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

Pei Xuan saw their ugly faces and sighed: "The princess is a respected one and the hope of Qi country. I can't refuse you. If I don't let you come, then what awaits you will only be a dead end."

"The current situation is still good. Only Xue Qing died. Just think about it. If the princess came in person and you resisted, how many people would die?"

"Come on, follow me. I'll take you to see how many people died in the resistance of Panlong Village. You can have an idea of ​​how many people died in the resistance."

Pei Yong followed behind with a confused look in his eyes. The people in the mountain village died because they bullied those women and were punished by the princess, not because they were unwilling to surrender. Why did his elder brother mislead them like this?

Pei Xuan walked in front, his eyes flashing. The people in the village were already dead. Since they were dead, he should make some contribution to the living and eliminate some of the resentment of other villages towards him.

There is still a long way to go. If they resent him, many things will not go smoothly. Who knows if the princess will vent her anger on him and turn him into fertilizer...

Oh, life is so hard!

The people from other mountain villages stood up and followed them. They wanted to see what had happened in Panlong Village to make them so obedient that they would not hesitate to deceive them and trick them into coming.

The group soon arrived at the place. Pei Xuan stood at the edge of the huge pit and lowered his head to look at the bottom of the pit. The densely packed corpses obviously showed that they had died not long ago. The smell of burning was lingering at the tip of his nose.

Everyone stood at the edge of the pit, looking at the pile of corpses at the bottom of the pit with horror on their faces. There were so many corpses! How could so many people die? That charred black color looked so familiar.

Could it be... that the princess killed them all? How could she, a noble lady who grew up in the harem, be so cruel and ruthless? It's really scary.

They all took two steps back, their eyes no longer filled with resentment, but with a bit more sympathy. They said dryly, "Master Pei, please accept my condolences. It's not easy to lose so many brothers, but we really can't afford to offend the royal family."

Pei Xuan pretended to be sad and covered his face. To outsiders, he looked heartbroken. His voice was low and hoarse, and he seemed to be choked with sobs.

"Hey, I thought the same as you did at first. I thought they were only a few dozen people. With so many people in Panlong Village, how could we not be able to defeat them? Who would have thought that we were no match at all."

"If I hadn't surrendered, I'm afraid more people would have died. The princess doesn't kill innocent people easily, but she will never allow others to disobey her. Anyway, you will know in the future, so be more careful."

Wang Hu stepped forward, raised his hand and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "I'm sorry, Mr. Pei, we didn't know that so many brothers died in your village, and you blamed you for tricking us into going up the mountain."

He slapped himself, his eyes full of guilt.

"If it weren't for you, we would have suffered heavy losses if we had resisted rashly. We are lucky that only a few people died now. This is all thanks to you brothers."

Pei Xuan put down his hands, his eyes reddened, and he said with a moved face: "I am already very touched that you don't blame me, how dare I ask for anything else, let's write off the matter of deceiving you to go up the mountain in the future."

"Since the royal family is making such a big move, I think war is not far away, otherwise they wouldn't be so anxious. In the future on the battlefield, we brothers must help each other, survive together, and make achievements."

Several people put their hands together and said solemnly: "Okay, let's live together."

Pei Xuan winked at the people around him and sniffed: "Xiao Liu, take them down and settle them down. Don't neglect them. Provide them with good food and drink, okay?"

"Yes, Boss, please follow me."

When the person walked away and could no longer be seen, Pei Yong stepped forward and scratched his head, his face full of confusion: "Brother, last night you had people put wood underneath and a corpse on top, just for a show today?"

"What good will it do us? Why is it so troublesome?"

Pei Ming looked at him, frowning slightly: "Don't worry about this matter, just pretend you didn't see it, and don't say anything to others. If they find out, they will never listen to me again."

"The princess is a member of the royal family after all. We bandits are a family. We must unite and not be scattered and disintegrated one by one by the royal family. Do you understand what I mean?"

"They were deceived and are resentful of my eldest brother. If we don't find a way to eliminate their resentment, they will take over the princess's side in the future. How can this benefit us? It will not benefit us at all. Do you understand?"

Pei Yong nodded thoughtfully: "So, today's performance is all for the purpose of winning their hearts over, letting them know that they are one family with us, so that even if something happens in the future, we will not be powerless to resist."

Pei Xuan hummed and added: "Heroes emerge in troubled times. It is unknown who will win in the end. Anyway, the situation is not favorable for us now, so we must learn to lie low."

"Okay, I understand what you mean, big brother. I will keep this to myself and will never tell anyone else. Don't worry."

"It's getting late. Let's go back. There is still a lot to do."

The three brothers left without noticing that a dark shadow flashed behind them, ran quickly towards the backyard, landed in the yard, and knocked gently on the door.

"Master, I am back."

Jiang Li opened the door and motioned him to go to the pavilion to talk. He sat down and poured a cup of tea and pushed it over: "Sit down and drink tea, and talk slowly."

Lin Xiao sat down readily and lowered his voice: "As the master said, those bandits are cunning and the original barriers have been eliminated by the three Pei Xuan brothers. I'm afraid they will unite in the future."

"Well, it's okay. It won't cause any trouble. You can be careful now, but that's because you haven't realized how cruel war is. Once you realize it, you won't have the energy to think about it anymore."

"Comradeship is cultivated on the battlefield. Once it is cultivated, they can't get over it when they want to betray each other. That's human nature."

Jiang Li drank his tea calmly. In the future, when those people get real benefits, they will naturally become obedient. There is no need to rush now. It is useless to rush. It is not the time to change their minds yet.

Lin Xiao nodded and took out a letter from his arms: "Master, this is a letter from the capital, please take a look."

"Um"

After opening the letter and reading it, Jiang Li's lips curled up slightly. A Yuan acted really quickly. She was still wondering when to go to the Valley of Divine Doctors to persuade the old man to come out and help Qiguo. She would raise the issue later when she had the conditions.

If you disagree, you can also exchange it for surgery. It is impossible for Chinese medicine doctors to be uninterested in suturing. As long as they are interested, it will be much easier to persuade them to come out of retirement.

"A Yuan has gone to the Divine Doctor Valley. Lin Xiao, have someone keep an eye out to see if anyone from the Divine Doctor Valley has followed him out of the mountain. If not, I will go there when I am free."

"It's useless to have soldiers and herbs without doctors. The death rate on the battlefield cannot be reduced. We still need doctors. The Divine Doctor Valley must stand on the side of Qiguo."