C10

Ye Xin and Gu Bai could be considered to have completed their mission. Although they had not been able to see Zhang Dingbian during their trip, at least they had not made a wasted trip to the divine sword 'Treadmill'. Furthermore, since An Ruoxue was out on her own, it was considered a big matter, so they hurried back to the Wumei Villa in Jizhou to see An Wumei.

When the three of them arrived at Wanmei Manor, they saw that although it was usually crowded, it was deserted today. Other than the house guards, there was almost no one else. When An Ruoxue walked to the front door, the gatekeeper hurriedly greeted her and said, "Eldest Miss, you're back. Hurry and go see the manor lord!"

When An Ruoxue heard this, she anxiously asked, "What happened to my father?"

Ye Xin asked: "Madam, how long has the manor lord been bedridden for?"

Madam An said, "I'm afraid it will take at least a month."

Gu Bai asked, "Have you invited the doctor to take a look?"

"Yes, but all of them came back empty-handed. All the doctors said that there was no hope for them. They told us to prepare for the future."

Gu Bai said, "Could I take a look at the medicine that Manor Lord has taken recently?"

Madam An hastened to order some servants to bring the medicine. Gu Bai looked and smelled, but couldn't find any clues. Gu Bai shook his head. "This humble Taoist really can't find the cause of his incompetence …"

Ye Xin said, "It looks like we can only go and ask uncle master."

Gu Bai said, "Hm."

Ye Xin said: "Sister-in-law, I will write a letter immediately. Sister-in-law, send someone to the Beiping City to invite my martial uncle."

Madam An quickly replied. Ye Xin went to write a letter, while An Wuyou gradually woke up from his daze and said something. An Ruoxue quickly went to the bedside to hold An Wuyou's hand and concernedly said, "Brother, you're awake!"

An Wuyou heard the trembling of his lips. An Ruoxue put her ear close to his ear and answered "En" a few times. An Wuyou fell asleep again. When An Ruoxue woke up, she said seriously, "Call An Tong over!"

The teachers of the Wanmei Manor in Anton quickly called for Anton. They saw that he was about thirty years old, his body was eight feet long, his face was as heavy as a jujube, and his eyebrows were two long brows.

An Ruoxue saw him and asked, "Brother Tong, about the disappearance of the old manor lord a month ago, can you tell me the whole story?"

An Chuan replied, "Reporting to Eldest Miss, it was this subordinate who failed in his duty … One month ago, Old Manor Lord went missing. This subordinate really didn't notice at all …"

An Chuan said, "According to this subordinate's deduction, the disappearance of the old manor lord should be during the night. This is because this subordinate met the old manor lord the day before the disappearance of the old manor lord, but the old manor lord has disappeared, and this subordinate inspected the manor lord the previous night as usual and did not find anything strange. On the second day, when the subordinate discovered that the old manor lord had disappeared, this subordinate had brought some people to search the old manor lord's room, but the old manor lord's room was the same as usual, so this subordinate has a guess."

An Ruoxue asked, "You mean that my father might have left on his own?"

An Chuan said, "First Miss is very clear, other than the Old Manor Lord himself who knows about the mechanisms in the Thousand Plum Garden, you cannot know everything about the Young Manor Lord and the Young Miss, let alone outsiders. Also, this subordinate is on night patrol, if the Old Manor Lord had not left by himself, this subordinate really cannot think of any other reason."

An Ruoxue said, "Understood. You may leave."

Anton stepped down from Gu Bai and said, "Eldest Miss, what did the Manor Lord say to you just now?"

An Ruoxue said, "Big Brother said An Tong is dead!"

Gu Bai and Madam An exclaimed at the same time, "Who was that person who just entered?"

An Ruoxue said, "I'm not sure either!"

Gu Bai said, "There are only two possibilities. The first is that the owner's mind was muddled when he spoke, and the second is that An Tong was indeed a fake. Furthermore, he was the one who harmed the manor lord."

At this time, Ye Xin had already finished writing the letter and was about to hand it to Lady An when Gu Bai said, "Second Brother, if you're nervous, why don't I go and invite Senior Master?"

Ye Xin asked: "Why?"

Gu Bai told them what had just happened. Gu Bo then continued, "It's fine if the manor lord is still delirious, but if that An Tong is real or fake, I'm afraid Wanmei Manor will have a hard time finding anyone they can trust. It's better if I go!"

Ye Xin agreed. Gu Bai Daoist packed up his luggage and quickly left.