374 Distress on a Rainy Night
Even wearing a raincoat and hat, Ping'an's eyes still hurt from the rain.
The three people could only hold each other's hands to ensure that they would not get lost in the rainy night, and they walked towards the village relying entirely on their sense of direction.
He didn't dare and couldn't take out the night pearl here.
The three people Uncle He found in the afternoon might also be Huo Zhi's men. They didn't know which guards Huo Zhi brought with him, and they didn't know all of them.
If that's the case, it would be fine if Huo Zhi just had something else to do and changed his route.
But this possibility is very small.
If someone is really kidnapped or even killed after being away for a few days, the letter cannot be true. It is very likely that it is about so-called relatives, such as the trouble with Chu Feng's family.
Ping An felt terrible when he thought that Huo Zhi might be killed, because Huo Zhi was as close to him as his own brother.
"Master, we're at the house." Xiao Wu said softly.
Ping'an reached out and touched it, and it was indeed the courtyard wall.
"We'll sneak in quietly, and you two follow behind me, holding the back of my raincoat."
Ping An soon discovered that his back swing was caught. If something really happened, Xiao Wu and Lin Feng could escape with him by using the Snow-Walking Technique.
The door was open and made a crackling sound in the wind.
The three men sneaked into the house and did not make any sound for a long time. Ping'an listened carefully and did not find anyone in the house. So where did the three people that Uncle He found in the evening go?
Ping An took out the night pearl, and in the dark night, the night pearl emitted a faint light.
Even though Xiao Wu and Lin Feng had never seen it, they would never ask what it was.
Ping An looked around first, and indeed there was no one there.
"Uncle He found three people in this house, so where did they go?" Ping An suddenly squatted down. It was a small piece of green jade hairpin. This was the green jade from Chen Xuan's family. Huo Zhi liked it, so he gave him a few small jade pieces.
Something must have happened.
He showed the broken jade to Xiao Wu and Lin Feng, and both of them looked gloomy.
Ping An simply took the night pearl in one hand and the dagger in the other and started searching carefully in the house. He did find one in the cellar, but it was empty.
Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves clattering.
Ping An immediately put the night pearl into his arms, and the three of them hid behind the wall.
Soon, someone came in with a lantern and a horse.
Soon, the candle flame lit up: "The rain is too heavy, Second Master, I will go see if I can boil some water for you to wash."
A young man's voice rang out, "Don't bother. When you're out and about, there's no need to be so particular. Wearing a raincoat won't make you wet. Tie the horse indoors. It doesn't matter if you go hungry for a night. Just find a kang and lie down."
"Yes, sir."
Ping An Bian Yin knew that six or seven people had just entered, and they were most likely soldiers. Could those who came from the official road in the southeast be soldiers from the coastal area?
However, he quickly rejected his idea. The people coming along this road could be soldiers from various states, even yamen runners, or bodyguards. In short, they were people who could endure hardships and work.
Such a person deserves his respect.
The house was not big, and soon one could faintly hear the people snoring. They must have been too tired from the long journey.
Xiao Wu whispered, "Master, what should we do? Can we go out to look for Master Huo? The rain seems to have eased a little."
Ping An also whispered, "Don't worry. We heard the sound of horse hooves just now. If there are people in the village, they will come over in the middle of the night. We will catch them alive then."
Lin Feng leaned closer to his master. It was the tenth day of February and it was raining again. The temperature was very low at night. He hoped that this would keep his master warmer.
Xiao Wu also moved closer to his master, and the three of them huddled together tightly.
An hour passed, and just when Ping'an was about to take Xiaowu and Lin Feng to another house to look for it, he heard a very small sound, and soon the smell of medicine came over.
"Drugs."
Ping An quickly took out three pills from his left sleeve pocket, swallowed one himself, and stuffed the remaining two into Xiao Wu and Lin Feng's mouths respectively.
Lin Feng and the other man swallowed it immediately.
They all have small pockets on them, with all kinds of things in them. Basically, the left pocket contains antidotes, and the right pocket contains various other medicines. Only they themselves know the situation best and can find the medicine they need at the first time.
There are small pockets even inside the waist belt, but they usually contain rarely used medicines, including silver notes for use just in case, not much, usually ten taels.
A quarter of an hour later, the main room lit up.
"Brother Luo, I didn't expect that so many horses would be delivered to our door on such a rainy night. We were just worrying about not having enough horses."
"Oh no, Luo Ge, these people are probably from the military camp, and these horses are obviously war horses."
Another voice sounded: "Brother Luo, we have to get that kid out of the kang corridor tonight, otherwise it's best for these people not to move."
"Hahaha, haha, I didn't expect these people to have so many banknotes. We've made a fortune. Hey, what is this blueprint? Brother Luo, take a look."
"This is a ship, a large ship used at the seaside. No, it's probably a blueprint for a warship."
"Brother Luo, no matter what kind of warship it is, the blueprints are very valuable, we should take them away. I think we should kill these people. Keeping them will only cause trouble."
"No, these people are all dressed the same. I don't know who is the master. There are only six of them. Then keep them all and feed them with Second Master's Chaos Potion. I guarantee that he will be as confused as those brats. Maybe one of them will be our God of Wealth, more valuable than Huo San."
"Okay, Shuanghe, go to the house over there and get the carriage. Call everyone over. Let them ride in the carriage and the others ride on horses. Then change their clothes and put them on. We should be able to reach the agreed place before dawn. Then we can run away. That Second Master is not a good person. He is very cruel. It is better for us to avoid him."
"Yes, Luo Ge, we all listen to you."
Lin Feng leaned close to the flickering light, raised four fingers, and quickly put one away.
Ping An knew that Lin Feng wanted to tell him that there were four people, but one had left to call for help, and now there were three left, which was the best opportunity to take action.
All three of them picked up crossbows, which were most convenient for close-range shooting.
From time to time, there were sounds of heavy objects falling in the east room, probably because someone was pushed to the ground.
Ping'an could hear the sound of something being uncovered. This should be the sound of bringing Huo Zhi and the others out, right?
His heart was pounding. It was good to be alive. His brother had a very unfortunate fate. He had encountered one difficulty after another.
What kind of fate is this?
Ping An suddenly performed the Snow-Walking Step, and Lin Feng and the other two followed closely behind. In just a breath, all three people in the room fell down, one on the kang and two on the ground.
Ping An and the other two quickly rushed forward and clamped the three men's jaws, then stuffed something into their mouths.
"Xiao Wu, Lin Feng, find something to tie it up."
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