The Rural Beauty's Rise-Chapter 685 - 684: How Is She Not Afraid

General Zheng was in a cold sweat: "This soldier remembers."

"Order the entire army to recruit experts, form an assault team. The assault team is the highest standard unit within the entire army, only the strongest can take on the role. General Zheng will be in charge of the session for candidate selection. The list must be given to me within three days. Not too many are needed, just twenty will suffice." Xinhe ordered, "Understood?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"This solider remembers!" General Zheng, now somewhat familiar with Ji Xinhe’s way of doing things, knew this person was decisive and efficient, and never tolerated dawdling. He secretly resolved to fulfill his duties properly.

Xinhe nodded slightly, "Go on, continue your training."

With that, she leaped down from the stage.

Little Chai closely followed Xinhe down, whispering, "Princess, Gaozhou has been arrested."

Xinhe spoke in a light tone: "Continue as per normal procedures, and execute the public flogging when the time comes."

With an unchanged expression, Little Chai affirmed: "Yes!"

That day, the entire army was once again in turmoil. The deputy commander of Ming’an camp had been publicly executed on the orders of the princess, having plotted behind closed doors to assault her.

What really surprised everyone was not the actions of the deputy commander of Ming’an camp, Gaozhou. After all, his nature was well known, and many were aware of his actions. What surprised them was the decisive and efficient Ji Xinhe, their new commander.

She had actually managed to trace Gaozhou back from just one small drunkard! To be precise, her suspicions were aroused by this insignificant drunkard to think that someone was messing behind her back! Even after discovering the saboteur, Ji Xinhe’s resolution and fierce tactics were on par with those of their prince.

As soon as the attempt was made, who could dare to belittle her further? Who would dare not take her seriously? Each of them was stretched taut like a string, with no belly guffaws, they were afraid that they would be the next to face misfortune.

Within merely two days, she was able to establish such a profound reputation throughout the military camp despite being a woman, one would imagine that probably only Ji Xinhe was capable of doing so.

However, before the dust had settled on Gaozhou’s public execution, another matter that caused even greater commotion was about to unfold.

At the command of the princess, skillful individuals would be recruited from across the entire army to form an assault squad. They must all be elite warriors and would be personally trained by the princess.

As soon as this command was given, it caused another uproar.

"Assault team? What kind of troops are these? Why haven’t I heard of them before?"

"That’s because you’re ignorant! The princess demonstrated it on the training platform earlier today, saying it requires close combat, the techniques need to be simplified as much as possible, and the movements need to be fast, accurate, and ruthless. She demonstrated it herself along with five soldiers who were decent in martial arts. Guess what happened then? The princess had only a small wooden knife and within a few moves, she took them all down. She was so fast, I couldn’t see what was happening clearly!"

"Not only you, but even those who sparred with the princess didn’t know how they were stabbed, and all of them were hit in the throat, which is directly fatal! Look, I think there will be more people signing up this time, who wouldn’t want to learn such ghostly skills?"

"Besides, the princess said that the assault team must represent the highest standards of all army units, they must be the elites. If one gets selected, it means they gain immediate fame and win the princess’s favour, their future prospects will be brilliant!"

The voices of the discussion within the army camp grew louder, causing a commotion lasting half an afternoon. It was only until General Zheng announced the start of the selection that the selection officially began.

However, Ji Xinhe did not stay long. For matters within the military, her role was limited to leading and guiding the overall direction. For execution, General Zheng and others were more familiar, and she did not need to meddle excessively, which would instead bind the hands of her subordinates.

"Is the princess planning to return to the mansion directly?" Little Chai asked.

Xinhe mounted her horse, her lips curling coolly: "Of course I’m heading back, there’s still a major matter waiting to be dealt with."

Little Chai seemed to remember something. Without saying more, she hurriedly followed Ji Xinhe and mounted her horse, following closely behind.

By the time they returned to the royal mansion, it was already noon.

Upon hearing that Ji Xinhe would be returning by noon, Shulan instructed the preparation of lunch early. However, the first thing Ji Xinhe did upon her return to the mansion was to head straight to Luoxia Garden.

The run-down courtyard looked the same as ever. This time, Ji Xinhe did not hesitate and directly walked in.

The door of the room was pushed open abruptly, and a strong, dazzling light shot in.

Song Yalin, looking haggard, was curled up in the corner. Upon seeing Ji Xinhe abruptly, her color drained further. She didn’t even try to block the glaring light, just gazed at her with wariness and fear.

Ji Xinhe, still dressed as a man, came in leisurely, her eyes cold as she looked at Song Yalin: "One day has passed, what about it? Have you made up your mind?"

Song Yalin bit her lip and remained silent, her slightly trembling body betraying her internal fear.

After all, she was just a girl who had been nurtured in a boudoir since childhood. If it’s about scheming, few women could outdo her. Maybe even Ji Xinhe couldn’t compete, since Song Yalin was brought up among these intrigues.

But Ji Xinhe never played by the rules. When Song Yalin called her a poisonous woman, she admitted to being poisonous and even showed an even more poisonous side to her.

Moreover, Mu Houchu merely indulged Ji Xinhe, not paying attention to Song Yalin, letting Ji Xinhe do as she wished. This was the first time Song Yalin had faced such a situation where her life was completely in Ji Xinhe’s hands, without daring to move.

Now, with just a word from Ji Xinhe, she could easily take her life, even making her wish for death rather than survival, how could she not be afraid?!

Ji Xinhe’s tone revealed some impatience: "You’d better not try my patience, my patience for you is zero, I’ve given you a whole day to think, if you’re unwilling to tell even the slightest bit of information, then I’ll think you’ve absolutely no sincerity. The countless ways I said I could make you wish you were dead rather than alive, don’t think I was joking."

Ji Xinhe paused for three seconds, Song Yalin remained silent. She then turned to leave, saying sternly: "Drag her out, use all the methods of torturing prisoners on her. I want to see just how capable she is of keeping her mouth shut!"

Hearing this, Song Yalin turned deathly pale, she quickly said: "I’ll talk!"

Ji Xinhe stopped, turned her head to look at her coldly: "Speak."

Stammering with fear, Song Yalin said: "The Emperor sent me here, it was the emperor······"

"I know." Ji Xinhe’s voice was cold, betraying no hint of emotion.

Though it was obvious that this piece of information was of no use to her at all.