The carriage traveled along the road, with A Bao escorting it from the side.
The carriage window opened, and Yue Ye poked her head out. She looked at A Bao outside, hesitated for a moment, then said, "There's no need to mobilize so many people. You could just fly there."
Hearing this, A Bao turned and said rather calmly, "It's fine. We also received a last-minute order from the Demon God Emperor to go to Imperial Dragon Pass. He didn't give us an exact deadline."
"We're headed the same way anyway, and we're in no hurry..." A Bao paused noticeably at this point.
Yue Ye said rather helplessly, "I understand. Did you want to talk to me alone, or are you saying you want to restore our relationship?"
Hearing Yue Ye say this, A Bao smiled, then said, "That is what I'm thinking. I want to mend our relationship. Even though neither of us spelled it out before, looking back now, I can feel your dissatisfaction with me."
"And I've also seen some of my own problems, so I don't want to use that marriage agreement to make demands of you. I know that, to you, it's something I forced on you. You don't feel good about me, so I want to start over with you, to begin again as equals. Even if you turn me down in the end, that's all right."
After speaking, A Bao looked at Yue Ye, while Yue Ye stared at him in shock. Only after a long silence did she say, sounding somewhat incredulous, "I never thought I'd hear those words from you, especially the word 'equals'... You really have changed a lot. But aren't you afraid you'll come back empty-handed?"
A Bao shook his head, then looked at Yue Ye and said, "Before,