Yun Shengsheng took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement on her face, and asked, "Master, how much longer can Brother Zhen's body hold out?"

Old Li calculated: "Forty days. If it drags on any longer, even with the Jade Spirit Mushroom, the body's constitution will be damaged."

Yun Shengsheng nodded, then smiled and said, "Then I know where the Jade Lingzhi is."

Old Li's white eyebrows almost flew off his forehead, and he stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

He asked, "Little girl, how do you know? That jade lingzhi has been missing for decades, and I've never even seen what it looks like. How do you know where it is?"

Yun Shengsheng silently clasped her hands together in her heart: 【Sorry, Brother Shi Jin, I'm just borrowing your name today, since you're not here anyway.】

I'll bring you a present when I get back!

She began to fabricate a story without changing her expression: "Once, Brother Shi Jin was talking to me about the customs and traditions of different countries. When he mentioned Yelang Kingdom, he casually mentioned it."

"They say their eldest princess, Ji Mingyao, is greatly favored by their emperor and wields immense power in the Yelang Kingdom, with countless rare treasures in her residence."

"Among them was a long-lost jade lingzhi, which was secretly bestowed upon her by the emperor of Yelang Kingdom."

"I thought the name sounded nice, so I remembered it."

She spoke fluently, with rich details and a clear, organized manner.

Old Li immediately believed it.

The main reason is that Sheng Sheng is young, but very smart, and wouldn't joke about such things.

Old Li said very seriously, "Good, if we can bring back the Jade Lingzhi within forty days, Lin Qing's injuries may be able to fully recover."

Yun Qiaoqiao immediately stepped forward: "Okay! I'll set off right now!"

Zhen Daoyuan also said, "I'll go with you."

Yun Pianpian opened her mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again.

She had no martial arts skills; she was not good at riding horses, archery, swords, spears, or clubs. At this moment, all she could do was not cause trouble for anyone, stay in the military camp to take care of Zhen Linqing, and wait for them to return.

At the same time, Yun Shengsheng stretched out her little arms and said, "Me too! Me too!"

Yun Qiaoqiao and Zhen Daoyuan shook their heads at the same time.

Yun Qiaoqiao squatted down to be at eye level with Yun Shengsheng, her tone unusually serious: "Shengsheng, you don't need to go. Fourth Sister can go."

"You're still too young. It's not safe on the road, and Yelang Kingdom isn't a peaceful place either."

Yun Shengsheng curled her lips, raised her chin, and put on a matter-of-fact expression: "Then you won't even know what the Jade Lingzhi looks like when you go there, and you won't be able to find it either."

"As you just heard, I don't even know what my master looks like!"

"But Brother Shi Jin described it to me, I know!"

Old Li flicked her forehead: "Look at you! Why don't you just describe it to them?"

It would be good for him to hear it too, to see if it was the same as what he had heard.

Yun Shengsheng clutched her head and complained, "Jade Lingzhi is almost identical to ordinary Lingzhi, except for the taste and feel."

"Besides, it's a feeling. Even if a layperson hears the description a hundred times, they still won't understand! What if they take the wrong one?"

"Why don't you go, Master?"

Old Li's lips twitched. With his old arms and legs, he was not going!

Yun Qiaoqiao opened her mouth, but remained silent.

Zhen Daoyuan opened his mouth, but remained silent.

They really don't know anything about medicinal herbs. If they really picked up the wrong ones, it would be too late to fix it.

Yun Shengsheng pressed her advantage, counting on her fingers as she continued to increase the stakes.

"Besides, I also know martial arts, so I can protect myself."

"I also know medicine and poison, and I can help people if I encounter problems on the road."

"Besides, I'm not going alone. I can bring Wu Xia, the bodyguard that Brother Shi Jin gave me. She's very skilled in martial arts, and Fourth Sister will also protect me."

Old Li was exasperated by her words: "I don't care anymore. You talk to your two older sisters yourself, and if they agree, then you go!"

Ultimately, no one could control Yun Shengsheng, and most importantly, they were genuinely afraid of giving her the wrong medicine.

When they set off early the next morning, Zhen Daoyuan was not there.

Because his battalion was to set off the next day, he could not leave his post without permission.

Military orders are absolute. Even if he had a thousand wild horses neighing in his heart, he had to suppress his anxiety and return to the battlefield.

Finally, Yun Qiaoqiao, Yun Shengsheng, and Wu Xia went, but they didn't even bring Wu Changchun, who was supposed to come along.

All three were disguised.

Yun Qiaoqiao dressed as a man, while Wu Xia dressed as a woman, making them appear as children.

The three of them standing there looked exactly like a family of three.

Wu Xia also helped them obtain fake identities and fake travel permits.

They drove their carriage towards the Kingdom of Yelang.

When the carriage left the military camp, it was still dark, and a thin layer of pale light had just appeared on the eastern horizon.

Yun Shengsheng lifted the carriage curtain and glanced back. The outline of the military camp gradually faded in the morning mist, like an ink painting blurred by water.

She lowered the carriage curtain and took out a small note and a small bottle of medicine from her bosom.

The note contained only one sentence: "Be sure to protect the jade lingzhi, and be sure to protect yourself."

Yun Shengsheng opened the medicine bottle again and looked inside. It was a life-saving medicine for critical moments.

Although it wasn't as amazing as what the system gave her, it was still a priceless treasure, so she quickly put it in her pocket.

The journey went more smoothly than expected.

Princess Ji Mingyao of Yelang Kingdom did not live in the royal city of Yelang Kingdom, but in her fiefdom of Xinyue City.

The city happened to be not far from the border of the Great Xuan Kingdom. Fortunately, the Yelang Kingdom and the Great Xuan Kingdom were not at war at the moment, and the border crossings were open, so they entered the territory of the Yelang Kingdom without any problems.

The three of them rode at breakneck speed and arrived in Xinyue City in ten days.

The moment the carriage entered the gates of Xinyue City, Yun Shengsheng lifted the curtain and looked out.

The more she looked, the more she felt that something was off about the city.

The street was bustling with people, but at a glance, most of them were women, and men were a minority.

Moreover, the people carrying large and small bags were all women, tall, with broad shoulders and straight backs, their skin tanned to a healthy wheat color by the sun, walking with a brisk pace, and speaking in loud voices.

They were all dressed in dark-colored clothes with clean cuts and tight cuffs, and their hair was either tied up high or neatly coiled at the back of their heads.

Occasionally, you'll see a few men; they're either basking in the sun with their cats or chatting quietly in twos and threes in the teahouse.

The men all had fair complexions and slender figures. Their clothes were much brighter than the women's, in light blue, light purple, pale yellow, and plum pink. Their belts were tied very tightly, and their hair was combed meticulously. Some even had a small flower pinned to their temples.

Yun Shengsheng blinked: [If I didn't know for certain that the Yelang Kingdom, like the Da Xuan Kingdom, was a patriarchal society.]

I thought I'd accidentally wandered into some other-dimensional matriarchal kingdom.

The little fritter looked outside and said, "Yeah, this was all Ji Mingyao's doing. She wants to be an empress! She wants all men to submit to her!"

"Other places in Yelang Kingdom won't listen to her, but Xinyue City is her territory, and she calls the shots. Here, men are expected to be devoted wives and mothers, while women are allowed to work!"

"And women can take concubines..."

Yun Shengsheng nodded: [A little envious...]

Yun Qiaoqiao nodded in agreement; she was envious too…

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