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

The black shadow had its back to him, and a rough and unpleasant voice echoed in the cave: "Well, I understand. Since they won't take action, we will do something to force them to take action."

"Now that they are here, how can we let them go back? I still need more flesh and blood to nourish my spirit. This is the most suitable place for the formation's center. Once the formation is activated, it will continuously absorb flesh and blood."

"Once God wakes up, the whole world will belong to us."

The black-robed man's eyes were burning like flames: "Yes, those mortals are only worthy of crawling at the feet of God forever. It is their honor to contribute to the awakening of God."

The priest waved his hand, whispered a few instructions, and waved his hand: "Third Elder, you go with us. After the mission is completed, frame the Yu Kingdom and make the Yu Kingdom go to war with the Qi Kingdom."

"As long as these two countries go to war, the other three countries that are watching will also follow suit. Only then will we have enough blood and flesh to supply. Be careful not to leave any traces that will allow them to track us down."

"This is a critical moment, we cannot be exposed yet."

The black-robed man nodded repeatedly: "Yes, don't worry, High Priest. No matter how powerful they are, they will never know how I can turn into black mist and how to catch me."

The priest glanced at him and warned him, "Don't take it lightly. I suspect that Lao Liu's disappearance may be related to them. If you are careless and get caught, don't blame me for ruthlessly silencing you."

"…I understand, priest. Don't worry, if there is really an accident, you can just kill me. As long as it doesn't delay God's resurrection, I am willing to give everything and wait for God to wake up before resurrecting me."

"Well, go ahead and find the right time to do it."

*

Yancheng City Lord's Mansion

Jiang Li came back with the contract, handed it to Gu Yi, and briefly explained what happened. Seeing their eyes shining, she felt uneasy and subconsciously took two steps back, looking at them warily.

"Why do you think so of me? It's just a three-month delay. It doesn't mean we have to withdraw our troops and stop fighting. In the end, we still have to fight. It's just a matter of sooner or later. Just keep a normal mind."

Gu Yi smiled upon hearing this and said seriously, "My Lord, you are right. I am happy that this bet is a good one. We can retreat for three months and then we won't have to delay growing crops. This way, we will naturally have a steady supply of food and fodder."

"But those four countries won't do that. They'll come all the way to Qi State, and their food and grass can only be transported here, or they can rob Qi State's food and grass. But if they can't attack the city, they won't be able to rob it, so they can only rely on transportation from the rear."

"If we want to seize the initiative and directly cut off their food supplies, the morale of the army will surely collapse, which is a good thing for Qi State. If we plan well, they might even retreat because of the lack of food supplies."

Jiang Li nodded, thinking it made sense. Man is made of iron and rice is made of steel, it is impossible for him not to eat. To feed a large army, the daily consumption of food and grass is a terrifying figure. If the supply is cut off, the best outcome may be to retreat.

As for Qi State, it's fine. It's self-sufficient and has cement roads. Even raining doesn't affect the transportation of food and grass. For them, defending the city is not a problem and they can afford it.

"Well, General Gu is right. Anyway, it's a good thing now. You can keep this contract. I have other things to do, so I'll go back first."

Jiang Li returned to his yard, entered the room, closed the door, pulled the man to the bedside, and whispered: "A Yuan, this matter went smoothly. I want to take this opportunity to go to the southern border as soon as possible. When I'm not here, disguise yourself and put a fake person here."

Mo Yuan hummed, whispered something, held her in his arms, and said softly, "I will guard here until you come back. Be careful on the way to the southern border."

"You must keep the shadow guards that His Majesty has given you with you. If there is something that you cannot handle alone, just assign them to do it. Do you understand?"

"Well, I know. If you can let others do the work, you don't have to do it yourself. I understand the reason why the efficiency is too low. Then I will leave tomorrow. Please tell me a story tonight."

Jiang Li was reluctant to leave, and rubbed her cheek against his chest: "After this separation, I'm afraid we won't see each other for a long time. You must guard the city well and don't do anything weird, otherwise don't blame me for being cruel. Stay away from women, and those men who visit brothels, too. You know the principle of being influenced by bad company."

Mo Yuan laughed dumbly and hummed, "My wife, the same is true. If you marry someone else again, your husband will be really angry. It's okay to be playful, but you can't joke about things like this."

If you are not careful, you may get into trouble in love.

The most difficult thing in the world is love.

As Jiang Li listened, he fell asleep unknowingly.

three days later

Ten people with one heart appeared on the official road. Looking at the town not far away, Jiang Li let out a breath. In the past three days, she had either been eating barbecue or dry food. She had a sore throat. If she didn't find a town to take a hot bath, she would almost die of discomfort.

Ying Yi lowered his head and said, "Master, the Lotus Town is ahead. I have been here before. It is a very beautiful town. If you come here in summer, you can see lotus flowers blooming everywhere..."

Jiang Li's eyes lit up and he urged, "What are we waiting for? Let's go quickly. We need to get to the town before dark so that we can go to the inn to rest and then continue on our journey. We've been traveling day and night for three days and we're exhausted."

"Yes, Master, brothers, follow quickly."

As they got closer, the smile on Jiang Li's face slowly disappeared, and his expression became a little solemn. He sniffed, the smell of blood was so familiar that he could smell it from such a distance. He could imagine what was going on in the town.

"Master, this smell of blood..."

"Damn it, could it be that Yu Country attacked the people? That's not right. They just attacked the city before, and they were not brutal to the people. There's no reason to treat the people on the border of Qi Country differently."

Jiang Li narrowed his eyes, quickened his pace, and disappeared in an instant like a gust of wind. The shadow guards behind him took a deep breath to catch up, their faces flushed, their master was too fast, they could hardly keep up.

After a stick of incense, the tightly closed city gate was pushed open. The smell of blood in the air seemed to be real, making it hard to breathe and making people feel extremely depressed.

He swept the city, spreading his mental power to search for survivors, but there was not a single one. Not to mention people, there was not even a dog. This weird situation made Jiang Li's scalp numb.

Something is wrong. Something is terribly wrong here. If it was really done by the Yu people, why didn't they leave a single person alive? And the smell of blood is strong, but why doesn't there seem to be that much blood on the ground?

If everyone in a town died, even if each person bleeds a little, it would be a terrifying amount. Something is wrong here. Looking at the traces of blood, it seems more like the blood was poured out rather than splashed.