Time travel, quick transmigration

“You don’t need to refuse this. Since I need you to work for me, I should pay you. Besides, what you said is feasible, but not practical.”

"Have you ever thought that if you have to work hard to make a living in addition to learning martial arts and literature all day long, you might not be able to manage it all? Rather than losing more than you gain, you might as well accept the reward I give you and steadily improve your abilities."

Haiyue wanted to argue, but when faced with Shi Yan, he couldn't say what he was going to say. He understood that Shi Yan was right, but he thought that a real man shouldn't always rely on a woman for a living. Besides, because of his secret feelings for Shi Yan, he was even more unwilling to accept her gifts.

He was well aware of the distance between him and Shi Yan. To him, Shi Yan was a bright moon treasured in his heart, untouchable. He knew all too well the vast difference in their social statuses; Shi Yan was unattainable. He understood.

It was precisely because he understood this so well that he longed to be self-reliant, yet even with a thousand words to say, he lacked the courage to confide in Shi Yan.

"If you insist on this, then I respect your wishes. You can make your own arrangements. Just remember to manage your time reasonably and don't overwork yourselves."

As soon as Shi Yan finished speaking, Hai Yue raised his head with delight.

"Yeah, I remember."

"But you should keep this money for now. It's not good for me to take it back after I've already taken it with me. Having some money there can be a good idea for unforeseen circumstances."

Since Shi Yan had said so much, Hai Yue couldn't refuse any longer, so he picked it up and put it in his pocket.

Shi Yan had originally planned to visit Hai Yue and the others to see their living conditions and recent progress, but she had to abandon the idea now. Moreover, after talking with Hai Yue in detail, she felt much more at ease.

“I should go back now. Let’s do as we agreed. We’ll split up. You go to your lodgings and call Arjan and Ak. I’ll wait for you at the place where we met before.”

"We'll go our separate ways once we meet."

Shi Yan's tone was quite serious.

Upon hearing this, Haiyue composed himself and said seriously, "Okay, then I'll head back to my residence after leaving here."

"Please wait for us a moment, I will come to meet you as soon as possible."

Shi Yan nodded, picked up the cup, and drank the tea in it before leisurely standing up from the chair.

"Let's go."

Hai Yue finished his tea and got up from his chair. He followed Shi Yan after she walked out the door.

The two left the teahouse and parted ways as they exited the alley.

On her way to the meeting place, Shi Yan heard Hai Yue say that she had gone back to her residence to call for people.

"Xiao Ba, can you accurately track down the exact location of the person following Xiao Die? I need Hai Yue and the others to find him and lure him away."

0804's sweet, childlike voice rang out at just the right moment.

"Yes, it's possible. It's just a matter of finding someone, it's very simple."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yan smiled and praised it in her heart.

"Yes, yes, yes, how could I forget? Our Xiao Ba is the best."

While feeling happy to be praised, 0804 was also a little embarrassed and couldn't help but feel awkward.

"No la."

"Yan Yan, I have something to tell you. Do you want to hear it?"

Shi Yan replied strangely.

"Just tell me what it is."

"Yan Yan, Xiao Huanling is thinking about you right now, and he's completely distraught. Yesterday, he bought a hawk from a passing merchant so he could train it to carry messages for you. He's been neglecting everything else all day, except for gazing intently in the direction of Chang'an and tirelessly training the hawk. He's probably missing you too much; he's been eating little and looking listless. In just a day or two, he's lost weight. Sigh, it breaks my heart to see him like that... Yan Yan..."

Hearing 0804 talking on and on without stopping, Shi Yan rubbed her forehead.

"Stop! Halt!"

"Xiao Ba, why are you telling me all this?"

0804 suddenly stopped talking and asked in confusion.

"I'm trying to help you... Yan Yan, don't you want to know about Xiao Huanling's situation?"

Shi Yan didn't understand why 0804 would think that way.

"Which eye of yours saw that I was very eager to know about Xiao Huanling's situation?"

0804 will not tolerate Shi Yan's dishonesty.

"Yan Yan, you're not being honest. Didn't you dream about Xiao Huanling last night? You were even talking in your sleep, saying why he hadn't sent a letter..."

Shi Yan's face immediately flushed, and the tips of her ears burned. She tried to recall carefully, and she actually remembered those fragments about seeing Xiao Huanling in her dream, which she had completely forgotten if 0804 hadn't mentioned them.

"No, that's not true at all."

"You're just making things up because I don't remember what I dreamed about, trying to make a fool of myself, aren't you? I knew it."

"I'll let it go this time, but if it happens again, I won't talk to you anymore."

"And you are not allowed to pry into my dreams."

0804 felt wronged.

"Yan Yan, how could you wrong such a cute baby like me? Humph, you're just saying that. I'm angry too."

Then, as expected, he fell silent.

Shi Yan didn't hear a word 0804 said; her mind was far from calm.

"Perhaps it's because I've been thinking about it all day that I'm dreaming about it at night. It's really making it seem like I have some ulterior motive towards Xiao Huanling."

After comforting herself, Shi Yan arrived at the place where she was to meet Hai Yue.

By this time, Xiao Shen, who was following behind Xiao Die's carriage, had already walked through several streets with them. He was so thirsty that he was almost exhausted and collapsed. He secretly admired the inexhaustible energy that women seemed to have when shopping.

Xiaodie not only bought everything she needed, but also bought Zhang He a jar of fine wine and a pair of thick-soled shoes as Shi Yan instructed. Of course, she also bought herself a nice gift and used her monthly allowance to buy a silver hairpin to give to Shi Yan.

After roughly estimating the time, she asked Zhang He to drive her back to meet Shi Yan. On the way, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"Yan Yan, do you see that? That young man in the dark brown round-necked robe and crown, with fair skin and a clean-cut appearance, looks harmless. That's Xiao Shen. He's the Imperial Guard who followed Xiao Die all the way. His martial arts aren't that great, but he has his own unique skill, the Wild Goose Step, which makes him incredibly fast."

0804 gestured for Shi Yan to look at the young man who was following Xiao Die's car not far away across the street.

Not to mention that if 0804 hadn't told her, she would have just thought that Xiao Shen was an ordinary young man and would never have imagined that he had a secret identity.

"Haiyue, have you seen that handsome young man in the brown robe and hat? He's very skilled with his feet. I wonder if Arang and Ak can hold him off and escape from him."

Upon hearing this, Haiyue exchanged a few words with Arang and Ak beside him.

Shi Yan could only hear their rustling, but couldn't understand what they were saying at all, so she had no choice but to wait.

“Ajan, Acre, let me tell you that you can rest assured.”

Shi Yan looked at Arjen and Ak, whose faces were dark and eyes were clear. When they nodded at her, she no longer hesitated and agreed that they could carry out the operation.

"Don't worry, I'm with them. I promise I won't let them get caught by that man."

"Please go back now, farewell."

Haiyue made some arrangements with Arang and Ak, and then they parted ways.