"Ashamed, don't talk nonsense when you go out." He Qizhou sobbed as he completed the last step, tying the green horse's girdle and fixing the saddle. This might be the first time that the green horse was put on a harness, so it seemed extremely uncomfortable, but it was also very uncomfortable.
Qi Zhou was afraid and kept breathing heavily.
Qi Zhou gently stroked the horse's cheek and said: "I hope we can make achievements together on the battlefield. When you are old, I will send you home too. No, Xu Mu and I will send you home together!"
"Screw you! Look how well-behaved my little brown horse is. It follows me wherever I go." Xu Mu said with a happy smile.
"What to do next?" Qi Zhou asked.
"Let's go to the stone forest and see if there are any traces of Zhang Mufeng and the others. Maybe they chased into the stone forest in order to tether their horses." Xu Mu said.
"Yeah." Qi Zhou said, suddenly turning around and hugging Dahuang's neck, he let go and said loudly: "Let's go, this is your real home!"
Dahuang finally understood what He Qizhou was thinking. He wanted to turn around and leave, but was a little reluctant to leave. He took three steps and turned back. He Qizhou and Xu Mu packed their things and put most of their luggage on the back of the green horse. They did not dare to look at Dahuang and directly
Walking towards the stone forest, I heard the sound of intensive horse hooves coming from the direction of the stone forest, and then saw one horse after another rushing out from various openings in the stone forest. Most of them were Tianju like Dahuang, and there were also many
That kind of wild horse that looks like a donkey.
When the horses saw He Qizhou, they all took a detour to avoid it. Seeing this, the three horses behind Dahuang also started running, and they did not forget to neigh at Dahuang a few times. He Qizhou looked back and found that Dahuang was also looking back at him.
After taking one look, they resolutely followed the three horses. The large herd of hundreds of horses made a large circle, then turned to the northeast and ran towards another entrance to the stone forest.
At this time, more than ten men on horseback and holding ropes chased them from the place where they originally ran out. When the leader saw the horses entering the stone forest from the northeast again, they couldn't help but look up to the sky and let out a long sigh.
The group of people obviously immediately discovered that there were two very powerful horses not far away on the open grassland. However, one was already equipped with a saddle and bridle, and the reins were held in the hands of a young man, while the other was
There was a rope tied around one of the horses' necks, and one end of the rope was also in the hands of another young man.
Seeing a man leading more than ten people behind him walking towards him, He Qizhou couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Although those people were old and young, they were all strong and tough. Some even brought bows, arrows and swords. Looking at the fancy clothes,
They are neither Qi people nor Zhou people. I wonder if Tianju will come to attack them? It seems that another fierce battle is inevitable.
Unexpectedly, the visitors dismounted one after another, and more than ten people unanimously faced the two of them, folded their right arms to their chests, and bent down to greet him and Xu Mu.
He Qizhou and Xu Mu didn't know what was going on, so they looked at each other with wide eyes. The leader of the dozen or so people was a big man who looked to be in his thirties, and he said, "You look like we are all the same! Congratulations!"
"Who are you?" Qi Zhou asked doubtfully.
"My name is Dili. We are the Keji people who live in the north of the mountain. We also come here to rope horses. This horse of yours is so good. I really admire it! Don't worry. Anyone who can rope the Tianju is in the eyes of our Keji people.
We are all heroes here!" Dili said sincerely.
Xu Mu heard that more than ten people behind Dili were chattering and didn't know what to say, so he asked: "Brother Dili, you are the only one who can speak Chinese? Have you seen a dozen people from Qi like us?"
"
"I studied in Da Zhou's school for several years, so I can speak Chinese, and none of these people can. I have never met the person you mentioned." Di Li said.
Before Xu Mu had time to be disappointed, Dili continued: "We had several camps sending people into the mountain to trap horses at the same time. I heard from another team of companions that they saw one of our teams and some people chasing the horses out.
To Beishan."
Xu Mu said with great joy: "You told me earlier! Brother Dili, my name is Xu Mu and his name is He Qizhou. Can you take us to the north of the mountain? Those people are our companions!"
Di Li went back to discuss with the group for a long time, and even had some minor conflicts. In the end, they calmed down and they should have unified their opinions. Di Li said: "We all think that it is unlikely that Tianju will be trapped again today, so we agreed to take him with us."
You go back, just..."
"Just what?" He Qizhou asked. He was really worried that the other party would ask for the Tianju he had just trapped.
"It took several of our teams more than a month to hitch three horses. We would like to know how you hitched these two horses? Of course, if you don't want to tell us, we won't force you." Dili looked at him sincerely.
He and Xu said.
"Of course you can." He Liuzhou replied happily. Since Dahuang ran away, it would be useless for them to listen.
"Okay, let's talk while we walk. Brother, we have brought extra horses here. You can ride on our horse. When your horse comes back, I can have it saddled and shoed." Dili
Said to Xu Mu.
"The reason why you think these two horses are newly harnessed is because they are not shoed, right?" Qi Zhou asked.
"Yes, your white horse is so beautiful. The first time I saw it, I knew it was a new harness as soon as it raised its legs. And I saw it a few days ago, and it was ready to show off to the biggest girl.
The horse king of the group of horses challenged him and wanted to trap him, but we didn't even dare to think about it." Dili said. He wanted to know why these two young men were able to trap such a majestic horse.
.
Xu Mu sat on an empty horse brought by the other party. The saddle was carved with exquisite patterns. The reins were woven with tiny strands of cowhide. The horse's fur was combed extremely smoothly. You could tell at a glance that it was a man.
A nation that loves horses.
The person leading the horse was a child of fourteen or fifteen years old. He smiled slightly when he saw Xu Mu, then took the long rope in Xu Mu's hand, tied the rope to Xu Mu's saddle rope, and smiled at Xu Mu with some reverence.
He smiled, as if to say that they would not take advantage of Tianju.
Xu Mu could only smile again with the same bright smile. Dili asked Xu Mu and He Qizhou to walk in front of the team with him. He Qizhou told him: "I came with an old horse called Dahuang.
My third uncle got it from the Shannan wetlands more than 20 years ago. I brought it here mainly because I wanted to return to my hometown to grow old. It is very old, already thirty years old, and its fur is yellowing and is about to fall out.
It should be easy to recognize. If you see it in the future, I hope you will not try to trap it."
"Okay, I will let everyone in the clan know the story of this divine horse, thank you." Dili looked a little moved.
He Qizhou said: "It's like this. We Qi people usually look for Tianju in the wetland between the southern foot of the Altai Mountains and the northern part of the desert. But this year it has turned into a desert. We have a group of people, maybe there is not enough water.
Due to some reasons, he was forced to enter the mountains.
But the way into the mountain is extremely difficult to find. I guess they can't find the way out. Of course, it may be that they saw the Tianju in the mountain and wanted to fulfill their wish. In short, the two of us went into the mountain mainly to find our companions.
Then release the rhubarb.
We followed Dahuang all the way here. This green horse should be the leader of a small group of horses. When Dahuang saw it, the two horses started fighting.
This brother and I didn't lasso the green horse at the beginning. It was Rhubarb that took the opportunity to bite its mane, and I succeeded. Then I hung on its back for an unknown length of time, draining everything in its belly.
It became like this after it was knocked out."
Dili said with envy: "It seems that you and that rhubarb are both great. By the way, what about this one?"
Xu Mu said: "Oh, our Rhubarb replaced the green horse as the leader of the small group of horses, so it didn't struggle and just let me trap it. By the way, why are you so optimistic about this green horse?
What? Its horse herd plus it only has five horses."
Di Li said: "That's right, those five horses should all be male horses. The young male horses will be driven out of the herd when they reach adulthood. They are formed into small groups to prevent wolves. I have personally seen it challenge the largest group of horses.
Chief, it’s a pity that he’s still a little young now. In a year or two, he will be the king of horses.”
"By the way, the third uncle said that Dahuang was also trapped when he challenged the leader. Brother Dili, this is obviously a green horse, why do you say it is a white horse?" He Qizhou was a little confused.
Dili smiled and said: "Because it's still young. Have you seen those white spots like snowflakes? It will become whiter and whiter in the future, and it will become a pure white horse before it is twenty years old.
"
"Is it so magical?" He Qizhou became happy and asked again: "I saw that the group of horses you are chasing has hundreds of horses. Is there only one stallion?"
"Alas -" Dili let out a long sigh and said: "There has been a drought in the past two years. This is the summer pasture for Tianju and other animals. Because the grassland is getting smaller and smaller, many groups of horses can only search together.
For food, there are at least a dozen groups of horses there, and there are at least a dozen adult stallions inside, as well as many foals that are also male."
"Then are they all going to leave here in winter?" Xu Mu asked.
"Yes, after September, this place will slowly be covered with ice and snow. In another month at most, the animals will move south in groups, crossing the entire desert from the west, and then they will go to an unknown place in the south.
." Dili said in a low voice, as if he was also counting the time for himself.
"Do you make a living by roping horses? Why are you so sad when you can't rop a horse?" Qi Zhou asked after noticing Dili's painful expression.
"This, this has nothing to do with you, let's not talk anymore. Welcome to our Keji tribe as a guest!" Dili forced a smile, and he naturally had a good impression of the man who could release his beloved horse for more than 20 years.
The road in the stone forest is more complicated than imagined. Along the way, the stone mountains are large and small, with all kinds of strange shapes. The big ones are more than a hundred feet high, and the small ones are only a few feet tall. They are all the kind of thin rocks that are stacked up like book pages.
It is made by climbing mountains and drilling holes occasionally.