A life of two souls traveling through time

The bonfire in the military camp was crackling, and the soldiers on duty were also on high alert and patrolling around under the cover of night.

Mr. Fan led Si Yao into the military tent and said to Yan Zonghui, who was writing at the desk:

"Your Highness, Miss Si Yao is here."

"Prince." Si Yao raised his hand with difficulty and saluted according to the rules he had learned in the Huang Mansion.

"Mr. Fan, you go out first." After finishing writing, Yan Zong slowly raised his cold face and directed his deep eyes at Si Yao.

"Yes." Mr. Fan glanced at Si Yao beside him with a little surprise, then regained his leisurely smile and retreated out of the tent.

"Master Fan, why are you out too?" Arnold, who had been waiting outside the tent, was also surprised to see Mr. Fan coming out.

"Yes, I was invited out by His Highness." Mr. Fan smiled, stroking his long beard.

"No way, Your Highness doesn't even trust Master Fan?"

"Speak up."

"What is it between His Highness and Sister Yao that we can't hear?" Arnold pouted unhappily.

"......"

"sit down."

"Thank you, Prince Zong." Following Prince Zong's instruction, Si Yao cautiously sat down at the desk beside him.

"What's wrong with your hands?" Yan Zong asked casually when he saw the other person's hands wrapped in gauze.

"It was the reins." Not only was her palm injured, her arms were so sore that they were almost numb, and an old injury on her shoulder had recurred due to yesterday's horseback archery competition, but she didn't tell anyone about this, including Arnold.

"She dares to run to the horse riding and archery field to compete with others before her wounds are fully healed. What's the reason that drives Miss Si Yao to be so reckless?" Yan Zong stared at Si Yao with a smile. There were indeed many suspicious points about her that interested him.

Si Yao said nothing, but just silently lowered her eyes and looked at the steaming tea on the table.

"You still don't know where Miss Si Yao is from? Why did you come to the border of Xiyue Kingdom alone?" Seeing the other party's silence, Yan Zong continued to ask patiently.

"I'm sorry, I can't answer either of these two questions for you, because I don't know either." Si Yao shook his head calmly.

"You mean you don't know where your hometown is? And you don't know why you left home?" This answer obviously made Yan Zong unhappy. To him, such a statement was too absurd, and the other party seemed to be perfunctorily answering his question.

"To be precise, in this era, I don't know where my home is. I don't know how I got here." Si Yao was not completely sure whether the person in front of her could be trusted, but she had no choice but to take a gamble. After all, if she continued to return to the Huang Mansion, she might not be able to stay there for long and would be worried all day long. Yan Zong was a royal aristocrat of a dynasty and held military power. Obviously, he was undoubtedly a big safety tree that she urgently needed to temporarily avoid risks before she could go alone.

"This era?" At this moment, Yan Zong was looking at Si Yao with a frank face and was also caught in complicated thoughts. He admired her calmness and her determination not to give up easily, but her unclear and suspicious identity and incomprehensible words forced him to remain on guard.

"I know that the prince is suspicious of my identity which I cannot explain. Unfortunately, I really can't explain it clearly, but please rest assured that my only goal here is to survive and then find someone." She could easily make up a story about her life experience, but since she was asking for help, she had to show sincerity first.

"Looking for someone? Who are you?"

"A friend who needs me very much."

Yan Zong kept staring into Si Yao's eyes. He hoped that he could capture what he wanted with his keen observation, but unfortunately, apart from a momentary hesitation, there was only calmness and openness in the other person's eyes.

"Okay, I will trust you for now." There was silence in the tent for a long time before Yan Zong spoke slowly: "You saved me that day, so I can make you a promise."

"Although I saved the prince to repay you for saving my life, but now that you are willing to help me, I will not refuse if I have to survive."

"Well, tell me about it." Such frankness was more to his liking.

"What do you think of my archery skills, Lord?"

"Barely."

"Am I qualified to stay with the prince?"

"You want to follow me?"

"I have nowhere to go. I temporarily disguised myself as a man to get into the Huang Mansion, but this is not a long-term solution."

“I don’t keep idle people around me.” Yan Zong looked at Si Yao jokingly.

"I can read and write, and I'm working hard to learn archery. I can't say I have the ability to protect you right now, but..." Although her main personality was good at dancing, she didn't like it. Moreover, in this feudal society where men are superior to women, no matter how good a woman's dancing skills are, in the eyes of the powerful, she is just a beauty to please men.

"You will protect me? Miss Si Yao, you don't think that you overestimate yourself just because of those three hidden arrows?" Yan Zong sneered contemptuously.

The tent fell into silence again.

"Thank you, Lord Zong, for taking me in these few days. Now that my injuries have healed, it's time for me to leave."

She was too naive. Without any outstanding qualities, how could she gain a foothold under a powerful figure like Yan Zong?

"What? You give up so soon? What a pity... I wonder if I was wrong at the beginning or your will to survive has weakened?" When Si Yao turned to leave, Yan Zong behind him laughed again in an extremely sarcastic tone.

"What do you mean?" Si Yao turned around, confused by the ridicule.

"At that time, you were besieged by wolves. Before I arrived, you also fought with the wolves and even killed an adult wolf with a stick."

"What? I... killed a wolf?" Si Yao was undoubtedly shocked. She even thought that the prince was joking with her.

"Yes, the wooden stick just pierced the wolf's heart." Yan Zong nodded to Si Yao confidently.

"I... I don't remember..." Si Yao tried hard to recall what happened after she left Lianjia Village, but she could not remember the scene of her close combat with the wolf.

"Of course you don't remember that your foot was injured by a trap and you had been freezing and starving for a whole day. You were already unconscious, but you were able to kill an adult wolf with just that little bit of remaining consciousness. This shows that your will to survive is not something that ordinary people have." This was one of the reasons why he was suspicious of her. Did she have great potential without realizing it, or did she accidentally expose it at the critical moment of life and death?

Si Yao looked down at her hands, not knowing whether to be surprised or happy. In the previous world, as a personality derived from the escape consciousness of others, she always knew that her ability to withstand psychological stress was much stronger than that of the main personality. However, in this harsh living environment, even if it was not for Jiang Siyao, she could inspire such a strong will to save herself, which was something she never expected.