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

Early next morning

The group left in a carriage. Ye Rong looked at their departing backs, his lips slightly raised and a dark light flashed in his eyes.

Jiang Li opened the curtain and looked at the tall and strong servant outside. He took out a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts and handed it to him. He smiled like a flower with dimples on his face and called sweetly, "Brother, come and eat some sugar-roasted chestnuts to kill time."

The servant was a little dazed when looking at her face. This little girl was so beautiful, as pretty as a fairy.

Facing the pair of sharp eyes behind her, the servant came back to his senses, shuddered, and hurriedly lowered his head and said respectfully: "Miss, no, no, the city lord has instructed that we can't eat it and we can't trouble the guests."

Jiang Li narrowed his eyes and smiled. Looking at the man who was obviously more dull than the others, his tone became gentler: "Brother, come over here and eat secretly. Otherwise, it will be boring to walk all the way."

"When did you enter the mansion, and who is in your family? My sister is very beautiful and likes honest men like you. Why don't we... chat and see if we can get some clues."

The servant's eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, young lady, you are serious. You really have a sister. Then how much does your sister want for the betrothal gift? I am just a slave in the city lord's mansion. I am afraid that my status is not enough for her."

"Hey, you can't say that. What if we fall in love?"

"Yeah, too."

Jiang Li talked about this and that, and suddenly asked: "What's going on in the deserted village? Is there any ghost story? I'm very curious. Why don't you tell me about it, brother? I'll say good things about you to my sister when I go back."

The servant showed a hint of shyness on his honest face. He raised his hand and touched his face, which was a little hot. "Okay, but you can't tell anyone about this. The city lord has given an order that you can't tell anyone."

"Oh, is that what the city lord said?"

"Brother, just say whatever you want. I'm keeping my mouth shut."

The servant looked around, then silently approached the carriage and walked, lowering his voice: "The deserted village was originally a village. It was a beautiful village at that time, but later, something happened, and those villagers didn't just leave, they disappeared."

Jiang Li raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: "The city lord said he left, how could he disappear?"

"This is something that the city lord forbade us to talk about. At that time, many people disappeared, and the government sent people to investigate, but they couldn't find any clues. I don't know why, but no one investigated later."

"...Is that so? The government office won't investigate, and the city lord won't take care of it. After all, a lot of people have disappeared. How did the village behind become a deserted village?"

The servant frowned and thought for a moment, then whispered, "I don't know. I went there two years ago. When I went there last month, the whole village seemed haunted. Anyway, there was no one left."

"I heard from them that the people in the deserted village disappeared within that year. No one knew where they went. No one saw them alive or dead."

"It's been like this recently. People on the road have disappeared. So the city lord is worried that the thing behind it will attack you. He is worried about your safety, so he sent us to escort you."

Seeing her in a trance, the servant said hurriedly, "Don't worry, young lady. You will be fine. We will avoid deserted villages and will not stay there. Don't worry."

Jiang Li's eyes flickered and he smiled intriguingly.

"Really? Thank you for your city lord's kindness, but I'm afraid I'll let him down. I'm very curious, and the more I can't see something, the more I want to see it."

The voice behind him became lower and lower. The servant didn't hear it clearly, so he repeated: "Miss, what did you say? I didn't hear it clearly."

"Ha, it's okay. I was just mumbling to myself for fun. This is for you to eat. We have more here. You can eat it secretly and no one will find out."

The servant looked around, quickly reached out his hand, took the thing and put it in his arms. The smile on his dark face deepened: "Okay, thank you young lady, your sister's matter..."

Jiang Li raised the corner of his mouth slightly, nodded gently, and said nothing more.

After lowering the curtain, the smile on his face disappeared, and he lowered his voice: "A Yuan, that deserted village is quite interesting. I want to go there to play. Maybe I can run into something fun. It would be even better if there are ghosts. I haven't played with ghosts yet."

Mo Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and looked at her lovingly: "Naughty."

"Since the city lord has sent someone to escort us, it's clear that he won't let us go to the deserted village. How can you go there, unless something unexpected happens and forces them to stay in the deserted village temporarily."

Jiang Li blinked, and the electric light on his hands crackled.

There was a sly flash in his eyes: "You said, when they passed by the deserted village, if God didn't allow them to leave, could they still leave? My intuition tells me that there is something wrong with the deserted village. There must be something very interesting there."

"...Okay, since Xiao Li wants to go, then go. But if you take action, you won't be able to hide it from them. If Wen Ruosheng makes trouble, then these servants will be suspicious."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter if they find out. There's nothing they can do."

Mo Yuan hummed, lowered his head and concentrated on peeling chestnuts. He placed the chestnut kernels in her palm and said in a clear voice, "Xiao Li, you never smiled so brightly at me."

Jiang Li looked at him. His serious face showed a look of grievance, which was particularly touching. His heart was moved. He put his arms around his neck, and before he could react, he kissed him hard on the lips.

Sitting back in his seat, he smiled like a cat that stole some fish, ignoring the resentment in the other person's eyes, and chuckled: "A Yuan, let's get married as soon as possible after we return to Qi Country. I can't wait any longer."

His Adam's apple rolled up and down, his eyes burning: "...well, but this seems to be said by a man. Xiao Li covets me so much."

Mo Yuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and looked at her with a smile.

Jiang Li chuckled and counted on his fingers: "Of course, a good man like you who is handsome, has a good figure, comes from a good family, has a positive outlook, and is also a love-brained man, will be fought over."

"If I don't hurry up, and someone robs me, I won't have any tears to cry. I have to act now, otherwise I will lose."

She smiled with a smug look on her face. She knew that if she met such a good man, she had to grab him. If she missed him, there would never be such a good one in the future. Well, she was really smart.

Mo Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked casually, "Xiao Li, what did you see in the illusion before?"

Jiang Li's face froze, his eyes were a little vague: "Well, I saw my old friends, they are really good brothers and sisters. It's a pity that they can't come here, otherwise it would be so nice, this place is very beautiful."

"It's just that the fighting is a bit annoying, but everything else is great."

"Brothers and sisters? They are not from the palace. You became sworn brothers outside."

"Almost. We have to be sworn brothers."

Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Mo Yuan stopped asking questions and focused on the work at hand. From time to time, he gave her a handful of melon seeds and chestnut kernels, and each of them peeled them while the other ate them attentively. The atmosphere was very warm.