"Yes, Princess, you are very clever."
Bai Ji's eyes sparkled with admiration as she gave Sheng Lingwei a thumbs-up, deeply impressed by her princess's intelligence.
Sheng Lingwei had gradually gotten used to her subordinates' mindless flattery, and found it amusing. She coughed lightly, blinked, and asked.
"Bai Ji, then why did you put fennel in my sachet?"
"This..." Bai Ji lowered her head, embarrassed, and stared at her fingers. She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, meeting Sheng Lingwei's gaze.
"Alas, Princess, I know you are incredibly powerful and can disappear at will, but as your people, we cannot help but worry about your safety, so I..."
"Alright, that's enough. I understand." Sheng Lingwei was utterly helpless. Just how little faith did her subordinates have in her abilities?
Well, they're just looking out for her safety. Let them do what they want!
Bai Ji carefully observed Sheng Lingwei's expression and was overjoyed to see that the princess only showed helplessness and no dissatisfaction.
"Princess, please rest. The chicken soup should be almost ready. I'll go check on it right away."
Sheng Lingwei nodded, "Okay, go ahead!"
Bai Ji quickly got off the carriage and saw that Rong Momo and the other three were staring intently at her. She smiled and gave an OK sign.
The princess taught them this gesture, and it turns out it's quite useful.
Upon seeing this, the four women, including Rong Momo, exchanged glances and breathed a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, the princess did not object to their decision to act on her own.
Inside the carriage, Sheng Lingwei withdrew her spiritual power, a smile playing on her lips as she shook her head helplessly. How could her subordinates be so adorable!
...
Inside the dilapidated temple, the exiled prisoners smelled the aroma of food wafting in the air, their stomachs growling louder and louder.
Who is cooking?
It smells so good!
The aroma of food also attracted the soldiers escorting the exiles. They first searched the entire dilapidated temple, initially thinking that the exiled prisoners were cooking behind their backs.
But now it seems that the prisoners are all staying obediently in the dilapidated temple, and it's not one of them. So who is it?
One of the soldiers' eyes lit up, and he fawned over the leader, "General Liang, we haven't gone to check the situation outside the dilapidated temple yet."
Liang Yongzhao nodded slightly, his eyes dark and greedy. "Yes, you're right. Let's go, a few men come with me to hunt."
"Yes, General Liang."
Five or six of the most trusted officers and soldiers responded loudly, their eyes subtly sweeping over the other officers and soldiers with disdain.
Pshaw, they're all useless trash. Don't even think about getting past them.
The group of seven left the dilapidated temple and quickly spotted Sheng Lingwei and her entourage having dinner. They immediately strode confidently toward them.
One of the soldiers shouted, "Hey, our General Liang has his eye on your food. If you know what's good for you, hand it over right now, or don't blame us..."
Before he could finish speaking, a leaf, carried by a strong wind, instantly slit the soldier's throat.
"Uh, uh..."
The officers and soldiers stared wide-eyed in disbelief, blood gushing from the corners of their mouths, before crashing heavily to the ground with a thud, dying with their eyes wide open.
"ah!"
Liang Yongzhao screamed in terror, his once handsome face turning deathly pale. He quickly drew the long sword from his waist and glared angrily at Sheng Lingwei and the others.
"Tell me, did you kill my men?"
Sheng Lingwei put down her chopsticks, her cold eyes fixed on Liang Yongzhao, her tone filled with chilling murderous intent, "So what if it's us? So what if it's not us?"
"You...you're utterly outrageous." Liang Yongzhao felt a chill run down his spine; he absolutely refused to admit that he was frightened by this woman.
This is outrageous! Liang Yongzhao has never seen such an inconsiderate person before.
He hurriedly turned to the soldiers behind him and said, "All of you, attack! Kill them all, especially that woman in the red dress!"
The five soldiers couldn't help but shudder. They glanced at the corpse on the ground and exchanged a quick look, each with a hint of fear and retreat in their eyes.
Liang Yongzhao roared hoarsely, "Attack! What are you all standing there for? You're all useless trash. What use are you to me?"
One of the officers swallowed hard and mustered his courage to say, "General Liang, we are no match for them. Let's not act rashly."
"Useless trash! How can you be so useless?" Liang Yongzhao was furious and immediately cursed, "This general orders you to charge forward immediately, or I will kill you all."
"This, this..." The five hesitated, neither daring to disobey orders nor daring to rush forward and seek death.
In comparison, the group of women in red were far more terrifying; they were all people who valued their lives and didn't want to die so easily.
Seeing his men hesitate, Liang Yongzhao's eyes turned bloodshot with rage. He swung his longsword and slit the throat of the soldier closest to him.
The officers and soldiers stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with intense resentment and disbelief, gurgling sounds coming from their throats as blood gushed out.
To die slowly in pain and torment.
Even on his deathbed, his eyes remained fixed on Liang Yongzhao.
The remaining four officers and soldiers were terrified, their bodies went limp, and they felt both fear and resentment towards Liang Yongzhao.
Damn it, if you don't have the skill, don't try to cut your own throat.
It just so happens that the hiccup is only halfway through, preventing the person from dying immediately. They only die in agony when the blood blocks their throat. I really wish he could experience that feeling too.
Liang Yongzhao didn't care much. He had killed countless people over the years, and the death of one person was nothing to him; it was as easy as drinking water for him.
"Useless trash, get to him now, or his fate will be your fate."
The four soldiers looked grim; they were doomed either way, so they had no choice but to fight.
So he raised his broadsword and charged straight at Sheng Lingwei and the others. But his heroic act lasted no more than three seconds. They were kicked away by Chuanwu, Chuanqiong, Baiji, and Baishu and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.
Hiss~
Upon seeing this, Liang Yongzhao seemed to lose his ability to think, his face became even more terrified, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.
Chuanwu flashed behind Liang Yongzhao and kicked him to the ground.
"Princess Chang Le is here, please refrain from rudeness."
Princess Chang Le?
Liang Yongzhao stared in horror, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. Oh no, how did he manage to provoke Sheng Lingwei, this great demon?
Isn't that just asking for death?
"Princess Chang Le, please forgive me... If I had known you were here, I wouldn't have dared to provoke you even if you had ten or eight times the courage!"
"Oh!"
Sheng Lingwei sneered, "So, even if I weren't here tonight, you would still bully others as before?"
Liang Yongzhao was about to nod when he quickly realized what he was doing and changed his mind, "No, no, no, I wouldn't dare, really, I'm too timid to bully others."
Sheng Lingwei looked at Chuanwu, "Who is this beast surnamed Liang?"
Chuanwu, as if he were an encyclopedia, immediately replied: "Princess, this man is named Liang Yongzhao. He is the eldest son of the second branch of the Minister's family and also the nephew of Consort Shu in the palace."
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