The Emperor, with more men than women, made me his mistress.

After recalling her bizarre experiences, Yue Li cleared her mind, loosely held the reins, and let the horse trot slowly on the road.

It's been half a month since she left Qingshan Village, and she hasn't heard of any major cases along the way. Even when she passed through Xinzhou City a few days ago, she only replenished the food and supplies in her spatial storage, leaving nothing behind.

I don't know how the case she caused was eventually closed.

Noon arrived quickly, and the temperature in the air rose sharply.

After riding all morning, she was tired. When she reached a grove of trees, Yue Li reined in the horse and waited for it to come to a stop before jumping off. She tied the horse to a spot with lush vegetation and let it graze.

Yue Li found a shady spot under a tree, sat down, drank some water to quench her thirst, and then took out a still-warm flatbread from her spatial storage and began to eat it in small bites.

The food in the space is all replenished in Xinzhou City. This Luo Bing looks ordinary, with only some sesame seeds sprinkled on top, but it tastes surprisingly chewy and delicious.

After taking another bite of the flatbread, Yue Li looked up at the blinding sun in the sky. She decided not to continue her journey; it was too hot.

It's only the beginning of summer, and I don't know why the weather is so hot.

After finishing the flatbread and a few candied fruits, Yue Li rinsed her mouth and then sat down to meditate and cultivate.

There was no other way; the spiritual energy in this world was too thin. If she wanted to increase her cultivation level, she had to accumulate it little by little.

At Shen Shi (3-5 PM), the scorching sun finally began to set in the west, and Yue Li opened her eyes from her cultivation.

I stood up and first stretched my stiff body.

Yue Li then led the horse away, mounted it, and continued on her way.

Yue Li wasn't riding her horse very fast, mainly because she didn't have anything urgent to do.

Her obsession with going to Qingyuan Mansion was nothing more than a desire to get revenge on Yuan Xinyi and make her suffer.

Why was she forced to leave her hometown because of Yuan Xinyi?

But Yuan Xinyi was able to live a leisurely and carefree life in the prefectural city, being served and pampered by others.

Moreover, if you want to go to Kyoto, you do have to pass through Kiyomoto Prefecture.

Yes, she had already decided on this journey: she wanted to go to Kyoto and see what the capital of this world was like.

Then, I need to find a way to settle down in Kyoto. If I can't settle down in Kyoto, I need to settle down in a village near Kyoto.

Keep in mind that she's still using her Moon City household registration when passing through towns. It's only in these remote areas that the checks for entering and leaving the city aren't so strict.

If she gets to Kyoto, she might be able to enter the capital city using her Yuecheng household registration.

As darkness fell, there was a dilapidated temple where we could stay yesterday, but today there wasn't a single one around.

Left with no other choice, Yue Li found a nearby grove and rode her horse inside.

When Yue Li found a clearing in the forest, she dismounted, tied the horse up, and gathered some dry firewood nearby. She lit the small pieces of firewood with a tinderbox before adding more firewood, and the flames instantly grew larger.

After lighting the fire, Yue Li walked into the shadows. She hadn't been able to relieve herself all day and was starting to feel the urge.

Since there was no one around, Yue Li found a random spot and took care of her business.

Yue Li did not return immediately, but wandered around in the forest. After riding a horse all day, her joints were stiff. She circulated the spiritual energy in her body to clear away the discomfort.

"Holy crap! What is that?" came Yue Li's exclamation.

Then came a "thump" as a heavy object fell to the ground.

Yue Li stood three meters away, patting her heart which was pounding with fright. In the dim light of the sky, she looked at the thing that had just fallen from the tree.

However, because it was dark, all that could be seen was a large, dark shadow.

This dark figure had suddenly fallen from the tree when she walked under it. If she hadn't been circulating her spiritual energy and reacting quickly when the incident happened, she would have been hit by the dark figure.

"What bad luck, I almost got used as a scapegoat. What the hell is this thing?" Yue Li muttered to herself, her hands still moving.

She took out a luminous flower made of moonstone from her spatial storage, and instantly, the area within ten meters became as bright as day.

At this moment, Yue Li also saw the situation under the tree. She saw a man dressed in black lying under the tree. Because he was lying down, Yue Li could not see his face clearly. She could only see that the man was tall and strong.

Moreover, because she was nervous earlier and didn't notice it, now that she's calmed down, she can still smell a faint scent of blood in the air even from this distance.

This is a man who is seriously injured and unconscious, Yue Li concluded in her heart.

Out of curiosity, Yue Li slowly approached the man under the tree and came to his side. Looking at his posture, she felt a little awkward. "Lying like that must be so uncomfortable."

As she spoke, Yue Li roughly turned the man over. What appeared in front of Yue Li was a face wearing a mask, but the mask only covered the upper half of the man's face, leaving his mouth, and, well, two nostrils, exposed.

"This guy is dressed in black and wearing a mask, he's definitely not a good person." Although Yue Li muttered to herself, it didn't stop her from sizing up the man.

Hmm, I can't tell anything.

After seeing the person who almost killed her, Yue Li turned around and prepared to leave.

She had no grand ambition to save lives.

But just as she turned around, she caught a glimpse of half a jade pendant peeking out from the man's clothes.

Upon seeing the jade pendant, Yue Li's pupils contracted slightly. She subconsciously squatted down and reached out to take the jade pendant from the man's clothes.

Feeling the change after holding the jade pendant in her hand, Yue Li gasped in surprise; it was actually a Spirit-Attracting Jade.

Yes, what drew Yue Li to stop was not an ordinary jade pendant, but a spirit-attracting jade.

The Spirit-Attracting Jade, as the name suggests, is a jade pendant that can attract spiritual energy.

When ordinary people wear these jade pendants close to their bodies, they are often nourished by spiritual energy, and even those with weak constitutions will become very healthy.

But with such a thin spiritual energy in this world, how could there be such a treasure?

Spirit-attracting jade is extremely rare in the cultivation world. Every time a piece of spirit-attracting jade appears, it will cause all the major sects and families to scramble for it.

Because the Spirit-Attracting Jade is worn by cultivators, spiritual energy is automatically absorbed into their bodies through the jade. Who wouldn't seek such a benefit without arduous cultivation?

Therefore, at this moment, Yue Li held onto the Spirit-Guiding Jade in her hand and was unwilling to let go.

However, it is someone else's property after all.

If she wants to take this Spirit-Attracting Jade, she should at least offer some compensation to the person lying on the ground, shouldn't she?

Yes, from the moment Yue Li obtained this Spirit-Guiding Jade, she had no intention of letting go.

In the cultivation world, such a rare and precious item was impossible to obtain. Now that she had it in her hands in this world, how could she possibly let it go?

He looked at the man lying on the ground, seriously injured and unconscious.