Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Zhiyi's medicine basket was already filled with herbs.

Bai Zhiyuan was still waiting for her. She picked herbs for a long time, and Bai Zhiyuan leaned on a rock to rest.

A trace of reluctance welled up in Shen Zhiyi's heart, but she soon remembered how Xie Yunsong hugged Bai Zhiyuan yesterday, and that reluctance disappeared in an instant.

She glanced up at the sky; it was gloomy and it seemed like it was going to rain soon.

She glanced at Bai Zhiyuan who was standing beside her, and saw that he was also looking at her. She was startled and said quickly, "Ayuan, wait for me here. I'm going to go ahead and pick some herbs. I think the weather is not good and it's getting dark. I'll be back soon. Wait for me to come back and we'll go back to the camp together."

Bai Zhiyuan looked deep in the eyes and said calmly: "Don't you need me to accompany you? I heard that there are often wild beasts in Wanxiang Mountain. Aren't you afraid, Sister Shen?" She had a hint in her last sentence.

Shen Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat, but she pretended to remain calm. She vaguely felt that Bai Zhiyuan seemed to know something, and she had to get rid of her as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhiyi didn't dare to look at her again. She hesitated and said, "No, Ayuan, just wait here. I'm in front and will be back soon."

After that, a loud thunder sounded in the sky, and then some raindrops fell.

Shen Zhiyi was startled, and turned around to see Bai Zhiyuan looking at him with a smile.

She made up her mind, walked out quickly, and even jogged at the end.

Bai Zhiyuan frowned behind her, staring at her fleeing back.

Perhaps because of his experiences in his previous life, Bai Zhiyuan always has a better premonition of crises than others.

Ever since Shen Zhiyi proposed to come to the mountain to collect herbs, she had a strange feeling in her heart. She couldn't tell why, but she had left marks along the way.

Shen Zhiyi said she wanted to collect herbs, but after passing the top of the mountain, the forest became denser and denser. She found some herbs halfway up the mountain. Shen Zhiyi thought she knew nothing about herbs, but that was not the case. When she was in Zhongnan Mountain, she often followed her master to collect herbs, so she knew a thing or two about collecting herbs.

The reason why she followed Shen Zhiyi here was to see what she was trying to do.

She seemed to be resting, but in fact she was secretly observing Shen Zhiyi.

Bai Zhiyuan looked at Shen Zhiyi's absent-minded appearance and became more and more certain of her guess. Until Shen Zhiyi's panicked eyes met hers, she was completely certain of her guess.

Bai Zhiyuan was the Princess of Yan in her previous life, and was used to seeing the ways in which women in the palace competed for favor. At that moment, she understood the question that had been puzzling her over the past few days, why Shen Zhiyi became increasingly cold and even a little disgusted with her.

Just now, she saw a flash of jealousy in Shen Zhiyi's eyes, and she suddenly understood that it was probably because of Xie Yunsong.

Could it be that Shen Zhiyi discovered my feelings for Xie Yunsong?

Bai Zhiyuan thought she was a slow-moving person in relationships, and because of her past life experience, she didn't dare to give her heart easily. After she realized that she seemed to like Xie Yunsong, she decided to hide her feelings. The past life experience was too painful, so she didn't dare to be easily moved in this life.

Shen Zhiyi had tricked me here today just to teach me a lesson. The danger here came from the northern barbarians and probably the wild beasts.

Bai Zhiyuan guessed that Shen Zhiyi didn't have the courage to collude with the Northern Di people, so there was only one possibility, that she wanted to leave herself alone on the mountain, to be attacked by wild beasts and to fend for herself.

After figuring it out, Bai Zhiyuan looked at Shen Zhiyi's flustered eyes and suddenly felt disgusted. She thought that if she left Shangjing, she would not encounter such intrigues.

Bai Zhiyuan watched Shen Zhiyi walk away and sighed inwardly. She had just entered the military camp, and Shen Zhiyi had indeed taken good care of her, but she had never thought that she would attack her today.

It is true that human hearts are the most unpredictable.

Bai Zhiyuan stood there lost in thought, but saw that the autumn rain was falling quickly and the sky was getting dark.

Bai Zhiyuan was startled, and he withdrew his thoughts and looked around. It was too dark, and even though he had marked the tree, it was not the safest way to go down the mountain at this time. The road was rugged, and night was a good time for wild animals to appear, so it was not advisable to risk going down the mountain at this time.

Bai Zhiyuan looked around, trying to find a place to take shelter from the rain, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier.

Bai Zhiyuan didn't dare to go too far, so he found a cave nearby, pushed aside the weeds, drew his sword and went in to explore. When he found no danger, he felt relieved and moved a large stone to block the entrance of the cave. He would wait until the rain stopped and the sky brightened tomorrow morning before going down the mountain.

Bai Zhiyuan sat in the cave and lit the hay with the tinder he carried with him. The cave instantly became less damp and cold.

Bai Zhiyuan looked at the flickering flames in front of her eyes, and suddenly remembered that day during the spring hunt in Mount Li, when she was in danger in a cave like this. It was just her and Xie Yunsong at that time.

At the moment, Bai Zhiyuan was alone and suddenly missed Xie Yunsong. She thought that Xie Yunsong would soon find out that she was missing, and if he found out that she was missing, he would come to look for her.

Bai Zhiyuan was roasting by the fire, thinking and thinking, he was so tired that he fell asleep.

In the camp, Xie Yunsong was listening to Zhou Yehan's report on the training of the new recruits in his tent.

After Zhou Yehan finished his report, Xie Yunsong sat alone at the table, thinking of Bai Zhiyuan's sleeping face last night, and his heart softened. He stood up and walked to Bai Zhiyuan's tent, knocking on the door gently at first, but there was no response. He pushed the door open, and there was no one there.

Xie Yunsong turned around and asked Tianxun: "Where are the people?"

Tian Xun said: "Bai Zhiyuan got up early and hurried to the pharmacy."

Anger appeared in Xie Yunsong's eyes. Shen Zhiyi, he clearly warned her yesterday.

Xie Yunsong strode towards the pharmacy, but saw only a servant cleaning.

He asked, "Where is Princess Rong'an?"

The servant bowed his head and replied, "Mrs. Rong'an and Dr. Shen went to the mountain to collect herbs."

"What did you say?" Xie Yunsong's face changed drastically.

The servant seemed frightened and whispered, "I don't know either. I just heard Doctor Shen ask the county lady to accompany her to pick herbs. The county lady was reluctant at first, saying that it was afraid of raining today, but Doctor Shen insisted, so the county lady had no choice but to go with her."

Xie Yunsong was filled with anger and fear. He said sternly, "Tianxun, send a team up the mountain and make sure to find them."

Tianxun was also shocked. He had been with Xie Yunsong in the northern border for many years and knew that there were many dangers in Wanxiang Mountain. He did not dare to delay and hurried out to gather people.

Xie Yunsong also walked out quickly and called out. A horse came running from afar and stopped in front of Xie Yunsong.

Xie Yunsong jumped on his horse and rode away without waiting for Tianxun to gather all the men.

As soon as he walked out of the camp, he saw Shen Zhiyi jogging back in a disheveled state from afar.

He tightened the rope and asked angrily, "Why did you come back alone? Where is Ayuan?"

Shen Zhiyi looked at the fierce look between his eyebrows and said blankly, "Ayuan and I went up the mountain to collect herbs, but we got lost on the mountain. It got dark and it started to rain. I didn't dare to stay on the mountain, so I ran back and prepared to find someone to save Ayuan."

Xie Yunsong's expression was unpredictable, and his face was full of anger. He warned: "It's better to do as you said. If anything happens to Ayuan, I will not let you go."

Shen Zhiyi looked at Xie Yunsong walking away, and a chill rose in her heart. She suddenly regretted her actions today.

Xie Yunsong galloped all the way down the mountain. The road was rugged, so he abandoned his horse and groped his way up the mountain. On the way, he saw the mark left by Bai Zhiyuan, and he felt a little relieved, because his Ayuan was not stupid.

Xie Yunsong followed the mark and walked forward. The rain gradually subsided. He remembered what Cheng Beixiao said to him this morning: "Yunsong, do you know what day it is today? Today is the Qixi Festival. If you want to please Miss Bai, you must seize the opportunity today."

Xie Yunsong smiled bitterly. Who could have thought that something like this would happen during the Qiqiao Festival? Ayuan, Ayuan, where are you? Are you okay?

Suddenly, Xie Yunsong heard a slight sound. He followed the sound and saw a cave entrance blocked by stones. There was a faint light of fire inside. Perhaps the fire attracted a wild wolf. The wolf was crouching quietly, making a hissing howl from its throat.

Xie Yunsong drew his sword and struck the wolf in the throat with one blow. The wolf fell down limply.

Bai Zhiyuan in the cave was awakened by the noise. She picked up her sword, walked to the cave entrance, and slowly drew out the sword. Suddenly, she heard someone calling her, "Ayuan?"

Bai Zhiyuan was startled and quickly put the sword into the scabbard, and struggled to move the stone blocking the cave entrance.

The young man standing in front of her was soaked, and his usually clean face was also covered with dust. He was obviously relieved when he saw her, and before Bai Zhiyuan could ask, Xie Yunsong rushed forward and hugged her.

Bai Zhiyuan stood there in a daze for a moment, her body was hugged, the wind blowing from the cave was cold with a drizzle, the hair on her forehead was blown up by the wind, and the rain fell on her face lightly.

Xie Yunsong hugged her tightly, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly disappear.

Bai Zhiyuan was about to push him away, but she saw the wolf corpse at the entrance of the cave. Xie Yunsong seemed to be scared, and her heart softened.

After a moment, she reached out and put her arms around his waist. Bai Zhiyuan felt Xie Yunsong's body stiffen, and then he hugged her even tighter.