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

Knowing that Lin Zhao and his group could easily resolve the matter, Yue Li, having witnessed the scene just now, had no interest in being curious about the bandits' hideout. She asked Sheng Yifan to put her down and nodded.

Seeing this, Sheng Yifan gave Lin Zhao and the others a look. In the past, he wouldn't care about these things as long as they didn't fall into his hands. After all, in this kind of world, let alone brothels that were openly run, the government didn't care.

After all, women are scarce, and not all men can get married. Giving them a place to have fun is better than disturbing the established order in private.

But this time, they just happened to run into them and disgusted Ah Li.

Hearing the unbearable sounds coming from inside, Leng Xuanling ordered Si Ming and the others to follow and deal with the people inside as soon as possible.

It's unclear whether these bandits were overly reckless or thought no one would dare to break into their lair, but there wasn't even a guard at the entrance.

Lin Zhao and Si Ming led their men into the village without any hindrance, without even trying to make their footsteps quiet. Even so, no one in the village noticed them beforehand.

Not long after they entered, screams, pleas for mercy, and frantic sounds of fleeing came from inside. In an instant, a series of white-clad figures rushed out of the door and began to run wildly through the village.

Sheng Yifan immediately turned Yue Li's body around, afraid that Yue Li would see those dirty bodies and feel dissatisfied with what Lin Zhao had done. How could he have let those people out? They should have been dealt with in the room.

In a short while, the screams and pleas for mercy disappeared. After a while, Lin Zhao, holding a blood-stained longsword and covered in blood, came to them and bowed, saying, "Madam, young master, the bandits in the stronghold have all been dealt with. As for the people they kidnapped, please give your instructions, Madam and young master."

"How many people did they kidnap? I see quite a few carriages and horses over there." Yue Li pointed to a corner of the village, where horses were tied to stakes and carriages were abandoned.

"They must have stolen a lot of things, have you found them?" She didn't dare to easily extend her divine sense to look into the village now, after all, what she had just seen still made her feel lingering fear.

"Including those in the rooms and those locked in the dungeon, there were probably forty or fifty people, including two ladies." Lin Zhao paused here.

He continued, "Besides the two ladies, the other men all have injuries of varying degrees, and several of them have fallen into a coma with high fever. If we had arrived a few days later, we would probably have been thrown into the back mountains by those bandits again." Lin Zhao frowned in disgust as he said this.

He had just gone to the place on the back mountain where they had dumped the bodies, based on his subordinates' report. It had become a mass grave. These people weren't afraid that if they lived so close, the people they had killed would come looking for them in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, they often traveled with the young master and had excellent medicine for healing. When he came out, some of them were inspecting the village, while others were bandaging the wounds of the seriously injured.

Suppressing his discomfort, he continued, "Madam is right. This village appears to be very poor, but we found two warehouses. One is filled with gold and silver, and the other contains many furs and cloths. These must have been goods that a caravan was transporting when it passed through here, and they were robbed by them."

"I never expected there would be two ladies here." They must have been ladies who came out with their husbands to relax, but they never expected to be kidnapped by these bandits and taken to the mountains.

Fortunately, this world doesn't value a woman's reputation, otherwise these two ladies wouldn't have survived even if they had been rescued.

I just don't know if the husbands of these two ladies were forcibly deflowered by those bandits. If they were, I'm afraid the two ladies wouldn't want them after they left.

As she was thinking, Yue Li's thoughts drifted off to who-knows-where, but after realizing what she was thinking, she immediately interrupted her thoughts and continued what she was saying.

"Since we've already gotten involved in this matter, let's see it through to the end. Return what rightfully belongs to them, and let the kidnapped people take as much of what they can with them, so they'll have some money to carry around when they get out and can also treat their injuries."

"Yes, Madam." Lin Zhao received the instruction and turned to handle it.

Sheng Yifan and Leng Xuanling stood quietly beside Yue Li, listening to her handling of the matter. Seeing that the matter was resolved, Sheng Yifan took Yue Li's hand and said, "Let's go out first. There's no way for a carriage to travel here. They'll probably have to go down the mountain via the back path."

He had seen it when he used his divine sense earlier; there was also a very rugged mountain path on the other side, but it was barely passable for carriages. Presumably, the carriages and the goods being transported by the caravans were brought up from that mountain path.

"Well, let's go."

The three arrived at the place where the horses were kept. Lin Ming, who was guarding the horses, greeted them and said, "Madam, Young Master, and Prince Leng."

All three nodded.

Yue Li was now in the mood to appreciate the surrounding scenery and found that this was indeed a good place. From where they were standing, there was a patch of bright wildflowers ahead, and a small river ran alongside the wildflowers. If it weren't for the bandits above, they could have stayed for a few days.

"Yi Fan, look, aren't there wild grapes hanging on that tree?" Just as Yue Li was about to look away, she saw that one of the trees was covered with vines, and bunches of purplish-red fruits were hanging down from the branches and leaves.

Before Sheng Yifan could answer, Yue Li walked over.

Because there was no human intervention, the weeds and shrubs on the ground grew unevenly, and Yue Li's skirt would get caught from time to time. The silk dress could not withstand such pulling, and in a few moments the skirt was pulled apart. Finally, Yue Li simply used her spiritual power and flashed to the tree.

Looking at the large vines climbing the trees, and the bunches of purplish-red grapes hanging down, although they weren't very big, you could clearly smell the aroma of ripe grapes in the air. I picked a round and pretty grape, wiped it on my sleeve, and popped it into my mouth. Instantly, the grape juice flowed out, and the sweet and sour taste filled my mouth. "Mmm, it tastes really good."

At this moment, Sheng Yifan and Leng Xuanling also came to her side. Seeing her squinting eyes and enjoying herself, they couldn't help but smile.

"You two should try some too. They're a bit small, but they taste really good." Yue Li couldn't resist sharing her delicious food with the people next to her.

Although the two of them didn't particularly like eating fruit, they could still tolerate trying a few occasionally. So, they followed Yue Li's example, picking a fruit, wiping it on their sleeves, and putting it in their mouths.

Seeing that the two of them had already tasted it, Yue Li picked another one and put it in her mouth, saying with a smile, "Let's pick all these wild grapes and share them with everyone later."