Young Wanderer, After leaving Qinghe, I wandered around the area for a couple of days. Just when I was startin…
Young Wanderer,
After leaving Qinghe, I wandered around the area for a couple of days. Just when I was starting to feel bored for lack of anyone to trade blows with, a few roadside thieves came looking for trouble.
Good thing all these years of practice were not for nothing. After a few exchanges, the young fools had lost all stomach for it.
They were strong, able-bodied lads. With strength like that, they could have made an honest living anywhere, yet they chose to block the road and play at being kings of the hill. Still, I could tell they had been driven to it by hard times.
So I pointed a few of them toward Kaifeng to enlist in the army. The others said the capital was too far and wanted to try their hand at small trade instead, so I sent them your way to Qinghe. You should be seeing them before long.
I also picked up some new wine along the way. We will drink it together when we meet.