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

Mo Yuan listened to her mumbling as he paced back and forth in the room, totally confused. He didn't understand what she was saying, and before he could ask, he saw the person disappear in a flash. He was stunned and sighed.

He looked down and saw his daughter drooling in front of him. She said quietly, "Chu Chu, your mother must have forgotten us when she got busy. Let's go to grandma's house, okay?"

"Giggle cluck~~~"

The little baby was drooling and waving his little hands. After putting his face close to his father's, he giggled and stared with his bright black eyes as if he was afraid that the man would leave.

Mo Yuan laughed in silence, tapped his daughter's nose, and said unhappily, "Girl, you are only a little old, but you only know how to find good-looking ones. You reach out to hug the good-looking ones, and cry to the ugly ones. It's not okay to just look at the appearance like this."

"Just because a man looks good doesn't mean he has a good heart. When you grow up, you can't be fooled by just a face. Look at more good-looking ones, so you won't be fooled in the future. Dad will take you there."

*

After Jiang Li entered the palace, he went straight to the Ministry of War and began drawing pictures, urging: "Hurry up and print out what I want. It's urgent!"

The blacksmith looked at the blueprint and frowned, "Princess, this iron claw-like thing is originally a hidden weapon. If it is made too big, it will be easy to get tired when attached to the arm. By then, it will be too sore and you won't be able to lift it, and its power will be greatly reduced."

"Besides, such a long thing requires a lot of iron, and the cost is too high. Where can I find so much iron ore? Princess, what do you want this thing for? If it's just for self-defense..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jiang Li, who waved his hand and said, "No, I want a weapon that can easily pry open a person's skull. Do you understand what I mean? Since this claw doesn't work, give me a feasible one."

Tieshan felt a headache after hearing this, and said with a wooden face: "Princess, if you want to kill someone, you can use a dagger or a hidden weapon. There is no need to hit the head. The head is too hard. Why bother?"

"No, I'm going to knock on your head. Only when the brain core is destroyed can a person not be turned into a puppet. Do you understand what I mean? Isn't it very clear? You look very energetic, but how can you have such a poor comprehension ability?"

"... Your Majesty, your Majesty is not like that. Well, it's just a knock on the head. Your Majesty, I will think of another way. Princess, please come in two days. This iron claw is really not suitable. Not only is it expensive, but it is also too heavy and not easy to use."

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, and seeing that he was serious, he simulated it in his mind. Okay, that's true. It is very convenient for her to use, but she also has to consider that the weak strength of ordinary soldiers is indeed not enough to lift it.

He nodded, looking like he was easy to talk to: "Okay, then I'll listen to you. I'll give you three days. After three days, you must give me a plan and a useful weapon."

Tieshan gritted his teeth and agreed. If he didn't agree, the princess would definitely dismantle the Ministry of War today. If it took three days, he would discuss it with his colleagues and decide on it as soon as possible so that the weapon that could knock... the head out could be produced. Oh, it was such a headache.

Seeing her leave, Tieshan let out a breath, put down the work in his hands, and called the people away to discuss. The others were dumbfounded when they heard it, and looked at him in disbelief: "Tieshan, are you crazy? Who asked you to agree to it?"

"Give the princess whatever she wants. Who told you to talk nonsense? If we don't come up with a plan when the time comes, how will we face the princess? Do you think we are too old?"

"Oh my God, if you offend His Majesty, the worst that can happen is that your property will be confiscated and you will be exiled. If you offend the princess, that would be worse than death. Tieshan, who asked you to come here today? You are really in trouble."

Tieshan had a wooden face and a confused look in his eyes. He murmured, "But we are the Ministry of War. It is our job to make weapons with low cost. Even if the princess doesn't come, we will still do it."

The others looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Forget it, this guy is hopeless and can't tell good from bad. Since he has accepted it, let him do it. If it really fails, he will be pushed out to pay the penalty.

An hour later, the waiter left.

Tieshan returned to the blacksmith's room alone. Not long after, he heard hammering sounds from inside. The hammering sounds did not stop until dawn...

three days later

Jiang Li walked in directly and saw that person with his back to him, fiddling with something. He shouted, "Hey, have you finished the thing? Let me have a look first. Oh, where are the others? Why are you the only one here?"

"Princess, look, this is what I made. You need to throw it when you use it. The spikes on the iron ball can easily smash the skull with the force of the throw. And if you have more strength, you can hit a lot of people at once."

Tieshan picked it up and tried it, then threw it over and easily broke the shield. No matter how hard a person's skull is, it can't be as hard as a shield. Seeing this scene, both of them laughed.

Jiang Li stretched out his hand and was eager to try: "This is fun, let me try it and see how many times I can increase the force. Please move aside, what if I can't control it well and knock the house down, don't hurt yourself by mistake."

"You have a good brain and are a talented person, but you can't die unjustly."

"...It's okay. This blacksmith house is very solid. Princess, don't worry. Even if you are very strong, you can't knock it down."

Just as he finished speaking, a black ball smashed through the shield and flew towards the wall, leaving a hole. Light shone into the hole from outside. With a series of cracking sounds, Tieshan's eyelids twitched as he stared at the hole, which was getting bigger and bigger.

Before he could react, his collar tightened and he flew into the air. His head hit something and he felt dizzy. All he saw were stars. He reached out to grab them and said dazedly, "Princess, there are so many stars. I feel a little dizzy."

With a loud bang, the huge iron room was instantly turned into a pile of ruins. Jiang Li raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose. His eyes were wandering and he felt guilty. He glanced at the people around him who looked like fools.

While he wasn't paying attention, she quietly stuffed the iron spiked ball chain into his hand, preparing to pretend she didn't do it. In short, she didn't do it. She just wouldn't admit it without evidence. Who knew the house was so weak? It must have been a shoddy construction.

Many people were attracted by the noise, and after a look, they were dumbfounded and wailed: "Oh my God, what happened? Did the ground shake? How could the house collapse? Tieshan, come and take a look, what's going on?"

"You have been in the room the whole time, there is no way you didn't know."

Tieshan came back to his senses, looked at the ruins, then looked at the princess beside him, with a conflicted look on his face. Finally, he lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "Master, I'm sorry, I accidentally hit this and it collapsed. It may also be that the beams are not strong, so I can just build a new one."

"...!!"

The others looked at him, then at the princess who was clearly feeling guilty. How could they not understand? The leading old man sighed and said, "Forget it. Princess, just tell His Majesty about this matter. I won't bother with it."

Jiang Li touched his nose and said obediently, "Okay, make more of this thorn ball. I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I won't stay any longer. Goodbye."

Everyone looked at the fleeing figure in silence.