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

Ying Yi and his men arrived quickly, stood beside Jiang Li, looked around with frowns, and eyes full of hatred: "Master, I will go and investigate. You stay here and do not leave without permission."

Jiang Li opened his mouth, then changed his mind and thought, forget it, it won’t be too late to talk about it later.

"Let's go walk around and see if there are any clues. Let's also see who has been to Lotus Town before. Let's take a closer look to see if there is anything wrong. We can discuss it later and speculate what happened."

"Yes, it was my subordinate who came here."

Soon, a cry of surprise rang out: "Master, come and see quickly, why is there a flag of the Yu Country here? If you haven't been here before, it would be impossible to have this. Could it be that they did it?"

Jiang Li squatted down, picked up the blood-stained flag, looked at the word "Yu" on it, the corners of his mouth twitched, and a flash of silence flashed across his eyes: "You also think that this was done by Yu Country, and the entire Lotus Town was destroyed, leaving no one alive."

"Why did you leave behind only one flag, and a flag with the word 'feather' on it?"

Several people were very sure at first, but after hearing this, they subconsciously swallowed their words and changed their words: "This... is indeed a bit obvious. If they have the energy to kill chickens, ducks and dogs, how could they leave behind a flag, such obvious evidence."

Ying Er hummed: "Master is right, this is indeed a bit deliberate. If they only killed people, they shouldn't have killed chickens, ducks and dogs. If they could do it so carefully, how could they leave a flag behind?"

Jiang Li clapped his hands and said casually, "Take the flag with you. When I see Si Ling next time, I will find him and settle the score. It doesn't matter if it's him or not, but since there is evidence delivered to my door, why not use it?"

"…The master is right."

Not long after, Yingyi came back and said in a low voice, "Master, it is true... no one is alive. I also went to the inn, but the strange thing is that the traces of fighting inside are a bit abnormal. Some places are messy, but some places are intact."

"If the people were being massacred, resistance would be inevitable. Why is it so inconsistent? I feel like something is odd, but I can't put my finger on it for a while. Master, should we stay here for a few more days?"

Jiang Li looked outside the city and asked casually, "When we came here, we saw a forest outside the city, right? Do you think there might be one or two survivors among the people of Lotus Town who were gathering herbs or hunting?"

Ying Yi's eyes lit up: "Yes, even if this disaster came suddenly, there would be no noise at all. If the people heard the noise and realized something was wrong, they would definitely hide and not come out."

"Let's go and have a look in the woods. If we can find a survivor, maybe we can know what happened in Lotus Town. As for Yu Country, they won't do such a stupid thing."

Several people were searching in the woods. There were very few prey in the woods, as if they had been deliberately killed by someone. Only some pheasants and rabbits were left, and all the large wild animals were gone.

"...Master, this forest has been cleared by someone. I'm afraid there won't be any survivors. How about we just...?"

Jiang Li interrupted him without waiting for him to finish: "Shut up and wait here. I'll be back soon. Don't go looking for it, or else it will be lost. I'll have to look for you again, which is too much trouble."

After saying this, he flashed and disappeared.

Several people looked at each other in bewilderment: "Princess, do you think we are useless?"

"Obviously, yes. Just be quiet and wait."

Not long after, Jiang Li came back, carrying a young boy in his hands. The boy was terribly thin, and his body was covered in mud. From a distance, his two eyes were very obvious. When they saw that a person was brought back alive, several people hurried to meet him.

"Master, you are back. Who is this person?"

Mu Shan's eyes were full of vigilance and resentment: "Who are you and why are you here?"

As soon as his hand loosened, Mu Shan fell directly to the ground. Jiang Li took out a handkerchief, wiped the mud off his hands, squatted down and looked at him: "What's your name? Are you from Lianhua Town? Why are you hiding in the mud? What did you see?"

"I, I didn't see anything. You guys should leave quickly. Otherwise, when the monster comes, none of you will be able to escape. You will all... die."

Jiang Li looked at the man who suddenly became terrified and trembling all over, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Don't be afraid, we will take you away from here, no one will hurt you, can you tell me what happened here."

Mu Shan raised his head and looked at her: "Okay, you take me away now, then I can tell you, otherwise after dark, we will all die here, and it will be useless to say anything."

"...Let's go, let's get out of here."

The group ran towards the mountain and covered several miles in one breath. The shadow guards could not keep up. Jiang Li stopped, threw the person in his hand directly to the river, and glanced at the shadow guards.

"Go, wash this mud kid clean and bring him back."

"Yes, master."

"The rest of us will go hunting and make something delicious for dinner."

Several figures dispersed. Jiang Li took a look at the remaining four people and pointed, "Two people go fishing. I want to drink some fish soup tonight. The remaining two people go find firewood and bring it back. Save it for cooking after dark."

After arranging the people, Jiang Li sat on a rock, holding his chin with his hand, his eyes thoughtful. It was unknown what he was thinking about until he heard Ying Yi's voice: "Master, the person has been cleaned."

"Well, bring it here."

Mushan sat on a rock, looking at her eagerly, thinking that this strange woman would ask something, but after waiting for a long time, she was still in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking. He became a little impatient.

"Aren't you going to ask me what happened in Lotus Town?"

Jiang Li turned his head and glanced at him, then said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, you will tell me sooner or later. I'm very hungry now and don't have the energy to think about anything. If you want to tell me, you can wait until I'm full. I don't want to use my brain now."

...This woman is so strange!

It was getting dark, and the shadow guards came back and started to make a fire and cook. Soon, the tempting aroma of meat filled the air, making Mushan swallow his saliva repeatedly, and his eyes glowed green.

It smells so good. He hasn’t eaten meat for a long time. It’s really tempting.

"Master, please eat the roast chicken first, it will be ready soon."

Jiang Li reached out to take it, and directly tore off a large chicken leg, dangling it in front of Mu Shan, and asked slowly: "Child, do you want to eat it? If you want to eat it, just tell me. If I am satisfied, I will give you this chicken leg."

Mu Shan swallowed and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll tell you everything, but you may not believe what I say. If you don't give me chicken legs, what should I do?"

"Huh? Why shouldn't I believe it? Well, I'll give you one first and then we can talk slowly. Even if you say there's a ghost, I'll believe it, right?"