A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 240 The secret arrangement

The Lantern Festival had just passed but the West Moon Kingdom was still in mourning, so the wooden city far away on the border was still hung with white silk, and the city was deserted and all entertainment had stopped.

After Si Yao finished her visit, she and Xiaolu took a break in a teahouse in the city as usual. Over the past year, she seemed to have gotten used to ordering a pot of Xianwu Fengming tea in a teahouse whenever she went into the city. Most of the time, she sat silently by the window watching people coming and going outside, and occasionally chatted with Xiaolu who had gone out to buy food for Guoying.

On this day, Si Yao and Xiao Lu were sitting in a teahouse after seeing a doctor. Xiao Lu didn't like drinking tea before, but he often drank Xianwu Fengming with Si Yao and got used to it unconsciously. When the two were silent, they suddenly heard an old man at the next table sighing:

"Life is short and unpredictable!"

"Old Li, what's wrong with you?" another middle-aged man at the same table asked the old man.

"Have you heard of the famous Li in Jiangnan?" the old man asked.

"I have also traveled extensively for many years, so I naturally know the Jiangnan name of the Jingsong Kingdom, Li. By the way, your last name is also Li, so you are from the same family!"

"Yes, but I just heard about the incident in my family two days ago."

"Oh? What happened to Jiangnan Mingli?"

"It happened a few years ago. On the way home with his son, Mr. Li, a well-known Jiangnan man, encountered bandits. Mr. Li and his housekeeper were both killed by the bandits. Fortunately, Mr. Li was rescued and survived."

"Oh, these bandits are really abominable. Since they are after money, the famous Li from Jiangnan would be willing to pay for it, so why would they want to take someone's life?"

"That's right, it's a pity that Mr. Li has to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the famous Li family in Jiangnan at such a young age..."

Si Yao never liked eavesdropping on other people's conversations, but when she heard the three words "Mr. Li" just now, it immediately caught her attention, so she pricked up her ears and continued to listen curiously.

"Sister Si Yao, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Lu saw Si Yao holding her breath and asked with concern, but his words immediately brought Si Yao back to consciousness, so she didn't hear what the old man said next.

The Li family in Jiangnan was hit by banditry. The old man was killed by the bandits, leaving only the young Master Li... Combining this information, Si Yao recalled the scene in her previous dream. In front of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, the young Master Li was holding his father's body...

"Do you know a famous Mr. Li from Jiangnan?" The more Si Yao thought about it, the more convinced she was that Jiang Siyao was the famous Mr. Li from Jiangnan, so she hurriedly asked Xiaolu.

"Well, he's the richest man in Jiangnan of Jingsong Country. I heard that his cloth shops are almost spread across half of Jingsong Country. Why are you asking this?" Xiaolu frowned slightly, wondering why Sister Si Yao suddenly became interested in this famous Li from Jiangnan.

Si Yao was immersed in her own thoughts at the moment and ignored Xiaolu's curiosity: Jingsong Country, the richest man in Jiangnan, Jiang Siyao in the dream was rich and powerful, it seemed that the identity matched. Previously, she had eagerly targeted Xiyue Country, but she didn't expect that she was in Jingsong Country. If she hadn't heard these in this teahouse today, wouldn't she have lost direction and wasted time?

However, Si Yao thought that all this seemed to be arranged by fate, and her and Jiang Si Yao's journey through time was just like a mission in the game.

"Sister Si Yao, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Si Yao's thoughtful brows gradually relax and then quickly frown, Xiao Lu couldn't help but ask again with concern.

"Xiaolu, I seem to have found my friend. She should be in Jingsong Country." Si Yao said, and a light of joy suddenly flashed in her cold eyes.

"Your friend?" Xiaolu was slightly stunned when he heard that. He had never heard Sister Si Yao mention her friends before.

"Yes, friends who have been with each other for more than ten years." Si Yao nodded and did not hide anything. After getting along with Xiaolu for more than a year, she had long regarded him as a trustworthy partner.

At this time, Xiaolu was surprised, and then he was scared: A friend who has been with him for more than ten years? Could it be a childhood sweetheart? It's over, if Sister Siyao really has a childhood sweetheart, what should His Highness do?

But Xiaolu changed his mind and realized that given His Highness's personality, he should be worried about Sister Si Yao's childhood sweetheart.

"Sister Si Yao...are you going to go find him?" Xiao Lu then pursed his lips and asked nervously.

"Well, but not now." Si Yao nodded. Knowing that she was safe and sound now, she was not in a hurry. After all, she couldn't give up her medical studies halfway, otherwise she would be sorry for her master and senior brothers, as well as her deceased senior brother Huifeng.

Xiaolu finally felt relieved, but was still hesitating whether to tell His Highness about this matter. But if he told His Highness, he would betray Sister Si Yao's trust in him, and he was also worried that His Highness would do something to make Sister Si Yao sad in a fit of anger.

The two have been together for more than a year, and Xiaolu has noticed that Sister Si Yao trusts him more and more, and he really can't bear to sever this trust.

In the Yiying Temple outside the city of Shangjing, Yan Zong stood in the hall dressed in white, and slowly lit the eternal lamp in front of the spirit tablet of Concubine Leng.

"Mother... I don't know if you have met him... But I hope you won't meet him again..." A complex expression flashed in his cold eyes. He wanted them to meet but also felt it would be better if they didn't.

As a son, he was sad about his father's passing, but on the other hand, he had completely broken free from his father's control and no longer had to swallow his anger. It was as if he had been freed from shackles and regained his freedom.

"Your Highness, Princess Zong is here." At this time, Eli walked in and reported to Yan Zong.

"What is she doing here?" Yan Zong showed disdain in his eyes when he heard it.

Without his father's supervision, Yan Zong was already thinking about how to cut off his relationship with Nan Rong Liang Ling. He didn't want to see this woman again.

"Hmph, now that you have lost your backing, you want to go back and curry favor with His Highness." Arnold, who appeared beside Eli at some point, folded his arms across his chest and snorted coldly.

"Kid, don't talk nonsense at this time!" Seeing Arnold speaking without restraint, Eli glared at him worriedly.

After being reminded by Aunt Eli, Arnold realized that he had said the wrong thing and was so scared that he quickly covered his mouth with his hands.

"Arnold, go and warn her that she'd better not appear in front of me recently, otherwise I will make her regret it." Yan Zong no longer had any expression on his face. He just had a cold face and said lightly to Arnold.

"Yes, Your Highness." Arnold responded and ran out.

Nan Rong Liangling, who was anxiously waiting outside, couldn't help but get nervous when she saw Arnold.

Emperor Yan is gone, and from now on, no one will support her in the Xiyue Kingdom. She does not expect the prince to be a good husband and wife to her, but only asks the prince not to bear a grudge and take revenge on her, so she comes here to please him.

"His Highness has ordered that you'd better not appear in front of His Highness recently, otherwise His Highness will make you regret it." Arnold looked at Nan Rong Liangling with a cold face and conveyed the words of the prince.

"You..." Nan Rong Liangling pointed at Arnold angrily.

"These are His Highness's exact words. If you don't believe it, go and ask His Highness in person." Arnold was not afraid of Nan Rong Liangling's anger at all. Instead, he snorted with contempt.

How could Nan Rong Liang Ling not know that Arnold was provoking her? She didn't dare to see the prince after he said this, so she glared at Arnold with gritted teeth and left unhappily with the help of her maid Buna.