538 Catch All

When Ping'an and his companions arrived at the gate of Jinzhou city, it was already late midnight.

In early July, the moon in the sky was like a silver hook, emitting a very faint light. There was only a very dim lantern in front of the carriage. Whenever the vehicle moved, the lamp would flicker, making people dizzy and they dared not run fast at all.

The two cars just stopped at the city gate.

Ping An was extremely tired: "Uncle Ming, the city gates are open at 5 a.m., there are still several hours left, let's take a rest in the car."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone shouting from the city gate: "Is the person outside the city Master Ping An? Is he Wan Ping An?"

Ping An hurriedly said loudly, "Yes, I am Wan Ping An."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll open the door for you."

Wanli smiled and said, "It must be Lord Chang's order, otherwise the city gate would not be opened easily."

Soon the city gate opened, and two yamen runners came over: "Master Ping'an, the prefect ordered us to stay here because he was worried that you would come over at night. Master Chang is at the inn now, we will take you there, the prefect is also staying there."

Wanli gave each of them a small red envelope. It was not easy for the yamen runners.

The two yamen runners pinched it and found it was a hard lump, worth at least one tael of silver. It was worth it after guarding for two hours.

Ping'an and his companions drove to the inn. The lights were only on. When the innkeeper saw the yamen runners coming, he asked the waiter to light more candles, and the inn became brightly lit in an instant.

Chang Chunfeng rushed out with several adults.

"Safety."

"Father, are you still awake?"

"How can I sleep? Ping An, this is Prefect Duan, this is Governor Lu, this is..."

Peacefully bow to each one.

"Master Duan, there is a foreigner, a Youzhou city resident, and seven children on the car that was brought in. Uncle Ming and his men have found out the location of the farm. There are probably 20 to 30 foreigners inside, and there are more than a hundred children in the farm. I was worried that you were worried, so I hurried back."

Duan Chang hurriedly said, "It's just right that you're back. Can I ask you to be safe?"

"Sir Duan, of course I can do that."

"Ping An, I'll have someone prepare dinner for you. I've discussed with your father and other adults here. Since the location of the manor has been found, why not make a quick decision? We will set off at the end of the first hour of the first lunar month and try to arrive at the beginning of the second hour of the first lunar month. By then, it will be slightly light outside. But you guys have to go with us."

"Master Duan, this is natural."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ping An roughly told Chang Chunfeng what happened today. Chang Chunfeng was sweating coldly. If Lin Feng hadn't pulled his son over, what would he do if the poisoned dagger had stabbed his chest? Even if there was an antidote, it wouldn't work.

He really regretted it.

Such things should be turned a blind eye. There are many things in the world, how can they manage them all? My son only has one life.

After dinner, Ping An looked at his pocket watch. There was still an hour and a half before departure, so he asked Uncle Ming, Xiao Wu, Lin Feng and himself to rest for a while in the restaurant before going to the village with the soldiers.

He had a hunch that these people might have something to do with his sneak attack on the enemy camp that year. In this case, he must not use the formation in the second half of the night. Who knows if there are Qiang people spying from behind? It is said that the father of the great leader is still the prime minister of the Qiang people.

Your own safety is minor, while the safety of your family and master is major. People in the dark may attack at any time, so it was not unreasonable for the master to ask the general for secret information.

Chang Chunfeng didn't see his son come out, so when he walked in, he saw that four people were asleep on the table.

He quietly retreated to the hall. What was going on?

An hour and a half later.

Ping An took Uncle Ming, Xiao Wu, Er Qiang and Tong Lin and followed the soldiers out of the city.

Lin Feng repeatedly asked to go with him, but Ping An refused. He had just been detoxified and needed to drink medicine for two days to clear his body. This time, it was mainly officers and soldiers, so there was no need to risk their own family members.

Chang Chunfeng brought his people back to the inn. Wan Changsheng was anxious and angry and did not sleep all night. The two of them simply boiled a pot of tea. They drank the tea, but they felt even more uneasy.

There are so many people in the village. Once a fight starts, the other party will definitely fight to the death. Knives and arrows are blind, not to mention that the other party used poison on Ping An in the afternoon.

Lord Lu brought more than a hundred officers and soldiers, all of whom were good fighters. When they rode their horses to within five miles of the village, they abandoned their horses and walked, hiding their horses in the ravines under watch.

This peace is recognized, otherwise no matter how tightly the horse's hooves are wrapped in cloth, there will be noise.

Ming Wanli and Xiao Wu were walking in the front, and Ping An was not too worried about this because they were both very good at martial arts. He had already told them not to try too hard and just remember to run away when in danger.

But then again, with more than a hundred strong soldiers, it is not a problem to capture twenty or thirty people. Today the moon is like a hook, and the sky is covered with dark clouds. There is almost no light, and he is not familiar with the place, so it is really difficult for him to drug them.

Lord Duan and Lord Lu knew that he had fed the two men drugs, but they did not make any demands. He also did not want to take the risk of using drugs in the dark night, after all, they were all officials.

"Ping An, there is something I want to discuss with you." Duan Chang came with them. He was a little hesitant and didn't want to say it out loud.

"What is it, Master Duan?"

"Ping An, that's it. You see, it's night now. I wonder if you have the drug. Can you let your people go in first and give them something? If it works, it will minimize the death of officers and soldiers. Don't worry, I will recommend you and your father for the credit after it's done."

"Sir, I am a doctor. I did bring some of this with me when I went on a long journey, but not much. It won't work if they are too scattered. Also, Sir Lu must deploy the troops in advance. Nothing can happen to my people."

Of course he has a lot of medicines, and they are of many varieties, but that can't be said.

"That's natural, that's natural."

Ping An immediately went forward to discuss the matter with Uncle Ming and Xiao Wu.

Tong Lin and Xu Song are not good in this aspect, especially Xu Song, whose lightness skill is not that good yet.

In the end, Ping An decided to take Uncle Ming and Xiao Wu with him personally.

Ming Wanli couldn't object. Things had come to this point and this was the only way.

Among the three of them, Master Ping An is the best in using medicine and martial arts. It's a pity that Lin Feng didn't come, otherwise Lin Feng would also be very good.

When Lord Duan learned that Ping An was going in person, he was against it. Ping An was a top six scorer in the imperial examination, which could be said to be a good omen for the Great Zhou. If something happened to him, he would not be able to bear it.

But everyone has arrived at Zhuangzi's room, and Lord Lu is arranging officers and soldiers to surround it. It was he who proposed using medicine. Ping An is the best at this, and we can't let the guards who are not good at it do it, right?

Before he could finish his words, Ping'an and the other two disappeared into the night like birds, and soon there was no trace of them left.

The arrow has already been shot and must be released. We can only pray to the Buddha to bless everyone and return safely.