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

She went into the mountains with the Shang brothers. There were plenty of wild animals in the mountains. Wouldn't it be only natural that they would die in the mountains and be eaten by wild animals?

Moreover, when she went up the mountain, all the women in the village saw her; she went up the mountain with the Shang brothers.

This was the solution she came up with: to fake her death.

This is the only way to get her out of her current situation.

Although there are more men than women in this world, and although men dote on women, power is still in the hands of men. Women are subject to many restrictions and limitations.

Just like what Yuan Xinyi said yesterday, after the two families exchanged marriage certificates, the woman had to marry the man.

For example, if a man and woman have already registered their marriage with the government and the man has already given the woman assets, the woman cannot divorce him. Otherwise, she will be sent to the military for a year of service.

Of course, this service didn't mean sending women to the army to fight on the battlefield. It meant sending women to military camps to satisfy men's needs and bear their children. In a world where there were more men than women and most men couldn't find wives, you can imagine how terrifying the men in the military camps were.

Therefore, even if a woman here doesn't like her husband after marriage, she will only ignore him instead of divorcing him. After all, if she doesn't like him, she can find someone else she likes. There's no need to divorce him and cause herself trouble.

Yue Li stored the bodies of the three Shang brothers in her spatial storage and continued deeper into the mountains. She only stopped when she could faintly hear the roars of wild beasts.

She first took off her clothes and changed into men's clothing. She also fixed her hair with a hair crown like a man, and took off her embroidered shoes and put on men's boots.

He tore some of the clothes he had taken off into pieces and threw them on the ground, along with his embroidered shoes.

Only then did they release the bodies of the three Shang brothers from the spatial dimension and throw them directly onto the ground.

He took out a short sword from his spatial storage and slashed the clothes and skin of the three Shang brothers. Instantly, bright red blood gushed out and flowed down the wound.

The torn clothes and embroidered shoes that Yue Li threw on the ground were inevitably stained with blood.

Her ears twitched, and hearing the footsteps of wild beasts approaching, Yue Li quickly put an invisibility talisman on herself.

They left the area where the three Shang brothers' bodies were located.

Walking further away, Yue Li climbed up a large tree and watched as a group of wild beasts surrounded the three brothers' corpses.

Without watching the bloody scene that followed, Yue Li climbed down the tree and headed down the mountain. From this moment on, Yue Yue of Qingshan Village was dead, and the one who lived was Yue Li.

Because of the invisibility talisman, Yue Li was not worried about being seen. She made her way to the foot of the mountain without any obstacles, and then passed through Qingshan Village to the outskirts of Pingchuan County.

Looking at Qingshan Village, which had been left behind, Yue Li felt a little regretful. After all, Qingshan Village had mountains and rivers, and the villagers were very simple and honest. It was a very suitable place to retire. After leaving this time, she wondered if she could find such a place again.

He tore off the invisibility talisman from his body, revealing his true form.

She then searched for makeup supplies in her spatial storage, items she had acquired while cultivating immortality.

Because she often had to go to the market to sell elixirs, she often dressed up as a man.

In just a quarter of an hour, the charming young woman had transformed into a handsome young man.

She wasn't trying to hide it from everyone with this disguise. Her disguise was also meant to make people immediately recognize her as a teenager.

After all, women are the most precious thing in this world. Men are everywhere, so who would give them a second glance?

Entering the town through the tall city gate, it was already dinnertime, and only a few pedestrians remained on the streets.

Yue Li had no interest in shopping; she went straight into a spacious and bright inn.

Upon seeing someone enter, the inn's waiter hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Young master, would you like to eat or stay overnight?"

Yue Li suppressed her soft, sweet voice, trying to make it sound deeper, "A superior room, and prepare a meat dish, a vegetable dish, a bowl of rice, and a pot of boiled water, and bring them to the room."

As he spoke, he tossed a tael of silver to the waiter and said, "Hurry up."

Seeing this, the waiter hurriedly took the silver and nodded in agreement, "Alright, alright, young master, this way. I'll take you to your room first. Please rest in your room for a while, and the food will be served shortly."

After paying for two days' room and meals at the counter, Yue Li was led to her superior room by the waiter, who closed the door behind him as he left.

Yue Li finally relaxed and sat down at the table in the room, thinking about whether there were any flaws in her plan.

Once she confirmed that everything was going as she had planned, Yue Li let go of the matter and began to think about her future life.

From now on, her comfortable life is over, and as for where she will settle down in the future, there is no certainty yet.

However, this county town was unsuitable; villagers frequently came to buy household goods. Although Yuan Xinyi's family was merely merchants here, they still wielded considerable influence in this remote and inaccessible area. After all, money talks.

She has to leave as soon as the city gates open tomorrow morning.

After leaving the city, the next stop is Xinzhou City, and beyond Xinzhou City is Qingyuan Prefecture.

Qingyuan Prefecture was also Yuan Xinyi's territory. Thinking of Yuan Xinyi, Yue Li gritted her teeth. If it weren't for her, she would still be living a leisurely life in Qingshan Village.

Why worry about where to go next or where to settle down?

Hmph, since she's ruined herself like this, she can forget about living a peaceful life.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and a waiter's voice came from outside, "Young master, your meal is ready."

Yue Li lowered her voice and said, "Come in."

The door opened, and a waiter came in carrying a tray. After placing the food on the table in front of Yue Li, the waiter said, "Please enjoy your meal, young master."

This time, Yue Li simply waved her hand without saying a word.

It's so uncomfortable to speak with a low voice. Why didn't she learn how to change her voice?

Yue Li sighed and began to eat the food in front of her.

After eating, Yue Li asked the waiter to fetch a bucket of hot water, took a bath, and then went to rest.

She didn't want to cultivate today; she just wanted to get a good night's sleep and rest her brain, which had been working overtime for two days.

Yue Li wasn't one for scheming and plotting; she had already racked her brains and exhausted all her mental energy to come up with this method to shed the identity of Yue Yue.

As Yue Li drifted off to sleep, she wondered if there were any bone fragments left on the bodies of the three Shang brothers, which had been gnawed by wild beasts.

It's unclear when the news of her and the three Shang brothers' disappearance in the mountains will be reported to the county government.

In this world, the disappearance of a woman is a very big deal.

Because the county government would make a point of registering every girl's birth.

Although it was already night, Qingshan Village was brightly lit.

The story begins when Yue Li and the three Shang brothers went into the mountains.

After Yue Li and the three Shang brothers entered the mountain, the women who were chatting under the big tree did not rush to leave.

But as the sun began to set, Yue Li and the three Shang brothers still hadn't come down from the mountain.

The women chatting under the big tree also sensed something was wrong, so after discussing it, they all went home to find their husbands.

A dozen or so strong men quickly gathered, and without wasting much time, they split into three groups and headed up the mountain.

However, half an hour later, the three teams of about ten strong men all returned empty-handed.