Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

Ye Li, accompanied by her kitten Annie and the mythical beast Azure Dragon, embarks on a new journey.

The Azure Dragon was quite curious about everything in the human world. He looked around as he traveled, touching this and looking at that from time to time. When the mood struck him, he would even pick fruit from the trees and taste it...

"So sour!..."

The simple-minded Azure Dragon was soured by the fruit from the human world, and frowned, making a painful expression. Annie picked a red flower and told him that the nectar was very sweet and he could take a sip. Azure Dragon did as she said and indeed tasted a bit of sweetness.

"It's sweet."

Ye Li smiled and said, "Yes, there's something even sweeter. Once we find honey, we'll invite Lord Qinglong to try some."

Annie excitedly announced that she was going to find honey, but Qinglong quickly declined, saying it wasn't worth the trouble... and then her white body blushed slightly...

At times like this, Ye Li would sigh with emotion—

How adorable! No wonder Annie wanted to pull the Azure Dragon down from its pedestal...

Back on land from the shore, Ye Li used twigs to draw and write on the ground, analyzing her future direction—

If you want to accumulate merit, then go to the grassland tribe!

The people of Tian Shu Kingdom are all plump and have no worries about food and drink, while the nobles are extremely extravagant.

Su Zhelan of Beichen Kingdom is skilled in scheming and has a deep mind, but Beichen Kingdom is indeed wealthy, and its people at least live in peace and contentment.

I've heard that in the grassland tribes, resources are scarce, the strong prey on the weak, and the lives of the poor and nobles are vastly different. It seems to be the easiest place to accumulate merit!

So she summoned the birds and had them lead them back to the second prince's caravan...

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On the other hand, after Lu Wanning helped Ye Li escape that day, Lu Wanning went to sleep.

Unexpectedly, this matter angered the second prince.

From then on, the second prince harbored an even deeper hatred for this woman, yet every day, his gaze would unconsciously follow her.

Lu Wanning wore a veil the whole time, so he couldn't see her face.

I had no idea what her expression was like, and I felt a tickling sensation in my heart...

The second prince was too embarrassed to go to Lu Wanning's place, but the servants were all perceptive. Seeing that the second prince hadn't made things difficult for the princess these past few days, one of his subordinates boldly went to Lu Wanning and asked her to go to the second prince's tent that night.

Unexpectedly, Lu Wanning replied that her period was approaching and she probably couldn't serve the Second Prince.

The subordinate left dejectedly.

After the servants left, Lu Wanning lifted her veil, revealing a smile—

Mu Nianchen was right. My previous playful arrogance made him think I was deliberately getting close to him, but now that I've hardened my heart, he's started to treat me sincerely...

Throughout the journey, Lu Wanning maintained her stance, complaining of stomach aches one day and fever the next... and thus had no chance to serve the emperor.

As the second prince approached the grassland tribe, his previously anxious and restless heart calmed down. He thought to himself, "No matter what this woman thinks, once she's on my territory, she can't escape my grasp!"

The second prince was unaware that it was precisely because Lu Wanning ignored him that he became even more concerned.

He never gave any of the women who had slept with him in the past a proper title, after he had used them.

Because he could see her but not eat her, he silently observed Lu Wanning along the way and discovered that this woman was truly exceptionally talented. Although she was confined to the carriage, she would often play the zither, enjoy tea, or compose poems, making her days rich and colorful.

This dreary journey, ironically, wasn't so boring because of her...

Therefore, when Ye Li found the Second Prince's caravan, she met Lu Wanning, who was beaming with joy.

When Lu Wanning saw Ye Li on the carriage again, her mouth dropped open in shock. Ye Li seized the opportunity to flick a plum into the carriage and laughed:

"What a coincidence, you came back as soon as you knew I brought plums?"

Lu Wanning swallowed it down without hesitation, then felt annoyed. When did I become so close to this woman?

However, he maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.

"Mu Nianchen, didn't you leave? What are you doing back?"

Ye Li: "I plan to go to the grassland tribe with you."

Lu Wanning was genuinely surprised this time:

"What did you say?!"

Her voice suddenly grew louder, so that even the maids outside could hear it:

"Second Prince's Consort, is there something amiss?"

"It's nothing, I'm just tired. I need to rest. Please move back a bit."

Lu Wanning looked at Mu Nianchen, puzzled: "Why are you going to the grassland tribe? And what about that guard from before?"

Ye Li shrugged, "Thinking that the world is so big, we should see more different scenery. Ah Yi has to go manage the business, so it's just me going with you..."

Overwhelmed with emotion...

I thought that after our last parting, we would never see each other again.

I didn't expect her to come back...

Lu Wanning did not refuse Mu Nianchen's offer to travel with her.

Having a familiar face in a foreign land made her feel less afraid...

Lu Wanning had Mu Nianchen disguise herself as a maid and stay by her side to serve her.

Ye Li thought this was a good solution, since she couldn't possibly stay in the carriage forever.

So, by chance, Lu Wanning, who was bathing in the river, "picked up" a lost woman and took pity on her and kept her by her side.

When Princess Mingzhu saw Ye Li, she was so stunned that she couldn't come to her senses. "You...you..."

Ye Li smiled and said, "I'm back..."

Mingzhu quickly pulled her to a secluded shady spot under a tree:

"You didn't make it to the pilgrimage temple?"

Ye Li whispered, "They've gone in."

Princess Mingzhu was even more surprised: "Then how did you get out? Did you succeed?"

Ye Li nodded, then shook her head:

"This matter is very complicated. Although I can get in, the temple is too mysterious, and I can't achieve what I want all at once. I still need to go to the grassland tribes..."

Mingzhu wasn't surprised to hear this. It was already rare for people to even be able to enter, let alone have their wish fulfilled. She comforted her:

"Don't worry, everyone has their own destiny. Mo Chen's situation is not your fault, you don't need to blame yourself."

Ye Li nodded silently.

She did not tell Princess Mingzhu about her extraordinary encounter inside the temple, as Qinglong had instructed her to do so:

"The matter of the temple must not be spoken of to the world. Your arrival from another world has already influenced this world; if this influence is further amplified, it will cause irreversible consequences..."

The Azure Dragon warned her that not only should she remain silent about her experiences in the temple, but she should also keep the fact that she had obtained the supreme magical artifact a secret.

Princess Mingzhu saw Ye Li with her head down and assumed she was very disappointed, so she comforted her:

"There's always a way out, don't worry. By the way, since you're coming to the grassland tribe, I'll treat you well from now on!"

It was not advisable for the two to linger, so Princess Mingzhu excused herself and left. Ye Li, remembering the magical artifact Qinglong had mentioned, looked up at the lush, leafy tree and asked:

"Lord Qinglong, how should we use that pen?"

Under the shade of green trees, an orange cat lazily lay on a tree, its eyes half-closed. Beside it, a small, snow-white dragon was grooming the cat. Hearing this, he lowered his head.

"A skillful pen can bring your thoughts to life through drawing, and then that thing will appear in the real world."

Upon hearing this, Ye Li was astonished. Such a good thing was happening?