Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

The next day.

Royal Hunting Grounds.

The place was bustling with people early in the morning, and the atmosphere was very lively because of the arrival of envoys from various countries.

Everyone wanted to show off their skills and seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win.

The chill of the early morning made Li Furong sneeze, and she immediately complained, "Why is it so cold!"

Today she was dressed in a neat riding outfit, and even carried a riding whip, which looked quite refreshing compared to yesterday's elaborate dress.

Xiao Ziming stood near Li Furong and, seeing that she was cold, thoughtfully asked a maid to give her a cloak.

Li Furong dismissively said that she wanted to show off her skills today and that wearing too many clothes would be in the way, so she declined.

She then looked at Ye Li with a meaningful gaze and said, "Why don't you give her another layer? If she catches a cold, it could affect our team."

Mo Chen looked at Ye Li and asked with concern, "My wife, my wife, are you cold?"

Ye Li stopped him from taking off his outer robe, saying that she wasn't cold.

Since learning yesterday that the winner would receive the Blood Spirit Grass, Ye Li has been racking her brains.

She was extremely anxious and didn't sleep well all night.

The morning sun shone through the woods, creating a beautiful scene of misty mornings. In the past, she would have definitely drawn a small sketch, but now she had no interest in it.

Ye Li sneezed, and suddenly a bad feeling welled up inside her.

She looked towards the hunting grounds today and saw that the elaborate gowns worn by the noble ladies yesterday had now been replaced with fabrics more suitable for horseback riding.

After the opening ceremony, everyone entered the hunting grounds.

Today's rules allow you to hunt in teams or solo. The person or team that catches the most prey is the winner, and the winning team can decide how to split all the rewards.

After the hunt, a celebratory feast will be held, and the ultimate winner of the hunt will have the women who participated in the hunt perform their talents.

The chosen woman cannot refuse.

From the very beginning, Li Furong was determined to follow Ye Li. No one knows what the child was thinking, but ever since she lost the game, she has been following Ye Li.

Ye Li felt that even if her team only hunted one more prey, it would benefit Mo Chen, so she did not refuse, and the group decided to go ahead with it.

When they entered the hunting grounds, Ye Li discovered that the hunting grounds were indeed very large.

Ye Li was worried that if they all huddled together, they would be too conspicuous, so they decided to split up and act separately.

Ye Li, Mo Chen, and Si Yi formed a team, while Zi Mo and Li Furong formed another team.

Once the teams were formed, they each set off.

Today, Ye Li temporarily made a prop: she added a crossbow to the existing bow and arrows, making the crossbow slightly more powerful.

She also prepared a small amount of anesthetic just in case, hoping to successfully incapacitate her prey.

As Ye Li walked through the hunting grounds, her eyelids twitched again.

She had a feeling that something was going to happen today, so she mouthed, "Let's rest for a while and not rush into the hunting grounds."

Mo Chen understood her lip movements and quickly agreed. He had already lost his memory and didn't care much about the outcome of the hunt, so he wasn't in a hurry.

Only Si Yi felt that they couldn't delay any longer; their chances of winning were slim. So he gave them a few more arrows and hurriedly said:

"General, young mistress, Zimo has lured Li Furong away. You can just wait here. We'll take care of the rest of the prey."

Ye Li thought so too.

In terms of raw strength, she and Mo Chen were completely outmatched. It would be a miracle if they could even survive until the end. So they just pretended to have entered the hunting grounds, leaving the prey to Si Yi and the others to figure out.

Ye Li nodded.

Si Yi disappeared into the dense forest in an instant.

Mo Chen felt very happy that now it was just him and his wife left.

He quietly took her hand and said to Ye Li, "Wife, let's play hide-and-seek!"

Ye Li wasn't interested in playing with him, so she mouthed, "Let's climb up a tree so no one can find us, okay?"

Mo Chen was overjoyed to hear this: "Great, let's climb up the tree so that no one can find us."

After some careful selection, the two chose a lush, towering tree and climbed it successfully.

Mo Chen sat down and looked at the scenery. He then took out a few pieces of fruit from his pocket. No one knew when he had hidden them. Ye Li smiled and took them.

Because her eyelids kept twitching, she remained very alert and kept her eyes on the side even though she was far from the ground.

Suddenly Ye Li heard footsteps, so she covered Mo Chen's mouth with her hand, signaling him to be quiet.

The tree the two chose to hide in had a trunk so thick that it would take several people to encircle it, and it was covered with lush branches and leaves. They had climbed quite high, so from below, unless one looked carefully, or even just glanced up, they would not be easily spotted.

Ye Li held her breath, waiting for the person to pass by, but unexpectedly, the person stopped nearby.

Are you waiting for someone here?

Ye Li looked down without moving and could see the figure of a woman.

The woman stood under the tree, looking around, clearly waiting for someone.

When she looked around and turned around, Ye Li saw her face clearly and was greatly shocked...

It's the Empress!!!

Not long after, Ye Li noticed that someone else had arrived, but the person who came shocked her even more – it was him!

When the man arrived, he asked the Queen directly, "What do you want with me? It is not appropriate for us to meet now."

Empress Li Siyue looked at him resentfully: "Is it really that you don't want to see me at all?"

The newcomer smiled, a smile that made Ye Li feel as if he were unfathomable...

I never expected this person to be so amiable and kind in public, yet so cold and indifferent behind the scenes.

The man said to her, "Seeing you is no loss to me, but if the emperor finds out that you've come to see me, guess what he'll think?"

The Empress knew she shouldn't see him, but there were some things she needed to clarify: "You said you would bring out the Blood Spirit Grass from the temple. Was that true or false? The Blood Spirit Grass is so precious, why did you..."

The man smiled and asked nonchalantly, "What? Is this all you want to ask? No matter how valuable the Blood Spirit Grass is, it still belongs to my Northern Chen Kingdom. I can take it if I want, it's all up to my mood."

The person who said this was none other than Su Zhelan, the ruler of Beichen Kingdom.

Ye Li saw the Empress having a secret rendezvous with someone on the bridge, but she couldn't see the man's face clearly.

Seeing how skillfully they chatted, one could tell that the person from that day must have been Su Zhelan, the Prince of Beichen!

To everyone's surprise, the Empress and Su Zhelan were old acquaintances, and it seemed that their relationship was quite complicated.

Empress Li Siyue said, "The Blood Spirit Grass can cure General Mo Chen's poison. Do you know that?"

Su Zhelan exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, General Mo Chen has been poisoned?"

Si Yue sarcastically remarked, "Don't pretend you don't know! Don't you just want Mo Chen to go hunting?"

Su Zhelan seemed to lose interest and turned away: "Then you've misunderstood me. I had no idea General Mo Chen was poisoned. The Blood Spirit Grass was just something I did on a whim. Maybe I'll win first, and then the Blood Spirit Grass will still be a sacred object of my Beichen Kingdom?"

"You're still so arrogant..."

You're welcome; you could also call it confidence.

Li Siyue was unwilling to say more and directly warned him: "Mo Chen must not get into trouble. If he wins the first place, you'd better prepare the Blood Spirit Grass. So many envoys from various countries are witnessing this. If you can't produce the Temple's Blood Spirit Grass, you will be despised by the world!"

"The Blood Spirit Grass is indeed real, but whether you can obtain it depends on your own abilities. If you are capable, I will present the Blood Spirit Grass to you with both hands. After all, I still owe you a congratulatory gift for becoming the Empress of Tianshu Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Li Siyue was instantly enraged. She drew her dagger and stabbed it straight at the Prince of Beichen. The Prince of Beichen easily caught the dagger, spun it around, and threw it to the ground.

Li Siyue was unwilling to give up, but she knew that she wouldn't have time to waste any more, so she made a harsh statement and left.

Beichen King Su Zhelan soon left as well, heading to the hunting grounds.

Ye Li looked at the dagger on the ground and suddenly had an idea.