"No... I'm too tired," Yao Ling smiled mischievously while rejecting Yao Ying's plea. It had been for a few days after the whole oral fiasco. He hadn't done enough things to appease her, so she also didn't make it easy for him.

"But you are not tired when you are with Bao Bao!" Yao Ying whined childishly. He started to realize that in front of Yao Ling he never had to appear aloof like how he used to be. He could just be himself.

"Don't make it sound so dirty!" Yao Ling chided him. "Bao Bao is different. He's cuter than you!" Yao Ling teased.

"Well... who's more important?! Me or Bao Bao?" Yao Ying asked in desperation.

"Ugh..." Yao Ling was bewildered. Did he eat the wrong medicine? "Don't tell me you are jealous of Bao Bao?" Yao Ling questioned him in a half-joking manner. Bao Bao is a horse! Why would he jealous of a horse?! She started to think that her husband started to become muddleheaded.

Yao Ying pouted. "Hah?! Why should I get jealous over a mere horse?" Yao Ying turned his head away, but Yao Ling was able to see the tips of his ears turned red. It seemed like she guessed it right.

Yao Ling tried to hold back her laughter because of her cute husband. "Of course... I prefer..." Yao Ling said the words slowly. Although Yao Ying wore a disinterested expression, she could see the way his ears perked up, seemingly waiting for her answer.

"I prefer Bao Bao..." Yao Ling answered with a crispy laugh.

"You!" Yao Ying yelled. Without another thought, he tackled Yao Ling and both fell onto the bed together. Yao Ying kissed her lips and then decided to tickle her which earned a burst of full-blown laughter from Yao Ling.

"Fine... fine... I'm just joking... I prefer you..." Yao Ling laughed. Then she kissed him back, "Only you." She wholeheartedly poured her heart. She knew that there would be no one else for her, but him. Even if he left her, her heart would always belong to him.

They didn't do anything that night. Yao Ying naturally knew that she was tired because of the preparation, so they only blissfully slept in each other's embrace.

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On the day of their departure, w.a.n.g Luo Hai gave them a lecture about their safety and the mission once again. The matriarch gave Yao Ling a pouch of medicine and she told him to make it for Yao Ying every night before sleep. When she asked what it was, the matriarch answered with a secretive smile, "It's a supplement for Yao Ying."

Yao Ling nodded happily, thanking the matriarch for her care. She teased the matriarch, "Grandmother, you are being biased. Why only Yao Ying? What about me?"

The matriarch laughed, "When Yao Ying is healthy, you are also happy, right? Besides, this medicine will also give a good effect on you. I'm mostly worried about Yao Ying because he will do all the hard work, right?"

Yao Ling couldn't refute that reasoning and didn't feel suspicious of the medicine. "I know." Yao Ling pouted childishly while hugging the matriarch's arm. They were getting closer each day and Yao Ling truly thought of her as her real grandmother.

Before leaving, Yao Ling didn't forget to remind Xiao Er to pay attention to every little detail in w.a.n.g Fu. She wanted her to be vigilant just in case someone tried to wreak havoc when she was away. She believed in Xiao Er's capabilities because she had proved it to her how clever she was. Only then, she was able to go in relief.

Yao Ying looked at Bao Bao and the horse still didn't want to look at her. Yao Ying asked her worriedly, "Do you think you can ride Bao Bao? If not, you can just ride my horse with me."

"I can," Yao Ling stubbornly said. She smiled evilly at Bao Bao and said, "I found a way to tame him." She muttered something near Bao Bao's ears and somehow the horse seemed like to understand her words. The arrogant horse suddenly fawned over Yao Ling by licking her face and then obediently let Yao Ling ride him. His arrogance was gone in a heartbeat.

Yao Ying looked at her in awe and asked, "What did you say to him?" He knew that Bao Bao was clever, that's why he chose him for Yao Ling, but never knew that he could be so clever to this extend.

"I won't let any female horse goes near him if he keeps doing that. Let's see how does he want to release his urge with no female horse around," Yao Ling told Yao Ying honestly.

Yao Ying, "..."

Yao Ying looked at her, sweating. Why did he suddenly feel that his wife became so scary? She was really good at threatening people --- or... horse, to be exact.

Lin Jian accidentally heard about what Yao Ling said. They had planned to go together, so he had been waiting at w.a.n.g Fu to go together. They only said that they would only travel together until Lin Jian arrived at his destination, so no one would know that they were actually in a mission together. "Your wife's threat is really scary," Lin Jian whispered to Yao Ling in a low voice.

Yao Ying whispered back, "It's not wise to offend your wife when you get married later. You better keep that in mind."

Lin Jian nodded in agreement. When Yao Ling took a glance at both men, they quickly shut their mouth and followed her obediently. Xiao Yu and Xiu couldn't help but snicker at two men who scared of a mere woman. It seemed like this would be a fun journey.

After the threat, Bao Bao indeed became an obedient horse. They had a pretty smooth journey on the first day because they only pa.s.sed through the main street. It took them a few s.h.i.+chen before they finally arrived at the next main city -- WenFeng. The city was quite big, so they were able to find a decent inn.

"This will be the last place where we enjoy sleeping in a comfortable inn. After that, we have to sleep in the wilderness. However, it's still relatively safe so you don't have to worry about it," Lin Jian explained. He had been gone to Lin Zhou for a few times, so he knew the way perfectly clear.

Yao Ling nodded, "We can only find a good inn after we arrive at Lin Zhou, right?"

"Yes... Lin Zhou is a big city on the border of our kingdom. That's why the Han Princess has to pa.s.s by there. Lin Zhou is the only big city that connects Han Kingdom and Qin Kingdom. We can only meet her there. That's our only chance to prevent the marriage," Lin Jian answered.

Yao Ling decided to take a look around the bustling street after putting their things inside the inn, looking for delicious local foods. She also wanted to hear whether there was any news about the Han Princess that spread around among the commoners. Who knew that it might be helpful to their mission?

"Ying... I want to go out and take a look around. Do you want to come with me?" Yao Ling asked her husband with twinkling eyes. She was too excited only to stay inside the inn; she wanted to go sightseeing!

Yao Ying laughed. "Sure. Go ahead! You can go first, I will catch up with you later," Yao Ying said. "I still need to discuss some things with Lin Jian." Yao Ling nodded, knowing that they needed to talk about their route. Yao Ying felt it was okay to let her go by herself, due to the shadow guards' presence but he still told Xiu to follow them around.

Yao Ling didn't wait for him and she walked around the bustling street. When they were in An Yang, people already knew that she was the infamous daughter-in-law of w.a.n.g Fu. So, even though she's s beauty, no one really dared to take a peek at her. Who dared to admire her with that kind of background? w.a.n.g Fu was one of the top families there, so they didn't dare to provoke them. However, it was different at WenFeng. No one knew who she was.

Yao Ling learned from Jiu Lan how to preserve her looks and skin well, without too much powder, her face was soft and smooth. It enhanced her beauty and when it was combined her current sparkling eyes and cherry red lips, she looked enchantingly beautiful. Yao Ling wore a pink light plum skirt and chose to combine it with white muslin jacket.

w.a.n.g Fu didn't really emphasize the importance of hairdo, so she didn't really put care on her hairdo too. She just randomly arranged a double bun on the side of her head and let her black hair loose --- it added to her charm.

She didn't realize that her beauty and her movements were being followed by a certain handsome young man.