Chapter 99
Yan Kexing looked up into the distance. "A very weak sound, it must have come from that direction."
Shi Wen, "Yes! That's the direction!"
Without taking a break, the two continued their pursuit on horseback.
As they rode their horses out of a Linzi, a wide-open space opened up before them, where a herd of horses grazed leisurely on the grassland.
Shi Wen, seeing the bright red painted telephone on the horse's rump, immediately recognized it. "Zhake's horse! It's Zhake's horse! I saw Zhake's phone!"
Yan Kexing: "I saw it too."
Shi Wen couldn't hide his excitement. "Quickly count them, are all the horses there?"
As soon as he asked, Yan Kexing replied confidently, "All of them are here, all thirty-two horses are here."
Shi Wen asked, he had already silently counted the horses in his mind, and he counted thirty-two.
Since all the horses are here and none are missing, it means their horse-finding operation has been a complete success.
Shi Wen, "I'll call Zhake."
Shi Wen called Zhake to tell him that he had found his horse.
Zhake, on the other end of the line, couldn't believe it and stammered, "They really found it? That's amazing! They found it just like that?"
Shi Wen, "I'll send you a picture. Can you tell if it's your horse? I think I'm right."
Shi Wen took a photo and sent it to Zhake on WeChat.
Zhake looked and exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, yes, those are my horses! They even have my phone number written on their rumps! Where are they? I'm coming to herd them."
Shi Wen, "We've already arrived in Rehe Township, L City. Don't come any further. We'll find a car to take you back. You can pay the fare."
Zhake: "Okay. Thank you so much! Just call me when you find the car, and I'll talk to the driver. Oh, you've really gone to a lot of trouble; I don't know how to thank you enough."
Shi Wen was so tired that he wasn't in the mood for small talk, and hung up after a few words.
Yan Kexing L City, and quickly found people and a car to come and help.
Together, they pushed the thirty-two horses onto the two trucks.
The people who came to help didn't believe it when they heard that they had been searching all the way from N City.
"N City? It's hundreds of miles away from here, and you two rode a horse all the way here?!"
"How did you find them? Do you have supernatural eyes? How did you know these dozens of horses were here?"
"Are these horses microchipped? The kind you use to track wild animals."
"You're Shi Wen? I know you! You're amazing, even more amazing than I've heard."
Shi Wen a tired laugh.
Not only were the locals who helped load the car surprised, but Zhake's relatives and friends also shared the news of the horse's discovery in various WeChat groups, and everyone found it hard to believe.
[In L City? I've never been to L City, how did the horse end up there?]
[How did you find it from so far away? Did someone see it?]
[I told you before that Shi Wen is incredibly skilled, a natural-born animal husbandry expert, and you didn't believe me then, but now you do, right?]
[A miracle!]
[I still don't understand how they found it? Following the hoofprints? In many places, the horses didn't leave any hoofprints at all.]
[I heard before that Shi Wen had found the missing brown bear, and I thought the rumor had gone astray and that everyone had found it together. Now it seems that he really did find it?]
[It's great that the horse was found; old Zhake can finally get some sleep.]
Shi Wen hadn't even checked the WeChat group.
He sat on the truck, leaning against Yan Kexing, and slept soundly for days.
Ma'er Shi Suo was mixed up with the Zhake family's horses and transported to N City.
By evening, the truck had finally arrived outside Zhake's ranch.
Zhake waited anxiously outside and soon recognized his own horse on the truck.
He was so excited that tears streamed down his face, and he murmured to those around him, "My horse, it really is my horse!"
Those around recognized it. "They actually found it!"
Some skeptical people even secretly asked the truck driver, "Were these horses really transported from L City?"
The driver nodded, also looking astonished.
Shi Wen yawned, lazily wrapped her arms around Yan Kexing's neck, and stood behind him, giving him most of her weight.
At this moment, Shi Wen was so tired that he was almost falling asleep standing up, and he didn't care whether people could see his relationship with Yan Kexing.
The people around were so excited that they didn't pay attention to anything else; everyone was counting the horses that had been brought back.
When all thirty-two horses were led down without missing a single one, including Shi Wen of their own Akhal-Teke horses, the people around were truly impressed.
"That's amazing!"
"I don't know how they found it."
"Next time we can't find a horse, maybe we won't have to worry."
Zhake was completely relieved and walked over to Shi Wen and Yan Kexing, bowing deeply. "Thank you so much for helping my family find our horse. Thank you so much."
As he spoke, he began to choke up, bending over and refusing to stand up.
Shi Wen to help him up, saying, "It's good that you found it. You'll probably have to keep a closer eye on the horse next time."
"Definitely," Zhake sniffed, "I'd rather lose myself than lose my horse!"
Shi Wen didn't want to say much, so after a few simple pleasantries, he and Yan Kexing to leave.
Zhake and the others refused to let them go, pulling Shi Wen and Yan Kexing, insisting that they stay for dinner. "The sheep were slaughtered this afternoon, the milk and meat are ready, and there's plenty of wine. Stay and have dinner before you leave."
"I'm so tired, how can I not stay for dinner?"
"Stay here, let's celebrate for the hero who found the horse!"
Chapter 99
Bonfire, milk-baked meat, homemade liquor, warm and radiant smiles... These are the only things Shi Wen remembers Shi Wen wakes up.
He sat up, clutching his head, and found himself in front of his familiar bed.
Shi Wen's back was bare, with only a thin blanket draped around his waist. He looked very clean and refreshed, probably because Yan Kexing had given him a bath yesterday.