Lu Baichuan felt very heavy-hearted. He walked through each room, trying to find some clues, but to no avail.

With a heavy heart, he began to tidy up the messy yard.

No matter what, this is where he grew up, and it holds all his memories and longings for his family.

The pillar under the beam was once the favorite spot for the siblings to lean against and slack off.

Lu Baichuan stood silently by the pillar, looked up, and suddenly saw what appeared to be writing on the pillar.

His eyes lit up, and he began to wipe the dust off the pillar, where a line of words left by Old Man Lu came into view.

My son, Baichuan, is suffering from a severe drought, so our whole family has moved north to Anzhou.

Old Man Lu hadn't read many books and didn't know many characters, so it wasn't easy for him to leave behind these characters, but it was enough to make Lu Baichuan ecstatic.

The fact that there was a message indicates that the family had planned to move north. Perhaps the entire clan from the village left together. With a large number of people, they should not be bullied.

Thinking of this, Lu Baichuan felt much better.

Now that we know they went to Anzhou, it will be easier to find them. Although he can't go to look for them himself, he can ask someone to help him.

Over the years, he has made a name for himself outside. He used Sun Qi's name to do things for Prince Chen and got to know many organizations in the underworld. As long as you have money, you can get things done.

Without bothering to tidy up the courtyard any longer, he mounted his horse, whipped it, and headed towards Enzhou.

Although Enzhou was also affected by the disaster, it was not as severe as Changzhou. Moreover, the person he was looking for was a powerful person, so naturally he would not be affected by the drought.

Within Changzhou, he witnessed far too many horrific scenes. Countless corpses were piled up by the roadside. At this time, the disaster was severe, and wealthy families had all moved away. Officials dared not meddle in other people's business at this time.

Even the emperor doesn't care about these things, let alone anyone else.

Lu Baichuan's only hope now is that none of the Lu family members are among the corpses on this road.

After eight days of fast riding, he finally arrived in Enzhou. The border area was no different from Changzhou, but the situation would be much better as he went further in. He went directly to the main city of Enzhou, left his exhausted horse to the innkeeper, and then went into a brothel called Fengyunzhuang.

"Oh my, sir, it's been a long time since you've been here! Our Miss Wei has been missing you terribly!"

As soon as he entered, the madam, Gu Mama, with her face heavily made up, rushed over like a butterfly, trying to affectionately take Lu Baichuan's arm, but he easily dodged her.

He lowered his voice and said, "Something's wrong."

Mrs. Gu's face immediately fell, and she said with little interest, "When have you ever come here without a reason? Our Miss Wei has stopped receiving guests because of you. If you don't give me an explanation, I won't let you see her today!"

Lu Baichuan felt somewhat helpless; it was as if he had actually done something.

He had come a few times before, but each time he was just doing things for Prince Chen and would leave after finishing his business. His relationship with that Miss Wei was completely innocent, so how could he refuse to receive guests for his sake?

With a stern face, he took out a gold ingot from his pocket and handed it to her, saying calmly, "Lead the way."

Mother Gu's expression softened, and she turned to lead the way.

Madam Gu led him directly to Miss Wei's room. At that moment, the young lady was getting ready. Madam Gu pushed the door open without any hesitation and went in, but Lu Baichuan stood at the door without moving.

"Come in, what are you standing there for?"

Mother Gu was a little unhappy and turned back to pull him away, but Lu Baichuan frowned and refused: "It's not too late to wait until the young lady is done dressing. I will go to the tea room to wait first."

After saying that, he turned and left without giving Mrs. Gu a chance.

Madam Gu snorted and went inside. Wei Yu sat in front of the dressing mirror, and a maid was carefully helping her with her makeup.

"The kid you've been longing for is here. He wouldn't even come in; he went to the tea room instead."

Wei Yu, who had initially seemed uninterested, brightened up instantly upon hearing this and turned to ask, "Really?"

She had been unwilling to entertain guests for a long time, fearing that Gu's mother would use that person's name to deceive her.

Mother Gu rolled her eyes, then reluctantly pulled out the gold ingot that Lu Baichuan had just given her and showed it to Wei Yu, saying, "Look, he gave it to me, how could it be fake?"

Wei Yu couldn't sit still any longer and got up to go over.

Mrs. Gu grabbed her and said, "You need to be more careful. If you're so capable, then take him down in one go. Don't be so distracted by me all the time. Don't forget what we do here! I've told you before, you can't get emotionally involved in this line of work. If you weren't trained by me, I wouldn't bother telling you all this!"

Wei Yu's smile faded, replaced by a hint of desolation: "He and I were never meant to be on the same boat..."

"Since you know the truth, there's no need to be so stubborn! If the Lord finds out, you'll be in deep trouble!"

After saying that, Mrs. Gu turned around and left to continue attracting customers.

Wei Yu watched Gu's mother leave and gave a self-deprecating laugh. How could she not know that acting on emotions was the worst thing in their line of work? But what could she do?

The moment I first saw that person, I was already completely captivated and couldn't escape.

"Hong'er, hurry up and comb my hair into a pretty bun!"

She concealed the bitterness in her heart and urged the maid with a smile.

Hong'er responded, knowing that the young master was very important to her young lady, and dared not be negligent, so she worked much faster.

By the time Wei Yu arrived, Lu Baichuan had already drunk three cups of tea.

It wasn't that Wei Yu was too slow; it was just that he hadn't drunk much water along the way and was extremely thirsty.

Wei Yu had never seen Lu Baichuan look so disheveled. His black outfit was covered in dust and was unrecognizable. His hair was messy and his beard was stubble.

His once handsome face was now etched with exhaustion, and his eyes were bloodshot, clearly indicating that he had traveled day and night to get here.

"Brother Sun, what's wrong...? Did something happen?"

Wei Yu couldn't help but feel heartbroken when she saw this. This person was always calm and composed, how could he be like this now?

"Miss Wei."

Lu Baichuan stood up, clasped his hands in a salute, and continued without answering Wei Yu's question, "I have come here today to ask you for a favor."

As he spoke, he handed over the list he had prepared in advance.

Wei Yu took it and saw that it was a string of names with the surname Lu.

"This is?"

Wei Yu was puzzled; these names were all extremely unfamiliar, and they couldn't possibly be people from the martial arts world.

"This is the family that saved my life. They were originally from Changzhou, but due to a drought in Changzhou, they fled to Anzhou. I have lost contact with them, so I beg Miss Wei to send someone to help me find them. I will repay them handsomely!"

Lu Baichuan has gone into hiding, and now the Lu family can only be described as his saviors.

"I see. Brother Sun is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. Don't worry, I will definitely send someone to investigate."

Wei Yu readily agreed. It turned out to be his private matter, so even if he didn't give her a single penny, she would still help.