Chapter 740: Hot Commodity (2)_1
The people around the Second Prince chose to hide her identity, which spoke volumes about the instability within the North Country. Perhaps, her trip there would be fraught with life-threatening danger.
Next, she thought about the brutal final battle in Border City between General Bayal and the State Preceptor, and her heart began to sink once more. If a commoner from the Northern Land saw avengers who had taken the lives of their fathers and descendants, they would probably not just want revenge but would wish to devour their enemy’s flesh and drink their blood.
Except now, she was the object of this progressive enmity. The taste of it was anything but pleasant!
Bayan sensed her desolation but couldn’t guess the reason behind it. Assuming Lin Ziyin was reluctant to go to North Country, he tried to reassure her. "Don’t worry, with the Second Prince there, you will be well treated once you arrive."
Lin Ziyin’s mind was in turmoil and she could only nod in response to his words.
In contrast to Bayan’s kindness, the rest of the Tatars obviously harbored hostility towards her.
Yet, Lin Ziyin was not bothered. She laid back into her bedding after a hearty meal. Seeing her relax, the Tatars reluctantly accepted her as they crawled into their tents while the guards stood watch.
Tana didn’t get the same kind of treatment as Lin Ziyin, she had to sleep on a fur spread across the bare ground right outside her tent, wrapped in just a blanket.
Lin Ziyin was exhausted and even though she had a short nap before it got dark, she quickly fell into a deep sleep again.
The next day, the snowflakes in the sky got heavier and the north wind became fiercer. Lin Ziyin was woken up and hustled onto her horse to continue traveling after a quick meal.