Beast Taming Mad Concubine: The Useless Young Lady is Back!

Chapter 579 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

Ye Qing'an sneered, narrowed her eyes slightly, and thought to herself that if she caught Yi Moxu in the Cloud Dream Realm next time, she would definitely have to ask him what kind of mind-altering drug he had given these soldiers.

Faint footsteps could be heard. Ye Qing'an hid behind a rock and peeked out. She saw two spirit beasts walking towards her, stepping on leaves.

"Let's hide, let's hide."

Ye Qing'an coughed lightly and lowered her voice: "There are only two spirit beasts. They must have been scattered and separated by our warhorses' charge. If there are only two, with so many of us here, it shouldn't be difficult to subdue them, right?"

As soon as Ye Qing'an finished speaking, she felt a gaze directed at her: "If it were just these two spirit beasts, it wouldn't be difficult, but can you guarantee that these two spirit beasts aren't being used by the enemy to scout ahead and lure us out?"

"The rebels are cunning, and this kind of thing has happened before. We'd better be careful and hide. Nobody is allowed to move."

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes and turned to look at the soldier who had spoken.

She had no way of confirming the identities of the other soldiers, but this soldier was definitely problematic.

Ye Qing'an secretly made a note in her mind: "Didn't His Highness the Crown Prince just say that most of the spirit beasts used as the vanguard are either not yet intelligent or have just become intelligent? There are no people or other spirit beasts following behind these two spirit beasts. These two spirit beasts shouldn't be that resourceful, right?"

Upon hearing this, the soldier who had spoken earlier squinted and scrutinized Ye Qing'an for a long time: "You are not one of our men."

Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow. Just because he had said a couple of things to refute them, they recognized that he wasn't part of the group?

So, are all the people in this advance team so obedient to this person?

Ye Qing'an grinned at the soldier: "Yes, congratulations, you guessed right. I am indeed not one of your vanguard. I was ordered by His Highness the Crown Prince to secretly infiltrate the vanguard to find out why the army always falls apart during large-scale battles."

"It's not just the advance team." Ye Qing'an's mind worked quickly: "His Highness the Crown Prince has also planted people in all the other teams..."

As soon as Ye Qing'an finished speaking, the soldiers in the vanguard all looked at Ye Qing'an, their eyes filled with killing intent.

Despite being stared at by so many murderous eyes, Ye Qing'an showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, she drew the sword from her waist, raised her hand, and thrust it towards the spirit beast that had heard the commotion and was approaching.

Ye Qing'an didn't even glance at the two spirit beasts, but the sword seemed to have eyes, suddenly piercing through the forehead of one of the spirit beasts, passing directly through its head, then spinning in the air before attacking the other spirit beast.

In a short while, both spirit beasts collapsed to the ground.

Now, the gazes fixed on Ye Qing'an were tinged with fear.

Someone paced back and forth over the corpses of the two spirit beasts, then glanced at Ye Qing'an.

"Can we leave now?" Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "I hope you all keep up well. If you're planning to do anything underhanded, you'd better think twice before deciding whether you're a match for me."

"His Highness the Crown Prince said that anyone who tries to sabotage this will be executed without mercy."

Ye Qing'an's gaze swept over the dozens of people in the vanguard: "I have a bad temper, and what I hate most are those who collude with the enemy and betray their country. If I catch them..."

"Although His Highness the Crown Prince only said 'no mercy,' the difference between 'killing' and 'giving him a quick and painless death' or 'torturing him to death bit by bit' is entirely different."

"Why should I?" The soldier who had spoken earlier retorted, somewhat indignantly, "I am the leader of this advance force."

"Why should I?" Ye Qing'an glanced at the so-called leader: "Let's talk about strength. If you're not convinced, you're welcome to come and fight."

Ye Qing'an's attitude was extremely arrogant, but those people seemed to be stunned by the move Ye Qing'an had just shown, and none of them dared to speak.

The man was still muttering to himself, "What's the use of you watching us? We're not the only ones like this in the army. We also have families, parents, wives, and children. What's wrong with wanting to live?"

"Too noisy." Ye Qing'an raised her hand, and everyone saw a flash of white light, which seemed to land on the soldier.

Then, the soldier opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

"On the battlefield, especially for the advance team, please keep quiet so that we can find out what is going on ahead."

"And I must add that by passively resisting the enemy, you are indeed merely trying to survive. But if the rebels march south, it's really hard to say whether your families, your parents, wives, and children will die or be displaced in the chaos of war."

The soldier opened his mouth and gestured incessantly.

But Ye Qing'an ignored him completely, turning directly to the others and saying, "I don't care what you think, or whether there are spies planted by the rebels among us. I'll just say a few words..."

"I'm quite perceptive. You might try to pull some tricks, fine, as long as you can evade my eyes and ears, then you'll be fine. But if I catch you, your fate will be..."

Ye Qing'an raised her hand, twirled her fingers, and placed them on the two spirit beasts lying on the ground, which had long since stopped breathing.

"Just like them."

“If you follow me well and do your work honestly, I will naturally do my best to protect you.”

Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "Alright, let's go. As for you..."

Ye Qing'an looked at the soldier who had been rendered mute by her, raised her hand, and the soldier could no longer move.

"Since you like being here so much, then you might as well stay here."

"As for what you will encounter here—whether it be unintelligent beasts, rebels, or the army of our Siyou Kingdom—I... I don't know."

After Ye Qing'an finished speaking, she turned her head and said, "Let's go."

After Ye Qing'an finished speaking, she took the lead and walked to the front.

The fact that two lone spirit beasts appeared earlier indicates that the spirit beasts used as the vanguard were not recalled by the rebels after being scattered by the warhorses, but instead entered the dense forest and continued their journey.

These spirit beasts were alone, so dealing with them wouldn't be too difficult.

He also wanted to see what was hidden behind those spirit beasts.

What exactly is Yi Moxu up to...?

Ye Qing'an walked forward with her head down. She had only gone a short distance when she suddenly heard a noise behind her...