Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

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Emperor Ming looked at the master sitting beside him with an immortal look and said respectfully, "Master Wuyou, I'm sorry to trouble you with the sacrifice next month. But why do you want to see my daughter? Do you know me before?"

That girl is crazy. The masters of Wuliang Temple have very high status in several countries. It can be said that except for the temple of the Venerable, they have the highest status.

If the priests could invite them to preside over the ceremony, it would be a great honor.

It’s just... when he sent people to invite him before, no one responded. Why did Master Wuyou come here on his own initiative now and insist on seeing Li’er? How could Li’er know him? His attitude is really weird.

Wuyou's light-colored eyes flickered. Thinking of the variable that his master mentioned, which was the Princess of Qi State, he was still a little confused. How could a little girl like her become a variable in the world?

A clear voice sounded: "I don't know, but my master told me to tell fortunes for the princess after I get down the mountain, nothing else."

Emperor Ming was delighted when he heard this and said, "Well, can you help me to tell fortunes? Li'er is just a little girl, and telling fortunes is nothing more than looking at her marriage fate. But her marriage has already been decided with the Mohist family, so there is no need to look at it."

What he said implicitly showed that it would be inappropriate for him, as the father, to look at the child. His shameless look made Wuyou's eyes hurt.

Why is it that a king of a country is so shocking?

Wuyou pursed his lips and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I tell fortunes to pry into the secrets of heaven, which will shorten my lifespan, so I can't tell more than one fortune. That's why my master stipulates that I can only tell one fortune a year. This fortune has been given to the eldest princess..."

The rest of the words were not said, but Emperor Ming also understood. His eyes dimmed and he sighed, "Okay, Master, don't mind. Wuliang Temple's divination has its own reasons, and I naturally cannot force it."

"Defu, go see if the princess has arrived. Don't keep Master Wuyou waiting for too long."

"Yes"

Before Eunuch Defu left, a familiar voice came from outside the door: "Father, I'm back. Why are you in such a hurry to find me back..."

"Hey, who is this handsome uncle? Is the emperor your good friend?"

Wuyou met those clear eyes, and when he heard the word "uncle", his hand holding the cup tightened unconsciously, and he asked, "Are you the eldest princess Jiang Li?"

Jiang Li walked forward and looked at him carefully. He was wearing a white Taoist robe with silver cloud patterns embroidered on the cuffs and hem. His face showed no sadness or joy, and he looked like a hermit. He blinked his eyes.

"I am the eldest princess Jiang Li, handsome uncle, why haven't I seen you before."

"...I am only twenty-six now, it is not appropriate to call you uncle."

Emperor Ming was standing aside, listening to every word the master said, which seemed to be spoken with gritted teeth. He felt a chill in his heart. Could this girl be sick again? How could she call the word "uncle" to that banished immortal's face?

His expression was a little stiff. "Come here, Li'er. Let me introduce you. This is Master Wuyou from Wuliang Temple. This time, he is here to help Qiguo preside over the sacrifice. You must not be disrespectful to the master."

Jiang Li nodded, not quite understanding, and his eyes fell on his dark hair. He asked sincerely with a confused look in his eyes, "Father, all temples should have bald monks, why doesn't this uncle have one? Could it be fake?"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sound of a cup breaking with a snap.

"Sorry, my hand slipped."

Emperor Ming's face twitched, and he echoed, "It's okay, Master, your hand is injured. Come on, someone, hurry up and clean up this place and get Master a sturdy cup."

Wuyou patiently said expressionlessly, "Princess, I have come to Qiguo to preside over the sacrificial ceremony and to tell fortunes. Princess, please step forward and I will tell fortunes for you."

Jiang Li looked at the man with a tough attitude and shook his head: "Wait, I have something to ask my father, uncle, please wait a moment, and talk to me after you are done."

I leaned over and whispered, "Dad, who is he to be so arrogant? He came to your territory and still dared to be so arrogant. He must be asking for a lesson."

"...Little ancestor, please stop talking nonsense, okay? He is a master. Wuliang Temple has a very high status in several countries, second only to the temples with venerable masters. He knows the past and the future, and is a real person with great supernatural powers."

"You don't know how many people want to ask them to tell their fortunes. This is a rare opportunity. They want to tell your fortune specifically. Don't be ungrateful and don't offend them by speaking without restraint."

Jiang Li asked in confusion: "Father, I don't want to have my fortune told. It would be great if I could tell your fortune."

Emperor Ming said with a look of relief: "After all, you have grown up and become more sensible. You even know to give it to me. However, I also asked them, but they said no, they just want to calculate it for you. If I want to calculate it, I can only wait for a chance in the future."

She actually didn't want to have her fortune told. It was just a resurrection from the dead, so what was the point of having her fortune told? Besides, there were sorcerers in ancient times, and fortune telling was just a scam.

"Well, if that charlatan uncle wants to have his fortune told, then let him do it. There will be a sacrifice next month. Isn't it fun? Father, why didn't you tell me? I want to join in the fun."

Emperor Ming was furious when he heard her careless words: "No, the sacrificial ceremony is nonsense, women are not allowed to go, how can we not distinguish between the noble and the humble?"

Jiang Li snorted: "Okay, father, you actually favor boys over girls."

Wuyou, who was standing aside, looked at the incongruous father and daughter, and felt a surge of anger in his heart. He looked at them with dissatisfaction. He had never been ignored like this before. Qi was just a small country. This was really too much.

He coughed lightly, and when he found that they didn't respond, he closed his eyes and raised his voice: "Your Majesty, may I start fortune-telling?"

After Emperor Ming came back to his senses, he said with an apologetic look on his face: "I'm sorry, Master Wuyou, I've kept you waiting for so long. Li'er, why don't you go over quickly and let the master tell you about your future."

Jiang Li exclaimed, not really caring. As for the charlatan, all he could say were the same things, such as bloody disaster, destined calamity, etc. It was the same old story in a new bottle.

He jumped over and held out his hand: "Uncle charlatan, we can start now, you do the math."

“…I am not a charlatan.”

"Okay, got it, Master Shengun."

Wuyou closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and kept telling himself not to beat her to death, not to beat her to death, just be patient, and wait until the sacrifice was over, he would never come to Qi State again.

Neither one of them is reliable, neither the father nor the daughter.

He opened his eyes, took out oracle bones, copper coins and the like from his arms, and handed them over: "Princess, please shake them so that I can tell your fortune."

Jiang Li hummed, and was rarely obedient. He shook his head, looked at the things scattered on the table, and pointed with his finger: "Master Shengun, you start calculating."

Master Wuyou: ...I don’t even feel tired.

He sat down and concentrated on interpreting the hexagram. The scenery in front of him slowly changed. White mist rose around him and he could not see clearly. A moving figure appeared in the distance. Wuyou floated over and prepared to take a closer look.

Facing a pair of bloodthirsty red eyes, filled with endless killing, without a trace of humanity, just one look at it makes one's heart tremble uncontrollably.

That face is... the eldest princess!!