Skill: Horse Riding (Minor Accomplishment) Progress: (1089/2000)
"Good, Qianxun."
Chen Sanshi gently stroked the horse's mane. The latter demanded a reward, and a bath on top of that.
After the last few rounds of fighting.
He and the White Swan Horse were covered in blood.
"You're getting more and more fussy."
Chen Sanshi sighed.
Qianxun's demands for food had grown ever higher, and so had its demands for its living conditions.
Of course.
You couldn't ask a horse to run without feeding it grass.
Besides, in a sense, Qianxun's usefulness was beyond that of any martial artist. If its needs could be met, they should be met as much as possible.
Master and mount arrived at the area around Leaf River beyond Hulao Pass.
Leaf River was a tributary of the Zha Nanhe River. It was not wide enough for large ships, but the surrounding pasture was lush and well suited for grazing horses.
Hulao Pass lacked provisions.
Later, he could have Qianxun lead three thousand warhorses here to graze. Southern Xu's scouts would be able to see this location, but sometimes, letting the enemy see your movements was instead a good thing.
Chen Sanshi committed every useful piece of information to memory, then bathed in the river and brushed Qianxun's coat along the way.
By the time they returned inside the pass, dawn had already broken the next day.
"My lord!"
Xia Cong, who had stood guard all night, hurriedly came forward. "Where did you go yesterday?"
"Yes, my lord."
The others crowded around as well, nearly forming a circle.
Yesterday.
When they saw the general vanish, they thought something had happened and sent scouts out to investigate.
What they found was...
Southern Xu's men collecting corpses!
There were also many frightened, uncontrollable horses galloping wildly across