Chapter 158
In May, the sky in Songzhou was clear and blue. The weather had begun to get hot, indicating that the cool spring season was over and midsummer was quietly approaching. Pang Jun was looking at the intelligence for this month in his mansion.
At the end of March, Han Jiaying gave birth to a lovely daughter for Pang Jun, named Liu Nian (Pang Nian), and then Ji Shuanghua gave birth to a son for Pang Jun, named Liu Shen (Pang Shen). Two days ago, Zhong Nanping gave birth to another daughter for him, named Liu Yiyi, adding a lot of vitality to the governor's mansion. If the still pregnant little beauty Rakshasa Yisiniya is included, there are at least four children in the governor's mansion, and...
Looking at the information sent by "Suifeng", Pang Jun showed a smile and thought: The time is ripe, let's add a few more children to the mansion, hehe.
Zhao Senluo had a feeling of helplessness when seeing the white figure in the distance. As the Black Deer King of the "Tianyi Divine Religion", he was hunted by a girl less than half his age for three whole months. If it weren't for that weird young governor who severely injured one of his hands, how could he have ended up like this today!
Thinking of Pang Jun, Zhao Senluo suddenly remembered something, because during this period of time, in addition to Yan Huixin, he was sure that he was being tracked by someone else, but that mysterious person never attacked him head-on, and seemed not to be in a hurry to kill him, but seemed to be teasing him. Every time he was about to get rid of Yan Huixin's pursuit, some accidents would always happen, making him be targeted again. In a flash, he seemed to have caught something, but seeing Yan Huixin tracking him like a maggot on his heels, he had no time to think about anything else. Just as he was about to continue to get rid of Yan Xianzi's pursuit, suddenly, a voice came from his ear: "Thank you for your hard work, you are no longer of any use."
Zhao Senluo was shocked. He was too focused on Yan Huixin's movements and relaxed his vigilance. However, the person who could approach him silently was definitely not a person with low martial arts skills. But it was too late for him to regret it. He didn't even see the appearance of the attacker. He just felt a black screen in front of his eyes and lost consciousness.
Yan Huixin felt very strange. She had been tracking the Black Brocade Deer King. Every time she was about to lose him, there would always be new clues that allowed her to track him again. She chased him from Lianghe all the way to Songzhou. But after arriving in Songzhou, he disappeared without a trace. Did he deliberately let me chase him? Yan Huixin thought to herself.
While she was thinking, she heard bursts of dense horse hoof sounds from afar. Dozens of riders were shuttling through the woods. They were dressed in short clothes and each of them carried a bow, like the sons of a wealthy family going out hunting. However, upon closer inspection, Yan Huixin discovered that the leader of this group of hunting knights was the governor of Songzhou, whom she had met once and worked with in Langzhou.
Yan Huixin was intelligent and although she had a somewhat cold personality, she was not a pedantic person. She felt that if she could get help from Pang Jun, a local tyrant, she would be able to track down the Black Deer King with half the effort. So, she jumped up and down a few times and came to the roadside in the direction Pang Jun was heading.
As Pang Jun rode forward, he suddenly saw Yan Huixin standing on the side of the road. He quickly signaled others to stay and bowed to Yan Huixin, saying, "It's no wonder we meet again, Fairy Yan."
Yan Huixin looked at Pang Jun, who was in plain clothes, and bowed, saying, "I am Yan Huixin, a commoner. I am honored to meet the Marquis of Changning. You can just call me Huixin."
The knights under Pang Jun saw that the person greeting their master was a girl with a hot body but exuding a cool and holy aura, and they couldn't help but envy their master's good fortune. However, they didn't say it out loud, but many of them were fantasizing about the stunning beauty in front of them.
Pang Jun asked Yan Huixin, "I am on a day off today. Seeing that the weather is pleasant, I went out hunting with my brothers. Wasn't Miss Huixin chasing the Black Deer King in Lianghe? Why did you come to Songzhou?"
Yan Huixin replied, "Lord Liu, Huixin has indeed been tracking the Black Brocade Deer King all the way to Songzhou, but lost his trace in this area."
Pang Jun's expression changed slightly and he said, "That guy sneaked into Songzhou? This is not good."
Yan Huixin nodded and said, "I have been tracking this man for three months. He almost got away from me every time, but I always managed to find his tracks again. So I suspect that he has his lair or someone to support him in Songzhou. He did this on purpose to lure me into his lair or trap so that he can deal with me. I beg the Marquis of Changning to help me get rid of him."
Pang Jun nodded solemnly and said, "If there really are members of the Tianyi Religion in Songzhou, or high-ranking members like the Black Brocade Deer King, then it would be a big problem. As the official of Songzhou, the existence of such a vicious person as the Black Brocade Deer King is undoubtedly a huge threat to the people of Songzhou. Even if you don't ask me, I will do my best to kill this beast."
"Huixin would like to thank the Marquis for his strong support on behalf of the people." After Yan Huixin finished speaking, she bowed to Pang Jun to express her gratitude.
Then, Pang Jun gave orders, asking dozens of his cavalrymen to be divided into ten teams, searching an area of fifty miles separately. Once they made any discovery, they were to report immediately. The remaining ten people were to stay and follow Pang Jun and Yan Huixin, and be responsible for the communication between the teams and Pang Jun.
Looking at such a smart and capable subordinate, Yan Huixin was a little surprised. Although she had just debuted, she had been traveling around the world for more than a year and had seen many soldiers from the Dajin Dynasty. Not to mention how powerful they were, even in the simplest bandit suppression, she had seen more than 200 people unable to defeat dozens of bandits, who usually only bullied the common people. She had never seen the most heroic and warlike ones in the Royal Guards and the Imperial Guards, and had only seen the three major legions in the suburbs of Beijing. Now she finally saw another army that was not inferior to the three major legions, so she had a higher opinion of Pang Jun.
Pang Jun seemed to see through Yan Huixin's thoughts and said with a smile, "Songzhou is located in a place where there are many foreign races. For a long time, the friction between the races and the invasion of the Dongying people and the northern Hu people have made the soldiers here fight to survive. They have been tempered by blood and fire and crawled out of the pile of dead bodies. Naturally, they are different from the garrisons of the inland states of the Central Plains that have been peaceful for a long time. Don't worry, they are all the best scouts under my command. They have been roaming the jungles and wastelands, and they know the mountains and forests of Songzhou like the back of their hands. I believe there will be news soon."
Hearing Pang Jun's words, Yan Huixin couldn't help but look at Pang Jun with a complicated expression. She had heard about some things about Pang Jun before, but in the mouths of other people, Pang Jun seemed to be a collection of contradictions. Some people said that he was a hero, who fought against the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang Province and single-handedly saved Zhang Fu's army from danger in Liaodong. Some people said that he was a butcher, who wiped out the Zu family when he took office, leaving no one alive. Some people said that he was both civil and military, and that he cleverly solved three difficult problems posed by the Japanese envoys at the Qianqiu Banquet and was not inferior to Sanada Yukigen in the battle. However, most people said that he was a romantic young man. Although he was not yet twenty years old and had not married, he already had several concubines. Many of the concubines were mother-daughter, and some were even grandfather-grandchildren. However, for a successful young man, these were just some gossips.
Seeing Yan Huixin looking at him strangely, Pang Jun asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong, Fairy Yan?"
Yan Huixin said: "Huixin is just curious. The Marquis is so young and so talented, but..." She didn't say it out loud, but the meaning was self-evident.
Pang Jun smiled and said, "Miss Huixin means that I should be like a saint, holding up the sky and ruling the earth, but I have the infamy of being a butcher and a widower, right?"
Yan Huixin didn't say anything, so Pang Jun continued, "Huixin should know a truth, 'No one is perfect, no gold is pure'. God has given me enough talent. If I don't give me some shortcomings, one day, God will be disgusted and let me return to heaven. What's more, most of the concubines in my family are poor people. Most of them have some unknown past. I accept them not only because of their beauty, but also because Liu cherishes flowers, that's all. As for what the poet said, mother and daughter, grandparents and grandchildren, what's wrong with that? Aren't there many women of these relationships in the homes of nobles in the capital or local nobles? One less of me is not a big deal, but with me, these poor people have one more place to stay."
There was a double entendre in Pang Jun's words, and Yan Huixin quickly understood: Pang Jun's superficial meaning was, 'God is jealous of talented people'. Since ancient times, most of the most outstanding talents in the world have died young. He used a joking way to talk about his own shortcomings, which means that he is not a talent envied by God, and naturally he will not die young. The deeper level is that he is polluting himself. If he is not only talented but also virtuous, it is not a good thing in the eyes of the emperor. He is branded as a butcher and a lustful man, which is also to protect himself.
Thinking of this, Yan Huixin said, "So that's how it is. The Marquis has good intentions. Huixin has learned from them. Huixin has been familiar with the classics in Jingchen Pavilion since she was a child, but she can't understand this truth."
Pang Jun waved his hand and said, "Life is the best scripture. In addition to studying literature and martial arts since childhood, I have been traveling with my master to experience the various aspects of life. Combining the words in the classics, I will naturally have a deeper understanding."
Yan Huixin then murmured thoughtfully: "Is this why Master wants me to be born?"
At this time, Pang Jun's men came forward to report: "My Lord, there is a courtyard seven miles ahead, and a brother found a suspicious man in black there." Then, he gave a general description of the man's figure, and even said that the man seemed to have an injury on his right shoulder.
Pang Jun looked at Yan Huixin with an inquiring look. Yan Huixin nodded and said, "He has been followed by Huixin for some time. The injury you gave him, Lord Hou, should not be completely cured."
"Okay," Pang Jun nodded and gave the order, "Everyone, form groups and head towards that courtyard. Get close to it and surround it. Keep an eye on every exit. Don't make any mistakes!"
Then, he said to Yan Huixin, "Miss Huixin, let's set off too."
Yan Huixin said, "Okay." After that, she set off with Pang Jun to their destination.
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Huangfu Junyi: 38 years old, wife of Ling Su, leader of Huashan Sect, granddaughter of Wan Xiaohong, the previous leader of Huashan Sect. She was ordered to go to Songzhou to retrieve the martial arts books of the sect, but she was ambushed by mistake and raped by Pang Jun and his daughter Ling Xiaofu in front of everyone. Her reputation was ruined. Later, she was trained by Pang Jun and used a trick to take him into the harem as a sex slave.
Ling Xiaofu: 18 years old, the only daughter of Ling Su, the leader of Huashan Sect, and his wife Huangfu Junyi. She was newly married to her fellow senior brother Zheng Zheng. She was ordered to go to Songzhou to retrieve the sect's classics. She was ambushed by mistake, her husband died, and she was raped by Pang Jun and her mother Huangfu Junyi in front of everyone. Her reputation was ruined. Later, she and her mother were trained by Pang Jun and taken into the harem as sex slaves.