I traveled through the Cretaceous period and farmed with the ever-changing dog egg.

Confucius said, “Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar? Is it not the mark of a gentleman to remain unperturbed when others do not recognize his merits?”

As soon as it was light, Lin Chaoyan led Ying Zheng out to exercise, reciting the Analects while running. This time, she only required him to be able to recite and write it from memory!

Ying Zheng was already out of breath after just two kilometers, and she was still standing there making sarcastic remarks, "Zheng, are you even capable? Take a deep breath... inhale, exhale..."

Can I do it? To be questioned by the very person I love? I can! Ying Zheng tried his best to breathe steadily as she had taught him. "Hehehe..."

"Are you ready? If you are, go eat breakfast, and then practice your swordsmanship. Let me tell you, health is the foundation of everything. Many emperors, generals, and ministers died young because of poor health." Why does Zheng Ge have to take poison? I'll have to remind him when I get the chance. That Xu Fu was no good.

"That's true, health is very important," Ying Zheng agreed. "Hmm! I understand. Ayan, would you like to come with me to Xianyang?"

"Xianyang? Zheng, is your home in Xianyang? I'm not going." At this time, my brother Zheng was still a hostage in Zhao and hadn't returned to Xianyang yet. Besides, he was still a child. What would I do there? I'll wait until he unifies the world before I go.

The refusal was swift and decisive, exactly as expected. "Xianyang is larger and stronger than Zhao, and besides—Ayan, how could you bear to let us, a widow and her children, walk back to Xianyang?" How could you bear to see us, so weak and vulnerable?

"How could I be so heartless! Why can't I be heartless? You're not my son!" Why wouldn't I be heartless towards this ungrateful brat? It was your mother who begged and pleaded to teach you, and now that you're giving me the cold shoulder, I must be out of my mind.

How heartless! It seems playing the victim won't work; I'll have to try something else. Before he could even open his mouth, Lin Chaoyan tossed him a wooden sword, signaling him to eat quickly.

Ying Zheng could only comfort himself by telling himself to take it slow and not rush, to progress gradually. Then, carrying his wooden sword, he went to the courtyard and began practicing swordsmanship under Lin Chaoyan's hands-on instruction.

It was just simple basic techniques like "chopping, stabbing, slashing, flicking, and slicing." After teaching him for half an hour, Lin Chaoyan moved a stool over and sat down to watch him practice.

I was worried about my future, but who would have thought? I never imagined the person next to me would be a psychopath, with a split personality, playing two roles all by themselves. Are you kidding me?

"What a fucked up life!"

"Yan Yan, I will try my best to find it. No matter what the future holds, I will always be with you." At this rate, the search will take at least until the Song Dynasty—Wen Ci is anxious! But she doesn't know exactly where those forces are; they can only be sensed within a hundred meters.

"Okay! Keep it up! Since you two are one, why don't you merge? Wouldn't merging make you even stronger?" Could split personalities become more common? It could be genetic or acquired. He must have suffered a lot.

The sky resembled layers upon layers of red fish scales, which soon transformed into golden fish scales, reflected in Wen Ci's eyes. Because you would get hurt! If he resists during the fusion process, the worst outcome is that we perish together. Yan Yan, I love you. I have selfish motives; I want forever, which is why I gave you my genes. I want to take you back to our tribe to get married; I want a child that belongs to us.

"There's no way to merge for now. If he's stronger than me, he'll take over control of my body. Yan Yan, he's dangerous."

[You're the dangerous one, trying to sow discord, huh? You just wait. You only show up when you need me? Now that you don't need me anymore, you want to dump me? Dream on!]

Her bright eyes, clear and sparkling like stars, seemed to be filled with a gentle smile, her eyes curving like crescent moons, as if her very spirit was overflowing.

Hehe!! If these two were to date, wouldn't it be like a daffodil?

Ying Zheng was practicing with his wooden sword, his hands already trembling. He was clearly exhausted, but Lin Chaoyan didn't tell him to stop. He gritted his teeth and persevered without making a sound.

"Ah Zheng, why don't you have some water and rest for a bit?" This kid is quite stubborn, especially with that look in his eyes. Lin Chaoyan always felt that he was destined for greatness.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng stopped what he was doing, panting heavily as he dragged his tired body to her side, picked up the water glass on the table and gulped it down.

"Drink slowly! Do you want more?" Lin Chaoyan asked with concern, picking up the kettle to pour him another cup.

She's only eight years old, yet she displayed incredible resilience. She never complained about being tired during such grueling practice, gritting her teeth and persevering – something very few people her age could do. I certainly couldn't have done that. When I was eight, I was still begging my parents for treats, nice clothes, and to ride on my dad's and grandpa's shoulders.

Ying Zheng sat down next to Lin Chaoyan with a water cup in both hands. Lin Chaoyan saw that the child was covered in sweat and took out a handkerchief to wipe him.

"Ayan, my greatest goal is to become the king of the whole world, and I will do it no matter what the road ahead may hold. What is your goal?"

Good heavens! You want to unify the world? Then what about my brother Zheng? Are you some kind of lazy bum? Are you Liu Bang? Wait a minute! Liu Bang couldn't possibly be here. Lin Chaoyan was worried she'd created a formidable enemy for her brother Zheng.

Seeing Lin Chaoyan's incredulous gaze and strange expression, Ying Zheng assumed that Lin Chaoyan didn't believe he could do it. "Ayan, I will prove everything with time. Just watch from my side."

"Who are you? Tell me, who exactly are you?" If this is Liu Bang, let's disband! That guy is the kind of person who would give away his parents, wife, and children to the enemy. He has absolutely no bottom line; I don't need to teach him anything. "Are you called Liu Ji? Are you?"

He had been panicking because of the previous question to Ying Zheng, his back was covered in cold sweat, but when he heard the name Liu Ji, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He tentatively asked, "Ayan, who is this Liu Ji? Do you have a grudge against him?"

"I have no grudge against him. If you want to unify the world, you will have two powerful enemies. The first is Ying Zheng, the eldest son of Qin Yiren, and the second is Liu Bang. You can't defeat either of them." Please, your name isn't even in history. You definitely won't be able to defeat them, and you probably won't even make a ripple.

Ying Zheng? Me? Could Liu Bang be my formidable rival? Ayan knows me. "Ayan, what do you think of Ying Zheng? Who do you think would be better, him or Liu Bang?"

"There's no comparison. They each have their strengths. If I had to compare them, I would definitely lean towards Ying Zheng, since Liu Bang already had Ying Zheng to lay the foundation for him. Of course, he was also very capable, good at recognizing and utilizing talent, intelligent, ruthless, and shameless." I would rather compare Emperor Kangxi, who ascended the throne at the age of eight, with Ying Zheng than with Liu Bang.

The more Ying Zheng heard, the clearer it became that Lin Chaoyan didn't have a good impression of Liu Ji, but she treated him well. Who exactly is this damned Liu Ji? Why do I have to lay the foundation for him?

"Ayan, why would Ying Zheng lay the foundation for Liu Bang? Isn't that just doing all the work for someone else?" Ying Zheng couldn't understand how he could be so stupid. Unless he were dead. Lin Chaoyan thought, "Brother Zheng, you're right."

"Oh~ that's because of him~" Lin Chaoyan was about to speak when Wen Ci suddenly stopped her sharply, startling her.

"Yan Yan! Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed~" What is this little rascal up to? I must find an opportunity to talk to him.

Lin Chaoyan belatedly realized her mistake and shut her mouth. She was doomed; she'd let her guard down in a moment of carelessness. "Oh my god, what am I going to do? What am I going to do?" she cried. "Ah Zheng, you won't tell anyone, right?" If you told anyone, Liu Ji would be nipped in the bud, and I'd be dead.

"Yan Yan, go and air out the sheets and duvet covers I just washed. I need to talk to him." There's no material for the Forget-Me-Not Water right now, killing him and installing a fake Ying Zheng is too much trouble, and installing a fake Liu Ji is even more complicated. I need to have a proper talk with him.

"Oh, oh!" Lin Chaoyan got up and left, she now wished she could slap herself twice.

After Lin Chaoyan left, Wen Ci erected a screen to prevent a third person from overhearing their conversation. Wen Ci also found the plan to use Ying Zheng to help her grow feasible, so she did not expose his intentions.

“Ying Zheng, your surname is Ying and your family name is Zhao. Your lie isn’t so airtight. It’s just that Yan Yan naively believes that everyone in the world is a good person and wouldn’t think the worst of people. I don’t care what your purpose is in getting Yan Yan to tell you, you must promise not to use anything she knows. Otherwise, I can only make you forget everything about her now, and the two of you will become strangers from now on.”