Chapter 466: Chasing Long Ao under the Moon (Part 2)
Late at night, a waning moon hung in the sky, exuding a cool brilliance.
There was silence in the county mansion.
The attendant rushed out of the study room and knocked on the door.
Li Zhen was still dealing with the remaining trivial matters when he heard a hurried knock on the door and said in a deep voice: "Come in." After the words fell, the attendant opened the door and walked in. The attendant loudly said: "Sir, Mr. Long and the rest of the people Left the county government." The attendant handed Li Zhen a piece of paper left by Long Ao and stood in the study waiting for Li Zhen to ask questions.
Li Zhen took the paper and looked at it carefully.
Long Ao didn't write much. He thanked Li Zhen for his hospitality and his invitation to become an official. He talked a lot and finally mentioned leaving the county government.
Li Zhen put down the letter and asked, "About how long have you been walking?"
The attendant shook his head and said: "I don't know, I don't know. When I went there, the house was already empty."
Li Zhen frowned, feeling extremely headache.
His original plan was to recruit Long Ao again to prevent Long Ao from leaving. Now that Long Ao has left Renhua County, wouldn't his plan have failed? Not only that, Li Zhen also didn't want to lose such a talented person with both civil and military skills. I wanted to take Long Ao as my own, so I was disappointed when I saw Long Ao's farewell letter.
The attendant rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "When I saw the white paper placed on the table, there was a teacup on it. When I picked up the teacup, I could still feel the slightest warmth from the teacup. If so, It can be inferred that the time away will not be too long."
Li Zhen stared at the attendant and saw that his eyes were uncertain and he shook his head slightly.
Obviously, time is uncertain.
But no matter what, Li Zhen had to go and have a look.
Long Ao wanted to leave the city, and he could only leave by opening the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city gate must know that. As long as Li Zhen went to the city gate and asked the soldiers guarding the gate, he could know the specific situation. After Li Zhen figured it out, he didn't stop for a moment. He rushed out of the study room as fast as he could, went directly to the stable to pick up a horse, and rode away.
There was no one on the empty streets.
Even though there was still a waning moon hanging in the sky, emitting a faint moonlight, he could only distinguish the road. The clatter of horse hooves sounded, and Li Zhen ran towards the city gate.
Arriving at the gate of the city, Li Zhen immediately shouted: "Where are the soldiers guarding the gate?"
When the soldier heard the loud shouting, he stuck his head out from the house where he lived and took a look. When he saw Li Zhen coming on horseback, the soldier shivered with fright and quickly got dressed. After a while, the soldiers guarding the city gate hurriedly He ran out, knelt down and saluted and said: "Little man Ma Lao Wu, I want to pay my respects to the governor. Is there anything important for you to come here late at night?"
Li Zhen asked: "Has Long Ao been here before?"
In his heart, Li Zhen still hoped that Long Ao would stay in the city so that it would be easier to search for him.
The soldier nodded and said: "Half an hour ago, Long Yao and the other twelve people came here. He said that the master sent an order for them to leave the city for some urgent matters, so the villain let them go."
Li Zhen ordered: "Open the city gate."
The soldiers did not dare not agree and immediately opened the city gate.
"drive."
Li Zhen shouted loudly, and swung the riding crop in his hand in the air, making a loud snap. The war horse seemed to feel the owner's urgent mood, and quickly swung its hooves and ran towards the outside of the city. The official road was a flat road, straight all the way, and Li Zhen rode his horse very fast.
Li Zhen didn't have the time to think about these issues, he just wanted to catch up with Long Ao as soon as possible. As the saying goes, an opportunity must never be lost again. If Long Ao left, the opportunity would be missed.
"Da da,."
Under the silent night sky, the sound of horse hooves can be heard everywhere.
Li Zhen kept waving his riding whip to speed up, and loud shouts were heard. The birds perched on both sides of the road were frightened and flew up, flapping their little wings to find a new place to perch.
…
On the road, Long Ao, Long Er, Long San and others were talking and laughing.
Under the faint moonlight, the group of people hurried on in a hurry.
Long Shisan walked unsteadily, followed Long Ao, and asked with a smile: "Brother, we have left Renhua County now, where are we going next."
Long Ao said: "Let's go back to Guangzhou first."
"okay."
Long Shisan laughed and looked very happy.
Long Jiu interjected: "Li Zhen will definitely be very disappointed when he sees the letter that his eldest brother has left."
Long Wu said nonchalantly: "Never mind it, just do our own thing." Several people were laughing, their voices echoing in the silent night air. When several people were talking and laughing, Long Ao suddenly stopped, He listened carefully to the movement behind him and said in a deep voice: "There is movement behind me, a horse is galloping towards me."
"Da da,."
As he finished speaking, he could already see the dark shadow with the help of the moonlight.
This figure was very fast, as fast as lightning.
After a while, the figure became clear, and Long Shisan said in surprise: "Brother, that's Li Zhen." Long Shisan had a surprised look on his face. He didn't expect that Li Zhen would catch up. The same was true for the rest of them. A hint of admiration also arose in his heart. Li Zhen's ability to chase him at night showed Li Zhen's respect for Long Ao, which made Long Er, Long San and others very satisfied.
Long Ao looked at Li Zhen who was chasing after him on horseback, feeling a little moved in his heart.
"Brother Long, stay."
Li Zhen's loud voice came from far away.
Long Ao took a deep breath, waved his hand and looked at his brothers, and said: "Go and wait in front."
Long used his second hand to move forward and led the others forward. A few people walked about ten meters and stopped to look at Long Ao and Li Zhen, who was running towards them. They murmured in a low voice with smiles in their eyes.
Li Zhen stopped beside Long Ao, turned over and dismounted.
He looked at Long Ao and said slightly reproachfully: "Brother Long is leaving without telling you. If I hadn't asked the attendant to bring you fruits, I'm afraid you wouldn't have known that Brother Long had left without saying goodbye. Even if Brother Long doesn't want to be an official, he doesn't have to." By avoiding him like this quietly, at least we can be considered friends."
Long Ao shook his head and said: "Long didn't want to be sad about separation, so he left early."
Li Zhen did not dwell on this topic, sighed, and said helplessly: "It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, and Brother Long is leaving, and I can't stop him. I hope there will be a chance to reunite with Brother Long." As he spoke, Li Zhen handed the horse rein in his hand to Long Ao and said: "It's a long journey, so I give this horse to Brother Long. I wish Brother Long a good journey."
Long Ao didn't hesitate and took it directly.
Not only that, he didn't even say thank you, he got on his horse and walked forward. Long Ao took a few steps forward, glanced back, and found that Li Zhen was still standing there, with a faint smile on his face, but The smile was a little forced. In fact, only Li Zhen himself knew what he was thinking. He was really a little disappointed. After all, he couldn't keep Long Ao.
However, the forceful melon is not sweet, so he can only let Long Ao leave.
Long Ao rode up to Long Er and others, turned over and dismounted, and looked back in the direction of Li Zhen again. At this moment, Li Zhen smiled and waved, feeling even more inexplicably moved in his heart.
"thump."
A muffled sound was heard, and Long Ao knelt directly on the ground.
