Chapter 57
Who Ganlin Liang was no longer mattered.
At this point, Lu Hanzhi wanted to slap himself twice for speaking too carelessly!
And so he did, lifting his hand and slapping himself.
Yuwen Min: …
He thought his wife might not be too bright—why was he hitting himself?
Seeing the expression on Yuwen Min’s face, like he was looking at an idiot, Lu Hanzhi silently rolled his eyes in his mind, then lifted his head and put on a professional fake smile.
“Your Highness! You’re here! I’ve been waiting for you for so long!”
But Yuwen Min didn’t move forward. Holding his sword in hand, he looked ready to draw it.
How could he almost forget? After acting spoiled with Yuwen Min, the only outcome would be an outdoor PK.
Literally.
Lu Hanzhi wasn’t good at fighting. In bed, he could probably just about win.
But in an outdoor PK, forget it. Even Lu Hanzhi, the third young master of the Lu family, had his pride.
Clearing his throat, Lu Hanzhi decided to try a different approach with the unique Prince An.
He stepped forward and said to Yuwen Min, “Your Highness, I heard you have a great plan to carry out tomorrow?”
Yuwen Min glanced at him, finally walked in, and said, “Did my elder brother tell you?”
Lu Hanzhi answered, “Yes, he did.”
Yuwen Min’s expression finally changed from “Are you looking for a fight?” to “I can talk seriously with you” as he sat down on the couch and reached out to give the little shortie, Ah Chan, a biscuit.
Ah Chan raised his small face and smiled at Yuwen Min, then nibbling on his finger.
Yuwen Min furrowed his brows, standing still, as if struggling to control himself from turning Ah Chan into a snack right there.
Lu Hanzhi looked nervous but was surprised to see Yuwen Min pulling his finger away and poking Ah Chan’s chubby cheek.
He then turned to Lu Hanzhi and said, “You shouldn’t raise kids this fat! Do you think this is raising pigs?”
Lu Hanzhi: …
Ah Chan: ???
He felt like he was being targeted by his father.
The expression on Ah Chan’s face mirrored Yuwen Min’s—”Are you looking for a fight?” He then grabbed Yuwen Min’s hand and bit it, leaving a red mark.
Yuwen Min winced in pain, and Lu Hanzhi jumped in surprise, immediately rushing over to check.
Yuwen Min said, “It’s fine, kids biting don’t hurt. This is good; boys should have a wolfish nature!”
Lu Hanzhi, however, looked incredibly anxious as he checked Ah Chan’s small mouth, prying it open to inspect, “Ah Chan, are you stupid? His hands are full of calluses, didn’t that hurt your teeth? Let Daddy take a look!”
Yuwen Min: …
He grabbed Lu Hanzhi by the collar and yanked him back, his expression now full of frustration.
“A good father spoils his son too much. You can’t pamper kids like this!”
Lu Hanzhi, with an expression of “How could you be like this,” sighed deeply, “It really is true for a newborn—they just don’t care.”
Yuwen Min couldn’t be bothered to argue. This guy understood all the big principles but just loved to go against him.
Yuwen Min said, “There might be some disturbances tomorrow. You’ll have to come with me.”
Lu Hanzhi asked, “Will there be fighting?”
Yuwen Min nodded, and without a second thought, Lu Hanzhi replied, “Then I definitely can’t go with you.”
Yuwen Min: ???
Lu Hanzhi spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “How could a fight not involve you? If I follow you, I’ll inevitably get caught in the crossfire.”
Yuwen Min: …
This flimsy marriage of his probably wouldn’t last more than a few days.
Seeing his expression, Lu Hanzhi immediately put on a fawning look and said, “Hey, I was just joking with you. When it comes to serious matters tomorrow, how could I possibly be careless? But seriously, Your Highness, are you confident that you can convince His Majesty?”
Yuwen Min replied, “Yes.”
Lu Hanzhi looked surprised. “Oh? That confident?”
Yuwen Min glanced at him and said, “Father has kept silent for so many years only because he was weighing the pros and cons. Now, everything is within his grasp. If Young Master Ping’s matter comes to light, he won’t be able to tolerate it any longer. Besides, I have something in my hands that will guarantee he remembers that old acquaintance.”
Lu Hanzhi wanted to ask what it was, but noticing Yuwen Min’s slightly unpleasant expression, he held back.
After all, he had come tonight with a mission and didn’t want to waste too much time on tomorrow’s affairs.
From his perspective, no matter how the plot veered off course, the future tyrant’s successful rebellion was a 100% certainty.
It would be better to focus on his own mission and earn more exchange points just in case.
Lu Hanzhi hesitated for a long time before finally inching closer to Yuwen Min and saying, “Um… tonight… stay here?”
Yuwen Min didn’t think much of it. He simply glanced outside at the darkening sky and said, “I’ll sleep in the east wing.”
But Lu Hanzhi grabbed his sleeve and said, “Don’t! Tonight…” He winked at Yuwen Min and grinned. “Let’s sleep together!”
Yuwen Min frowned and looked at him with a cold expression. “If you keep this up, I’ll grant your wish.”
Lu Hanzhi: ???
What did he mean by “grant my wish”?
Before he could figure it out, Yuwen Min turned and left his room, heading straight for the east wing.
The east wing was a common guest room. Yuwen Min had stayed there before, and last time, his second brother and sister-in-law had also stayed there.
Lu Hanzhi was troubled. How could he successfully get Yuwen Min to sleep with him just once?
Would getting him drunk work?
That didn’t seem very ethical…
But after racking his brain, he couldn’t think of another way!
So, with a grand gesture, he wrote down a list of items and tossed it to Luan Feng.
A short while later, in the small garden of the courtyard, Lu Hanzhi set up a barbecue grill. The sizzling aroma of roasting meat wafted into the east wing, accompanied by the sight of a table set with Huangteng wine—a scene of perfect harmony under the moonlight.
When Yuwen Min opened his window, he saw Lu Hanzhi amidst a bed of autumn chrysanthemums, skillfully placing a freshly grilled skewer onto a plate and sprinkling fragrant seasoning over it.
Noticing Yuwen Min looking over, Lu Hanzhi immediately waved him over.
“Your Highness, come! Let’s eat skewers!”
Eating skewers and drinking wine—what man in the world could resist?
The next second, Yuwen Min was seated at the barbecue table.
Frowning slightly, he asked, “What are you doing?”
Lu Hanzhi replied, “This is called barbecue. Want to try some?”
Yuwen Min accepted the skewer Lu Hanzhi handed him and took a bite. The rich cumin flavor spread across his tongue, and he couldn’t help but let out a small sigh of satisfaction. “Not bad.”
Lu Hanzhi grinned. “Tasty, right? Ah, and it’s even better with a bit of wine!”
He lifted the jug of Huangteng wine and poured Yuwen Min a bowl.
Yuwen Min took a sip, then another bite of meat, nodding in approval.
Lu Hanzhi thought to himself, As expected, there’s no man that can’t be conquered with wine and meat.
And if one bowl wasn’t enough? Then just pour another.
But before Lu Hanzhi could serve Yuwen Min a second bowl, with just one drink down, Yuwen Min suddenly slumped over with a thud.
Lu Hanzhi: ???
No wonder things got out of hand between them after drinking—so Yuwen Min was a one-cup knockout?!
Lu Hanzhi poked at the back of Yuwen Min’s flushed neck and muttered, “I don’t think you should be called Yuwen Min. You should be Yuwen One-Cup Knockout. Hey, Yuwen One-Cup Knockout, can you get up?”
Yuwen Min immediately straightened up, sitting upright with a serious expression, staring ahead like a well-behaved child.
Lu Hanzhi was amazed. He waved a hand in front of Yuwen Min’s face to test if he was still conscious.
Yuwen Min blankly turned to look at him and asked, “What are you doing?”
Lu Hanzhi forced a smile. “Uh… nothing, nothing. Um… let’s go back to the room and sleep?”
Yuwen Min nodded obediently, stood up, and turned to head back to the east wing.
But Lu Hanzhi grabbed him and said, “This way, sleep in my room.”
Yuwen Min nodded again and changed direction toward Lu Hanzhi’s room.
Lu Hanzhi was in disbelief. Was there really nothing wrong with the character setting of this future tyrant?
He was ruthless and decisive, shrewd and calculating. His looks were as striking as an Asura. His every move was unpredictable. He acted in defiance of all norms.
And yet… he was a one-cup knockout!
If that were the case, wouldn’t it be ridiculously easy to take his life—just one bowl of wine and he’d be done for?
To test this theory, Lu Hanzhi picked up a tree branch from the ground and suddenly thrust it toward Yuwen Min’s chest.
In an instant, a dazzling display of sword flowers flickered. Without even drawing his blade, a heavy sword clattered to the ground with a loud thud, pinning Lu Hanzhi beneath its hundred-plus-jin weight.
It took him a long time to push the heavy sword off his body.
Lu Hanzhi gave Yuwen Min a thumbs-up. Even drunk, his defensive instincts were this strong—truly worthy of being the future tyrant.
Patting his chest, Lu Hanzhi cautiously said, “Pick up your heavy sword and go back to sleep?”
Yuwen Min, ever obedient, nodded, picked up the heavy sword, and followed Lu Hanzhi into the room.
Once inside, Lu Hanzhi instructed Luan Feng to bring another pillow and placed it on his inner side of the bed.
Ah Chan was already dozing off, while Ah Man was holding him in her arms, coaxing him to sleep in the outer room.
Lu Hanzhi then turned to Yuwen Min and said, “Take off your clothes, take off your shoes, and lie down to sleep.”
Yuwen Min obediently cooperated, removing his clothes and pants. However, when Lu Hanzhi glanced over again, he saw that the great tyrant had stripped down to nothing but his undergarments and was even preparing to remove that last piece of clothing.
Lu Hanzhi was utterly shocked and immediately stopped him. “Ah… um… that… maybe we don’t need to take off the underwear? Be good, this is fine. Just sleep!”
Yuwen Min nodded, lay down on the bed obediently, pulled the blanket over himself, turned his head slightly in Lu Hanzhi’s direction, and closed his eyes.
In less than five minutes, the sound of steady breathing filled the room.
They had slept in the same space once before. Back then, Lu Hanzhi had noticed that despite his reputation, the great tyrant was actually a very quiet sleeper—no snoring, no teeth grinding, not even hiccups or farts. He had the sleeping posture of a refined gentleman.
Lu Hanzhi glanced at Yuwen Min’s peaceful sleeping face, then signaled to Ah Man to place the sleeping Ah Chan onto a small bed. He himself also removed his clothes, lifted the blanket, and lay down.
The system had mentioned that the “Shared Bed and Pillow” tool was meant to dispel Yuwen Min’s internal negativity.
Based on Lu Hanzhi’s guess, in the original novel, Yuwen Min had developed an antisocial personality due to the successive deaths of his family members.
This tool was probably meant to eliminate that antisocial tendency from his system.
Lu Hanzhi took out a talisman and placed it on Yuwen Min. Immediately, a thin, elongated progress bar appeared in his mind.
Seeing the bar, he mumbled, “No wonder we have to sleep together for a whole night. It takes that long to process?”
Since that was the case, he might as well go to sleep early.
Yawning, Lu Hanzhi gradually drifted into slumber.
The night passed peacefully. By the time morning came, the “Shared Bed and Pillow” tool had fully processed and disappeared from Yuwen Min’s system.
However, at dawn, as Yuwen Min opened his eyes in the faint morning light and looked down, he saw someone clinging onto him like a koala, using both arms and legs to latch onto his body.
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