Chapter 159: Income under his command
"Hey? But...but..." Yang Xiaotao was stunned for a while before she stammered, "But, didn't you say that I'm not as good as you, and that it's better to say that you protect me than that I protect you? Why did you change your mind again?"
Ye Qiongying did not feel guilty at all, and was just as confident as Yang Xiaotao just now:
“I can change my mind if I want to.
Although Uncle Ye was a little anxious just now, what he said is not unreasonable. Yang Xiaotao, your behavior is inappropriate.
If you want to test my skills, you can just say it openly and challenge me to a fight.
Instead of launching a surprise attack on me when I first meet you and forcing me to participate in your plan.
Even Aunt Hong and the others don't seem to know about your plan.
Isn't that disrespectful?
You said you wanted to consider whether I was worthy of your service, but you acted on your own and offended powerful subordinates. Don't I need to consider whether you are worthy of having me under your command?
Therefore, this personal bodyguard job is not only an apology for your disrespect this time, but also a test for me to see how capable you are and whether your character is useful. "
Yang Xiaotao was a little bit unconvinced at first, but after hearing what happened later, there was a hint of guilt in her big eyes.
Not only Hong Xiu and the others, but even her grandmother was unaware of her actions.
If the girl informed her grandmother of this, her fate would be...
Besides, it is true.
If she really wanted to fight, she could have challenged Ye Qiongying openly instead of attacking her by surprise.
Even so, Yang Xiaotao still stubbornly defended herself:
"But I learned assassin skills. I'm a professional killer, so of course I'll do a sneak attack. How can I just deliver myself to your door openly?"
But after she finished speaking, she changed her tone:
"But... I admit that I acted impulsively and without consideration. I agree with your proposal! Isn't it just being a personal bodyguard? I'll do it!"
Even though she is an assassin, she is good at sneak attacks.
But she still lost to Ye Qiongying.
Regardless of the rules, Yang Xiaotao still recognized Ye Qiongying's strength in her heart. Even if Ye Qiongying didn't mention it, she was willing to listen to the other party's instructions.
"Very good," Ye Qiongying nodded, and then said, "I am still in the Pingwu Army for recruit training, and I can only leave the camp on rest days. You don't have to stay with me for the time being, so stay at home and be responsible for protecting the safety of the house. I will find a way to bring you into the barracks later."
There is no female soldier left in the Pingwu Army today because of Yuan Wu’s original actions.
It was not until Ye Qiongying appeared that there was a single child.
But later on, Ye Qiongying still wanted to reorganize a team of her own.
It doesn't have to be an entirely female army, but there must be women present.
She not only hopes to realize the dream of becoming a female general like her ancestors, but also hopes to allow more women to step out of their boudoirs and reach a higher place.
If she is lucky enough to take charge of the Pingwu Army again in the future, she will be able to re-establish a special women's army in the army.
It will obviously be too late to recruit new soldiers by then, so we can start selecting talents now.
Although Yang Xiaotao has a lively and proud personality, it is rare for her to have real skills.
With such skills, it would be such a waste if he was only used to guard the house.
But Ye Qiongying knew very well that she was still just a small soldier. The reason why she could appear in the Pingwu Army was, on the one hand, because of her identity as a member of the Ye family, and on the other hand, because of the imperial edict from His Majesty.
If you want to bring in a new female soldier, it won’t be that easy.
She had to wait until her strength was recognized, and she got the position of centurion first, and had the authority to command her own team, before she could think about bringing people into the military camp.
Whether it is Yang Xiaotao whom I meet now, or Ye Shu and An Yu who have been decided long ago.
In addition, Yang Xiaotao's character really needs to be honed.
As an assassin who fights alone, it's not a big problem for Yang Xiaotao to be a little eccentric.
But if you join the military camp, such a character is not a good thing.
He didn't obey orders, made decisions on his own, and was at odds with his colleagues...
This is absolutely a taboo in combat.
It's just right, I can use this time to keep her at home and let her train herself.
Yang Xiaotao had no objection and agreed immediately:
"Since I have agreed to be your bodyguard, I will do whatever you arrange for me! But... you can only be an ordinary soldier like this? Is the guard army of Pingwu City so powerful now?"
Ye Qiongying laughed:
"Whether it's powerful or not, you'll know when you go there. Well, they've finished talking, let's go over there first."
Sure enough, Hong Xiu and the others had almost finished talking. Seeing Ye Qiongying coming over, Hong Xiu took the initiative to introduce:
“Girl, these are the core team your father left behind.
This team was originally formed by your grandfather, and was further improved by your father's generation.
However, some of the seniors are now old and are no longer suitable for doing these things, so they have specially trained younger generations in their family to come on their behalf.
There are also a small number of predecessors who have passed away and did not get married and leave offspring during their lifetime, so... they are absent and cannot come this time.
There are three others who have not been contacted so far, and the relevant contact points have also lost contact. It is very likely that something has happened. I have sent people to investigate, but... everyone's whereabouts are very secretive and often change. If they don't take the initiative to show up and contact me, it will be difficult to find them.
If we want to find out these, it will probably take a long time, and there is no result yet. "
Ye Qiongying nodded to indicate that she understood, and then asked:
"Have you properly handled the funeral affairs for those elderly people who have passed away?"
"Of course," Hong Xiu said quickly, "There are special people to take care of their funerals. They have been buried with great ceremony, and every New Year, there are people who go to their graves to offer sacrifices and worship."
"Okay, thank you for all the hard work, Aunt Hong," Ye Qiongying sighed, "I was too careless before and didn't take the initiative to understand these things. It's my fault. Thanks to you."
Hong Xiu hurriedly said:
"No, no, girl, this is what we should do, please don't be polite to us."
When they reached this point, Ye Qiongying turned and looked at the others.
Before he could say anything, the old man standing in the front, whom Yang Xiaotao called "Grandpa Seven", took a step forward, leaned on his cane and knelt down on the ground tremblingly:
"Old slave Kang Qigong, meet the young lady!"
As he moved, everyone behind him knelt on the ground, including Yang Xiaotao, who had just stood on the other side, and also knelt down towards Ye Qiongying.