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Tao Yanbai and Miao He who walked in together were puzzled, but Zhang Ning and Zhang Weiyi pretended not to hear and continued, "In addition to the Pu family, there is also the Chen family in Hui'an, Fujian. They also donated 10,000 taels and ordered their children to come to help."

Pan Yun: "What does the Hui'an Chen family do?"

Zhang Ning was silent.

Pan Jun looked at Zhang Weiyi.

Zhang Weiyi touched his nose and said, "The ancestors of the Chen family were salt smugglers. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, they paid a lot of money to participate in the tribute trade and made a lot of money."

Pan Jun raised an eyebrow: "What about now?"

Zhang Weiyi: "After the tribute trade decreased, their family turned to smuggling and maritime trade."

Pan Yun nodded: "He is very sensible, so he pays..."

Zhang Ning then said, "The Chen family has suffered from the invasion of Japanese pirates. Several times, their ships were intercepted by pirates. Last year, the pirates came ashore and their family was robbed. So when they heard that we wanted to join forces with the Tianshi Mansion to suppress the bandits, they immediately sent people over. Not only are they willing to give us 10,000 taels to make weapons and buy medicine for us, they are also willing to give us 100,000 taels of silver as compensation."

Pan Jun opened his mouth slightly: "How much?"

Zhang Ning smiled and said, "One hundred thousand taels! For those who participated in the suppression of the bandits this time, no matter who they are, as long as they are injured, they will first receive fifty taels of medicine for their wounds, and then medical expenses based on the severity of their injuries. For those who died from killing the enemy, the Chen family will give their family a pension of one hundred taels."

Pan Yun's eyebrows jumped. This pension was far more than what the court gave. You know, the court gave pensions to fallen soldiers ranging from ten to twenty taels of silver according to their military merits and ranks.

The Chen family actually offered one hundred taels per person.

People die for money, birds die for food. If this news gets out, are those who really rush to the front line to kill the bandits really martial artists with martial arts skills and the ability to protect themselves, or are they ordinary people, or... bandits?

Pan Yun felt uneasy and asked, "Have Alliance Leader Lin and Dean Zhang agreed?"

Zhang Ning lowered his voice, a little puzzled: "No, for some reason, Alliance Leader Lin and Dean Zhang didn't agree, so only a few of us know about this. Taoist Priest Pan, I heard that you are a genius in the academy and have a lot of influence in front of Dean Zhang. Why don't you persuade Dean Zhang?"

He said, "Brothers, you are here to kill the bandits out of loyalty, but if someone pays, it will also be a guarantee for your family. Brothers will feel more at ease when they charge into battle, so why not do it?"

Pan Jun smiled and was about to speak, but Zhang Weiyi had already said before her: "Brother Zhang Ning, this is the decision of the teachers, we just need to listen to it. If you let Junior Sister Pan bring it up, won't that make Junior Sister Pan angry?"

Zhang Ning frowned slightly and looked at Qu Le.

Zhang Weiyi added, "Junior Brother Qu is now a disciple of the Academy. Do you want him to raise the issue with our Dean or with Alliance Leader Lin? Isn't this embarrassing for him?"

Qu Le breathed a sigh of relief.

Pan Jun smiled and simply brought the topic back to the topic: "Why did you come here?"

Zhang Weiyi said quickly, "The Dean and Alliance Leader Lin are now in the Chen family's courtyard. Since Junior Sister Pan feels that Ping'an Inn is not safe, then take them to the courtyard. The Dean and Alliance Leader Lin also want to meet the Cen brothers."

"Chen Family Villa?"

"Yes, the eldest and second sons of the Chen family are both in the other courtyard."

It can be seen that the Chen family attaches great importance to this bandit suppression campaign.

Pan Yun then stepped aside and raised his chin towards Cen Dachuan and Cen Yuan: "Let's go."

Cen Yuan was uneasy.

Cen Dachuan suddenly calmed down, stood up and left with them.

He turned his head to glance at Pan Yun as he walked past her.

Pan Jun's eyes met his and then turned away, but she could clearly see the regret, anger and ridicule in the other's eyes.

Pan Yun paused.

She could understand anger, but regret and ridicule?
What is he regretting and mocking?
Pan Yun paused and followed, saying to Tao Yanbai, "Go and check out." The Chen family's villa is quite large, and although many people live there, it doesn't seem crowded once you go in.

Zhang Ziming and Li Wenying are both here, but Zhang Ziming is only here temporarily.

After meeting Cen Dachuan and Cen Yuan, Zhang Ziming came to Pan Yun and said, "Alliance Leader Lin and I will go to Fuzhou today. You must obey orders and don't act recklessly."

Pan Yun: "...Do I look like a promiscuous person?"

Zhang Ziming nodded: "Yes."

Pan Yun: …

She changed the subject: "Aren't you supposed to be in charge of the overall situation in Fuzhou? Why did you come to Quanzhou?"

Zhang Ziming: "The Pu family's Peace Inn is not easy to break, so I came to take a look."

Zhang Ziming is proficient in battle formations.

Pan Jun raised his eyebrows: "You broke the formation in Ping An Inn?"

Zhang Ziming: "It's not broken. I just went in to invite the young master of the Pu family to come out for a chat. Now the formation is under our control. I know you are good at formations. After I leave, you should pay more attention to it and don't let others counterattack you."

Pan Yun nodded and muttered, "I thought they surrendered voluntarily."

Zhang Ziming chuckled: "He knelt down and surrendered as soon as he went out. How can this not be considered proactive?"

"What about the Chen family?" Pan Jun looked at Zhang Ziming.

Zhang Ziming's smile faded slightly. He paused for a moment before saying, "The Chen family is engaged in smuggling business and has a large number of people under their control. If you really want to be serious, their power is no less than that of a medium-sized sect in the Central Plains. They are all in the martial arts world. Once the martial arts league's martial arts order was issued, they could not be concealed at all, so they came here on their own."

Pan Yun: "Are they really serious about suppressing the bandits?"

"Who knows?" Zhang Ziming sneered, "Whether they are sincere or not, they have taken out real money now, and the Wulin Alliance may not trust them completely. You should follow their orders, but be careful."

Pan Yun nodded seriously, feeling a little heavy in his heart.

The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became a little cold.

Miao Zhen and the other two who were standing far away watched silently and did not dare to step forward.

Zhang Ziming caught a glimpse of them and smiled, his coldness gone: "Come on, tell me how you caught him?"

Pan Jun was still thinking about the Chen family, and said absentmindedly: "It was a little trick to trick them out."

"It just happened that you managed to trick the second in command? Aren't the people in that village very united and tight-lipped? The people sent in couldn't even tell who was a pirate and who was a villager, let alone catch the second in command. How did you recognize him?"

Zhang Ziming became more and more excited as he spoke, looking Pan Yun up and down: "Could it be that you have made a breakthrough in your face reading skills?"

Pan Yun came back to his senses and said to him, "It's not that complicated. I just caught a thief who tried to sneak into my house in the middle of the night. He happened to be a bandit. I tortured him and found out who their leader was."

Zhang Ziming couldn't believe it: "It's that simple?"

Pan Yun nodded: "It's that simple."

Zhang Ziming began to mutter: "The Wulin Alliance is too useless. This isn't that difficult..."

Just as he was muttering, three young men came towards him. Zhang Ziming immediately restrained himself and became serious. He reminded Pan Yun in a mosquito-like voice: "The eldest son of the Chen family is here."

Pan Yun looked up, his eyes fixed on a young man walking in the middle. When he approached, he smiled brightly, his eyes seemed to be filled with stars. (End of this chapter)