Impressive Riding Skills
Su Li observed the whole village's attitude towards the three Su family elders and grandchildren, and for the first time truly felt the power of clan forces in the ancient feudal society.
In the local area, clan power was especially strong, setting up various private punishments. If someone in the clan or village committed a mistake, as long as it wasn't a murder case, it would generally be dealt with internally within the clan first, and the government would not interfere with the clan's internal rules and punishments.
If they encountered a powerful and strong clan, a clan that became a local stronghold, even the government would fear such a big family.
Haizi Village was just a poor village; the villagers' ancestors came from various places and were not of the same origin, with mixed surnames. Yet, even in this poor village of mixed surnames, the village's power was still not to be underestimated.
Su Li felt fortunate that she had maintained good relations with the villagers so far. Otherwise, as a powerless woman making money in business, if the villagers disliked her and wanted to deal with her, she would have had a hard time.
Luckily, she had shared benefits with the villagers, brought them into business, and was preparing to build a school, becoming a respected and important figure in the village. Otherwise, like Old Su and the others, once rejected by the village, the outcome would be very miserable.
Now the village chief was on her side, and the influential elders in the village supported her, so Su Li had the confidence to confront her own Su family. Otherwise, just the ties of blood relations, with the two stubborn old Su elders using their seniority and filial piety to pressure her, would be unbearable!
After watching the Su family elders and grandchildren parade through the streets for a while, Su Li suddenly heard the sound of galloping hooves from afar. Looking up, she saw Li Yanhao and his group of subordinates riding horses quickly towards them.
Li Yanhao rode the fastest, leading the way, his eyes fixed intently on Su Li as he rode.
Beside him, Xiao Zetian's eyes narrowed dangerously in an instant.
Li Yanhao's horseback riding posture was still very dashing, which surprised Su Li. She had never ridden a horse before, nor had she seen many people ride horses, so she hadn't expected riding to look so heroic and spirited.
The admiration in Su Li's eyes delighted Li Yanhao greatly. He raised his chin dashing on horseback and gave a provocative smile to Xiao Zetian beside him.
"Hmph..." Xiao Zetian's lips curled slightly, and the hand hidden in his sleeve suddenly unleashed an invisible palm wind towards the galloping horse ahead.
Hiss—
The horse let out a startled whinny and suddenly stopped its wild gallop, as if blocked by an invisible wall. Despite the horse's strong momentum, it was forcibly stopped on the spot, unable to move forward even a step.
But the horse's momentum was too great; it could only lift its two front hooves high, standing upright on its hind legs.
"Ah!" Li Yanhao never expected Xiao Zetian to use a sneaky trick, nor did he expect Xiao Zetian's martial arts inner strength to be so profound that from such a distance, he could forcibly stop his galloping steed!
In an instant, ten thousand horses galloped wildly through Li Yanhao's mind: Damn, so your martial arts and inner strength are impressive, huh? Too bad I can't beat you!
However, the situation before him left no room for Li Yanhao to think much, because he was about to be thrown off the horse by the sudden stop!
Xiao Zetian's eyes and brows carried a smile as he looked at Li Yanhao, who was still proud a moment ago but now utterly embarrassed and about to fall off the horse.
Su Li watched in astonishment, thinking to herself that she had just wanted to praise Li Yanhao's riding skills, and now... the horse had lost its footing?
Suddenly, a figure flashed past beside Su Li, and then she saw Xiao Yun dash over handsomely, catching the falling Li Yanhao in a horizontal embrace, teasing with a smile in his eyes and brows: "Yo, Young Master is back. Not bad riding skills!"