Time travel, quick transmigration

“Master, perhaps one day in the future you will return to Taiyuan with Young Master Xiao. I will stay in Taiyuan. We will meet again someday.”

Shi Yan felt a lump in her throat, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

"Ah Man, silly girl, why are you doing this..."

"In that case, Xiao Jiang, I'll entrust Aman to your care."

Jiang He didn't look at A Man but agreed without hesitation.

After saying goodbye and making arrangements, Haiyue, Arang, and the others, who had been silently standing by, all looked at Shi Yan.

Haiyue's heart ached, and no one knew or understood the pain in his heart. From the first time he met Shiyan, he was reborn and had a reason to continue living. Shiyan's appearance was like a ray of light that helped him break free from the dark mire. Over the years, he had kept Shiyan deep in his heart. He thought that he could only look at her as an admirer for the rest of his life. It was Shiyan's words that she was leaving that gave him hope and delusion.

Why couldn't it be him? Why did another man receive all of Shi Yan's care, sincerity, and attention?

Watching Xiao Huanling embrace Shi Yan in a domineering and possessive manner, Hai Yue felt a surge of intense jealousy in a corner of his heart, like rampant vines that overwhelmed all his reason. However, he remained outwardly calm and spoke to Shi Yan in a very gentle manner.

"My lord, I have something to say to you. May I speak to you in private?"

Shi Yan nodded. With their departure imminent, she really should say goodbye to Haiyue, Arang, and the others properly. Moreover, she did have something to say to them.

"Ah Ling, wait for me, I have something to say to Hai Yue and the others."

Xiao Huanling responded with a smile.

"it is good."

He then dismounted and lifted Shi Yan off the horse.

Seeing Shi Yan dismount, Hai Yue, A Rang, and the other three also dismounted.

"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

Shi Yan nodded and smiled at Xiao Huanling.

"I'll be there in a bit."

Xiao Huanling responded softly.

"Ah."

So Shi Yan slowly walked towards Haiyue.

"Haiyue, Arang, Ake, and you all. When I bought you, I said I would set you free one day. That day has finally come. I am free, and your mission is complete. You have worked hard all these years. Today, thanks to you, I would not have escaped my fate of being sentenced to death so easily. You knew there would be great risks, but you still chose to help me. Putting aside the fact that I bought you, you truly risked your lives to save me."

"So I'm very grateful for everything you've done for me."

"These are your contracts. I'm returning them to you. From now on, you will no longer be subject to anyone, nor will you need to do anything for me."

Shi Yan took out the lotus-pink sachet from her sleeve, untied the knot in the sachet, took out the folded contract inside, and handed it to Hai Yue.

Hai Yue stared intently at the contract of indenture that Shi Yan handed him. Instead of feeling any joy or relief at being completely free, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, which was hard to bear, because Shi Yan had long been prepared to part ways with them and have no further connection with them.

"Haiyue?"

Seeing that Hai Yue didn't answer for a long time, Shi Yan looked at him in confusion.

When Hai Yue met Shi Yan's gaze, he immediately suppressed the bitterness in his heart, took the stacked contract and put it in his palm.

"Haiyue is very grateful for your great kindness, Master."

After Chao Shiyan bowed respectfully, Hai Yue looked at her gently and said.

"Master, are you leaving with Xiao Huanling?"

"Master, are you sure Xiao Huanling is a trustworthy person, someone to whom we can entrust our hearts?"

"Let us escort you to Yangzhou. Xiaodie and her husband have settled there. With Xiaodie taking care of you, I will feel more at ease."

Hai Yue's tone clearly carried a hint of pleading. Shi Yan rarely saw him look at her with such serious eyes, and guessed that Hai Yue was doing so because he was worried about her, so she smiled and comforted him.

"Haiyue, I am truly grateful for your support and help over the years, and thank you for caring about me so much. Rest assured, A-Ling has always been very sincere towards me. If there is anyone in this world I can entrust my heart to, and who would be so selfless for me, that person is Xiao Huanling. You should have seen for yourself how he treats me. The reason he entered the court to seek power and fame was solely to have the strength to protect me. And he has done so today. In fact, he does not covet power or fame, but with his abilities and character, he could easily attain a position and power that others could not reach if he wanted to. It's just that he only has me in his heart. So, are you still worried?"

"You asked me, and I can tell you without hesitation and with absolute certainty that I believe him."

Shi Yan's words of approval and admiration for Xiao Huanling stirred a bittersweet feeling in Hai Yue's heart.

"You just believe him like that."

Shi Yan nodded and smiled.

"Of course, because he is Xiao Huanling."

"Because it's him, I believe in him and have made up my mind about him. So why can't I? I can do many things for you, even give my life." Hai Yue looked at the burning light in Shi Yan's eyes, that tender and charming look, and cried out in his heart.

"Will we, your subordinates, ever see our master again?"

Looking at the expectation in Haiyue's eyes, Shi Yan felt a pang of pity but still refused to give him a promise that he would not keep.

"If fate allows."

"Haiyue, I have returned your indentures to you. From this moment on, you are free. Do not call me master anymore. We are friends, we are equals."

"Haiyue, go to Yangzhou to find Chen Huang. I've already discussed this with him. I've prepared a sum of money for you all. You must live well after receiving that money. The world is in turmoil right now. Go to a place far away from the war and hide for a while. It won't be too late to come out again after a few years when the world is more stable. In short, I only wish you all well."

"goodbye!"

"You all need to take good care of yourselves."

After Shi Yan finished speaking, she looked up at A Rang and the others, and said goodbye to each of them.

Arang and the others could understand some simple Chinese. While feeling grateful, they were also reluctant to part with him. The Kunlun slaves were the most loyal. When Shi Yan bought them, they regarded Shi Yan as their master to follow for life and to be loyal to him to the death.

Seeing that Shi Yan was about to turn and leave, the four of them immediately knelt down and kowtowed to her.

Upon seeing this, Shi Yan immediately stepped forward to stop it.

"There's no need for that, you should all get up quickly."

As he spoke, he went to help the others up. Seeing that Shi Yan had helped A Rang up, Hai Yue also stepped forward and pulled the other three up as well.

"Take good care of yourselves from now on. I have to go."

It seems that no matter how much time has passed, she is still not used to parting. Shi Yan suppressed a trace of sadness in her heart, gave a few final words of advice to the others, and then turned to walk towards Xiao Huanling, who had been quietly waiting there and watching her all along.

Hai Yue watched as Shi Yan walked step by step toward the handsome and charming man. As he watched Shi Yan about to leave and disappear from his life, a suffocating feeling of impending death almost overwhelmed him. Slowly, he raised the bow and arrow in his hand.

"Perhaps it would be better if those who are an eyesore simply disappeared. If you don't choose me, then he can't be your choice either..."