She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 187: To Avoid Suspicions, Keep it in Mind

Chapter 187: Chapter 187: To Avoid Suspicions, Keep it in Mind

The next morning, Li Chengyuan was called awake.

Having thought about the terrifying childbirth all night, she hardly slept a wink.

She had just managed to fall asleep in the wee hours, when daylight broke.

"Let me sleep a little longer," Li Chengyuan shouted to the outside.

The soldiers didn’t dare to enter, so they sent someone to report to Yan Wanqing.

After hearing the report, Yan Wanqing snatched up a long sword and headed for Li Chengyuan’s cave.

She didn’t rush to enter upon arrival at the entrance, but instead stood at the doorway and announced loudly, "Greetings, His Highness the Seventh Prince!"

Li Chengyuan was already restless in her sleep, with dreams where Xiao Hongshen, like a ghastly demon, was ready to cut open her stomach with a knife, sending her fleeing in panic while clutching her abdomen.

At this moment, the mention of "the Seventh Prince" exploded by her ear, and Li Chengyuan immediately opened her eyes.

The fear in her eyes had yet to dissipate, "The Seventh Prince has come? Where?!"

It wasn’t until Yan Wanqing, with a smile that was not quite a smile, leaned against the cave entrance, hugging her long sword, that Li Chengyuan sluggishly realized she had been deceived.

She frowned, "Do you find this amusing?"

"Not amusing, but quite effective," Yan Wanqing couldn’t be bothered to trouble herself more, finding this simple, time-saving, and effective tactic sufficient, especially since it worked on Li Chengyuan.

Having lost the desire to sleep, Li Chengyuan harbored a smoldering rage within her.

Yet, she didn’t dare to vent her anger on Yan Wanqing recklessly. After yesterday’s confrontation, she was well aware that this woman, Yan Wanqing, had a fundamentally unhinged nature and was not to be provoked lightly.

Besides, she was now isolated, and a young pregnant woman uncertain of her term.

Only the wise can recognize the times.

She offered this adage to herself.

Suppressing her frustration, Li Chengyuan walked out from the Mountain God Temple. There was already a rudimentary carriage waiting outside.

Li Chengyuan, who had initially wanted to complain about being made to ride a horse by Yan Wanqing, shut her mouth completely.

A carriage was far better than a horse, wasn’t it?

Without saying a word, she boarded the carriage, which was reasonably clean.

As the rain had stopped outside, the road remained muddy. Fortunately, the descent was paved with stone and fairly smooth, allowing the carriage to be led down. Otherwise, Li Chengyuan would have had to walk.

Jostled about in the carriage, she quickly fell asleep against the edge.

With her out of the way to create trouble, Yan Wanqing and others followed the pace of the carriage, jostling along, and the day passed rather comfortably.

It wasn’t until the afternoon that Li Chengyuan woke up.

Feeling stiff and sore from sleep, she rubbed her somewhat stiff neck and pulled back the carriage curtain.

Outside was an endless wild plain.

A gust of wind even brought the sight of swirling yellow sand.

Li Chengyuan quickly lowered the curtain again.

Footsteps were then heard from outside.

"Drink some water," called Yan Wanqing’s voice from outside.

When Li Chengyuan pulled back the curtain, a small parcel and a water flask were passed in.

Un solicited favors indicate a hidden agenda; they are either scheming or thieving!

She was about to snidely decline, claiming she needed nothing.

But then she saw Yan Wanqing throw the items into the carriage and walk away without looking back.

Li Chengyuan: "..." That truly annoyed her!

Hmph! Once the Seventh Prince arrives, she’ll make sure Yan Wanqing regrets it!

By now, they had traveled for a whole day, and there was one more day to go.

In another day, the Seventh Prince would arrive.

Li Chengyuan forced herself to curl her lips into a faint smile.

Just endure a little longer, and the hard days would soon be over.

On the other side, Yan Wanqing looked at the endless uninhabited wilderness, the carriage’s speed greatly hindering their progress.

"Commander Yan, if night falls and we can’t reach the village ahead, we’ll have to stay right here in the wilderness, which is extremely dangerous at night," a soldier beside her said.

Yan Wanqing, who had experience marching and fighting on the barren wilderness, was very aware of this.

She nodded and replied, "In that case, we’ll have to push the horses a bit harder and quicken our pace towards the village ahead."

The soldier hesitated, "We can certainly manage, but if we speed up, the carriage will become very bumpy. I’m afraid the person inside might not withstand it."

Yan Wanqing frowned slightly, "I’ll discuss this matter with her. You go ahead and give the orders, we’ll proceed at full speed for the next stretch."

Aboard the carriage, Li Chengyuan, who had eaten and drank her fill, contentedly let out a belch.

She used to be quite particular about her food, but after more than a month of living on horseback, she had become less picky.

Seeing Yan Wanqing return, Li Chengyuan lifted the carriage curtain irritably and spoke.

"What is it now? You impolite woman."

To her, Li Chengyuan’s attack was like child’s play, not stirring a single ripple in her heart.

Yan Wanqing informed Li Chengyuan of the decision that had just been discussed.

Li Chengyuan looked outside, where the sun was still high overhead, several hours away from sunset. Moreover, as she understood, the further west they traveled, the longer the sun took to set.

She loved the experience of watching the sunset in the desert too much.

"Is there really a need to make such a fuss? What dangers could there be in the wilderness? This isn’t a forest. I’d actually prefer that you all slow down so the Princess can appreciate the sunset properly," she said.

Yan Wanqing felt she couldn’t converse with her, it was like talking to a brick wall.

You tell her about the dangers of the wilderness after sunset, and she talks about how beautiful the sunset and rosy clouds are.

"I am merely informing you that soon the entire troop will be pressing on at full speed; you definitely won’t be able to stay in the carriage. Would you prefer to ride your own horse, or would you rather share one with me?" Yan Wanqing said, forcing herself to be patient.

"Why should I ride with you? Don’t you think it’s strange for two women to share one horse?"

"As you wish," Yan Wanqing said, having conveyed her message, then she simply left.

By now the troop was ready to depart, just waiting for the order.

Li Chengyuan got down from the carriage and looked around, choosing carefully. Finally, she picked a soldier who was both sturdy and handsome.

"You’ll do." She pointed at the soldier with her delicate, jade-like finger, very satisfied with her choice.

However, the soldier looked anything but excited or thrilled as she had imagined; instead, he appeared quite anxious.

What did this mean? What was going on?

She was, after all, the most talented woman in the Capital City, the Princess Yaochi, pursued by countless promising youths. Why was she encountering setbacks here?

Were the men in the army camp not real men?

Or had she, at present, lost her beauty and charm?

Li Chengyuan couldn’t help but let her thoughts run wild.

On the other side, Yan Wanqing, seeing her standing motionless with furrowed brows, urged her horse over.

"What are you doing? Are you coming or not?"

Li Chengyuan pursed her red lips and glanced at the soldiers behind her before finally extending her hand irritably towards Yan Wanqing.

"Let’s go."

Yan Wanqing looked at the hand extended to her, biting her canines against her tongue tip, a painful sting.

Seeing Yan Wanqing not taking her hand, Li Chengyuan grew angry, "Don’t make that ghastly face. The Princess doesn’t want to ride on the same horse as you, okay? It’s all to avoid suspicion; we both know that."

Unable to hold back, Yan Wanqing rolled her eyes at her.

So had Li Chengyuan forgotten how she had just been coyly selecting and commanding the soldiers on her side?