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Night started to set in, and the man in azure being chased by the lame young boy stopped and borrowed the last wisps of lingering light to gaze down the path to the south. The boy seized this opportunity to punch him in the shoulder, yet the dejected scholar simply swayed a little and ignored him completely.
The lame young boy was slightly curious, so he followed the scholar's gaze and also peered into the distance. However, he failed to see anything, so he started to think that the scholar in azure was purposely doing this to distract him. The lame young boy was just about to punish the scholar in azure with a flurry of punches again, beating him until he didn't dare to tease the innkeeper anymore.
However, his heart suddenly jolted, and he lay down and pressed his ear to the ground.
His expression became serious. What he heard was a troop of cavalry, and quite a large one at that. Post attendants and soldiers would occasionally pass by Fox Town, but the small town had never been visited by large cavalry troops before.
In order to admire the magnificence of the Yao Clan's cavalry, the youths in Fox Town would often gather together to travel to Hanging Armor Military Town in the distance. Only then would they be able to steal a few glances at those mighty mounted troops from far away.
Metal armor, warhorses, crossbows, sabers... These were the most manly things in the eyes of the impoverished youths from Fox Town.
The lame young boy was no different; he was also fascinated by these manly things. It was just that the other children didn't like to play with him.
At this moment, the lame young boy abandoned his pursuit of the man in azure and walked into the inn to inform Jiu Niang of the situation. Jiu Niang yawned and replied that she was aware now. However, these cavalrymen definitely wouldn't take a fancy to her inn and Fox Town, so they were most likely marching through the night to head to Hanging Armor Military Town in the north. Thus, there was no need to pay any heed to them.
The lame young boy nodded in acknowledgment and immediately ran outside, climbing onto the roof of the inn and holding his hand above his eyes as he peered into the distance. There was...
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