Chapter 373 Soldiers are all engaged in dangerous, high-risk jobs. Isn't their goal fame and fortune?
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The sky was turning a pale white.
Li Shiyue plopped down on the ground, panting heavily. After she, Li Qiutian, and Shi Tou worked together to kill the escaped wolves, they carried the wolf carcasses back to the camp.
With a "plop," Li Shiyue and the other two threw the wolf carcass, which had been dead for almost half an hour, onto the ground and sat down to rest on the damp ground.
She had only been sitting for a couple of breaths when Wang Datou came running over with a happy look on his face.
After taking a deep breath, Li Shiyue still managed to get up from the ground, leaning on the long sword beside her.
She was a captain, and even if she didn't have to personally clean up the mess after the fierce battle that night, she still needed to hear about the battle situation, didn't she?
Was anyone injured?
How many wolves were killed?
Were there any casualties on Zhou Yiran and Xie Mingyue's side?
Are their carriages, horses, and belongings all in good condition?
What did the fleet lose? What items were recyclable?
Who contributed the most? Who killed the most wolves?
Shouldn't we listen to them all?
Those who deserve credit will be credited, as Li Shiyue had promised them beforehand.
Soldiers are engaged in dangerous, high-risk jobs; what they're after is fame and fortune, aren't they?
Li Shiyue had to fulfill his promise before he could convince the public.
And the others?
Li Shiyue also needed to be aware of the situation so that she could plan her next itinerary.
Actually, their current campsite wasn't far from the Turkic royal court. Li Shiyue estimated that they would arrive in another two days and one night.
"Captain!"
The wolf blood on Li Shiyue's face had dried on her skin by now. She casually raised her hand and rubbed it a couple of times, when she heard Wang Datou standing next to her excitedly reporting on the situation of the camp.
"...Those wolves that were shot dead were all Hei Zi's doing! The captain should give Hei Zi a credit!"
Li Shiyue nodded to Wang Datou, indicating that he had memorized it.
Then Wang Datou winked at Li Shiyue. Not only did he wink, but he also raised his eyebrows twice. Then, with a smug look on his face, he praised Li Shiyue, "Captain, you are this!"
Wang Datou clenched his right fist and punched his left chest.
We all admire him immensely!
Captain, did your family have any famous generals among your ancestors?
The captain's strength is truly..."
Before Li Shiyue could hear more of Wang Datou's flattery—no, it should be said that Wang Datou's words were actually sincere admiration—
Wang Datou had long known that Li Shiyue's small frame could unleash tremendous strength, but he only thought that Li Shiyue was like those strong men, nothing special.
But who knew that such a big wolf could be beheaded by Li Shiyue with a single stroke of his knife!
Let alone that giant wolf, even a human head isn't something you can just chop off easily.
You should know that every man who can be an executioner in the government office is a big, strong man.
At least for Wang Datou, although he could have cut it down if he had put his mind to it;
However, what he meant was that the man, or the wolf, had to be kneeling motionless on the ground with his hands and feet bound, just like the criminals who were beheaded at noon, so that he could bring down the blade with a single, powerful strike.
And even if he were to strike, he might not be able to cut through it;
After all, whether it's a human neck bone or a wolf's, it's not something that's easy to cut.
Therefore, Wang Datou's happy smile towards Li Shiyue at this moment, and the admiration on his face, were genuine.
It was precisely because Wang Datou himself knew how difficult it was to behead a wolf that he truly admired Li Shiyue's ability to behead a living giant wolf while moving!
However, Zhou Yiran, who had walked over, interrupted Wang Datou's attempt to continue praising Li Shiyue.
Li Shiyue looked up at Zhou Yiran, who was three steps away from her.
What she saw startled Zhou Yiran!
Even though Zhou Yiran managed to steady his retreat after a moment, he was still almost startled into screaming by Li Shiyue's face, which was covered in dried, deep red wolf blood.
Li Shiyue didn't laugh at Zhou Yiran.
She knew that Zhou Yiran usually used his brain more, so it was normal that he wasn't used to fighting and killing.
Furthermore, she had previously stated in Sanshan County that she wanted to get along well with Zhou Yiran, all for the sake of her own future.
So, at this point, how could she possibly mock Zhou Yiran for being timid?
What benefit would she gain from this other than the ability to use her words to her advantage?
So she quickly turned her head away and said, "It's my fault. I was busy all night and forgot to wash up. That's why I was so rude."
"Please wait a moment, Military Advisor Zhou. I'll be right there after I've washed my face."
As soon as Li Shiyue turned around to look for a cloth, she saw Li Qiutian, who had been following behind her, considerately hand her a wet cloth.
"Sister?"
Li Qiutian's face was clean; she had taken advantage of the time while Li Shiyue and Wang Datou were talking to tidy herself up.
"Madam Xie sent a maid over to bring us a bucket of hot water and a few clean cloths."
Li Shiyue looked in the direction Li Qiutian pointed and saw Xie Mingyue standing beside the carriage shaft looking in her direction.
She didn't care whether Xie Mingyue could see her clearly or not, she just took the cloth Li Qiutian handed her, waved to Xie Mingyue as a way of thanking her.
She casually wiped her face with a damp cloth a couple of times, then looked at Li Qiutian across from her with a smile on her face.
When Li Qiutian saw Li Shiyue like this, how could he not understand what Li Shiyue meant?
She pulled the blood-stained, filthy cloth, reeking of wolf blood, from Li Shiyue's hand and tossed it into a bucket of still-warm water on the ground to wash away the dried wolf blood residue that had previously been stringy and sticky.
After rinsing twice, Li Qiutian turned around and carefully wiped Li Shiyue's face.
"Thank you so much, sister!"
"Please don't be offended, Military Advisor Zhou. I didn't have time to change into clean clothes. I smell bad, so please stay away from me."
Even though Li Shiyue was three or four steps away, the camp was filled with the strong stench of wolf blood.
Even if he couldn't smell Li Shiyue's scent, Zhou Yiran could still smell the scent wafting from elsewhere.
However, at times like this, there is no other way but to endure it.
Zhou Yiran could only cup his hands and ask Li Shiyue, who was three steps away, "Captain Li, the wolf pack that was following us has been dealt with. It's all thanks to you, Captain, for taking the lead and killing that wolf first!"
"Rest assured, Captain. Once I return to the capital from the Turkic territory, I will write down this matter in a report for the General without missing a single word."
Li Shiyue simply nodded without saying anything to Zhou Yiran. She knew that these words were just polite formalities, and that Zhou Yiran must have other matters to discuss with her at this time.
Sure enough, Zhou Yiran's expression immediately turned serious, and he said to Li Shiyue in a very solemn manner: "Wolves are ferocious. This time we killed an entire pack of them, and we will surely face the revenge of the male wolves left in their den!"
"Lieutenant Li, we'd better get our troops together and leave this place as soon as possible!"
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