Chapter 138 News about He Ping
Chapter 138 News about He Ping
"Ah Zhen?" Wang Sumo quickly came down from the second floor.
Ah Zhen took a deep breath, and her previously somewhat solemn expression suddenly brightened as she stepped into the Eight Treasures Pavilion.
"I saw a light in the distance and wondered if it was the Eight Treasures Pavilion. I didn't expect it to actually be it!" Ah Zhen was as bright and shrewd as ever.
He shouted, "I'm so thirsty! Can I have a glass of water?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that there were other people at the Eight Treasures Pavilion.
And they were all people she didn't know.
Some were resting, but they didn't look well; they seemed to be sick.
Ah Zhen apologized, "I'm sorry, my voice is too loud, I disturbed you."
Ah Zhen quickly reached out and covered the corner of her mouth.
However, he reached out his hand openly and without any hesitation.
His shrewd and bold nature was evident on his face.
As soon as Wang Sumo came down from the second floor, Duan Wuheng handed a glass of water to Ah Zhen: "Sister Ah Zhen!"
Ah Zhen looked at Duan Wuheng in surprise, then suddenly realized that the others might be just staying for the night, but the person in front of her must be a member of the Eight Treasures Restaurant.
It hasn't been long since we last met, and the Eight Treasures Pavilion already has new staff.
Ah Zhen accepted it: "Thank you."
Before Ah Zhen could ask, Duan Wuheng took the initiative to say, "My name is Duan Wuheng, Ah Zhen, you can just call me Ah Heng."
He's also very outgoing...
Not far away, Huo Ling rubbed her eyes in a daze.
Qingwu was somewhat worried.
The young master usually doesn't sleep well at night, often waking up from coughing.
If I wake up in the middle of the night, I'll be grumpy when I wake up and I'll throw a tant
Qingwu was worried because she had finally slept well today but was suddenly woken up by a commotion and started rubbing her eyes.
Huo Ling didn't get angry, but muttered unhappily, "So obsequious and fawning, she has no backbone at all."
He Zhen heard it too.
The muttering was directed at Duan Wuheng.
The young master, who should have been grumpy and throwing a tantrum, actually complained about Duan Wuheng a couple of times, then asked Qingwu for a bowl of pear soup and went to sleep.
Ding Bo, He Zhen, and even Qing Wu were all somewhat surprised.
But it's better if they fall asleep without making a fuss or arguing...
Just then, Wang Sumo stepped forward and made a shushing gesture towards Azhen, which Azhen and Duan Wuheng both understood.
Ding Bo bowed gratefully to King Su Mo.
"Come on." Wang Sumo led Ah Zhen upstairs.
Jiang Yutang glanced at him again, then looked at Bai Cen beside her and asked softly, "Who is this?"
Bai Cen crossed his arms, suppressing his surprise and speculation, and whispered, "That's Zhenniang, a friend of the owner. She runs a herbal tea shop on the official road and travels around a lot. She must have run into her and come to take a look. I didn't expect it to really be Bazhenlou."
Jiang Yutang nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
However, just now, the three white tiger cubs woke up and were hungry, so Wang Sumo took them to drink goat milk.
We asked the old man to come and help.
Old Master Weng glanced at Zhenniang's figure. He had some impression of the people he had met, especially those from martial arts sects who had dealt with Zhenhu Division.
He seemed to remember this woman named Zhenniang.
She had previously come to Zhenhu Division with Yu Daozi of Xuanji Sect, and she was the one who handled all the dealings between Xuanji Sect and Zhenhu Division afterward.
In the darkness, she probably didn't recognize him.
He hadn't heard the details of what Lao Qu and Su Mo had talked about for a long time, but he hadn't fallen asleep either.
Lao Qu has been preoccupied lately.
He was no longer the unrestrained and carefree wandering knight-errant he once was in the capital.
Weng He looked up at the full moon on the horizon.
With the emperor's rule secure, he seemed to have nothing left to worry about.
Meeting Lao Qu seems like the best arrangement.
But Lao Qu's manner, ah, Weng He smiled, truly not Lao Qu...
He Zhen glanced at Wang Sumo and Azhen on the second floor of Bazhenlou from afar and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Ding, should we be careful?"
Uncle Ding shook his head: "No need. We're just borrowing their space; let's not cause any unnecessary trouble."
He Zhen understood.
Ding Bo turned to look at Fang Rushi, who was a little further away.
Fang Ru has been sitting in the same spot writing and drawing since tonight, and no one knows what he is studying.
However, Fang Rushi's eccentricity was well-known throughout the martial arts world, and he disliked being disturbed when he was thinking.
Along the way, I've gotten a pretty good grasp of the other person's temperament.
But it was rare to see Fang so focused. Let it be. Ding Bo stroked his beard and lay down again.
Ah Zhen followed Wang Su Mo up to the second floor of the Eight Treasures Pavilion.
Although it was quiet at night, there were still sounds of insects, birds, and animals in the mountains at night, so whether Wang Sumo was talking to the old man or Ah Zhen on the second floor, they couldn't hear anything from below.
"Ah Zhen, what brings you here?" Wang Sumo knew, of course, that they hadn't met by chance along the way.
Ah Zhen is busy earning money for the entire Xuanji Sect, she's so busy she's practically doing the work of two people. It just so happens that he has some free time to go out and happens to run into her on this road.
He could only have come specifically to see her, but he brushed it off with a single sentence, implying there was something he couldn't say.
Wang Sumo knew perfectly well what was going on.
Ah Zhen led her to the side and whispered, "Didn't you tell others that I run a tea shop on the official road from Hucheng to Yuncheng?"
Wang Sumo's heart skipped a beat.
Ah Zhen leaned closer and whispered, "They're here."
Where is he?
Although Wang Sumo was unsure whether He Ping was unable to appear, or even if there were other, worse possibilities, why would Azhen ride day and night on this official road to find her?
Wang Sumo had a guess in her mind.
Ah Zhen subconsciously looked around before saying in a deep voice, "The person was seriously injured, and I don't know what kind of willpower they had to hold on until they got to me. They just said, 'Miss Ah Zhen, the official road from Hucheng to Yuncheng, the tea shop,' and then they never woke up again."
Wang Sumo was alarmed.
Ah Zhen seemed to still feel lingering fear when she thought about it: "I was completely out of it, I don't know how I made it to where I am. But even though I was out of it, I could still remember this sentence, which means I must have repeatedly implanted this thought into myself along the way. This guy is really something else."
Wang Sumo was also shaken by what she heard. Although she hadn't seen He Ping, she could already imagine what He Ping looked like at that time based on A-Zhen's description.
Just imagining it is terrifying...
Ah Zhen continued, "I think no one else would tell him that I run a tea shop on the official road from Hucheng to Yuncheng, and that you're the only one..."
Wang Sumo nodded: "It was indeed me who told him. I was a little worried at the time and didn't know how to tell you. I didn't expect him to actually come to you."
"That must be because she trusts more people than anyone else around her."
"Where is he?" Wang Sumo asked.
“I’ve settled him in and found a trustworthy doctor to treat his injuries. Although he’s still unconscious, he’s out of danger. But the doctor told me that it will be several days before he can wake up and speak, which will take some time. I was worried that there might be a period of time in between, so I came to find you first.”
Ah Zhen took out a letter from her sleeve: "I found this on him. He must have gone to the Bewitching Town after receiving the news. You wouldn't have told him I was at the herbal tea shop between Hucheng and Yuncheng, so you must have met him in the Bewitching Town. I looked at the map, and this is the only way you can leave the Bewitching Town. I came here specifically to find you."
Wang Sumo sighed, "It's a shame you didn't become a constable."
"Hey, who knows? Maybe in a few years, after the mess of Xuanji Sect is sorted out, I might actually become a constable. Being a constable is so much better than having to guard the shop every day and make high-priced deals on merchant routes," Ah Zhen sighed.
"What happened?" Ah Zhen asked worriedly.
Wang Sumo suddenly remembered: "Ah Zhen, you mean, He Ping is all by himself?"
Ah Zhen nodded, "Mm."
Wang Sumo paused for a moment, then blurted out, "Didn't you see He Qingque?"
He Qingque? Ah Zhen realized, "Is that the kid who was with He Ping before?"
Wang Sumo nodded eagerly.
Ah Zhen knew what she meant and shook her head firmly: "I really didn't see him, only He Ping."
Wang Sumo's heart seemed to sink into an abyss of ice at that moment.
How could He Ping be all alone...?
Although she didn't want to discourage her, Ah Zhen still told the truth: "After finding the seriously injured He Ping, I searched the area within a few miles, cleared up any possible traces of He Ping, and searched the area and found that he was alone and there was no one else."
Ah Zhen's words dispelled any remaining hope in Wang Sumo's heart.
Ah Zhen is a member of the Xuanji Sect, which has provided search and rescue tools for many sects.
Ah Zhen is better at search and rescue and clearing tracks than many people in the underworld.
It felt as if a blunt instrument had struck Wang Sumo's heart.
"On the one hand, he is indeed all alone; on the other hand, he is very likely all alone as well."
After Ah Zhen finished speaking, Wang Su Mo looked up at her.
Ah Zhen continued, "I examined his wounds. He had a direct confrontation with someone and was chased. He was smart and probably chose to jump into the river from a place that wasn't too high up. He stayed in the river for a long time and finally swam out of sight, which is why there was seaweed in his clothes. If he had jumped into the river with others, he should have jumped out with them. So it's very likely that he was alone from beginning to end."
Ah Zhen took a deep breath: "He's such a determined person. He was so badly injured, almost unconscious, yet he still managed to find me. A person like that wouldn't easily abandon those around him. Or maybe that person never escaped with him in the first place..."
Ah Zhen looked at Wang Sumo: "To find out about the others, we'll probably have to wait until he wakes up. I'm safe there for now, so don't worry."
Ah Zhen whispered a reminder: "He's from Qingyun Manor, and he's quite intelligent, but he didn't go directly back to Qingyun Manor. Instead, he took a long detour to find me. Su Mo, this matter could be a big deal or a small one..."
Wang Sumo naturally understood the hidden meaning in her words; it could be big or small, but it was all related to Qingyun Manor.
"What are you going to do?" Ah Zhen asked, looking at her.
Wang Sumo tapped the railing lightly with her fingertips, her mind slightly chaotic, yet also composed.
He Ping must have realized something was wrong with He Huai'an. He, or rather, He Qingque, were both in danger.
He Huai'an is shrewd; he must have already devised a plan to eliminate He Ping and return to Qingyun Manor before He Ping to deal with him properly in front of Manor Lord Huo.
He Ping knew very well that He Huai'an would do these things, so he couldn't go back to Qingyun Manor.
You absolutely cannot come to her directly.
She was afraid that He Huai'an's spies would keep following her here.
But no one expected him to go to Ah Zhen...
When Master He and Liu Henshui went to find the Eight-Sided Formation-Breaking Umbrella, He Huai'an would definitely block He Ping's retreat in front of Master He.
Therefore, He Ping could only find her through Ah Zhen.
Because he knew that she was someone who could bypass He Huai'an and was trusted by both Old Master He and Master Huo...
“I need to see He Ping first. Some things will become clear once I see him,” Wang Sumo reminded him. “But only I can see him.”
Ah Zhen understood: "I understand. You continue forward, I'll take care of the arrangements."
"Ah Zhen, don't tell anyone else about this," Wang Sumo said softly.
Ah Zhen laughed: "I know, I'm going back to Xuanji Sect to deliver silver notes. As you know, the entire Xuanji Sect is supported by a single herbal tea shop."
Wang Sumo smiled, then put her hands behind her back: "Actually, there's another thing I need your help with."
Hmm? Ah Zhen looked at her.
Wang Sumo smiled ingratiatingly: "Didn't the Eight Treasures Pavilion just pass through the Bewitching Town? The Bewitching Town has all sorts of things, wild beasts, snakes, and all sorts of weird things..."
Ah Zhen was exasperated: "Get to the point."
Wang Sumo flattered, "It needs some repairs and maintenance, and those mechanisms might also need to be replaced."
Ah Zhen: "..."
[Author's Note]
[Clenched fists]
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