Transmigrated into the Scum Female Consort - Chapter 69

Hearing Yun Chi ask this, Ye Xuejin’s eyes deepened: “This Princess merely intends to use their plan against them. As for the chances of success, what does the Consort think of these people’s combat effectiveness?”

These people…

Yun Chi couldn’t help but look towards the crowd. The youngest were the five girls—Mei, Lan, Zhu, Ju, and Song. Although the girls were only fifteen or sixteen, their mental state had undergone earth-shattering changes after that incident. Shi Niang (Tenth Mistress) had been training them relentlessly in recent days. Just by looking at the fierceness in their eyes, they were slightly stronger than ordinary people.

There was no need to mention Shi Niang, and even Shushui was quite skilled.

If they added the almost impenetrable bulletproof vests, the electric batons for close combat, and the hidden crossbows for slightly longer ranges, their strength would be more than just “slightly” stronger.

Then there were Yu Lu and Zhou Qishan, as well as several guards from the Zhou family. These people were in the prime of their lives. If they also had an electric baton and wore a bulletproof vest, their fighting ability shouldn’t be poor.

But they were only twenty people, and she had to subtract the malevolent Mu Er.

She also had to subtract herself, and she had to subtract Ye… Uh. Yun Chi recalled the sight of Ye Xuejin skillfully shooting arrows, and a flash of understanding passed through her eyes: “Does Your Highness also know martial arts?”

Ye Xuejin nodded lightly: “I know a little. Although I am not as good as Shi Niang, I am comparable to Shushui.”

She had learned martial arts, horsemanship, archery, and some hand-to-hand combat with Shushui for a few years.

Yun Chi immediately felt depressed. So she was the only one lagging behind.

As if seeing what she was thinking, Ye Xuejin looked deeply at Yun Chi and said meaningfully: “If it were only us, even with the assistance of the divine artifacts, This Princess would not have complete certainty. The outcome would be a fifty-fifty chance. But with the Consort here, This Princess has absolute confidence.”

Yun Chi was confused: “Me?”

How could she help?

Ye Xuejin smiled: “Does the Consort, holding gold in both hands, not know the advantage of gold?”

“What do you mean?” Does she mean I don’t know how to use my own advantages?

Seeing Yun Chi’s bewildered look, Ye Xuejin took her hand, her voice gentle: “Consort, you only need to do one thing well, and that is to properly utilize your divine power…”

Her Consort only knew to use her divine power to help others, but never thought of using it against others.

Pure and kind, but also naïve.

Yun Chi’s eyes brightened with sudden realization: “Why didn’t I think of that? Wouldn’t that make us infallible?”

This wasn’t taking a risk; this was clearly going to assert dominance.

Ye Xuejin smiled: “Therefore, This Princess only managed to survive with the Consort’s help. Why would I risk it easily? This arrangement is merely to be thorough.”

She would never drag her Goddess into danger with her.

What she wanted was to achieve the goal without losing a single soldier and without suffering any harm.

Yun Chi was completely reassured: “We had better test it first to confirm the range.”

Ye Xuejin nodded: “This Princess intended to do so. Consort, please wait a moment.”

She turned and walked towards Shi Niang, quietly giving a few instructions, then returned to Yun Chi’s side.

The two then walked away together. After moving out of sight of the crowd, Yun Chi stood still while Ye Xuejin continued forward.

Ye Xuejin walked, stopped, and walked again. After returning, she shared the results of her verification.

“It seems the range can reach six zhang.”

Six zhang was roughly twenty meters. Yun Chi’s heart stirred, and she focused her mind again.

Ye Xuejin instantly froze, hugging her arms, and looked at Yun Chi with a face full of shock: “Consort?”

Yun Chi excitedly took out a bulletproof vest that still held residual warmth: “I can also directly retrieve the bulletproof vest, even when worn! Hurry and put it on, then walk further away.”

Ye Xuejin accepted the bulletproof vest blankly. In the dark of the night, her ears quietly turned red.

The sudden feeling of emptiness on her body just now had nearly frightened her…

After about a quarter of an hour, the two returned to the group.

It was deep into the night, and the world was silent. Mu Er scanned his surroundings for a long time, then feigned a stomach discomfort, clutching his belly as he walked away.

The sound of his footsteps gradually faded. Ye Xuejin slowly opened her eyes and looked at Shi Niang.

Shi Niang silently nodded, got up, and followed. Because the next junction was some distance away, she followed for a long time before she saw Mu Er stop and begin marking and carving at the junction.

On the other side, after Shi Niang was out of sight, Ye Xuejin grasped Yun Chi’s hand and whispered: “Consort, the bulletproof vests.”

Yun Chi had listened to Ye Xuejin’s plan earlier and was only pretending to sleep. Hearing the prompt, she immediately became alert, taking eleven sets of bulletproof vests from her storage space and deploying them directly onto the cotton quilts covering everyone.

At the same time, Ye Xuejin also stood up: “Everyone listen to my order: immediately rise and dress.”

As the clear and pleasant voice fell, the crowd woke up blankly, looking at Ye Xuejin, confused. Dress in what? They were already wearing clothes.

Those who reacted quickly had already discovered the bulletproof vests.

Ye Xuejin looked at them and said solemnly: “These are magical garments bestowed by the Immortal. Wear them, and you shall receive divine assistance. Put them on quickly. This matter must still be hidden from Mu Er.”

At these words, the crowd realized that Mu Er was actually missing, as was Shi Niang.

The girls had already put on the bulletproof vests and knew that Shi Niang had been keeping an eye on Mu Er, so they remained relatively calm.

The others were unsettled, especially Zhou Qishan. His family members and the old servants of the Zhou family were missing, and his heart was already anxious. Seeing this situation, he could no longer suppress his unease and asked bravely: “Your Highness, is something major happening?”

Ye Xuejin knew what he wanted to ask and said concisely: “Old Imperial Censor Zhou and the others have already ridden fast horses to Yangzhou City ahead of us and should already be inside the city. You all need not worry.”

Pausing, she then instructed: “There may be a tough battle tomorrow. You only need to act as This Princess instructs. The Immortal will naturally protect you.”

With these words, the crowd’s hearts settled. With the Immortal’s protection and the magical garments bestowed by the Immortal, what was there to fear?

They believed in the Eldest Princess and they believed in the Immortal.

After a flurry of activity, everyone quickly lay down to rest again as instructed.

Deep in the night, Mu Er returned shortly after Shi Niang. Seeing nothing unusual, he coldly glanced at Ye Xuejin. He only needed to get through tonight. Once they arrived at Yangzhou City tomorrow, he could complete his mission.

The night passed extremely quickly, because Yu Lu woke everyone up at Ye Xuejin’s signal before dawn.

Almost subconsciously, everyone looked towards Ye Xuejin first.

And they saw a pile of electric batons at Ye Xuejin’s feet, illuminated by the firelight.

Divine artifacts!

So many divine artifacts!

Could they be for them?

As this thought arose, everyone’s eyes became fervent, staring intently at the electric batons, unable to look away.

Those were divine artifacts bestowed by the Immortal, divine artifacts that could knock a person unconscious instantly upon contact!

“Everyone who has not received a divine artifact, step forward.” Ye Xuejin did not disappoint the crowd’s expectations. She issued one electric baton to each person, arranged for Yu Lu and Xiao Gao to teach everyone how to use them later, and finally added: “If anyone is disloyal to This Princess, the Immortal will naturally retract the divine artifact. I hope you all remember this.”

The crowd quickly focused their minds and knelt in unison: “We swear loyalty to the death to the Eldest Princess!”

While everyone was excited and expectant, one person was utterly panicked: Mu Er.

He certainly wasn’t loyal to Ye Xuejin, but in order to prevent the divine artifact from being retracted, he could only treat a desperate case with a desperate remedy, shaking off the distracting thoughts in his mind and repeating silently: I swear loyalty to the death to the Eldest Princess. I swear loyalty to the death…

He hadn’t expected this tactic to actually work. Seeing that the divine artifact in his hand remained, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a strange sense of excitement in his heart. It seems the Immortal is easily fooled too.

After his relief, he felt a flicker of unease. Why did the Eldest Princess bestow the divine artifacts at this juncture? Had she detected something?

Mu Er couldn’t help but size up Ye Xuejin but couldn’t determine if this was a coincidence or not. However, the arrow was already on the string and had to be shot.

About half an hour later, everyone had learned how to use the electric batons and had filled their stomachs with compressed biscuits. Finally, they set off towards Yangzhou City.

The further they walked, the farther they were from the forest, and the more open the terrain became ahead.

Because they had departed before dawn, the exiled group was nearing Yangzhou City by noon.

At this time, the sunlight was strongest, and the city gate tower was close at hand, but the city gate was tightly shut.

Outside the city gate was a large, open expanse.

Yun Chi secretly tightened her grip on Ye Xuejin’s hand, looking at the tightly shut city gate and understanding the meaning of “intercepted ahead.”

Next, it would be “pursuers from behind.”

On the city wall, the Prefect of Yangzhou City nervously squeezed his palm, watching the exiled group walk into the open expanse. His heart was filled with sighs.

The imperial decree could not be defied, and the variable he had been waiting for ultimately failed to materialize.