After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 158: Getting a Beating

The surrounding people had all arrived and were astonished to see that the son of the Grand Tutor was being threatened by Gan Luo by having his chin pinched.

Seeing so many people staring at him, Zhao Wuji never imagined things would develop to this point. He made up his mind that he must find a way to get rid of Gan Luo.

Gan Luo read from Zhao Wuji's mind that Zhao Wuji was actually thinking of killing him. Gan Luo thought to himself, Zhao Wuji's skills are so mediocre, yet he wants to take care of him. He's just daydreaming.

Gan Luo walked up to Zhao Wuji and asked, "I sensed killing intent in your eyes. Do you want to kill me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Wuji remained silent.

Later, Gan Luo, wanting to teach Zhao Wuji a lesson, used the opportunity to give Zhao Wuji ten lashes.

Unexpectedly, after giving Zhao Wuji ten strokes of the cane, Zhao Wuji started cursing Gan Luo: "So Young Master Zhao can still talk, huh? In that case, give him five more strokes."

Gan Luo then had Lin Fengmian send everyone back. At this time, the Grand Tutor was completely unaware of this. When the Grand Tutor saw that his son had been beaten so badly, he felt heartbroken for his son at that moment.

He really couldn't understand what his son had done to offend Gan Luo.

"My poor son, what is it that you do every day..."

As he spoke, the Grand Tutor's tears began to fall, and Lin Fengmian gave him a warning before leaving: "If you don't want your son to be beaten again in the future, then you should advise your son to stop causing trouble at the Princess's residence."

After finishing his sentence, Lin Fengmian left without even turning his head back.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji had already fainted. The Grand Tutor hurriedly ordered the servants to carry Zhao Wuji into the house, and finally invited the best doctor in the area.

After Zhao Wuji woke up, he told the Grand Tutor the whole story. Unexpectedly, he was scolded by the Grand Tutor. This was clearly provoking Gan Luo. No wonder Gan Luo gave him more than a dozen lashes.

"Her Highness the Princess no longer has any affection for you. What you are doing now will only annoy her. As her father, I just want to advise you not to provoke the Princess again in the future."

Indeed, this matter is not the princess's fault; it is her own fault.

He truly didn't understand why his son always had to provoke Gan Luo.

"By the way, this Lord Li..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Wuji told the Grand Tutor that he would never marry Lord Li's daughter.

The Grand Tutor was furious at that moment; he never expected that his own son would be unwilling to marry her.

Ultimately, having exhausted all other options, the Grand Tutor decided to confine Zhao Wuji for a period of time.

This matter also reached the palace. When Gan Yanling learned of it, he felt that Gan Luo had done nothing wrong. Gan Yanling really couldn't understand why Zhao Wuji had to provoke Gan Luo.

This is clearly a suicide mission, isn't it?

After all, Gan Yanling knew Gan Luo's temperament. More importantly, it was fortunate that Gan Luo did not kill the man. If it were Gan Luo in the past, he probably would have already drawn his sword and killed the man.

Lin Fengmian returned to the princess's residence and informed Gan Luo that the matter had been completed properly.

"Have you been bored staying by my side these days? Or do you want to do something else? If you do, I will grant your wish."

Gan Luo had just finished speaking when Lin Fengmian told him that he didn't want to go anywhere else, he only wanted to stay by Gan Luo's side.

"I have met so many men, but this is the first time I have met such a stupid man. You are so strong that you can beat me. More importantly, if you were not by my side, you would definitely have a limitless future."

"Your Highness is unaware of the fact that I grew up in the Dark Night Pavilion since I was a child. I have no relatives. If I had any, Your Highness would be considered my family."

Gan Luo felt very uncomfortable after hearing what Lin Fengmian said.

Gan Luo walked up to Lin Fengmian and reached out to pat Lin Fengmian's head. This scene was cleverly witnessed by Yuan Zheng, who instantly felt that he had come at the wrong time.

Lin Fengmian hurriedly kept a certain distance from Gan Luo. Gan Luo's hand stopped in mid-air and only withdrew after a while. For some reason, he felt uncomfortable after hearing what Lin Fengmian said.

Turning his head, he saw Yuan Zheng: "Commander Yuan, have you come here? Is there something you want to report?"

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but I have already strengthened the defenses in your residence. However, while I was strengthening the defenses, I saw someone acting suspiciously. I was just about to follow them when I realized that the person had escaped."

"This is of no concern to me."

"But I feel they seem to be pushing their luck too far. They've already come to the area around the princess's residence before, patrolled without success, and now they're here again. Doesn't Your Highness intend to do anything about it?"

Gan Luo laughed heartily. Most of the officials in the court looked down on Gan Luo, and more importantly, they wanted to weaken all of Gan Luo's military power. If Gan Luo panicked, wouldn't that give them an opportunity? How could Gan Luo be so foolish as to be so stupid?

Listening to what Gan Luo was saying, Yuan Zheng suddenly felt that what Gan Luo said made a lot of sense.

"If what Your Highness says is true, then I do have an idea."

Gan Luo was very curious, wondering what this person was thinking.

"Why don't you tell me what you're thinking?"

"I think Your Highness is capable, so I've been trying to win over some honest and upright officials."

Gan Luo shook his head.

It was getting late, so Yuan Zheng was instructed to continue arranging for people to guard the princess's residence.

Time flew by and the second day arrived quickly.

The officials in the imperial court had arrived at the court early in the morning.

"Today is the day our neighboring country is to pay tribute. I wonder if we will be able to succeed today, or if we will be delayed again."

The officials were all talking at once.

Unexpectedly, the Minister of War also came on this day of tribute.