Shen An finally agreed.
Shen Boxiu immediately went out to find people.
Shen Shukang followed behind him.
Shen Boxiu stopped and looked back at him.
Shen Shukang insisted, "Elder Brother, I'm the only one who has seen her. I can recognize her. Otherwise, Chaozhou City is so big—how would you find her?"
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Boxiu said, "You'd better think this through. The people entering the city will most likely end up at the rear, or even have to stand at the very front. If people die, those entering the city will be the first to die."
Shen Shukang said, "I'm not afraid. If she lied to me, then I deserve to die the most."
Shen Boxiu pressed his lips together, but in the end, he nodded. "Good. Worthy of being my brother—responsible!"
Shen Boxiu slung an arm over his shoulder and took him along to find people.
In the darkness of night, Shen Boxiu tucked a sickle at his waist and headed for Chaozhou City with five strapping young men and his younger brother.
They had not even had time for supper. They had just returned from working in the fields, their stomachs empty.
Yet not one of them spoke. They walked toward Chaozhou City in silence.
After walking for more than three hours, once they caught sight of the city gates, they found a patch of grass nearby and sat down. They drank a few mouthfuls of water, tightened their belts, then huddled together and shut their eyes to sleep, waiting for dawn.
At that moment, Pan Yun was flying overhead.
She flew straight into the city, found a secluded and open street, and landed.
She crawled out of the cauldron, reached out to hang the Three Treasures Cauldron—now shrunk to the size of a