Li Zhen handed the personal backpack to Uncle Liu: "Uncle, this is the relic that Liu Quan gave to me before he died. You should keep it."
The all-powerful rich man from Hangcheng County broke down and cried bitterly after seeing this backpack. Kneel on the ground and look up to the sky and scream:
"My son!"
Everyone burst into tears.
Soon, the family members of the teachers who heard the news rushed to the gate of the city. Some of them fainted on the spot after hearing the bad news. Some knelt on the ground and cried loudly, and some roared in the direction of Yanziji.
Li Zhen shed tears and didn't know what to say. A dozen people have survived, but I may not be able to pass the exam...
The principal walked up to Li Zhen with red eyes and asked softly in a trembling voice: "How did you go in the exam?"
"Probably...failed."
"well."
The principal sighed and left quietly with his hands behind his back.
"Oh my fate, my Hangcheng County has no dragon veins anymore, my fate, my destiny."
Listening to this long sigh, Li Zhen's heart felt like a needle pricking his heart. Guilt, regret, and shame welled up in his heart.
Maybe, there will be another chance, maybe, if I can do it again. Maybe, I will choose to fill in the standard answers that can get full marks instead of sticking to my own ideas
"Since my son left this to you before he left, you should treasure it and keep it well."
Uncle Liu took a deep breath, wiped away his tears, stood up, patted Li Zhen on the shoulder, and left without saying a word.
Princess Zhang Meng frowned, hesitating, worrying about something.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves in the city was heard, and more than fifty horses rolled in. The leader was Uncle Liu, but he saw a knife in his hand and a very tragic look on his face.
Behind him were more than fifty followers who also held swords.
"What are you going to do!"
Zhang Meng shouted loudly.
Uncle Liu slashed at the horse's butt with his knife. The horse neighed and ran wildly. He said nothing.
Everyone hurriedly gave way and watched helplessly as the group of more than fifty riders disappeared into the rolling yellow sand. You can use your toes to figure out what they are going to do.
Li Zhen also got on the horse and shouted: "I'll go too!"
As soon as he got on the horse, Zhang Meng grabbed Li Zhen by the collar and pulled him off, shouting: "You are a young man, why are you joining in the fun? Stay in the city."
After saying this, Zhang Meng told the people around him: "Gather a hundred soldiers and go to Yanziji. The Liu family cannot make any mistakes."
"yes!"
It was already an hour later when the Hangcheng County officials were assembled. The soldiers were fully armed and majestic.
Zhang Meng mounted a war horse and ordered the rear officer: "Take good care of the county and city."
"Yes, Princess."
More than a hundred riders also left on the yellow sand.
Li Zhen clenched his fists tightly, veins rippling all over his body. He felt ashamed and guilty.
Seeing them all gone, they all dispersed. Only then did he get on the horse again for the second time. He glanced at Qi Lengzi and asked, "Are you afraid?"
Qi Lengzi giggled: "What do you think?"
'drive'
After flattering him, Li Zhen and Qi Lengzi also rode on their horses, biting the predecessor and left.
"Li Zhen!"
"Li Zhen, what are you doing!"
"Li Zhen is back. Come back!"
“…”
The teachers and leaders of the school shouted loudly, but their voices could not catch up with the murderous intent that rushed out!
It’s a day’s journey to Yanziji, and so many things can happen during this time.
It was already five hours after Li Zhen and the two caught up with the government's cavalry. The government's men were extremely tired. They had been running wildly for five hours. They couldn't stand it, and neither could the horses.
They were resting when Zhang Meng saw Li Zhen coming. He sighed and said nothing more this time.
"Have you not caught up with Uncle Liu yet?"
Li Zhen asked eagerly.
Zhang Meng shook his head: "Old Liu was eager for revenge and marched all the way. We started an hour late, but at this time we couldn't even see any traces. There were too many delays. How did you do in the exam?"
Li Zhen lowered his head: "It seems that he failed."
"That's it, it's gone. I've heard that your knowledge is the best in Hangcheng County. If you can't pass the exam, Hangcheng County will no longer have extravagant hopes. After you go back, stay in the school as a teacher. I think you have the qualifications."
"Can."
"Have you rested enough?"
All the soldiers stood up.
"Set off!"
More than a hundred riders were on the road again, heading towards Yanziji. This time, Li Zhen and Qi Lengzi were included in the team.
After another five hours, everyone was exhausted and finally arrived at Yanziji.
Yanziji is quiet, without any movement or trace.
Zhang Meng asked quickly: "Are you here?"
Li Zhen nodded: "Yes, it was in this canyon that day that horse thieves descended from the sky with a zipline. They intercepted them from the front and chased them from the rear. If I guessed correctly, they have a nest nearby."
Zhang Meng's eyes twitched, he looked at the silent Yan Ziji and shouted: "No. Old Liu and the others are dead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw four to five hundred riders suddenly stepping out of the canyon of Yanziji. The leader was a young man wearing the same bright red official robe as Zhang Meng.
Zhang Meng's heart froze when he saw this person, but he forced himself to smile and said, "Princess Wang."
The young man looked at Zhang Meng and others with contempt on his face, rode slowly over on horseback, and shouted loudly: "I heard a report that the princess of Hangcheng County came to our Jiahe County with soldiers and horses, and planned to invade the border. I don't know if there is any." About this?"
Zhang Meng narrowed his eyes and said, "There is no talk of crossing the border. I'm just here to suppress bandits."
"Hahahaha, suppressing bandits? Did you hear that? Suppressing bandits?"
Princess Wang mocked, and the hundreds of knights laughed.
"It's ridiculous, sad, and shameful. I don't know if there are bandits in our Jiahe County? Don't say that our Jiahe County has outstanding people and simple people. Even if there are really bandits in our Jiahe County, it will be your turn, Princess Hangcheng, to come all the way away. Come and do it for me?"
Zhang Meng was silent for a moment and said: "I, Liu Donglai, a rich man from Hangcheng County, brought more than fifty people to Yanziji, but now there is no news. I am going to look for them now."
"Joke! How did you know that people from your city have come to Yanziji? Are you talking in your sleep? You can search Jiahe County if you want?"
"It's not a search, it's a search."
"Okay, since you insist. Then you can go into our Jiahe County to search for him in your own name."
"you… "
"What am I? If you bring troops into our Jiahe County, how can I, the king, lose face? Do you want me to sue you for crossing the border?"
Zhang Meng looked at the hundreds of people blocking Yanziji, weighed the pros and cons in his mind for a moment, and immediately knew a cruel fact. If Liu Donglai really came to Yanziji, it would be too late to say anything. He is indeed an official bandit.
"Let's go back to Hangcheng County."
"etc."
Princess Wang spoke up.
"Anything else?"
Princess Wang smiled, pointed at Li Zhen, who was ashen-faced, and said, "I seem to have heard something. It seems that this young man went to rush for the exam and escaped from death by encountering a horse thief in another place, right? Just in time, I, Jiahe County, arrested him in the past two days. There is a horse thief living here. This young man, please come to my jail in Jiahe County and identify whether that is the horse thief who robbed him that day."
Zhang Meng's face changed wildly, and he shouted: "Don't talk nonsense. This is my student from Hangcheng County. How do you know a horse thief? Let's go back."
Princess Wang looked at Li Zhen with a smile and continued: "Young man, this opportunity is not to be missed. If you have been wronged that day, I will make the decision for you today. You can go to my jail in Jiahe County to identify you. As soon as you identify me, I will immediately I can deal with the horse thief and then take you to suppress the bandits."
Li Zhen's eyes were full of resentment. He had finally seen clearly that he was an official and a bandit, an official and a bandit through and through. If you ask yourself to identify it, isn't that just like a meat bun beating a dog and never coming back? As long as he dares to go to Jiahe County, he will not be able to come back even if he lives ten lives.
Zhang Meng was afraid that Li Zhen wouldn't be able to see through these things, so he quickly grabbed the reins of Li Zhen's horse, forced himself to pull it back and said, "Go back to Hangcheng County."
More than a hundred riders returned quietly.
"Ha ha ha ha,"
Yanzijili burst into earth-shattering laughter.
Princess Wang pointed at the people who were walking away in despair, with mocking eyes: "Suppressing bandits? Hahaha. Suppressing bandits? I'll give you ten courages. Do you dare to step into Yanziji?"
At this time, someone stepped forward and whispered: "What should we do with the fifty or so people from Hangcheng County?"
Princess Wang's eyes turned cold: "You still dare to take revenge? Just kill him. Do it cleanly."
"yes!"
Swords flashed, blood flowed like rivers.
From then on, Liu Donglai took people to Yanziji and never returned...
(End of chapter)