Liu Tan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Even though Lu Xuan was praising him, it was just cute... Never mind.
Lu Xuan gathered up his things, put them in order, stood up, extended his hand to Liu Tan, and said naturally, "Let's go."
That's more like it.
Liu Tan took his hand and walked all the way to the backyard. At this time, Gungun was struggling with his Panpannai. When he heard the noise, his ears moved and he looked up at Liu Tan. His expression was much more relaxed, but when he saw Lu Xuan, he nervously brought Panpannai to his side.
Liu Tan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Eat yours. No one's going to take it away from you. Eat slowly. You've eaten so much that it's turned into facial cleanser again."
Lu Xuan, who was standing by, couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. The facial cleanser was so fitting. The fur on the face of the iron-eating beast was covered with water droplets formed by the splashing milk.
Liu Tan turned to look at Lu Xuan: "Haven't you seen me before?"
Lu Xuan's expression was hard to describe. Liu Tan raised an eyebrow: "Isn't it cute?"
Lu Xuan glanced at him quickly and said, "He's cute, but..."
"Just?" Liu Tan pricked up his ears, wanting to know what Lu Xuan was just.
Lu Xuan said, "When I was studying, I read that the Iron-Eating Beast lived on iron, its form warded off evil spirits, and was once Chi You's mount, accompanying him on his campaigns. This one doesn't seem... like it."
Liu Tan was silent for a moment before he said, "Have you ever thought that this is why Chi You lost?"
Lu Xuan:?
Is it any other way to explain it?
He couldn't help but ask, "You don't want to raise it as a mount, do you?"
Liu Tan said casually, "How could that be? It's not like I don't have a horse. I have someone take good care of the horse you gave me."
Lu Xuan heaved a sigh of relief: "That's good."
This chubby-looking guy is really not suitable as a mount.
Gungun, who was standing aside, tilted his head and looked at Lu Xuan. As he looked at him, he walked over awkwardly and circled around him twice. Then he came back to Liu Tan, stood up, hugged his legs and called out twice.
After raising it for a long time, Liu Tan felt as if he could communicate with GunGun. When he heard GunGun calling, he shook his legs and said, "Get down."
Lu Xuan asked curiously, "What did it say?"
Liu Tan said, "It wants me to hold it." Then he turned to look at Gungun and tried to reason with him, "Look at how much weight you've gained in the past few months. You're a big bear... a big iron-eating beast. Your father's fragile back can no longer support your weight."
Lu Xuan, who was standing next to him, subconsciously glanced at Liu Tan's extremely thin waist, which was cinched by the belt, and nodded in agreement, saying, "Indeed."
Liu Tan rolled his eyes at him and continued shaking his legs, but Gungun not only refused to let go, but also tried to climb up even harder.
Liu Tan hurriedly said, "Get down, get down! If you ruin my clothes, be careful! Zi Meng will put you in solitary confinement later!"
Lu Xuan was puzzled: "Who is Zi Meng?"
While Liu Tan was trying to save his clothes with Gun Gun, he said, "It's the Prime Minister's courtesy name. He's ten years older than me and he's the Prime Minister. It's not good to call him by his name, so I'll just call him by his courtesy name."
Lu Xuan immediately became alert. What did Gun Gun's arrest of Liu Tan's clothes have to do with Huo Guang? How could Huo Guang have the right to put Gun Gun in solitary confinement?
In fact, Liu Tan just said that casually. Every time Huo Guang came and found that his clothes were torn or dirty by Gun Gun, he was teaching him a lesson for having no sense of propriety.
In Huo Guang's mind, Gungun was a beast who certainly didn't understand the ways of the world, so the one who was wrong was Liu Tan.
However, Lu Xuan didn't know that at this moment, he said calmly, "Alright, alright, stop shaking, I'll do it."
"Huh?" Liu Tan looked at Lu Xuan in surprise.
Then Lu Xuan was seen bending down and picking up Gungun, who was trying to stretch his evil claws towards Liu Tan's belt.
Because he was unfamiliar with the place, Gungun turned around, opened his mouth, and slapped Lu Xuan with his claws.
Liu Tan immediately grabbed its paw and warned, "Don't use your hands!" He then added, "Don't use your mouth either!"
Lu Xuan wasn't scared at all. After adjusting the angle, he reached out and pinched Gungun's mouth, took a look, and said, "The little teeth are quite sharp."
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, and turned to look at him in confusion. What's wrong with you and Liu Che? You just come up and pry open other people's mouths. Aren't you afraid that the iron-eating beast will bite you?
Lu Xuan looked genuinely fearless. He even weighed the weight of the thing and said, "It's a bit heavy."
Liu Tan looked at Gungun and then at him, and after a moment of reproach, he said, "You haven't even hugged me!"
Lu Xuan's hands froze, and he lowered his head to meet Gungun's innocent eyes.
He silently prepared to put Gungun down and give Liu Tan a hug first.
Liu Tan stopped him and said, "It's too late. Just hold it. Let's go and check on the horses."
Lu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he was happy with it. Besides him, who else had seen Liu Tan being so unreasonable?
The distance from the panda park to the stables was not short. Liu Tan had been observing Lu Xuan's expression, ready to laugh at him when he felt tired. However, he did not expect that throughout the whole journey, Lu Xuan's face was not red nor was he angry or anxious. He looked no different from usual.
He couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it heavy?"
Lu Xuan said calmly, "Not bad."
Liu Tan couldn't help but ponder. He hadn't noticed before that there seemed to be a big gap between his and Lu Xuan's fighting power. Isn't this a bit dangerous?
Now that they were in a relationship, many things would come naturally and they could do what they had to do. Lu Xuan was an adult anyway, and as for him… he was one year younger in age and two years younger in years, but his soul was an adult. Moreover, in this day and age, there were children of his age who could help out with the housework. As long as he didn't think there was a problem, then there was no problem.
But now the biggest problem came. What if he couldn't suppress Lu Xuan during the fight? Was he going to rely on his superior skills?
Uh… his skills are shit! He's been single for over twenty years, and after traveling through time, he finally managed to have a relationship after all the hardship. His DIY skills are pretty good!
Just as Liu Tan was pondering this, he suddenly heard Lu Xuan say, "Have you ever thought of building a horse ranch, Tan?"
Liu Tan immediately pulled his thoughts back and turned around to ask, "What?"
Lu Xuan said, "The Northern Border Country also has good pastures. We can choose a place to build a horse farm. The Han Dynasty still has a few horses."
Liu Tan said, "Right now, the better pastures in the Northern Territory are mainly used for raising cattle and sheep. There's no other way. These are the main source of income here. Building a horse farm is possible, but what can they do there? After all, there are not many people who know how to raise horses."
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Then we have to think of another way. The Xiongnu are very powerful, and we will definitely have to fight them soon. They can come and go freely, and you will be at a disadvantage here."
Liu Tan was also a little worried. "Yes, unless we can achieve an air strike, but... well, forget it. I'll just secure the defense line on the other side of the long trench first."
Lu Xuan asked, "By the way, when I came here, I saw several large bronze mirrors on the city wall. What are they used for?"
Liu Tan laughed and said, "Did you see that? That's for lighting, what do you think?"
Lu Xuan was curious: "Lighting? How do you light it?"
Liu Tan explained it to him in detail. Lu Xuan looked thoughtful and nodded, saying, "That's a good method. I'll try it later."
He had just finished saying this when Miao Rui came running over and said, "Your Highness, the Prime Minister requests an audience."
Liu Tan said, "He might be here to inquire about the celebration banquet. Come on, let's go meet him."
After Liu Tan finished speaking, he turned around and found that Lu Xuan had actually kept a certain distance from him as before.
After several more tests, he discovered that whenever there were outsiders around, Lu Xuan would subconsciously keep his distance from him.
Liu Tan was furious. What was going on? Was this a secret relationship? Were their feelings something they couldn't keep secret?
Finally, on a dark and windy night, Liu Tan said to Lu Xuan seriously, "Lu Xuan, let's talk."
After he finished speaking, he felt that this sentence sounded familiar. After a moment of reflection, he remembered that this was what Lu Xuan had said to him three days ago.
It's only been three days and the situation has changed?
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