Chapter 85

Pang Jun returned to the car without saying a word, but just looked out the window silently. Jin Lan asked curiously, "Master, who is the woman you just called 'Aunt'?"

　　Pang Jun glanced at Jin Lan, causing her expression to change immediately. She said in a low voice, "My servant is too talkative. Please forgive me, Master."

　　Pang Jun chuckled, touched the pretty maid's slightly frightened face and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, my little darling Lan'er, how could I blame you?" Seeing Jin Lan sighing lightly, he teased, "But, Lan'er will have to take a little punishment."

　　Jin Lan's face changed slightly, and she asked timidly, "Yes, what is the punishment?" Pang Jun leaned close to her ear, blew air and said, "Tonight, I will taste Xiao Lan'er at least three times, and that pink and tender chrysanthemum, and other fun positions..."

　　After hearing this, the pretty maid's face turned red and she said shyly, "Lan'er has been yours for a long time. Young master, why are you...torturing Lan'er...Lan'er likes it, she's moaning." Although Jin Lan had been trained by Pang Jun to be thoroughly mature and she always moaned lewdly during intercourse, she was still very thin-skinned at other times, and Pang Jun just liked her shy look.

　　Pang Jun was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "She is the first woman I like in my life." Amid Jin Lan's surprise, Pang Jun told her about the past.

　　The woman called "Aunt" by Pang Jun was called Sui Lianzhu, the eldest daughter of Qinzhou Sui family. Qinzhou Sui family, like Qinzhou Liu family where Pang Jun was from, were both prominent families in the local area. In order not to make others feel special, Gong Qinxue would also interact with several women from local prominent families like other women from prominent families, and Sui Lianzhu was one of the closer ones.

　　At that time, Pang Jun was brought back to Qinzhou by Gong Qinxue and adopted, and was announced to the public as her biological son. As Gong Qinxue's best friend, Sui Lianzhu of course knew Pang Jun. Since Pang Jun was cute, handsome and good at talking, he won Sui Lianzhu's heart, and the relationship between the two became increasingly close. When Pang Jun was eight years old, the precocious Pang Jun fell in love with Sui Lianzhu.

　　At that time, although Pang Jun's senior sister and master were both rare beauties in the world, during the years when he was adopted to learn martial arts, Gong Qinxue brought him more awe and fear. Senior sister Gong Ziyun always bullied this little junior brother, which made Pang Jun's love bud bloom for the gentle and beautiful Sui Lianzhu. One night, he even said to Sui Lianzhu that when Jun'er grew up, he would marry Aunt Lianzhu, which made Sui Lianzhu laugh.

　　When Pang Jun was nine years old, Sui Lianzhu, who was already over twenty-three years old, could not resist the request of her parents and married to the Ma family in Pengzhou to become the wife of the frail young master of the Pengzhou Ma family. On the day of her wedding, Pang Jun followed her sedan chair from a distance until he was intercepted by his senior sister Gong Ziyun at the Shili Pavilion in Qinzhou. He then returned home reluctantly. Since then, there has been no news of Sui Lianzhu.

　　After listening to Pang Jun's modified experience, Jin Lan smiled and asked, "Now that the young master has met this lady again, can't he continue his past relationship? Hehe."

　　Pang Jun pinched Jin Lan's cheek and said, "As for me, right now I just want to eat you, my little slut. I don't want anything else, hahahaha."

　　"Hmm, Master."

　　The welcoming dinner was held in the Xinzhou Prefecture. Both parties seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness of the day and drank and chatted happily until late at night. On the way back to the post station, Pang Jun asked Cheng Chaolun: "Old sir, the powerful forces in Liaodong Province may be the most difficult in the entire Dajin."

　　Cheng Chaolun shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. They may not be the most difficult, but they are definitely the most domineering. Most of their power is in the Liaodong military. Since ancient times, the military has been the most arrogant and domineering organization. In addition, they are all local nobles. It is normal for them to act arrogantly and unscrupulously. What do you think? But judging from your performance today, I should have a general direction for dealing with them."

　　"Old sir, I once heard such a saying: the worse the living environment, the more simply the people living there will worship power. In other words, the more powerful a person is, the greater the chance of surviving in a harsh environment. In order to survive like him, other people will spontaneously follow him, which manifests itself as the worship of pure power." Pang Jun said slowly.

　　He paused, and then continued, "Unlike the power worship in the Central Plains, power can be obtained through various means, such as money, imperial examinations, and force. Because in the rich Central Plains, survival is not too difficult, so people can think of various ways to obtain power. Strength worship, on the other hand, focuses more on one's own physical strength. Only through physical strength can one obtain power in a harsh environment."

　　Cheng Chaolun nodded and said, "Your words make sense. Is this why the adults behaved like this today?"

　　"Yes, to put it bluntly, although these Liaodong barbarians are good at plotting and scheming, they are hard-hearted and will not respond to soft tactics. I have to be tougher and stronger than them to make them sincerely convinced."

　　Cheng Chaolun twirled his beard and nodded, "Since you have made up your mind, I know what to do. I know how to cooperate with you."

　　"Thank you, old man." Pang Jun thanked Cheng Chaolun.

　　The night was as cool as water. It was already 2:15 past midnight. Sui Lianzhu, who should have gone to bed long ago, was sitting quietly on a stone bench in the courtyard of the inn, drinking wine while looking at the moonlight.

　　Pang Jun, who had already found out where Sui Lianzhu was staying, came here after parting with Cheng Chaolun. Looking at Sui Lianzhu's lonely back, he asked softly, "Aunt didn't take a rest? What are you thinking about?"

　　Sui Lianzhu's back trembled slightly, she turned around and said with a smile: "Aunt knew that you would come to see me today, so she was waiting for you here. Please sit down." She pointed to a chair beside her and asked Pang Jun to sit down.

　　After Pang Jun sat down, Sui Lianzhu stretched out her jade hand, gently stroked Pang Jun's handsome face, and said with a smile: "Aunt's little Jun'er has grown up, from a child who only knew how to play behind aunt, to an outstanding man. Aunt has heard that you passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, and you passed the imperial examinations in both literature and martial arts. Aunt's little Jun'er is really amazing and did not disappoint aunt. However, aunt's little Jun'er has grown up, and aunt is also old."

　　Pang Jun reached out and held Sui

　　Lianzhu stroked her face with her hands and replied with a smile: "Aunt is not old, she is very young and beautiful. To this day, she is still the woman that Jun'er wants to marry when he grows up."

　　Sui Lianzhu felt a little embarrassed when Pang Jun held her hand. She wanted to pull her hand out, but Pang Jun held it tightly and she couldn't pull it out. So she gave up and acquiesced to Pang Jun's frivolous behavior, saying, "You little pervert, you just love to bully your aunt."

　　"Hehe," Pang Jun grasped Sui Lianzhu's hand and stroked it gently, saying somewhat proudly, "I had to let go of some things before, but now I have caught them again and will never let go again. Aunt, you haven't told me why you are in Liaodong? The New Year is coming soon, and you are a weak woman, and you are still wandering in Liaodong. I am a little worried."

　　"Jun'er, you don't understand." Sui Lianzhu looked a little gloomy.

　　Seeing that Sui Lianzhu avoided the question, Pang Jun did not ask further, but changed the subject and asked: "Where is Auntie going?"

　　Sui Lianzhu said sadly, "Songzhou, my aunt is going to Songzhou this time. The Ma family's main business in Pengzhou is medicine shop and food. Wild ginseng, deer antlers, gastrodia elata and so on from Baishan are all best-selling products. The Ma's medicine shop originally had a stable supply of goods from middlemen, but half a year ago, my father-in-law passed away, and the middlemen took advantage of the situation to raise prices significantly. I had no choice but to come to Liaodong in person to open up a new route and eliminate the threat of middlemen."

　　"Oh? If that's the case, then Jun'er might have a way to help Aunt solve this problem. If it's just a temporary solution, it will probably be solved soon. But if it's a permanent solution, it will take some time, probably three months to half a year."

　　"Ah? Jun'er, do you have a way to solve it? Auntie knows that Jun'er is a very capable person, but you are a newcomer, and even if you are the governor of Songzhou, it will not be easy to handle it."

　　Sui Lianzhu said worriedly. She had seen Pang Jun's performance during the day and was worried that Pang Jun was young and hot-tempered, and would be easily broken. If he offended the local forces in Songzhou, it would be even more difficult for him to move forward.

　　"Don't worry, aunt. Jun'er has already made up his mind. Since you are going to Songzhou, why don't we set off together? Our convoy will set off tomorrow. Please come with us. I can also keep you safe. Jun'er is no longer the naughty child who followed you. Now Jun'er can shelter you from the wind and rain and take care of you." Pang Jun said, and kissed Sui Lianzhu's jade hand emotionally.

　　The beautiful woman was shocked as if by lightning. She quickly pulled out her jade hand and said to Pang Jun with a red face: "Jun'er, don't do this. Auntie is already married. You can't do this anymore."

　　Pang Jun said seriously, "Aunt, do you remember that when Jun'er was a child, he made a vow that he would marry you when he grew up and make you happy for the rest of your life? Now, Jun'er doesn't know whether you are happy or not, but at the end of the year, you want to travel the world. Is this the life you like?"

　　"Stop talking."

　　"If I'm not mistaken, the Ma family's first branch has few members, and the previous head of the family suddenly passed away. The second branch must have used a trick to let the middlemen suddenly raise the price and force you to hand over power. In order to avoid being squeezed by the second branch, you need to open up new sources of supply, but the current head of the family needs to stay at home and doesn't have many trustworthy people around him. In desperation, he had to let my aunt come forward. Am I right?" Pang Jun said, looking at Sui Lianzhu with burning eyes.

　　Sui Lianzhu's eyes widened. Every word Pang Jun said was like a sharp cold blade that pierced her heart, making her feel as if she was standing naked in front of him. "How do you know? Don't, don't say it."

　　Pang Jun once again grasped Sui Lianzhu's soft hand, and said tenderly and lovingly: "Good aunt, Jun'er said that he can now protect you from the wind and rain. Just let Jun'er stand in front of you and block everything for you. You are already tired enough."

　　"Wuwuwuwuwuwuwu..." Sui Lianzhu could no longer hold back. She was originally a quiet and gentle woman, but had to stand up and show up in public for the sake of her family. She had been under tremendous pressure all along. The sudden appearance of Pang Jun was like herself finding a warm house while walking alone in the cold wind. It pierced her heart at once. She sobbed and fell into Pang Jun's arms, twitching constantly. Pang Jun took the opportunity to hug her in his arms, put his arms around her slender waist, and gently stroked her jade back. The two maintained this state.

　　After a long while, Sui Lianzhu pushed Pang Jun away with a blushing face and said in a low voice: "Jun'er, I'm sorry to embarrass you. It's getting late. You should go back quickly. You have to travel early tomorrow morning." After that, without caring about Pang Jun's reaction, she turned and left the courtyard, leaving Pang Jun with a smile on his face.