"Sir, please take a look. After the mountain in front, even if Sir Sunis wanted to chase after us, he wouldn't be able to.”
The east was gradually brightening. After a night of traveling, Yin Shisan and the others finally arrived at a safe place.
"Let everyone rest for a while. After breakfast, we will continue on our journey. Once we pass the mountain, we will immediately find a place to sleep.”Yin Shisan instructed the old sheepskin.
"Yes, sir!"
The old goatskin passed down the order, and the 100 guards immediately drove the 2000 horses into the nearby forest, allowing them to graze there.
The carriage with Wang Bing's coffin was also stopped at the side. The guard who drove the carriage jumped down from the carriage. As he checked, he took out meat strips and dry rations and ate them with water.
"Sir, you should have some too."
After the old sheepskin had arranged everything, he took out meat strips and dry rations from his bag and handed them to Yin Shisan.
"I'm not hungry. You eat first."
Yin Shisan rejected the old sheepskin's good intentions and gave him his own water instead.
"Thank you, my lord!"
The old sheepskin sat on a rock beside Yin Shisan, eating while looking into the distance.
"I say, do you know how to judge horses?" Yin Shisan suddenly asked.”
"Hmm?" The old goatskin was stunned." Yes, we Turks can judge horses. It depends on the level of the horse.”
Yin Shisan grinned."Look, we brought a total of 2000 horses with us. Among them, only 20% are good horses, and the remaining 80% are bad horses. Tell me, why should I bring them back to the Central Plains?”
"You mean to keep the good horses and release the bad ones?"”
"Yes!" Yin Shisan told Old Goatskin so that they could run faster.
"Good!"
The old sheepskin replied and got up to pick out the inferior horses. Yin Shisan stopped him." Don't be anxious. Let's eat first."”
Yin Shisan and the others rested for less than an hour. It took them an hour to appraise the horses. Then, they divided the horses into two groups. One group was ready to be released, and the other group was to be brought back to the Central Plains.
"How much is left?"
"Milord, 368 horses!”the old sheepskin said to Yin Thirteen.
Yin Shisan nodded. With this amount, it was not a waste of effort.
"Alright, let go of the inferior horses. You guys pick one from these three hundred horses and change your original horses.”Yin Thirteen said casually.
At this moment, someone among the 100 guards sighed, saying that although the other horses were inferior, they could be treated as noobs. It was a pity to lose them just like that.
Yin Shisan rubbed his nose helplessly. If he had the time, he would like to try the taste of horse meat. But the problem was that they were running for their lives. How could they have the time to cook?
"Alright, don't waste your time. If you stay alive, you'll have plenty of opportunities to eat horse meat. Hurry up and let them go!”The old sheepskin said to his subordinates.
At this moment, a guard who looked to be in his twenties walked up to the old sheepskin and muttered something to it. He was speaking Turkic, which Yin Shisan did not understand. However, Yin Shisan had an impression of this person. He was the guard in charge of driving the carriage that placed Wang Bing's coffin.
"My lord!"
After the guard finished muttering to the old sheepskin, the old sheepskin came to Yin Shisan's side and spoke to him.
"That kid said that there's a village nearby with more than two hundred people living there. It's a mix of Han and Turkic people. Rather than letting go of the inferior horses, why don't we hand them over to them? It's their business whether they eat them or use them as livestock to carry heavy loads.”
"Was that guard from that village?" Yin Shisan asked. How did he know about the village?"
"He said that he was injured by a wolf when he was fifteen years old. It was the people in the village who saved him and brought him back for treatment.”The old sheepskin explained.
Yin Shisan nodded slightly and smiled at the guard. It turned out that he wanted to use the horse as a token of gratitude to repay the guard for saving his life.
Swoosh!
The other party felt a little awkward when he met Yin Shisan's gaze. He hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.
"This is a good thing. Let's help him fulfill his wish!”Yin Thirteen agreed.
"Thank you, my lord!" The old goatskin did not expect Yin Shisan to be so open, and he thanked Yin Shisan on behalf of the guard.
Although the guard did not understand what the old sheepskin had said to Yin Shisan, he knew that the matter had been settled when he saw the old sheepskin's expression. Hence, he walked over and knelt down on one knee in front of Yin Shisan with a face full of gratitude.
Yin Shisan helped him up and asked the old sheepskin to translate for him." Where exactly is the village? How do we get there?" he asked.”
The old goatskin mumbled to himself, and the guard replied in a mumble. Then, the old goatskin said to Yin Shisan," After crossing the mountain ahead, there is a valley to the east. The village is in the valley.”
Yin Shisan nodded. This was convenient." In that case, let's go over the mountain!”
……
The mountains in the Turkic territory were rarely lofty, unless it was the border between two countries.
As for the mountain that Yin Shisan and the others were going to climb, it was even shorter and the terrain was extremely slow, like a big steamed bun.
When they reached the top of the mountain, Yin Shisan looked towards the east. Indeed, there was a valley not far away. However, the valley was narrow and deep. At a glance, he did not see a village.
Yin Shisan didn't care about this, thinking that he would see everything when he got closer.
However, just as he was about to withdraw his gaze and prepare to leave the mountain, a strange feeling suddenly surged in his heart. It was as if an electric current had surged through him, causing his heart to twitch.
"Hmm?"
It was a strange feeling, but Yin Shisan felt a sense of familiarity.
He thought about it again and remembered that he had a similar feeling before he was surrounded by Xue Ju and his men in the valley.
"Is it dangerous?"
Yin Shisan turned around and looked at the guard who was driving the carriage. He was still on the way up the mountain, holding the reins of the horse tightly. At the same time, he kept looking back at the coffin to prevent it from tilting or falling.
"This person's face and gaze don't look like a shrewd person.”
"Milord, what's wrong?" At this moment, the old sheepskin came to Yin Shisan's side and spoke.
Yin Shisan glanced at the old sheepskin. He should be trustworthy." I feel that there's danger in the valley over there."”
" This..." The old sheepskin was stunned. He turned around and looked at the guard driving the carriage." You mean, there's something wrong with him?"”
"No, it might not be him." "Maybe there's something wrong with the people in the valley," Yin Shisan said.”
The old sheepskin did not know how to respond to Yin Shisan's words." Then, do you think we should still send the horses?" he asked.”
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