Lin Qixia didn't even lift her eyelids and replied, "Mind your own business!"
This kid hasn't been staying by my side in the village lately; he even disappeared for a while. I thought he had changed his ways.
She knew she should keep a low profile, but she didn't expect him to say such things to her as soon as he appeared, which naturally made her a little unhappy.
I don't have time to play along with his antics right now.
Huo Yanqing was left behind by the girl who quickened her pace and left.
He pursed his lips, a gloomy and disappointed look appearing between his brows, before quickly saying in a cold voice, "I feel that Yun Zhi is not right."
"What?" Lin Qixia stopped in her tracks, startled by his words.
She turned around and noticed Huo Yanqing's serious expression, realizing that he truly felt that way.
Lin Qixia thought for a moment and said nonchalantly, "Forget it, you think everyone he is suspicious."
This guy's mind isn't quite right when he's around her.
After saying that, Lin Qixia planned to continue walking forward.
Huo Yanqing remained silent behind her for a moment before finally choosing to follow her.
Lin Qixia realized this and said to him helplessly, "Beiling Mountain Village is my territory. I am very safe here and do not need you to protect me."
"You're not sure about that," Huo Yanqing replied in a slightly cold tone.
She paused for a moment, realizing that Huo Yanqing was just a little short of turning evil.
She scratched her head and finally agreed, "Okay, then you can come along."
Although it was a bit annoying, she could understand that the other person meant well.
Afterwards, Lin Qixia went to various camps where prisoners were held to train them and teach them the rules and regulations of the place.
As always, the campsite she visited that day was still filled with excitement the moment she appeared.
Those people were all locked up in cells, and their treatment was much worse than that of the group of people she had initially subdued in the Northern Liang Mountain stronghold.
"You bitch, you've finally arrived! Let us out!"
"Let us out!"
"You bitch! What exactly do you want?"
Lin Qixia's appearance made those who were already dissatisfied with being imprisoned here even angrier.
Someone threw something out of the cell, which flew straight towards Lin Qixia.
Huo Yanqing quickly blocked it; it was dirty mud.
Lin Qixia frowned in disgust, but after a moment she regained her composure and chuckled, "Oh, you're in such a bad mood today."
As she spoke, she gestured for Huo Yanqing to move aside, but Huo Yanqing did not quite agree with her words.
Because the group of people not far away were still very agitated, and some of them even had feces in their hands and were about to throw it at us.
Lin Qixia cleared her throat: "That's enough, I don't have time to mess around with you guys."
Before the man could throw it, Lin Qixia stopped him with a single sentence.
"I will release you immediately if you agree to surrender to me."
Her words silenced the crowd nearby.
The group of people looked at each other, some suspicious and some nervous, wondering if Lin Qixia was playing a trick on them.
A low murmur of discussion arose from inside the cage.
After a long while, one of them cautiously asked Lin Qixia, "Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true." Lin Qixia replied earnestly.
After bringing them up the mountain, I locked them up here to teach them a lesson. I thought it would be more effective to come out and negotiate with them when they were about to reach their breaking point.
Currently, she is fairly satisfied with their reaction, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, things should proceed smoothly from here on out.
Sure enough, the next second, one of the women in the cage, a woman in her forties with a decent appearance, said to her, "Alright! We agree to surrender to you!"
"That's right! We're all willing!"
After a brief argument, most of those people reached a consensus.
After all, no normal person wants to stay locked in that stinking cage any longer; every second is torture.
Only a few people remained stubbornly silent.
Lin Qixia glanced at the few people who hadn't agreed and smiled with amusement.
I have some respect for those people's willpower.
Unfortunately, this insistence is pointless; at most, they will give in after being locked up for a few more months.
"Alright." Lin Qixia said to the others who agreed to surrender, "Then, I welcome you to join us. Now you can come out."
As she spoke, she ordered them to be released.
During this time, Lin Qixia said in a calm and unhurried tone: "However, you are still not qualified to officially join my Beiling Army. There are some conditions that you need to meet before you can pass."
"What are the conditions?" the woman in the lead asked.
“The condition is naturally—” Lin Qixia hadn’t finished speaking.
Those who hadn't agreed to surrender earlier took advantage of the others coming out and rushed towards Lin Qixia.
"Go to hell!"
"Who would surrender to a vile woman like you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, those people appeared in front of her.
Lin Qixia's eyes sharpened, and she instinctively dodged the hand that one of them reached out to her.
The next second, two figures appeared in front of her.
One of them was Huo Yanqing, and the other was the female leader who had just come out of the cage.
The two of them stopped one of the people rushing towards her.
The female leader, perhaps fearing that Lin Qixia might change her mind, grabbed the man who attacked Lin Qixia and beat him up: "What kind of trash is this! I already said I would surrender! How dare you hurt Miss Lin?"
After being punched several times by her, the man was kicked by her and fell heavily to the ground, unable to get up.
Lin Qixia watched the whole thing unfold for a while before reluctantly raising her hand to order someone to drag those people into the cage and keep them locked up.
"You have quite the courage, may I ask your name?" Lin Qixia asked.
The female leader replied, "My name is Chu Lan, but everyone usually calls me Sister Chu."
“Okay, then I’ll call you Sister Chu from now on.” Lin Qixia said without thinking.
Chu Lan was slightly taken aback, then shook her head, "How can that be?"
"It's settled then, Sister Chu." Lin Qixia said to her, "From now on, you'll be in charge of maintaining order among these people. As for the specific conditions I need you to meet, it's just a period of training and selection."
"If you pass the selection, you'll join my Northern Ridge Army; if you fail—"
"What will happen?" Chu Lan asked her nervously.
Lin Qixia smiled and told her not to be so nervous, "Relax. I will arrange other positions for those who failed the selection."
Chu Lan relaxed upon hearing this, "That's good."
Afterwards, Lin Qixia told them to take a bath in the stream near the camp where they were being held.
After all, these people have been here for so many days, and they are all filthy and smelly.
After those people finished showering, Yun Zhi arrived and took over her work.
Lin Qixia said to him calmly, "Then it's up to you now."
"Okay," Yun Zhi replied.
Then he looked at Huo Yanqing not far away and said, "Oh, you're back."
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