Senior Brother’s Request

“Junior brother, I’m begging you.”

“Tonight is my wedding night.”

“You go in my place!”

At the Xuantian Sect, inside Lu Chen’s cave dwelling, the male lead Lin Tian, dressed in a wedding robe, said just that.

Lu Chen stared in shock, completely speechless.

“Senior brother, do you even hear what you’re saying?”

“It’s your wedding day with sister-in-law.”

“What am I supposed to do over there?”

“Ah, it’s all because Mei Ji is causing trouble.”

“She said if I got married, she wouldn’t live anymore.”

“Now she’s gone to the forbidden area alone…”

Lu Chen’s eyes narrowed.

Right, he had transmigrated into a book.

A xianxia novel with multiple heroines.

And the one in front of him, wearing the wedding robe, was the male lead, Lin Tian.

He was a righteous and kind protagonist from start to finish, always ready to go all out for his friends and family.

So after Lu Chen crossed over, he quickly built a good relationship with him.

They became close brothers, both genuinely caring for each other.

Today was Lin Tian’s wedding.

Lu Chen was genuinely happy for his good brother.

But he never expected that the plot would deviate because of him.

Lin Tian actually wanted him to take his place in the wedding!

“Enough.”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

Lu Chen refused sternly.

“Junior brother, I mean for you to stall for one night.”

“Once I stop Mei Ji, I’ll be right back!”

“Listen to me, senior brother.”

“Both you and Mei Ji are just caught up in your emotions right now.”

“You’ll calm down soon.”

“If I actually do what you say and enter the bridal chamber with sister-in-law, even if nothing happens between us, it’s like mud in my crotch, can’t explain it!”

“Even if our bond is strong, there will always be a rift after this!”

“Don’t bring it up again!”

Lu Chen refused outright.

Because he knew the story.

This was just a minor harem squabble for Lin Tian.

Sister-in-law was also reasonable.

Lin Tian would resolve it quickly.

“I know your concerns, junior brother, but I’m definitely not that kind of person…”

Before Lin Tian could finish, Lu Chen had already turned around.

“Don’t mention it again!”

Lin Tian gritted his teeth.

“There’s no time, junior brother.”

“Sorry about this!”

Lin Tian suddenly moved.

He tapped Lu Chen’s forehead, and the latter’s vision went black as he passed out.

When Lu Chen slowly came to, he found himself in Lin Tian’s cave dwelling, wearing Lin Tian’s wedding robe.

“Husband?”

“Husband?”

“Why are you still outside?”

“Did you drink too much?”

A concerned voice came from inside the room.

It was Lin Tian’s wife, Lu Chen’s sister-in-law, Zhuang Jingbai.

She was also one of the novel’s heroines.

“Husband, come in.”

“Your wife is already…”

Lu Chen stood outside the bridal chamber, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

“Husband?”

Lu Chen gritted his teeth and pushed the door open, bracing himself.

Red candles burned high.

The room was filled with festive red.

Zhuang Jingbai sat by the bed, dressed in a phoenix coronet and robes of rank.

A large red veil covered her face, concealing her features.

Seeing this, Lu Chen breathed a little easier.

“Husband, why aren’t you saying anything?”

Zhuang Jingbai’s voice came from under the veil, tinged with shyness.

“Did you drink too much?”

“Should your wife pour you some hangover tea?”

“No… no need!”

Lu Chen quickly lowered his voice, imitating Lin Tian’s tone.

“I’m fine.”

“You… you rest first.”

“I’ll sit for a while.”

Zhuang Jingbai was silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled softly.

“You’re acting very strange today, husband.”

“Am… am I?”

“Normally you’re the most talkative, but today you’re so quiet.”

Her voice was gentle as water.

“But it’s fine.”

“On a wedding day, being quiet makes you seem more composed.”

Lu Chen didn’t dare respond, just hummed in agreement.

The room fell into a brief silence, broken only by the faint crackling of the red candles.

Lu Chen cursed Lin Tian ten thousand times in his heart.

Because Zhuang Jingbai was no mere flower vase heroine.

She was sharp and intelligent.

If she found out…

“Husband.”

Lu Chen jolted.

“What is it?”

“Aren’t you going to lift my veil?”

Her voice carried a hint of shyness.

“The auspicious hour has arrived.”

“We need to drink the nuptial wine, and then~”

Lu Chen’s mind went blank.

He only then realized that the bridal chamber had its own customs!

The veil had to be lifted!

The wine had to be drunk!

He was doomed.

“Um…”

A storm raged in Lu Chen’s mind.

“I’m not feeling well today.”

“How about… how about another day?”

As soon as he said it, he wanted to slap himself.

Who postpones the bridal chamber?

Zhuang Jingbai was indeed stunned.

“You’re unwell, husband?”

“Is it serious?”

“Let me see.”

She even began to lift her veil.

“Don’t move!”

Lu Chen was so scared he nearly jumped.

“Don’t move!”

“I’ll do it!”

He took a deep breath and walked to the bedside.

He looked at the red veil in front of him, and his hand trembled.

Now, he had no choice but to steel himself.

As long as he moved fast, lifted the veil, and blew out the candles, in the dark, she might not see clearly!

Thinking this, Lu Chen reached out and pinched a corner of the veil.

Slowly, he lifted it.

Under the veil was a face of stunning beauty.

Eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like autumn ripples.

Skin whiter than snow, lips like cherries, delicate to the extreme.

Zhuang Jingbai.

And in that moment, Lu Chen froze.

Then their eyes met.

“You…”

“Lu Chen?”

“Why is it you?!”

“Where is my husband?”

Lu Chen opened his mouth to explain, but found he couldn’t start at all.

“Speak!”

“Where is Lin Tian!”

“Sister-in-law, it’s a long story.”

“Let me explain first…”

“I’m asking you, where is Lin Tian?”

Zhuang Jingbai had already stood up.

Her powerful Golden Core cultivation pressed down on him, making it hard to breathe.

“Did he go to Mei Ji?”

Lu Chen remained silent.

“Hmph.”

“He’d actually do something like this.”

That Lin Tian had other women was hardly a secret in the Xuantian Sect, but she never imagined he would also flee from his wedding!

“On the wedding night, he sends his junior brother to the bridal chamber and goes to comfort a demon sect vixen.”

“Fine!”

“Just fine!”

Zhuang Jingbai was furious.

Lu Chen kept his mouth shut.

Now that he was exposed, he could only stay quiet.

If he said nothing, Zhuang Jingbai could only guess.

Seeing that Lu Chen wouldn’t speak, Zhuang Jingbai suddenly stood up and stepped closer.

Lu Chen backed away.

“Scared now?”

She looked up at him.

“Your senior brother sent you.”

“It’s not like you came on your own.”

“What are you afraid of?”

“Sister-in-law, I know you’re angry…”

“Angry?”

“What do I have to be angry about?”

“I waited twenty years in the boudoir, and the groom who finally came ran away on our wedding night!!”

“Sent his junior brother to stand in!”

“How could I be angry?”

Seeing Zhuang Jingbai say the opposite while blushing with rage, Lu Chen wisely stayed silent.

But that only made her angrier.

This damn man would rather cover for that vixen than tell her, his sister-in-law, the truth!

Thinking this, Zhuang Jingbai’s look toward Lu Chen suddenly changed.

“Lu Chen, you’re a loyal man.”

“Someone else might have taken advantage of the situation and taken liberties.”

“But you’re sitting so far from the bed.”

“Sister-in-law, you know I’m not that kind of person.”

“Mm, I know.”

Zhuang Jingbai nodded.

“Lin Tian is a good judge of character.”

“He knew you wouldn’t touch me, so he dared to send you.”

“You two… are truly as close as brothers.”

Lu Chen was taken aback.

“So… I’m going to make him regret it.”

Lu Chen’s heart skipped a beat.

“What do you mean?”

Zhuang Jingbai didn’t answer.

She just looked at him.

Her gaze was so intense it made his skin crawl.

“You said you wouldn’t take advantage of the situation.”

“So you’re a gentleman, right?”

“I… I suppose.”

“Good.”

Zhuang Jingbai nodded.

“A gentleman is the most responsible.”