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After walking for a while, Song You indeed came across a blacksmith's shop. The blacksmith was an elderly man with white hair. He was shirtless while working, his ribs clearly visible due to his thin frame. He was said to be skilled in shoeing horses.
The old blacksmith inspected the horse's hooves and said, “Your horse's shoes are nearly worn out.”
“Yes,” Song You replied.
“Does this horse pull carts more often or is it mostly ridden?”
“You're mistaken, sir. I'm not here to replace the horseshoes. I just need you to remove the nearly worn ones,” Song You explained.
“You don't trust my craftsmanship?” the blacksmith asked.
“Not at all!” Song You quickly cupped his hands in a respectful gesture. “It's just that the horseshoes are no longer needed...”
“No longer needed? Does the horse not get used much?”
“Something like that.”
“Hmm...” The old blacksmith uttered a series of unintelligible sounds, as if still feeling that Song You didn't trust his skills, expressing some dissatisfaction.
Song You was helpless. The horseshoes currently on the jujube-red horse's hooves were put on during the journey from Southern Art County to Mirror Island Lake and Yunding Mountain. That was nearly a year and a half ago.
On Yunding Mountain, both he and Lady Calico spent one night to traverse a year. However, the jujube-red horse had stayed below for the entire year, and yet its hooves hadn't...
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