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

As Emperor Ming spoke, tears began to fall from his eyes. It was the fear of death. Everyone is afraid of death, and the older people get, the more they fear death and the world after death.

Jiang Li just stood there with a wooden face, watching him cry. When he finished crying, he handed him a glass of water: "Drink some water. If you are still sad, drink it and continue crying."

"I have no more tears. I need to drink some water."

"Woo woo, you little heartless thing, I am your father, and I am about to die, can't you comfort me and make me feel better?"

"Oh, but coaxing you will take up too much time. I don't have time. Besides, coaxing you is useless. I'm not the King of Hell. When the time comes, you will die anyway."

When Emperor Ming heard this, he cried even harder. This was too hurtful. It would be better if this damn girl didn't come. He wouldn't feel so bad if she didn't come. How could she talk like that? It was so infuriating...

Jiang Li curled his lips and cried, why bother? Everyone will die when the time comes. In comparison, the tyrant emperor was in a high position and had hardly experienced any hardship in life. It could be said that his death was a worthy one.

"Alright, that's enough. Who has time to spend with you? I haven't even treated my wound yet. Master Defu, please take care of it first. I'll go bandage the wound to prevent it from getting infected."

"I don't want to die before my father and let him bury the young. That would be too sad. Hiss, this wound hurts so much."

Emperor Ming looked at her back, pursed his lips and felt wronged, choking with sobs: "Defu, where do you think I will go after I die? Will I meet people I know? If I die, will my ancestors blame me?"

"Alas, I failed to protect Qi State and was obsessed with refining the elixir."

Not long after, Jiang Li came back with gauze bandaged on her wrist. She only felt a slight pain. Given her physical condition, the wound would heal in a few days, so there was no need to worry too much.

He carried a chair and sat on it, crossing his legs in a lazy manner. Emperor Ming's eyes hurt. He wiped the tears from his eyes and said unhappily, "What are you doing? Sit up straight."

"If someone saw you, I don't know how they would laugh at you."

Jiang Li was cracking melon seeds while listening to him babble. With a wooden face, he casually said a few perfunctory words: "Oh, it's a joke. Anyway, you, the emperor, won't live to see that time. Why do you care so much about things you can't see?"

Emperor Ming: ...My heart aches with anger!!

Exhaling, Emperor Ming looked at Defu and said, "If I am gone, Defu, are you willing to stay by my side and serve me? Even on the road to the underworld, I will not be too lonely if I have a companion."

Defu's face changed, and he knelt on the ground, hesitating: "Of course I am willing, but I don't know if there is no one to remind His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or if he will be able to do it."

"The old ministers in the court are treacherous. Although the prime minister has been removed, the others are not easy to deal with. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind, but once he ascends the throne, I am afraid he will be easily bewitched by the old ministers. I am a eunuch and pose no threat to the Crown Prince."

"If I can give you a reminder, once Your Highness can control himself, I will definitely follow Your Majesty and serve you in my next life. I will never have any second thoughts."

Emperor Ming looked at him with dissatisfaction and anger in his eyes: "Oh, you are unwilling, and you still say you are loyal to me, but it turns out you are just deceiving me. Do you know that this is deceiving the emperor?"

"After the crown prince ascends the throne, I will arrange for a tutor to assist him. Why would I need an old eunuch like you? I think you don't want to die and don't want to serve in the next life, so you make these excuses."

"No, that's not what I meant."

Jiang Li couldn't listen any longer and started to retort, "Father, that's enough. Death is death. Everyone who lives in this world will die in the end. Why are you making such a fuss? Do you want to bury someone alive with the dead?"

"My great-grandfather was a wise ruler, but he died alone without ordering the death of any of his servants. Why do you have so many problems when it comes to you? Eunuch Defu's service to you in one lifetime is not enough. He will serve you again in the next life."

"Don't go too far. Who likes to be a slave? Being a slave for one life is not enough. You have to be a slave for the next life. In the next life, when your father is reincarnated, he may not even be a human being. You must be sick if you think too much now."

Eunuch Defu was standing by and his eyes turned red when he heard this.

Emperor Ming was embarrassed and gritted his teeth, "Why don't you go back quickly? Why are you mad at me? Who said that people should be buried alive? I was just asking, I didn't mean to let Defu go."

"Ask, it's so easy to say, but I also want to ask, Father, when will you write the edict of abdication? Can you stop occupying the toilet? You can't do anything, but you still occupy the throne."

"If you like it so much, after you die, I will burn a dragon throne for you, and you can sit on it every day after you go down, that's it, isn't it? Now don't do those weird things, okay?"

The more Jiang Li looked at him, the more he disliked him. Ugly people are always causing troubles. He said unhappily, "Father, let me be frank with you. I cannot bury a living person with you. At most, I can bury some cattle and sheep with you."

"Killing too many lives is a sin. If you want to be an emperor in your next life, you'd better do some good deeds and don't commit suicide. If you dare to commit suicide, be careful. I will dig you out when the time comes."

Emperor Ming's eyes widened: "...Rebellious daughter!!"

"Oh, thank you for the compliment. I learned it all from my father."

Jiang Li waved his hands, a little impatient: "Okay, don't mention this matter anymore. It is impossible to bury a living person with the dead. Father, if you want to rest in peace after death, don't commit suicide before you die. Go to sleep, your son is watching you here."

"Sleep, I don't want to sleep, where did you get those melon seeds? Stop eating them, they're making so much noise, how can I sleep?"

"You are so hypocritical. You don't want to sleep, but you are not sleepy. Okay, okay, it's my fault that I have such a hypocritical father. If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. I came here today just to accompany you."

"Go to sleep. It won't be too late for me to leave after you fall asleep."

After hearing her words, Emperor Ming felt relieved. He pulled the quilt, closed his eyes and fell asleep. Jiang Li waited until he fell asleep, then got up and left. Before leaving, he said a few words to Defu.

"My father is sick and confused. He won't bury people alive with him. This practice was abolished during the time of my great-grandfather. My father is just talking about it. He doesn't dare to force you to die."

"After the emperor dies, I hope that the eunuch can give me some advice. If you don't want to, you can leave the palace. After the emperor dies, I will ask for your permission to leave the palace and enjoy your old age."

De Fu smiled and shook his head: "No, I have been in the palace all my life, I am used to it, it is enough for me to enjoy my old age in the palace. I have no relatives if I leave the palace, and I don't know who to look for."

Jiang Li nodded after hearing what he said: "That's fine, I'll arrange for someone to serve you then, and you can live well in the palace. Don't send me off, I can go back by myself."

"Okay, Princess, take care."

Watching her back disappear into the distance, Defu turned back into the palace and stood guard beside Emperor Ming's bed, lest his majesty be unable to find anyone when he woke up.