Oh.

Lu Jing sneered, his strength precisely controlled, ensuring she neither broke her finger nor failed to feel pain.

"I'll tell you."

He looked at Ji Tangtang, then turned to the other female prisoners: "You all listen up too."

Uh-huh!

The female prisoners quickly and obediently nodded.

"You are comrades-in-arms, a whole team. If one person makes a mistake, the whole team will be punished; if one person makes a contribution, the whole team will be honored."

"If you ask me why, I'll tell you, it's because completing a mission is never about working alone, but about teamwork."

"Indeed, you passed, but your comrades didn't. Have you thought about helping them so that everyone can pass?"

"Do you mean that once you're on the battlefield, you'll only care about making a name for yourself, regardless of whether your comrades can keep up, and charge into enemy lines alone?"

Lu Jing's voice wasn't loud, but to Ji Tangtang and the other female prisoners, every word was like thunder.

Ji Tangtang, in particular, blushed and kept her eyes fixed on the ground, not daring to look up.

Just moments ago they were so arrogant, but now they've fallen silent, like a wilted quail.

At this moment, she genuinely felt that Lu Jing's words made a lot of sense, and even regretted why she had contradicted him.

But her strong sense of pride kept her gritting her teeth, showing no sign of backing down.

Still won't admit your mistake?

Lu Jing's lips curled up, and he continued to increase the pressure on his hand.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—" Ji Tangtang cried out in pain again.

"Did you understand what I just said?" Lu Jing's tone was as cold as a sea breeze in the dead of winter.

"I understand..." Ji Tangtang's voice trembled with pain.

Lu Jing then turned to look at the other female prisoners.

"And you?"

"Understood!!"

The female prisoners raised their voices, their shouts deafening.

At this moment, everyone felt that Lu Jing was like a different person; his sharp and powerful aura sent chills down their spines.

Is this still the same frail wardens?

How come I never noticed before that beneath Lu Jing's peaceful exterior lurked a terrifying tiger?

"Lord Lu."

One of the female prisoners whispered, "How many more surprises do you have in store for us to discover?"

opposite.

Lu Jing was satisfied with the women's responses.

"Great, very energetic!"

He nodded, held up one finger, and emphasized, "I'll only say this once, and you must remember it."

After he finished speaking, he loosened his grip on Ji Tangtang's fingers, who breathed a sigh of relief and blew hard on his bruised fingers to try to relieve the pain.

"I'm asking you."

Upon hearing Lu Jing's question, Ji Tangtang raised his head.

"Do you know you were wrong?"

Ji Tangtang lowered his head first, not answering immediately. A few tears of resentment fell, and his breathing became rapid.

A few seconds later, she managed to squeeze out each word through her teeth.

"I know I was wrong."

"I don't know anything from your face."

Lu Jing pressed on relentlessly, determined to make you submit completely.

The clever Ji Tangtang knew what Lu Jing meant.

woohoo-

She was fuming, but she quickly calmed down.

She knew she had no power to resist Lu Jing.

"I was wrong, Lord Lu."

Putting aside his grievances and resentment, Ji Tangtang rearranged his delicate features to form a pleading and ingratiating expression.

"I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

That's exactly the effect we're looking for; no matter how stubborn you are, we'll make you obedient.

"Um."

Lu Jing crossed his arms: "To admit one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue. I think you deserve a reward for having this intention."

award?

Upon hearing those two words, the women's ears perked up, almost as fast as rabbits.

"Tonight, I want to eat roast chicken."

Ignoring the curious expressions of the female prisoners, Lu Jing continued slowly, "Roast chicken is delicious. We bled it, scalded it with hot water to remove the feathers, and took out its internal organs."

"Coarse salt is rubbed all over the inside and outside of the cavity, then crushed peppercorns and minced ginger are sprinkled on top. It is then skewered and placed over a pine charcoal fire. The flames lick the skin, and the grease drips off with a sizzling sound as it rotates from time to time."

"Once the skin is golden brown and glistening, tear off the chicken leg, and the hot juices splatter, releasing a fragrant aroma mixed with the scent of pine wood."

"The crispy skin cracks open when you bite into it, and the tender meat melts in your mouth. It's salty, fragrant, and slightly numbing, so delicious that it makes your tongue tingle."

"Wow, it smells so good it'll make your eyebrows fall off."

goo-dong-

The female prisoners collectively swallowed hard.

Lu Jing spoke eloquently and vividly, arousing the women's desires.

Exhausted and hungry, each of them could now devour a whole cow.

"After saying all that, my point is simple: I'm rewarding you with roast chicken."

Roast chicken, roast chicken?!

The women embraced each other excitedly, some even shedding tears.

Don't thank me yet.

Lu Jing spoke up, interrupting everyone's celebration, and changed the subject.

"If you want to eat roast chicken, you need to have chicken first. You need to go and catch some chicken right away."

"To be precise, it's catching pheasants."

Lu Jing provided further explanation to the women.

The women's celebratory expressions froze on their faces.

"Still don't understand?"

Lu Jing shook his head and gestured, "It's a chicken with white ring feathers around its neck, a sandy yellow main color, and fine brown and black spots mixed between the two feathers, as well as stripes..."

"My lord, my lord!"

Raising her hand, Qin Liniang wanted to show off in front of Lu Jing: "Excuse me for interrupting you, but we saw it when we were hunting monkeys. The pheasant flew from a tree branch over a cliff and landed on the opposite mountain."

"Yes, that's right," Lu Jing said. "It seems you have a very keen eye for detail."

"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Qin Liniang politely bowed with her hands clasped. "But as you know, pheasants can fly, and their legs are strong and agile, so they can run quite fast. We are already exhausted and our backs ache as if they were broken. I'm afraid..."

Ji Tangtang, who was standing nearby, quickly interjected, "I'm afraid we won't be able to catch the pheasant."

"Uh-huh!"

"That's right!"

"I can't even lift my arms, how could I possibly catch any pheasants?"

The female prisoners, together, poured out their grievances to Lu Jing with great emotion, hoping for his pity.

Lu Jing wasn't anxious. After listening quietly to the women's complaints, he spread his hands and said, "That's a real shame. If you're not going to catch chickens, then you'll have to go hungry."

Hungry?

The women were stunned at first, then their expressions turned pained.

We can't go hungry! How can we go hungry! We're more tired than oxen plowing the fields; if we don't eat soon, we might faint from hunger!

At this moment, Ye Qingqing raised her hand: "Lord Lu, since you said you would reward us, then don't give us roast chicken, just give us millet, we'll eat that too."

That's it!

The other female prisoners nodded in agreement and looked at Lu Jing.

"not good."

Lu Jing shook his head: "I originally wanted you to have roast chicken with corn, but now that there's no roast chicken, there's no corn either."

"My lord!" Ji Tangtang exclaimed anxiously, "How can you go back on your word?"

Lu Jing narrowed his eyes and gave a deliberately mischievous grin: "So what!"

"This..." Ji Tangtang was speechless.

No need for further explanation; why waste words?

"In short, no matter what, if we don't catch chickens today, you won't get anything to eat."

After saying that, Lu Jing turned around and ignored everyone.

The women sighed helplessly and looked up at the sky.

The sun has gradually set from its highest point.

It's getting dark soon.

The night is so long, I haven't eaten or drunk anything, I just can't fall asleep!

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