His Peasant Wife : Yao Ling

Yao Ying shook his head in defeat and said, "Maybe... I don’t know...I’m not sure."

Lin Jian decided not to pursue this matter anymore. It was probably about his past and there was nothing he could do about it. He would just let the couple deal with this by themselves. He sighed and decided to gain their attention, "It would be best if we start to move once again. We need to reach a safe place to stay for the night. I know a cave near here that’s relatively safe."

The others murmured their agreement and quickly set out once again. They only rested once when they saw a river. The water was so clear and they wanted to clean themselves for a little bit. Yao Ling let the cool water clean the dirt on her face and drank to her content. When the cool water touched her face, she felt refreshed.

On the other hand, Yao Ying was looking at her with an unexplainable expression. He didn’t know what to think. If... if he was that cruel person, would she still want to stay by his side? Even he, himself, was scared of the way Yao Ying in that scene looked at him --- the piercing cold eyes were devoid of any emotions. It was as if... he didn’t have the will to live.

He also asked himself... about the woman’s voice. Who was that? He remembered the way his eyes lit up for a little bit after hearing the woman’s voice. There were too many possibilities. When he thought too much about his past. The headache started to attack him once again. He tried to maintain his composure despite the headache. He didn’t want Yao Ling to worry about him.

It was probably best if he kept this to himself --- for now.

They decided to eat there. The men were hunting foods and in the end, they grilled the rabbits that they caught. After finished eating, they continued their journey without any delay. They wanted to arrive at the cave as soon as possible, so they could rest their tired body.

By the time they arrived at the cave, it was already night time. The cave wasn’t too big, but it was enough for the five of them. Probably because it was the usual place for people to seek shelter, the condition was quite nice and clean. They just needed to make fire and everything would be fine.

Yao Ling quickly told Xiao Yu to brew Yao Ying’s medicine, while she was changing the bandage on Yao Ying’s hand into a new one. Xiao Yu knew about the matriarch’s order to give the medicine to Young Master every night, so she was obediently following her young mistress’ order.

Xiao Yu felt a bit confused... why did Young Master need to drink medicine? He wasn’t sick at all and also... it wasn’t inconvenient for them to keep preparing for the medicine --- especially when they were in the wilderness just like this.

If Yao Ling knew about Xiao Yu’s thought, she would definitely agree! They were in the middle of a mission, however, Yao Ling was also helpless ah~ She didn’t want to hurt the matriarch’s feelings!

When the medicine was ready, Yao Ling brought it over to Yao Ying who sat beside Lin Jian and chatted softly about their next plan. "Ying... your medicine..." Yao Ling softly called him.

Yao Ying’s face was slightly crumpled because truthfully, the medicine’s taste was a bit nasty but he couldn’t reject Yao Ling’s effort. He received the cup and drank in one go.

Lin Jian asked curiously, "What is this?" It seemed like the smell of this medicine was quite familiar to him. Where did he smell this medicine before?

"A medicine from our Grandmother. She said that it’s good for Yao Ying’s body," Yao Ling explained briefly.

Lin Jian nodded but didn’t pay any attention to it. He thought that it was just an ordinary medicine. "Huh? Why did she give such a bothersome order?" He asked in confusion. Did the matriarch get older and become muddleheaded?!

It wasn’t until midnight that he realized what kind of medicine it was. He quickly sat up and gaped at the realization. The reason why the matriarch gave them that kind of medicine was beyond his comprehension. They were in the middle of a mission, for God’s sake!

This was a special medicine that could only be found in the Han Kingdom and it was also very rare, so common people wouldn’t be able to even take a glance at it. It was sold at a high price! Only noble people knew that this medicine existed and he wondered how the matriarch was able to get a hand on it. However, judging from Wang Luo Hai’s vast connection and capabilities, it should be possible.

He was going to tell Yao Ying and Yao Ling about that certain medications, but a sudden thought occurred in his mind and he discarded his previous idea. He chose to lay his body back down. Lin Jian grinned to himself... He deemed himself as a good friend... so might as well let them enjoy the full effect! The effect could be seen in a few days --- unless they found out that something was wrong about it.

Meh~ Judging from their obliviousness, they wouldn’t realize about it until the full effect came out.

The second night ended without any mishap and they continued their journey the next day. Lin Jian thought that Yao Ling and Xiao Yu would be complaining about their condition, but contrary to his expectation, they didn’t mutter a word of complaint.

Their path was more complicated on the third day. The terrain was quite steep and it seemed like they passed through a mountain trail. They needed to walk up and down the hills several times and they couldn’t ride their horses because the trail was quite dangerous --- they were walking on a path along the top of rugged cliffs.Yao Ling’s body felt so tired that she didn’t even have the mood to chat with the others.

When they found the cave that night, she almost cried in happiness. By the time her butt landed on the floor, she fell asleep in a heartbeat. It made Yao Ying pity her and at the same time, felt helpless. He prepared a more comfortable place for her to sleep and transferred her there. Yao Ling didn’t even wake up through the whole process.

The one who prepared the medicine for Yao Ying was Xiao Yu under her young mistress’ order. Yao Ying could only drink it bitterly under Lin Jian’s unobvious sneering. Yao Ying nudged Yao Ling’s forehead dotingly, ’Even though she’s tired, but she still didn’t forget worrying about me.’

Yao Ying kissed her forehead without caring about the single dogs around him and slept along with his wife before it was time for him to become the night guard.

Lin Jian told them to keep an eye on the fire and under no circumstances to let it be put out. There were wolves in the vicinity and the fire would be able to keep them safe. The men took a turn in guarding the fire. The third day ended without any big event or mishap.

However, on the fourth day... troubles were coming to find them even though they weren’t the actual target. When they arrived at the resting place that Lin Jian recommended, they met with an entourage of a woman with her personal maidservants and a few strong guards. Judging from the clothes that they worn, they didn’t seem like an ordinary person. Indeed, they were only wearing simple clothes, but the quality of the fabric was high and it couldn’t deceive Yao Ling’s eyes.

It seemed like the woman was also going incognito just like them.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, they decided to greet the other entourage politely. They asked for permission to stay together with them even though they didn’t have to. After all, it was a public place.