A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 407: Repay with the Rest of My Life

The next morning, as soon as it was light, Yan Zong couldn't wait to see Si Yao. At the same time, Caiyi, who was temporarily living in the same room with Si Yao, opened the door and was shocked to see a face as cold as ice. She was so frightened that her eyes widened and she took several steps back.

"Prince Zong, are you here to look for Sister Si Yao?" After recovering from her shock, Caiyi mustered up the courage to step forward, bowed, and asked timidly.

"She's not here?" Seeing that it was not Si Yao, the tenderness in Yan Zong's eyes disappeared in an instant. He glanced coldly at the quiet room and asked.

"Sister Si Yao went to the back mountain." Caiyi had just finished replying when the tall and majestic figure at the door disappeared.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but then she suddenly remembered that Sister Si Yao had told her not to reveal her whereabouts to the prince before she left.

"Oh, I told it all out after being scared by that clan leader..." Caiyi was anxious and guilty at this moment. She muttered to herself that she wanted to run to the back mountain to find Si Yao, but when she hurriedly closed the door and turned around, she bumped into Xiuming who came over.

Because Caiyi was a farm girl with great strength, Xiuming was caught off guard and was knocked back several steps until his back hit a hard beam. Xiao Chenlin, who was being pulled by him, also fell to the ground because he was unable to react.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiuming!" Caiyi was frightened again and hurried forward to pick up Chenlin, and asked nervously: "Chenlin, are you okay?"

Chen Lin drooped his eyelids, shook his head listlessly without saying a word. He was already weak and was frightened and exhausted by yesterday's thrilling incident. He suddenly fell down like this, so he was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. His legs and feet were so weak that he had to be held by Caiyi.

"You look weak, but I didn't expect that you are as strong as my junior sister. Ouch..." Xiu Ming stood up and rubbed his back which was hurt by the collision. He frowned and smiled bitterly, with some sweat on his forehead.

"I'm sorry Mr. Xiuming, I didn't mean to do that. Did you hurt your back?" Caiyi was terrified and hugged Chenlin at a loss, tears already welling up in her eyes.

"Don't cry, don't cry. I'm fine and I don't blame you." Seeing this, Xiu Ming quickly stood up, pretending nothing had happened and comforted her with a warm smile.

"Thank you Mr. Xiuming for your forgiveness." Xiuming's gentleness and tolerance made Caiyi feel warm in her heart. She bowed to him slightly in gratitude, but the tears in her eyes couldn't help but slide down quietly.

"Although her strength is as great as that of my junior sister, she is still a little girl after all. She cries at the drop of a hat." Seeing Caiyi's tears in her eyes, Xiuming quickly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe the tears from her face, and smiled helplessly.

Caiyi looked up at Xiuming in a daze, her mouth half open but speechless for a moment. In her eyes, Mr. Xiuming seemed to suddenly shine brightly. From childhood to adulthood, this was the first time she met a man who not only did not scold or beat her when she did something wrong, but also treated her gently.

"What were you in such a hurry for just now? Where is your junior sister?" Seeing Caiyi staring at him in a daze, Xiu Ming didn't think much about it and just continued to ask with a warm smile.

"Sister Si Yao went to the back mountain, and the back mountain...is broken..." After Xiuming asked this, Caiyi remembered the urgent matter just now, but found that Chen Lin had fallen asleep in her arms. She was at a loss and had to look up to Xiuming for help: "What should I do? I accidentally revealed Sister Si Yao's whereabouts to the prince."

"Are you so anxious about this?" Xiuming couldn't help laughing when he saw the naive Caiyi.

"But..." Caiyi saw that Mr. Xiuming was not in a hurry at all and was smiling instead. She couldn't help but frowned in confusion.

"Don't worry, you didn't mean it. I won't blame you. Besides, the prince won't hurt me." Xiu Ming still gave her a gentle smile and comforted her.

Regarding the matter between the Zong Wang and his junior sister, Xiu Ming's idea was different from that of his master San Xiu. Simply separating people would not solve the problem, so it would be better to let them open their hearts and be honest. He believed that his junior sister could make a rational decision. After all, she was not as naive and idealistic as his senior sister.

"Did he not sleep well last night?" Caiyi felt relieved when she heard Xiuming say this, and pointed at Chenlin in her arms and asked in a low voice.

"He was frightened by what happened yesterday and was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night. I'm afraid he was frightened again. He's tired, so let him sleep." Xiuming also lowered his eyes and looked at Chen Lin who was sleeping peacefully in Caiyi's arms. He smiled dotingly, wondering when this child became so fearless? He didn't know whether it was because Miss Caiyi was brought back by her junior sister or because she was really too sleepy.

"By the way, Mr. Xiuming is also here to see Sister Si Yao?" Caiyi remembered and asked.

"I originally wanted to let my junior sister take Chen Lin to have breakfast. Since she is not here, I would like to trouble Miss Caiyi to help take care of him. I will have someone bring the food up later. I have to busy myself with repairing the pharmacy today and I really don't have time." Xiuming then raised his hand and gently felt Chen Lin's pulse before he told Caiyi with peace of mind.

"It's not a trouble at all. Mr. Xiuming, you are too polite. You go and do your work. Caiyi will take good care of Chenlin." Caiyi's bright eyes flickered and she smiled at Xiuming.

"Thank you, Miss Caiyi." Xiu Ming smiled elegantly, bowed slightly and left happily.

Yan Zong walked through the corridor and entered the road leading to the back mountain. However, the back mountain of Sanxiu Pharmacy was neither big nor small, so he didn't know where to go to find Si Yao.

"Your Highness, how about we go look for it first?" Xiaobai, the secret guard following closely behind Yan Zong, stepped forward and asked.

"Your Highness, Miss Si Yao is there." Without waiting for Yan Zong's response, Xin Nu pointed to the clear shadow not far to the front right.

"You don't have to follow me. Go and see if General Yu's breakfast is ready." Yan Zong was delighted. After giving instructions to the four secret guards behind him, he strode to the right front.

"Are you coming to the back mountain to practice archery so early in the morning?" Walking closer, Yan Zong saw the bow and arrow on Si Yao's back and smiled gently.

"Xiao Lu has been lurking in the medicine shop for so long. Doesn't the prince know that I often get up early in the morning to practice archery in the back mountain when I am in the medicine shop?" Si Yao saluted Yan Zong first, then said in a cold voice.

She not only went to the mountains to practice archery today, but more importantly, she went to visit Huifeng who had been buried here for a long time. Si Yao was not too surprised when Yan Zong appeared here. Although she told Caiyi not to tell him, she thought about it again. With so many secret guards around him, how could she hide her whereabouts from him? Besides, Caiyi was timid and afraid that she could not withstand his questioning.

"I asked Xiaolu to stay to protect the medicine shop and you, not to monitor you." Seeing Si Yao suddenly giving him a cold face, Yan Zong felt a little flustered unconsciously, so he hurried to Si Yao and explained.

"Got it." Si Yao glanced at him thoughtfully and continued to go to the pharmacy.

Seeing this, Yan Zong pulled Si Yao back and said, "You don't believe me? If I wanted to harm the medicine store, I wouldn't have come here in person yesterday. I sent Xiaolu to sneak into the medicine store because Mucheng was full of people of all kinds, including bandits and traitors. I was also worried that Sanxiu Medicine Store would be used by others. Didn't Huifeng's incident confirm my worries? Later, I let Xiaolu stay just to protect you."

"Si Yao is endlessly grateful for Prince Zong's efforts." Si Yao gently pulled Yan Zong's hand away, bowed to him indifferently again, and said in a calm voice.

She was not cold to him because of this incident. After experiencing the incident of Yingmen yesterday, Si Yao believed that Yan Zong would not only not harm Sanxiu Pharmacy, but also would not sit idly by when the pharmacy was in danger. Perhaps it was because of his mother, the eldest sister, and also because his master saved his life.

"Are you still angry with me?" Seeing that Si Yao was still ignoring him, Yan Zong asked relentlessly.

“Si Yao doesn’t dare. It’s just that I went to see Senior Brother Huifeng just now, and some past events came to my mind.” Si Yao said lightly and turned away.

Upon hearing this, Yan Zong's face froze and he closed his eyes in annoyance again. No wonder she suddenly turned cold to him. The only thing that made Yan Zong regret was that he had hurt her so deeply. Her resistance and alienation now were all his own fault.

Si Yao was almost at the corridor when she saw Yan Zong still hadn't caught up with her. She stopped and turned back to ask Yan Zong, who was still standing there in a daze, "Prince Zong, aren't you going back?"

Hearing Si Yao calling him from afar, Yan Zong smiled and quickly followed. Now that things had come to this, he could only repay her with the rest of his life.

"Haven't you had breakfast yet? Come and try Yu Cheng's cooking later." Yan Zong came to Si Yao and smiled gently again.

"The prince asked General Yu to cook?" Si Yao frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

"He cooked a lot in the military camp, and even your master praised his cooking skills." Yan Zong said disapprovingly.

"Master, have you also tasted General Yu's cooking?" Si Yao was surprised.

"Well, did you meet Jiang Siyao when you went to Jiangnan in Jingsong Kingdom this time?" Yan Zong realized that he spoke too quickly and almost mentioned the previous unbearable incident, so he just responded hurriedly and then asked.

"Not yet. Miss Xuanyu is in a critical condition due to the poison, so I rushed back first." Si Yao shook his head disappointedly.

"Those three people are thorns in the eyes of Yingmen, and their identities are unclear. Do you really want to keep them?" The letter for help written by Sanxiu had already explained the whole matter clearly. Sui Yanzong already knew about the two sisters, Xuanyu and Honghua, and he naturally did not want the medicine store to get into such trouble.

"Since I promised to save her, I must do it to the end. No matter what, let's detoxify Miss Yanyu first." Si Yao knew that the prince was also worried about the pharmacy, but since she and her master had promised to detoxify her, they could not go back on their word, so she smiled faintly.

At this time, the two had returned to the corridor and were walking slowly side by side. The morning sunlight shining in the corridor lengthened their shadows, and Yan Zong unknowingly got closer and closer to Si Yao.