A life of two souls traveling through time

In the side room, a little maid was changing the incense in the copper burner on the ground. Si Yao, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes and wanted to get up, but a sharp pain suddenly came from her left foot.

"Miss, are you awake?" Hearing the sound, the little maid hurried to the bedside and asked with concern.

"Who are you?" Si Yao endured the pain and forced herself to sit up. After looking around, she raised her pale face alertly.

"Don't be nervous, young lady. This is Mucheng Post Station. Three days ago, Mr. Fan and Mr. Arnold brought you here injured and unconscious, and told us to take good care of you." The maid bowed to Si Yao and answered in a childish voice. Seeing beads of sweat on Si Yao's forehead, she turned around, washed a handkerchief, handed it to her, and continued, "Young lady, don't move around anymore. The wound on your foot hasn't healed yet. Be careful not to pull the wound."

Although Si Yao did not dare to let her guard down because the little girl looked so friendly, she was too weak. Even if she was in real danger, she would probably become a prey.

With this in mind, she simply waited patiently and watched the situation change. She began to recall the memories three days ago: I got lost in a snowy forest just after leaving Lianjia Village for a day and a night, and accidentally stepped on a trap buried in the snow. I was starving and cold and exhausted, and was discovered by a pack of wolves that were out looking for food at night... I don't remember what happened afterwards. Who are Mr. Fan and Mr. Arnold? Why did they bring me here to recuperate when only officials can stay in the post station?

"What are you thinking about, young lady?" The little maid came to the bed with a bowl of tea and asked curiously.

"Thank you." Si Yao did not answer the maid's question.

"You must be starving after being unconscious for three days. I'll go get you something to eat."

Mucheng? Is it the Mucheng that Lian Qi mentioned before?

After the little maid left, Si Yao looked out the window and began to feel confused.

Dropping from the civilized world into this strange and primitive time and space made her, who was always calm and confident, truly feel what panic and helplessness were. Leaving the small Lianjia Village almost cost her her life. Going to find Jiang Siyao was undoubtedly a fantasy.

In the military camp outside the wooden city, the young boy Arnold rushed into the tent with a bow and arrow on his back, but he met Mr. Fan's eyes as he stood with his hands behind his back in the tent: "Master Fan? Why... are you in my tent?"

"Where did you go?" Mr. Fan ignored Arnold's guilty question and put on a rare serious expression.

"I...I went to Lianjia Village." Master Fan, who was always laid-back and gentle, suddenly became serious, and Arnold was a little scared.

"In the military, do you know how to deal with people who leave the camp without permission?"

"The same crime as...the same crime as deserting." After all, he was only a twelve-year-old boy. Being questioned so harshly, Arnold's tears were already welling up in his eyes. He hurriedly knelt in front of Mr. Fan.

"If you can realize your mistake, you are not allowed to cry!" Master Fan said sternly with a sullen face.

Arnold immediately raised his flushed face and held back his tears:

"Master Fan, Arnold knows he was wrong."

"Master Fan did not mean to scare you, but do you know how dangerous it would be if you left the camp alone without making any noise? There could be bandits outside at any time. If anything happens to you, Master Fan...how are you going to explain to His Highness?" Looking at the frightened child in front of him, Mr. Fan naturally softened his heart. He squatted down and patted Arnold's thin shoulder, regaining his fatherly gentleness.

"Master Fan, Arnold was the one who made the mistake first. You should scold me and even punish me!" Arnold's eyes turned red again.

Mr. Fan smiled with relief, glanced at the bow and arrow on his back and asked curiously, "What are you doing in Lianjia Village?"

"We rescued Sister Ayao. I thought Brother Lian Qi must be very worried, so I went to tell him the news."

"You, why are you meddling in other people's business!" Mr. Fan frowned, shook his head helplessly and smiled.

"How is that meddling? I'm just helping others. Even I can see that Brother Lian Qi loves that sister..."

"At such a young age, how can you understand what adult behavior is?"

"I......."

"If they are in love, then you can do this to help them."

"Aren't they in love?"

"Mr. Fan, someone from the posthouse said that the girl has woken up."

At this moment, while the two were talking, a soldier's report suddenly sounded outside the tent.

"The sister has woken up. Master Fan, can I go see her? I have something important that I must hand over to her in person. This is what I promised Brother Lian Qi." Upon hearing the voice, Arnold stood up excitedly first.

"Your Highness is not here these days and it is inconvenient for me to leave the camp, so you can let the two of them follow you into the city." Mr. Fan naturally understood the bow and arrow on Arnold's back.

"Yes!" Arnold finally smiled happily.

"Remember, go and come back quickly and don't play around..."

Before he could finish his words of advice, Arnold had already rushed out. He still has the mentality of a child after all.

Mucheng Inn

Si Yao, who had been hungry for a long time, had no appetite when she just woke up. In addition, she had too many worries in her mind. She only ate some rice and water to fill her stomach, then sat silently in front of the window, looking at the snow scene outside, thoughtfully. The little maid also tactfully collected the meal and quietly left the room.

"It seems that how to survive in this environment is what I have to solve now." Si Yao murmured to himself.

"Sister Ayao, I heard that you woke up, so I came to see you!" Arnold's voice sounded outside before the door was opened. Si Yao became alert again when she heard it.

"It's you?" But when a bright young man carrying a bow and arrow appeared in front of Si Yao, she was surprised.

"That's great, sister still recognizes me!" Arnold happily walked around the little maid and came directly to Si Yao.

"Are you Arnold?" Having met him twice in Lianjia Village and with the introduction of the maid before, she immediately guessed that he was the other Mr. Fan.

"Sister Yao is so smart. Although we have met twice, we have never been able to talk. I didn't expect that you knew my name when I just arrived."

Arnold's sudden excitement almost scared Si Yao, and the little maid who had been standing by the door couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"It's all right here, you can go down first." Realizing his own gaffe, Arnold looked embarrassed and turned back to the maid in a serious tone.

"Yes." The little maid respectfully left the room.

"How is my sister's injury?" The room was silent for a long time before Arnold asked again.

"I should be able to walk again in two days." Si Yao nodded to Arnold and continued, "I also have to thank you and Mr. Fan for saving my life. Although I am not able to repay you now..."

"You don't have to be polite, sister. Besides, it was our prince who rescued you from the wolf pack, not me and Master Fan."

"Your Highness?" Is it him? The prince?

"Well, he is the third prince of my Xiyue Kingdom. He is also a famous archer since he was young, Prince Yan Zong." Arnold introduced with pride and admiration.

"I was fortunate enough to receive the Zongwang's teachings on archery, and he saved my life this time. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay him."

"It is indeed a great honor for my sister to receive your highness's guidance on archery. You don't know how brave my highness is. He became a master archer at the age of eleven and started to kill enemies at the age of twelve!" At this point, Arnold remembered the bow and arrow on his back, and hurriedly took it off and handed it to Si Yao: "I almost forgot, this is what Brother Lian Qi asked me to return this bow and arrow to my sister."

"Thank you." After a moment of silence, Si Yao took the bow and arrow. Although it was one she had used before, it was also made by Lian Qi himself, so she did not take it away.

"Is Lianjia Village okay?" The memories of Lianjia Village began to linger in her mind again.

"Everything is fine..." Arnold wanted to add something about Lian Qi's concern for her, but then he thought of Master Fan's words and stopped talking.