The next day, just as the morning light broke, Li Lianhua and Bai Buyu went to the backyard to lead out their two lean horses, hastily left a note for Qian Mingyue, and departed from Jin Family Fortress. By the time Liu Ruyu learned of this, the two of them had already walked out of Baixia Town.
Qian Mingyue had spent most of the night exhausted at the yamen, and upon finding out, he immediately set off in pursuit. Even after chasing for eight miles, he didn't even catch a glimpse of their backs.
Furious, Qian Mingyue cursed them for not treating him as a friend, and later, in a fit of pique, he even composed a poem to bitterly scold them, which only slightly relieved his anger.
Chapter 18