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

After leaving Xianyang Palace, the young couple lived a blissful life, their days almost unchanged from before. They farmed, tended flowers, and Wen Ci cooked, while Lin Chaoyan praised them.

Aside from Ying Zheng occasionally coming over to torment her, even though he knew it would be painful to see, he would still come whenever he had free time, and would always make time to visit her no matter how busy he was.

They came again today, the three of them sweating in the field. It was with Lin Chaoyan that he learned for the first time that there were so many intricacies to farming. He tried his best to participate in everything from land reclamation and soil maintenance to planting.

Today is harvest season, and Lin Chaoyan let him taste the fruits of his labor.

Wen Ci was busy in the kitchen, while Lin Chaoyan and Ying Zheng chatted idly in the courtyard.

"Ayan, I've been having the same dream for the past few years." He's no longer afraid of the Dream Butterfly, and he knows why it's been following him.

"Dream? What dream? Is the Dream Butterfly with you? It always manages to escape when I'm not looking. Although it's not harmful, it feeds on the emotions in the host's dreams. If it gets greedy and leads you into a deeper dream, you might never wake up again." This Dream Butterfly is becoming more and more beautiful and intelligent. Lin Chaoyan plans to send it back and mark it to prevent it from being the same butterfly again.

Ying Zheng, lost in thought about those dreams, looked at Lin Chaoyan with a hidden pang of heartache. He seemed to see their future together, but he had no intention of stopping them. In fact, he planned to use this opportunity to eliminate both of his rivals.

People are most vulnerable when they are hurt, and he wanted to use this time to take the place of that person in her heart.

"I know! But it works for me."

"You've fed it too much. Haven't you noticed that it's now twice the size it used to be?" Saying this, she disregarded Ying Zheng's objections and forcefully cast a spell to send the mischievous Dream Butterfly back.

“Even if you give an ordinary Dream Butterfly a hundred years, it won’t grow more than a few inches. What kind of dream did you have? How could you have so much nourishment to raise it so well?” Lin Chaoyan always felt that the young man in front of her understood dreams better than she did.

Ying Zheng's eyes flickered slightly as he played with the cup in his hand, his smile growing smug. "Ayan, do you really want to know?" His obsession was indeed strong, but that was enough to feed it. He thought of the contract mark on his chest and smiled knowingly.

That laugh is terrifying. Is this the oppressive feeling of someone in a position of power? Lin Chaoyan felt that Ying Zheng in front of her was no longer the little boy she once knew; he was about to become King Ying Zheng of Qin. "Never mind! That's your private matter, Zheng. You'll be King Qin soon, won't you?" Ying Zichu's illness had recently worsened, and he was coughing up blood more and more frequently, already showing signs of being on his deathbed.

"Me? I'm already thirteen, and soon I'll be the King of Qin. Shall I come and take you to the palace to celebrate together?" My private matter? No! Ah Yan~ it's our private matter. The dream it wove was so beautiful, so beautiful that I didn't want to return to reality.

But a dream is just a dream, and I must turn that dream into reality. He is waiting for the right moment, and so am I! Ying Zheng is waiting for Lin Qi'an to make his move so he can reap the benefits.

"Good! When you unify the world in the future, Zheng, we will all celebrate together. But soon we should call you King." He has finally grown into the Zheng in history. I should try to spend less time with him in the future, otherwise I'll probably be counting money for him even if I get sold out.

"No need, you can call me that forever." I will always be your A-Zheng, so you must always be my A-Yan. Ying Zheng, who had already learned to hide his emotions, did not hide them from Lin Chaoyan.

"Hehe!! Really? I'm scared, Zheng, you'll chop me up then." Guards~ Drag him away and behead him! Guards~ Drag him away and tear him apart by chariots, drag him away to be used as a bridge to build the Great Wall... Lin Chaoyan's mind was filled with countless images of herself being imprisoned by Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng playfully tapped Lin Chaoyan's forehead, his eyes filled with doting affection and helplessness. "Nonsense! That day will never come."

"You, you! Ah Yan, remember this, this title belongs only to you! As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you." This action left Lin Chaoyan a little bewildered. She touched her forehead helplessly, while reflecting on how close she and Ying Zheng had become. In ancient times, thirteen was considered quite old, since seventeen was a good age to get married.

"What's wrong? Did you hurt yourself?" Ying Zheng wanted to check anxiously, but Lin Chaoyan dodged him.

"No, it's just that I feel Zheng has grown up, and we should keep some distance. Otherwise, Wen Ci will get jealous." Keeping distance was true, and Wen Ci's jealousy was also true. Lin Chaoyan didn't like trouble, and she didn't want to get entangled with historical figures in matters of the heart.

Distance? Why only me? Ah Yan, your heart is so biased! You're actually distancing yourself from me? "Ah Yan has always treated me like a child! Why do you have to be like this?"

"That's because you were a child back then. Now you're no longer a child. In the future, when you marry a princess and have children, it's best not to spread any gossip about someone like me!" The thought of inexplicably offending a group of women in the future sent a chill down Lin Chaoyan's spine.

"In the future, I will marry a woman as beautiful as Ayan." Did she hear something? Why would she think that way? What does "a person like her" mean? Why does she suddenly look down on herself like that? Ying Zheng had some suspicions in his heart; some people were about to be in trouble.

"Hehehe!! In the future, all the women in the world will be at A-Zheng's disposal." Lin Chaoyan didn't take a child's words seriously at all, especially since he was a child she had watched grow up.

Hearing her melodious laughter, as sweet as a nightingale's song, Ying Zheng simply smiled and changed the subject, "Lü Buwei's influence has begun to infiltrate the court. What do you think I should do about him, Ayan?" He didn't expect Lin Chaoyan to give him any advice; he just wanted to have a chat.

Lü Buwei? That's a tough nut to crack. "He's not easy to deal with, at least not right now, A-Zheng. Besides, Lü Buwei is still useful to you. Don't rush to break ties with him; you can learn a lot from him. Hide your sharpness and wait for the right moment to strike a fatal blow. I've talked to your mother; if she really listens, things might go more smoothly for you in the future."

At present, Lü Buwei is still very important to Ying Zheng. After all, he is too young and those ministers are not someone he can deal with. If Zhao Ji makes good use of him, it will be easier to bring down Lü Buwei.

Ayan always seemed to have everything under control; almost everything was within her expectations, except for human nature. "What did Ayan say to my mother?"

Ying Zheng noticed that Zhao Ji was paying too much attention to him. Although she had cared for him before, she had mostly left him to his own devices. Lately, her enthusiasm had become overwhelming.

"Oh, this! I talked to her about some important issues and how to cut her losses in time! She's starved for love, so you should show her more care and listen to what's on her mind. It's okay if you don't understand, just listen quietly!" She's not really pitiful, after all, her ending wasn't bad either—keeping a gigolo! How many powerful women in history haven't kept gigolos? As long as you keep it within limits!

"Yan Yan, dinner's ready!" It was an old man this time, but Lin Chaoyan had gotten used to it and they still treated each other with respect.

"Ah Zheng, let's go!" Lin Chaoyan instinctively reached out to pull Ying Zheng, but quickly realized what she was doing and withdrew her hand halfway through.

"Come on! Try the vegetables you grew yourself." Lin Chaoyan originally wanted to serve Ying Zheng some food, but Wen Ci intercepted her.

"Yan Yan, he's not a child anymore. This isn't good for his reputation." After saying that, she ignored Ying Zheng, who was silently enduring the situation, and stuffed the food into her mouth.

"Oh! Okay! I almost forgot." I can't become a stain on Brother Zheng's life, not even in the slightest.

Looking at the obedient Lin Chaoyan, Ying Zheng immediately understood why she had distanced herself from him. "You old fool, you've become an old man and you're still causing trouble for me?"

The meal was a simple four-dish meal with soup: stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, beef brisket with tomatoes, stewed chicken with shredded potatoes and mushrooms in hot and sour sauce, and loofah soup. Ying Zheng ate quite well, but he was tempted by the food. Every time he thought of taking some, he would give up the idea of ​​taking a shortcut because it concerned Lin Chaoyan's safety.

"Old man, you're quite a tough nut to crack!"

"Isn't it because you're useless? You gave me a chance but couldn't kill me, so blame me? My wife is a beautiful woman that everyone envies!" Wen Ci was so angry that she didn't even want to argue with him, otherwise she wouldn't have kept it a secret from Ying Zheng about having people assassinate him.

"Your wife? Ayan won't even let you hold her hand now! She keeps saying you've been resurrected. I'd like to see how many skins you can change." After saying that, he didn't forget to smile and greet Lin Chaoyan, who was playing with the cat.

"If Yan Yan knew that you were the one who had been trying to assassinate me all along, what do you think she would do?" Come on, let's hurt each other! Wen Ci was so angry that she wanted to fight Ying Zheng to the death.

"Heh!! If you have evidence, go ahead and do it."