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

About one stick of incense

The grilled crocodile meat was ready. Jiang Li cut off a few legs and divided them into two. She held the tail and chewed it. She liked eating tail meat. The meat was delicate, firm and not greasy. It tasted just as she imagined.

The old man took a bite. The skin was crispy with a hint of sweetness, not as greasy as he had imagined, but just the right sweetness. The meat inside was tender and juicy, without any strange taste.

It was truly the most delicious thing he had ever eaten.

He praised her endlessly: "Little girl, your skills are amazing. Who did you learn from? Can you teach me? We can exchange whatever you want."

Jiang Li paused in his chewing motion, lowered his head with a bit of melancholy: "I learned it from the captain. Anyway, he is a very good person. Even if I tell you, you won't understand. I can teach you, but the problem is how do you catch this thing."

"Let me make it clear to you first. These creatures are amphibians. If there's not enough food in the swamp, they'll come up and eat people. Who among you will be able to handle them then?"

Glancing at him, she knew what he was going to say and blocked his words directly: "Don't count on poisoning him. This guy has thick skin and tough flesh. Even if poison is useful, it will take too long to take effect. Count on swords and knives, which can't penetrate the skin."

The old man shuddered, a little scared: "What should we do? There are very few people with strong martial arts in the valley. If they all come out, we really can't deal with them. If you have a way, you might as well tell me directly."

Jiang Li grinned, his eyes clear as water: "Just because you can't deal with it doesn't mean others can't. If I help you deal with these things, you have to give us 80% of the meat and keep 20% for yourself."

"After all, it's yours, so I'm giving you 20% as a courtesy."

He muttered, "...You know, this stuff is from the valley, so keeping 20% ​​is a bit too little, half and half is about right."

Jiang Li decisively shook her head and refused. She would never do anything that would put her at a disadvantage. "That won't do. Although this thing is from the valley, you didn't pay anything for it. It's not like you raised it. It must have been born naturally."

"It's not an exaggeration to say that it's ownerless. Besides, it's very dangerous to kill it. Is there anyone in your valley who dares to go? If so, you can give them more."

"Otherwise, we've all contributed, why should we give you half? Twenty percent is already good enough. Be content with what you have, understand?"

The old man was choked back and kept silent. After a while, he whispered, "Okay, half and half, while we are in the valley, you can ask Master Li to deal with those things."

Jiang Li pointed at himself and said seriously, "I will handle it, not Li Yuan. He can't handle this thing either. It would be very dangerous if we were besieged."

"...What? Don't tell the old man that you killed this one too. No way, you look so weak, how could you be so strong?"

"Oh, it's a natural power, inherited from my great-grandfather, you wouldn't understand. Anyway, let's discuss it. I'll kill it with you. Don't forget to have someone peel and marinate it. It can be made into jerky and can be kept for a long time."

The two of them talked back and forth and finally finalized the matter.

Jiang Li asked casually, "Valley Master, can my face be cured? Please give me a definite answer. If you are not sure it can be cured, we should not waste any more time and leave early. We have important things to do."

There are less than three months left for the Venerable Conference, and she cannot stay here for long. If she is too late to leave by then, it will be a disaster. The treasures that are tributed are not a small amount, and she cannot afford to lose it.

There is also brown sugar, which should be sold during the Venerable Conference to make a fortune.

The old man frowned. This was the first time someone urged him. Aren't you afraid that he wouldn't be prepared and something might go wrong? He was too impatient.

"Yes, there is. I didn't tell you because the treatment process is very painful. Most people can't bear it. Many people can't bear the pain and commit suicide. You know what I mean."

Jiang Li nodded and continued to ask: "In other words, as long as I can endure the pain, my face can be cured, and I won't die, and there won't be any other problems."

"…Normally that would be the case, but currently, according to the records in the books, only one person succeeded, and the others couldn't bear it and committed suicide."

"Even if you don't ask, I will ask you whether you should treat it or not. If you treat it, it will be dangerous. You will not be able to survive. If you don't treat it, it's okay. You can live normally, but your face will become more and more stiff."

"Slowly, I became like a wooden man, unable to laugh or cry, just a walking wooden man."

Mo Yuan looked at her worriedly: "Xiao Li is incurable, it's fine for you to be like this, there's no need to endanger your life because of this."

Jiang Li shook his head, his eyes firm, "No, now that I'm here, I know there is a cure, so I must try it. Besides, the Valley Master said that as long as you can hold on, your face can be cured."

"Don't worry, I've gone through a lot more hardships than this, I can endure it."

"Master, how long will the treatment take?"

The old man concentrated on eating without looking up: "It can be cured in half a month. If you are ready, I will ask them to prepare things and we can start at any time."

Jiang Li agreed readily. She absolutely didn't want to live like this for the rest of her life, like a zombie. It didn't feel good when her face was stiff. She felt like she was not a living person.

"Okay, let's start in seven days. I'll help you catch crocodiles during these seven days. After that, we'll start treating your face."

"Okay. I'll prepare everything within seven days. You can change your mind at any time before the treatment begins, but once it starts, no matter how painful it is, you have to endure it."

Jiang Li nodded: "I understand. No matter how much pain it causes, I can endure it."

After the old man had eaten and drunk his fill, he got up and left to return to his bamboo courtyard.

Seeing that she insisted, Mo Yuan did not say anything to dissuade her. He just said, "I will accompany you. No matter what happens, don't let me wait alone, okay?"

"it is good……"

Early next morning

Jiang Li came to the swamp and started to kill crocodiles crazily. He killed them all day long. Finally, he counted the number of crocodiles, put his share directly into the space, and dragged the old man's share back.

They would skin the animals and make jerky themselves. She was only responsible for killing them and the rest had nothing to do with her.

The killing lasted for seven days. The open space in the old man's yard was piled up with a mountain of crocodile corpses. Everyone was shocked. They had never expected that there would be such things in the swamp, and in such a large number.

If it crawls out... then everything in the valley will probably be destroyed. Could the previous disappearance of the tribesmen be caused by this beast? The more I think about it, the more possible it seems.