Wuxing Tayue was a black horse, except for its four hooves and a tuft of white hair on its forehead, hence it was named Wuxing Tayue by the King of the Northwest.

This top-quality steed was given to Zhang Yun by the King of the Northwest as a gift to coax him into learning to ride a horse.

He was extremely violent and rarely allowed anyone to get close to him.

Apart from the Northwest King and the young master Zhang Yun, everyone else who comes can be kicked.

Since moving into the Prince's stables, it has kicked and maimed countless servants who were responsible for taking care of it.

Qin Zheng was originally bought back, but he was treated as a disposable commodity.

Unexpectedly, Wu Xing Ta Yue, who was impolite to everyone, was very kind to Qin Zheng, and because of him, Wu Xing Ta Yue was well taken care of.

How could it not be good?

Don't they even know who the main character is?!

This peerless steed exists solely for the protagonist!

Zhang Yun does not appear in the original story, so this horse was given by the King of the Northwest to a nephew or niece whom he favored.

As a result, that guy was defeated by Qin Zheng in no time, and the horse fell into Qin Zheng's hands, becoming the protagonist's exclusive mount.

Now that the King of the Northwest has such a fine son as Zhang Yun, he will naturally not let outsiders benefit from the Wuxing Tayue.

Qin Zheng fainted again on the way back, which terrified Zhang Yun, but she was afraid of being out of character and dared not show too much concern.

Qin Zheng had previously slept in the woodshed, so it was impossible to let a seriously injured patient like him stay there now.

Zhang Yun had him carried to his own courtyard and had a room prepared for his personal attendants to stay in.

"Heal him! If you can't, you're all going to get out and join him!"

Zhang Yun's domineering command naturally caused chaos in the courtyard once again.

More than a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Qin Zheng's injuries gradually recovered under the doctor's careful care.

Zhang Yun did not visit Qin Zheng in person again after Qin Zheng had passed the critical period.

Recently, the princess found him his eighth tutor. The original AI had driven away seven tutors before, and this time the princess was determined that if she drove this one away, he would be confined to his home and not allowed to leave.

Zhang Yun just didn't want to continue being illiterate, so he was learning basic literacy from his teacher.

In addition, the original AI was too stupid, which resulted in a complicated mix of people around him. The east courtyard of the Prince's Mansion where he lived was like a sieve, and the whole mansion knew about any slight disturbance within half a day.

Zhang Yun is currently looking for suitable replacements for those around him who harbor ulterior motives.

Fortunately, this young prince AI has a moody personality setting. For example, if a servant presents him with a cricket and makes him happy, he might even grant you a pardon from your slave status.

If you win even half a penny from him in a bet tomorrow, he'll have you beaten to death or maimed, like a severely mentally ill person.

Such incidents are countless, and the servants around him are frequently changed. It would be very easy for Zhang Yun to replace people, but his reputation is too bad, and no one is willing to be truly loyal to him.

During Qin Zheng's recovery period, Zhang Yun even made a special trip to the stables.

As expected, the stable manager who had tricked Qin Zheng earlier was still working as a stable manager without any problems. Zhang Yun led a group of lackeys over and gave him a good beating.

After the beating, Zhang Yun threatened, "I said I'd beat you every time I see you. What? Does my word not count anymore?"

"Get out! If you dare show your face in the manor again, I'll break your legs!"

Upon learning of this, Steward Zhang immediately sent his nephew to a farm on the outskirts of the city, never daring to let him appear before Zhang Yun again.

Now that things have come to this, Steward Zhang has realized that the young master is determined to promote Qin Zheng.

Even though he wanted to kill Qin Zheng, he knew he couldn't rush things and had to hold back for now.

The other party involved, Hong'er, now comes to see Qin Zheng every day to take care of him and serve him, but Qin Zheng ignores her every time. She then covers her face and runs out of his room, sobbing all the way.

Zhang Yun wasn't sure about Qin Zheng's attitude towards Hong'er. What if he still had feelings for her and wanted Hong'er to come? So he didn't have anyone stop him.

Then one day, Hong'er, unable to bear his coldness any longer, snapped.

She made a huge scene in Qin Zheng's room, crying and shouting that she had been forced to go back on her word in court. She said that Steward Zhang had threatened her with the lives of her whole family, and that she didn't want to do it, but she had no choice.

At the time of the incident, Zhang Yun was excitedly eavesdropping outside the room with a group of followers. Upon hearing this, he was immediately taken aback by the speech given by Bai Lian.

I thought to myself, "No wonder he's the male lead; he can stomach any kind of girl."

"When I first entered the manor, you saved my life. Now that's how you repay that debt. From now on, we owe each other nothing. You can leave now, and don't come back again. Let's pretend we never met," Qin Zheng said coldly.

Qin Zheng's reply slightly surprised Zhang Yun, who was watching the drama unfold at the door. Not bad, he's not love-struck.

"Brother Zheng, I was wrong. I'll do anything you ask. Please, please don't send me away..." Hong'er knelt by his bedside, pleadingly hugging his arm.

Qin Zheng shoved her away, "Don't touch me!"

It seemed that the movement was too large, which aggravated the wound on his back, and Qin Zheng frowned.

Hong'er was thrown to the ground by him, and looked at him with her red and swollen eyes from crying, "Brother Zheng, do you have to be so heartless?"

Qin Zheng forced himself to stay awake and said, "Get out."

"No, I don't believe it..."

Hong'er was about to inch closer to hug him when, with a "bang," the door was kicked open.

The two people inside the room turned their heads at the same time and were both stunned.

The boy standing at the door wore a golden crown, was dressed in brocade and jade, had skin as white as snow, and a beautiful face that seemed to be the work of a god. Backlit, he was as beautiful as a dream.

He was adorned with brocade and jade, appearing at first glance to be a flower of worldly wealth and nobility, yet his eyes held the stars, unlike the ordinary people of this place.

The beautiful woman, who seemed to glow from head to toe, strode in.

Qin Zheng's heart suddenly raced.

Zhang Yun approached Hong'er, glaring at her displeasedly: "He told you to get out, can't you understand human language?"

He thought he was fierce.

But they forgot that his face was pretty and cute when he was young, and it had no intimidating effect when he was fierce.

A blush crept across Hong'er's face. She timidly withdrew her gaze from him and obediently knelt on the ground. "This servant, Hong'er, greets Your Highness."

"Get out." Zhang Yun put one hand on his hip and pointed to the door with the other.

Hong'er's eyes reddened, and tears rolled down her cheeks again, but she dared not disobey Zhang Yun's order, "Yes..."

She slowly stood up from the ground, but seemed to be dizzy from the sudden movement. She stumbled, cried out, and fell straight onto Zhang Yun.

Holy crap!

Zhang Yun cursed the national treasure in his heart, then dodged to the side and sat directly on the edge of Qin Zheng's bed.

Hong'er fell to the ground with a "thud," missed her target, cried out in pain, and tears immediately streamed down her face as she sobbed, truly a classic example of a pear blossom in the rain.

Zhang Yun rolled her eyes.

Seeing Hong'er running around here every day, I thought she really wanted to rekindle her old flame with the male lead, but I never expected that her ultimate target was herself!

"What a lowly thing! How dare you lay a finger on our master!" Upon seeing this, the servant Changxi, who had followed Zhang Yun in, cursed and kicked him.

Hong'er dodged while crying and begging for mercy.

"Shut up!" Zhang Yun stood up, pointing fiercely at the two of them, "Both of you get out of here!"

"Yes, Master!" Changxi covered Hong'er's mouth, which was wailing, and dragged her out of the room.

After the two left, Zhang Yun turned around and saw Qin Zheng struggling to sit up from the bed.

Their eyes met, and Zhang Yun was slightly taken aback.

Previously, Qin Zheng's face was covered in bruises from being beaten, and he had been lying on the bed due to injuries to his back, so this was the first time Zhang Yun had seen his face in its entirety.

Although Zhang Yun had expected that the protagonist would be good-looking, he was still shocked by his appearance.

That face is so handsome!

He wasn't the kind of handsome with delicate features, nor was he the kind of alluring and seductive beauty; rather, he was the kind of handsome that was masculine, sharp, and full of manly charm!

The chiseled features are particularly striking, especially the pair of deep, dark eyes that seem to conceal a sharp sword.

This is absolutely the face of an absolute powerhouse!

Zhang Yun suddenly blushed.

Let me reintroduce myself: I am Zhang Yun, gender 0, hobby 1.

In his past life, he was a top superstar. In order not to affect his career, he never dared to date and kept his sexual orientation a secret until his death.

The face in front of him was practically a perfect fit for his ego!

Zhang Yun's heart was pounding. When he saw Qin Zheng trying to get up and bow to him, he rushed over and pressed him back down.

"You're injured, don't push yourself!"

Qin Zheng lay back on the bed and looked at him, saying, "Thank you, Master."

Because of his posture, Zhang Yun was looking down at him.

Qin Zheng now needs to have his dressing changed three times a day. For convenience, he doesn't fasten his undergarments tightly, leaving a large area of ​​skin below his neck exposed.

His skin was wheat-colored, and there were several old scars on his chest below his collarbone, but this did not detract from his beauty; on the contrary, it made him look very wild.

Zhang Yun felt a bit of oxygen deprivation in her brain.

He straightened up and stood up. "You, me, this young master was just passing by and thought I'd come in to see how you're recovering?"

Qin Zheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Master. I am recovering very well. The doctor said that the wound on my back will scab over in another half month."

"Oh... well, then take good care of yourself. If you need anything, just ask me."

"Thank you, Master," Qin Zheng said.

"Oh, it's nothing, just some worthless stuff..." Zhang Yun said nonchalantly, "You should focus on recovering. As for Hong'er, I'll have someone keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't come in to bother you again!"

"Thank you, Master," Qin Zheng said.

"Okay, I'll be going now. You can rest." After saying that, Zhang Yun quickly opened the door and left without waiting for Qin Zheng's reply.

The door closed again, and Zhang Yun leaned against the door to calm his racing heart.

"System, come out!" Zhang Yun called out to the system in his mind as he walked back to his room.

"What's wrong?" the system asked, yawning.

"What's wrong? You still have the nerve to ask what's wrong? Did you do something to me? Why do you act so strangely whenever I see the main character?!" Zhang Yun's mind was churning with rage.

"Heh." The system sneered, "It was clearly you who got lustful at first sight, and you're trying to shift the blame to this system!"

"What do you mean by lust at first sight? I called it love at first sight!" Zhang Yun retorted.

"Tch~ Is there a difference?"

"You really didn't do anything?" Zhang Yun didn't believe him.

"No! I wouldn't do something so boring. However, when I was binding you to the main character, I took your personal preferences into consideration to increase your initiative, you know what I mean~"

Zhang Yuntai understood.

This was such a thorough service that Zhang Yun suddenly felt that being a simp wasn't so unbearable... No, it wasn't just unbearable, it was practically a perk!

"If you don't have anything else, I'll go back to hibernation. Don't bother me! I can't solve anything if you do, and turning it back on will just waste my energy."

"Damn it!" Zhang Yun mentally gave the middle finger.

On the other side, after Zhang Yun left, the smile on Qin Zheng's face vanished instantly, and his expression turned frighteningly cold.

A moment later, the doctor who was treating him came in. Qin Zheng composed himself and put away the coldness on his face.

The doctor's surname was Wu. He was the doctor who had been forcibly brought back by Zhang Yun after diagnosing Qin Zheng in court that day. He was kept on so that it would be easier to take care of Qin Zheng.

After Dr. Wu took off his clothes, removed the bandages, and examined him, he reapplied the medicine while saying, "Thankfully, the wound only reopened a little. What were you doing today? I told you not to move around so much."

"The young master has been here," Qin Zheng said calmly.

Doctor Wu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. No wonder the young master sent me a lot of high-quality scar-removing ointments earlier, and also instructed me to come and take another look at you."

Qin Zheng: "..."

"Besides the wound medicine, there's also a scar-removing and skin-beautifying ointment. The ingredients are all priceless treasures. To actually grant you scar removal, hehe, you little stable boy are quite lucky," Doctor Wu said with a meaningful smile.

Qin Zheng naturally understood what he was laughing at.

In the Yun Kingdom, homosexuality is prevalent, and the young masters of wealthy and noble families playing with rabbits is considered a refined and elegant affair.

In his early years, Qin Zheng escaped from the hands of the Hu people and was taken away by smugglers. The traffickers saw that he was handsome and had him trained in how to serve men.

Qin Zheng was naturally unwilling to submit, constantly trying to escape, only to be captured and beaten... Later, he became smarter and deliberately didn't apply medicine properly after being beaten, leaving many ugly scars on his body, which made him lose his value in that area.

After arriving at the Prince's Mansion, Qin Zheng almost never washed his face. Even when he did, he would smear his face with dirt so as not to show his true appearance to anyone, for fear that people with such tastes would see his face.

The only person who had ever seen his true appearance was Hong'er, who had taken care of him closely when he was sick.

But all that he had carefully hidden has been in vain these past few days.

Qin Zheng knew that no one in this world would be kind to someone for no reason, and Zhang Yun must have something to gain by being so kind to him.

He was the high and mighty Crown Prince of the Northwest, while I was just a lowly stable boy. What could he possibly want from him?

It seems I can't escape it after all.

Qin Zheng's heart sank to the bottom.

"You should take it easy. For someone of your status to be favored by the young master is a blessing beyond measure. I've been watching closely these past few days, and although the young master is a bit willful and capricious, he's truly generous to his subordinates. Once you've served him enough, and he gets tired of you, ask him to release you from your slave status and give you some money to settle down. He'll definitely agree. If you serve him well, he might even give you an official position, which would be a meteoric rise..."

Doctor Wu had been detained at Zhang Yun's residence for over a month and had become so idle that he started acting as a pimp.

Qin Zheng frowned and interrupted him, "When can I get out of bed?"

"It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone! How long has it been since you last had one? I'm warning you, don't deliberately reopen your wound just because you don't want to serve the young master. If he finds out you're recovering slowly, I'll be the one who gets scolded!"

Qin Zheng closed his eyes: "Don't worry."