It was already the third day after Li Hanning returned to Fengyang City, and Li Zhao's whereabouts were still unknown, so she had to let the people below stick to the city and not come out, but everyone knew that in the face of Xiao Sheng, who had been eyeing him outside the city, it was not a way to drag it out like this.

It's just that in the past few days, Li Hanning secretly sent people to find Li Zhao's whereabouts, but in the end they all returned in vain, Li Hanning naturally knew in his heart that if Li Zhao didn't want to be found by them, those spies would naturally not be able to find him, unless he himself was willing to appear.

Until this night, she suddenly heard the familiar sound of the flute, and walked into the courtyard with her clothes on, and sure enough, she saw Li Zhao, standing in the courtyard with her hands in her hands, but she hadn't seen him for a few days, Li Zhao, as if she was inexplicably old for many years, looked haggard, this was the first time Li Hanning had seen him like this for so many years, Li Hanning knew in his heart that Li Zhao must have blamed himself for Wen Qing's death for a long time.

Li Hanning looked at the person who was close with his back to her, and still called softly: "Childe." ”

Seeing that she was about to call someone else over, Li Zhao looked at her and shook his head, he just wanted to see her alone when he came back this time, and there were some things to explain to her, Li Zhao didn't plan to alarm others at all, let alone bother with it.

Li Zhao's gaze fell on the stone table on the side, Li Hanning followed his gaze, and also saw two books and a mahogany box placed on the stone table, that box was a bit familiar to Li Hanning, she had often seen it in Li Zhao's study before.

Li Zhao put down the flute in his hand to Li Hanning in front of him, and explained his intention to come over this time: "These two books are actually written by me today, one is the layout of the art of war that I have learned, which will help you on the battlefield in the future, and the other is a martial arts secret book, which I have learned all my life, and some are related to you, my father once told me when he was teaching Li Mansion Deadpool martial arts, they would deliberately leave flaws in their moves, in case Deadpool would betray Li Mansion in the future, and what I want to learn is to crack your martial arts. Just in case in the future. ”

So there are also flaws in the martial arts she practiced in the past, this is the first time Li Hanning knows about it, and these two books are what Li Zhao has learned all his life, and now they are useless to him, they are all left to her.

Li Zhao said to Li Hanning: "I also wrote down the cracked martial arts on it, your talent for practicing martial arts has always been good, I want to know how to make up for the flaws in your tricks after reading this book." ”

Li Hanning naturally knew that the former Deadpools of the Li Mansion were like her, not only was she extremely talented in martial arts, but also knew many secrets of the Li Mansion that were not known to outsiders, and it was understandable to be guarded against by the Li Mansion, she just didn't understand why Li Zhao wanted to explain these things today, Li Hanning thought of this, and suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart, even when the Li Mansion lost power, Li Zhao was not as disheartened as he is today.

Li Zhao instructed the person in front of him again: "Inside the wooden box is the seal of the city lord of Huai'an City, as well as my handwritten letter to Xiao Ce, you give him this box, and he will understand my intentions after reading my letter." ”

And that's all he wants to explain to Li Hanning today, Li Hanning listened to what Li Zhao explained to her, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the mahogany box, the city lord's seal means Huai'an City, Li Zhao wants to give the city lord's seal to Xiao Ce, which also proves that he intends to hand over Huai'an City to Xiao Ce, Li Hanning hesitated for a while before speaking, but couldn't help but ask:

"Did Childe decide to leave Huai'an City?"

He clearly has arranged everything after he leaves, Li Zhao didn't answer out loud, just nodded lightly, Huai'an City was also his hard work, and he was naturally reluctant to leave, but with his current state, the Luoyang army led by Xiao Sheng is already in the city, he is really not suitable to continue to be in charge of Huai'an, rather than watching the lives in Huai'an City go to ruin, it is better to take the initiative to abdicate and give it to a more suitable person.

But no matter where he goes, no matter what he plans to do, Li Hanning is willing to follow. Li Hanning immediately knelt down and said to the person in front of him:

"No matter where Childe is going, I am willing to follow Childe."

She, the general, was originally given by Li Zhao, but only because he was here, so she was willing to stay, Li Hanning originally came to Huai'an because he wanted to help Li Zhao, and now that Li Zhao is leaving, where does she have a reason to stay here? Since Li Zhao had decided to leave, she didn't want to stay here alone.

Li Zhao looked at Li Hanning who was kneeling on the ground, he had always known her loyalty, from the moment she came to Huai'an, Li Zhao knew in his heart that since ancient times, it is easy to send charcoal in the snow, Li Zhao has always cherished this friendship, so if he wants to leave today, he will only see her alone, he seriously explained Li Hanning and said:

"You don't have to follow me, from the moment the Li Mansion lost power, all Deadpools were free, you don't owe the Li family or me, and it's useless for you to follow me with your martial arts, if you want to, you will still be the general of Huai'an City in the future, Xiao Ce will be in charge of Huai'an in the future, and he will definitely not be embarrassed by you."

Li Zhao once studied with Xiao Ce in Chang'an, so he naturally understands Xiao Ce, even if Xiao Ce takes over Huai'an in the future, he will definitely not embarrass her and Mo Zhao, although he and Xiao Ce have always had different positions, but Xiao Ce can be regarded as above board, if not, Li Zhao will not rest assured that Huai'an will be handed over to him, and there are some things Li Zhao can also see that Xiao Ce is more concerned about Li Hanning's affairs than others, he doesn't want to delay Li Hanning, Li Hanning will have a better future if he stays here or goes elsewhere.

But what Li Hanning cares about is not the future.

Li Hanning looked at the person who was close at hand but seemed to be across the world and asked:

"Forgive your subordinates for asking presumptuously, if Gongzi leaves Huai'an City, what will he do next?"

Li Zhao's decision has never been changed by anyone, Li Hanning knows in his heart that he is so disheartened because of Wen Qing's affairs, but when he leaves Huai'an City at this time, the world is big outside, and he is wanted by the imperial court, which is equivalent to giving up the matter of avenging the Li Mansion.

Although Li Zhao had some other plans, he didn't intend to let Li Hanning know, but just said:

"Don't worry about me, Wen Qing didn't want to tell you that she was pregnant for several months, and she originally planned to wait for the fetus to stabilize before telling me, but unfortunately she didn't wait for me to come back, but waited for Luoyang to attack Fengyang City first."

Li Hanning was stunned, she only now knew that Wen Qing was pregnant when she died, no wonder there were often doctors in and out of the City Lord's Mansion at that time, but unfortunately she and Li Zhao both thought that Wen Qing had always been in poor health when she entered the cold weather, and she didn't care, this is what Wen Qing said to Li Zhao alone at that time, she even thought about the name of the child, but unfortunately she couldn't see the day the child was born.

Li Hanning still blamed herself in her heart after knowing this, not to mention Li Zhao who was standing in front of her, Wen Qing's death alone was enough to make Li Zhao feel guilty and blame herself, not to mention that they also died together.

Li Zhao seems to have accepted this fact after the past few days, and now he can almost be silent when he talks about it:

"Madame's matter made me understand that there are more important things in the world than revenge, if only I could understand these things earlier, but Mo Qing's death has greatly damaged the vitality of the Mo family, and the revenge of our Li Mansion is half avenged, and when the Luoyang army enters Chang'an City in the future, I will go to find the remaining Mo family, this is my current state, it is really not suitable to take Huai'an City, but Xiao Ce is different, among the many rebel armies, as long as he uses people properly in the future, he is the most likely person to go to the end."

Li Zhao seemed to think of the past, and let out a long sigh:

"After all, this is also the work of the old city lord and his wife, I really don't feel at ease to hand it over to others, I think about it and give it to Xiao Ce, but Luoyang is the most likely person to settle in the Central Plains now."

The most likely person to settle in the Central Plains is not so much Luoyang as Xiao Ce, Li Zhao knows in his heart that now that he has given up Huai'an City, as long as Xiao Ce can survive the catastrophe of his brother Xiao Sheng, there will always be a chance to ascend to the position of the Son of Heaven in the future.

Li Hanning looked up, she knew that Li Zhao had made up her mind, no matter how much she tried to keep him, it was impossible to change his decision today, so she had to say:

"I know that no matter how I persuade my son, my son will not change his decision, but I also want my son to understand that if my son needs it one day in the future, I will always be my subordinate."

Li Zhao smiled quietly, although tonight was probably the last time he saw Li Hanning, but just in response to her words today, he understood that Li Hanning would never live up to his heart, and that was enough.

Li Zhao walked over and personally helped her up, and looked at the person in front of him seriously: "In the future, you don't have to kneel, as soon as Wen Qing dies, the Li Mansion will completely cease to exist, and you will no longer be the Deadpool of the Li Mansion, forget your past identity, you can listen to your inner thoughts to decide the path you want to take in the future, no matter who you choose to be loyal to in the future, I will support you, Han Ning, from now on you are not my subordinate, but my most important friend." ”

Li Hanning suddenly understood that tonight might be the last time she saw Li Zhao.

The person in front of her is also her most important person, and she can't say anything to leave him at the moment, Li Hanning watched Li Zhao leave the backyard, and didn't come back to his senses until a long time later, Li Hanning quietly looked at the books and mahogany boxes on the stone table on the side, if it weren't for them, she even thought that nothing had happened.

But so many things have happened in just a few days, Wen Qing is dead, Li Zhao has also left, and now she is the only one left in Fengyang City, and the mansion at this moment is so quiet that she feels a little scary.