Chapter 54: The Aftermath of the Catastrophe

A fire broke out in the back mountain, and there were dry trees and grass everywhere, and the fire was difficult to control together. Finally extinguished, the thief leader heard that the warehouse was on fire, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly ran back. On the way to lead people, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and the successive fires were really strange.

I was suspicious in my heart, and suddenly I saw a young man running over, bending over and panting and pointing to the back, "Great, king, the people locked in the cave have run away, and the big fat sheep has also run away!" ”

-- Call your father a big fat sheep, hoping that God will not split him.

When the thief heard this, he stared straight, measured the value of the warehouse and the value of Shen Jinshan, and immediately said, "The second master, you lead people to the warehouse to put out the fire, and the others come with me!" ”

The crowd shouted, and the momentum soared to the sky, and they ran over there with the thief leader. When they ran away, Shen Laibao, who was originally gasping for breath, stopped panting, but his bent back hurt a lot, and it took a while to straighten up, and Junxiu's face became a little paler. He touched his forehead, which was a little cold, it was very hot just now, and his head was a little dizzy, I am afraid that he had a fever.

Now is not the time to lie down and rest.

Shen Laibao pinched himself, forced himself to wake up, and ran to the prison after the thief.

The leader of the thieves led more than 20 people to the front of the cave cell, only to see that the door had been opened by the horse, and the horses were still grazing leisurely there. It's just that there is a wooden door in the cave cell, and I don't know if the people inside came out or not, and when he stood at the door and heard it, there was still a sound inside.

"Run away now, and the bandits will come in later."

"Don't be afraid, there are a lot of us, we can get out if we rush out together."

Hearing that they were still discussing this, the thief felt relieved, and walked inside with his knife. Walking through the short and narrow passage of darkness and dampness, there is a huge cave dungeon in front of you, but in the prison, where is there any fat sheep, only his subordinates are pinching their noses and talking, and their faces do not know what powder has been smeared, white as harlequins.

When the two thieves saw him, they immediately knelt down and trembled, "Boss, that kid fed us □□ and forced us to speak here." ”

The thief suddenly felt that it was not good, and turned to flee, but more than twenty people were crowded into the narrow cave, and everyone was in a mess, and before they reached the exit, they saw a horse come in, and the strong horse immediately blocked the exit.

As soon as the thieves shouted, the horses also flicked their tails and spun around, but the passage out of the iron gate had been blocked by people with some deformed iron gates, and several large stones had been moved. The horse could not borrow strength inside, and it was even more difficult to rush, and it firmly trapped people inside.

Shen Laibao, who was suffering from pain and was entangled by a high fever, arrived, and the people who were hiding nearby and did not escape had already arrived in the courtyard one after another, and the people who were not at ease were still moving stones to block the gate.

Shen Laibao listened to the wails of the people inside, and he said, "There should be twenty people trapped, so that the hope of rushing out will be greater, you can see what weapons can be used around, try to hold them in your hands, and stones will do." ”

When they heard this, they leaned down to get the stone. Shen Laibao said again, "With the determination to break the cauldron and sink the boat, let's rush out in one go, even if the people in front fall, don't coax the people behind!" The men are in front, the old and weak women and children are in the middle, don't mess up, the thieves are now taking care of themselves, we have to win with chaos, whoever is timid and retreats, not only will you die, but even other people will be affected in morale, so don't stop! ”

Shen Laibao didn't know how ugly his face was in their eyes, and everyone could see that his condition was very bad. Father Shen was so distressed that he wanted to hug his son and cry, "Treasure, come to Dad, Dad will protect you." ”

Ah Wu almost cried, "Young master, even if the little one loses this life, he will protect you thoroughly." ”

The others had already formed a rough formation very quickly and consciously, and Shen Laibao patted his father's hand and Ah Wu's shoulder, signaling them not to worry. At the end, I looked at my grandfather on the plate, confirmed his safety, and saw that the men around him were all capable, needless to say, they were also guards who were arrested together, so there was no need to worry too much when they could charge.

Those guards looked still intact and didn't look injured, but why couldn't even the bandits be beaten, unlike the people in his family's courtyard, all of them were injured.

There was no time to delve into the doubts in his heart, Shen Laibao heard that there were already bandits coming this way outside, and he waved his hand to let them hide on both sides of the yard and ambush.

There didn't seem to be many bandits, and they were tired from the sound of panting.

"King, King, someone from outside has come in! Many of our brothers died. ”

Shen Laibao was stunned, reinforcements? It's obviously not the person he's looking for, is it the plate?

can have that kind of character, if there were reinforcements, he wouldn't call people at this time, he was much more passive than himself.

As soon as the courtyard door opened, seven or eight bandits poured in, and the people in ambush on both sides shouted, and first smashed the things in their hands out, smashing them into a mess, and dozens of people rushed over, and they had already knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

Shen Laibao caught someone and asked, "Who came in?" ”

The bandit didn't know why he was asking this, wasn't it their man? He cried, "I don't know, it's all men in black, all men in black, killing people everywhere." ”

The grandfather's face, who had been watching from the sidelines, changed slightly, and he turned his head and didn't know what to say to the guard next to him. In just a moment, the guard was gone. Shen Laibao glanced at him, met his sharp eagle-like gaze, and was not afraid.

The speculation in the other party's eyes had entered the old man's eyes, and he said, "You can go out now, right, young man." ”

Father Shen also grabbed his hand and said nervously, "Let's go, son." ”

Shen Laibao led people to tie up the bandits, and then led them out.

At this time, the cottage was completely different from when he first came in, he and the plate only set fire in two places, but now there was fire outside, as if someone had deliberately set it on fire. And after walking a few steps, you can see the corpse of the bandit, which is really tragic.

Shen Laibao looked at the wounds on the corpse, either in the neck or in the heart, those are all ways that can be fatal with one move. It seems that those men in black are not only good at martial arts, but also very cruel in their methods. His brain, which was originally a little confused due to illness, was now completely sober, and he was now not so afraid of the bandits blocking the way, but afraid of those people in black who did not know their identities.

It seems that most of the thieves have fled, and a group of them have gone out in a big way, and occasionally they meet a few lone ones, and they also run away, and they have no intention of catching them again.

As soon as he walked to the gate, Shen Laibao slowly saw the corpse of the man in black, who was also killed by a move, and the person walking around them was the guard of Grandpa Pan.

He suddenly understood-

Grandpa Pan and his entourage met the man in black on the mountain road, and after repelling the man in black, he met the bandit again, so he simply calculated it, pretending to be caught by the bandit, and used the thief's den to recuperate, and then discussed countermeasures.

So even if he doesn't come here, they have nothing to fear, that's why they're always so calm.

And judging from the actions of his guards, he will not take into account the safety of the rest of the people at all.

A guard came in quickly from outside, his clothes were still stained with blood, he was holding a sword, and he said closely, "The rest of the party is almost wiped out, the lord can rest assured." ”

Before the grandfather could answer, Shen Laibao suddenly realized that something was wrong and stepped forward. Almost instantly, the man stabbed the old man with his sword, but he didn't expect that someone next to him suddenly intervened, and his wrist was hit hard, and the sword fell to the ground.

He was not bad, but the young man made a preemptive strike, and he was suddenly a little confused. It's just that he was well-trained, and he quickly calmed down and made a move to subdue the boy.

Shen Laibao is now comparable to Daiyu, but he knows that a little distraction is death, and he can't tolerate him Daiyu at all. It is said that breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat can stimulate people's fighting spirit more, and the person is gradually at a disadvantage, and there is more and more surprise in his eyes, I don't know why this young man is so desperate.

When the Shen family nursing home saw it, they also stepped forward together, even if their kung fu was not as good as that of professional thugs, but everyone took a small bench and a small stick, and beat that person to a defeat, and finally was captured.

Shen Laibao was in a trance, his elbow was already supported, it was the old man.

Grandpa Pan asked, "How do you know that he is a disguised Pan family guard?" ”

Shen Laibao almost didn't roll his eyes, if he hadn't promised to take his grandfather back with a plate, he wouldn't have bothered to do his best, and now his bones are clamoring to rest and rest, and he also wants him to explain, "You let your guards go to open the way, but the rest of the party is still there, and he will come back to resume his life, unlike the style of your guards." ”

It doesn't matter if the explanation is simple, it's good to be effective, and he doesn't have much energy to explain.

In fact, Shen Laibao has a more reasonable inference, that is, the sword in the man's hand.

He had seen the corpses of the Pan family's guards on the mountain road, and the swords scattered around him were all of the same style. However, the Pan family guards were escorted to the thieves' den, and the weapons would definitely be confiscated to the warehouse. However, while the warehouse was burning, would the guards who had left the prison empty-handed to meet the enemy make a detour to the warehouse and go into the fire to get their own swords?

Of course not.

And the person just now was dressed as a Pan family guard, but the sword in his hand turned out to be the same style as the Pan family's guard.

Then it is not difficult to guess that this person is a fake, and in order to confuse the real with the fake, even the details of the sword have been noted.

However, being smart was mistaken by being smart, and it was this sword that revealed his identity.

And...... Even if he beats the wrong person, it's better than this person sneaking up on the plate grandfather. But after he grabbed the sword, Grandpa Pan didn't panic, and he knew that in fact, he also knew the identity of this person at that moment.

He felt that this person's city was too deep, and he always felt that there was a dangerous aura, as if he could turn into a tiger and eat his bones as soon as he lowered his head, and when he went down the mountain, it was best not to see him again.

Outside is gradually calming, presumably the bandits have run out, and those men in black have also been eliminated. The guards who had been scattered just now came back one after another, and stood beside Grandpa Pan again.

Shen Laibao knew that the roadblocks had been cleared, and commanded everyone to go down the mountain, walking at the back by himself. After walking two steps, he saw that the grandfather was still talking to the guard in a low voice, and looked at him, thinking that it should be fine, and he could see the plate when he went down the mountain, and he was considered to have fulfilled his promise, so he was ready to leave.

"Young man, wait."

Shen Laibao turned around, and the old man asked, "Are you the son of Shen Jinshan, the richest man in Mingzhou?" ”

"Yes."

"It's not easy for a child from a merchant family to have this kind of courage, your father is not as good as you. You are also very good at winning over well-trained Assassins. Grandpa Pan smiled slightly, "But how did you recognize that person was an assassin and not my guard?" ”

Shen Laibao really didn't have the strength to deal with him, and before he could speak, he had already noticed that the guards who were originally standing beside him were slowly walking towards both sides. Invisible killing intent spread on both sides, and he suddenly realized that Grandpa Pan was suspicious of him.

is suspicious of a person in the city, and that is probably a dead end.

Even if he explained it clearly, I am afraid that he would not be able to get out of it safely.

Just because his watch xiàn is too handsome!

In the eyes of the grandfather of the plate, he ran into the thief's den alone, made a noise, lured the thief into the dungeon, and now organized the kidnapped people to leave, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a normal businessman's child.

And the grandfather of the plate also mentioned a point - your father is not as good as you.

It seems to be a compliment, but it is actually suspicious.

The tiger father has no dogs, but Shen's father doesn't look like a brave and resourceful person, so Grandpa Pan is a little more suspicious of him.

Shen Laibao could already deeply perceive the strong murderous aura, as if as long as he said something wrong, he would be directly killed here.

In just a few seconds, there are thousands of thoughts. He gathered his thoughts a little, and then he said the suspicion of the sword.

As soon as this reason came out, the grandfather's complexion did not change, but his eyes were slightly, only slightly less hostile.

However, Shen Laibao knew that this was far from enough, and it was not a hassle for the old man to kill him, and when he went out, he just had to tell people that he was killed by the bandits. But let him go, maybe there will be endless troubles.

He never had such a sense of crisis when he encountered bandits and outwitted bandits.

He looked at the old man, and when he saw that he seemed to be about to speak, he walked towards him suddenly. When the guard saw that he was about to step forward, he immediately leaned over and protected his grandfather behind him.

"Here you go."

Shen Laibao stretched out his hand and handed something to the old man.

Grandpa Pan looked down indifferently, and when he saw the thing in his hand, his eyes that had been vigilant and indifferent changed.

In the palm of the young man's hand, there is a jade jade ring.

Shen Laibao saw that his expression had changed, and his heart calmed down, "This is a token that the plate brought to me to recognize you, he was afraid that you would not trust me, so he handed me this." He is very worried about your safety, let's go up the mountain together, now he is waiting for you at the bottom of the mountain, why don't we hurry down the mountain. ”

The old man looked at him deeply, all kinds of eyes intertwined under his eyes, Shen Laibao felt that he would freeze a look casually, and the guards next to him would wipe him.

At last the old man said, "Let's go, go down the mountain." ”

Shen Laibao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the old man said again, "You go ahead, we will protect you." ”

"......" Old fox!

As soon as Shen Laibao finished scolding, he heard footsteps outside, and the murderous aura that had just faded in the courtyard rose like a cloud. Shen Laibao glanced at the guards, the spirit is so highly nervous, he will get mentally ill!

"Noble!"

He was surprised, it turned out that it was his father who came in.

Old Man Shen staggered to his side, grabbed his hand, his hands were hot, and he was frightened, "What's wrong with you, why are your hands so hot?" ”

"It's okay Dad, I've just been running for too long and I'm panicking." Shen Laibao patted the back of his hand, grabbed him with his backhand, and pulled him out of the stockade, for fear that the grandfather on the plate would regret it and wipe the two of them.

Fortunately, the grandfather didn't seem to plan to attack him, and walked to the gate of the cottage with his heart in high spirits, but they didn't move.

They went down the mountain together, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, they fled in all directions like frightened birds in the forest, and went home. Only a few people thanked Shen Laibao before leaving, and they actually got the silver he gave, and they were immediately grateful.

Grandpa said, "Some people might as well not save it, and they won't even say thank you." ”

Shen Laibao deliberately stayed away from him, he could have regarded this as if he hadn't heard it, but he was still afraid of his grandfather, his guards were so powerful, it was definitely not something that his family could win, so he said honestly, "It's more reassuring to save them than to watch them trapped in the thieves' den as meat tickets." ”

"But what mortals do is to make themselves feel at ease and have no guilt."

Shen Laibao wanted to refute, and it didn't seem unreasonable to think about it, but he didn't say anything more. Suddenly, I heard him say, "What about my grandson? ”

"Why do you want to ask me about such a thing?" Shen Laibao said lightly, "Since you can beat the assassin to the ground, how can you leave your beloved grandson alone." You just don't want him to be tortured in the thieves' den, so you left him at the bottom of the mountain, and of course, you're sure to leave the guards behind to protect him, right? ”

Grandpa Pan looked at him again, this will Shen Laibao is not afraid, because he saw that Pan Zi was walking down the mountain road he had just gone up, bastard, grinding, only now going down the mountain, it is estimated that he is lighting a fire and not running, waiting for him to come out safely. This will hear the excitement under the mountain before coming down, arrogant and kind.

The guards had already gone over to support him, but the plate still ignored him and walked down by himself. It wasn't until Shen Laibao went over and stretched out his hand to him that he grabbed his hand and he climbed down the rock.

Grandpa Pan's eyes moved slightly, "Pan'er." ”

Panzi looked at him, saw that he was fine, and stood next to Shen Laibao with an "um" sound. Shen Laibao looked at the plate that would rather stand here than go to his grandfather's, and wanted to throw him over. If your grandfather is jealous, I'm going to be scratched!

Just as Shen Laibao was thinking in horror, he saw the old man walking towards him, and he couldn't help but straighten his waist, and then he said, "Senior Shen Laibao, I've seen the old man." ”

"Old man Pan Yan."

Rock climbing? The name is too close to the new world, and Shen Laibao is gone.

Pan Yan said, "I remember your name, Shen Laibao. You are young and old, brave and resourceful, and it would be a pity if you just planned to inherit the family business. ”

The corners of Shen Laibao's mouth stiffened slightly, "Do you know what our family does?" ”

Pan Yan's face was pale, "The old man doesn't recognize it, but the thief leader recognizes it, when he replaced the door with an iron door, everyone trapped knew who your father was." Although he is only the richest man in a state, he is still young, but he is also a talent. Well, it's just timid. ”

Shen Laibao glanced at his father and found that his father's face was suffocated into the color of pig liver.

Hey, Dad, even if you're told to be cowardly, you don't have to hold back like this.

And in his heart, his father is not timid at all. The real cowardice is the one who will push his son out when the bandits attack. But his father protected him behind him, "My father is not cowardly, when danger came, he did not flee without any power, but gave me life." ”

The plate looked up at him, but he didn't expect that he was not afraid of his grandfather. Pan Yan smiled, "Okay, it's really a good seedling, Noble, it's better for you to follow me and be my protégé." ”

There is not even a word "bar", as if a decision has been made directly. Shen Laibao was uncomfortable talking to him, and he couldn't say it well because of the difference in his three views, "Thank you Master Pan for not disliking it, I think it's good now." ”

Pan Yan asked, "Why do you call me an adult, not a master?" ”

"If it was a master, he would have blinked his eyes if he killed so many people. Moreover, the plate will not say that if there is a token, you can go to the government and call someone to rescue it. If you can dispatch state officials at will with just one token, I'm afraid that your official position as an 'adult' is not small. ”

Pan Yan nodded thoughtfully, then looked at the plate again, his eyes were already sharp, "What did I tell you, in front of outsiders, you can't say the slightest bit of detail, otherwise you won't know how you will die in the future." How acquainted you are with this young man, and how long have you known him, you dare to stand by his side unguarded, and would rather go to a stranger than stand with your grandfather, who has raised you for ten years. ”

The voice is emotionless, only severe scolding, and every word can poke people into the ground. Shen Laibao also thought that although the grandfather of the plate was ruthless, he was still very charitable to his grandson, after all, he just used a piece of jade pendant just now, and he saw a different expression on the face of the old man who was quite deep in the city.

The plate was silent, and he slowly let go of the hand that was holding Shen Laibao's sleeve and walked towards his grandfather. didn't take two steps, his shoulder was suddenly held by the person behind him, and suddenly someone stood close, as if he had become his firm backing.

Shen Laibao said, "Pan didn't know that you sent someone to follow him, so he also made up his mind to go with me to burn the village and rescue you." He and I are born and die, and he believes me, what's wrong with that. He doesn't stand by you because he's afraid of you, not because he doesn't trust you. But why is he afraid of you, Master Pan should also think about it. If you say such a thing to a little child, how can he have friends in the future? ”

Pan Yan finally smiled, but sneered, "Why does he need friends?" He doesn't need friends either. ”

Shen Laibao was speechless.

The plate had already lifted his hand to let go of his grip on his shoulder, and walked back to his grandfather.

Before leaving, Pan Yan glanced at Shen Laibao again, looked at it and explored, and in a moment the guards opened the way and left the valley.

Shen Laibao was a little worried about the plate, but he really couldn't touch Pan Yan's bottom line, after all, Pan Yan's personality was uncertain, no matter how strict he was, he wouldn't do anything to the plate, but for him, maybe he wouldn't be able to.

He sighed softly, goodbye, plate.

He turned around and was about to take his father away, but when he saw that he was still there, his face had changed from the color of pig's liver to a miserable white, he smiled and said, "Daddy, are you really frightened?" ”

Father Shen stared at his son and spit out the words, "He is Pan Yan." ”

"yes, that's a nice name to remember."

Father Shen almost fainted, "He's Pan Yan!" ”

Shen Laibao said inexplicably, "Yes, he is ......" He was stunned, pondering the name in his heart, Pan Yan Pan Yan ......

Why is it so familiar.

Seeing that his son hadn't remembered yet, Father Shen slapped him on the shoulder, "Son! Pan Yan, that big traitor! Left Phase! With a wave of his big hand, he took away sixty-nine lives of Tie Shangshu's family and eighty-seven lives of the Zhao family, the most relied on traitor of the emperor's crown prince! ”

Shen Laibao's head buzzed, he felt that he had a big deal!