Chapter 68: Two Things!

"Hehehe, little one, this is no place for you to come and play."

The strange man cracked his wide mouth, revealing the incomplete, yellowed teeth inside, and then set Zhu Gaoxu down on the ground.

With his feet back on the ground, Zhu Gaoxu subconsciously took two steps back, then forced a smile and said, "I know now, kid; I was just about to leave."

After saying this, Zhu Gaoxu retreated toward the doorway.

Seeing this, the strange man let out a "hehe" of strange laughter and said nothing.

With just a wave of his arm, the door, already tattered and drafty, suddenly slammed shut.

The strange man used his actions to tell Zhu Gaoxu that he was not getting out today.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu's heart turned cold.

Just as he was feeling somewhat at a loss, the strange man spoke.

"To be able to come here in the middle of the night within the Imperial Palace, your identity must not be simple, little one!"

"Cough, cough, my father... I'm just a little eunuch who just entered the palace."

Zhu Gaoxu subconsciously started to declare his name, but halfway through, he suddenly realized something and hurriedly changed his words.

Showing off his family background in this situation was definitely not a good choice.

He was a third-generation royal; what if this old monster in front of him knew his identity and kidnapped him?

But Zhu Gaoxu clearly forgot one point.

Right now, he was the fish and meat, and the old monster was the knife and chopping board.

The strange man clearly did not believe Zhu Gaoxu's nonsense.

He bent over, reached out, and pulled, directly yanking Zhu Gaoxu's pants down.

Then he looked at Zhu Gaoxu and chuckled.

Zhu Gaoxu's reaction was fast; he hurriedly covered himself with both hands.

Looking at the old monster's malicious gaze, Zhu Gaoxu wished he could slap himself twice.

That's what you get for being too clever!

Zhu Gaoxu was truly afraid the other party would make his words come true, as if by magic.

For the sake of his future happiness, Zhu Gaoxu went all out; while pulling up his pants with both hands, he confessed everything in his mouth.

"My father is Prince of Yan Zhu Di, and I am the Nanyang Commandery Prince personally enfeoffed by my Imperial Grandfather."

Hearing this from Zhu Gaoxu, the strange man was clearly stunned, then narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Gaoxu as if emitting a ghostly light: "I didn't expect you, little one, to really be someone of importance. To be enfeoffed as a Prince at such a young age, it seems Zhu Yuanzhang dotes on you quite a bit."

Zhu Gaoxu was not surprised that the strange man knew Lao Zhu; he could tell from their previous conversation.

For some reason, this strange man had acted like a wild beast before, but now his thinking was similar to a normal person's.

Nodding, Zhu Gaoxu was very honest now to ensure his future happiness, not daring to harbor any small schemes.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu so well-behaved, the strange man laughed "hehe" again.

"You don't need to be so nervous. As long as you agree to do two things for me, not only will I not do anything to you, but I will also grant you a great stroke of fortune."

Hearing the strange man's words, Zhu Gaoxu was actually resistant in his heart.

After all, no matter how you looked at it, this person wasn't quite normal; he had been howling wildly before, and then he was acting like a normal person asking for help.

This was clearly a lunatic.

But there was no help for it; this strange man clearly had some tricks up his sleeve, and at the very least, killing him would be a matter of seconds.

Knowing the other party was a lunatic, how could Zhu Gaoxu dare to provoke him further?

With no other choice, Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "It is my honor to be able to do things for you, Senior. As for fortune, isn't that being too formal?"

Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, the strange man looked deeply at him, then chuckled and said, "You little slippery one, put away those little schemes of yours."

"I don't care if you truly agreed to me or not; since you have promised, I have ways to ensure you cannot back out."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu's heart sank.

Honestly, he had indeed harbored some small schemes.

He had thought about agreeing first, and then once he walked out of this room, the sky would be vast for a bird to fly—did he still need to care about this lunatic?

However, regardless of whether the other party had a backup plan, Zhu Gaoxu could do nothing right now but obey.

Realizing this, Zhu Gaoxu forced a smile and said, "Senior, you are joking. If there is anything you need, just command me. As long as I can do it, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Whether the strange man believed Zhu Gaoxu's righteous appearance or simply didn't care, he did not continue this topic.

"Kid, I don't have much time. That guy might come out at any moment, so let's keep it short."

"Originally, I wanted to find an opportunity in this deep palace to take on a disciple or two to help me go out and handle those two things, but for various reasons, I never succeeded."

"Now my time is running out, and you happened to come to this wretched place. But your status is different; I am not worthy of being your master, so I will pass on my skills to you, and once you finish those two things for me, we shall be even."

Zhu Gaoxu did not fully believe the strange man's words.

The talk of wanting to take on a disciple was pure nonsense; who takes on disciples in this Imperial Palace?

Everyone here is either a eunuch or a palace maid; even if he took a disciple, they wouldn't be able to get out.

As for not being worthy of being a master, that was likely just a smoke screen.

Thinking this in his heart, Zhu Gaoxu maintained a well-behaved appearance on the surface, waiting for the old monster's next words.

And the old monster, not caring what Zhu Gaoxu was thinking, continued to speak.