novelinnhs Chapter 478 - 6: Return to the County (2)
Chapter 478 - 6: Return to the County (2)
"In any case..."
"Don’t stand out too much in the coming years."
"Alright." Fang Zheng nodded:
"Rest assured, Father-in-law. You know my temperament; I would never seek trouble on my own."
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"Uncle!"
In front of Fang Mansion.
Pan Xin and Pan Shizheng knelt on the ground, crying hard, especially Pan Shizheng, who was a mess of tears and mucus.
"What are you doing?"
Fang Zheng frowned, waved his sleeve, and released an invisible True Qi to lift them up:
"Stand up and speak!"
He hadn’t even returned home yet and had already encountered this situation, which inevitably put him in a bad mood, but it wasn’t appropriate to show it.
"Uncle!"
Pan Shizheng cried, and his body, which had just been lifted, fell to the ground again, howling:
"Uncle, please stand up for our Pan Family!"
"..." Fang Zheng’s mouth twitched:
"Rest assured, the Prince has already personally led troops to besiege the Cyan Wolf Gang. It won’t be long before the bandits are eradicated."
"Brother Pan, the great revenge will be avenged."
"Uncle!" Pan Shizheng raised his head and said:
"Before my father passed, he told us that you were the only one in this life we could truly trust."
"Your martial arts are outstanding and your strategies are exceptional. If you hadn’t voluntarily confined yourself to this small Gu’an County, your name would have been renowned far and wide."
"Known to all throughout the land."
?
Fang Zheng was speechless. He didn’t know if Pan Ran had ever said that, but he was sure that your face is thick enough.
He spoke slowly:
"Just speak plainly. Since I promised Brother Pan to take care of you, as long as I, Fang Zheng, am here, you won’t lack food and drink."
"Uncle!"
Pan Shizheng sniffled, speaking sulkily:
"After my father was murdered, the Pan Family suffered heavy losses, and those left behind are innocent. Why should they suffer such humiliation?"
"Hmm?" Fang Zheng frowned:
"What happened?"
"Husband," Linghu Qiuchan stepped closer, speaking softly:
"Since the news of Pan Ran’s death spread, San’an County has been in turmoil. Several remaining members of the Pan Family have already been killed."
"The members of Pan Mansion live in constant fear."
Fang Zheng understood.
The Pan Family became the tyrant of San’an County naturally not because others handed it over, but inevitably through thunderous means.
They also made many enemies.
When Pan Ran was alive and the Pan Family was thriving, these enemies dared not make rash moves, harboring hatred in their hearts.
But now...
With Pan Ran killed and the Pan Family’s elite nearly wiped out, such a good opportunity would surely not be missed by their enemies?
Being retaliated against was only to be expected.
"Shizheng."
Fang Zheng sighed:
"I understand your feelings, but after all, I am an outsider and it’s not appropriate for me to get involved in the Pan Family’s affairs."
"Uncle..." Pan Shizheng looked up.
"Don’t rush!"
Fang Zheng waved his hand, cutting off his words:
"Even if I help you solve the current problem, what then? Without Brother Pan, what could you siblings do?"
"The two of you aren’t even Martial Artists!"
Pan Shizheng was speechless.
Indeed!
The Pan Family doesn’t even have a decent Martial Artist now, wanting to be the overlords of San’an County is but a delusion.
"Uncle!"
Pan Shizheng gritted his teeth, speaking in a muffled voice:
"We’re willing to give up San’an County, just to ask Uncle to suppress those plotting against our Pan Family."
"In the future, as long as Pan Family Village exists, San’an County will bear the Fang name!"
"Give up San’an County?" Fang Zheng shook his head:
"Under the heavens, all lands belong to the king. Of all the lands, none are not his ministers’. What use does Fang Zheng have for San’an County?"
"Uncle!" Pan Shizheng cried:
"Must we siblings watch as our kin are ruthlessly killed by others?"
"I implore Uncle to lend a helping hand. I, Shizheng, even if I cannot repay this lifetime, will in future lives repay as cattle and horses."
"Uncle."
Throughout the pleading, Pan Xin also knelt, banging her head on the ground until it was bruised and bleeding.
"Husband."
Their desperate pleas made Linghu Qiuchan’s eyes well up with compassion, unable to resist tugging on Fang Zheng’s sleeve.
"Alas!"
Fang Zheng sighed softly:
"Brother Pan entrusted you to me to ensure the Pan bloodline would survive if something happened."
"I have been friends with Brother Pan for many years; I cannot sit by and watch the Pan Family be humiliated."
He looked down at Pan Shizheng and said:
"Shizheng, I can have the remaining family members brought to Gu’an County, but you must understand that the Pan Family is not what it once was."
"If you wish to rebuild the family business, you’ll need to work hard yourself."
"..." Pan Shizheng looked up, his eyes flickered, and then he bowed deeply:
"Thank you, Uncle!"
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To rescue the remaining members of the Pan Family, Yang Meng personally led eight hundred private soldiers of Fang Mansion, taking Yuan Zhongdao on the road.
Pan Ran was merely a Great Perfection Martial Artist and could become a hegemon of San’an County, showing the superficial Martial Dao foundation of the area.
Not mentioning Yang Meng,
Yuan Zhongdao, with these hundreds of private soldiers, could also sweep through San’an County.
With Fang Zheng’s reputation growing day by day, by the time Fang Mansion’s private soldiers arrived, the turmoil in Pan Mansion was swiftly subdued.
Once Fang Mansion’s private soldiers were stationed in Pan Mansion,
No one dared to cause trouble again!
At night.
Pan Xin and Pan Shizheng invited Yang Meng and Yuan Zhongdao to a feast, but Yang Meng politely declined, citing exhaustion.
"Sister!"
In the room, Pan Shizheng spoke solemnly:
"Uncle has instructed us to bring the Pan Family members back to Gu’an County. What are your thoughts?"
"Me?" Pan Xin looked confused:
"What thoughts could I have?"
"Father was murdered, Second Uncle, Brother, and Guard Zhang were also killed by the Cyan Wolf Gang. Now our Pan Family is incomparable to before. Bringing Aunt and others to Gu’an County is indeed safer."
"Are you resigned to this? Resigned to giving up the Pan Family’s years of accumulated business?" Pan Shizheng’s face tightened, gritting his teeth as he spoke:
"If we really go to Gu’an County, we’ll be living under someone else’s roof, having to watch others’ faces to do everything, unable to lift our heads!"
"Otherwise?" Pan Xin gave a bitter smile:
"With just us siblings, do you really intend to rebuild the family business? If you’re determined, you should first cultivate True Qi."