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Chapter 159 Is it plotting something against him?

Suddenly, Shen Ming seemed to leap up, landing directly on the horse's back.

The white horse clearly hadn't expected this human to catch up with it. It slammed on the brakes, straightened its body, and tried to shake off Shen Ming behind it.

However, Shen Ming held tightly to the fur on its neck, and no matter how it jumped, it never fell off.

Zhao Taohua immediately ordered the foreign fiery spirit to land and stood aside, watching this scene with trepidation.

Besides displeasure, she also saw a hint of fear in the wild horse's eyes.

This doesn't seem to be an ordinary wild horse; it emits a faint white light.

Could it be because of eating ice vine grass?

It contains spiritual energy.

As Shen Ming struggled to tame the horse, his overwhelming murderous aura was constantly being released.

The malevolent aura grew stronger and stronger, gradually enveloping the wild horse's entire body.

In the end, the wild horse gradually calmed down under Shen Ming's control.

Even without a leash, he could make it obey by simply holding the fur around its neck.

Shen Ming rode his wild horse up to Zhao Taohua and reached out his hand to her: "Sister Taohua!"

Zhao Taohua stretched out her left hand, and he pulled her onto the horse's back.

Until this moment, after Zhao Taohua and the wild horse had their intimate contact, she confirmed her inner thoughts.

It was afraid of Shen Ming; the horse's back trembled slightly beneath its palm.

At the same time, Zhao Taohua was pleasantly surprised to find that the wild horse had a lot of spiritual energy; it was a spirit horse.

The spirit horse felt helpless; how had it come to encounter these two people?

However, with this woman around, the man's murderous aura immediately subsided considerably, making it feel much more comfortable.

Zhao Taohua looked up at the fiery demon and shouted, "You lead the way in the air, take us to that lake!"

Then she turned to Lingma and said, "Why don't you two have a race to see who gets to that white lake first?"

Previously, when Zhao Taohua had the fiery spirit carry her through the air, she noticed that the lake appeared even whiter in the daytime and reflected a dazzling light into the sky.

It's like there are diamonds in the lake!

Upon hearing Zhao Taohua's description, Lingma immediately understood where she was referring to.

It didn't even need to look up at the spiky caterpillars above it; it charged even faster than the spiky caterpillars themselves.

The stinging caterpillar in mid-air stared in disbelief!

Does it know where it is?

Running that fast?

However, after the spiky spirit saw the direction it was running, it realized it was heading in the right direction!?

Zhao Taohua was held tightly in Shen Ming's arms, and the two of them bounced together on the horse's back as it ran.

Although the spirit horse ran extremely fast, the places it passed through were very safe, and no branches scratched them.

The summer heat is relieved by its rapid movement.

This comfortable feeling made Zhao Taohua involuntarily open her arms and tilt her head back to enjoy the freedom.

This was the first time she had experienced the joy of horseback riding since she had experienced flying.

A gust of wind blew her hair, brushing against Shen Ming's neck. He held her tightly, looking down at her profile.

For some reason, seeing her smile made Shen Ming involuntarily let out a laugh.

Before long, after the spirit horse had passed through a forest, Zhao Taohua was suddenly blinded by a blinding light and had to close her eyes.

When the spirit horse stopped, she looked down and saw many diamond-like objects on the lakeshore.

She grabbed a handful of it in her hand. Was it salt?

She looked around and saw that the lake surface reflected light in the sunlight because of the crystallized salt layers.

"!!!"

Zhao Taohua was stunned when she looked at the vast salt lake.

Shen Ming was also shocked by the scene before him. He never expected that there would be such a place deep in the mountains of their Zhao Family Village.

Salt in the Great Xia Kingdom was controlled by the government, costing twenty coins per pound.

The price is a bit high, but salt is a necessity for every household, so we have to buy it no matter how expensive it is.

Shen Ming gazed at the salt crystal layer on the lake's surface and said:

"My wife, how deep do you think it is down there? How many pounds of salt could it turn into?"

Zhao Taohua only gave two words: "A lot!"

Then she added, "Brother Shenming, Zhao Family Village only has a little over a hundred households. With such a large salt lake, we could never finish eating all of it in a lifetime."

Six months later, once our village's walls are built, we'll have salt, and we won't have to worry about it anymore.

Suddenly, Zhao Taohua remembered something: the Great Xia Kingdom sold coarse salt, while she knew how to refine fine salt.

She gritted her teeth. Heaven had sent her such a large fortune; it would be absurd not to make use of it.

However, the Great Xia Kingdom imposes severe penalties on salt smuggling.

We need to find the right time to put this wealth to good use.

To prevent others from discovering this place upon entering the mountains, Zhao Taohua immediately cast a spell to completely cover the entire huge salt lake, setting up a shielding array.

The vast salt lake had drained Zhao Taohua of much of her spiritual energy, but fortunately, she had plenty of spiritual energy before leaving home today.

However, after she finished setting up the formation, her body immediately went weak and she almost couldn't stand up.

Since getting married, she has never felt the dryness of spiritual energy within her body again.

However, when she saw the salt lake she was protecting, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

No one else would ever discover this place except her.

"Peach Blossom Sister, what's wrong?"

Shen Ming worriedly supported her, only to find her eyes fixed on his lips.

The next moment, his lips were pressed against something warm.

Zhao Taohua felt a large amount of spiritual energy enter her body, and she felt much more comfortable.

Luckily, Shen Ming accompanied her up the mountain today.

Just as she was feeling happy, she suddenly noticed a gaze. Turning her head, she saw Lingma staring at her.

The horse's mouth was slightly open, whether from shock or something else, it was hard to tell.

The moment Lingma saw Zhao Taohua looking at it, its eyes immediately calmed down, pretending that it knew nothing.

However, it still found it unbelievable.

Just now, it clearly saw a great deal of spiritual energy surging into Zhao Taohua's body from Shen Ming's body.

But when it looked at Shen Ming, it could only see the murderous aura. How could it transmit spiritual energy to her?

Could it be that what it sees and feels is an illusion?

Thinking this, Lingma tiptoed closer to Shen Ming without making a sound.

He thought to himself, "Maybe it can also obtain a lot of spiritual energy from him, just like Zhao Taohua?"

Shen Ming saw through its stealthy gait.

It was so big that it was hard for Zhao Taohua not to see it.

Just as the two were wondering what it wanted to do, it suddenly stuck out its tongue and licked Shen Ming's face.

Sensing its intentions, Shen Ming's face immediately darkened, and he reached out to block its mouth.

Zhao Taohua, as if she had swallowed a vinegar jar, put her hands on her hips and blocked Lingma's path, staring at it warily.

Does it want to plot against him?

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Zhao Taohua's mind: Could it see spiritual energy?