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

Leng Xuanling didn't want to continue the topic, so he changed the subject, saying, "Well, is there any jewelry you like? If you do, have the shop assistant pack it up and have Si Ming pay for it."

"Really? Why are you being so generous today, Your Majesty? Then I'll have to pick out a lot more!" Leng Leyu said, and quickly had the shop assistant pack up all the jewelry she had just picked out.

Si Ming, Leng Xuanling's personal bodyguard, had been standing outside the shop watching for any movement. Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, he immediately came in to pay.

The perceptive Hua Meiya noticed something amiss, but she couldn't quite place it. She simply picked out two items and had the shop assistant pack them up.

In the blink of an eye, Jin Chenyuan and his group have been in the valley for almost a month, and it has been more than ten days since their last trip. This place is indeed very suitable for escaping the summer heat, and the two little ones are having a great time here and don't want to leave.

When they had nothing to do, Jin Chenyuan and Feng Yuanxi would carry the two little ones and use their spiritual power to fly around in the mountains behind the valley. Every time this happened, the two little ones were so happy that they didn't want to come back.

Today, Yue Li suddenly had a craving for hot pot, so she took out the set of equipment she had made on the grassland for eating mutton hot pot. Everyone pitched in, some cutting meat, some washing vegetables, some peeling shrimp, some cleaning various seafood. Yue Li even took out a large piece of fresh beef, and Gong Hanmo, whose muscles had become noticeably stronger and darker after more than a month of training, used the back of a knife to pound the beef into small pieces and squeezed them into the hot water to make beef balls.

Gong Hanmo tapped the beef on the cutting board with the back of his knife, and kept reminding Yue Li to stay back so that the oil wouldn't splash on her.

Watching Gong Hanmo deftly wield a kitchen knife in both hands with his sleeves rolled up, Yue Li couldn't resist tiptoeing and kissing him on the back of the neck before stepping aside to let him do his thing.

Gong Hanmo felt a tingling sensation running from the back of his neck to his tailbone where Yue Li had kissed him. He stopped what he was doing, turned his head, blinked his eyelashes, and looked at Yue Li with shyness and anticipation in his eyes.

It was as if they were anticipating Yue Li's next move.

Yue Li watched as Gong Hanmo deliberately winked at her, then smiled innocently.

Gong Hanmo took a deep look at Yue Li's full, moist lips, noticing the wicked smile on her lips. His eyes were full of indulgence, but his face showed dissatisfaction at not getting what he wanted. He turned his head and swung the kitchen knife, repeatedly smashing it with the back of the blade against the piece of beef that was already unrecognizable.

Sure enough, everyone who tasted the beef balls in the soup pot praised them highly and said they would do it again next time.

Having just finished eating and put down her chopsticks, Yue Li's lips were bright red from the spiciness of the hot pot, and she was sweating profusely. She drank a glass of cool watermelon juice in one gulp, breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to lean back in her chair and have Feng Yuanxi rub her full stomach when she suddenly felt a trace of her divine consciousness that she had placed in Shao Qi's tent being touched.

"Huh? Is it coming out?" Yue Li's sudden words drew everyone's attention at the table.

Yue Li pointed to the tent protected by the defensive array and said, "Shao Qi, it's time to come out."

Upon hearing this, everyone put down their chopsticks and curiously followed Yue Li's footsteps.

Although everyone knew before that with Yue Li's guidance and sufficient spiritual essence liquid, it was certain that they could advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, they became even more concerned about it after learning that advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage would increase lifespan.

Even setting aside the fact that they would live a hundred years longer than ordinary people after their lifespan was extended, the temptation of having more time to spend with Yue Li was enough for them to take it seriously.

Yue Li walked ahead and arrived at Shao Qi's secluded tent. She used her spiritual power to strike an inconspicuous corner, where the defensive array she had set up after her last appearance was located. The high-grade spirit stone she had previously placed inside was now reduced to a thin layer, about the size of a fingernail. There was no need to keep such a small amount, so Yue Li shattered it with her spiritual power.

Instantly, a bright light flashed on the defensive array plate, and the barrier protecting the entire tent opened. Yue Li reached out and took the defensive array plate into her hand, then put it back into her spatial storage.

Then, without moving, she waved her hand, and the tent flap in front of her was lifted. Looking at Shao Qi, who was still standing in the tent, she did not approach the tent, but stood still and said, "Do you want to come out first? The smell in here is really unpleasant."

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, the meridians in the body will be widened and become more resilient. Impurities in the body will also be cleansed and purified due to the Foundation Establishment. Shao Qi is clean now, which must be because he used a cleaning technique. But the tent was protected by a defensive array plate just now, so the smell couldn't get out. It was like the sour smell of not having bathed for years, which lingered in the tent and was really pungent.

Even from this distance, she could smell the fragrance wafting out through the open tent flap, and Yue Li unconsciously fanned her nose with her hand.

As soon as Yue Li finished speaking, Shao Qi dashed out of the tent as if being chased by a dog.

After emerging, he began to breathe heavily, exclaiming in a strong voice, "Ugh! I almost suffocated! Why did it smell so bad just now? You wouldn't believe it, when I first woke up, I was covered in a thick layer of something sticky and disgusting!"

As Shao Qi spoke, he even made a vomiting motion.

Yue Li: ……

It's fortunate that she had just eaten, otherwise how could anyone possibly eat this?

She casually cast a few cleansing spells into the tent, then circled around Shao Qi twice from a distance, even using her divine sense to check the condition of his dantian.

Seeing that he had indeed solidified his foundation before emerging after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, just as she had instructed, she finally felt relieved.

Seeing Yue Li standing so far away from him, Shao Qi immediately became unhappy. He looked aggrieved and wanted to go forward and hug Yue Li to make up for the loss of not seeing her for so long.

Seeing Shao Qi's actions, Yue Li showed no intention of letting him hug her. She quickly retreated and hid behind Jin Chenyuan. Then, she hugged Jin Chenyuan's lean waist from behind, peeked out, and said to Shao Qi with undisguised teasing in her eyes, "You should take a shower and change into clean clothes first. Although you are clean, I still feel that you have a smell."

"Ah Yue, are you disgusted with me?" When Shao Qi saw Yue Li avoiding him, he immediately felt that his excitement after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage had dissipated considerably.

"No, no, I'm not disgusted by you, I'm disgusted by the smell. You smelled it just now, didn't you? It was so stinky." Yue Li said, not wanting to recall the smell she smelled the moment she opened the tent flap. She buried her face in Jin Chenyuan's arm, smelling the faint sandalwood fragrance on Jin Chenyuan's body, making herself forget the stench.