Welcome to Jing The Final Part

Ying Lan awkwardly sat next to Jing HuYun in the royal carriage, now dressed in purple and blue flowery clothing. After finding out that she was a woman, Jing HuYun commanded for her to be fitted into "more gender appropriate clothing". A maid then lead Ying Lan towards the royal carriage, where surprisingly, there was a really feminine dress there. She was then forced to it wear, despite it being a bit small for her figure. The maid also redid her hair, undoing her messy ponytail that was stuck together with a hair pin and redoing it to a fancy princess-like hairstyle.

    "Hey Li-shixiong," Zhu Ming whispered to Li Dong, as he started at Ying Lan as she walked out of the carriage in her new look. "Is that really Ying-shijie?"

    "It is..." he answered in awe. "Never have I seen Ying-shijie like this... What do you think, Wu-shixiong?"

    Wu Ke stared at Ying Lan, his eyes never leaving her. He couldn't believe that that was her, Ying Lan, his shimei. Never in his life had he seen such beauty.

    "Shixiong? Shixiong?" Li Dong waved a hand in front of Wu Ke. "Wu-shixiong, are you okay?"

    He immediately tore his eyes away from Ying Lan with a blush on his face, and wordlessly patted Bai Xue's neck. Zhu Ming noticed, and gave him a sly smile.

    "Wu-shixiong, don't you think Ying-shijie looks really beautiful?" he teased. "So beautiful that you... hm?"

    "Zhu Ming! I really will beat you!" Wu Ke countered, his ears getting red from embarrassment.

    Ying Lan walked over to where everyone was, and bowed in front of of Jing HuYun. "Greetings, your highness." she said, in her usual monotone voice.

    He smiled. "Arise, arise, no need for you to stand in greeting." he then nodded in satisfaction. "This is much better, you look more beautiful like this than in those men clothes earlier."

    "Thank you your highness, but I'm not used to this type of clothing. It might be better if I wore the clothes I wore before, especially since I'm about to see the Emperor."

    "That's nonsense, you look just fine." Jing HuYun answered, ignoring her and grabbing her hand. "Come on, let's head back to the carriage together."

    Ying Lan immediately drew her hand back. "What do you mean, your highness?"

    "What do you mean "what do you mean"?" He asked, slightly annoyed. "The Crown Prince, I want you to ride in the royal carriage with me."

    "Wait, your highness this isn't lawfully right." Wu Ke interrupted. "Ying-shimei is just a commoner, it wouldn't be right for her to ride with you."

    General Ye nodded in agreement. "Moreover, what if that wild woman hurts you again? As a general, I cannot let that happen to you once more."

    Jing HuYun turned to look at them with a glare, except doing so affected his bruised neck. "Aiyah, my neck..! Turn my body to face them." he commanded the maids that were still holding him up. They quickly and gently did so, and Jing HuYun continued his glare. "I already said she had nothing to do with my injuries. Also, if I the Crown Prince request that she ride with me, who are you to deny it!?"

    Both Wu Ke and General Ye bowed their heads. "Forgive me, your highness." they said in unison.

    "Anyone else have a problem with her sitting with me?" no one answered him. "Alright, let's go!"

    And that's how Ying Lan was forced to sit with Jing HuYun, wearing tight women's clothing and her hair styled in a way that it made her neck sore. She glanced at Jing HuYun, who was laying on his back due to the pain he was still in. Why did the Crown Prince want her to ride with him so badly? The only possible answer was that he wanted to punish her for what she did to him but if that was so, why would he spare her from the punishment earlier? It didn't make sense to her.

    "You said that your name was Ying Lan, right?" Jing HuYun asked, interrupting the silence.

    Ying Lan immediately looked away from him. "Yes, your highness."

    He slowly turned his body over to look at her. "That's only two words so it's your cultivation name, right? What's your birth name?"

    "Forgive me your highness, but I can't tell you."

    "Why?" he asked, the subject now peaking his interest. "Is it embarrassing?"

     "That's not the case," she paused, "according to the rules of the Zhen Zhong Sect, you must never tell anyone your birth name. Otherwise, you will face Heaven's Wrath."

    Jing HuYun let out a small laugh. "You actually believe these things?"

    Ying Lan didn't answer him, lifting up a curtain that covering a window. Outside she saw Hei Dian gently trotting alongside the carriage. He seemed to be in a bad mood after Ying Lan went off to ride with Jing HuYun in the royal carriage, glaring at the ground. Ying Lan reached out and gently patted his neck. Hei Dian noticed and affectionately rubbed against her palm. A ghost of a smile appeared her face, until she heard the eerie voice that had spoken to her earlier in the grassy field.

    "You feel happy, don't you?" it asked with a laugh. "Well isn't that a rare sight to see? Who knew that the ice cold Ying Lan could feel such happiness?"

    Ying Lan frowned at its words. "That is none of your business." she answered harshly in a low and soft voice, her calm face unchanging. "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

    The voice laughed at her response, but didn't say anything else. Ying Lan was about to call out to it when Jing HuYun's voice called out, " Yingying."

    She turned back towards him, pulling her hand away from Hei Dian. "Your highness, were you calling me."

    He smiled. "What do you think? I can't call you by your birth name since you won't tell me, and calling you 'Ying Lan' doesn't make a special significance. 'Yingying' makes it seem like we're pretty close, doesn't it? Are you okay with me calling you Yingying?"

    "Do as you wish."

    "Yingying."

    "Yes, your highness."

    "Yingying."

    "What do you request, your highness."

    "Yingying."

    "I'm listening you don't need to call my name anymore, your highness."

    "Yingying, my back is still sore," Jin HuYun whined. "Can you massage it for me?"

    "I don't think that's a good idea, your highness."

    "Come on. If you massage it for me, I might be able to walk later. You don't want to get in trouble for hurting the Crown Prince of Jing, do you?"

    Ying Lan didn't answer, looking away.

    "Yingying?"

    ...

    "Yingying?"

    She closed her eyes.

    "Yingying?"

    She took a deep breath.

    "Yingying."

    "Are you sure you want me to massage your back?"

    Jing HuYun sent her a playful smile, and nodded.

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    A loud cry came out of the royal carriage, startling everyone around them. Another cry sounded causing the carriage stop in its tracks. Everyone looked at each other with worry, as they knew who was crying. It was Jing HuYun.

    General Ye immediately hurried over to the carriage with his sword drawn. "Your highness!" he yelled, pulling back the curtain that covered.

    Both Jing HuYun and Ying Lan stared at him, as Ying Lan pressed down on Jing HuYun's back. He let out another cry, followed by a sigh of satisfaction.

    "Right there, that's the place!" Jing HuYun cried, before turning his attention back to General Ye. "G-general Ye, why are you here?"

    "I... I misjudged the situation, forgive me." General Ye answered, embarrassed.

    He quickly closed pulled down the curtain, and rushed back to his horse. Another cry from Jing HuYun came from the carriage as it began moving again.

    "Your highness, I need you to take a deep breath." Ying Lan said, gently massaging an area of his back.

    "W-why...?" he answered, letting out a small groan in satisfaction.

    "Do it, or you'll regret it." Their eyes met, with Ying Lan's containing serious, threatening look.

    "Oh, alright."

    Jing HuYun took a deep breath, and held it in. Ying Lan positioned her hands over an area of his back, before pressing down hard. A loud crack sounded from the area, causing Jing HuYun to cry out once more but much louder and longer than before. The carriage stopped once again stopped and everyone stared at it in worry.

    But then Jing HuYun pulled back the curtain and yelled, "Why did you guys stop? At this rate, we won't be able be able to make it to the capital."

    General Ye stared at him in surprise before finally saying, "Your highness, you..."

    Jing HuYun just waved his hand. "Hurry up and go. We mustn't be late, or my Royal Father will get mad."

    "U-understood."

    Jing HuYun let out a sigh of relief as the carriage began moving again. He sat back down, before stretching his body. "Just what did you do to my back?" he asked, with a satisfied groan. "Man, I don't think I've ever felt so good."

    "It was nothing. All I did was fix a mistake I did, under your request." Ying Lan answered, looking out the window at Hei Dian once again.

    Jing HuYun smiled, "Yingying, you're so kind to me."

    Ying Lan opened her mouth to answer him, when the eerie voice suddenly yelled, "Pull him away!"

    She reacted immediately, pulling Jing HuYun away fro where he wait just as an arrow embedded itself into the wall.

    "It's not safe here." Ying Lan muttered, dragging him out of the still moving carriage.General Ye noticed the arrow and yelled, " We're under attack! Protect the Crown Prince!"

    "No need." Ying Lan answered as the carriage came to a stop. "We'll meet you at the Palace."

    She roughly threw Jing HuYun onto Hei Dian who grunted in annoyance. Just as she did so, a group of masked assassins appeared with their swords drawn. But before anyone could say anything, Ying Lan leapt onto Hei Dian and they galloped away with the scene. Not wanting to be left behind, Bai Xue, Hua Lei and Di Feng and their riders galloped after them.

    "Wait, where are you taking the Crown Prince!" General Ye yelled as the masked people began to chase after the fleeing horses. "Come back! After them, we must ensure his highness's safety!"

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