Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 205: Too Ordinary, That's Special
After handing in the official documents at the government office, Zuo Liangping returned to his home first. He also needed to pack his luggage. According to the speed of his job assignment, he should be able to stay in Mingzhou City for another month or two at most. He would take away everything he needed to take away. After all, he would probably only be able to come back once or twice a year.
But in fact, when Zuo Liangping was packing, he found that he actually didn't have anything to take with him. After his parents died, he had always lived alone, and he would probably live alone in the capital. Tables, chairs and furniture would obviously be prepared, and it would be better to put the spirit tablets of his parents in the ancestral house. If he wanted to worship, he could set up another one there. In this way, it should be enough to simply bring a few sets of clothes and money for the journey.
In about half an hour, Zuo Liangping had packed his bags and cleaned his house again. Sitting in the somewhat empty hall, he was silent for a while, looking at the tables and chairs, and then at the yard outside the hall. After a long while, he sighed in a trance.
He must have remembered something, but since there was no one around, naturally no one asked him.
He only let out a sigh and lingered in the hall for a long time, unwilling to leave.
Wearing bright clothes and riding a fast horse, and wearing a red robe, I will leave this gate soon.
The sword itself weighs a thousand pounds, but I worry that my house will be empty in a hundred days.
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After cleaning up the house, Zuo Liangping planned to do the last thing he had to do this time, to pay respect to his parents. Before a traveler leaves for a long journey, he always has to inform his parents. Besides, his parents were buried not far away, in the back mountain outside the city.
In the back mountain, after pushing aside a patch of grass and trees, Zuo Liangping looked at the mausoleum in front of him and slowly walked to the two tombstones.
He stretched out a hand and placed it on one of the tombstones. After a while, he spoke softly.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to enter the Six Gates. Captain Yan said that I have a good foundation and it's worth polishing, so he wants to teach me personally. He is a very good person, just like dad said, upright and honest. I may not be able to come here often in the future, and you don't have to worry about me. I will take good care of myself outside. When I come back, I will tell you how big the capital is..."
That afternoon, Zuo Liangping said a lot, and he said everything he wanted to say all year.
He said that he wanted to catch the thief Li Si, but before that, he would first hone his martial arts. In two years at most, he should be able to break through and become a famous master. By then, he will definitely help Captain Yan catch Li Si. Then, he will continue to hunt down the evildoers in the world. He also said that he wanted to get married later, firstly because he has not met someone he likes, and secondly because he does not want to delay the girl. After all, he is a constable, and he goes out in the wind and rain every day. It is difficult to have a peaceful life with him.
Perhaps it was because they kept talking until the sun set that Zuo Liangping finally left the back mountain.
Before leaving, he promised his parents one last thing: he would be back at this time next year.
The city of Mingzhou in the evening usually has two appearances: one is the roofs of buildings dyed with golden afterglow, and the other is the streets in the city with alternating light and darkness.
In Qianjialou, Ning Caihe was lying half dead beside the table, gasping for breath. Zhang Susu, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but rub his shoulders with some heartache. At the same time, she rolled her eyes and complained to Li Si, who was sitting next to her drinking tea.
"Xiao Si, you said so too, why do you practice so hard? Xiao He is not really going to venture into the martial arts world. If he wants to learn martial arts, why don't you just teach him some simple ones? Why are you so serious?"
"Hmm." Li Si swallowed the tea in his mouth, put down the tea bowl in his hand, spread out his palms innocently and said.
"I told him that learning Qinggong is not an easy task. He wanted to learn it himself. Can you blame me for that?"
"This really can't be blamed on Brother Si." Ning Caihe, who was lying on the table, also helped out and said, "I asked him to teach me this way. I was afraid that I was too stupid and wouldn't be able to learn it no matter how he taught me."
"You can't train like this." Zhang Susu patted his head in reproach: "What if you hurt your body? You're still growing."
"Boss, don't worry. I will be careful when I do this. Xiao He will use her internal energy to nourish her body at night and she won't be sick anymore." Seeing Zhang Susu's worried look, Li Si said with a broad mind.
For him, such exercise can only be regarded as a small matter.
But after hearing this, Zhang Susu rolled her eyes at him and said, "You have some sense. Don't think that I don't know your deeds just because I haven't been in the martial arts world. You stole the heavenly fire and the jade bracelet. It would be strange if you have any sense."
It has to be said that Li Si had made a very big name for himself back then. Even a girl like Zhang Susu had heard some stories about him.
But what Zhang Susu didn't tell Li Si was that when she was waiting to be married, she had also fantasized that one day this famous thief would appear in front of her window.
After all, every girl has gone through a period of love. Unfortunately, Li Si has now shattered all her beautiful fantasies.
"I stole the jade bracelet because I was drunk and made a bet with someone. I have never stolen the sky fire."
Li Si picked up the tea bowl again and tried to exonerate himself.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"What is stealing fire from the sky?"
When Zhang Susu heard the voice, she looked behind Li Si , was stunned for a moment, and then greeted with a smile.
"Hey, Captain Zuo, you're back?"
As she finished her words, a loud shout came from the backyard : "Captain Zuo!?"
Then Xiao Cao hurriedly pushed open the door and ran out. When she saw the man standing at the door, she immediately leaned on the handrail of the stairs with a silly smile, and waved weakly to greet him.
"Hello, Captain Zuo, long time no see."
"Yes, long time no see." Zuo Liangping also smiled and nodded to everyone in the store, then he turned his gaze to Li Si, who still had his back to him, and asked.
"But I don't know who this brother is?"
Li Si then turned around with the tea bowl in his hand and looked at the captain of the Mingzhou City police who had made him famous for a long time.
He secretly looked Zuo Liangping up and down, and Zuo Liangping was also looking at him.
In the end, Li Si's eyes stayed on the badge on Zuo Liangping's waist, while Zuo Liangping's eyes stayed on Li Si's hands.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was a bit weird, Zhang Susu quickly spoke.
"Oh, he's our new recruit. His name is Li Si, the Li in Muzi Li and the Si in One Two Three Four."
"Li Si." Hearing this name, Zuo Liangping narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Li Si.
“This name is quite special.”
"Really?" Li Si smiled and said, "I think it's quite ordinary."
