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

Early next morning

After Jiang Li woke up and ate and drank his fill, he released the Sixth Elder. Looking at the black-robed man who had transformed into a human form, he became curious, took a step forward, pulled off his hat, and met a pair of blood-red eyes.

The face was unclear, surrounded by black fog. It looked like there were many black bugs crawling on the face, which made people's scalps numb...

I couldn't help but dry heave: "Yue, no wonder you wrapped yourself up, you can't even see your face, what the hell is that, it's so disgusting, you are sensible, you know to cover yourself up and not scare people."

Sixth Elder: ...Haha, this damn woman, she didn't reveal herself because she was afraid of being discovered and exposing their identities. They are God's messengers, how can they be disgusting? It's really infuriating.

He shouted angrily: "You, don't go too far."

Jiang Li sneered, with a mean look on his face, and hooked his finger: "Oh, I was too much, hit me, hit me, you useless bastard, you are not even a human being."

"Humph, it's a good thing there's no purifier here, otherwise black fog like you would have ended up being purified. What are you yelling about here? Put on your hat quickly. You'll be responsible if you scare the kids to tears."

The Sixth Elder was so angry that he was shaking. He put on his hat with frustration and lowered his head to hide the malice in his eyes. Just wait, as long as he brought her back to the priest, he would kill her, or even make her into a puppet.

"Hey, why don't you say anything? Are you thinking of some evil idea to plot against me? Let me tell you, I am not someone you want to mess with. I am kind enough to send you back home, so please don't force me to use force."

Seeing that he was silent, as if he was dead, Jiang Li curled his lips, swung the whip in his hand, and urged: "Hurry up and lead the way. I will take you back."

"Yingyi, take the token to the southern border and tell the soldiers guarding the city that no matter what method they use, they must postpone the start of the war. Everything will be discussed after I return. Do you understand?"

Several letters floated over: "Give the letters to them. If anyone is reckless and disobedient, treat them as spies and kill them first without reporting to me later. I will take responsibility for any problems. Don't stay here any longer, leave as soon as possible..."

Yingyi reached out to take the letter, and looking at the man who had disappeared, the corners of his mouth twitched, a little helpless: "Brothers, pack up and let's get going. As for this little guy, take him with you. If your parents are still alive, someone will take you home."

Hearing this, Mu Shan couldn't stop his tears from flowing down: "Wow, my parents will definitely be alive and will definitely take me home."

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other side

Jiang Li untied the barrier and followed behind the black fog. No matter how fast he ran, he kept a distance from him. Until he stopped, looking at the endless rift in front of him, he urged: "Where is the entrance?"

The Sixth Elder said nothing. He placed his hand on the stone wall and felt it carefully. After an unknown amount of time, he stood up and said excitedly, "We found it. It's inside this mountain wall. There must be an entrance to get in."

"... Nonsense, stop now. I know it's here, but the problem is that the wall is so huge and there are so many rifts. How can I find it? It's impossible for you to just feel around a little at a time. It will take forever to find it."

"No, that's not necessary. Just go to the highest point and wait. As long as someone comes out, I will be able to sense it, and then just follow them in."

Jiang Li raised his eyebrows upon hearing this: "Oh, it seems that you have a special way of communicating with each other. It is an ability that only species like you, who are neither human nor ghost, have."

The Sixth Elder said nothing, he knew he couldn't win the argument, so he just kept silent. Haha, this woman wouldn't live long anyway, and if she came to their territory, she would only be turned into a puppet.

Thinking of this, he became slightly excited, and the black mist around him began to tremble.

Seeing his somewhat wretched appearance, Jiang Li asked tentatively, "What dirty things are you thinking about? You can't even get rid of the black mist on your body. Do you need me to help you cut it off? It's really strenuous for you to see."

"No, no, I'm just a little excited about the thought of going home."

"Oh, I'm also excited, so let's have a good whipping, otherwise my hands will itch. Tell me, if you go home in the future and there's no one to whip me, I'll be so lonely."

The Sixth Elder stepped back subconsciously and looked at her warily: "Don't do anything rash. If I'm injured too badly, people will definitely notice something is wrong. How will you get in then? What do you think?"

Jiang Li rolled his eyes and thought it made sense: "Okay, then I won't beat you. Let's go up a little higher. You look carefully and find your way in as soon as possible. I don't have that much time to waste."

two hours later

The Sixth Elder was holding a rope in his hand, and Jiang Li was wearing linen clothes, with his head lowered and his hands tied. The two followed a man in a black robe and walked towards the cave. Along the way, Jiang Li watched them out of the corner of his eye, but didn't notice anything wrong.

The smell of blood at the tip of her nose was getting stronger and stronger, and it was obvious that they were getting closer and closer to the nest. Jiang Li's eyes were frighteningly bright, they were finally almost there, and she wanted to see what the hell it was this time.

After entering the cave, the black-robed man who led the way said coldly: "Sixth Brother, hang up the people and let them bleed. Those bloody people will be ready soon. They will also be our fighting force. By the way, why did you take so long to go out this time?"

The Sixth Elder opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but found that no words came out. He turned his head to look at the person who was shaking all over with his head down. His bloodshot eyes were full of resentment. Damn woman, she must have done something.

He pointed to his throat and shook his head.

The black-robed man hummed when he saw this and said, "If your throat is damaged, wait for the priest to come back and he will help you fix it. I have other things to do. Quickly drain the person's blood and throw the body in the next cave."

"..."

After everyone left, there were only two people left in the entire cave. Jiang Li raised his head, glanced at the bubbling blood pool, walked over quickly, exerted force with his hands, broke free from the rope, took out a hook beside him, and prepared to dip it into the blood pool to fish something out.

The Sixth Elder on the side saw this, his eyes widened, and he opened his mouth subconsciously: "Wait, what are you doing, are you crazy?"

"Hey, how can I speak? What did you do to me?"

Jiang Li ignored him, stabbed the hook in, and pulled it up with force. A fleshless, bloody corpse was hooked up, with a heartbeat still in its chest. Looking at this disgusting monster, it was even more disgusting than a zombie.

At least zombies have no heartbeats, so we know for sure they are not human. But what on earth is this thing? How is it made? Where has its skin gone? How can a person still be alive without skin? This is unscientific, damn unscientific.

"Tell me, what on earth is this thing? What is the purpose of creating this monster? You are a guest, so you must answer my questions honestly."