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Elder Zuo brought Chen Qian and Chen Fei to the east side of the city. He wanted to escape quickly, but the Chen family's soldiers had long since disappeared and were replaced by the disciples of the Chao Heaven Gate. They had taken over this city. Elder Zuo and the others could only retreat back into the city. They walked left and right in an attempt to find a remote place to hide.

On the way, Chen Fei was always scared out of his wits. It was only when his pants were tugged by a pair of small hands that he realized what had happened. What entered his eyes was a child in tattered clothes, patched up, dirty all over. However, it looked exceptionally pitiful.

When Chen Fei saw his (her) appearance, he could not help but feel pity for him, so he asked, "Little sister? Why are you begging here, where are your family? "

The child raised his head, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a little girl. She pitifully replied, "My parents have already starved to death, leaving me alone. Young master, please give me some money to buy some food."

Chen Fei suddenly thought of his parents, so he fished out a bunch of gold coins and passed it to her. "Live well, don't beg anymore."

Elder Zuo saw this and couldn't help but curse the wastrel in his heart. We're running for our lives, we can't even be bothered with ourselves, we're just going to talk about him. Just as he was about to speak, Chen Qian shook her head and had no choice but to give up.

The little girl had never seen so many gold coins before. She was shocked and confused. Only when he finally reacted did he grab it, afraid that Chen Fei would go back on his word.

The little girl knew that she had met someone important, so she quickly thanked him and ran away happily.

Now, there were people heading towards the Gate of Heaven everywhere, where should they go? Staying in an inn was impossible, and it was easy to find out, but living on the street was too eye-catching. After all, they weren't the little girl who wore a tattered outfit like before.

Just as they were at a loss about what to do, the little girl came back, followed by a fourteen or fifteen year old boy. The boy was also dressed in tattered clothing, but his face was clean and clean.

The young man walked over. When he saw Chen Fei and the others, he quickly bowed and said, "Many thanks to the few of you for helping us out. There are too few good people like you in this world."

Chen Fei was still absent-minded, immersed in the pain of losing his family members, unable to extricate himself.

Upon seeing this, Chen Qian could only step forward and say, "It's nothing, my young master has always been a kind person, so there's no need to be concerned."

Only then did the youth take a closer look at the gentle young girl in front of him. She was elegant and graceful, her charm truly unparalleled. He could not help but be a little dazed, and then he reacted and hurriedly introduced himself, "My name is Shen Changsheng, may I know who this lady is ? What's his name? "

Initially, he only wanted to ask for Chen Qianqian's name, but this way people would be able to see through his little scheme. Hence, he asked Chen Fei as well, this way it wouldn't seem rude.

At this time, Chen Fei had already come back to his senses, so he said, "My name is Chen Fei."

Chen Qian said in a conversational tone, "Chen Qian."

"Oh, what a good name. Unlike my parents', who wished that I could live for a hundred years and take the name Longevity." Shen Changsheng continued, "I wonder if the few of you can come to my house, ahem ?" "As guests, I will entertain everyone for a moment."

Although Shen Changsheng said this, his heart was a little red. How could someone like his family have the face to entertain another person in a slum? Not to mention that the other party had even helped them.

However, as he had said, good people like them were hard to find. For the sake of the happiness of his younger brothers and sisters in the future, he had no choice but to be shameless.

He did not know that Chen Fei and the others could not find a place to hide, so when he invited them, they naturally agreed.

Chen Changsheng did not think that they would agree so easily. He could not help but be overjoyed and hurriedly lead the way, leading them towards the simplest slum area.

After walking along a few remote paths, they arrived at the slums.

At this time, the slums had been thoroughly cleaned, but it was still very simple and crude.

Shen Changsheng carefully glanced at them. Seeing that they did not show any expression of displeasure, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

He walked to the door and shouted, "Little brother, little sisters, it's time to welcome your benefactors."

At this moment, a group of little boys and girls in simple clothes walked out. They stood aside to welcome the distinguished guests.

Although they were dressed in tattered clothes, they were still in high spirits. Their little faces were wiped clean as they stood at the sides.

At this moment, even Chen Fei and the others felt that something was strange. They couldn't help but think, "Hey, what are they doing?"

For some reason they had to go into the house, which was very spacious, but with only a table and a few chairs, it looked rather bleak.

There were a few good dishes on the table that they had bought with the gold coins that Chen Fei had given them.

Seeing that they were invited to take their seats, Chen Fei and the others could only sit down. Shen Changsheng laughed and said, "I don't have anything good, so I can only use these to entertain you guys. I'm truly sorry."

Chen Fei looked at Shen Changsheng who was standing at the side and asked curiously, "Aren't you guys going to sit down and eat?"

Shen Changsheng shook his head and said, "We've already eaten. You guys eat."

Chen Fei didn't care about anything else. He picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat. Just as he was about to eat it, he realized that his sleeves had been pulled. It was Chen Qian who made this. Chen Qian pointed with her finger. Chen Fei turned his head and saw that there were a lot of children at the door. They were all looking at him with longing expressions, or to be more precise, at the food on the table. Chen Changsheng was currently furiously waving and chasing them away. Seeing this, Chen Fei lightly coughed and said, "Let them come in and eat together."

Chen Changsheng could not help but reveal an awkward smile.

When the group of children heard this, they cheered and rushed in one after the other. They picked up the chopsticks they had prepared earlier and started to pick up the dishes. However, they bowed first to Chen Fei.

Not long later, the table was completely swept clean. Chen Fei and the others only picked a few columns symbolically, mainly because they were afraid that they would care too much about it.

After the meal, Shen Changsheng finally walked over to Chen Fei, saying that he had something he wanted to discuss with him. Chen Fei also wanted them to temporarily shelter him and Qianqian, so he followed him to a corner.

After a moment of silence, Shen Changsheng thought for a while, then spoke up first, "Young Master Chen Fei, I know that you are the son of a wealthy family, but do you know that the house is still lacking in people? I have a few younger brothers and sisters who are very smart. How about you make them into maids and servants?

Chen Fei finally understood that they were treating me as a young master from a big family. However, he was indeed from a small family. But now, he was just a young master in dire straits. He couldn't even protect himself, so how could he have the time to do such a carefree thing?

Therefore, he forced a smile and said, "Don't call me young master, I'm no longer some young master."

Shen Changsheng thought that he was looking down on his younger brothers and sisters. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious as he repeatedly said, "They really are obedient children. They don't need to eat much, and they're also very diligent! What the Lord can do, they can do as well. "

Chen Fei had no choice but to tell him that although he was once a member of a big family, now that he was being chased by his enemies, it was hard for him to protect himself. The only reason he came with them was because he was afraid of being found out, so he still wanted them to take him in.

Only after staring blankly for half a day did Shen Changsheng finally understand. He could only feel helpless and at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Only then did he nod his head.

When Shen Changsheng told the truth to the group of children, there was no need to mention how disappointed they were. However, there was nothing they could do. After all, they were the ones who were willing to do so. Fortunately, Chen Fei and his team did not live in vain, so this was an unexpected surprise.

At night, everyone began to lay on the floor, but it was quite spacious. Before this thought could even warm his mind, a group of people had already arrived. There were old people, children, but no adults.

Chen Fei and the other two were speechless. It seemed that they had found a place to choose from after the other party left.

Shen Changsheng had already gotten people to buy good bedding for the three of them, and even gave them quite a bit of space.

Just as the three of them were discussing how to leave this place and what to do in the future, a white-haired old man walked over.

He asked Chen Fei, "I heard that you were taking refuge here. May I ask what happened in the city?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Fei recalled his parents and could not help but feel dejected. Seeing this, Patriarch Zuo could only explain what had happened. The Mayor had died, the sword family had been exterminated, and the men from Heaven Gate had taken over this place. However, Elder Zuo didn't mention their real identities, as he was more afraid that they would have spies.

Unexpectedly, when the surrounding children heard this, they went silent and then burst into cheers.

"Haha, the bad guys are dead."

"This is called 'evil will be rewarded for evil'. Look at how heavy the taxes are."

"Is our day coming?"

"Haha ?" A burst of silly laughter.

"Can we really live a good life?" Some of the children even found it hard to believe ?

Chen Qian, who was sitting next to Chen Fei, heard the ear-piercing cheers and thought to herself, "Not good, Young Master he ?"

At this time, Chen Fei, who was still in grief, heard the cheers for schadenfreude and could not help but become furious. "What did you all say!? Don't tell me you are dogs from the Heaven Gate?

Chen Fei stood up in a rage. His eyes were menacing and ready to devour anyone who looked at him.

Seeing this, the old man inwardly cursed. He wanted to immediately go and persuade him, but Chen Fei pushed him to the ground. Shen Changsheng hurriedly looked at the old man's condition. Luckily, he had only scratched a little. Chen Changsheng stood in front of the old man and angrily asked, "What are you doing!?" What's wrong with us being happy when the sword family has been annihilated? They are demanding a hefty tax and caused many of our children's families to be destroyed, what's wrong with us?! "

Chen Fei's chest was burning with anger. "Are you sure? Hmph, as the city lord, didn't my father just collect a little more tax? Do you want him to die? "It's too hateful, hmph, I originally sympathized with you guys, but now it seems that you guys have fallen to such a state, it should be the eye of the heavens instead!"

The old man pulled Shen Changsheng away, and Shen Changsheng avoided the old man's hand. He angrily took a step forward and said, "What, a little tax? Seventy percent tax is also called a little tax? Your father is simply... Wait, what did you say, your father? You are... The young master of the Sword Family! "