Chapter 104: Reputation (Seeking votes)

  Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan, who was originally still stiff, suddenly calmed down. She thought coldly to herself: I'm now a man, I'm Lu Wen, what dignity do I have left?!

  However, she didn't dare to say this, the powerful and arrogant person in front of her was used to getting what he wanted, and if he opened his mouth, everything would be settled.

  Lu Xuan's thoughts were in disarray as the nobleman's breath hit her ear, making it hard for her to maintain a poker face.

  Just then, a somewhat hesitant voice came from behind them, "Excuse me, could you make way?"

  Lu Xuan turned around.

  However, a young scholar in his early twenties with a pale face and a somewhat weak appearance appeared behind them. He apparently wanted to go to the other side of the river from this direction, but was blocked by the two men.

  He was a Confucian scholar, and when his eyes swept over the tightly entwined Lu Xuan and Guiren, a flash of disdain flickered across his eyes.

  It's really unbearable with this male lead.

  The two stepped aside, and as the Confucian scholar passed by them, Lu Xuan heard a low, unmistakable whisper from the nobleman, "Ah Xuan, you still haven't answered me... your reputation is gone, what's to be done?"

  It was an unstoppable momentum that would not rest until it got a response.

  The Confucian scholar seemed to have sensed the atmosphere between the two of them as well, and he quickened his pace.

  Just as he was about to leave, suddenly a hand grasped his, and then the scholar heard a clear and cold voice like a spring, "This young man, what do you think a husband should do if he loses his reputation?" The scholar turned around stupidly.

  The two men, one tall and the other short, both wearing a veil, had an extremely strong presence. He moved his lips, but in the end, the idea of self-preservation won out over ridicule, and he fell silent for a moment before saying, "Where did your husband get this kind of reputation?"

  Luoyue and others just said this sentence.

  She released the scholar's arm, lowered her head, and slowly opened the iron arm of the nobleman while coldly saying: "Can you hear that, sir? Lu Wenzhong is a dignified husband, where did this woman's reputation come from... This remark is so decisive, so sarcastic, so elegant!

  It was almost sudden that the nobleman couldn't help but let out a low laugh. His hand reluctantly stroked Lu Yue's waist.

  His palm was strong and warm. The slow caress gave Lu Yue a mistaken impression that he cherished her.

  Like Lu Xuan, a deep boudoir girl. In her limited life experience, she had only held hands with Zeng Changzhi two or three times before getting hurt. Suddenly, she was leaning against such a strong and handsome man, enduring his palm wandering on her waist, and it seemed that no girl in the world could control her own heart.

  Lu Xuan couldn't help but stiffen, her ear tips involuntarily flushing red. Feeling the scorching gaze of the man behind her, Lu Xuan lowered her eyelids and suddenly said softly: "Lang Jun?"

  "Ah... how pleasant, call out once more." His low, magnetic voice was laced with a smile, and a tremor ran from his chest to Luoyin's spine.

  Lu Xuan's face was expressionless, she said quietly: "Lang Jun... there is a saying that heaven and earth are not benevolent, treating all things as straw dogs. The sage is not benevolent, treating the people as straw dogs. Lang Jun is now too concerned about this small straw dog." She turned her head, slowly taking off the veil on her head, smiling at him and said softly: "Lang Jun be careful, there is a saying that whoever moves first loses first!"

  The nobleman's hand around her waist paused.

  Under the moonlight, the "beautiful young man"'s eyebrows and eyes were cold and detached, yet with a breathtaking beauty. At this moment, those black and white, autumnal wave-like, long sky-like eyes were smiling, gazing at him with a cold intent, as if warning him, yet also as if advising him.

  The noble person lowered his head, so close to her that they were only a few inches apart, their breaths mingling, so entwined, their body temperatures merging as one. Under the thick veil, his eyes slowly sank down.

  After a while, the nobleman smiled slightly and released his arm that was wrapped around Lu Xuan's waist.

  He finally let her go.

  She is free now!

  Lu Yu let out a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he heard Guiren's gentle voice asking: "Ah Yu's reputation, when disguised as a young man, is gone, only when restored to his original form, will it be taken seriously?"

  "Of course." Facing his doubts, Lu Xuan replied calmly, saying: "This thing called reputation is originally for others to see. As a maiden, I had to guard against people's gossip and naturally took care of it. Now that I'm a young man, there's no need to pay attention to so many things."

  These words are truly bold and deviate from the classics.

  The nobleman finally realized what it was about Lu Xing that attracted him. She was different from all the other girls in the world, whether they were poor and humble, rich and noble, or at the center of power; none of them were like her.

  So arrogant, so arrogant as to be overbearing.

  This Lu Yuan, is like him!

  With a smile, as Lu Xuan's expression remained unchanged and his hand relaxed, he stretched out his right hand and grasped it again.

  Her ten fingers intertwined, Guiren's voice was low and gentle, "A Xuan, don't you think I'm being too mindful?"

  Lu Xuan knew what he was saying, nodded and said lightly: "Yes, Lang Jun seems to not care about anything, but in fact, he is used to controlling everything... Ah Xuan is too impulsive, it's normal for a noble person to have taboos." She simply meant that she was born an unmanageable person, someone who couldn't be easily controlled. Someone like her, staying by his side, would be a disaster and a trouble. Someone like him wouldn't like having such troubles around.

  The nobleman smiled faintly and sighed, saying: "Actually, I've been feeling that worldly affairs are quite dull lately."

  As soon as the words fell, the nobleman slowly turned his head to look at her, his hand reached out to her hair bun and gently tugged on it.

  With a head of raven-black hair cascading down, the noble person removed their own hat, eyes that seemed to smile yet not smile clearly presented in the firelight under the bright moon!

  Lu Xun was suddenly shocked!

  This was truly a frosty one, her palm turned icy in an instant.

  Actually, Lu Ying had always known that for this nobleman, if he really wanted her, all her attacks and defenses would be useless.

  The difference in status and the huge gap in identity would make her resistance and struggle insignificant.

  At this moment. She is afraid, she is thinking, does the person's words "these days I find life quite dull" mean that he wants to take action against her!

  It was just a momentary action, a playful whim that would easily decide her fate.

  No, absolutely can't end up in this state! She Lu Xuan, cannot let herself fall into a situation where her fate is controlled by others!

  Having thought of this, Lu Xuan raised her head.

  Under the moonlight. She smiled at him, then took the hat from his hand and put it back on her head. Lu Yue said coldly: "Lang Jun, let's make a bet."

  After putting it on, she began to tidy up her hair, and while doing so, Lu Xuan said coldly: "We have a two-year agreement. Within these two years, you will give me freedom, not making any hints to anyone in the world, and let me live my days as freely as I do now. After that, you will make me willingly care for Lang Jun, until I am like any other girl by his side. Wholeheartedly taking Lang Jun as my heaven, never leaving him even in death, never blaming him, and never regretting it."

  At this time, Lu Xuan had put on her veil again. Under the veil, her vague facial features seemed to carry a coldness, an arrogance that only nobles had ever seen.

  She only saw her turn around. Facing the nobleman, she stretched out her hand, and her slender fingers slowly stroked the nobleman's throat, then stroked his collar that was secretly shining with golden light. Her movements were so intimate, but her words were icy cold with unparalleled confidence. "If that's the case, then I lost. On the other hand, if within two years, you can't take me down, this small woman, without relying on your status and power, then you lose. If I lose, I'll give up my life. But if you lose, what will you give to my brother Ah Yun for his future?"

  She raised an eyebrow, her eyes under the veil were seductive, her cold voice was slightly suppressed, with a hint of huskiness, in a tempting tone, Lu Xuan asked softly: "What do you think, sir, about this bet?"

  The nobleman looked at her with interest and bowed his head slightly.

  Since Lu Xiang gave him a hat, he was extremely happy and watched her every move.

  This young girl's seductive movements were awkward yet charming, seemingly learned from those courtesans in the flower streets of Hanyang, and it was her first time using them.

  It was just a shallow and ordinary flirtation, but he found it utterly fascinating. The fact that such a bold and seductive move was made on him, a "beautiful young man" who always had a calm, serious, and ascetic demeanor, added an inexplicable charm to it. At the very least, it filled him with joyful excitement.

  Lowering her head, staring at the inches in front of her, she raised her eyes to gaze at herself, that initial stiffness had been replaced by a calm and composed young girl. The noble lady suppressed a smile and said: "Not good! You lost the bet, you and your brother can gain status and power from me, you won the bet, but you still let you and your brother gain status and power. This bet is indeed uninteresting."

  He lowered his head, pressed his forehead against hers and said in a low voice: "If Ah Yue says so, then I am like this, you don't have to worry about losing your reputation... So, how about having a heart-to-heart talk with me tonight?" He obviously still cared about that matter of reputation.

  Just as he was about to reach her forehead, his breath landed on her face.

  Finally, the nobleman successfully saw Lu Ying's face change color, and his body trembled slightly against his chest!

  What a relief!

  He had never seen such a thick-skinned, adept at disguising and controlling his emotions girl!

  In Lu Ying's trembling, the nobleman laughed lowly. Lu Ying suppressed her anger and tried to make her voice sound calm, "You, Lang Jun, what do you want to do?"

  It was almost sudden that Lu Xuan realized that she had never had the initiative between them. The key to everything was what he wanted to do with her.

  Should I just go into the house and rest, or should I play with her like a cat catching mice?

  Finally lost patience.

  The nobleman lowered his head, his lips lightly, as if unintentionally, brushing against Luoyin's left cheek. At that soft and gentle touch, Luoyin's knees went weak, and she slid to the ground, unable to control herself.

  A nobleman stretched out his hands and gently lifted her up. Then, he chuckled softly and said: "I don't want anything... Tonight by the Flowing Moon Lake, the wine is flowing, I just invited Miss Lu to come and appreciate it with me." After speaking, he gently helped her smooth out her clothes, then let go of her. He took Lu's hand and walked towards the opposite shore.