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

Seeing that Yue Li had put the matter on the mountain behind her, the two were happy to play along with her and let Yue Li watch from the side. They tucked the corners of their robes into their belts and began to work.

Seeing this, Yue Li simply stepped back and directed the two to pick the wild grapes that were so long they were almost purple.

Seeing that the two people's priceless robes were also snagged by tree branches, Yue Li couldn't help but chuckle. She wondered how many grapes could be bought with the clothes the three of them wore.

Lin Ming saw the commotion from a short distance away and quickly came over to help.

They're busy picking wild grapes here, having a great time.

In the mountain village, Lin Zhao and Si Ming had already returned the valuables stolen by the bandits to their rightful owners. As for the extra gold, silver, treasures, and cloth in the warehouse, they were allowed to take as much as they could.

Having already escaped death, the events that had transpired in the village these past few days had been nothing short of a nightmare for them. Even now, having been rescued, they were still somewhat uneasy. So, after listening to Lin Zhao and the others, they simply grabbed two gold ingots and stuffed them into their pockets, eager to get down the mountain and escape this hellhole.

However, the people from the caravan who had claimed their goods and loaded them onto the carriages were the first to kneel down and face Lin Zhao and Si Ming, saying with gratitude, "Thank you all for saving our lives. We will never forget it."

As they spoke, they all bowed and kowtowed three times.

Those who were still reeling from the turn of events also knelt down and kowtowed.

A chorus of kowtows erupted. “Everyone, there’s no need for this. We were just passing through when this group of bandits suddenly rushed out and blocked our way. They even tried to rob and kill us. Our young master and mistress felt that such bandits should not be allowed to live, so they came here to take a look. It was just a coincidence that we were able to save everyone. Now these bandits have all been eliminated. Everyone, please go down the mountain quickly.”

Lin Zhao and Si Ming immediately helped the person who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing up.

Several men who had been captured just two days prior were beaten and locked in a wooden hut for resisting too fiercely. The plan was to starve them for a few days before dealing with them, but they were unexpectedly rescued.

While the group was relieved that they had not yet fallen victim to the bandits, they were extremely grateful to the young master and lady they had mentioned. One of the men couldn't help but say, "May I personally kowtow to the young master and lady you speak of to thank them for saving my life?"

Seeing the others who looked at him after hearing his words, Lin Zhao calmly refused, saying, "There's no need for such trouble. My young master and madam have already gone down the mountain. Since everyone is ready, let's hurry down the mountain. It will take several days to get to either city from here."

The man, realizing the situation, said no more. He bowed deeply to them before turning and getting into the carriage they had been robbed.

The bandit stronghold had enough carriages, and after discussing it with Si Ming, Lin Zhao felt that carrying them would be a burden, so they simply let all the people who knew how to drive carriages and ride horses take them with them.

Seeing that the last carriage had also descended the mountain path, Lin Zhao said to Si Ming, "Let's go too."

"Well, what about most of the gold, silver, furs, and cloth left in the warehouse?" Si Ming asked as he followed Lin Zhao toward the other side of the mountain path.

"Just tell the young master and his wife about this when you get back." Lin Zhao knew that the young master had a storage bag given to him by the princess that could hold a lot of things, so she wasn't worried.

However, there's no need to tell this to those who want to steal their young master's girlfriend.

By the time everyone returned, the two had picked all the edible wild grapes from the vine.

She took another bite of the crispy-skinned, tender pheasant leg that Sheng Yifan had roasted, which was sprinkled with various seasonings, including chili powder that Yue Li loved. Yue Li's mouth was greasy from eating. As she listened to Lin Zhao and Si Ming report on the events on the mountain, and heard them say that most of the gold, silver, jewelry, furs, and cloth on the mountain had not been taken away, Yue Li and Sheng Yifan exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's meaning.

Although they didn't care about the little things, weren't these the leftovers from those people? They couldn't just leave them there and let others benefit from them later.

"I'll go there myself and clean up the village while I'm at it." Although the two or three hundred people they dealt with down the mountain were the majority of the village, there were still sixty or seventy people left in the village. You can imagine what the situation is like in the village now.

While it might not be as bad as corpses and rivers of blood, it certainly wouldn't look good.

"Well, you go."

Seeing Sheng Yifan wipe the oil stains off his hands with a handkerchief and extend his hand to her, Yue Li glanced at the storage bag at his waist. With Leng Xuanling and the others present, Sheng Yifan could only say briefly, "Those things take up too much space."

Yue Li: ……

She could only quickly finish the meat on the chicken leg she was holding, casually toss the bones into the grass, wipe the grease off her mouth and hands with a handkerchief, and then get up and go to the place where Ta Xue was tied up. She reached into the bundle on Ta Xue's back, actually taking out an empty storage bag from her spatial storage and handing it to Sheng Yifan.

Sheng Yifan accepted it with a smile, then leaned down and kissed Yue Li's lips, saying in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Ah Li, so sweet! Hmm, but it also has a fragrant chicken flavor."

As he spoke, he raised an eyebrow and gave Yue Li a teasing look.

As she left, she casually extended her tongue and traced it across Yue Li's full, red lips, leaving a glistening mark that made Yue Li's lips look even sweeter and more alluring.

Yue Li was caught off guard and just smiled and glared at Sheng Yifan, "Stop fooling around, there are so many people here!"

"Okay, I won't tease A-Li now. I'll tease A-Li again after we settle down at our next place, okay?" Sheng Yifan said, whispering into Yue Li's fleshy earlobe and then gently biting it before chuckling and turning to leave.

Looking at Sheng Yifan's tall and cheerful back, Yue Li could still hear his deep, magnetic, and sexy laughter echoing in her ears. The laughter seemed to vibrate her eardrums, making Yue Li unconsciously rub her ears.

Leng Xuanling stood where the three of them had just been, watching the intimacy between the two. His lips pursed, and his aura momentarily lowered, but he quickly regained his jade-like temperament.

He came to Yue Li's side, seemingly casually took her hand, returned to the original spot, picked up a wild grape he had just washed, and fed it to Yue Li.

Yue Li was still immersed in the sweetness with Sheng Yifan when she was suddenly being held in the hand and fed grapes. It wasn't until she bit into the grapes and the sweet and sour juice filled her mouth that Yue Li looked at Leng Xuanling, who had been watching her with a smile. Her fair face instantly turned pink.

She stepped back, pulled her hand away, picked up a grape, popped it into her mouth, and mumbled, "I can do it myself."

However, when he met those affectionate peach blossom eyes, his gaze darted away somewhat.