A Female Emperor.
Exploring the forest

Now that he was close to the forest area, the trees began to line up around him. Seeing that Li Ying slowed down, moving casually into the forest. The surrounding trees appear to grow tall, the leaves are lush and tight even it seems to form cool green roofs. If this is during the day maybe the view will be good, but unfortunately he arrived in this forest right at night.

The surrounding scenery was without dark, the lush foliage was closing the sky very tightly, making the moonlight difficult to propagate in. Li Ying now descended from the horse's back, then his gaze stared around and as if he was observing the situation.

“I think we should rest for a while here, it would be better to continue the journey when the sun has risen!” He muttered, speaking to his horse.

Li Ying began to gather some dry twigs to light a bonfire, after which he sat under a tree and opened a pack of grilled fish this morning.

“Tomorrow I also have to find food!” He muttered and looked towards the deep forest. “I hope we can find some fruits, or maybe animals to hunt!” Mumbled again.

For a few minutes Li Ying's gaze was now fixed on the blazing bonfire. The atmosphere of the cold and dark night is not so felt, at least he is still with a friend (his favorite horse) and a bonfire to warm himself.

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The sky is still dark, but soon it may be bright at sunrise. The bonfire that was lit last night had been extinguished from a few hours ago, Li Ying who was closing her eyes was now starting to wake up from her sleep, slightly stretching her body, and she was still alive, then immediately stood up to his horse.

“We must immediately continue the journey, it would be better if we get out of this forest before the day before night!” He said, and after packing for a while he immediately climbed on the horse's back and continued his journey.

The more into the forest the surrounding trees seem to grow larger, the distances between them are very tight so that he can not go as fast as when in the pasture yesterday. But it was no big deal, at least he could still keep going. This place is awesome enough to keep looking.

About five six hours later, Li Ying had now entered very deep into the forest towards the mountain array ahead of him. Although the sun was now shining so hot, the little girl was still fine and did not feel disturbed at all. The lush foliage up there seemed to be an umbrella that was so shady, blocking the sunlight that was so hot to sting his still soft skin.

Sometimes he also encountered small animals such as rabbits and squirrels, but Li Ying did not intend to hunt them because he already had a bag full of fruits, tubers, and seeds, and the beads he collected during the trip. Because not only beautiful, this forest is also rich in food sources. There are so many fruits that grow in it, that under the trees there are so many fruits that fall and eventually get dirty and rot.

“What is this place rarely through people? Tree branches keep growing and almost get in the way!” Her speech.

Then he now grabbed the Compass in his pocket, made sure the direction he was heading in was correct and reinserted it. “Just straight to dapan, what's behind that mountain? Will there be a forest like this or will I find a housing?” He muttered to himself, a little curious as to exactly what he was heading for at the moment.

It was almost late afternoon, but the surrounding trees still looked lush and tight. The road was now starting to climb up a little, it seemed he was now at the foot of the mountain. Once the little girl stopped for lunch when she found a small river. Remove the fatigue and fill the stomach, then fill the water supply in a bag made of animal skin. Who knows, in front of there he actually found a barren desert that has no source of water at all.

“It would be better if there was a village or something like that, a small town or something so I could take a break and find some information!” He said, again muttering to himself.

The only living beings who continue to listen to his chatter is his horse, they are indeed unable to communicate like humans with other humans. But at least they understand each other, like friends who have lived for decades. As Li Ying was about to descend the horse knelt down, so too was Li Ying about to climb onto his back. The horse also does not need to be tied with a restraint strap so as not to run away, although Li Ying had left him for a while to look for something the horse remained in place and waited for the master to return.