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

Yuguo Palace

Emperor Yu pushed open the door and entered the bedroom. He was exhausted and was about to lie down to rest when he felt a chill creeping in. His eyes became fierce and he said, "Who is here? Get out of here quickly."

A black shadow flashed by, and a man in black robe stood in the hall, motionless like a puppet. The shadow guard stood in front of Yu Di, his eyes full of murderous intent, and he raised the dagger in his hand and stabbed forward.

I clearly saw the dagger stabbed in, but in the next moment it seemed as if it had hit nothing, passing through the black-robed man's body. The black-robed man's body also turned into black mist and instantly returned to its original state.

A low, hoarse and unpleasant voice came from the man in black robes: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. I have no intention of hurting anyone. I am just here to deliver a letter. It won't be too late for us to talk after Your Majesty has read the letter."

As he spoke, a letter wrapped in a black mist was handed over. The shadow guard snatched it away directly. After making sure there was no problem with the letter, he opened it, took out the letter inside, and handed it to Yu Di.

When Yu Di opened it, his expression changed instantly, and he stared at the man in black robe with burning eyes: "Is this letter real? The daughter of the eldest princess of Qi country really has the ability to bring the dead back to life. Does that mean immortality is also..."

As an emperor, who hasn't dreamed of immortality? He has taken elixirs in the hope of slowing down aging, but that is ultimately an illusion. With power in hand, what he wants most is to live longer, and now this opportunity is before him.

The black-robed man was like a petrified being, motionless, and a rigid voice came out: "Yes, the Yun Emperor also went there for the child and the Qi Kingdom's magic weapon. Your Majesty should have received the news that the Yun Kingdom is recruiting troops."

Emperor Yu looked at him with a vigilant look in his eyes: "Who are you and why do you tell me this news without any reason? What do you want to do?"

"..."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Yu Di wanted to say something, but he saw the man dissipate like a ball of black mist in an instant and disappeared in the blink of an eye. This strange scene made his pupils shrink.

If he hadn't had the letter in his hand, he would have thought it was an illusion.

"Your Majesty, this man is so strange. We don't know if he is a human or a ghost. Can we really trust his information? Is he a fraud?"

Yu Di frowned and felt a headache. His brain was in a conflict. On one hand, there was the temptation of immortality, and on the other hand, there was fear of the man in black robe. Why had he never seen someone with such strange methods before?

The man in black robe must have gone to the Yun Kingdom. What method did he use to make that madman listen to him and be willing to send troops to the Qi Kingdom? Then why did he come to me again? Did he hope that several countries would besiege the Qi Kingdom?

It's ridiculous to think about it. It's just a small country. How could it be worth it for several countries to take action at the same time? Magical weapons... are just rumors and may not be true.

He exhaled and said, "Pass on my order to summon the Grand Tutor, Prime Minister, and General to the palace. I have something to discuss with them. This matter must not be spread outside. Be careful not to be discovered."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

It's getting dark

Emperor Yu looked at several ministers, all of whom were his right-hand men. If he wanted to attack Qi State, he certainly could not use the excuse of immortality, as that would make people in the world think of him. But it would naturally be better to use Yun State as an excuse.

"My dear ministers, what do you think?"

"In reply to your Majesty, I think if the letter is true, then Yun State must be aiming for something big, and Qi State must have some powerful weapons, otherwise they wouldn't have suddenly stopped their attack and turned around to attack Qi State."

"Yes, Grand Master, what you said makes sense. This big commotion will consume a lot of food and grass. If the benefits are not enough, Yun State is not stupid and will not change its target at this time."

The general frowned. He felt something was wrong. Even if what was written in the letter was true, Qi was just a small country. How could it attract the two big countries, Yun and Yu, to attack them at the same time?

"Your Majesty, you must be cautious about this matter. Once you send troops out, the manpower, material resources and food losses will be very large. Now is the cold winter, and there is food stored, but after the spring comes, we must save seeds for planting."

Whitebeard looked at him and said seriously, "General, why do you think Qi State didn't buy any food this winter? Don't forget that the drought in Qi State is very serious."

"This……"

"General, you don't know, right? I do know a little bit. Previously, Yun State drove the old, weak and sick people from Luocheng away, thinking that it would consume Qi State's food and grass. Even if it didn't consume them, pushing the killing to Qi State would not do them any harm."

"But in the end, the refugees were resettled and not only had a place to live, but they also had good food. If there were no high-yield grain, how could Qi State's output be enough to feed so many people, including the refugees?"

The general remained silent. He was also curious about how Qi State did it. Even if they bought grain, they could not afford such a huge consumption. Therefore, they really must have high-yield grain if they could get it.

No matter which country controls it, it can grow rapidly.

"Grandmaster... you are right. I wonder when Your Majesty plans to send troops to Qi State. Since we want to seize the high-yield grain, we can't go to Luoyun State. Otherwise, if they get it, we will be the next target."

Upon hearing this, the Feather Emperor's expression became more serious. "Yes, this is what I am worried about. Even if we don't want it, we must not let the Yun Kingdom get it. Otherwise, we will be at a disadvantage against the Yun Kingdom in the future."

"My dear ministers, please go back first, write this report as soon as possible, finalize the plan, and start to mobilize troops to set out for Qi Kingdom. We must get there before Yun Kingdom, and we must not let them succeed."

Several people said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Three days later, in the court

After Yu Di finalized the plan, he began to make arrangements. Only he knew the secret excitement in his heart. If the rumors were true, then after bringing the person back, his plan for immortality would probably be possible to achieve.

Of course, there is no need to take the pills anymore, as medicine is poisonous...

After retiring from court, he came to the alchemy room, with a happy look on his face, and said cheerfully: "Master, where are the pills? The ones I took before are almost gone. Please make more. I feel very tired recently, but the effect of the medicine is not working anymore."

The Taoist priest lowered his eyelids to hide the malice in his eyes: "To answer your majesty, this pill is a medicine after all. If you take too much, the effect will indeed not be as good as at the beginning. But it's okay, I'm already changing the pill formula."

"It will be developed soon. I hope Your Majesty will be patient and wait for a while."

Emperor Yu nodded, and then he remembered something and became a little worried: "Master, you said that Emperor Ming of Qiguo died early. Could it be related to the elixir he took? After all, medicine is three-quarters poison. I hope the medicine you added will be milder."

"...Yes, Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will not harm Your Majesty's body. As for why Emperor Ming died early, I think it was not the problem of the elixir. Maybe he was angry to death. I heard that the eldest princess is not an easy person to deal with."

"Haha, what the Taoist said makes sense."