That night, a hundred riders left the city.
Zhou Cang and Pei Yuan Shao brought 100 Blood Battle Heavenly Soldiers and "escorted" Zhen Yan to the Zhen Family of Wuji.
Zhen Yan, who was on the horse, was pale. His eyes looked absent-minded from time to time, as if he had not completely escaped from his dazed state.
This state lasted for half a day.
It was only when the Zhen family fort appeared in their sight that they felt slightly better.
Since Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, famine had spread everywhere in the north. In order to protect themselves, rich families had built forts and camps.
Later, when the Son of the Plane, Liu Xiu, proclaimed himself emperor, he had ordered the destruction of the city, but he could not stop it.
It was not until the Yellow Turban Rebellion that the forts in the north became popular again. The troops, private soldiers, and a large number of slaves raised by the wealthy clans were stationed there, as well as the people, guests, and old officials attached to the wealthy clans. It was almost equivalent to a small city.
As a noble family in Zhongshan, the Zhen family's fort was tall and sturdy.
Not only were there sentry towers and arrow towers, but there were also guards patrolling at all times to guard against bandits. At the same time…to a certain extent, they also kept the imperial court's orders outside the door.
In the fort, the Zhen family was the local tyrant.
"Young Master is back?"
When the patrolling guards saw more than a hundred cavalrymen galloping over, they were first shocked. Then, when they discovered Zhen Yan's existence, they were overjoyed.
"Hurry up and report to Madam!"
The leader of the patrolling guards quickly went up to him, but he ordered his subordinates to close the gate of the fort.
His vigilant gaze locked onto Zhou Cang and the others.
Zhen Yan saw the door slowly closing at a glance. He, who had already suffered humiliation, suddenly exploded,"Zhen Niu, you dare to block me from the door? Are you trying to rebel?!”
With a stern shout, he raised the whip in his hand and mercilessly lashed out.
The guard leader wanted to dodge, but he didn't dare to.
The whip hit his face with a loud crack. His skin was instantly torn open, and blood flowed out.
However, he was not angry at all. Instead, he knelt on the ground with a thud."Young Master, Zhen Niu wouldn't dare, it's just Madam's orders…"
Before he could finish, Zhen Yan's expression changed.
Another whip lashed out.
"I am the eldest son of the Zhen family. Ever since my father passed away, I have been the head of the Zhen family!”
He shouted angrily, his expression somewhat ferocious."Are you a servant of the Zhen family or my mother? If you dare to be impudent again, I'll kill you!”
"Move aside, I want to see mother!”
This sudden scene caused the hearts of the other patrolling guards to tremble.
Under the accumulated prestige, they did not dare to disobey Zhen Yan at all. As for the head of the guards, Zhen Niu, although he looked at Zhou Cang and the others unwillingly, he still obediently made way for them.
Zhen Yan didn't get off his horse and directly entered the fort.
Zhou Cang and the others had an unyielding expression, but they did not flare up and followed closely behind.
Brother Bull, Young Master seems to be…different…"
Zhen Niu wiped away the blood on his face. The other patrolling guards looked at each other in dismay. This thought appeared in their minds at the same time.
Although in this day and age, the slaves of wealthy families were not as good as dogs.
However, the Zhen family had always treated their slaves well.
Young Master had read a lot of books since he was young, and he was strictly required by Lady Zhen. He had always been gentle and refined, so he wasn't such a ruthless person.
It was even more impossible for him to say such disrespectful words to Madam in public.
But now…
" What exactly happened during the few days when Young Master was kidnapped? Those people are obviously not good people…"
"Is there going to be a big change in the Zhen family?”
…………
Soon, Zhen Yan was welcomed into the house by the servants.
"Yan Er, are you alright?”
Madam Zhen rushed over from the backyard as soon as she heard the news. With a worried expression, she said,""I heard that those bandits were extremely daring and actually took down Lunu County City. Your brothers and sisters and I were worried to death!”
Lady Zhen was from the Zhang family of Changshan County.
She was already in her thirties, but because she had been pampered, she looked like she was only in her twenties. She was graceful and graceful.
Following behind her was Zhen Yan's younger brother, Zhen Yao, a little kid in his teens.
There were also five girls with similar appearances.
Zhen Yi's eldest son died early, and Zhen Yan was the eldest son. He had five younger sisters and a younger brother.
"Brother, those bandits didn't do anything to you, right?”
The elder sister, Zhen Jiang, was already nineteen years old. Her skin was fair and beautiful, and because she often assisted her mother and brother in handling the Zhen family's affairs, she had a heroic spirit. However, she had never married…From this, it could be seen that although the Zhen family was a merchant, they thought highly of themselves!
The people who came to marry had long broken through the threshold.
However, if the Zhen family was not satisfied, they would rather not marry.
Other than Zhen Jiang, his second sister Zhen Tuo and third sister Zhen Rong were both sixteen years old, and his fourth sister Zhen Dao was fourteen years old.
She had a beautiful face and a petite figure. Her beautiful eyes were filled with concern, just like Lady Zhen's.
The four women all had fair skin, obviously inheriting Lady Zhen's beauty.
Especially his fifth sister, Zhen Mi. She was only seven years old this year, but her skin was as clear as jade, as if she was wearing a layer of jade.
Although his expression was innocent, it was already faintly visible that he could topple a country and was peerless.
"Mother, don't worry. I'm fine!"
Zhen Yan responded to Lady Zhen's words. His gaze swept across his younger siblings and landed on Zhen Mi. Suddenly, he thought of something.
Just half a year ago, Liu Liang, a famous physiognomist in Hebei Province, had read the faces of several children of the Zhen family. He had pointed at Zhen Mi and said,"This woman is indescribably noble!"
Of course, the Zhen family was very happy, but because Zhen Mi was too young, they didn't take it to heart.
However, at this moment, Zhen Yan looked at his younger sister, and his heart churned like a wave.
"Yan 'er, ever since I received the news that Lunu County City had fallen, I had 2,000 soldiers withdraw and prepare to join the army of the Jizhou Provincial Governor to save you!”
Madam Zhen said with lingering fear and quickly asked for details."Quickly tell me what happened these few days. How did you escape from the bandits?”
As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Cang and Pei Yuan Shao who had followed Zhen Yan into the hall,"Did these two warriors save you from the cage?”
Zhen Yan looked straight at Zhen Mi.
Although Zhen Mi was young, she was quite smart. At this moment, she was scared by his gaze and said carefully, Brother, why aren't you saying anything?"
The voice was crisp and pleasant to the ears.
"Ah?"
Only then did Zhen Yan come back to his senses.
He took a deep breath and suddenly walked to the main table in the hall under everyone's surprised and bewildered gazes. Then, he slowly knelt down.
"Elder brother…"
Elder Sister Zhen Jiang's expression changed slightly, she wanted to say something but hesitated.
That was the main seat in the hall, where the head of the Zhen family gave orders. Ever since Zhen Yi passed away, Lady Zhen had been in charge.
In other words, it had always been Mrs. Zhen's seat.
As for Zhen Yan, although he was the young master and was getting older, he had never sat in this position before!
Lady Zhen was too concerned about her son to care.
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard Zhen Yan say,"From today onwards, I will be in charge of all matters in the Zhen family!”
"Mother is a woman after all. It is better for her to stay in the residence and teach third brother!”
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