Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

Amidst the clinking of glasses and lively exchanges, evening arrived. After everyone had drunk to their heart’s content and fulfilled the purpose of the banquet, they each returned to their homes.

Before leaving, Kaiser pulled Zhang Beixing aside. He mentioned another event for the next day: a wilderness hunt with high-ranking officials from Ancient Rome, and asked if Zhang Beixing was interested.

Zhang Beixing thought for a moment. Considering I have no other plans anyway... He nodded in agreement. He also considered that the activity involved the top brass of Ancient Rome, so the level of safety would be high. Therefore, he suggested bringing his classmates along. Kaiser gladly accepted and ordered Bruno to take Zhang Beixing back.

「The next day.」

May 4th, 2019, Saturday.

After Zhang Beixing returned the previous night, he informed Lin Siqi, Zheng Jituo, and the others about the day’s hunting excursion. The group was very excited. They all got up early and gathered at the door to wait. They waited and waited.

Finally, a bus arrived to take them to the hunting site. Zheng Jituo and the others got guns from Bruno and ran off to the side to begin hunting.

Meanwhile, Zhang Beixing, accompanied by Lin Siqi, Kaiser, and the dignitaries from Ancient Rome, carried hunting rifles to the grasslands behind the mountains, chatting sporadically. It’s less like chatting and more like aimless wandering, he thought. I really don’t click with these politicians. After a few words, he lost interest and let Kaiser, the mafia godfather, chat with them instead.

Just as Zhang Beixing was pondering the list of D&E Group members Kaiser had given him, a brown blur suddenly dashed past in front of him. Following it were Zheng Jituo and the others, looking worse for wear. They carried hunting rifles, cursing as they fired at the brown blur, but despite shooting for a while, they hadn’t hit it once. This was partly due to their poor marksmanship, but mostly because of the brown blur’s incredible speed. Even Zhang Beixing could only see a vague shadow if he wasn’t observing closely.

Interesting, Zhang Beixing thought.

”Jituo, Lao Dong, what’s going on with you? Why are you so flustered all of a sudden?” he called out.

Recognizing the rapidly escaping figure as a small colt, Zhang Beixing turned to Zheng Jituo and the others, who had chased up to him looking pale and frantic, and asked his question.

Hearing his question, Zheng Jituo’s face was a picture of frustration. He pointed at his filthy clothes. ”What else could it be? I got freaking kicked!”

”Same here,” Dong Guoning chimed in. This usually honest and good-natured man, Dong Guoning, now looked at the colt, which had stopped in the distance and was looking back, a rare flash of anger on his face.

”Lao Zhang, you don’t understand how despicable this horse is. Jituo and I were just shooting birds, minding our own business, when it suddenly ran out from the forest, kicked us both, and then bolted.”

”It didn’t kick us very hard, so Jituo and I didn’t pay much attention at first. But this horse is like a lunatic; it started targeting us! Whenever we looked away for a moment, the damn thing would sneak back and kick us.”

”Look what it did to our clothes! Damn it, it’s going too far!” As he spoke, Dong Guoning stretched out his clothes to show Zhang Beixing their sorry state.

Hearing this, Zhang Beixing couldn’t help but chuckle. Isn’t that a bit of an exaggeration? How could a small colt be so malicious? he was about to say.

However, before he could speak, WHOOSH—! A gust of wind suddenly rushed past his ear. Hearing this, Zhang Beixing frowned; his acute senses told him something was wrong. Out of instinct, he quickly turned and threw up a hand.

BAM! With a muffled thud, Zhang Beixing, using a pushing motion with both hands, precisely met the descending hooves.

Wait a minute??? Zhang Beixing thought, looking at the two hooves that had struck his palms, and then at the small colt that had sauntered back, its big black eyes darting about slyly. He was completely baffled. What the heck? If I remember correctly, I’ve never bothered this little colt before. And now, while I was just turning to chat with Dong Guoning and Zheng Jituo, this cheeky thing ran over to kick me!

NEEEIGH—! While Zhang Beixing was pondering, the small colt, seeing him catch its hooves, showed a human-like flicker of surprise in its big black eyes. It didn’t seem to understand how this two-legged creature had avoided its sneak attack. But with its limited intellect, it was destined not to figure it out. So, it raised its hooves again, ready to deliver another kick to Zhang Beixing.

Seeing its intention, Zhang Beixing’s face darkened. He immediately dropped his earlier doubts about Zheng Jituo and Dong Guoning. They hadn’t exaggerated at all. This horse is indeed damn mischievous!

”Get lost!” As the hooves were about to descend, Zhang Beixing quickly slapped out with his hand, striking the colt first. He didn’t use much force, but his hand was definitely fast. Almost instantly—CRACK! A sharp sound came from the colt’s body.

Feeling the pain, the colt’s raised hooves lowered, and it stood dazed. It tilted its head, looking at Zhang Beixing with deep confusion in its large black eyes.

Seeing this, Zhang Beixing thought he had subdued it. He proudly clapped his hands together, about to say something.