Chapter 649: Chapter 649: The Special Ninth Team Chapter 649: Chapter 649: The Special Ninth Team However, Lord Cheng’s gaze soon settled on two names belonging to the ninth team.
“This ninth team, just two people?”
The officers nodded, “Yes, two people, and both are young ladies, that’s why I said they are the most special team.”
Qi Chan, standing behind Lord Cheng, immediately frowned and looked at the register, thinking to himself when he saw the name ‘Shu Yu’, as expected, she was really among the hunting teams.
A hunting team made up of two girls—wasn’t this akin to marching into the mountains to meet their end?
With a serious tone, Qi Chan asked, “What makes them special? Was it you who assigned these two girls to the mountains?”
The officers, keen of mind, knew this profound and unfathomable lord before him was displeased and quickly said, “Lord, these two young ladies volunteered to enter the mountains. Not to conceal from you, I have only recently taken over the management of Righteous Dao Village. Before I arrived, Fang Xiyue had already been part of the hunting. Originally, I thought to assign her to clear wastelands, but Fang Xiyue said her father was a hunter and she often followed him into the mountains, so she was very familiar with the terrain and had no problems hunting.”
“And what about this Shu Yu?”
The officers replied with a smile, “Miss Shu Yu came to me on the third day after I arrived. She said she could shoot arrows and was better suited for hunting in the mountains.”
Seeing that Qi Chan and Lord Cheng’s expressions had softened somewhat, the officers quickly added, “To be honest, at first I held no hope for the two young ladies, but they assured me earnestly, so I thought to let them try for a day; who knows, there might be an unexpected harvest. To my surprise, the two young ladies really gave me a huge shock—the first day, they returned fully laden, having taken down a large roe deer.”
“Eh?” Both Qi Chan and Lord Cheng were momentarily surprised, then they lowered their heads to glance at the register in their hands.
It indeed listed the prey they had caught: not only a roe deer on the first day, but also a wild boar on the second day and a moose on the third.
Goodness, all quite sizable, indeed.
Qi Chan could hardly hide his astonishment, two young ladies… hunted them?
“They truly are remarkable.”
“It doesn’t end there.” The officers smiled and said, “Not only have they bagged large game, but they also return early, coming back every day around 1 p.m. … I’m not saying they’re slacking off, mainly because no matter how much more game they hunt, the two young ladies couldn’t carry it all back.”
Lord Cheng nodded, “Indeed, and such large game has already far exceeded the daily task for the two young ladies.”
Qi Chan asked, “So, they will also be returning by 1 p.m. today?”
The officers affirmed with a nod, “Yes, at around that time every day, unfailingly. They never descend later than the end of that hour.”
Now it was almost that hour; it might be better to wait here a bit longer and take a rest.
Thus, Lord Cheng turned to Madam Hou and her daughter and said, “This official and Mister Qi will stay here to rest for a while, you go back and rest as well. Pack up everything, and we will set off again tomorrow.”
Then, addressing the officers again, “I want to transfer these two people; handle the handover on your end.”
“Yes, yes,” responded the officers, taking Madam Hou and her daughter to get busy.
After completing the formalities, Madam Hou finally let out a long sigh of relief, her heart settled.
From now on, she would be able to leave the Shu family behind and live a good life with her daughter.
She felt a sense of relief and the steps back home became impatient.
At first, the officers didn’t react, but as she left, he suddenly slapped his forehead.