You put me in charge of the prison and turned all the female prisoners into female military goddesse

Lu Jing stared in the direction of Anping County, his mouth muscles bulging as he clenched his teeth.

Outside the city, countless military tents were erected.

To the right of the tent, rows of earthen stoves rose from the ground, and thick black smoke billowed from the stoves.

This suggests that the cannibalistic soldiers added something to the firewood to help it burn.

Given the cannibalistic tendencies of these soldiers, Lu Jing knew exactly what it was without even thinking.

They roughly counted the number of earthen stoves, and also took into account the troop movements in the city.

Lu Jing calculated that Wang Lu's vanguard had all arrived, and within sight there were at least 20,000 men.

Previously, it was rumored that there were only 10,000 people.

It seems the intelligence was incorrect.

With such a large army, the city's food and manpower reserves would most likely be insufficient.

In search of food, the cannibals would inevitably be mobilized to search the vicinity.

The crisis has worsened.

It came faster than I imagined.

Lu Jing smacked his lips and walked down from the edge of the cliff.

With no other option but to stay in the temple, and nowhere else to go nearby, they could only hold out here and try to delay the cannibals from discovering their location as much as possible.

Maintaining the status quo.

Anxiety is useless.

Lu Jing drew his sword and walked into the deep forest.

Let's train the female prisoners' courage first!

Half an hour later.

Lu Jing returned with a full load, bringing back quite a lot of things.

However, he did not enter the temple from the front, but instead entered quietly through a side door, went into the side room, and put his things away.

No female prisoners were allowed to see it.

After settling in, he called Wen Lanxiang and the others to come up and handle the wooden crates.

There were six in total, lined up in a row in the square in front of the main hall.

"What's inside?"

The female prisoners gathered around, discussing and pointing curiously.

"Quiet!"

Lu Jing clapped his hands, and the gossiping voices of the women gradually subsided until they disappeared, leaving only the sound of coughing to clear their throats.

"As I said, today marks the official start of your special training. What you see before you..."

Taking advantage of the pause at the ventilation vent, Lu Jing pointed to the box.

"It's the first part of the special training: the trial of courage."

Trial of Courage?

The women repeated it to each other, but they did not understand its meaning.

How can a grimy wooden box be associated with courage?

Lu Jing quickly answered everyone's questions: "I put something inside the box. You put your hands through the round hole in the lid, feel around, and then describe what it is to me. If you answer correctly, you pass; if you answer incorrectly, you have to keep feeling around until you describe it correctly."

oh oh--

The women suddenly realized what was going on.

"What's so difficult about that?"

"To me, this is a game, not some kind of trial."

"Lord Lu, really, if you wanted to take us out for fun, you should have just said so."

Ha ha.

Lu Jing sneered, "Remember how you all look now. Who wants to go first?"

"Me, me, I'll go first!"

A young woman squeezed out of the crowd.

Her hair was snow-white, and even shimmered silver in the sunlight.

But her facial skin is so smooth and supple, without a single wrinkle, let alone any signs of aging such as spots.

This could be due to genetics or malnutrition causing premature graying.

Qin Liniang, who was standing next to Lu Jing, told him that the girl who came out was named Ji Tangtang.

My uncle was a border army captain, but he was falsely accused of treason and his whole family was imprisoned.

"What kind of trial is it if it's just a simple touch?"

Rolling up her sleeves to reveal a section of her fair arm, Ji Tangtang smiled at her sisters, then turned to Lu Jing, raised her chin, and smiled easily: "Watch closely."

Whoosh.

Her delicate, fair arm slipped into the wooden box in an instant.

"What are you touching?"

"Say something."

"What kind of expression is that?"

The women who had gathered around noticed that Ji Tangtang's expression suddenly changed, and her eyes widened in surprise.

Immediately following was a shriek that startled countless birds in the surrounding area.

"ah--"

Hastily pulling his hand away, ignoring the splinters around the hole that were pricking his arm and drawing blood, Ji Tangtang fell backward and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

"What's wrong?"

"What did you touch that scared you so much?"

Ji Tangtang stammered, "It's slippery, thick, and big..."

Smooth, thick, and big?

The women were taken aback for a moment, then burst into a series of sly, mischievous laughs.

"No wonder Lord Lu said he wanted to play games with us."

"So there were some shady things inside."

"This thing, so slippery, thick, and big, shouldn't it be on Lord Lu's body?"

The female prisoners started chattering amongst themselves, and Ji Tangtang, still shaken, shouted, "What are you saying? I touched a snake! A snake!!"

snake??

The women were startled and looked at the wooden box in horror.

Still shaken, Ji Tangtang rubbed his right hand vigorously against his prison uniform, as if it were contaminated with a deadly plague.

Lu Jing couldn't help but laugh when he saw her panicked expression.

"Why are you paralyzed with fear? Take a moment to recover. I still prefer your previous rebellious self."

Upon hearing this, Ji Tangtang turned pale, still recovering from the shock he had just experienced.

Other female prisoners nearby asked with concern, "Were you bitten?"

How could I possibly be bitten?

Lu Jingxin said: I have dealt with all poisonous creatures. It is impossible for them to bite or sting people. Ji Tangtang was just frightened.

Logically speaking, Ji Tangtang should still be in a dazed state, still shaken by the experience, and should be given some time to recover.

but.

Rules are rules.

Lu Jing stepped forward and walked up to Ji Tangtang, who looked up at him.

"Describe what you just touched."

"I, I, I touched it," Ji Tangtang said weakly, "I touched a snake."

"Is the snake's head triangular or diamond-shaped?"

"Huh?" Ji Tangtang looked up, staring blankly at Lu Jing as if he didn't understand what was being said.

Lu Jing repeated the question: "Was the snake's head triangular or diamond-shaped?"

"I...I don't know, I didn't have time to touch it," Ji Tangtang answered truthfully.

"Then you don't pass. Go, touch it again."

Lu Jing's words were icy, as cold as the coldest days of winter. Standing in the snow, he drank a sip of plum juice, and it froze to his bones.

Ji Tangtang's body jolted violently, and he sat down on the ground, backing away repeatedly. Ignoring the pain in his buttocks from the rubbing of the floor tiles, he shook his head like a rattle.

"No, I'm not going!"

The other female prisoners nearby quickly chimed in.

"Lord Lu, she's still young, so please don't touch her."

"Yes, yes, it's a snake after all."

"Sir, please have mercy! Even if you want to touch her, please wait until she's calmed down before you do so, okay?"

Lu Jing raised his hand and pressed it down. Seeing his unyielding aura, the women, who had wanted to say something more, dared not.

"Hurry up, Ji Tangtang."

Despite being urged again, Lu Jing showed no mercy. Ji Tangtang looked up at him, her eyes gradually reddening, her teeth clenched: "I'm not going."

"Not going?"

"No, I'm not going! I'm not going!"

At this moment, Ji Tangtang was determined not to go. She didn't want to experience the sticky feeling of the snake's body and the fear it brought her again.

She decided to disobey Lu Jing's orders.