This operation.
Sheng Lingwei brought more than 10,000 people, including the elderly and children, except for those holding babies who were still breastfeeding and their mothers.
Everyone else was sent out on missions.
After all, there were quite a few people from those four major forces, and simply tying them up with ropes would be a huge undertaking.
The population of Yucheng County is neither large nor small, totaling approximately 50,000 people.
Of these people, a small majority belong to the lowest social strata.
Among them were those who had been exiled by the imperial court.
There are native locals who, despite being locals, struggle to support their entire families due to lack of money and power.
As a result, they became the lowest rung of the food chain among the locals, and being bullied and humiliated was a common occurrence.
These two types of people already lead difficult lives and have never participated in the shady dealings of the four major powers, so they are not among the people Sheng Lingwei is targeting.
As for the remaining 30,000-plus people...
She wouldn't kill them all; she killed those who resisted fiercely and kept the rest to do hard labor.
Hehe, she had already planned it all out.
She wants to transform Yucheng County into a beautiful city with clear waters and lush mountains, as her place to live and retire.
Next, Sheng Lingwei led the remaining women and infants in the group, along with all the luggage, carriages, oxcarts, and pushcarts, to her princess residence.
The guards who remained at the princess's residence spotted Sheng Lingwei from afar, but hesitated to acknowledge her.
Mainly!
Behind their princess were strange carts and carriages, which weren't unusual as to have animals pulling them.
Strangely, those carts clearly require a person to push them.
But they followed the princess so strangely, as if controlled by someone, a scene that almost blinded them.
Good heavens, could the princess possibly control ghosts?
Seeing the stunned expressions on the faces of the guards, Sheng Lingwei couldn't help but tease them, "Hey, wake up! Your jaws are practically dropping to the floor. Hurry up and pick them up."
The guards seemed to awaken from a dream.
They instinctively touched their chins, only to find that their chins were actually there. They blushed and realized what had happened.
He hurriedly knelt on one knee, respectfully clasped his hands, and said, "Your subordinate greets Your Highness, may Your Highness live a thousand years."
Sheng Lingwei chuckled softly, then extended her right hand and used her mental power to help everyone up. "Please rise, everyone."
The guards felt a gentle force lift them up, a force that was both powerful and mysterious, leaving their bodies completely out of their control.
What... exactly is going on?
The guards all looked at Sheng Lingwei, their eyes filled with disbelief and admiration.
"Your Highness, could you please tell us what kind of technique you used just now? We are extremely curious."
"Yes, Your Highness, I was also wondering why that cart could move by itself?"
Looking at the curious faces, Sheng Lingwei couldn't help but smile and said, "What I used just now was mental power. It can kill people invisibly and control anything you want to control."
"Mental power?"
The guards became even more curious, quickly transforming into inquisitive children.
"Princess, what is spiritual power?"
“Uh…” Sheng Lingwei couldn’t explain it clearly for a while, so she could only say, “Mental strength is equivalent to the internal strength you cultivate, but mental strength is more powerful than internal strength.”
Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, it wasn't a ghost.
Otherwise, they might not be able to control themselves and let out a terrified scream.
By the way, with such powerful mental strength, are they capable of cultivating it?
Seeing the longing in everyone's eyes, Sheng Lingwei reminded them, "Don't even think about spiritual power. Very few people in this world can cultivate spiritual power."
I see!
The guards hung their heads.
Well, they can't cultivate spiritual power, but they can cultivate internal energy. As long as they cultivate their internal energy well, it will be a great help to the princess.
Once the guards understood this, they instantly perked up and greeted the guards with smiles.
"Your Highness, please come inside. Everything in the mansion has been arranged. If there is anything that needs improvement, please feel free to give your instructions."
Sheng Lingwei nodded with a smile, "Yes, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work at all. We are happy to do things for the princess."
Next, without waiting for Sheng Lingwei's instructions, the guards quickly pulled the carriages and other vehicles into the princess's residence, while also settling the women and infants who had come with them.
He gave Sheng Lingwei a general overview of the layout of the princess's residence, then busily served her tea, fruits, and snacks, as if he wanted to put everything edible in the princess's residence in front of her.
That enthusiasm made Sheng Lingwei both amused and exasperated, yet it also brought her a pleasant mood.
So she immediately rewarded everyone with a pill to enhance their internal strength, and also gave them a bamboo tube of spiritual spring water.
The guards were thrilled and immediately shouted "Long live the princess!" If it weren't for the last bit of reason that pulled them back, they would have shouted "Long live the princess!"
In any case, Her Highness the Princess will always be number one in their hearts.
No one can cross this line.
After drinking a cup of tea, Sheng Lingwei appointed ten bodyguards to lead her to the slums of Yucheng County.
Liu Zi's parents in this life lived in a slum. Liu Zi had told him that they were in poor health and needed to take medicine all year round. However, because Yucheng County was remote, the price of medicinal materials was extremely expensive, and the family of three did not have an easy life.
Poor Liu Zi, it's no wonder he chose to curry favor with the head of the gang so that his family could survive.
In order not to waste too much time, the group used their lightness skills to go directly to the slums.
“Princess, Xu Xiaoliu’s family lives on this street, in that thatched house at the very end.”
Sheng Lingwei looked up and saw that the courtyard of the thatched house was surrounded by people. They looked at her with sympathy and occasionally looked into the courtyard and whispered among themselves.
Inside the courtyard, there were foul curses, sounds of punches and kicks, and groans of pain.
Sheng Lingwei's eyes darkened.
He quickly led ten guards to the front of the thatched house. Upon seeing this, the group of exiles who were gathered in front of the courtyard quickly shrank their necks and hid to the side.
The group of people were carrying long swords and were clearly not ordinary people. In particular, the girl in the red dress at the front had a noble and domineering aura, and was obviously the master of these people. She was definitely not a noble person that they could afford to offend.
Get out of the way, get out of the way!
In the courtyard, Liu Zi's parents were curled up and slumped on the ground.
A fat man in his early twenties, dressed in gold and silver like a nouveau riche, stood beside six fierce-looking men.
The obese man stretched out his fat hand and angrily cursed at Liu Zi's parents.
"Damn criminals, you really have a good son, causing my father and a bunch of brothers to be captured by Princess Chang Le."
But your son is doing the opposite, fawning over Princess Chang Le like a lapdog. He deserves to die.
Since that slut got my father arrested, then you won't be the only ones who survive.
"Guards, beat them mercilessly! Beat them to death!"
The six thugs responded loudly, "Yes, young master."
Sheng Lingwei: "Heh, you guys have some nerve!"
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