No te preocupes si no entiendes; tampoco es necesario que aprendas ahora. Cuando los soldados sombreados tengan tiempo libre, les pediré que te enseñen. Originalmente planeaba que el segundo soldado sombreado llevara a estos hombres, pero al pensarlo, tú eres el jefe del Caballo Nublado y tienes más experiencia en liderazgo. Por lo tanto... recuerda hacerlo cuando tengas tiempo libre.
Mirando a la joven de aspecto ingenuo e inocente, Chen Feng no sabía por qué se estremeció. Esta experiencia sería una dura prueba. Ambos saltaron al tejado y pudieron ver el patio exterior. Lei Li sacudió suavemente las manos y se sentó en el tejado, observando a los corredores jadeantes. ¿Estos son los Caballos Nublados más experimentados? ¿Quizás han montado demasiadas caballos, incluso los soldados sombreados no pueden superarlos?
Chen Feng apretó sus dientes: Al menos diez de los treinta soldados sombreados sabían artes marciales.
¡¿Quién se atreve a usar kung fu?! ¡Corre al borde del acantilado, salta hacia arriba y vuelve a caer! Lleva veinte vueltas! Lei Li sonrió mientras observaba a los soldados sombreados que corrieron. Los soldados sombreados se sentaron agitados.
Por más que no entendían o no comprendían, cuando Chen Feng siguió a Lei Li al atardecer, no pudo evitar mirar con compasión hacia el patio exterior donde los hombres experimentados del Palacio de Zhen Sheng seguían corriendo. A medida que escuchaba los ulos de lobos y gritos desconocidos en el bosque distante, Chen Feng pensó: ¿El cielo realmente no les queda bien?Lady Consort, subordinant… should we stay to watch over them? Those few experts are indeed skilled, but none of them seem like they could control those proud soldiers. If there’s a conflict later on, it might cause trouble.
Ye Li smiled and said: Don't worry; they can’t get away. Any who run out without permission will be treated as deserters!
Am I worried about their escape?
I don’t have time to keep an eye on them every day now. Initially, letting them fight among themselves isn’t a bad idea—just no one gets hurt. In seven days, I’ll have An Er and An San rotate to teach them.
Chen Feng fell silent for a moment before asking: Subordinate doesn’t understand. What is Lady Consort planning to do with them?
They can do many things: assassinations, intelligence gathering, protection, searches, infiltration, surveillance, rescue missions, interrogations. Whether it’s land warfare, naval battles, guerrilla warfare or urban combat, anything you can think of, they’ve already mastered.
Chen Feng felt his head spinning. Even the Black Cloud Cavalry soldiers couldn’t possibly know so much! Assassinations… and intelligence gathering, protection – that’s usually done by the secret police, right? Why train more people when there are already the secret police? Are you dissatisfied with the secret police, Lady Consort?
Turning back to him, Ye Li smiled: While each has its own role, I prefer a team capable of doing everything. Chen Feng thought for a moment and said: If we can truly do as Lady Consort says, our combat power will certainly see a transformation.
However, shaking his head, Ye Li said: Elite soldiers are always few in number, just like the Black Cloud Cavalry. What they learn isn’t something most soldiers can master. Additionally, there’s no need for so many; having more is simply a waste of resources. You should remember that I asked you to select literate people who could read and write.
That alone puts them above what most soldiers can achieve. Chen Feng nodded; even in the Black Cloud Cavalry, only about half were literate. He gradually understood Ye Li's intentions: was Lady Consort planning to train a group of well-rounded individuals? But why go through so much trouble just for that?
By the time they returned to the mansion, night had fallen. After being slightly stimulated today, Chen Feng immediately went to seek advice from An Er and An San. When Ye Li returned to her room, Mur Xiao Yao was reading a book under a lamp. Raising his head when he heard footsteps, he asked: Did you go out of the city?
Ye Li nodded, then entered her room for a bath. The empty table now held a steaming meal. After casually combing her hair and dismissing the maids Qingshaya and Qingshuang, Mur Xiao Yao smiled at her: So idle today that you didn’t work in your study? Didn’t His Majesty call on you this morning from the south border? Both of us were busy since returning; it seems like His Majesty has a strange obsession with calling me to court daily. However, there wasn’t much for me to do.
It’s just that His Majesty likes finding reasons to meet his ministers these days. Mur Xiao Yao smiled and gestured for Ye Li to take her seat as he indicated she should eat first. Seeing the table filled with dishes she liked, Ye Li thanked him with a smile. Though not particularly hungry, it was nice to have food waiting for her at home. The emperor plans to entrust handling the engagement with North Rong to me.
When Ye Li had eaten enough, Mur Xiao Yao said: Entrusted? Furrowing her brow, Ye Li asked: Entrusted means that you will fully take charge of everything, from receiving the North Rong envoy’s welcome party, selecting a bride, preparing the dowry, and sending off the wedding. Hearing these words, Ye Li felt her expression turn grim.