Chapter 169 The Bond Between Him and Me Through Two Lifetimes

The guard's anxious voice rang out from outside the door: "The enemy is launching a night attack on the supply depot!"

Qin Ye's face darkened.

Huyan Zheng actually made the first move?

He glanced at Yun Si, who was still asleep in a strange state, and frowned.

Food supplies are of paramount importance and must not be lost.

"Xiao Yi!" Qin Ye shouted.

Xiao Yi, who had been lying in wait outside the door, immediately crawled inside.

"Stay by her side at all times, and bite anyone who gets close."

Qin Ye pointed at Yun Si on the bed and gave an order to Xiao Yi.

He knew that Xiao Yi could understand.

Xiao Yi let out a low growl, clearly understanding Qin Ye's meaning.

It lay prone in front of the bed, its amber-colored beastly eyes fixed on the door.

Qin Ye was slightly relieved, quickly put on his outer robe, picked up his sword, and rushed out.

However, not long after he left, several strange whistles sounded outside the courtyard.

Xiao Yi's ears perked up instantly, and a hint of restlessness flashed in his eyes.

The whistle seemed to have some special attraction for it...

Immediately afterwards, several dark figures deliberately flashed past the window and threw in several pieces of meat with a strange aroma.

Xiao Yi growled softly, warily refraining from immediately advancing.

But the aroma grew stronger, seemingly awakening some kind of instinct deep within its bloodline.

It paced anxiously, glancing at Yun Si, who remained motionless on the bed, and then at the window.

Ultimately, its wild instincts prevailed over its commands, and it roared as it chased after the enemy, disappearing into the night in an instant.

Shortly after Xiao Yi was lured away, a figure sneaked into the room.

It was Huyan Zheng.

He looked at Yun Si, who was sleeping peacefully on the bed, seemingly enveloped in a halo of light, and his eyes flashed with infatuation and suspicion.

What's going on?

Never mind, let's take them away first.

He used a diversionary tactic, deliberately attacking the supply depot to lure Qin Ye away, and then used special means to distract the troublesome beast, finally creating an opportunity.

"Miss Yun, Yun Si, I've come to save you."

He whispered something and carefully picked up Yun Si, blanket and all.

Yun Si was deep in a self-repairing slumber and showed no reaction.

Huyan Zheng easily led her out of the general's mansion, out of the city gate, and onto a simple carriage that had been prepared in advance.

But he didn't realize that his operation was unusually successful.

"Your Majesty, why did you come out so quickly? Weren't there any patrols inside?"

Hu Yanzheng's men all sensed something was wrong: "It's going so smoothly, could it be a trap?"

However, Huyan Zheng's purpose in coming here was to bring Yun Si out. Now that she is with him, what is there to worry about?

"Why ask so many questions? Why don't we hurry up and leave, or wait for them to find out and arrest us?"

The carriage sped forward with a whoosh, accompanied by Huyan Zheng's curses.

Despite the bumpy ride, Yun Si still didn't wake up.

Looking at it, Hu Yanzheng slowly realized that something seemed... not quite right.

How could someone sleep so soundly during normal sleep?

"Miss Yun?"

Huyan Zheng stopped the carriage, squatted down, and slowly approached Yun Si, who was lying on the wooden bed in the carriage. He whispered in her ear, "Yun Si, wake up."

After calling her name several times and finding that she didn't respond, but her breathing and heartbeat were normal, he stopped calling her name.

His gaze fell on Yun Si's face.

I felt that her quiet and gentle appearance at that moment was breathtakingly beautiful.

"Miss Yun..."

Hu Yanzheng's gaze slid down to Yun Si's lips, and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

He couldn't help but lower his head, inching closer: "Can I...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Yun Si, whose eyes were tightly closed, suddenly opened them.

What kind of eyes were those?

Cold and hollow.

It was as if it contained millennia-old ice, devoid of any human emotion.

Before Hu Yanzheng could even feel a surge of joy, a cold hand gripped his neck like an iron clamp.

The immense force lifted him off the carriage seat and slammed him against the carriage wall.

"Uh... Hehe..."

Caught off guard, Hu Yanzheng felt a suffocating sensation that made his face turn bright red. He grabbed her hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Why?

He finally managed to rescue her from Qin Ye, so why did she want to kill him?

Yun Si slowly sat up, the soft aura around her had long been replaced by a cold, malevolent aura.

She grabbed Hu Yanzheng by the neck and pressed him firmly against the car wall, her eyes indifferent as if she were looking at a dead object.

"Why...why..."

Hu Yanzheng squeezed out broken questions from his throat, his face showing utter confusion and grievance.

In response, Yun Si's eyes shone with an even stronger chilling aura.

She didn't loosen her grip on his neck, and instead pushed him forward with her other hand.

An invisible, powerful current suddenly erupted from her center.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the simple carriage was instantly shattered into pieces.

The horses pulling the cart were startled and neighed, breaking free of their reins and galloping away.

Hu Yanzheng's men were knocked unconscious by the shock.

Huyan Zheng was also violently thrown away by this terrifying force, crashing heavily onto the cold, barren ground.

He felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Before he could recover, Yun Si had already walked towards him again.

She was surrounded by an icy aura, exuding a chilling coldness.

Seeing that she was about to attack again, Huyan Zheng shouted with all his might, "Yun Si!"

This scream seemed to pierce through some kind of barrier.

Yun Si's body trembled slightly, the air around her receded like a tide, and the coldness and emptiness in her eyes gradually dissipated, restoring normal focus.

She looked around blankly.

A broken carriage, a desolate wilderness, and Huyan Zheng, wounded and coughing up blood, staring at her in astonishment and suspicion not far away.

Almost instantly, she understood what had happened.

She looked down at her hands, a fleeting look of confusion crossing her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by anger.

She took a step and walked towards Huyan Zheng.

When Hu Yanzheng saw that her eyes had regained their light, he had just begun to feel a glimmer of hope when he saw her walking towards him. Instead of joy, her face was filled with anger.

Startled, he braced himself on his elbows and backed away repeatedly.

His voice was aggrieved and terrified: "I... I kindly rescued you from that cage in Da Qin, and you actually want to kill me? Miss Yun, how cruel you are."

Yun Si stopped in her tracks, and was so angry that she laughed.

"Save you my ass!"

She shouted angrily, "Do I need your rescue? Which eye of yours saw that I didn't want to stay in Da Qin, didn't want to stay by Qin Ye's side? Your eyeballs are useless, you can gouge them out and throw them away!"

Hu Yanzheng was stunned by the barrage of insults.

"But...but the Emperor of Qin wants to kill you..."

He didn't react for a moment, and weakly defended himself: "Qin Ye is not good to you either. He has always neglected you and made you suffer... I have seen all of this. Why do you still stay by his side and stay in Da Qin?"

Yun Si felt that if this matter was not clarified, the madman would keep pestering her endlessly, and it might even cause a greater war.

She took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and looked at him with a calm yet unwavering gaze: "Huyan Zheng, listen carefully."

"you say."

"Some of the things between Qin Ye and me were out of helplessness, some were forced by circumstances, but more often they were based on mutual trust and protection. Only I know best about his feelings for me and how good he is to me. You, an outsider, can't understand, and I won't allow anyone to question it!"

She paused.

"My bond with him spans two lifetimes. In this life, I will never leave him, nor will I allow anyone to disrupt it. Please stop bothering me, or else..."

Her eyes suddenly turned cold: "I really will kill you!"

At that moment, Hu Yanzheng clearly felt the undisguised killing intent in Yun Si's eyes.

His heart clenched, and all his obsession and resentment seemed to freeze.

He remained silent for a moment, his brain processing the information in her words, before he seemed to realize something. He suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with immense shock and absurdity.

"Two...two lifetimes? What did you mean two lifetimes?!"

Since Yun Si had already told him, she didn't intend to hide it anymore.

"Yes, that's exactly what you think. So, do you realize how ridiculous and disgusting your self-righteousness and obstinacy are?"

Huyan Zheng was struck dumb, frozen in place as if by lightning.

The color drained from his face, leaving only a dejected and ashen expression.

If that's the case, then everything he's done over the past six months, and the goals he's been so persistent in, have become a huge joke.

Huyan Zheng struggled to stand up, but stumbled.

He subconsciously reached out to touch Yun Si, as if to confirm that this was just a dream.

Yun Si abruptly slapped his hand away, her eyes warning, "If you continue to be so stubborn, I will kill you with my own hands right now, and I mean it!"

Hu Yanzheng's hand froze in mid-air before finally falling limply to the ground.

Looking at her cold and resolute eyes, he suddenly chuckled softly, a self-deprecating laugh.

There was a hint of sadness in his laughter.

Yun Si didn't understand.

They had only met briefly in the valley in the western suburbs. Where did his feelings for them come from?

Huyan Zheng didn't look back. As if all his energy had been drained, he stumbled forward and disappeared into the deep night.

Judging from his appearance, he has probably already given up.

Given this, Yun Si did not want to go to extremes, nor did she want to... add to the bloodshed while pregnant.

Hopefully, he will heed her words and withdraw his troops as soon as possible.

Yun Si watched him disappear completely and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After my tense nerves relaxed, a chill ran through me.

She then realized that she was only wearing a thin nightgown.

suddenly.

A large cloak, still warm from her body, suddenly fell on her, wrapping her up completely.

Yun Si suddenly turned around.

It was Qin Ye, who had appeared behind her without her noticing.

His face was tense, and his eyes were as deep as night.

She vaguely sensed an emotion from him that she couldn't quite understand.

Qin Ye didn't ask anything or say anything. He simply stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly, very tightly.

Yun Si leaned against his firm, warm chest and could hear his steady, powerful heartbeat.

She didn't know when he arrived, nor how much he had overheard...

But at this moment, his embrace felt so warm, so comforting, that she felt drowsy again.

Qin Ye picked her up and carried her back to Yancheng in a few leaps.

When Yun Si woke up again, it was already broad daylight.

She was alone in the room.

Recalling what happened last night, she jumped out of bed and ran outside without even putting on her shoes.

As soon as I reached the door, it was pushed open from the outside.

Qin Ye's expression darkened slightly when he saw Yun Si standing barefoot in front of the door: "Why aren't you wearing shoes?"

Before Yun Si could answer, he lifted her legs with one hand, while holding the food in the other, and closed the door with his foot.

He put Yun Si back on the bed before turning around to put the food down.

He turned around, took Yun Si's smooth, fair feet in his hands, and gently rubbed them: "This place is not like the capital. The temperature in the room is also very low. You must wear shoes when you get out of bed."

Seeing Yun Si's stunned expression, he raised his voice slightly: "Did you hear that?"

"Um."

Yun Si nodded obediently: "I heard it with both ears."

"Let's eat then."

Qin Ye helped her put on her shoes, then draped a coat over her shoulders before leading her to the dining table and setting the table for her.

"There aren't many good dishes here, but this chicken soup is quite good. Drink more of it."

"good."

Yun Si ate quietly, secretly observing Qin Ye's expression as she waited for him to ask about what happened last night.

As a result, he waited and waited, and even after the meal was finished, he still showed no intention of speaking.

Yun Si was starting to lose her composure.

Qin Ye cleared away the dishes and got up to leave, but Yun Si quickly stopped him: "Your Highness, don't you... have anything you want to ask me?"

"Um?"

"About last night."

"You mean, you let Huyan Zheng go?"

Qin Ye smiled slightly at her and patted her head reassuringly: "He has withdrawn his troops and submitted a signed peace treaty, and agreed to let Huyan Yu'er stay in Qin and marry the Fifth Prince."

"So fast?"

Yun Si was genuinely surprised.

Hu Yanzheng's speed in handling affairs is absolutely unparalleled.

"Um."

Qin Ye sat down again, looked at her face, and gently tucked the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ear.

Um?

That's it?

"That……"

She hesitated for a moment, but decided to ask anyway: "What time did you arrive last night? Did you... hear what I said to him?"

"how?"

Qin Ye slowly leaned closer to her, asking instead of answering, "What did you say to him that you shouldn't have, and you were afraid I would hear it?"

"How could this be!"

In a panic, Yun Si quickly explained, "I just wanted to clarify what he misunderstood, to make him understand that what he did was meaningless, I..."

Qin Ye suddenly leaned in and kissed her, interrupting her explanation.

He laughed and said, "I know, look at you, you're so easily amused."

Yun Si: "..."

"Alright, stop thinking about it. Let's rest for another day. We have to head back to Beijing tomorrow."

"So fast?"

"It's almost the end of the year, and there are many things in the court that I need to go back to handle. I have to hurry back; your health..."

Qin Ye was somewhat worried about Yun Si's health.

His gaze fell on her protruding belly, and his expression softened even more.

"I'm fine."

After waking up this morning, Yun Si felt all her fatigue disappear.

"I'll pack up in a bit, and we can leave this afternoon."

There's no need to be in such a hurry.

"Your Highness."

Just then, Mu Ze's voice came from outside the door: "Someone wants to see you and the Crown Princess."