Time travel, quick transmigration

Shi Yan changed into the Fei Qing Hua dress covered with purple gauze, and had Xiao Die put a lotus crown called Fei Yun Feng Qi on her hair. Instantly, she gained a more refined and otherworldly air, as if she were a person who had entered the Daoist path of cultivation.

Shi Yan looked at herself in the mirror and saw her own appearance, then turned to look at Xiao Die.

"Let's take breakfast to Xiao Huanling's place and eat together. It'll be a good opportunity to see how he's recovering."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked outside.

Seeing this, Xiaodie lowered her head and put the comb in her hand on the lacquer cabinet. She immediately turned around, took the food box, and followed Shi Yan.

Xiao Huanling woke up feeling much better, and the pain from his injuries had lessened, making him feel much more relaxed. He got up early and went to fetch water to wash up. As he stared at his reflection in the water, he carefully examined his face and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it wasn't as serious as Shi Yan had described.

"It seems the medicine I applied yesterday worked quite well."

Xiao Huanling was convinced that the scars on his face had mostly disappeared because Shi Yan had applied medicine to them, and he never suspected that Shi Yan had deliberately exaggerated the severity of the injuries in order to get him to apply the medicine honestly.

After practicing a set of boxing moves in the courtyard to loosen up his muscles, Xiao Huanling looked around Huanqing Residence before turning around and going back inside to continue lying down. He didn't intend to let Shi Yan discover that he was already much better; he just hoped to stay as close to Shi Yan as possible for a few more days.

He had barely sat down on the bed when he heard footsteps approaching. Realizing who it was, Xiao Huanling stood up and strode out to greet them.

As Xiao Huanling walked around the screen, he saw the face he had been longing for. The other person's eyes lit up with a smile when he appeared. Their eyes met, and then naturally looked away.

Shi Yan, dressed in an elegant and otherworldly monastic robe, with her hair tied up in a lotus crown, made Xiao Huanling feel inexplicably bitter. At that moment, he truly realized that Shi Yan was indeed a nun.

"You woke up quite early."

Shi Yan felt relieved to see that Xiao Huanling was in good spirits.

"Compared to yesterday, you do look quite like a young nobleman today."

This is referring to his embarrassing situation yesterday.

Xiao Huanling snapped out of her daze and awkwardly avoided Shi Yan's gaze.

Shi Yan noticed Xiao Huanling's embarrassment and didn't want to say anything more to discourage him, so she smiled at him.

"I came here specifically to see how you are doing. I also wanted to have breakfast with you. Come and sit down."

Shi Yan asked Xiao Die to put all the food from the food box on the table, and then invited her to sit next to her.

Xiao Huanling then sat down opposite Shi Yan.

"I'll have Xiaodie bring over a set of nightgowns that I haven't worn before. You can make do with these for now. Even though it's a women's style, it's still better than the dirty clothes you're wearing now. Take them off and let Xiaodie wash them for you. You can change back into them once they're dry."

Upon hearing this, Xiaodie's eyes widened immediately. She glanced at Shi Yan one moment and then at Xiao Huanling the next. In the end, she even thought she had discovered some unspeakable secret, and her eyes kept shifting back and forth between the two of them.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huanling blushed deeply. He was a hundred times unwilling to wear a woman's nightgown, especially since it was Shi Yan's nightgown. He felt that if he were to actually wear it, it would undoubtedly be an offense and a desecration to Shi Yan, as nightgowns are a woman's intimate clothing. He simply couldn't be as unconventional as Shi Yan.

"How can this be... I... you..."

Xiao Huanling felt somewhat frustrated when she realized that she didn't know how to properly express her thoughts.

Shi Yan suddenly realized the impact her suggestion had on Xiao Huanling. She had forgotten that this wasn't the modern world; she was dealing with a Tang Dynasty person who had been raised with etiquette and morality, and was steeped in Confucian and Mencian thought. Even though she had stated that the clothes were new, Xiao Huanling wasn't a modern person, and her thinking wasn't as open-minded or adaptable. Perhaps Xiao Huanling's adherence to tradition was a form of respect for her, so she couldn't force him to agree or accept it.

“I know your concerns, but are you really going to wear this outfit forever?”

"You might rot in less than three days."

Shi Yan gave Xiao Huanling a look that said, "You should understand."

Xiao Huanling caught the hidden meaning in Shi Yan's eyes and vaguely saw the disdain in them. In an instant, she felt so uncomfortable that her heart clenched.

He managed to open his mouth with difficulty.

"Well, thank you for your help."

Although she said thank you, Shi Yan could detect a hint of reluctance in her voice, and she also found Xiao Huanling's expression, which seemed to be bullied, quite endearing.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, no one will know except me and Xiaodie."

"Besides, my nightgown is loose and I haven't had a chance to wear it yet. It's brand new, so consider it a new outfit I made for you."

Xiao Huanling seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"I see, that's good then."

Xiaodie still looked like she'd been attacked, and Shi Yan turned to look at her, patting her shoulder as if she could sense her feelings.

"Silly girl, what are you thinking about? What are you pondering? Snap out of it. After you wash Ah Ling's clothes, remember to brew the medicine."

Xiaodie realized she had gone too far with her imagination after hearing this. She cursed herself inwardly before looking up at Shi Yan and nodding.

"Eat something, eat something, I'm starving."

Seeing Shi Yan start eating with gusto, Xiao Huanling, whose emotions were fluctuating, also put aside her distractions and picked up her chopsticks with great appetite to focus on filling her stomach.

Xiao Die remained quiet throughout, having overthought things and misunderstood that Shi Yan had designs on Xiao Huanling and had developed feelings for her. She felt deeply ashamed of her actions and thus became somewhat depressed.

"I'll make you a bowl of corn porridge and a mushroom soup for dinner. I saw some dried mushrooms in the kitchen yesterday. You're injured and have insufficient blood and energy, so you need nutrition. You can't just eat these bland things all the time."

After saying this, Shi Yan stood up and said goodbye to Xiao Huanling. She then told him to take good care of himself before leaving with Xiao Die.

Xiao Huanling was deeply moved; he cherished everything Shi Yan had given him. He understood he couldn't have Shi Yan by his side every moment, so he smiled and watched her leave before returning to his room. He decided to sneak out later to search for Liu Yun's whereabouts. As for those who had plotted against him, Xiao Huanling planned to let them roam free for a while and settle accounts with them later.

After returning to her bedroom, Shi Yan found a book and sat down on the couch by the window to read. She was engrossed in her reading when a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

"Little Eight."

0804 heard Shi Yan calling her and slowly opened her hazy eyes, then slowly flew out of her sea of ​​consciousness.

"Yan Yan, is there something you need?"

Seeing that 0804 looked dazed, Shi Yan sighed helplessly. She really suspected that the little pig had turned into a pig and only knew how to sleep all day.

"Xiao Ba, is it really okay that my soul has stayed here and won't go back, and that I in the real world am in a state of deep thought?"

Shi Yan was truly worried that if she continued to sleep year after year, even if she were to return to her own world and survive, it would be too late. Who had the patience to keep watching over a living dead person without giving up? It wasn't that she didn't believe her parents cared about her, but no one could endure such a long and hopeless wait.