190 Master and Disciple Meet

Magistrate Ma felt that the matter was of great importance. The five arrested were all children of medical experts. The situation at the border was tense now, and it was very likely that this matter was closely related.

This is not something that a small prefect like him can solve.

He immediately reported the matter to the Dali Temple, while preparing to extract some useful information from these prisoners, in case someone came from higher levels and he had nothing.

He hurried to the Sun Mansion. Sun Siyuan managed to get up and meet him. He told him that the children were now in Huaishan County and had been rescued safely.

Magistrate Ma only heard from the prisoner that someone was missing, but he didn't know how he disappeared. Sun Sicheng didn't say much either, only telling the yamen that his three children were missing.

When he asked again, Sun Siyuan's face was already exhausted. He said that he was frightened and sick, and he would tell him the details after his brother came back the next day or the day after tomorrow.

Magistrate Ma knew that Sun Siyuan was not in charge of the affairs of the state, so it was pointless to ask him any more questions. It would be better to wait for the eldest son to come back and ask him in detail.

These government offices also made a lot of efforts. Although they did not find the person, he tried his best to meet the requirements of the Sun family. He believed that the eldest son would not hide anything from him.

The officials started to be assessed in October. If this goes well, it will be very beneficial to him.

Sun Sicheng ran all the way and finally arrived at the inn in the afternoon.

Ping'an and the others were in Sun Yat-sen's room and heard the clattering sounds of footsteps.

Sun Wen said, "Ping An, your master is here."

Awu pouted and rushed out.

It turned out to be her father.

"Dad, wow." Awu burst into tears and rushed straight towards her father.

Sun Sicheng squatted down, opened his arms, and hugged his daughter, while Xin'er looked at her sister enviously.

"Xin'er, why don't you come over?"

Xiner cried out "Wow" and threw herself into her uncle's arms, "Uncle, Xiner is scared, woo woo."

Sun Sicheng held his two children in his arms, barely holding back his tears, his eyes fixed on the little apprentice beside Sun Wen.

His nose was sore and he was speechless.

"Master, please come in and sit down. Xiao Wu, go order the food and check if the accommodation is booked."

"No need, Wanli is downstairs." Sun Sicheng stood up, holding a child in each hand, "Ping An, you are so bold now."

Ping An grabbed the hem of Master's clothes with one hand and said, "Master, Master has already hit me, and it still hurts."

Sun Wen glanced at his disciple. Did those two slaps make his butt red? Does it still hurt?

Why is he so unconvinced?

"Then keep it for now and fight it later. Young Master Huo, I never thought we would meet like this."

Huo Zhi knew that Young Master Sun had some prejudice against him, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Isn't it? It seems that we are destined to be together. Ping An, right?"

What else can Ping An say except grinning?

But Brother Huo is a really nice person.

Awu also introduced her two new friends to her father.

Sun Sicheng said, "Your family members have also been looking for you. I received a letter last night, but it was inconvenient to notify your family members. My people will go to your house early this morning. I believe they are on their way now."

The two little girls began to cry quietly.

"Awu, you and Xin'er take them back to their room first. My husband and I have something to ask your brother Ping'an."

Awu nodded, and she and Xin'er pulled the crying sisters back to the room and closed the door.

From now on, she will definitely pay attention to these details, otherwise if she is really abducted, she may not be so lucky to be rescued every time.

There were only four of them left in the room. Ping An once again recounted in detail how he lured the kidnapper, how he found someone who had taken the bait, how he swallowed the antidote in advance, and how he pretended to faint after having his mouth and nose covered with a medicine handkerchief.

Finally, he talked about tying up the people, then he packed up some things, drove the carriage and the horses away in a hurry.

Huo Zhi didn't understand what Ping An meant by packing up some things. He thought it meant packing up quilts and food.

Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen certainly did not ask further questions. How much stuff could those little people carry with them? If the children did not take some with them, they would not even have money to buy food. What they originally had on them must have been searched away.

The two of them felt that it was the right thing to do. A gentleman should always think about himself, otherwise he would be a fool.

Huo Zhi vaguely felt that the eldest son glanced at him and raised his chin slightly. What did this mean? Was he praising them for doing the right thing?

He didn't do anything. It was basically Ping An who did it. Thinking of this, his face turned slightly red.

"Ping An, Huo Zhi, listen up. When you return to the city, someone from the government will definitely come to question you. It might be the prefect. Remember, say what you should say and don't say what you shouldn't say. It's not worth causing trouble for no reason."

Ping An immediately knew that the master wanted him not to mention taking things, so he didn’t have to mention it. He hadn’t looked at it yet, so it didn’t seem like there was much, right?

"Master, can you not return the carriage and the horse?"

"You should keep as much as you can. The government won't ask you for it. If they really want it, just give it to them. You have a horse."

"I do have horses, but my eleven men don't. I'll get another carriage later, but unfortunately I didn't bring the original carriage with me. It's really inconvenient to bring."

"Look at how you've behaved. You two should go back to your room and take a rest. I have something to discuss with your husband."

He called out to Jixiang again and asked him to call Ming Wanli over.

In fact, Ming Wanli was just outside the door. As soon as the eldest master called him, he walked in.

Ping An called Ming Chen Uncle with a smile, and Ming Wanli greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Who is this person?"

Ping An whispered, "My master's steward, a very good man."

Sun Sicheng looked at Sun Wen and Wan Li, "There are some things we need to discuss. Do you know why those people who came to pick up the person in the middle of the night didn't get him? Instead, they said they ran into a ghost wall?"

Sun Wen and Wan Li both looked at him and shook their heads.

"Ah Wen, Ping An was planning to tell you about this, but it was me who asked me to find time to tell you. Wanli is not an outsider. You should keep this matter in your heart after hearing it today. It is not convenient for others to know about this matter."

He recounted the story of how he found the book when he returned home safely for the New Year.

"Wanli knows about the book Treading Snow Heart Sutra, and so does Awen. In addition, there is also a medical book. Currently, only Ping An and I are reading the medical book, and no one else, including his father, knows about it.

This ghost wall was actually a formation. In addition to giving him the medical book and the Snow-Walking Heart Sutra, the man also taught him formations and left him a formation book, but also told him that he must not pass it on to anyone else except his own successor in the future.

So even I never asked him about this, and I only knew about this after I came back from the capital, which is only four months.”

Sun Wen frowned: "Formation? Who is this person? He knows Kung Fu, medicine, and formation?"

"Ping An said that the man told him his last name was Hu Gan."

"Ah." Sun Wen couldn't help but scream.

Ming Wanli was also shocked.

This man is a god-like existence in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but no one has seen him for thirty years.

Sun Sicheng nodded: "That's him, but Ping An said that grandpa told him that he won't live long, probably because of a serious heart disease."

Sun Wen said, "My Lord, today just pretend that Wanli and I have never heard of him. It is better not to mention this person as much as possible. The court has been looking for him for many years. Although it is not a bad thing, it will be troublesome if people know that Ping An has inherited his legacy."

"I know, but this time Ping An had to use a simple formation. Fortunately, it was dark at night and it would be easy to break it during the day. I'm worried that the prefect will report it to the court. If someone from the Dali Temple comes, these clues may not be easy to get through. What do you think we should do?"

Sun Wen said, "My dear, you can only deny this matter until your death. If one day you really can't hide it anymore, you can only say that an old man taught him something, but these books will never exist."