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

Unsurprisingly, after asking Shao Qi's opinion, he also said he wanted to go along.

So Yue Li told him to also go and explain things to the guards who had come with him.

After all, once the three of them have entered the inner perimeter, there will be no need for anyone to protect them.

Fifteen minutes later, the two returned to Yue Li's side.

Jin Chenyuan approached, took Yue Li's hand, and asked, "Shall we go in now?"

Yue Li thought for a moment and said, "Let's explore the way first when we go in today. It would be even better if we could find a cave to cultivate in."

Once the cave is cleaned up, it can be used as a training base for them in the future.

Moreover, the cave not only greatly prevented them from directly facing those ferocious beasts, but also ensured that their cultivation could continue even in harsh weather conditions.

Besides, it's impossible for her to cultivate only when the weather is good.

Back in Qingshan Village, Yue Li found a cave, cleaned it up, and then cultivated there. Sometimes, with everything prepared, she wouldn't even go home for half a month at a time. This allowed her to advance to the second level of the Qi Refining stage in less than a year in this world with scarce spiritual energy.

Moreover, she had a limited number of invisibility talismans in her space, and she was reluctant to use them. She also did not intend to reveal that she had invisibility talismans, since invisibility talismans could be used to do many things that were inconvenient to do openly.

"Okay, I'll follow A-Li's arrangements. If there's anything I can do, just say so, A-Li." Jin Chenyuan gently squeezed Yue Li's delicate fingertips, looking at her intently.

"Me too, Yue, if there's anything you need me to do, just let me know." Not to be outdone, Shao Qi took Yue Li's other hand, kissed her palm, and said with a bright smile.

Yue Li glanced at Jin Chenyuan, who exuded an air of authority, on her left, and then at Shao Qi, who was full of youthful vigor, on her right. She smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course. If there's anything you can do, I'll ask without hesitation."

"Now that you've made arrangements with your guards, is there anything else you need to tell them? If not, we'll set off now."

“That’s all,” Jin Chenyuan said first.

After explaining the reason to his men, he had already sent everyone down the mountain except for his personal attendants. As for why Qingyun and the others did not come down the mountain?

That's because they'll still need to be there to meet them when they come out. On the other hand, it's also to let them listen to the sounds coming from the mountains, so that if anything happens, they can immediately gather people to enter the inner area.

Ultimately, although he knew that Yue Li was skilled and that her methods were amazing, he still didn't quite believe that Yue Li could defeat the wild beasts in the mountains without having seen it with his own eyes.

Having been attacked by wild beasts in the mountains last time, he knew all too well how ferocious those beasts were.

“I’ve already explained everything,” Shao Qi said.

"Then let's go."

As Yue Li spoke, she took a step forward.

Even now, Qingyun and Tiandong, who serve him closely, still don't know what their master is learning.

All they knew was that the princess was teaching their master things he had never encountered before.

Yue Li also had no intention of letting Qingyun and Tiandong, who served her closely, cultivate spiritual energy.

What if Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi become even more skilled than their subordinates after they cultivate their spiritual abilities?

That was not within her consideration.

The three of them stopped when they reached a place where Qingyun and the others could not see them.

Further ahead, they entered the inner circle of the central perimeter. Although they had only encountered some pheasants and rabbits along the way, these small wild animals were likely to be encountered as they ventured deeper into the area.

"Come on, give me your hands," Yue Li said, extending her hands to the two of them.

The two of them simultaneously reached out and took Yue Li's hand, one on each side.

"Just relax and follow me. No matter what ferocious beasts you see along the way, don't shout," Yue Li instructed earnestly.

The route they took this time was not the same one she had taken before, and she didn't know where this route would lead.

"Okay," they both said in unison.

Upon hearing this, Yue Li nodded and began to circulate the spiritual energy within her body. With a light tap of her toes on the ground, the three of them instantly took to the air.

Carrying the two of them, Yue Li flew directly towards the inner perimeter, stepping on the vines beneath her feet.

Because she had brought two people with her, and this time without the invisibility talisman to conceal their presence, Yue Li increased her speed. This way, even if the beasts saw them, they would only catch a fleeting glimpse of their figures. Her attention remained fixed on the front, ready to react to any unexpected events that might catch her off guard.

However, Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi on either side of her did not have this concern. Although they kept their eyes fixed on the front, they also kept glancing around out of the corner of their eyes, since they had never actually been inside the inner perimeter of this mountain before.

As they passed by several large trees that were as thick as a dozen people could hug, a group of sika deer and wild boars drinking water by a stream, a dozen wolves eyeing the sika deer, and a black bear, one large and one small, being chased by a swarm of bees, the two men sighed inwardly.

If it weren't for Yue Li leading the way, with so many ferocious beasts in the inner perimeter, if they rashly led people into the inner perimeter, they would truly have no chance of getting out.

When they reached roughly the center of the inner perimeter, Yue Li slowed down to observe her surroundings until she saw a broken cliff face.

The cliff is seventy or eighty meters high, and the top of the cliff is sloping, making it look from a distance as if someone had shaved off a part of the top of the cliff.

Upon approaching, Yue Li saw a large, flat meadow in front of the cliff, dotted with wildflowers. To the left of the cliff was what looked like a fruit tree, laden with heavy fruit, but it was too far away to see what kind of fruit it was.

Yue Li led the two to stop on this grassy area and looked around. Only after confirming that there were no signs of wild animals on the grass did Yue Li feel at ease and begin to examine the cliff face.

"Ah Li, are you planning to find a cave here?" Combining what Yue Li had said before they came, and looking at the towering cliff in front of them, Jin Chenyuan guessed what Yue Li was thinking.

"Yes, I've observed along the way, and this place is the most suitable for cultivation."

Other places with cliffs are frequented by ferocious beasts, making them unsuitable for cultivation.

The three of them approached the cliff together. Yue Li was afraid that a ferocious beast might suddenly run out from some corner when she wasn't paying attention, so she didn't dare let Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi go too far away from her. So she simply led the two of them to start searching along the cliff.

Starting from the middle, we searched to the right. The cliff face was covered with weeds and trees, so it wasn't easy to spot any caves at a glance.

After walking about thirty meters, the three of them finally saw the first cave. Jin Chenyuan and Shao Qi went forward and cleared away the weeds and dead branches at the cave entrance.

Only after the cave entrance was fully revealed could Yue Li see what it looked like.

The entrance to this cave is about three meters high and four meters wide.

Seeing this, Yue Li nodded. If the cave was suitable, then its height and width would be perfect for them to cultivate inside.