Chapter 86

　The next morning, the convoy left Xinzhou City and set off again. At the same time, the convoy of Sui Lianzhu's Ma family also followed and left together.

　　Linghu Chongde frowned when he heard the news. He called the bearded man again and asked coldly, "What did you do at Rubin Tower last night?"

　　"Hehe, it's nothing, nothing..." the bearded man replied with a smile.

　　"How dare you!" With a "slap", Linghu Chongde slapped the bearded man in the face, which immediately swollen the right side of his face. He angrily scolded, "Do you think that my words as your uncle are no longer effective?

　　Ah!? Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Do you want to find the Graybeards and their gang to rob and kill them? Mr. Fei said half a month ago that we can't act rashly. Did you just ignore it? "

　　"Kill a pretty boy. The imperial court won't kill him just because of a pretty boy..."

　　"Pa" The bearded man had only said half of his words when Linghu Chongde slapped him again: "Do you think now that the officials of the court, the emperor, and Mr. Fei are all stupid fools? Do you think the person sent by the emperor will be easy to deal with? The emperor has already noticed Liaodong. If anything happens to him, the court is now using troops against the Japanese in Chaoguo. Liaodong is the rear area, and the court needs stability. If you want to make trouble, I can't guarantee that the court will not kill you. Even if the court doesn't take action, once he puts pressure on Mr. Fei, hehe."

　　A trace of fear flashed in the bearded man's eyes, and he asked in panic: "Then, then uncle, what should I do? I, I have already paid a deposit to Gray Beard and his men, they will take action soon..."

　　"Why the hell don't you send someone to intercept them right away?! What are you still standing there for?!"

　　For the first time, Linghu Chongde doubted whether promoting his nephew was the right thing to do.

　　"Yes, yes..." After hearing this, the bearded man ran out to organize people.

　　"waste!"

　　The bearded man is named Luo Bao, a scion of a small wealthy family in Xinzhou. His aunt was originally a concubine of Linghu Chongde. Three years ago, Linghu Chongde's original wife passed away, and Mrs. Luo was promoted to the principal wife. The status of her family members also rose. Luo Bao, who was originally just a team leader, was successfully promoted by Linghu Chongde to a battalion commander, commanding hundreds of provincial guards.

　　When Luo Bao led his cavalry to track down the battlefield, Pang Jun's convoy had already left, leaving behind only dozens of corpses of horse thieves, including the gray beard in Luo Bao's mouth! Luo Bao felt like he was falling into an ice cellar. He saw that most of the horse thieves were killed in one blow, either by cutting their throats or piercing their hearts, without any hesitation. Looking at these corpses, he kept sweating in the winter environment, his legs were almost weak with fear, and he trembled and said, "Let's go, let's go back quickly..." He returned to Xinzhou with his men in a dusty state.

　　At the same time, Sui Lianzhu sat in the carriage, looking at the handsome boy opposite with a complicated expression. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes just now, she would never believe that the boy in front of her was like a killing god, leading his dozen men to weave in and out among hundreds of horse thieves. With just a wave of his hand, he killed a group of ferocious horse thieves and made them flee in panic. Is this still the child who followed her and fawned on her in her memory? What on earth has he experienced over the years to make him transform like this?

　　Pang Jun seemed to have seen what Sui Lianzhu was thinking. He smiled slightly, reached out and grabbed the beautiful woman's cold jade hand, stroking it and said, "I'm sorry to have frightened you, Auntie. Don't be afraid. No matter who Jun'er becomes, you will always be Jun'er's beloved. Jun'er will always treat you well. I had no choice but to kill in front of you just now. I frightened you. Jun'er apologizes here."

　　Although Sui Lianzhu was surprised and even frightened by Pang Jun's behavior just now, he was so gentle and considerate now that she almost forgot everything that had just happened. She also knew that if it weren't for Pang Jun, the fate of everyone here would have been extremely tragic.

　　"After I passed the imperial examination, His Majesty appointed me as the second lieutenant of the Divine Guards. To complete the mission, I led my brothers. In Jiangnan, I led dozens of people to face thousands of Japanese pirates. In Xichuan, in order to lure the tiger away from the mountain, I faced the pursuit of the assassin group under Qi Tiansheng alone. For more than half a year, I fought bloody battles and survived many deaths to get the opportunity to meet you again. If Jun'er's appearance just now scared you, then Jun'er should avoid me."

　　"No, Jun'er, don't go." Sui Lianzhu didn't know why she felt even more pity for this big boy after listening to Pang Jun's story. He was so young but had experienced so much killing. Moreover, the bloody scene just now made her feel scared. She needed a warm support beside her to feel at ease. So she took the initiative to grab Pang Jun's hand and whispered, "Jun'er, accompany your aunt..."

　　At this time, Pang Jun smiled again, held the beautiful woman's hand tightly and said, "Okay, Jun'er won't leave. Auntie wants Jun'er to accompany her, so Jun'er will always accompany her."

　　Sui Lianzhu wanted to pull her hand out of Pang Jun's, but Pang Jun didn't let go. She struggled symbolically for a few times, then gave up and let Pang Jun hold her tightly. The carriage fell into silence. After a long while, she asked, "Just now, who were those women in the other carriage?"

　　"They are all my concubines." Pang Jun replied.

　　"Ah? But when I look at them..." Sui Lianzhu was surprised and a little annoyed by Pang Jun's lust when she saw Pang Jun's concubines, ranging in age from old to young.

　　"They are all unfortunate women, and they all wanted to follow me of their own accord." Pang Jun smiled and began to introduce the life stories of Pan Tong's mother and daughter, as well as Ji Shuanghua and others. Of course, his words were mixed with many things, both true and false, which made Sui Lianzhu more convinced.

　　After hearing this, Sui Lianzhu said to Pang Jun in a somewhat sly tone, "I never thought that my aunt's little Jun'er is actually such a playboy. Is he still the same innocent child as before?"

　　Pang Jun shook his head: "Not anymore, but Jun'er's heart for aunt will never change."

　　"Don't say anything more. Now that you're holding my hand, it's already too much."

　　"No, I want to hold on to it forever."

　　"You...ah..." The carriage fell silent again.

　　The convoy continued to move forward. During the past few days, Pang Jun would visit Sui Lianzhu from time to time. Whenever he was alone with the beautiful woman, Pang Jun would do some intimate actions to her, such as touching her hand or hugging her waist. After a few days, Sui Lianzhu acquiesced to his behavior, but once Pang Jun wanted to take further action, Sui Lianzhu would stop him, which made Pang Jun very depressed. At night, he would vent his anger on several beautiful concubines.

　　Just like that, after a few days, the convoy arrived at Yanzhou City. Yanzhou was the seat of Liaodong Province. The leader of the powerful families entrenched in Yanzhou was the Yanzhou Fei family. The governor of Liaodong Province, Fei Lin, was the current head of the Yanzhou Fei family. He had been the governor for more than fifteen years. His prestige in Liaodong might be greater than that of the current emperor.

　　Fei Lin, courtesy name Kesai, was a native of Yanzhou, Liaodong. He was the head of the Fei family, a wealthy and powerful family in Yanzhou. More than 20 years ago, when the kings were in rebellion, he was ordered to take over the position of family patriarch. He decisively took the lead in supporting the current emperor to ascend the throne, and sent troops to cut off the retreat of the army of King Chen, who was then dominating the two rivers. He formed a siege with the court army and pacified King Chen in one fell swoop. He became famous and was named "Marquis Dingchen" by the emperor. He was appointed Governor of Yanzhou, and the Yanzhou Fei family rose from then on. Fifteen years ago, the trend was already set, and he became the Governor-General of Liaodong Province as a result. He is now fifty-eight years old.

　　Fei Lin has two sons. The eldest son, Fei Longhai, is currently the commander of Yanzhou. The second son, Fei Longjie, does not hold a position in the court, but is responsible for managing all of Fei's industries in Liaodong. All the major wealthy families in Liaodong respectfully call Fei Lin "Old Fei". According to Cheng Chaolun's evaluation, Fei Lin is a silver fox active in the snowfields of Liaodong. He has the talent to rule the world, but he knows how to advance and retreat better than any senior official. He is a tough nut to crack.

　　Outside Yanzhou City, a general in a military robe, accompanied by several officials, was standing at the city gate, quietly waiting. Someone beside him couldn't help but ask him, "General Fei, there is something I don't understand. He is just a governor of Songzhou. When he came to Songzhou, he naturally wanted to visit Mr. Fei in person. Why did he go to so much trouble to ask you to wait here in person?"

　　The leading general was the eldest son of the Yanzhou Fei family, Fei Longhai. Unlike his younger brother Fei Longjie, he was born to Fei Lin and his concubine. He shook his head and said, "I am not very clear about my father's intentions. Why did he ask me to personally welcome Governor Liu and Chief Clerk Cheng? But every decision my father made was carefully considered. He would not be wrong. Are you doubting the governor's words?"

　　"No, no, no, no, no, Mr. Fei is as wise as the sea, how could this humble official doubt me, hahahahaha."

　　The man quickly shook his hands to deny it and laughed it off to hide his embarrassment.

　　When they arrived at Yanzhou City, Pang Jun was practicing in the carriage. At this time, Sun Zihan came to report: "Sir, we have arrived at Yanzhou City. There are also several lords outside Yanzhou City who came to greet you and Old Master Cheng. The leader claims to be Master Fei, the commander of Yanzhou."

　　Pang Jun opened his eyes in surprise, got off the carriage without saying a word, and ordered Sun Zihan: "Go and inform Mr. Cheng quickly, and go to meet General Fei together." Sun Zihan took the order and left.

　　Not long after, Cheng Chaolun also came here and walked towards the Yanzhou city gate with Pang Jun.

　　Looking at the people at the city gate, Pang Jun smiled bitterly and whispered to Cheng Chaolun, "Old Master Cheng, you are right. The old Governor Fei Lin is indeed not someone who can be fooled. He asked the eldest son of his family to greet us, which shows that he did not despise us for being sent to a remote place and was cautious."

　　Cheng Chaolun stroked his beard and smiled, "Haha, since we are here, we should make the best of it. Fei Lin is not so much cautious as he is far-sighted. Ziye, do you think he treats everyone like this? He is like a bystander, silently watching everyone in the court, calculating what benefits each person who has a relationship with him can bring to him. If he can't see what benefits you can bring to him, it is estimated that you will have to spend some time thinking to enter his Governor's Mansion today. Now that he has expressed his attitude, it means that you and him will at least be at peace for a period of time, and even benefit a lot."

　　"Thank you very much for your advice, old sir. I, Liu Jun, am very grateful for your guidance."

　　"Hehehe…" Cheng Chaolun stroked his beard and laughed.

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　　Fei Qingyu: 20 years old, granddaughter of Fei Lin, governor of Liaodong Province, wife of Zu Yongxun, the legitimate son of Zu family, a general from Songzhou, a victim of family marriage, in order to take revenge, she became famous and went to Pang Jun's house in person on the night her husband was killed by Pang Jun. She was a lawless rich girl.