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

Yue Li took out a small jade bottle from her space, poured out a hemostatic pill, and put it into the man's mouth. Then, she put healing pills and blood-replenishing pills into the man's mouth one after another.

Although these are all low-grade pills containing spiritual energy, they all dissolve instantly upon entering the mouth, so there's no worry about the man choking. With these pills, the man lying on the ground should recover from his injuries quickly.

Well, is this alright? I took his spirit-guiding jade and saved his life in return, so we're even.

Otherwise, after he dies, won't the Spirit-Guiding Jade still be mine?

Look how kind she is! After praising herself, Yue Li got up and left.

After walking a distance, Yue Li returned, took out a bottle of healing pills and a bottle of hemostatic pills from her spatial storage, and stuffed them directly into the man's clothes.

This time, Yue Li truly felt at ease returning home.

Playing with the Spirit-Attracting Jade in her hand, she never expected that she would obtain such a treasure, which she could not obtain in the cultivation world, in such a world with scarce spiritual energy.

Unbeknownst to Yue Li, who had walked away, the man on the ground had groggily opened his eyes while she was stuffing the pill into his clothes.

However, it only lasted for a moment, and because he was too weak, the man fainted again.

But that was enough, allowing the man lying on the ground to vaguely see Yue Li's current appearance.

Yue Li returned to the campfire and sat by it for a while, playing with the Spirit-Attracting Jade in her hand. Instead of putting it into her spatial storage, she kept it close to her body so that she wouldn't have to absorb spiritual energy intentionally in the future, as it would automatically enter her body and meridians.

The Spirit-Attracting Jade will only be effective if it is worn close to the body. Putting it in a spatial dimension is equivalent to isolating the spiritual energy from the Spirit-Attracting Jade, and it will have no effect on the human body's absorption of spiritual energy.

Yue Li wondered who that person was, that they could carry such a precious jade pendant with them.

On the other side, not long after Yue Li left, two more people, also dressed in black and with their faces covered by black cloth, appeared next to the man lying on the ground.

"Master, Master." Feng Si looked at his unconscious master and said to Feng San, "Let's carry Master to the inn and let the young master take a look at him."

Feng nodded, looking at the large patch of blood on his master's waist and abdomen. Although it wasn't very noticeable because of his black clothes, the area was clearly darker than the rest of his clothes when illuminated by the torch.

After Feng San and Feng Si carried Feng Yuanxi out of the woods, they mounted the horses tied to the edge of the woods and headed towards the prefectural city with Feng Yuanxi.

Early in the morning, Yue Li set off. She had no memory of visiting Qingyuan Prefecture in the memories she had received, so she didn't know when she would arrive in the prefectural city.

Taking advantage of the cool morning air, Yue Li quickened her pace on horseback.

An hour later, the city gate of Qingyuan Prefecture could be seen in the distance.

A hint of joy flashed in Yue Li's eyes; it seemed she wouldn't have to spend the night in the wilderness.

Riding quickly to the city gate, Yue Li dismounted and, holding the reins, followed the crowd into Qingyuan Mansion.

Qingyuan Prefecture City truly lived up to its name; the streets were teeming with people, and the vendors along the roadside were constantly calling out their wares, making it a bustling and lively place.

Yue Li led her horse, observing her surroundings as she walked. She planned to find an inn to stay in first, eat and drink her fill, take a bath, and get some sleep before doing anything else.

Arriving at the entrance of an inn called Laifu Inn, Yue Li went straight inside. The two waiters at the inn's entrance immediately greeted her, "Young master, please come in. I'll lead your horse to the backyard for you."

Yue Li nodded, took out a tael of silver from her sleeve pocket, and handed it to the horse handler, saying, "Get some good fodder to feed it."

The waiter was overjoyed to see so much reward money, and his face lit up with a smile. He immediately assured him, "Young master, rest assured, we will take good care of your horse."

Upon hearing this, Yue Li stopped paying attention and followed another waiter into the inn.

She ordered a superior room and asked the waiter to boil some hot water to be brought to the room later. Yue Li then took the room number and went to the room.

After traveling for so long, although my body wasn't tired, I was extremely mentally exhausted. And all along the way, I'd been using cleansing spells to cleanse myself. But what cleansing spell could be as comforting as a hot bath?

Just as Yue Li finished looking around the room and sat down to take a sip of water, there was a knock on the door.

"Young master, the hot water you requested has been brought to you." It was the same waiter's voice from before.

"Coming." Yue Li replied and walked a few steps to the door, opened it, and let the two burly men led by the waiter carry the hot water bucket into the room.

After the two strong men carried the hot water bucket behind the screen, the waiter said, "Take your time washing. Just let me know when you're done, and I'll have someone carry the hot water bucket out."

"Ok."

After closing the door again, Yue Li went directly behind the screen and took a hot bath.

After taking a shower, I ordered some more food and ate and drank my fill.

Without paying attention to anything else, Yue Li decided to lie down on the bed and take a nap first.

When I woke up again, it was already evening, and the sky was ablaze with beautiful red clouds.

After ordering some food at the inn, Yue Li left directly. She hadn't forgotten why she had come to Qingyuan Prefecture.

And you know what? The night market in Qingyuan Prefecture was quite lively, with vendors calling out their wares on both sides of the street, and there were quite a few people coming out of the night market.

The streets were full of young men and women. Yue Li strolled around, watching the commotion. One moment she saw several husbands bickering over their wives' affections, and the next she saw six or seven men arguing over who should pay for a young girl. Yue Li ate her candied hawthorn on the side, but her eyes were full of interest.

This was far more exciting than the gossip she heard in Qingshan Village, and this was a live version.

Little did she know that her smug, gossipy attitude had already caught the attention of two men nearby.

Not far away, two richly dressed and imposing men stood there, witnessing everything that was happening. They also saw a short but handsome young man standing next to them, looking on with an expression that suggested he was enjoying the spectacle.

Yue Li was unaware of all this, so after watching the excitement, she dispersed with the crowd.

While traveling around, I casually inquired about Yuan Xinyi's address.

After walking around for a while, Yue Li roughly knew where Yuan Xinyi lived.

However, she did not intend to sneak into her home and harm her.

What kind of accident can't you run into on the street? It's too obvious to do it at home.

Feeling a bit full from eating at a street stall, Yue Li rubbed her stomach as she walked towards the inn, thinking about how to make a move that would leave Yuan Xinyi neither dead nor able to move.

Distracted for a moment, Yue Li didn't notice and bumped into the person in front of her.

However, she reacted quickly, taking two steps back the instant she bumped into someone.

She saw two men walking in front of her, and now, because she bumped into them, the two men had turned around to look at her.

The moment Yue Li saw the two, she knew that their identities were definitely not simple. Putting aside their clothes, their demeanor alone was something that could not be cultivated by ordinary families.

Fortunately, I am dressed as a man. If I were dressed as a woman, well, it wouldn't be a problem, after all, this dynasty is very open-minded.