Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

He has no homosexual tendencies, and will not sacrifice himself to achieve a certain goal.

Seeing this, Lu Zhanxing burst into laughter. His laughter was hearty and unrestrained, and he seemed to not care about Yan Xiao's reaction at all.

He even expressed regret: "It seems that you don't really want the deal? Don't rush to refuse. There are still two years. If you agree, I will definitely lend you a helping hand."

In an instant, the initiative to propose a deal was reversed between the two.

In order to have an excellent next generation, in addition to Mr. Mu, Yan Xiao is also an extremely good "seed" player.

Lu Zhanxing is a typical face-control person. In her opinion, apart from her eldest brother, the only people with looks and intelligence that she can recognize are Mr. Mu and Yan Xiao.

As for Mo Feiyu, who was quite good-looking, Lu Zhanxing repeatedly shook his head and refused, saying that he really could not accept it and was afraid that the IQ of the next generation would be compromised.

However, Yan Xiao's face darkened slightly, and he frowned and said, "Don't joke like that!"

Obviously, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Lu Zhanxing's teasing.

Lu Zhanxing poured wine on his own, showing a very sincere attitude: "I never joke!"

Hearing this, Yan Xiao couldn't help but show a suspicious look on his face, staring at Lu Zhanxing, his heart full of doubts and disbelief. He couldn't help but think of the reason why Lu Zhanxing rarely went into the pleasure boat to have fun, and secretly speculated in his heart, is it because he was tired of those women and turned to men?

This thought flashed through Yan Xiao's mind, but he quickly rejected it.

He shook his head, thinking that this seemed unlikely. After all, Lu Zhanxing had always been a romantic and casual person, so how could he suddenly change his sexual orientation?

But looking at Lu Zhanxing's serious expression, he felt a chill in his heart and it was really hard to accept.

Lu Zhanxing chuckled: "Don't let your imagination run wild. To be chosen by me, you must at least have good looks and intelligence. I think you are pretty good!"

Anyway, Yan Xiao needed his help, so as long as he agreed, Lu Zhanxing could pester his brother to help him.

It's just delaying the war between the two countries, not stopping the war?

Yan Xiao was so shocked by Lu Zhanxing's explosive content that he didn't want to face her. No wonder she was so enthusiastic about him. It turned out that she had this kind of fetish, which now made him feel uncomfortable.

"Well, I have something else to do, so I won't bother you, Mr. Lu. Goodbye!"

Yan Xiao left behind a jade pendant and ran away. Lu Zhanxing felt very sorry. He rejected everyone very straightforwardly.

Can't you get to know them more deeply? How can you judge people by their appearance?

She didn't know, maybe it's because you think about it during the day and dream about it at night. When Yan Xiao was sleeping at night, he inexplicably dreamed of making love with Lu Zhanxing, which scared him awake. No, no, this is too scary. He should return home early!

The next day.

Lu Zhanxing heard that Yan Xiao had left Daqian with the newly appointed princess.

"You run pretty fast!" Lu Zhanxing shook his head helplessly, then turned around and went to Youranju to find Mu Qingli.

Mu Qingli was sitting on a stone bench under a banyan tree reading a book. When she saw her coming, she put down the book and asked, "Master Lu, are you not busy today?"

The two lived very close to each other, but Lu Zhanxing rarely came to see him.

Lu Zhanxing sat on the stone bench and glanced at the books on the stone table. They were actually storybooks?

"Mr. Mu, you can actually read storybooks?" Or are they about love?

"Just killing time!"

Although he couldn't go out, his first priority was to protect the Anguo Mansion.

If Lu Zhanxing had any problems, she could discuss them with him, or if Lu Zhanxing got into any trouble, she could find a way to help her out.

This is why Lu Zhanyan kept him.

Lu Zhanxing whispered to Mu Qingli the terms Yan Xiao had negotiated with him, wanting to hear his opinion: "Tell me, if it was my eldest brother, would he agree?"

Mu Qingli smiled faintly and said, "Two years is not a long time, but it is not a short time either. It is still unknown what kind of achievements Prince Lu will make, so there is no need to rush."

"That being said, what if there aren't two years?"

Plans never keep up with changes, right?

"It's not impossible that Master Lu is worried. It depends on how Master Lu prepares in the past year! If you are really anxious to return to Beijing, this condition can be agreed to."

He never underestimated the strength of the Anguo Mansion. If the Anguo Mansion could not stop the war, Lu Zhanxing would not have come to ask for his opinion, but would have directly asked him how to reject Yan Xiao.

"You're right. I don't know how my elder brother is doing now!"

Lu Zhanxing looked at the azure sky and began to miss his brother.

Yanzhou

The night was silent and the breeze was icy cold.

Lu Zhanyan sat on horseback, looking coldly at the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack mountain stronghold in front of him. Around him stood a hundred black-clad guards, all of whom were elite soldiers who could fight one against a hundred, and behind them were countless officers and soldiers.

The ones attacking Jiuqu Village were guards loyal to Molong Ling. There were only 5,000 of them, but each of them was an elite force capable of fighting ten enemies at once. They were the last line of defense of Yanzhou.

In the past, County Magistrate Du Huaiming was unable to mobilize this guard army, and the collusion between officials and bandits meant that even if he wanted to deal with this bandit nest, the bandits were well prepared every time he arrived. He failed after several attempts and had to give up.

At this time, because their master of the Molong Order had arrived, they could easily mobilize this guard army.

"Sir, Jiuqu Village has natural defenses. Although we have a large number of people, it is still difficult to attack it by force. According to the information provided by the county magistrate, we have found the path to go around their rear. I think we can break the deadlock soon." General Zhou Wu of the guard army reported to Lu Zhanyan.

"Well, let's fight quickly and decisively." Lu Zhanyan nodded. This battle cannot be dragged on too long, otherwise it will affect his plan.

At this moment, a soldier came running to report: "Sir, everything is ready!"

Lu Zhanyan's eyes narrowed, and he immediately ordered: "Prepare for battle!"

In an instant, the sound of horse hooves filled the night sky, and General Zhou Wu quickly lined up his troops, ready to kill the enemy.

Zhou Wu drew the long sword from his waist and shouted loudly: "Kill!"

Following his order, five thousand elite guards and thousands of officers and soldiers pounced on the bandits guarding outside like a group of tigers, and a bloody massacre broke out in an instant.

"Kill!" The shouts and the sounds of weapons clashing intertwined and echoed between the valleys.

Lu Zhanyan was still sitting calmly on his horse, and saw with his own eyes Zhou Wu, Du Junshou and others rushing into the enemy camp. Enemies fell one after another wherever they passed, with debris and broken arms flying everywhere and blood splattering everywhere. The scene was extremely bloody.

The firelight shone on his cold and noble face, making him look even more handsome and elegant, as if he was an immortal who had been banished from the world.

However, his deep eyes exuded a heart-pounding chill.

Although Lu Zhanyan did not deal with Jiuqu Village in time in the past few months, he executed several county magistrates who colluded with the bandits and imposed taxes and labor service on their families. He did not even alert the old governor, but directly arranged for several secret guards to take over, using the faces and names of the original county magistrates.

Since they are all planning to rebel anyway, the fastest way to control Yanzhou is to have all the officials be their own people, and there is not much time left for me.

When he arrived in Yanzhou, the first thing he did was to collect information on all the officials in Yanzhou, and then send people to secretly observe their every move until the time was right before he took action.

However, County Magistrate Du had already been instigated by Lu Zhanyan to rebel, and the Chu family wanted to eliminate the Lu family. Would they still be willing to be loyal to such a monarch?

The people of Molong Order were all trained by the Lu family and are also Lu's subordinates. Since the Chu family does not keep their word, why should the Lu family abide by the rules?