A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 174: Farewell

Yan Zong, who was stationed in Mucheng in the southern border, also received an order from Emperor Yan half a month after the civil war in Lang, ordering him to lead his troops north. Fortunately, he had used the previous few months to prepare the border defenses in the southern border. Yan Zong also left a part of the troops for Mr. Fan to hand over to the county magistrate Situ Ting in person, ordering him to protect Mucheng.

"Your Highness, we are going to move camp tomorrow, don't you go to see Miss Si Yao?" In the military camp, Yu Cheng looked at Yan Zong who was sitting in front of the desk in deep thought and asked with concern. It is normal for Your Highness to restrain himself towards Miss Si Yao, but now he is going to lead the army north, and it is unknown when he will be able to return to Mucheng. How can Your Highness resist this love?

"Where is Arnold?" Yan Zong did not respond to Yu Cheng's concern, but just asked lightly.

He was afraid, afraid to see her with the pain of separation, so he couldn't control himself. However, he had promised Mr. Sanxiu that he would not disturb her before he gave Si Yao a promise.

"Where else can we go? Of course, we should go to Sanxiu Pharmacy to say goodbye to Miss Si Yao." Yu Cheng was worried about the prince, so he replied impatiently and continued, "Your Highness, you should at least say goodbye to Miss Si Yao. You must let her know your feelings. If you have to go north for three to five years this time, who knows..."

Yu Cheng was afraid that His Highness would be angry, so he did not dare to speak. Miss Si Yao had already reached the age to get married, how could she wait for three or five years? Although Xiao Lu was watching over Miss Si Yao, if the girl wanted to get married, he would not dare to stop her.

"After the king leaves tomorrow, you can ask Xiaolu to hand this box to Si Yao." Even if Yu Cheng didn't say it, Yan Zong could naturally hear his worry, but he still ignored it and placed a beautifully small, shiny black wooden box on the table.

Yan Zong was not worried that Si Yao would rush into marriage because of her age. Besides, he had already warned Mr. Sanxiu not to arrange a marriage for Si Yao on his own.

Yu Cheng saw this precious purple sandalwood box again, and couldn't help but frowned. What is the purpose of His Highness's mouth? Just giving a gift without showing the intention, and this Miss Si Yao is only interested in studying medicine, and she is not good at this aspect. How can she guess His Highness's intention?

"Your Highness, do you have anything to say?" Yu Cheng picked up the box on the table and asked after hesitating for a moment.

"Let Xiaolu send letters by carrier pigeon on time in the future."

Yu Cheng's mouth twitched slightly, and he continued to look at Yan Zong, who had a stern expression, and asked, "Why did you let Xiaolu wait until His Highness left before giving it to Miss Si Yao?"

"You ask too many questions today." Yan Zong glanced at Yu Cheng with some displeasure.

He was just afraid that the box would be returned by Si Yao as soon as he delivered it, so he had to wait until he left, and she would have no place to return it.

"Really nothing?" Yu Cheng took a few steps and turned around to confirm again.

Yan Zong raised his cold eyes, scaring him so much that he turned and left immediately.

"What, you're heading north?"

Under the corridor in the backyard of Sanxiu Pharmacy, Si Yao was also surprised when she heard Arnold's words.

"Yes, Your Highness received the imperial edict last night, so I hurried over to say goodbye to Sister Yao." Arnold looked at Si Yao with reluctance, but having grown up in a military camp, he knew that it was impossible for a soldier to stay in one place for a long time, especially during war.

"When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"So sudden?"

"It would take more than ten days for such a large team to travel from south to north, even if they travel day and night. Now that the civil war in Lang has reached a critical moment, we must go there early and make plans."

Seeing Arnold being involved in the war at such a young age and she was unable to persuade him, Si Yao felt mixed emotions. She knew very well that she did not belong here, so she did not care about the wars between countries. She cared about her brother, Arnold.

"Wait for me." Si Yao suddenly thought of something, gave instructions to Arnold, and then turned and left.

Arnold naturally followed Si Yao's instructions and waited there obediently, feeling somewhat expectant. Sister Yao must be giving him something to eat? No, no, it would be gone after he ate it. It would be better to carry something with him for a long time.

When Si Yao returned to Arnold, she had a purse in her hand. She handed it to Arnold and said, "These are all medicines for calming the nerves, helping with sleep, and expelling parasites and clearing away heat. Carry them with you every day."

"Hmm, it smells very pleasant!" Arnold happily took the purse and brought it to his nose and sniffed it. The herbal scent was refreshing and made him feel comfortable all over.

"There is no mercy on the battlefield, you must be careful!" Si Yao patted Arnold's shoulder and frowned.

"Sister Yao, don't worry about me. This is not my first time on the battlefield." Seeing Sister Yao frowning with worry for him, Arnold felt warm in his heart. He raised his hand and stroked Si Yao's forehead, comforting her.

"Even if it's not the first time, the battlefield is ruthless..."

"Okay, Sister Yao, Arnold gets it. Arnold will remember Sister Yao's advice." Arnold was young after all, and didn't quite understand the heavy weight behind the advice. He just regarded the battlefield as an opportunity to achieve success and establish himself and become famous, so he felt that Sister Yao was as nagging as Aunt Eli at this time.

Seeing Arnold's impatience, Si Yao had no choice but to stop talking and sighed inwardly.

Yu Cheng found Xiaolu and handed the purple sandalwood box to him. Fortunately, he took a peek at the contents of the box on the way, so he told Xiaolu something in the name of His Highness. For His Highness's sake, he had to overstep his bounds.

The next morning, Sanxiu stood on the top of a mountain with his two disciples. He looked at the army marching northward in the distance and could not help but sigh: "In the struggle for power, the common people are always the ones who suffer."

Si Yao stared at the army in the distance in silence. She should have just watched from the sidelines, but she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought about the devastation that would be caused by the war.

Si Yao returned to the study and happened to meet Xiaolu waiting for her. When she saw Xiaolu put the purple sandalwood box in front of her, she immediately recognized it as the prince's thing.

"Inside these are the relics of Prince Zong's late mother, Concubine Leng. Prince Zong asked Miss Si Yao to take care of them temporarily for him." Xiaolu conveyed Yu Cheng's words to Si Yao word for word.

Si Yao frowned when she heard this. Although the birth mother of the Zong Wang was her senior sister, why did the Zong Wang not take his late mother's relics with him but let her keep them? Even if the senior sister's relics were to be kept, they should be kept by the master and senior brothers. It shouldn't be her turn.

"I think... Prince Zong may feel that... Sister Si Yao is trustworthy..." His Highness' intentions were obvious, but Sister Si Yao had a puzzled expression on her face, which made Xiaolu very anxious, but he couldn't say too much, so he added hesitantly.

Si Yao said nothing as she opened the wooden box. Inside was a crystal clear bracelet with a small aster flower hanging on it.