Chapter 97: Following Like a Shadow (3)
"Why?"
Although Yin Yin had a lot of questions to ask at the moment, she could only express them in three words. Zhou Yan certainly knew what she was asking, but he did not turn around.
"I will go with you until we leave the country."
Zhou Yan’s words surprised Yin Yin so much that she was even a little scared?
"Don't worry, I won't stop you."
Even without looking at Yin Yin, Zhou Yan could guess how Yin Yin would react, so the rest of the conversation was settled. After he finished speaking, Yin Yin fell silent again. Zhou Yan was no longer surprised, so he left without staying, leaving Yin Yin alone in the room.
As soon as Zhou Yan left, Yin Yin felt as if she had collapsed. She could imagine that Zhou Yan would chase her, but she couldn't understand what he said. Especially when she clearly felt Zhou Yan's change, she felt inexplicably scared. Most importantly, would Zhou Yan really let her go? Or would he force her to stay again? Or would he face the problem of using means that would hurt both parties again? The thought of this made Yin Yin feel even more chilled than Zhou Yan's change.
Fortunately, when it was time to set off, Zhou Yan did not stop them. Even though Yin Yin was a little weak and had difficulty traveling, Zhou Yan did not say anything, but silently followed the team. The originally small team became somewhat conspicuous after the addition of Zhou Yan's team.
Along the way, no matter how hard she tried to forget, Yin Yin could still feel that the pace of progress was slower than before. She knew it was Zhou Yan's intention without much thought. During the rest time, Zhou Yan took even better care of Yin Yin. Although Yin Yin was weak , she would inevitably feel uncomfortable riding in a carriage all the time, so he would always let Yin Yin go out for a walk and breathe fresh air. Every time they rested, they would either go to the mountains or the riverside, or to the inn. It was true that Zhou Yan took good care of Yin Yin, but he spoke very little. Yin Yin discovered that Zhou Yan's silence was even more terrifying than his coldness. At the end of the day, her mind was full of thoughts about Zhou Yan, wondering what Zhou Yan would do to her or what he would ask of her. But sometimes she would wonder if she was just overthinking.
As a result, Yinyin's heart could not calm down for a moment from the first day to the second day. On the first day, she ignored the essence of the purpose because she had too many things on her mind. On the second day, her thoughts were completely confused because of Zhou Yan's appearance. However, no matter what the reason was, Yinyin would not forget the purpose of this trip, so she certainly did not want to be stopped. If possible, she did not want Zhou Yan to continue to pester her. Although this was just her own idea, she sincerely hoped that she would not have to choose to use harm to force Zhou Yan to let go in the end.
Because they were immersed in their own world and forgot about the real world, when Yinyin found out, the group had been caught in a rainstorm and had to take shelter in a simple, abandoned temple. Fortunately, the area was not small, otherwise it would have been very crowded with more than 20 people...
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the rain won't stop for a while, and it's getting late. Do you want to stay here today?"
"Um."
Not only was the trip slower than the original plan, but there was also a rainstorm, so the accompanying guards had to ask Zhou Yan for instructions. Zhou Yan said nothing but nodded. In this situation, there was no need to say anything. So, the accompanying guards began to move supplies, prepare for life, cook, make beds, etc. After all, they were traveling for a purpose, and considering various emergencies, they were very well prepared. If there was one shortcoming, it would probably be that Yin Yin was the only woman in the group, but this was not a shortcoming at all.
"Are you tired?"
Ignoring the busyness of others, Zhou Yan carefully asked Yin Yin who was holding his hands. His expression seemed a little cold, but his tone showed concern.
Yin Yin shook her head and said calmly: "No, it's you and them——"
“Don’t worry about things that you don’t need to worry about.”
Zhou Yan said this coldly, and helped Yin Yin to sit down on the simple wooden bed nearby.
"If you feel uncomfortable somewhere, just tell me, otherwise it will be very tiring to travel long distances."
"Yes, I know."
Even though Zhou Yan's attitude was a little cold now, Yin Yin could still feel his concern. This was the only thing that seemed to have not changed at all.
Soon, the crude and dilapidated temple was divided into two, an outer circle and an inner layer. First, two simple and comfortable small dormitories were arranged with white curtains, which were of course for Yin Yin and Zhou Yan to sleep in. Then a layer of dark curtains covered it to form the inner layer, while the outer circle was the resting place for the accompanying guards and the place for cooking and storing supplies. When Yin Yin saw the accompanying guards arranging all this quickly and neatly, she was stunned. She couldn't believe that the crude and dilapidated place a moment ago had completely changed in the blink of an eye, especially from where she was sitting. Yin Yin had experienced sleeping outdoors and camping, but it was the first time for her to build a small bedroom in a dilapidated temple like this.
Yinyin, who was worried about Zhou Yan before, was speechless and dumbfounded for the first time after seeing the quick movements of the accompanying guards. She originally thought that the accompanying guards' duties were only to protect and take care of her, but she never thought that she would be taken care of so "meticulously" in this situation. This made Yinyin feel blind. Could it be that these guards, in addition to their kung fu, were also good at building simple palaces anywhere? The army had special soldiers, so they were good at setting up camps. Yinyin couldn't think of a reason why these guards could do such a thing. Even she was still worried about Zhou Yan's matter. After she came to her senses and saw everything in front of her, she realized that her attention had been diverted.
