Posthorses were unique monsters of Great Li.
The Flame Dragon Horses unique to Great Li received the same treatment in death as soldiers, and even had designated burial grounds.
Great Li had specifically set aside an area as a cemetery for warhorses that had served and earned merit. In the beginning, this had been one of the measures taken to appease the nonhuman races within its borders.
Unexpectedly, after the passage of many years, a monster was born within the bones of those Flame Dragon Horses. Though this monster possessed little combat power and was exceedingly frail, once it reached adulthood, it could travel three thousand li by day and six thousand li by night.
It was later entered into the Dharma Canon and naturalized as a citizen of Great Li. Some were even granted official posts as dedicated courier envoys. Whenever there was important urgent news, they would dispatch a posthorse to deliver it.
These monsters held very high status. Killing a posthorse was equivalent to killing an official. If someone killed a posthorse carrying an urgent letter and was discovered, it was a grave crime punishable by exterminating three clans at the very least.
Moreover, aside from loving to eat, these monsters were not very crafty, so everyone was quite tolerant of them.
Uncle Fu was the same. He had long grown accustomed to the mannerisms of posthorse officials.
The more calculating a person was, the more they had seen, and the more exhausted they were by life, the more they liked these guileless fellows who did not irritate others.
Otherwise, he would not have been so generous.
Once Uncle Fu had organized the letters, the posthorse reached out and caught one corner of them. The thick stack of letters rapidly shrank, and he tucked it into his