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

Three days later, at the foot of Longhu Mountain

Jiang Li, wearing an emerald green dress, stood there motionless. Soon, there was a rustling sound in the woods, but she pretended not to hear it and kept her head down without saying a word.

A man walked up to her and shouted loudly: "Which village are you from?"

"Reply...Reply to Master, I am from Shi...Shitou Village..."

"Damn it, he's still a stutterer. Look up."

Jiang Li raised her head, revealing her delicate and fair little face. There was a flash of surprise in the bearded man's eyes. This time the stuff is different. Look at her skin, so tender that you can pinch water out of it. She is worthy of being the village chief's granddaughter. She is so well taken care of.

This time she did not put on a veil. Her purpose was of course to be noticed by the leader of the village. If she could capture the leader, she would not have to worry about the others and could capture the village in the shortest possible time.

She doesn't have that much time to waste. Steelmaking will take a lot of time and there is no time to waste.

Jiang Li knew that he had facial paralysis and was afraid that others would notice that something was wrong, so he raised his head and then immediately lowered it again. In the eyes of the bearded man, that was just shyness. Yes, it was really good this time.

The boss will definitely like it. Hehe, by then... maybe I can give him one of the tributes from other villages as a reward. I haven't touched a woman for a long time, and I'm really feeling pent up.

The bearded man softened his tone: "Well, come with me. I tell you, don't cry when you get up the mountain. The boss hates that the most."

"Also, there is meat to eat in the mountains, which is better than what you have down there. You must learn to be content and serve the boss well. Good days are still to come. Come with me. If you can't walk, I can carry you on my back."

Jiang Li shook his head: "Walk...walk...move."

"Okay, if you can't walk, you can tell me anytime. Forget it, it's really hard for you to speak with your stutter."

"When we get to the mountain, don't say anything. It won't be good for you if you anger the boss. He doesn't have the sympathy for women that I do. Let's go. Let's go up the mountain early so that we can catch up for the wine."

The bearded man walked and talked to himself, "Every time at this time, the village is the busiest. When we choose a good bride and have the wedding night, there will naturally be no shortage of meat and wine."

"You are a stutterer. If the boss doesn't like you, then you can choose me. I, Old Hu, don't have any other women except you. I will definitely treat you well."

"Don't be fooled by my rough appearance. I'm actually very gentle to women. Oh, I'm embarrassed. Anyway, don't be afraid. You're so beautiful. You won't have to worry about no one wanting you in the village."

"If no one wants them, they will be thrown into the cave. I tell you, that's where the real horror is. When you're pregnant, you don't even know who the father of the child is. It's the same as those women who open their legs to serve men."

Jiang Li looked at the inexplicably shy man and was shocked. The man's coquettish behavior was too creepy. She wanted to smash his head. She clenched her fists unconsciously and her hands felt itchy.

My mind was racing, sorting out the information.

First, the women from those villages would be picked up if they were sent to the mountains, and those who were not wanted would suffer a miserable fate.

Second, tonight might be the wedding night, which means that if the timing is right, they can do it tonight.

Jiang Li lowered his head and followed him up the mountain obediently.

The bearded man thought that she could not walk more than a few steps, but unexpectedly, she was almost at the top of the mountain without blushing or panting, which was quite unusual.

"You...are really good at climbing mountains."

"Work hard, work hard, and be strong..."

"You can still be so white after working so hard. Your grandfather has raised you very well. We are here. Follow me through the small door. The main door is not for women to pass through. It is considered unlucky."

Jiang Li narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

It was almost dark, and by the time a dozen women were gathered together, torches had been lit around them, making the room much brighter. They could hear suppressed cries, and it was obvious that they were unwilling to come up.

Someone tugged at his sleeve, and Jiang Li turned his head to look over. It was a little girl with freckles on her face, who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Sister, why don't you cry? Aren't you afraid?"

Seeing that the bearded man was gone, Jiang Li didn't have to pretend to be dumb, and whispered, "You can't go down the mountain even if you cry. Why should you cry? It's better to save your energy, otherwise you'll get hungry easily."

"What's your name?"

"Sister, my name is Yaya, what's yours?"

“… Cuicui.”

Yaya moved closer and grabbed her sleeve. She always felt that being close to this sister made her feel more at ease. It was so scary here. She didn't know what she would do next and whether she would eat people.

Jiang Li reached out and patted her shoulder, comforting her: "It's okay, don't be afraid."

"Sister, you are so pretty. Yaya is ugly. Will they eat Yaya? I heard that those who are ugly will be killed and eaten."

……Um?

If this village eats people, then no one can be left alive. These beasts who eat people deserve to die. In the last days, there are also people who eat children and women. Once they start eating, they are completely inhumane and have no choice but to kill.

"No, just follow me closely."

Yaya nodded, leaning against her arm, rubbing her cheek against her clothes: "Sister, you are so kind."

Jiang Li opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, a few men came over from a distance, sat on stools, and stared at them with burning eyes filled with lust, which made people feel sick.

The scarred man sat at the highest seat and said to the person beside him, "Go, call Doctor Mu over and see if there is anyone he likes. If there is, then he can keep the person here for sure."

"Boss, I don't think so. In the past, even if Doctor Mu came, he wouldn't even look at me."

"Shut up, go ahead and yell, I want you to tell me, are you the boss or am I, get out of the way."

He knelt on the ground with a thud: "Boss, spare my life. I will go right away, right away..."

Zhang Dahu looked at the man who was rolling and crawling, and spat, "Useless trash, no brains at all. Doctor Mu's medical skills are so high, he was invited to the mountain, so there is no reason for him to let go of the mountain."

"Once there are women and children here, I don't believe he can escape. Humph, so stupid. He didn't like the one before because of the bad stuff. This one is really good."

Zhang Erhu: "Brother, if that kid doesn't listen, just beat him up. Why be so polite?"

"What do you know? It's very easy for a doctor to kill someone. I can't offend him. I'm counting on him to save me at the critical moment."

"If he hadn't taken action before, I would have been dead."

Zhang Erhu immediately lowered his head and said timidly: "Brother, I was wrong. Let Doctor Mu choose first this time."

"Um"

Mu Qingchen came slowly in a white robe, his face was as white as jade, with a faint smile on his face all the time. He looked friendly and polite, with curved peach blossom eyes, and when he looked at people, people could not help but be immersed in his eyes.

Zhang Dahu stood up and said enthusiastically, "Doctor Mu is here, come and take a look, is there any woman you like here? She is already quite old, if you find one you like, getting married and settling down with her is the real thing."