685 Trip to Wisteria Mountain

Awu snuggled in Ping'an's arms, looking at little Muxuan sleeping beside her, feeling extremely reluctant to leave.

After six years of marriage, her love for her husband has grown deeper and deeper. If possible, she would not want to leave him for even a day.

She could barely bear to be away for three or five days occasionally, but she would burst into tears just thinking about being away for three or four months.

Ping An said softly, "Okay, Awu, don't cry. Something happened at Master Wei's house, and I have to go there for both emotional and logical reasons. For more than two years, Master Wei has been teaching me kung fu wholeheartedly, giving Mu Yang medicinal baths, and taking time out to help me guide Da Wu and the others.

People are all made of flesh and blood. He treated me so well, and now his family is in trouble. How can I not go?

If it were any other family, I would still be worried that I wouldn't be able to take such a long leave, but it's different for the Shi family, ours is also considered an official business trip."

Ah Wu whispered, "It's not that I don't agree with you going, I just can't bear to see you leave. Once you're gone, several months will pass, almost half a year will have passed. How many half years can there be in a lifetime?

My husband, you are good at martial arts, but even tigers can take naps. You must be careful when you go out. There are many mountains and forests in Guzhou, so Uncle Wan and Uncle He can't go this time."

"Awu, I will pay attention. This time, Lin Feng, Xiao Wu, Er Qiang, Fang Wu, Hu Zi, and Xiao Ming are all going with me. They are all very skilled. The master will also bring six people. We have more than a dozen people with good kung fu. The Great Zhou is very stable now, so you don't have to worry about it at home.

Awu, after I leave, Mu Yang can continue to stay in the village. There is no need to bring him home often. There is nothing better and safer than the village.

Mother and Mu Xuan are completely dependent on you for care. Spring is busy, and Uncle and Father can't come home every day. Even if they do, they leave early and come back late, so they can't take care of the family much."

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Spring nights are short, but love lasts forever.

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The next day was dawn.

Ping'an took his six men, as well as Erhu and Sanhu, and went straight to the city gate amid the family's reluctant gazes.

He made an appointment with his master and sir to gather at the city gate at this time.

When we arrived at the city gate, the master and the gentleman were already waiting there.

Sun Sicheng brought six people, and Sun Wen only brought two personal guards. Together with Erhu and Sanhu, there were exactly nineteen people in total.

The carriage started moving.

Ping'an looked through the door curtain at the city gate that was getting farther and farther away, with mixed feelings in his heart.

When I was young, I traveled far away, and my heart was full of yearning for the outside world. Now I am more worried about my family and reluctant to leave my wife and children.

"Ping An, are you reluctant to leave home?" Sun Wen asked with a smile.

Ping An retracted his gaze and nodded: "Sir, it is true. Traveling now is completely different from ten years ago. There are more people to worry about."

Sun Sicheng was satisfied. The 25-year-old young marquis and the young and promising chief minister never had any extra thoughts and only cared about Awu and the children.

It is not easy to find a good apprentice, and it is even harder to find a good son-in-law. Which acquaintance does not envy his good vision?

Sun Yat-sen glanced at Sun Sicheng, saw his upturned lips, and couldn't help but smile.

"It's been a long time since the three of us have been together. This time it feels like we're back to the old days."

"Sir, I traveled with you when I was little, studying in the carriage in the morning and learning medical theory in the afternoon. I doubt there is a single disciple like me in the whole Great Zhou."

Sun Sicheng and Sun Wen both laughed out loud.

Indeed, there was no such person, but he was the only top scholar who won the sixth place in the imperial examination.

Needless to say, the journey was extremely difficult. After eighteen days of hard work, Sun Sicheng, Ping An and his party finally arrived at their destination.

"Master, Mr. Sun, Master Ping'an, we entered the outskirts of Zither Mountain yesterday. Now we are about to enter the center of Zither Mountain. Please follow me closely. Carriages are not allowed to enter. Please take your belongings with you."

Ping'an looked at the endless forest in front of him. He was now considered an expert in formations, and he knew at a glance that a large formation had been set up here.

The magic of this formation is that it is impossible for most people in the world to enter it. Even if they are in, they cannot get out without someone to lead them.

But it didn't bother him.

However, Ping pretended not to know all this and just followed his men to pick up his belongings. The carriage would be taken care of by the Shi family, so there was no need to worry about this.

The second tiger led the way in front, and the third tiger followed behind.

Sometimes he walked sideways for dozens of steps, sometimes he walked straight for a short while, without any regularity. Xiao Ming looked back, but there was no trace of the road he came from.

"Master, these mountains and forests change as soon as we walk through them. They seem to be alive. There is no road behind us at all."

"Just go your own way. Why do you care about these things?" Ping An knew clearly that this was a large mountain protection formation set up using the mountains and forests. The formation was not small, but it was not particularly complicated.

As I said, there are few people who understand formations nowadays, and even fewer people who understand large formations. Such a large mountain protection formation is enough for the Shi family to use.

They traveled through the mountains and forests like this for nearly an hour. After an hour, Ping'an and his group seemed to have entered a paradise, which was no worse than Ping'an's farm.

Each has its own merits.

Jia'anzhuang is both beautiful and practical, and was carefully built by Ping An over the years.

Most of the beauty here is naturally grown by nature, and there are some traces of artificial modification, but not many.

Erhu pointed to a small courtyard not far to the east and said, "Master, I'll go get the carriage from there. We can use the carriage here."

Erhu and Sanhu came out after a short while. They drove three horse-drawn carriages, which could seat just nineteen people.

Erhu said, “My Lord, please, this carriage is not as good as your own, but once we get here, the carriage will only take us this hour, and we can reach the main courtyard. Fortunately, we can get back before the sun sets, as it gets dark very quickly here in the evening.

Also, your car is following behind me, and if you don’t drive it right you’ll be trapped.”

In a word, there is still a formation here.

"It's okay. Erhu, you lead the way. It will be troublesome when it gets dark." Sun Sicheng glanced at his disciple. This formation should not be difficult for Ping An.

However, Ping'an knew about the formation but he didn't tell Mr. Shi Sanye, so the Shi family should be unaware of it.

These formations might have been taught to the Shi family by the Taoist priest forty years ago.

Xiao Wu and Lin Feng drove the second car in the front, while Sanhu drove the one behind.

The carriage turned left and right, and there was a mountain road in front that was only wide enough for one carriage. This time, Ping An noticed that the mountain road behind was blocked by a forest.

This formation is very magical and cannot be seen at ordinary times. If he were to set it up, it would take several days of hard work. He also needs very good formation plates and other materials. It is impossible to set it up with just the terrain and forests.

Half an hour later, the last ray of sunset disappeared into the mountains and forests, and Ping'an immediately felt that the whole sky had become gray.

After the carriage had traveled for another quarter of an hour, they saw an open area in front of them. Countless houses were standing in rows. The highest group of houses was obviously the main house's courtyard.

Ping'an looked around again and saw that there was still dense forest for several miles around.

He simply couldn't understand why the Shi family would stay in this place for so long. Of course, Mr. Shi also brought a large number of Shi family members to do business outside, and most of the old and young stayed here.

Very safe and comfortable.

But he doesn't like it.

People still have to live among people, otherwise their lives will lose their meaning, unless it is a time of chaos, then it will be different.