The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Having made up his mind, Yan Yu called Ping An and handed him a packet of sleeping pills.

Ping'an looked at the drug in his hand and couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart. His young master had changed completely since he fell seriously ill, fainted and woke up again. He was simply reborn into another person.

Who could tell him where the second young master who used to be so devoted to reading sage books had gone? Could this man in front of him, with his erratic personality and always getting all kinds of strange and bizarre things from nowhere, really be his second young master?

"What's wrong? What do you mean by standing still?" Yan Yu looked at the dazed Ping An with a guilty conscience. His personality was completely different from his original self. The thing he hated most in his previous life was studying. He was always supervised when he studied. He really couldn't pretend to be a diligent scholar now!

Fortunately, Ping An was the only person close to him. Although this guy was not easy to fool, he could handle it. After some deception, Ping An believed that all his current overreactions were due to the serious illness that almost took his life.

Ping An sighed and said resignedly, "No, nothing. I just knocked Wangcai down. Madam will send other people to come. We can't escape and we have to go back."

"So you want to go back and die?" Yan Yu raised his hand and gave Ping An a big slap. "You're usually quite smart, why are you being so stupid now?"

Ping An covered his head and looked at Yan Yu aggrievedly, "Master, if you don't tell me, how can I know?"

"You idiot, my eldest brother is gone, and my stepmother is now wishing I could die too. She wants me to go back now, maybe she's set some trap for me, waiting for me to fall into it."

"We can't go back now. Going back would be like going to die. Go knock Wangcai unconscious. Let's pack up and leave immediately."

After hearing what Yan Yu said, Ping An also realized the seriousness of the problem. With the lady's temper, even if she didn't kill the young master, she would definitely not let them have an easy time.

"Then where are we going?" Ping An didn't care where to go. He had no family anyway, and Yan Yu was his only relative in this world. He would go wherever Yan Yu went.

"Let's go find my father. He is leading the troops to quell the rebellion. Let's go find him." Yan Yu's eyes lit up frighteningly. He had been feeling really frustrated during this period of time, and now he could finally show his strength.

"Ah!" This was the most outrageous thing Ping Anyi had ever heard. "My young master, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

"That's a battlefield, a battlefield with real guns and swords. If you're not careful, people will die. That's not a story from a picture book. No matter how crazy you are, there's a limit to how crazy you can be."

Yan Yu was so angry that he laughed at Ping An's words. This brat really thought he was a scholar who couldn't lift anything with his hands or carry anything on his shoulders.

But he wanted to beat someone up, but he had to hold back and not do anything. He also had to swallow his anger and put on a smiling face to appease the person.

"Don't worry, your life won't be wasted. We're just going to look for my father. We're not going to fight on the battlefield with swords and guns. There's no danger."

"Really?" Ping An looked at Yan Yu. Why didn't he believe him? Ever since that serious illness, his master had never been normal.

"How could I lie to you? Am I stupid enough to go to the battlefield and risk my life?" Yan Yu stepped forward and embraced Ping An, saying, "Think about it, besides my father, who else can protect us now? If we run slower and get caught by my stepmother, we'll both be dead."

Ping An was frightened by Yan Yu. "Let's go, let's go, let's go now. I'll go give Wang Cai the medicine."

Seeing that Ping An was intimidated by him, Yan Yu smiled with satisfaction. He looked at the things in his room and there was nothing to clean up. He simply opened the cabinet above the bed and took out the silver that had been misappropriated over the years. It was exactly ten taels, no more, no less.

Yan Yu weighed the purse in his hand and couldn't help feeling bitter. His life in this life was just like his previous life. He was born into the Yan family. Both were illegitimate sons of the Yan family. Both were not favored. Both had a vicious stepmother. Both lost their mothers early. Both were pitiful.

Ping An came to the guest room. Wang Cai had just finished his meal. Ping An looked at him with a smile and handed him the tea in his hand. "Wang Cai, try this tea. It's a rare and good tea. Someone gave it to the Second Young Master. The Second Young Master gave me some as a reward. I'll give it to you to try."

Wangcai usually doesn't drink tea, so how could he tell the difference between good tea and bad tea? But when he heard that it was a reward from the second young master, he thought it was a good thing. He took it and drank it in one gulp without saying a word.

Ping An rolled his eyes at his expression of drinking water like a cow. What was the difference between this and a cow chewing a peony and wasting the natural gift?

"Hmm, it tastes good." Wangcai put down the teacup and praised the tea that had no flavor at all.

"Hehehe, as long as you think it tastes good, I have some left. I'll get it for you. You can take it back and drink it slowly." Ping'an took the teacup, lowered his head, and trotted out.

"Is it done?" Yan Yu looked at Ping'an's guilty look and knew that the matter was settled.

"Well, he drank such a big cup all in one breath. He will fall asleep in no time." Ping An patted his chest. If this happened twice more, it would definitely cost him his life.

"Thank you for your hard work." Yan Yu patted Ping An's shoulder and said, "Let's go."

"No, we can't leave now. We have to wait until Wangcai falls asleep and tie him up before we can leave." Ping'an stared at Yan Yu and said seriously.

Yan Yu shook his head helplessly and smiled. This kid is good in every way except that he is sometimes too serious and careful in doing things.

"No, let's go. That medicine will make him sleep until tomorrow morning and he won't wake up. You have to trust my ability, okay?"

"No." Ping An shook his head like a rattle. "I want to see Wangcai fall asleep. I won't feel at ease until I tie him up. Wangcai is not only strong, but he's also good at boxing and kicking. Even if we combine forces, we can't beat him."

"I promise you he won't wake up. Let's go quickly. We have to hurry. It will be dark if we delay any longer. Won't this waste time?" If Yan Yu hadn't been afraid of exposing his strength and scaring this kid, and not knowing how to explain, he would have taken action to deal with Wangcai and knocked Ping'an unconscious.

"No." Ping An shook his head stubbornly, sticking to his point of view. He was a person who preferred stability, and he was unwilling to take even the slightest risk.

"You!" Yan Yu was so angry that he almost jumped up, but looking at Ping An's innocent eyes, he couldn't calm down anymore. He knew that Ping An was doing this for his own good. "Okay, I'll do as you say!" Yan Yu said this through gritted teeth.

When Wangcai had indeed not been asleep for very long, Ping An found a rope and tied him up tightly like a big dumpling, and then he felt relieved. "Okay, now we can go."

"Are you tying him up like this because you're afraid he won't die?" Yan Yu asked in confusion, looking at Wangcai who had turned into a dumpling.

"It's okay, he won't die." Ping An panted and said, "When Dong Bo comes to deliver the food tomorrow, he will find him. If he finds him, he will naturally save him."

"Oh, you have thought of this very carefully. Let's go, it's getting dark." Yan Yu said without waiting for Ping An's response and left without looking back.

When Ping'an saw Yan Yu leaving, he didn't dare to delay any longer. He didn't care that he hadn't recovered yet, and stood up and trotted after Yan Yu.

Seeing Yan Yu lead the horse out, Ping An's legs went weak, "Master, we are not going to ride horses, are we?"

"Yes, if we don't ride a horse, do we have to walk?" Yan Yu glanced at Ping An and said, "With your small body, if you can't walk the whole way on your own, I'm afraid your life will be in danger."

"But, but, but I don't know how to ride a horse." Looking at the horse in front of him that was almost as tall as himself, the eloquent Ping An began to stutter.

Yan Yu looked at Ping An, who was terrified to death, and had the mischievous intention of teasing him. "Don't worry, there's nothing scary about riding a horse. The worst that can happen is that you'll fall a few more times. You'll get the hang of it naturally after falling a lot."

"A few more times?" Ping An's eyes widened in shock. "Master, are you kidding me? One fall can kill me, let alone a few more. If you want my life, just tell me directly. There's no need to go through so much trouble."

Yan Yu jumped onto his horse and said to Ping An, "Yes, I was just kidding you." He then lifted Ping An up and placed him on the horse's back, sitting behind him. "By the time you ride, I'm afraid your beard will be white by the time you get there. Sit tight and watch your master take you flying."

After Yan Yu finished speaking, he spurred his horse and galloped away quickly, startling Ping An, who was sitting behind him, who screamed in surprise and hugged Yan Yu tightly with a pale face.

Not long after Yan Yu and Ping An left, the people sent by Bai Qishan to look for Yan Yu arrived.

The leader was Qin Gang, the captain of Bai Qishan's personal guard. He led his men to surround the yard.

"Captain, do we need to go in and search?" The guard who came with him looked at Qin Gang and asked.

"What are you searching for? We're here to take the person back and protect him, not to arrest him." Qin Gang rolled his eyes at his subordinate and ordered, "Second Master Yan is a scholar and very refined, unlike the rough folks like us. You all need to restrain yourself and be polite. Speak nicely. This is someone the general has personally ordered to be well looked after. Go, knock on the door."

After receiving the order, the subordinate knocked on the door obediently, but after knocking for a long time no one responded.

Qin Gang frowned. His soldier's keen sense made him feel that something might have happened. He no longer cared about his appearance and kicked the door open.

The guards quickly went in and searched the yard inside and out, but they found no one except Wangcai, who was unconscious and tied up like a dumpling.

Qin Gang was dumbfounded when he didn't find the person he was looking for. When he came, the general had specifically instructed him to find this Second Master Yan and protect him at all costs, not letting him come to any harm. Now he couldn't even find the person. How was he going to explain to the general when he got back?

In order to complete this mission, he and his men had rushed here non-stop. Now someone had gotten ahead of him and kidnapped the people. This was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

"Captain, what should we do now?"

Qin Gang stared at Wangcai, who had been thrown to the ground, and said, "Let's wake this guy up first. Even if I have to dig three feet deep into the ground today, I'm going to find him for me!"

At Qin Gang's command, the guards immediately took action. They poured water on Wangcai and pinched his Ren Zhong point. They tortured him so hard but failed to wake Wangcai up.

"Captain, it looks like this guy has been drugged, but the person who administered the drug is an expert. I don't think he'll be able to wake up for a while."

Qin Gang's heart was chilled by his subordinates' words. If anything happened to this Second Master Yan, he would have to die to atone for his crime.

"Captain, it looks like Second Master Yan wasn't abducted. It's very likely that he escaped on his own."

The subordinate's words revived Qin Gang's cold heart. He calmed down and looked around. The yard was very clean and there was no sign of fighting. If the Second Young Master Yan was kidnapped, the yard would definitely not be so clean and tidy.

Qin Gang looked at Wangcai lying on the ground again, and became more certain of his thoughts. If someone had kidnapped the Second Master Yan before they arrived, there would be no need to drug the man in front of him, let alone tie him up. He would just kill him directly. Leaving him alive would only increase the possibility of being exposed.

After figuring this out, Qin Gang felt relieved. As long as Second Master Yan did not fall into the hands of the enemy, there was still a great chance of finding him.

"Now we split into three groups. Leave two men here to guard, and the rest of us split into two teams. One team will go east, and the other team will go south. Second Master Yan is a scholar, and he's weak, so he shouldn't be able to get far. We must find him this time, no matter what."

"Yes." These well-trained soldiers made personnel allocations as soon as they received the order, and began to perform their tasks in their respective positions.

Yan Yu, who hadn't ridden a horse for a long time, was a little too proud of himself. He loved the feeling of galloping on horseback and the whistling wind past his ears.

Yan Yu was enjoying his long-lost happiness, but this was hard for Ping An who was sitting behind him. This was Ping An's first time riding a horse in his life. He was not used to it, and he had various adverse reactions when running at such a fast speed.

First he felt dizzy, then nauseous, and then he felt like vomiting, but he held it in and didn't dare say anything, for fear that his young master would think he was too troublesome.

Ping An originally wanted to rely on his strong will to endure it, but in the end he overestimated himself. After enduring to the limit, Ping An vomited unconsciously on the galloping horse.