’t even as harmful as the injury the Black Horse caused itself.

Xu Yang held onto the reins, looking at the Black Horse.

The Black Horse also thrust hard, standing up from the ground.

As soon as it stood up, Xu Yang immediately mounted its back again.

Seeing this, both the ranch owner and the herdsmen were highly anxious.

The live broadcast exploded!

[Brother Yang is awesome!]

[Wow, that actually worked!]

[You scared me!]

[Great technique!]

People shouted in turn.

Xu Yang rode on the Black Horse, waiting for it to jump a second time.

Go on, keep jumping.

See who hurts more.

This time, the Black Horse didn’t struggle, and being ridden by Xu Yang, it barely moved.

Later, Xu Yang started riding it forward, and the Black Horse clearly submitted, completely following his commands.

It started by walking slowly, and gradually, Xu Yang rode this creature galloping across the grasslands.

The speed was not very fast, but it felt exceptionally free.

The Black Horse did not resist anymore, totally steady.

That was it, it was tamed.