"My Lord Han's man?"
Chen Xian'er hesitated slightly. Among the eighteen lords of the Nine Provinces, the lords held the greatest power. Lord Han had a peculiar personality; if she were to deal with Lu Fan directly, it might cause trouble.
With this thought, Chen Xian'er restrained Lu Fan and prepared to head to Old Man Han's residence. Lu Fan, as a slave, had peeked at her bathing, an offense she could not tolerate.
Lu Fan, like a small chick, was held by Chen Xian'er, feeling utterly helpless. Having lost his cultivation, he held no status in the Eighteen Lords of the Nine Provinces.
"Xian'er, what happened?"
Zhao Jia, who was picking wildflowers with a few others, was astonished by the scene before them.
"A slave peeked at me bathing, and I caught him!"
Chen Xian'er said angrily, "I must go to Lord Han's place and have him administer justice for me!"
"Peeked at your bath?"
Sister Zhao was slightly taken aback, glancing meaningfully at Lu Fan, clearly surprised that Lu Fan could do such a thing.
"It's not what you think!"
Lu Fan explained, "I wasn't peeking. I was meditating when she took off her clothes. It was unavoidable!"
"Still trying to quibble!"
Chen Xian'er was furious. She was the most beautiful woman in the Eighteen Lords of the Nine Provinces, and now that she had been seen, how could she let it go?
Lu Fan was speechless, unsure how to defend himself.
Soon, the news that Chen Xian'er had been spied upon spread throughout the Eighteen Lords of the Nine Provinces. Many people within the Eighteen Lords of the Nine Provinces were discussing it, never having imagined someone would be so bold as to even target Chen Xian'er.
At Old Man Han's residence, Chen Xian'er was furious, only to find Old Man Han sound asleep.
"Lord Han, wake up!"
Sister Zhao urged, "Something big has happened!"
"What's happened?"
Old Man Han suddenly woke up, then looked around, unsure of what had transpired.
"Your man peeked at Chen Xian'er bathing and was caught red-handed!"
Sister Zhao said meaningfully to Old Man Han.
"How is that possible? Who would be so audacious as to bully Old Man Chen's granddaughter!"
Old Man Han cursed, but then saw Chen Xian'er holding Lu Fan, his face full of anger.
"So it's you, kid?"
Old Man Han looked at Lu Fan, "You have good taste. Old Man Chen's granddaughter is a great beauty among the Eighteen Lords of the Nine Provinces. You truly have a lot of luck with the ladies!"
"Grandpa Han, how can you talk like that!"
Chen Xian'er said angrily, "Since he's your man, you must give me an explanation, or I'll tell my grandfather!"
"Little Xian'er, if he has wronged you, then it's his fault!"
Old Man Chen said repeatedly, "How about this? I'll officiate your wedding. How about you marry him? That would solve the problem!"
Sister Zhao stood aside, her expression shifting slightly, clearly not expecting Old Man Chen to speak in such a manner, revealing what was meant by impropriety.
"Grandpa Han, what are you talking about!"
Chen Xian'er was furious, "He's just a slave, how can he be worthy of me!"
"Then what do you want me to do?"
Old Man Han shrugged, "You don't mean you want me to kill him, do you?"
"Why not?"
Chen Xian'er said seriously, "He offended me, so he deserves to die!"
"That won't do, little girl!"
Old Man Han shook his head, "He's no ordinary person, he cannot be killed!"
"Isn't he just a slave? What's so special about him!"
Chen Xian'er pouted, "I think Grandpa Han is just being protective. I will definitely tell my grandfather about this!"
"That's fine too!"
Old Man Han said casually, "Let Old Man Chen come talk to me. I'm sure we can reach an understanding!"
"Hmph!"
Chen Xian'er was somewhat angry. She had expected Old Man Han to stand up for her and have Lu Fan dealt with, but she hadn't expected Old Man Han to be so protective of Lu Fan.
"If you feel it's an unequal match, how about I adopt him as my grandson?"
Old Man Han said directly, "This way, he'll be one of the Eighteen Lords of the Nine Provinces, and you won't have to kill him!"
"Adopt him as a grandson?"
Chen Xian'er was even more displeased, "Why him? Is it just because he peeked at me bathing?"
"Cough cough..."
Sister Zhao coughed lightly, her face a little awkward, not expecting Old Man Han to say such a thing.
"This old man is willing!"
Old Man Han said with a smile, "As long as you agree, there will be no problem with this marriage!"
"I don't agree!"
Chen Xian'er said angrily and ran outside, utterly furious, naturally not expecting Old Man Han to speak like that.
Watching Chen Xian'er's retreating back, Old Man Han shrugged, his expression indifferent, as if all of this was perfectly fine in his eyes.
"Old man, thank you!"
Lu Fan clasped his fists, feeling grateful. If it weren't for the old man stepping in, he would have been killed by Chen Xian'er today.
"What's there to thank? You just prepare for the wedding!"
Old Man Han chuckled, as if all of this was within his expectations.
"Prepare for the wedding?"
Lu Fan was stunned and felt somewhat awkward. He dared not agree with the old man's words.
"Don't you disbelieve me, kid. What I say, I can make happen!"
Old Man Han said directly, even vowing.
"Grandpa Han, you don't seriously want to have him marry Xian'er, do you?"
Sister Zhao looked bewildered, "You should know that Grandpa Chen won't agree!"
"Nonsense, why wouldn't he agree!"
Old Man Han said directly, "That old man can't wait!"
Sister Zhao looked suspicious and baffled, clearly not understanding Old Man Han's intentions.
At this moment, the matter had spread instantly, and many people were discussing it, never expecting that Old Man Han would want Chen Xian'er to marry Lu Fan.
This immediately caused dissatisfaction among many young disciples, especially Tu Wenhai, who was deeply in love with Chen Xian'er. Everyone in the Eighteen Lords of the Nine Provinces knew that if Chen Xian'er were to marry Lu Fan, how could he maintain his dignity?
Soon, Chen Xian'er returned home and cried to Old Master Chen, "Grandpa, Grandpa Han is bullying me!"
"How could your Grandpa Han bully you!"
Old Man Chen said, "He loves you the most! What exactly happened?"
"Today, I was bathing by the waterfall, and Grandpa Han's slave peeked at me. Not only did Grandpa Han not punish him, he even adopted him as his grandson and said he wanted to marry me off to him!" Chen Xian'er complained.
Old Man Chen suddenly stood up. He was a man of fiery temper, and now that someone had taken advantage of his granddaughter, how could he let it go?
Old Man Chen, fuming, led a group of household guards towards Old Man Han's home.
Along the way, many young disciples were watching, clearly aware of what had happened.
"Amazing, truly amazing!"
A laughter was heard. A young man, laughing heartily, grabbed Lu Fan's arm, "Brother, you are truly amazing! You've done what we dared not to. Now that you're being adopted as Grandpa Han's grandson, we'll be brothers from now on!"