The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 547: Frontier (5)_1

Chapter 547: Chapter 547: Frontier (5)_1

At the sight of her expression, Hong Ying undoubtedly deduced that she was upset, so she quickly picked up the quilt and left the room.

Outside, she handed the quilt over to Congyi and whispered a few words to him. Congyi glanced over in her direction, then walked over to Chu Suifeng with the quilt.

As Chu Suifeng took the blanket, he too glanced over at her, Lin Ziyin gave him a faint smile and waved her hand.

Even though it was hard to clearly see each other’s expressions in the darkness, they both understood the sentiment involved. On Chu Suifeng’s part, seeing Lin Ziyin’s dismissive hand action prompted him to abandon the thought of returning the quilt.

Lin Ziyin had been in the carriage the entire day. This quilt seemed to still preserve her scent on it. Chu Suifeng covered himself up with it, and soon slipped into a dream.

"Miss, time to wake up for the meal now," Lun Luo gently woke up Lin Ziyin inside the carriage.

Despite having switched places last night, Lin Ziyin still had a heavenly deep sleep. Upon waking up by Lun Luo’s call, she opened up her hazy eyes. The carriage’s inner light was nothing much, but outside, even the low murmuring and shuffling noises of the soldiers crept into her ears.

She really had slept heavily. Lin Ziyin just laughed at herself. It seemed like, as long as Chu Suifeng was around, she felt extraordinarly secure.

Once she got her clothes in order and stepped down from the carriage, Lin Ziyin realised that it wasn’t her oversleeping, but rather everyone else arose too early. Because right now, besides the campfire brilliantly illuminating spots in all directions, everywhere else was under the veil of darkness.

"We need to have breakfast soon and then the army will march out." Chu Suifeng was already up, still in yesterday’s robe. Lin Ziyin guessed that he must have gotten very little sleep. Even so, she couldn’t discern any distress on Chu Suifeng’s face.

"Little girl, regret coming along now?" Master Hui Zhen cheerily walked over, asking her.

Lin Ziyin faintly smiled, "Why should I regret anything?"

"To get up this early, how hard it must be. If you had stayed back at the manor, who would dare disturb you at this time. And I tell you, this is just the beginning." Hui Zhen jested. "Do you want me to send you back?"

"No need." Lin Ziyin answered promptly.

"You, young lady, are indeed following your fellow around nowadays." Hui Zhen widened his eyes, looking amusingly surprised.

"Master, seems like you’re just jealous." Lin Ziyin also laughed.

"You little girl, to even dare mock a monk, be careful you get struck by lightning." Hui Zhen glared at her.

"I’m not scared." Lowering her voice, Lin Ziyin added, "What if the Host knew you’ve been secretly enjoying non-vegetarian dishes, hmm."

"You need to control this girl, she’s way out of line." Hui Zhen complained to Chu Suifeng, pointing at Lin Ziyin.

"Is what she saying wrong?" Chu Suifeng shot a cold look at Hui Zhen, "I heard that the Flying Dragon Brocade Chicken on the back mountain wilts when a certain someone approaches it. And the fish in the river seem to be getting less, probably because some of them have ended up in a certain someone’s stomach..."

As he spoke, Chu Suifeng eyed Hui Zhen with an ill-intentioned gaze.

So wicked! They’re indeed a perfect match, birds of a feather, Hui Zhen had no comeback in the face of the combined offensive of the two.

Lin Ziyin knew Hui Zhen was intentionally reminding her to brace herself for the future challenges.

She was grateful for his kindness, but Master Hui Zhen had no idea how profoundly she understood a soldier’s life. She had already passed through all the ordeals a soldier faced, except for taking a life.

When outdoors, it’s always difficult to experience home’s comforts. Especially when an army is marching, the journey holds countless hardships. Lin Ziyin held her tiny cup, brushed her teeth with a special toothbrush, and gargled. Even in these harsh conditions, she still diligently maintained her personal hygiene, as much as the situation permitted.