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

Jiang Li covered her face with a handkerchief soaked in water and huddled in a corner. Well, this was truly one of the only two embarrassing moments she had experienced since she came into this world.

The first time was when I crawled out from a pile of dead bodies, and the second time was when I was led into a cave by a python. It was a vertical cave, bah, so unlucky.

Wang Meng, who was not far away, searched carefully and sniffed: "Do you smell anything burning?"

The others looked at each other and shook their heads: "No, maybe you smelled it wrongly? This is in the woods, how could there be a burnt smell? We have been paying attention, for fear of causing a forest fire."

"Wang Meng, your nose is too sensitive sometimes. You must be having an illusion."

"Yes, yes, in this forest, no one would dare to set fire, unless it was the boss, who is reckless and would not dare to do anything..."

Wang Meng's eyes lit up, and he looked at him fiercely: "Tell me again, who did you say just now? The boss, right? Yes, it must be the boss who set the fire. Let's go and follow the smell to find it."

The others looked confused. They looked at the person running in front, exchanged glances, and had no choice but to keep up, shouting as they ran.

"Slow down, wait for us."

Jiang Li noticed that they were getting closer and closer, and her eyes lit up. Great, her brothers were really good, they were able to find them like this, it was really...

Hey, wait, it’s dark now, I hope you don’t fall down.

Wang Meng was holding a stick in his hand, exploring the road ahead. As expected, he soon felt something was wrong ahead. He stopped and shouted behind him, "Stop, something is wrong here."

"What, something's wrong."

"Be careful, there's no one in this forest all year round. There might be some potholes. Don't fall into them."

Jiang Li heard their voices and shouted, "Wang Meng, are you up there?!"

Wang Meng heard something vaguely, squatted down, and lay on the ground to listen carefully until he heard the familiar voice. He said in surprise: "Boss, are you down there? Come on, bring the rope over."

"...Yes, the boss is really down there. How did he fall down? If it were daytime, you should be able to see a hole in the ground."

"Shut up, stop talking nonsense, the important thing is to pull the person up first."

No one else knew how big the cave was, so they could only connect all the ropes they brought and throw them down. If that was still not enough, they would have to wait until daytime.

He will bring the rope when the time comes. Fortunately, the person has been found and he can breathe a sigh of relief without having to worry about the bandits rioting.

Jiang Li was waiting downstairs.

Soon Wang Meng's voice was getting closer: "Boss, I'm coming down to pick you up, but this rope is not enough. See if you can jump up by yourself."

"...I can hold the rope. You go up first, and I can climb up by holding the rope. If there are two of us, I'm afraid the rope won't be able to bear the weight."

"Okay, Boss. I'll go up right away. If I shake the rope later, I'll be able to go up. Pay attention."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Wang Meng."

She was sincere. This man was very thoughtful and careful, much better than that careless Lin Xiao. It was right to keep him.

If she left Lin Xiao behind, she would probably sleep forever in the cave, and that guy would never be able to find her. Sure enough, after a comparison, that guy was no longer worth keeping.

Wang Meng was flattered when he heard this. The boss actually thanked him, but... it was quite embarrassing. He was so anxious because he thought those bandits would take their lives if they couldn't find the boss.

"No, it's nothing. It's all as I should do. I'll go up first."

"Um"

Jiang Li put out the fire and saw the rope in the moonlight, swinging back and forth. She knew that Wang Meng had already gone up and it was time for her to go up.

He jumped up, grabbed the rope, and quickly climbed up. When he reached the edge of the cave, he looked at the people who had come with him, and his eyes warmed.

"Thank you for coming to see me, otherwise I would really have died in the underground."

As soon as these words came out, several people burst out laughing: "Haha, don't say that, Boss. I'm glad you're okay. But in the future, when we come out, can we bring someone with us? Even if we can't help you with anything."

"At least if something happens, there's someone who can go back and call for help."

Jiang Li nodded: "Well, I was wrong about this matter. I was too arrogant and made you worry. I will pay attention next time. Are those bandits still honest? Let's talk while we walk."

Wang Meng nodded: "They didn't know you were missing, so they were quite honest. If they knew, they would have started a riot. Fortunately, we found you, otherwise we wouldn't be enough for those bandits to kill."

"…Your words remind me that if we just use force to control them, there is no guarantee that they will not continue to watch us covetously. It seems that we need to find another way."

"Well, Boss, why not try poisoning them? With poison in their bodies, they will be more obedient. This way, Boss will be freer and can go wherever he wants without having to come back every day to watch over them."

"The premise is that you bring someone with you so that we can know where you went and nothing will happen to you."

Jiang Li thought about it and decided to try poison, but with so many people, it would take a long time to make the poison. He wondered if Mu Qingchen could handle it alone.

They tiptoed back without disturbing anyone.

next day

When those restless bandits saw the familiar figure, they were frightened and instantly became obedient, working very hard.

Wang Meng stood on a high place and saw their reactions. His eyes darkened. If he hadn't found the boss last night, he would have been in trouble today. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Li waved her hand, took someone with her, and ran towards the python cave. When she explored last night, she vaguely felt that something was wrong. Today, during the day, she would go and figure it out.

Seeing him taking people away, the others felt relieved.

As long as the boss is alive and well, these bandits dare not move. He raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Jiang Li stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the rope, and said, "You wait up there, I'll go down and take a look."

"Yes"

After going down this time, Jiang Li was a little more calm. He lit the torch to illuminate the bottom of the cave, reached out his hand and groped around little by little, grabbed a handful of soil, came to the bright place, and saw the color clearly.

I was thinking and wondering whether this thing was black soil or... coal. If it was coal, then the chances of making steel would be much better.

It's not difficult to try, but I don't know how much coal there is in this direction. If there is a lot, she might burn herself to death if she sets a fire.

Jiang Li sighed, took out the bag from the space, dug out most of the bag, climbed up the rope, returned to the village, closed the door, and started the experiment. He found that the soil could really burn.