Chapter 367 Giving up
Mrs. Pan looked older than she had two years ago, with her hair almost completely white. When she saw Pan Yun, she stood up in surprise, looked him up and down with slightly moist eyes, and choked up and said, "You've grown up. How come you've... grown so big?"

Pan Yun smiled and said, "Grandmother, are you relieved to see me? My brothers and sisters are all very kind to me, and even my nephews take good care of me, which is why I can grow up so well."

Looking at Pan Yun, who had grown a lot taller, had a rounder face and looked more vigorous, Old Mrs. Pan couldn't even say "You have suffered".

Because this child was raised much better than when he was in the Pan family.

When she was at the Pan family, she looked like six at the age of eight, but now, at the age of ten, she looks like eleven or twelve.

Old Mrs. Pan touched her head dejectedly and pushed aside her hat, which was not tightly worn, revealing a clue.

Old Madam Pan immediately took off her hat. Looking at her hair that was only half a finger long, her eyes turned red. "Why do Taoist priests have to shave their heads?"

Pan Yun quickly explained, "This was not caused by shaving, but by being struck by lightning."

Old Mrs. Pan burst into tears. "How can you be struck by lightning? Our Pan family has never done anything evil. You were out there..."

"I didn't do anything wrong," Pan Yun immediately said with a serious face, "Grandma, I am a good person just like my father."

Old Madam Pan exhaled, took her hand and said, "It's good that he is a good person, Yun'er. Although you are young, you have studied with your brothers. There has never been a treacherous person in our Pan family. When your father was put to death with a knife, he did not falsely accuse Xue Shaoqing. You..."

Pan Jun said seriously, "I will definitely not falsely accuse Xue Shaoqing."

"Okay, okay," Mrs. Pan was very pleased and said, "You can't do other bad things. I heard from the second son that you want to redress your father. How do you plan to redress him?"

"My granddaughter has no idea either. Does grandma have any good suggestions?"

Old Madam Pan held her hand tightly, and after a moment of silence, she said, "I am just an old lady, how can I give you any advice? Even your second uncle has no official position or power. With a small title of Juren, he can only be a teacher in a private school."

Pan Tao shouted in disapproval, "Mother——"

Old Madam Pan clenched Pan Yun's hand, gave Pan Tao a warning look, and continued, "Your father's case was instigated by Wang Zhen and ordered by the emperor himself. How easy is it to overturn the verdict?"

"Unless we can get Lord Yang to speak up and file a complaint," Old Lady Pan sighed, "but Lord Yang has not been involved in the matter for a long time."

"Everyone knows that Xue Shaoqing's case was a false accusation. Elder Yang only said one word at the beginning and did not fight for it. Otherwise..."

"Child, you are still young and have a long way to go in the future. Your two brothers have already established their foothold in the army..." Old Mrs. Pan held Pan Yun's hand and couldn't say the next words.

But Pan Yun understood. Old Mrs. Pan did not want to overturn the verdict and did not want the second branch and the entire Pan family to be implicated because of this matter.

Pan Yun could understand. She nodded and changed the subject. "Father feels guilty for not being able to show filial piety to grandmother. Fortunately, there is second uncle. Second uncle, I will leave grandmother to you from now on."

Pan Tao smiled and agreed, saying, "You must be hungry too, Brother Bo, go ask the waiter to serve the food."

Pan Bai agreed and went out quickly.

Old Madam Pan wiped the tears from her eyes, feeling guilty. She held her hand tightly and said, "Tell your third brother what you like to eat and ask him to order it for you."

Then he pulled her to the table and said, "I haven't called your second aunt yet, hurry up and call someone."

Wang had been standing quietly by the side. When Pan Yun came forward to pay her respects, she stopped her and touched her hand. "Your hands are covered with calluses..."

Pan Yun: "Left over from sword practice."

Wang paused, pinched her arms and shoulders, and couldn't help laughing, "You are much stronger now. If we saw you on the street, we wouldn't dare to recognize you."

Old Mrs. Pan's mood also eased. She nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right. This child is growing up too fast. Fortunately, her face looks like her father, otherwise I would worry that she is a fake."

Pan Jun was struck by lightning and reached out to touch his face. "I, I look like my dad?"

Wang chuckled and said, "Don't be afraid. Your eyes look like your father, but your face... looks more like your mother."

Pan Tao said: "Your father was also very handsome when he was young."

Old Mrs. Pan nodded repeatedly, "That's right, look how good-looking you are, you are the best-looking among your brothers."

Pan Tao also nodded.

Pan Xiaohei, who was squatting on her shoulder, laughed mockingly, and everyone realized that there was a black cat squatting on her shoulder.

The dark eyes looked over, and Wang took a step back in fear. "Where did this cat come from? Black cats are psychic. This cat looks..."

"Very smart, isn't it?" Pan Yun said with a smile, "I brought this cat from the capital. I rescued it, and it helped me later, so I have been keeping it."

The three adults were silent for a moment and then said, "That's good, I have a companion by my side."

The restaurant served the food quickly, and Pan Yun accompanied them for a meal. During the meal, he no longer mentioned the unjust case, or even the father and son Pan Hong who were exiled from Datong.

Everyone maintained a happy appearance and had the reunion dinner. Pan Jun gave the snacks he bought to Old Mrs. Pan and was about to leave.

Old Madam Pan held her back, took out an envelope from her bosom and stuffed it into her hand, saying softly, "Child, although you don't say it, I know you have the same stubborn temper as your father. I'm afraid you won't listen to what I say."

"I can't help you with more. Take this little money. You are poor at home but rich on the road. You should take more money when you go out."

Pan Yun declined: "Grandma, I can earn money now..."

"What you can earn is yours, and what I give is what I give," Mrs. Pan said, "You don't have to worry about your second uncle and second aunt. This money comes from the family's land and shops, not your second uncle's tuition." Pan Tao also said, "It's a gift from the elders, I dare not refuse it, just accept it quickly."

Wang also nodded.

Pan Yun couldn't refuse and had to accept it.

Although no one was watching them, Pan Jun still didn't plan to appear on the street with them, so he let them go first.

After the man left, only one person and one cat were left in the huge box.

Pan Xiaohei jumped from her shoulder to the table lightly, "It seems that the Pan family has been hit hard in the past two years. Old Mrs. Pan is scared."

Pan Yun: "It's human nature to be afraid of the powerful. The old lady was able to hide me back then, which was already amazing."

Pan Xiaohei: "I just don't understand why you humans change so quickly. She risked her life to hide you back then, why doesn't she continue to risk her life to overturn Pan Hong's case now?"

"Death in the future will give you a longer life than death in the past."

Pan Yun: "When I heard you say that, I knew you had never been a human being, so you don't understand."

She said: "If someone who has died once is asked to die again, most people will be afraid of death."

"Back then, she was so passionate that she was willing to risk her family's lives to seek justice. But now two years have passed, my father and brother have survived at the border, and my second uncle's family has also established a firm foothold in Changzhou Prefecture. Everything is stable, so naturally, the old lady is unwilling to take this risk again."

Pan Jun took it into his arms, stroked its smooth hair and said, "Pan Xiaohei, now it's just you and me who have to solve this case."

Pan Xiaohei: "And what about Miaozhen and the others?"

Pan Yun patted his head gently and said, "Knowing that they will die, how can you drag them into this? They just need to listen to my nagging, and we will do this ourselves."

Pan Xiaohei: "Although I am not a human, I think you are fanciful. Given your current situation where Jiao is inseparable from Meng and Meng is inseparable from Jiao, can you avoid them when doing things?"

The man and the cat were talking animatedly when there was a knock on the door of the box.

When Pan Jun turned around, the door was pushed open and Pan Tao came back.

Pan Yun stood up and asked, "Second Uncle?"

Pan Tao said, "Yun'er, don't take your grandmother's words seriously. Second uncle will go with you in overturning the verdict."

Pan Yun: "I appreciate Second Uncle's kindness, but you still have Grandma to take care of, Second Aunt and Third Brother to take care of, so Grandma's concerns are correct."

Pan Tao said with a sullen face, "Yun'er, your father's unjust case involves not only your father and brother, but also Xue Shaoqing, Zheng Tuiguan from the Ministry of Justice, Zhou Pingshi from the Dali Temple, and the four parties who were wrongly killed, as well as their families behind them."

"Overturning the verdict is not only to save your father, but also for the He family and others who died unjustly, and for their families."

Pan Yun opened his mouth, but Pan Tao's look of "My brother can be wrongly accused, but the He family and others who died unjustly cannot be wrongly accused" made Pan Yun unable to persuade him.

After a while, she asked, "What about grandma?"

Pan Tao said solemnly, "Hide it from her."

Pan Jun raised his eyebrows.

Pan Tao said: "If you don't tell her and I don't tell her, how will she know that we are doing this?"

Pan Yun: "If it implicates Second Aunt and Third Brother..."

"It was your second aunt who urged me to come find you," Pan Tao said, "Although your second aunt is timid, she knows what is right and what is right. Your third brother is young, but it is time for him to learn."

"If your second aunt and I were afraid of power and abandoned our loved ones, how could I teach him to be loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous?"

Well, as a teacher, he has good eloquence. As a student, Pan Jun couldn’t beat him in an argument.

Pan Yun handed him an envelope of money and said, "Second Uncle, keep this money. I will plan to overturn the verdict. Before that, don't make any move."

Pan Tao pushed the envelope back and said, "Keep the money..."

"I can sell one of my amulets for twenty taels of silver."

Pan Tao's hand paused.

Pan Yun continued, "One formation plate can be sold for at least one hundred taels. I can make one formation plate in three days, and draw twenty amulets in one day."

Pan Tao took the envelope and said, "You... Yun'er, you should learn Qinggong better. I heard that people who are good at Qinggong in the martial arts world are the best at escaping even if their martial arts are not good. Even people with much better martial arts can't catch up with them."

Pan Yun: "Don't worry, Uncle, what I sell are all genuine goods, and I won't be hunted down by anyone."

Pan Tao curled the corners of his mouth. Only he knew how much he believed.

However, the talismans that Pan Yun gave them were indeed very valuable. Forget it, no matter whether they were useful or not, they were her token of her love, so they might as well wear them later.

(End of this chapter)