Chapter 416: Wan Lao Er wakes up and is questioned
Song Hongyu didn't dare to get close at all. He couldn't help in any way. If he went up at this time, it would only cause trouble. So he was anxious but there was nothing he could do.
The Imperial Master bit his finger, drew a pattern in the air, and then shouted, "Go!"
Song Hongyu could clearly feel a serious fluctuation in the air, and accompanied by a shrill woman's scream, the whole yard fell silent.
The Imperial Master then collapsed to the ground, as if all his strength had been drained from him. He was like a puppet, lifeless.
Song Hongyu strode forward and said, "Master, how are you? What just happened..."
After Song Hongyu finished speaking, he glanced at the air. There was nothing but the pitch-black night.
"It's all right. How's the situation outside now?"
"There are patrols everywhere, especially at the entrance of the medicine shop, which is strictly guarded. However, the soldiers of Da Qi are all idiots. They only look at the ground and don't see the sky. I entered the backyard of the medicine shop from the roof and sneaked into the medicine shop. Look, everything you need is here. Can I remove the arrow for you now?"
Song Hongyu spread all the things he had brought with him on the ground.
The Imperial Master nodded palely, "Come on."
"However, this barb is close to the heart, and I'm not sure if it can be removed. But if it is not taken out, I'm afraid you won't survive the night." Song Hongyu was also in a difficult situation. He himself was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and he was not sure if he could do this job.
"It's okay, just go ahead. Life and death are determined by fate, but I won't die in Da Qi, so don't worry."
With the reassurance from the imperial teacher, Song Hongyu felt half relieved.
Without hesitation, he cut a big hole in the imperial teacher's coat.
After an hour, Song Hongyu finally took out the arrowhead.
The imperial teacher finally couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
The two spent the night in the house.
The next day, the whole city was under martial law. Hao Yong divided the city's military forces into several teams, each with 20 people. They conducted a carpet search of the entire county. The county magistrate also issued a reward notice, offering a reward of 100 taels of silver to anyone who could provide useful clues, and 500 taels of silver to anyone who could catch the thief.
The painter also drew portraits of the imperial teacher and Song Hongyu and posted them throughout the city.
In the wing room of the county government office, Wan Laoer finally woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Fubao lying beside him, his little hands around his neck, his long eyelashes slightly curled, and thick dark circles under his lower eyelids. Wan Laoer felt heartbroken.
He dared not move, for fear that the slightest movement would wake up his daughter.
However, he did not dare to move too much. At this moment, he felt as if a huge stone weighing a thousand pounds was pressing on his heart, which made him feel dull, depressed and painful.
He was very surprised that he did not die after being hit by the other party and was still alive and well. He knew that he was alive because of his daughter.
He couldn't help but think of what his daughter said to everyone before she left, that she came to protect her father, and it was true.
Wan Laoer felt a little ashamed. He was an adult and yet he had to be protected by his daughter time and time again. He really felt ashamed. He was really incompetent.
After this incident, Wan Lao Er made up his mind to improve the status of the Wan family at all costs. Since the national teacher of Yue State had come in person, the emperor of Yue State must have known about it, and his Fubao could no longer be hidden.
Wan Laoer was a little worried, because improving the strength of the Wan family is not something that can be done overnight, but the Yue people came to Da Qi suddenly, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a moment.
If only Wan Xingmo were here, he would have someone to discuss this with. He didn't dare write to his family to tell them about this matter yet, as his family wouldn't be able to help and would only add to his worries.
Wan Laoer was immersed in his own thoughts when he heard the door creaking and being pushed open from the outside.
Wan Laoer quickly turned his head and saw the county magistrate walking in in plain clothes.
"Sir?" Wan Laoer wanted to stand up and salute, but was quickly stopped by the county magistrate.
"You are seriously injured. No need to be polite. Just lie down. I came here to see how serious your injuries are. The doctor said you will wake up today, so I came to see you."
Wan Laoer really couldn't move. He just raised his neck slightly, which affected the wound on his chest. He gasped in pain and quickly lay down.
"Please forgive my rudeness, sir."
"It's okay." Zheng Wenru moved a stool and sat in front of the bed. There was no one to serve in the room.
He then asked Wan Lao Er, "You gave birth to a good daughter. Because of her filial piety, I took out all the ginseng I had hidden away in my box and saved your life."
There was something else behind Zheng Wenru's words, but Wan Laoer, who didn't know the whole story, didn't understand the county magistrate's hidden meaning at all, and just kept thanking him stupidly.
The county magistrate smiled and waved his hands, "No need to thank me, I am doing this for the sake of your daughter and the Dezhou Lieutenant General. I can't just sit there and watch the Lieutenant General's uncle die in our county office and do nothing about it, can I?"
Wan Lao Er realized it later. It seemed that Fu Bao had told Wan Quan's story again. This girl...
"Sir, do you have anything to ask me? I will tell you everything I know."
Wan Laoer keenly discovered that there were only him and the county magistrate in the room, and all the servants in the county government had been dismissed by him.
"Indeed, I want to know why the Vietnamese want to kill you? Do you know them? You have to think carefully before answering, because this involves the identity of the spy."
Wan Laoer was so frightened by the county magistrate's words that he broke out in a cold sweat. Spy?
"Sir, I really don't know any Yue people, and I don't know why they want to chase me and kill me. I originally came to Qinping County to do business, how could I have thought that I would encounter a disaster that would kill me? If I knew there would be such a disaster, I would never leave my house. My ancestors have been farmers for 18 generations."
After Wan Laoer finished speaking, he felt that his words were a little imprecise. After all, his family and the Wanxing Mo family had the same ancestor. Maybe their ancestor was also a general?
However, Wan Lao Er would not mention Wan Xingmo at this moment, otherwise someone with ulterior motives would implicate the Wan family in the capital in this matter, and then accuse them of collaborating with the enemy and selling out their country, wouldn't that cause trouble for them?
When Zheng Wenru saw Wan Laoer explaining anxiously, he looked indifferent and was not moved at all.
"You are not honest." Zheng Wenru said only one sentence, but Wan Laoer was very nervous.
"My Lord, what do you mean? What I said is true."
"No, that's not what I meant. Is there something else you haven't explained? For example, the true relationship between you and your daughter?"
Wan Laoer glanced at Fu Bao who was still sleeping beside him and was a little dumbfounded. How did the county magistrate know this? And it seemed that he knew a lot. Did someone tell him something?
Wan Laoer had no idea that Fubao chose to confess everything for their safety.
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