Time travel, quick transmigration

Faced with parting, Shi Yan couldn't help but feel a little sad, but she was unwilling to show her reluctance, making it impossible for Xiao Huanling to leave decisively.

"Okay, I'll give it to you."

Seeing that Shi Yan showed no reluctance or intention to keep him, Xiao Huanling felt disappointed and a little depressed.

"Doesn't Ayan miss me at all when I leave?"

Seeing the resentment in Xiao Huanling's eyes, he chuckled silently to himself.

"How could that be? Of course I don't want you to leave. But you have to go eventually, and no matter how reluctant I am, I can't force you to stay."

"I still know how to maintain proper boundaries."

Xiao Huanling felt somewhat helpless. His beloved was so sensible. If Shi Yan were a little more savage and domineering, perhaps he wouldn't be so insecure at times. But what he loved was the woman before him who knew when to advance and when to retreat, so how could he expect his beloved to change because of him? After figuring this out, his resentment dissipated.

"I can't keep an eye on you all the time while you're in Chang'an, so you must take good care of yourself."

Xiao Huanling couldn't help but reach out and stroke Shi Yan's face, gently giving her some words of advice.

Shi Yan smiled gently and took Xiao Huanling's hand.

"You too, be careful on your journey to Taiyuan. I wish you a safe trip, and remember to send me a message to let me know you've arrived safely."

Xiao Huanling gazed at Shi Yan with longing, meticulously tracing her eyebrows and features with his eyes, as if only in this way could the empty corner in his heart be filled.

"Let's go, you see me off."

"After I leave, you can go and rest."

Xiao Huanling led Shi Yan to her feet and walked outside.

Shi Yan obediently let Xiao Huanling pull her out of Mianhua Pavilion.

"Ayan, I'm leaving. Take care."

Xiao Huanling stood under the moonlight, gazing at her beloved, her eyes filled with deep affection and reluctance.

When the time for parting finally came, Shi Yan suddenly felt a lump in her throat and almost burst into tears.

"Okay, I'll take care of myself."

"You can leave now. I'll watch you go."

Xiao Huanling smiled, took one last deep look at her, and then turned away, suppressing the overwhelming emotions in her heart.

"Ah Ling!"

Seeing that Xiao Huanling was about to fly away, Shi Yan could no longer suppress her emotions and stepped forward to hug him.

Xiao Huanling sensed that the person behind him also harbored the same feelings as him, that deep attachment and reluctance. While he was happy, he also felt hesitant.

He thought, why not just stay and be with his beloved forever? Even if he were to remain hidden in the palace for the rest of his life, it wouldn't matter.

Xiao Huanling had absolutely no backbone in front of his Ayan.

Just as his emotions were surging, the person holding him suddenly let go of him, which gradually calmed his struggling heart.

Shi Yan was completely unaware of what Xiao Huanling was thinking, and even less aware that her actions had almost provoked Xiao Huanling to lose his composure and self-control.

"Okay, um... you should go now."

Realizing that she had impulsively and shamelessly hugged Xiao Huanling, Shi Yan covered her burning cheeks, too afraid to look Xiao Huanling in the eye, and turned her back, stammering as she tried to shoo him away.

Seeing that Shi Yan had her back to him and was hurriedly telling him to leave, Xiao Huanling knew that she was embarrassed. He didn't dare to say anything more, for fear that Shi Yan would be angry with him, so he complied.

"I'm leaving."

As soon as he finished speaking, he opened his arms and embraced Shi Yan, but only for a moment before leaving.

"Don't stay outside for too long; the night is cool and you'll catch a chill."

When Shi Yan came to her senses, she heard a sudden sound of something breaking through the air. She immediately turned around and saw Xiao Huanling fly onto the roof and disappear into the moonlight in an instant.

Shi Yan stared blankly in the direction Xiao Huanling had left for a long time, until the chill seeped into her bones, making her involuntarily hug her arms tightly. Only then did she turn and walk towards Mianhua Pavilion. She needed to see the pomegranates Xiao Huanling had brought her. Although it was late, it wouldn't stop her from eating a pomegranate before returning to her bedchamber to rest.

"Xiao Ba, I didn't know that you would become so vulnerable after you have someone you like. I can bear this chill, but Xiao Huanling's embrace is so warm, it's hard to let go."

0804 shook his head and sighed in Shi Yan's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Yan Yan, the way you two were so reluctant to part was really cheesy. You should tone it down in the future and not poison the mind of a good young boy like me."

Shi Yan was so angry she laughed.

"So mushy? What are you saying? How are Ah Ling and I being mushy? And what do you mean by 'poisoning'? What kind of good teenager are you? Are you really only half a teenager? You're ridiculous."

"Xiao Ba, tell me honestly, are you envious of how well A Ling and I are together? Don't be envious, when you grow up a bit more, you can also find a good girl and have a happy marriage."

0804 immediately got angry upon hearing Shi Yan's nonsensical words.

"Yan Yan, what are you saying! I'm warning you, I'm still young, you know that? Even when I grow up, I'm not going to date any girls. Do you think I'm like you, blinded by lust, humph!"

Successfully angered by Shi Yan, 0804 shut her mouth and closed her eyes, resolutely ignoring Shi Yan.

Distracted by 0804, Shi Yan's sadness and depression caused by parting lessened considerably.

"Xiao Ba, thank you..."

"It's good that you're here with me."

Xiao Huanling left the palace unimpeded and unnoticed. When he appeared outside the palace wall near Chengtian Gate, Liu Yun was already waiting for him.

"Liuyun, I've already seen her. I'm very happy. Let's go back to Taiyuan Prefecture."

As he spoke, Xiao Huanling's eyes were filled with tenderness and a smile. He stroked the smooth fur on Liuyun's back a few times, then leaped onto the horse's back. The city gates were still open at this hour, and he needed to leave the city before they closed. Even if he couldn't make it in time, he had discussed it with He Qi beforehand. He Qi had some connections with one of the guards at the city gate, and the two had exchanged information. As long as he acted as a relative of He Qi, he could leave the city smoothly.

Liu Yun was a fine steed that could travel a thousand miles. Before long, it carried Xiao Huanling to the city gate. Fortunately, the gate was not closed, so Xiao Huanling drove Liu Yun directly out of the city.

"Goodbye, Ayan!"

With lingering affection, Xiao Huanling glanced at the majestic and imposing imperial palace in the distance, silently bid farewell to Shi Yan, and then rode off without looking back.

On November 29th, after returning to Taiyuan Prefecture, Xiao Huanling devoted himself to military affairs, including the training of soldiers and preparations for the war against the Turks.

Ashina Jiuyeli, the Turkic leader who had been lying low all autumn, no longer concealed his ambition and sent an envoy with a declaration of war to his army. After receiving Jiuyeli's declaration of war, Xiao Huanling summoned Jiang He, Zhang Liang, Feng Xiang and others to discuss plans and arrangements for dealing with the Turkic army.