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The clouds covered the area, and the rain stopped.

Yu Linzhou lay down beside him, turning to look at Lin Zhixu.

The candlelight had been rekindled at some point, casting an orange glow on the half of Lin Zhixu's face that was exposed.

Her eyelashes cast a small fan-shaped shadow under her eyes, and a trace of lingering blush remained at the corner of her eyes.

Yu Linzhou reached out and gently wiped away the moisture from the corner of his eye with his thumb.

Lin Zhixu was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.

Yu Linzhou's eyes softened as he murmured, "I've finally found you. This time, we'll never be apart again."

……

Lin Zhixu was still in a daze when he first woke up.

He stared at the bed curtains above his head for a long time, his mind blank, until he caught a glimpse of his torn outer robe lying on the pillow, and the memories of last night flooded back.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and sat up, supporting himself on the bed.

Instead of the expected soreness and discomfort, my body felt filled with a powerful spiritual energy, and my dantian felt warm and cozy, as if it had been carefully massaged.

He paused, then subconsciously looked around inward.

The barrier to the Foundation Establishment stage was broken at some point, and his spiritual power cultivation steadily remained at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

He actually broke through three levels in one night.

He remained silent for a while, thinking that this was probably not some kind of innate talent, but simply because Yu Linzhou had given him too much.

He looked around, and Wen Wuqing's body on the ground was gone.

Just as he was wondering if Yu Linzhou had disposed of it while he was asleep, the door was pushed open from the outside.

"You're awake."

Wen Wuqing walked in carrying a tray, dressed in a white robe and wearing a jade crown. His smile was gentle and warm, exactly the same as the face that Yu Linzhou had crushed the throat of last night.

Lin Zhixu's pupils contracted sharply, and he abruptly raised his hand to press down on the sword hilt at the head of the bed, his spiritual power reaching its peak in an instant.

The man stopped at the door, and Yu Linzhou's voice returned: "It's me."

Lin Zhixu loosened his grip on the sword hilt, and the tension in his shoulders gradually eased.

He looked at the face that disgusted him and said in a less than pleasant tone, "Why are you dressed up as him?"

"Anyway, he's already dead," Yu Linzhou said matter-of-factly, "It's more convenient to move around the Wen residence using his identity."

"Besides, the identity of the young master of the Wen family is quite useful. It would be such a pity to lose this identity before the auction has even started."

Lin Zhixu thought about it and felt that it made sense.

The Wen family's auction is in three days. Instead of trying to sneak in, it would be better to use Wen Wuqing's identity to enter openly and legitimately, which would save a lot of trouble.

Seeing that he acquiesced, Yu Linzhou clapped his hands, and soon a group of servants carrying trays filed in from outside the door.

A variety of spiritual dishes were laid out on the table in a continuous stream, each one brimming with spiritual energy, clearly prepared with the finest spiritual ingredients.

Once everything was arranged, he dismissed all the servants, leaving only the two of them in the room.

"This is a special spiritual meal I had prepared; it's good for your health. Anyway, it's a waste not to eat food from the Wen family, so eat as much as you like."

Lin Zhixu didn't stand on ceremony, sat down at the table, picked up his chopsticks, and started eating.

I was exhausted after a whole night of tossing and turning, but the aroma of food is making me quite hungry.

Yu Linzhou sat beside him, resting his chin on his hand as he watched him eat.

After watching for a while, he finally spoke: "I made some inquiries, and the aphrodisiac powder from yesterday was given to him by the head of the Wen family, who is Wen Wuqing's father."

"So for the next two days, you'll have to make do and be my new favorite. We'll enjoy ourselves at the Wen residence for a couple of days, and then we can pack up and leave after the auction."

Lin Zhixu paused slightly in her chopsticks, glancing up at him: "Why should I be your new favorite?"

Yu Linzhou shrugged, looking utterly innocent: "I didn't want to either, but someone spread the word that Wen Wuqing had taken a liking to you, and besides, he didn't leave his room all night last night."

"If you don't cooperate, it'll be easy to give yourself away, and then there'll be no fun."

Lin Zhixu remained silent.

He always manages to find many high-sounding excuses.

……

The two hit it off immediately, and the servants in the Wen household were about to suffer.

Yu Linzhou had them running around like clockwork, ordering them to do whatever was valuable or rare.

He seemed ready to go bankrupt just to win a smile from a beautiful woman.

Since acquiring the identity of Wen Wuqing, Yu Linzhou has found it incredibly easy to order around the Wen family's servants.

Yu Linzhou leaned back on the soft couch, feeding Lin Zhixu pastries while casually ordering from the menu.

"Bring another plate of pastries made from the thousand-year-old snow lotus, and also a serving of that snow ginseng soup. I see there are a few bolts of brocade woven from silkworm silk in the storeroom, bring those too, to make some new clothes for my little darling."

The servant who delivered the message ran himself ragged, and the storeroom manager was terrified, making several excuses to leave.

These are all the Wen family's most treasured possessions, and he wouldn't dare touch them without the head of the family's permission.

The servant who delivered the message said with a bitter expression, "Young Master said that he is the only son of the head of the family, and everything in the Wen family will belong to him in the future. He is just using it in advance. If you don't give it to him, he will report you to the authorities."

The warehouse manager: "..."

The news quickly reached the butler's ears.

The old steward didn't believe it at first.

The young master is usually very steady, how could he possibly act so recklessly for an outsider?

He rushed over and saw Yu Linzhou with his own eyes, his arm around Lin Zhixu's waist, feeding him a piece of snow lotus cake while coaxing him, "Take another bite, this is made from a thousand-year-old snow lotus, it's very nourishing, I specially asked the kitchen to steam it for you."

The old housekeeper felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and barely managed to stand by holding onto the door frame.

He stepped shakily across the threshold, his voice trembling: "Young...Young Master! You ate the thousand-year-old snow lotus from the storeroom?!"

Yu Linzhou raised his eyelids slightly, and said impatiently, "What's wrong? Can't I eat it? Isn't this food meant to be kept at home?"

The old butler was almost out of breath, pounding his chest as he said, "It is food, but not like this! That thousand-year-old snow lotus was meant for the master to use in case of emergency, to refine life-saving pills. There was only one! And you just turned it into a pastry like this?"

Yu Linzhou: "No, that's not the case."

The butler had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard him continue.

"I had the kitchen turn the other half into soup."

housekeeper:"……"

He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

The butler clutched his chest and staggered back a step, his gaze falling on Lin Zhixu, the resentment in his eyes almost tangible.

It's like watching some kind of wicked demon who brings disaster to the country.

Lin Zhixu sat expressionlessly in Yu Linzhou's lap, bewildered by his gaze.

He could only curse Yu Linzhou in his heart.

He was the one who ruined things, yet he was the one who was hated.

The old steward's face turned cold: "Young master, you're acting so recklessly for the sake of a pet. This old servant must report this to the head of the family."

Yu Linzhou curled his lips, completely unconcerned.

"Go ahead, I won't stop you."

"But I must warn you first. He's swamped with work because of the auction. If you bother him over something like this, do you think he'll deal with me first or you first?"

The old butler: "..."