Reborn into this life before the age of two, my Father vanished on his way to the provincial exam in the capital—alive, he was never found; dead, his body never returned. That very month, Grandfa...
183 Awu is missing
Three days later, the group entered the city of Huainan.
"Cousin, please go home first. I will come to your house in an hour."
"Okay. Now that you're here, there's no need to rush. You've had a hard time on the way, so it's okay to rest for one more day."
As soon as the carriage arrived at the gate of Baicaotang, Sun Sicheng still had one foot on the carriage when he saw Sun Siyuan coming out of the clinic in a rage, with Ma following behind crying.
"What's going on? This is..."
Ma looked at her eldest uncle and cried out in grief, "Brother, Xin'er and Awu are missing. I took them out to buy jewelry, and they disappeared the second I turned my back, so I couldn't find them and had to come back to look for them."
Sun Siyuan didn't wait for her to finish: "Brother, I have sent my men to the streets to look for him. You should go to the government office with me and have the officers stop at the city gate to look for him."
Sun Sicheng just felt a buzzing in his head and was completely confused.
"Master, let Jixiang, Ruyi and the others go find someone first. I will accompany you to the government office. Hurry, there is no time to lose."
The three men left quickly.
Jixiang, Ruyi, Dazhuang, Daniu, Wang Chun and Dawu all went out, but Xiaowu was dragged to the back hall by Ping'an, and no one noticed him at this time.
Ping An changed into his best clothes, looking like a rich young man, indescribably handsome and lovable. He stuffed various medicinal powders into the soles of his boots and his innermost waist pocket.
"Xiao Wu, listen, if there really are human traffickers who have arrested Awu and the others, wait for the master to coordinate with the yamen officials. I'm afraid that everyone has left the city gate. I have to go fishing. I am the bait. You are not far behind me, but you must not be discovered, understand?"
Xiao Wu understood: "Master Ping An, this won't work. It's too dangerous."
Ping An smiled: "What's dangerous? Don't forget that I brought something with me. I also know Kung Fu. Don't be afraid. Let's go."
Xiao Wu followed behind in a daze. On the one hand, he was worried that the human traffickers had taken the eldest and second daughters out of the city gate. On the other hand, he was worried about the young master. The young master couldn't stop them, and he believed that with him around, nothing would happen.
Ping An left the medical hall and walked along the busy streets, occasionally passing through some alleys, and entered two bookstores. They looked a little depressed, and it was obvious that the boy did not buy the books he liked.
There are quite a few bookstores in Huainan City. Ping An thought to himself, if he doesn't catch any more fish in East Street, what should he do?
When he thought of his master and Awu, his brows furrowed. All of this was seen by others.
"Brother, this boy is really good, more attractive than the big one, and he happens to be alone, let's take him with us."
The coachman followed Ping An slowly, his eyes full of greed. It would be great to take such stuff back home. It would be more valuable than the pretty girl.
"Forget it, let's get out of the city quickly." The middle-aged man sitting next to him stared at Ping An in front of him and made a decision.
Ping'an vaguely felt that he was being targeted by someone. He didn't know if it was the people who kidnapped Awu, but there was no other way at the moment, and this was the most direct method.
He still believed in himself. He had practiced diligently for more than a year, and had learned the Snow-Walking Heart Sutra this year, as well as the formations taught by the Taoist priest. If he couldn't deal with a small human trafficker, then he would have really hit his head against tofu.
He deliberately chose an alley that was accessible to carriages, seemingly taking a shortcut.
The coachman was ready to give up, but suddenly he became excited and said, "Brother, this is money given to us. I am sure to make a profit from this money from Mr. Lu.
The people next to him didn't say anything at this time.
"Brother, you drive the car, Xiaowu and his wife will sit inside with them, and the big guys will cover me."
The driver jumped out of the car and made a quick gesture to the car behind, so fast that it was difficult to see clearly.
Then he walked quickly towards Ping'an. There were not many people in the alley at that time, which was a good opportunity. Behind Ping'an were two women carrying baskets. They were obviously from the countryside to buy goods, but he didn't pay any attention to them.
People like this are the most afraid of trouble and dare not report to the police or anything like that.
Xiao Wu certainly noticed something was wrong, but he didn't dare to move forward. He just stared closely at the young master in front of him. He had already learned about 70% of how to walk on snow, so catching up with a car was no problem at all.
But he ignored what was behind him.
With a "bang", Xiao Wu was hit on the head by a wooden stick. The moment he fell to the ground, he saw the young master being taken into the car in a semi-conscious state. He became anxious and lost consciousness all of a sudden.
"Ma Liu, what should we do with this person?"
Ma Liu kicked Xiao Wu and said, "Put him aside. What is an ordinary person like this doing here? He is wearing a linen shirt and is a poor fellow."
The linen shirt is what Xiaowu usually wears when he goes hunting. Ping'an asked him to change it before he went out this time.
At the same time, the two women carrying loads were also frightened and were about to scream when they were knocked unconscious by a punch from the people behind them.
Two carriages drove towards the city gate one after the other.
Ping An closed his eyes and let them put him into the car.
He had taken antidote pills beforehand, so ordinary poisons and drugs had no effect on him. But when the drug-soaked handkerchief was covered over his nose, he only struggled for a moment before falling down softly.
After a while, someone put a piece of clothes on him and smeared dust on his face, but he did not move from beginning to end.
"Alai, you'd better let the child go. He can't do evil anymore. What good can come from him if he goes to Lu Dongjia's house?" A woman's voice said.
A man laughed strangely, "Sister-in-law Xiaowu, don't be so soft-hearted. When you get the share of Gintoki, I promise you won't think so. The one under our car and the two girls under the car behind us are all useful to Mr. Lu. I will definitely make a lot of money from this one."
Not long after, Ping An felt that the vehicles were passing through the city gate unimpeded. Could it be that the master and his men had not yet coordinated with the government office? The government office should give the master this face.
What he didn't know was that not long after the car carrying him left the city gate, seven or eight yamen runners, including Sun Sicheng's brothers, arrived at the city gate, and the city gate was quickly put under martial law.
All of this is like hindsight, many things always happen a few minutes late, which makes people speechless.
After leaving the city, Ping'an was pushed from the bench to the carriage.
"Xiao Wu, keep an eye on him and try to get as many people as possible off the bus. I'll go to the front and help the boss drive the bus."
"Don't worry, Brother Alai." Another man's voice.
The carriage sped up.
Ping An felt somewhat unsure. At this speed, he wondered if Xiao Wu could catch up with him. Would he be discovered by these people?
There were at least five or six people in the two cars. If they were really discovered, Xiao Wu didn't know if he could defeat them all by himself. He wondered if he had been misled by the novels he read in his previous life.
It doesn't matter, he said to himself, if he can't save him, at least he can run away. His lightness skill is now no worse than Xiao Wu's, and his Stepping Snow Heart Sutra should be even better than his.
He quickly rejected this idea. Awu must be saved, otherwise the master would be so sad when he came back.
A man and a woman were talking quietly in the car.
The woman blamed the man for being as cruel as Alai. Such a good child was actually sent to such a place. Wasn't he afraid that the child would be born without an anus in the future?
The man advised her kindly that it was just for this time and that she would find a way to leave them when she made money and live her own life with them.
The woman gradually became silent.
In the shaking carriage, Ping An felt that he was about to fall asleep. He bit his tongue hard, and his brain became clearer.
You can't sleep.
But he couldn't do anything now because Awu was not in the same car. He could drug the two people in the car, but it would be difficult to knock down the person driving the car in front.
Even if everyone in this car was killed, the people in the cars behind would be alarmed and they might never find Awu and her cousin again.