A life of two souls traveling through time

In the farmyard covered with thick snow, the woman was practicing archery as usual. This time she remembered the key points and posture taught by the young master of the clan a few days ago.

"Ayao, take a break. Be careful not to get your hands frostbitten." Lian Qi walked out of the house and said with concern.

"I'm fine." The woman did not stop practicing.

"After the guidance of that young master Zong and the hard training these days, you have made rapid progress. I really didn't lie to you this time." Lian Qi smiled gently.

"It's not enough." The woman's words seemed to be a response or a soliloquy, and the arrow hit the wooden stake again.

Looking at the densely packed arrow holes on the wooden stake, she frowned slightly.

Half a month ago, she woke up here inexplicably, thinking that Jiang Siyao had encountered troubles that she dared not face again. But when she found that the surrounding environment had changed drastically and Jiang Siyao had not appeared again, she slowly believed that she had brought Jiang Siyao's body to a completely different world from before and separated from her... Since the main body is in this space, she should be there too, so she must practice self-defense skills as soon as possible to find her.

"Lian Qi, can I follow you when you go hunting in the mountains next time?" The woman turned around and looked at Lian Qi seriously and asked.

"What, you want to go into the mountains to hunt?" Lian Qi opened his eyes wide in shock.

"Well, after all, what we practice here every day are just fixed dead objects, and there is no actual combat experience."

"It's dangerous to be in the mountains in this heavy snow. You're a girl... How about this, I'll take you into the mountains after the snow melts in the spring..."

"You are not afraid of danger, so I won't be afraid either."

"Ayao..." Lian Qi was a little embarrassed.

"Don't worry, I will follow your instructions and take good care of myself."

".....Okay, but I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to consult the village chief."

After spending half a month together, he understood her terrible obsession with one thing.

"Thank you, Master Lian Qi." He was younger than her, so she usually just called him by his name. This time, with Lian Qi's support, she was grateful from the bottom of her heart to this master who took good care of her and was willing to teach her everything he knew.

"Don't thank me so early. We still need the approval of the village chief before we can go." Lian Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head. He turned to go into the house, but suddenly stopped at the door and asked curiously, "Ayao, why do you, a girl, insist on practicing archery so hard? For a beautiful and smart girl like you, I believe many men will rush to protect you."

Half a month ago, she really surprised him when she came to his house on the third day after waking up to learn archery. You know, the girls in the village are only keen on finding a good husband to rely on for the rest of their lives, and have no interest in hunting. Everyone has always assumed that this is something men do.

"Lian Qi, is there someone you want to protect?" The woman put down the bow and arrow in her hand, turned her head and looked at Lian Qi and asked seriously.

Ever since she became conscious, she felt that she had a special mission to protect Jiang Siyao, so when she encountered unbearable pain, she would rush forward without hesitation to take it all. She had never thought about what her life should be like, she only knew that protecting Jiang Siyao was her instinct, and sharing the pain for Jiang Siyao was the meaning of her existence... But now they were separated, in this strange and even dangerous space, she was powerless and only worried.

"My parents passed away when I was young. My grandfather raised me and taught me archery, but he died of illness six years ago. Thanks to Aunt Ya who took care of my daily life, and the warmth given to me by the villagers of Lianjia Village, I didn't become a poor orphan." Lian Qi looked at the woman on the snow in the yard and showed a warm smile, and continued: "What I want to protect is the entire Lianjia Village... and... and..."

"Brother Lian Qi!" Outside the courtyard, a cute and naive girl waved at Lian Qi with a smile, interrupting him as he hesitated for a long time.

"Narcissus, why are you here?" The words he wanted to say most were interrupted. Lian Qi sighed helplessly and asked the girl outside the yard.

"I came to see you!" The girl ran to Lian Qi, glanced at the woman practicing archery, and pouted in dissatisfaction: "My mother has been keeping me at home doing needlework for several days and I have no time to visit Brother Lian Qi. However, Brother Lian Qi just accompanies Miss Si Yao to practice archery every day."

"Ahem, Narcissus, stop talking nonsense!"

"I know, I know. Since she has accepted you as her master, you must do your best to be a good master. Shuixian doesn't blame Brother Lian Qi, hehe."

The girl's words left Lian Qi at a loss as to how to respond.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Lian Qi, you guys are going to go hunting in the mountains in a few days. My father and uncles have made a lot of new spears and hunting tools. Shall we go take a look?"

"Don't worry. Every year when hunting in the snow, the village chief will prepare some extra tools to ensure everyone's safety. They will be distributed to everyone when we go into the mountains."

"I know this, but... oh, anyway... my dad asked me to call you!" The girl anxiously pulled Lian Qi's arm and acted coquettishly.

"This..." Lian Qi glanced at A Yao, feeling a little embarrassed.

"You should go and take a look. Maybe the village chief has something else to tell you about hunting." Si Yao thought the girl's chattering was too noisy. She just wanted a quiet place to practice archery.

"Okay, then you practice first, I'll be back soon." After being reminded, Lian Qi also thought of asking the village chief about A Yao's hunting.

As soon as the two of them left, an old woman with a kind face walked in slowly carrying a half-filled bamboo basket of vegetables, smiled at Si Yao, and then pointed in the direction where Lian Qi and Narcissus left, as if asking something.

"Aunt Ya, it's nothing. The village chief is looking for Lian Qi." Seeing Aunt Ya, Si Yao's indifferent face softened a bit. Then he put down his bow and arrow and stepped forward to help take the heavy basket of vegetables from the other person's hand.

The old woman was a mute girl. She was the one who rescued Si Yao half a month ago. Although she couldn't speak, she treated Si Yao like her own daughter, making Si Yao feel the warmth she had never felt before in her life.

"Uh...uh uh..." Aunt Ya continued to gesture to Si Yao.

"He should be back for lunch." Si Yao helped Aunt Ya out of the yard and responded patiently.

"What? That Miss Si Yao wants to go into the mountains with us to hunt?" In a farmhouse at the entrance of the village, a middle-aged couple looked at Lian Qi in front of them in shock and said in unison.

"Uncle, aunt, is there anything wrong?" Lian Qi was somewhat surprised by the reaction of the village head and his wife.

"She's a girl, she should not get involved in the trouble." The village chief frowned, looking embarrassed.

"This will only cause more trouble than anything else. Although the Lianjia Village makes a living by hunting, no woman has ever gone into the mountains to hunt. Moreover, hunters have to worship the hunting god before going into the mountains. Doesn't she have to worship the god as well? But this... There has never been a precedent for a woman to enter the temple to worship the hunting god." The village chief's wife also hurriedly spoke up to stop them.

"Everything has a precedent, and the village rules do not explicitly prohibit women from hunting. Moreover, since I was a child, I have heard my grandfather say that our Lianjia Village has always been loving and tolerant. It cannot become a taboo just because there is no precedent. Isn't this narrow-minded?" Lian Qi knew that when his grandfather was alive, he was the village's best archer and therefore had a high prestige in the hearts of the villagers. This was also an important reason why he was able to be taken care of by everyone since he was a child.

"This..." The village chief also felt that what Lian Qi said made some sense. Besides, he had brought up the deceased old man Lian Shi, so he had to give him some face.

"What is this? No way!" Seeing that her husband had wavered, the woman beside him objected loudly.

"Mom, please agree to Brother Lianqi. It's just one more person. Besides, with Dad and Brother Lianqi here, nothing will happen." At this time, Narcissus walked into the hall, took her mother's arm and said coquettishly.

Narcissus overheard the conversation just now outside the door. Although Lian Qi himself had some hostility towards Si Yao, she still felt a little admiration for this woman when she learned that she was going into the mountains to hunt. Hunting side by side with a man was something she had never dared to think about in her life.

"Girl, you..." The village head's wife looked at her daughter in confusion. She couldn't say it out loud because Lian Qi was present, so she just looked at her.

As a mother, how could she not know what her daughter was thinking? But at this moment, she was really annoyed to see her daughter being so magnanimous as to speak up for her love rival.

"I think it's quite rare. Why don't we let Miss Si Yao try it?" Narcissus deliberately ignored her mother's gaze, turned to look at her father and smiled.