"Come! Are you hungry? I bought more, enough for you to eat for three meals. Eat slowly, don't choke! "
Yang Fan put down the food and patted Gu Huan's head lovingly as he watched him wolf down the food.
"Oh, there's a smoked rabbit here!" Yang Fan walked to the corner of the wall and took out an oiled paper bag from a rattan basket hanging on the wedge of the wall. The smoked rabbit was still wrapped in oiled paper. He tore open the oiled paper and placed it in front of the siblings.
Gu Yuan ate much more gently than her brother. She took small bites and worriedly said to Yang Fan, "Uncle, do you think my parents have anything to eat at the Qiong Chi Lake? They didn't bring anything. "
Gu Huan was starving. After walking for so long, he had not eaten anything. When the little guy was growing, food was consumed quickly. He tore open the oiled paper bag and twisted off a rabbit's leg. He smelled it greedily and took a big bite of the rabbit meat. Hearing his sister's words, he couldn't help but raise his head and said, "Yes, not only did my parents not bring food, they didn't even bring bedding. Do they have a place to sleep at night?"
Yang Fan smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if they've been convicted and thrown into prison, they have a place to live and food. How can they not have food and a place to sleep? The authorities will take care of these things."
"En!"
The siblings believed Yang Fan's words and began to eat their food with ease.
Yang Fan didn't let the Chen family know that he brought the two children back. Although the house was rented, the landlord had the right to interfere if he brought people back without permission, especially people of unknown origin. So the three of them didn't make much noise in the room.
After dinner, Gu Yuan didn't need Yang Fan to say anything. He took the initiative to pack up his things. First, he carefully put the rest of the food back into the basket and tiptoed to hang it on the wall. This way, he could prevent mice from stealing it.
There was only a small oil lamp in the room, and the light was very dim. Even so, in order to prevent people from passing by the window and seeing them, Yang Fan did not light up the lamp. The three of them ate at a place with their backs to the window, and when the sky turned dark, they rested.
Yang Fan gave his couch to the two siblings and put two benches together to serve as a bed for the night. The siblings were still worried about their parents' safety. They lay on the bed and worried about their parents. Yang Fan quietly comforted them and talked to them …
The sky gradually darkened. The brother and sister had been running around for most of the day, and they had also suffered a scare. They were really exhausted. As they talked with Yang Fan, they unknowingly fell asleep. Yang Fan rested his head on his arms and listened to their steady breathing. He let out a long sigh, and a trace of worry appeared on his face.
From Huang Jingrong's actions today, Huang Jingrong's killing intent had finally been aroused. Yang Fan was too naive. After fighting with the ruthless officials for so long, he still believed that they would at least have some humanity left in them, hoping that Huang Jingrong would leave after extorting some money from them.
This was a rare opportunity for the Imperial Censorate to make a comeback and regain their power. How could they be willing to give up on this opportunity? They had to make the public angry and everyone felt insecure. They had to make the Emperor feel like he was in danger. Only then could they achieve their political goals.
From this, it could be seen that the other imperial censors had the same thoughts as well. Yang Fan really wanted to resolve the matter here and head to other places as soon as possible, but how was he going to resolve the trouble in Jiannan?
There were forty-three prefectures in Jiannan alone. Even if he could stop Huang Jingrong from killing in this place, how could he stop her from committing murder elsewhere? If he were to follow behind Huang Jingrong all the way, even if he were to follow Huang Jingrong and save all the refugees in Jiannan, what would happen to the refugees in other places?
Yang Fan thought about it, but he couldn't come up with a foolproof plan. The empress hoped to use the imperial censor to eradicate the hidden threat, so he couldn't count on the officials. Could he rely on his martial prowess? Then, he could only stop the killings by killing. For example, sneaking into the military governor's manor at night and killing Huang Jingrong, then sneaking into the other prefectures and assassinating the other imperial censors.
But that was all he could do. He knew that this method couldn't be used. If the imperial censors who were investigating the rebellion of the refugees were assassinated one after another, the consequences would be unimaginable. At that time, this case of rebellion would be viewed as an undeniable fact by the empress and all the officials in the royal court.
At that time, Wu Zetian would no longer send out imperial censors. Instead, she would send out generals who could command thousands of soldiers and horses. She would create a reign of terror in the world and use mountains of human heads to quell this rebellion! All the refugees would die, and more officials and commoners would be implicated. The imperial censor would once again stand above the officials, and more Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen would appear in the royal court …
"How troublesome!"
Yang Fan sighed deeply. Closing his eyes, he muttered regretfully, "I'll do my best and leave the rest to fate …"
In the dark alley opposite Chen Dayu's house, several pairs of cold, wolf-like eyes reflected the starlight, glinting in the darkness. The leader of Liu Junfan's gang, Sima Buyi, asked, "Little Liu, what does this family do?"
Liu Junfan replied softly, "Big Brother, this family is a merchant. I heard that they deal in silk, swords, seafood, and everything else."
Sima Buyi was relieved upon hearing that. His gang specialized in the smuggling business between Great Tang and Tubo, and the entire Jiannan Prefecture was their territory. Due to this, they didn't have a fixed base, and Feng Zhou City was just one of the places where they settled down. They didn't have any qualms about not eating the grass near their nest.
Most of the wealthy families were in cahoots with the authorities, and if that was the case, he would still have some reservations. However, looking at the style of this family, even though they were merchants, they didn't seem to have much influence. Since he was already determined to kill that Yang Fan, killing one or two wouldn't make a difference. Since that was the case, he might as well rob this family and take some money back.
Thinking of this, Sima Buyi's eyes sharpened, and he ordered, "The two of you, climb over the wall and kill that Yang Fan and the family that took him in! Little Ai, Old Cai, the two of you go and deal with that Yang Fan! "
Knowing their boss's character, the subordinates nodded in agreement and made their way to the Chen Residence.
Just as Yang Fan was about to go to sleep, he suddenly heard some movement. His ears twitched, and he straightened his back and sat up. His figure flashed, and like a ghost, he flashed to the side of the window. He peeked outside, then flew to the side of the bed and lightly patted Gu Yuan's shoulder.
The little girl woke up. She opened her eyes and saw a dark figure standing in front of her. She was so scared that she wanted to scream, but her mouth was immediately covered by Yang Fan. Yang Fan whispered, "Someone's coming. Wake your brother up and hide in a corner. Don't come out unless I call for you!"
Liu Junfan was careful. He didn't go to the side courtyard that Yang Fan was in, nor did he choose the main courtyard next to Yang Fan's residence. Instead, he specially chose the side courtyard on the other side of the Chen Residence.
Thinking of how they had blocked Yang Fan on the road today and how the five of them had been easily beaten by Yang Fan, he had been afraid. Especially that short fatty, who was so fat that his neck couldn't even be seen. In the end, Yang Fan had broken his neck with one chop, and his head had hung limply. Thinking of that appearance, he felt cold air coming from the back of his head.
It was best to stay as far away from such a terrifying person as possible.
The two people who had climbed into Yang Fan's courtyard had been with Sima Buyi the longest. It was said that they were originally two horse bandits who belonged to the powerful horse gang in the southwest, "Beard Ba". Later, they had been defeated by another horse gang that had quickly risen.
The newly risen leader of the caravan was nicknamed "Little Flying General." Bearded Ba and his subordinates had been beheaded by "Little Flying General." Bearded Ba's caravan had disappeared, and the two of them had fallen from being horse bandits to bandits. They had been recruited by Sima Buyi and became his capable subordinates.
One of the two people was a Tibetan, and the other was a Han. The Tibetan was called Ai Qi 'er, and the Han had an elegant name, Cai Minhao. His father was probably literate, or he had specially invited a teacher to name his son. He had hoped that Cai Minhao would grow up to be an examiner and become an official, but he had somehow fallen to become a horse bandit.
Ai Nie 'er flipped over the wall and glanced at the silhouettes of her companions who disappeared in a flash. She grumbled, "Motherf * cker, all of them are rushing to the master's house. This troublesome fellow is left to us."
Cai Minhao drew a narrow saber from his back and said with a low laugh, "Who asked us to be so good at kung fu? Even if they were to team up, they still wouldn't be our match. Only the two of us can do this job cleanly and efficiently. Let's go and finish off that brat with one strike. It's not too late to go to the back residence to snatch things! "
The two of them were used to working together. They made a hand signal and moved forward along the left and right corners of the courtyard.
Ai Qi 'er made his way to the door of Yang Fan's room and pushed it open. He lowered his voice and said, "The door is bolted. I will break in. You keep watch outside!"
The person on the other side also came over and said in a low voice, "There's no need to go in!"
Ai Qi 'er frowned and said, "Nonsense! How can we kill without going in? Do you know how to use a flying sword? "
The person on the other side laughed and suddenly appeared in front of him like a ghost, giving Ai Qi 'er a fright. The person on the other side didn't even sway. It was as if he had just floated over from a distance of more than three meters. It was really frightening.
Ai Qi 'er was about to scold Lao Cai when he suddenly realized that this person's facial features were somewhat different from Lao Cai's. Not only was his appearance different, but his height was also different. Ai Qi' er's heart skipped a beat. Before he could react, that person stretched out a big hand and grabbed his neck. He couldn't even breathe, let alone shout loudly.
Ai Nie 'er's feet slowly left the ground as he was lifted by that person. Cracking sounds came from his neck. His own weight was about to break his neck. The blurry face in front of him seemed to be smiling. With a chuckle, he said, "I'm already out. Why are you still going in?"
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