Chapter 80: Stealing War Horses (2)
Opening the water bag, Zhan Qi crept closer to one of the war horses. When he was just a few steps away, he poured some water into his palm.
Stretching out his hand to the war horse, he whispered, "Good horse, do you want some water?"
Most of the war horses were intelligent because they were trained since they were young age. When the war horse heard Zhan Qi’s words, its cloudy eyes focused on the water in his palm.
After a brief moment of stillness, the war horse weakly lowered its head and licked the water directly from Zhan Qi’s palm. Upon tasting the cold, sweet water, the war horse began licking faster.
Seeing the war horse drink obediently from his palm, Zhan Qi poured more water into his palm and whispered, "Good horse, do you want to follow me?"
The war horse didn’t respond but continued drinking greedily.
Zhan Qi smiled at this sight. He waited until the war horse had enough water, then reached into the small leather pouch tied to his waistband and grabbed a handful of horse feed.
As soon as he opened the leather pouch, the fragrant scent of the horse feed wafted into the air. The other war horses, catching the scent, grew restless and began to make a sound.
Noticing this, Zhan Qi tossed the horse feed onto the ground.
The moment the horse feed was scattered on the ground, the war horses rushed over and devoured it. In less than ten seconds, the horse feed was gone.
While the war horse was still searching for more feed on the ground, Zhan Qi scanned the area to ensure the Yuezhi Tribe soldiers hadn’t noticed anything unusual. Then, he scattered another handful of horse feed.