Traveling Through the Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Starting from Meeting You

After Zhang Qiling came back from Leicheng, he paid special attention to Zhang Hanyan's situation every day. No matter what time, his eyes were always following her.

Only when he touched her hands and felt the long-lost warmth in them, would he slowly let go of his worries.

"Brother, I'm really fine. Can you please stop following me? I'm just going to take a walk in the garden. I'm not going out."

"Yes, I know. I'll go with you. I want to cut two branches of red plum blossoms and put them in my bedroom."

"Okay then, let's go together."

The two of them walked together in the slightly bleak garden in winter. She watched him carefully select the most beautiful red plum blossoms, cut off the branches, and hand them to her.

"Yan Yan, do you like it?"

"Like, the wind is picking up, bro, let's go inside."

Zhang Qiling nodded, holding a bunch of red plums in his right hand, holding her hand with his left, and walked into the warm house together.

"Yan Yan, I'll take these flowers to the bedroom on the second floor. Don't go out alone."

"I know. Go ahead. I'll just watch TV in the living room. I won't go anywhere."

Zhang Hanyan watched Zhang Qiling climb the stairs step by step and walk around the corner. After making sure that he could not see her, a little fatigue appeared between her brows.

Time flies by, and in a blink of an eye, it is New Year's Eve again. We gather in Hangzhou again, staying up all night to welcome the new year together after the clock strikes midnight.

After everyone returned to their rooms, Yuncai knocked on Zhang Hanyan's door and walked in with a cloth bag.

"Sister Hanyan, this is the New Year's gift I prepared for you. See if you like it."

Zhang Hanyan opened the cloth bag and saw two mandarin ducks playing in the water on the bright red pillowcase, looking lifelike.

She gently stroked the mandarin duck pattern, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips. From an angle where no one could see, that smile was tinged with a hint of misery and sadness.

"I like it very much. Thank you, Yuncai. It's late. You should go back to bed. Isn't Fatty going to take you out to play early tomorrow morning?"

"Yes, Fatty said that we will stay in Hangzhou for a while longer this time, and he will accompany me to take a good look around the area. Then I will go back to the room first. Good night, Sister Hanyan."

"Good night."

Zhang Hanyan watched Yuncai leave. Outside the room, Zhang Qiling heard footsteps heading towards the door. He decisively withdrew his hand from the door, took a few steps back and waited.

Yuncai opened the door and saw Zhang Qiling. She smiled and nodded, then skipped back to her bedroom.

"Yan Yan, is this a gift from Yun Cai to you?"

Zhang Qiling sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the two big red pillowcases in Zhang Hanyan's hands. He had seen the patterns on the pillowcases before. The patterns were the same in Wu Sanxing's bridal chamber on his wedding day.

"Well, there are two embroidered clouds, one for each of us. Do you want me to change them for you?"

"No, I'll use it later."

He shook his head, and under Zhang Hanyan's puzzled gaze, he carefully folded the two pillowcases and placed them on the top shelf of the wardrobe.

Feeling sleepy, Zhang Hanyan no longer had the energy to think about what Zhang Qiling meant by "use it later".

"Okay then, you can use it whenever you want. Brother, I'm so sleepy. I'm going to sleep first."

Zhang Hanyan shook the thick quilt and lay down on her side. She patted the empty space beside her and spoke lazily.

"It's already three in the morning. Go to bed. Staying up late is bad for your health."

"it is good."

Zhang Qiling stretched out his arms, wrapped her in his embrace, and watched her quietly as she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Since returning from Leicheng, Zhang Hanyan has almost stopped being sleepy during the day. She would only take a nap occasionally, which would not last more than two hours.

At night, she fell asleep almost as soon as she touched the pillow. At first, he was worried that her health had not fully recovered.

Later, after countless days and nights of observation, he discovered that Zhang Hanyan had simply returned to her previous normal schedule.

Zhang Qiling glanced out the window. The sky was covered with dark clouds without a single star. It looked like it was going to rain.

He held her in his arms and slept with her in each other's arms. No matter how strong the wind and rain were outside, it did not affect the comfort and tranquility in the house at all.

In the early morning, those who were supposed to leave left one by one. Zhang Qiling woke up from his sleep, gently pulled out his arm, and kissed her between the eyebrows.

Zhang Qiling quietly got up from the bedroom and walked into the kitchen to cook breakfast.

Now, his cooking skills are getting better and better, and he almost never lets Zhang Hanyan step into the kitchen.

"Yan Yan, get up and eat, then go back to sleep after eating."

"it is good."

Zhang Hanyan got up in a daze, and groped for the coat beside her with her eyes closed. She had only gone to bed in the early hours of the morning last night, so she was not very sober yet.

Zhang Qiling watched her groping for clothes, smiled, picked up her clothes and put them on her, leaned over and gently picked her up, and walked down the stairs.

"Okay, Yanyan, wait here for me. I'll go to the kitchen and bring the food over."

"it is good."

After he left, Zhang Hanyan got up and went to the bathroom. After quickly washing up, she returned to the soft sofa again.

"Yan Yan, why didn't you wipe the water off after washing your face? You'll catch a cold."

Zhang Qiling put down the breakfast and dishes in his hands, took out a tissue, and carefully wiped the remaining water droplets on her face.

"Okay, let's eat."

Zhang Hanyan picked up the lean meat porridge and ate it while accepting the food from Zhang Qiling, sometimes a steamed bun, sometimes a handful of vegetables.

"Brother, don't just focus on me, eat yourself too. The food will get cold soon, which is not good for your stomach."

"Ok, I know."

Zhang Qiling agreed verbally, but the chopsticks in his hand showed no sign of stopping, and he continued to pick up dishes and add rice for her over and over again.

After the first day of the Lunar New Year, the days passed in an ordinary manner. In March, the flowers in the garden bloomed, and the breeze brought bursts of floral fragrance.

"Where are you going, little brother?"

"Go find Wu Xie. He said he has something to talk to me about and asked me to come over and be back soon."

"Okay, then buy some vegetables when you come back. There's no more vegetables in the refrigerator. Also buy some ribs and beef."

"it is good."

Zhang Qiling took the money for shopping and strode away. The moment the door was closed, a look of confusion emerged on Zhang Hanyan's face.

[Could it be that the little brother found out? But, I hid it so well this time, how could he find out?]

[Host, there are only two months left before you leave this world. Host, what are you going to do about Zhang Qiling? ]

[I don’t know, I haven’t figured it out yet…]

[Host, the Golden Water Coffin in Leicheng cannot heal your body at all. Why didn't you tell Zhang Qiling directly? ]

[The expectation in the young man’s eyes was so strong that I couldn’t bear to dash his hope. In the few days that passed, I didn’t want to see a sad-looking young man every day.]

The system never spoke again. It accompanied Zhang Hanyan in this world for a hundred years, and it clearly saw the development of their emotions.

He understood that Zhang Hanyan's feelings for Zhang Qiling were no longer something that could be easily given up.