I'm Tired (1)

At night, Li Yue slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on a grassy field. The aroma of meat wafted into her nose, and she felt her mouth watering.

Looking towards the campfire, and seeing the person roasting the meat, Li Yue felt as if she had returned to the time of the hunt, when the same people were roasting delicious meat for her.

Am I dreaming? Shouldn't I have been at home? Li Yue began to drift into a trance, but soon she realized that she wasn't dreaming and that she had been brought here by the person in front of her.

She had been to this place before. As a soldier, she remembered its geographical location and could easily recognize it as a highland grassland a thousand miles north of the imperial city.

"Ye Lang, what do you want to do? What is your purpose in bringing me here?" Li Yue said calmly, without any tension or fear.

"You're awake. Here, have some water and some meat. You must be hungry." Ye Lang didn't answer Li Yue 'Li Yue question, but handed her a pot of water and a piece of meat.

Without a second thought, Li Yue took the meat and water and began to eat and drink heartily. She didn't suspect Ye Lang of tampering with the food, because Ye Lang had no need to; he could have done whatever he wanted before.

At this moment, Li Yue was also hungry and needed to replenish her energy. As a soldier, she would not miss any opportunity to eat, especially under such uncertain circumstances.

"How long did I sleep?" Li Yue asked Ye Lang after she had eaten and drunk her fill.

"Not long, it's only a little past eight o'clock in the evening," Ye Lang replied.

Li Yue was slightly surprised and said, "You brought me here in just one afternoon. This place is thousands of miles away from the capital."

"Of course, I'm fast, and I don't want to waste any more time," Ye Lang replied nonchalantly.

"How did you get here? Why are there no horses around, just the two of us?" Li Yue noticed this problem. This was on the vast grassland, with no obstacles. Everything within a radius of dozens of miles was clearly visible, as long as one had good eyesight, which Li Yue possessed.

There was nothing nearby, so the way she and Ye Lang got there was questionable. If the place was close by, Li Yue thought Ye Lang must have carried her there, but now that they were so far away, she couldn't be sure.

Carrying him all the way here? How could that be? It can't be.

"I ran here, there's no time to find a carriage now."

Ye Lang's words stunned Li Yue. He really had carried her all the way here, which was a thousand miles away.

"You really ran here? Then I'm not..."

"I carried you here, so what? It's not like it's the first time. Is there a problem?" Ye Lang said casually, seemingly not thinking there was anything wrong with it.

"No, no problem!" Li Yue shook her head. What problem could she possibly have now? Just like Ye Lang said, this wasn't the first time. Besides, she had been kidnapped by him. It was already a miracle that he hadn't carried her away.

"What are you going to do with me now?" Li Yue looked at Ye Lang, as if she were at his mercy, no, at his complete mercy.

"Lend me the Heavenly Mechanism Armor for a while, and I'll let you go back. After I've used the Heavenly Mechanism Armor, I'll have someone return it to you. In return, I'll still give you the Dragon Scale Armor as compensation!" Ye Lang said as he started a campfire with a piece of wood.

Where did this wood come from? It must be from his ring.

"Compensation?! Do you think a piece of Dragon Scale Armor is enough to compensate?" Li Yue said coldly. Clearly, she would not agree to this, although it was unclear why she disagreed.

"You disagree? You need to think this through. I could actually take your Heavenly Mechanism Armor directly, but that would tear your clothes, so I don't want to." Ye Lang frowned as he looked at Li Yue, his tone very calm.

"You dare!! I'm telling you, Ye Lang, if you dare to do this, I'll die right here!!" Li Yue roared, and at that moment, a hint of tears seemed to appear in her eyes.

"I brought you here because I didn't dare. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken you away from the capital. I know that men and women shouldn't touch each other, but you're not my wife, so I can't do that," Ye Lang said, frowning and looking a little annoyed.

"If you can take it out, you'll leave me in the capital, right..." Li Yue looked at Ye Lang and a complex emotion appeared in her eyes, making it difficult for anyone to understand what she meant. Ye Lang, being so clueless, was even less likely to understand.

Ye Lang nodded directly and replied, "Yes! If possible, I'd leave you in the capital; having you around would be a burden!"

"You... you bastard!!" Li Yue pointed at Ye Lang and cursed, looking furious.

"Me, a bastard? Miss, you're here because I kidnapped you. If I dumped you in the capital, you'd be free and could go home. How could that be a bastard? I'm the bastard now... uh, no, no, I'm just a kind kidnapper now, not a bastard!!" Ye Lang realized he was insulting himself and immediately changed his words. His silly expression made Li Yue laugh.

"Pfft... You're such an idiot... an incurable idiot!!"

"Aren't you angry anymore?" Although Ye Lang was slow to notice, he could still tell that Li Yue's smile was a genuine smile of happiness.

"Who says I'm not angry!" Li Yue said sternly. "Tell me quickly, what exactly did you want with my Heavenly Mechanism Armor?"

"I use it to save people. The Heavenly Mechanism Armor has a special function that I need to save people." Ye Lang no longer hid anything and told Li Yue directly. At this point, there was nothing left to hide.

"Save who?" Li Yue didn't ask what functions the Heavenly Mechanism Armor had to save people. Even if she were told, it wouldn't matter to her, because she definitely wouldn't understand.

Therefore, Li Yue simply didn't ask, but went straight to ask who to save. She wanted to know who could make Ye Lang risk his life to return to the Soaring Sky Empire.

"You need to keep this a secret, at least for the time being, otherwise I won't tell you." Ye Lang didn't want Li Yue to follow him around forever. He might let Li Yue go back, after all, all he wanted was the Heavenly Mechanism Armor, not Li Yue.

If Li Yue goes back and tells Zhao Yarou, and Athena hasn't left yet, Ye Lang can't guarantee that Zhao Yarou won't harm Athena.

"Okay, I'll keep it a secret!" Although Li Yue didn't know what Ye Lang was thinking, she could keep it a secret because if she didn't, she wouldn't even know about it. This way, at least she would know about it.

If Li Yue says she will keep a secret, she will definitely keep her word. She never goes back on her promises or breaks them.