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Chapter 34 Horse Thief
Ren Ning pointed to the southwest, "Chasing the wind, let's get to work!"

Boom!

The black horse let out a long howl, raised its front hooves with shining eyes, and ran towards the direction pointed by its master like an arrow.

Didn't run long.

Two figures appeared far away on the grassland in front of them, and they were riding southward on horseback.

Ren Ning took out the binoculars to take a look, and was overjoyed.

The man in charge was actually Youmeng from the Lanmang tribe.

Soon Ren Ning frowned again.

You Meng and the other man looked hurried, and they both carried spears, bows and arrows, and a machete.

Carrying a scimitar and a bow and arrow is the tradition of Xiliang herdsmen, just like the literati boy in Yunchui Emperor Capital carrying a folding fan when he has nothing to do, it doesn't mean anything.

However, purely offensive spears with shafts are rare.

drive!
Ren Ning chased after him.

Compared with Chasing the Wind, the speed and endurance of Youmeng's horses are a bit appalling.

The distance between the two sides shortened sharply.

It didn't take much effort for them to hear the sound of horseshoes behind them, and they couldn't help but turned their heads and looked over vigilantly.

"Brother Ning?" You Meng was surprised and delighted, and asked from a distance.

He still hesitated.

At this time, Ren Ning was not dressed like an ordinary sergeant in the fortress except for the bow on his body.Not to mention the tattered and inhuman appearance when the two met before.

You Meng didn't dare to confirm for a while.

Haha!

Ren Ning waved his hand heartily.

Zhuifeng rushed to the vicinity of the two of them in an instant before slowing down.

"It's me! Long time no see. Lanmang and others are okay."

"What a fine horse." You Meng didn't answer Ren Ning's question immediately, but stared at him as he got off the energetic black horse, drooling with envy.

After a while, he forced himself to remove the eyes that were about to stick to Zhuifeng's body.

"Lan Mang is like that." He hesitated to speak, "Brother Ning, why are you..."

When the two parted in the Kailun tribe three months ago, Ren Ning also said that it would be best not to see each other in this life, but the two met again on the grassland less than half a year ago.

Ren Ning patted Zhuifeng, and said half-truthfully: "I got a good horse, so I took it out for a ride. How could I have met you again. What a fate."

"Where are you going?" he asked again.

cough!
You Meng was noncommittal, coughed and raised his finger to the south.

"We are going to help the Kailun tribe ahead!"

help?

Ren Ning was taken aback.

There are [-] people in the Kailun tribe. What kind of help do they need?

Help with meals?

He looked thoughtfully at the weapons on the two of Youmeng, "What's wrong with Kailun?"

Ugh!
You Meng let out a long sigh.

"A group of horse thieves who don't know where they came from set their eyes on Kai Lun and have been pestering her endlessly."

"Yesterday, Kailun sent out a request for help to the surrounding tribes. Although we, Lanmang, have few people and strength, we would not be able to survive without their help last time. Yunchui people often say that a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. So ..."

He didn't say any more.

Horse thief?

Ren Ning Yiling couldn't help but look up to the south.

Because he came out to spy on the grassland from time to time, he still understood the taboos and fears of some herdsmen on the grassland.

For example, fear of wolves, wildfires and heavy snow;

Another example is the patronage and plunder of fearful horse thieves!
The first three can be said to be natural disasters, and usually there is nothing to say and only resignation to fate.

And the latter is completely man-made.Compared with the horse thieves who kill and set fire at every turn, the Xiliang court, which buys and sells by force, can actually be said to be very gentle to the herdsmen.

"Dare to target the Kailun tribe with more than 3 people. There must be a lot of horse thieves. They should be famous." Ren Ning looked at Youmeng, "What are they called?"

"I don't know." You Meng shook his head blankly.

"According to the news from Kai Lun, the number of this group of horse thieves seems not very large, just over 100 riders. But all of them are agile..."

He looked down at his mount and saw that the horse had recovered, so he drove it forward.

After hesitating for a moment, You Meng continued.

"Our small and medium-sized tribes have lived on this grassland for several lifetimes, and we have never heard of such a group of daring horse thieves. Most likely they came from other places."

The companion next to him nodded in agreement.

"Just over 100 riders," Ren Ning mused, "With the population of the Kailun tribe, do you still need to ask for help?"

He couldn't believe it.

Not to mention other things, the three patriarchs of Kailun alone raised more than 3000 horses.Although those horses are either old or young.But three thousand to one hundred, the quantity alone can overwhelm the quality, and blocking can also block the opponent.

You Meng was as dazed as he was.

"We don't know the exact situation."

"I only know that the gang of horse thieves set fire to kill them when they came. When Kai Lun gathered his tribe to surround them, these bastards disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye."

"It's been like this for several days. It's hard to guard against. It is said that dozens of people in Kailun have been injured and some cattle and sheep pens have been burned. And the horse thieves have not caught a single one."

Ren Ning had a strange expression on his face.

This is a bit like the style of their scouts.

Although horse thieves also like to kill and set fire, most of them value loyalty and prestige.

Unless one hated the enemy to the bone, one would not pester a tribe like this.

After all, some of their members may or may not belong to these tribes.

"The horse thief didn't ask for anything?" Ren Ning asked again.

His predecessor used to be a caravan guard and followed the caravan to the depths of the grassland.I also encountered horse thieves in the process of doing business.

Generally speaking, if the caravan feels that its strength is not enough, most of them can leave safely after handing over some goods and money according to the requirements of the horse thief.

"I mentioned it." You Meng sneered, "In addition to asking for a lot of money and horses, the horse thieves also want Kai Lun to hand over hundreds of young girls."

Ren Ning was stunned.

This is out of the question.

If the horse thieves are asking for money and livestock, this is still negotiable.

If you are really helpless, it is a big deal to spend money to buy a safe place.As long as there are people, things like money and livestock can be earned and raised later.

However, if the horse thief wanted the women and children of the clan, then there was no need to discuss it.

Any ethnic group that can't even keep their own wives and daughters has no need to exist.

"Let's go, more people are more powerful." Ren Ning followed, "Let's go and see together."

Apart from the fact that the Kailun tribe has always been close to Yunchui, the three chiefs also helped him.Ren Ning would naturally not mind helping out if given the chance.

"That's great." You Meng and the two were overjoyed.

The three said a few more words and ran south together.

Chasing wind puffed his nose and ran in front with ease.From time to time, it would look back contemptuously at the two sweaty fellows behind it, and hiss a few times.

Little ones, you run so slowly, are you a horse or a snail?

The three of them could see clearly, and couldn't help laughing or crying.

Ren Ning patted the horse's neck.

"It's called Chasing the Wind, and it will become an adult after a while. It's still a bit naughty now. Don't worry about it, Youmeng."

"What do you care about?" You Meng laughed, "It's hard to find a Maxima, so it is naturally qualified to be proud."

After finishing speaking, he winked at Ren Ning, "Brother Ning, when it becomes an adult, bring it here and let us have a look around with Lanmang."

Then breed the mare...

You Meng didn't say it clearly, but Ren Ning could understand it.

He smiled and didn't intend to hide it, "I may have to leave here next year, and it may be too late."

"That's a pity." You Meng was taken aback, and wisely stopped asking.

Stop and go, another half an hour passed.

A large stretch of camp tents appeared in front of them.

The Karen tribe finally arrived.

(End of this chapter)