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As he stood up, He Lingchuan casually brushed past his father and tapped a few times between his shoulder blades. The coded message was simple: “Be extremely careful.”
He Chunhua glanced at the two of them but said nothing.
The shopkeeper pointed helpfully. “The latrine’s out back. Once you’re in, don’t look down.”
The two stepped out of the shop. Only then did Shan Youjun lower his voice and say softly, “Master, take a look at those horses. All three are made for running.”
He Lingchuan had not paid much attention to the horses before this. After all, Xinhuang was full of horses and oxen today, so those three horses were hardly anything to get excited about. But with the reminder, he looked again and noticed some key details.
These three mounts were smooth-coated and glossy, with long legs, willow-leaf ears, deep chests, and thick muscle over their flanks. Their eyes were bright and alert.
They were nothing like the plodding nags pulling grain wagons.
One of them was pawing the ground, stamping as though it could barely stand still. Shan Youjun took one glance and said, “They’re all warhorses. Their hooves and shoes were just trimmed and replaced. I served as light cavalry in the north. I won’t mistake that.”
Each of those “merchants” has a mount like this?
Shan Youjun’s voice tightened. “All the way north from Dunyu, how many caravans have we seen? We arrive in Xinhuang, and just happen to bump into these three?”
Central and northern Xia Province were desolate. There was no money...
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