Xie Yuancheng pinched my ear and said that even if he only had one breath left, he would take me with him and not let me suffer in this world.

"I love you so much~" I jumped onto his waist and hung there. I was happy at first, but then he brought up old grievances with me, and by the time I wanted to get down, I couldn't.

"I'll teach you a lesson. You're always thinking such nonsense. If you leave me, let's see who can put up with your bad temper." Xie Yuancheng patted my butt again. When I tried to rub it, he pulled me away. That bastard Xie Yuancheng, all he knows is to use force to suppress me.

The best thing about being here is that there's no one around. We can make a huge fuss without worrying about being heard. Before dawn, Xie Yuancheng pulled me out of bed, gave me mouthwash and tooth powder, and washed my face.

"Okay, okay, I'll do it myself, haha~" I yawned again, I was really sleepy.

"Didn't I tell you to go to bed early last night? You even said you wanted to go out with me. Why don't you sleep a little longer here?"

"Who did this? I was about to go to bed early, and it's all your fault! How dare you leave me here! You're not getting out of here!"

I patted his head, brushed my teeth and washed my face, and didn't argue with him. I looked around the dressing table; it was all messed up. I saw the rouge that had been opened on the side of the table. He went too far last night!

"Xie Yuancheng! You are a sinner!" I argued with him angrily. Xie Yuancheng applied agar to my face and then came out with his dressing tools.

"How could I be a sinner? All these things are perfectly intact."

"Hmph!" I took everything away, refusing to go to the dressing table to do my makeup. I blushed whenever I saw the mirror, and I clung to my things.

"These are for applying to the face, not for holding and looking at. Give them to me." Xie Yuancheng took advantage of my inattention and snatched the dressing tools away. When I tried to grab them back, he grabbed my legs and started applying the dressing.

"Don't move, or I'll mess up your drawing and you'll be crying." I was about to kick him, but it was getting a bit bright outside, so I decided against it. I'll give him a good ear-pulling after I'm done with this.

I wanted to see the drawing after I finished it, but before I could even take out the little mirror, he pulled me away. I wanted to see the mirror, but he wouldn't let me, saying that his drawing was definitely better than mine.

"Let me see, I'm so curious!" I went to talk to Xie Yuancheng, but he just tapped my head and wouldn't let me see!

"Little Chengcheng, I love you so much~ Give me the little mirror."

"The horses are all ready, hurry up and get on." Xie Yuancheng helped me onto the horse. I looked back at him and realized that he hadn't brought the small mirror. I was truly resigned to my fate.

"Here you go, otherwise you'll be looking sad the whole way." I was feeling sentimental when Xie Yuancheng took out a small mirror. I quickly took it and looked at myself. There was a flower petal he had made for me between my eyebrows. If you shone it in the light, it would look like his name.

"Hmph~ I know you're trying to play tricks on me." I smiled at the mirror, holding onto his free hand tightly. Xie Yuancheng's laughter came over, and before the little mirror could be put away, the horse started running.

I was so scared I almost fell off. Why were they in such a hurry so early in the morning? I leaned against Xie Yuancheng's chest and said, "Yuancheng, let me sit behind you. The horse is so fast."

“No, you can sit in the front, otherwise I’ll be scared.” Xie Yuancheng pulled me closer. “Close your eyes and hold on tight to the saddle, then you won’t feel the bumps.”

Worried that he might get distracted, I stopped holding onto his free hands and instead gripped the saddle tightly, finding it much more comfortable to lean against his chest. I squinted; the surrounding scenery was receding, and after a while, it became quite interesting.

As soon as I left the city, I ran straight ahead. I saw a patch of red; it was the cloaked figure running very fast. I glanced back and saw that there were some people following behind.

"In this freezing weather, wearing black clothes, aren't they afraid of the cold?"

"Yes, I ordered everyone to retreat last night. If you disobey again next time, I'll take you to the northern suburbs again, and you can yell at me however you want then."

"Ugh~" I reached out and pinched his arm. "Stop bullying me all the time. I didn't mean to."

"You made my heart race without even trying. If you did it on purpose, I would have lost half my life."

"You deserve it, you were lucky to meet me in this life, so I'll put up with your bad temper in the next!"

"Come on, I'll still be your man in my next life and won't let you suffer." Xie Yuancheng pulled closer, he just loves to act tough with me. I didn't want to say anything more to him, I just told him to watch where he was going so we wouldn't both fall.

Xie Yuancheng pulled open his red cloak, turned his horse around, and spoke to the soldiers behind him, "You stay where you are, we'll move forward first, remember not to expose ourselves."

"Yes, Lord Marquis!" The soldiers behind him dispersed in an orderly fashion, and Xie Yuancheng continued to use his red cloak to shield himself from the wind.

The cloak made by the little girl I met back then really works; it saves me some distance. I'm a little worried about the red cloak's lifespan, so I'll ask Xie Yuancheng if he knows anything about it.

“I asked my master, and he said that this red cloak is made of very special materials. It’s good luck that we have a red cloak. It won’t expire. It’s not something to eat or drink. Stop thinking about useless things.”

"That's good. I'm always worried that something might go wrong at a crucial moment, and you'll be wronged." I closed my eyes briefly to make Xie Yuancheng stop.

"What's wrong?" Xie Yuancheng looked at me and stopped the horse on the side. I told him not to make a fuss. He had seen something just now, but it was only a fleeting glimpse, and he didn't know if it was real.

"Let's go take a look, but be careful, it would be best to have a bow and arrows."

"We're out of bows and arrows, but we have plenty of hidden weapons. Ying'er, I'll be fine. Don't worry. I told my master that we should die together with dignity, and no one could separate us."

"Hmph~ You're too considerate of me. Just live a good life and don't think about so many unlucky things."

There are plenty of bad guys in the world. We're all just trying to live our lives, so why would we be targeted for doing one or two bad things? I had Xie Yuancheng ride over on horseback. It shouldn't be a human, nor a crawling creature; crawling creatures are all hibernating in this cold weather.

As we approached, a small bird darted out; its tail had five colors, which I found quite strange. Xie Yuancheng blew the whistle from my bag twice, and the bird flew to the horse's head, perched there, and tilted its head to look at us.

"Is this the bird?" Xie Yuancheng glanced at it a few times and thought it was just an ordinary bird.

I nodded quickly. "Its wings, I just saw them, its wings are very interesting."

"But we don't have a birdcage. Let's see if it can keep up later. If it can't, we'll just give it away."

Xie Yuancheng didn't seem keen on keeping the bird, so I told him to be gentle. I had some nuts in the bag at my waist, so I took them out and fed them to the bird.