In the spacious backyard of the Prince's Mansion, there were many subordinates dressed in black. Because the Prince's Mansion covers a large area, and the backyard at the back has been abandoned and no one has taken care of it, so at this moment, these subordinates were summoned here by Chief Steward Hai.
Shang Wuxin was dressed in a black brocade robe. Her steps were graceful and calm. She exuded a noble and elegant aura. There was an unmeltable coldness between her brows. Just one glance at her was enough to jolt the hearts of her already loyal subordinates. Their master was truly extraordinary.
"Greetings, Prince!" Eunuch Hai and his subordinates knelt at the same time, their tones full of respect and awe. Shang Wuxin was satisfied with the result. Although she knew that Eunuch Hai had trained many people, she did not expect that there would be so many people, and all of them had good martial arts skills and firm demeanor. It takes a lot of effort to train such a team. Shang Wuxin valued this Chief Steward Hai even more.
"Get up!" Shang Wuxin waved her hand, and then looked at these subordinates carefully. She walked slowly and gracefully past each of her subordinates. Every time she passed by a subordinate, she would deliberately exude the dark aura from her body. Those subordinates were sweating profusely, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when Shang Wuxin left their side.
"What I need for standing here today is your absolute loyalty! Do you understand what absolute loyalty means? It means your life and your belief is me!" Shang Wuxin's voice was very low and magnetic, yet it was cold and strong. "But I won't force you. I know that you are people around my mother or subordinates trained by General Manager Hai. Today I will give you a choice. If you want to leave, I will give you freedom and money to start over. But if you don't leave today, then you will be loyal to me in the future!"
Steward Hai wanted to say something. How could the prince let these people leave and give them freedom? They were all the prince's subordinates, so how could they be ungrateful? But Steward Hai looked at the prince standing there like a king and could not say any words of dissuasion.
But within a moment, a firm voice was heard again in the entire backyard, "We subordinates swear allegiance to the prince until death!" They used to be loyal to the legendary incompetent prince only because of favors or other reasons, but when they saw the prince today, they knew that he was different. Such a master gave them the confidence to be loyal, and more importantly, they could not have any intention of betraying him in front of him. Everyone was looking at the prince standing there with high spirits.
Shang Wuxin nodded in satisfaction. Would she really give them freedom? No, of course not! Hai Zongguan had raised them for so many years, and they knew some secrets of the Prince's Mansion. If someone really wanted to leave, Shang Wuxin would not let them leave alive. However, what satisfied her was that these people did not let her down and were worthy of being her subordinates.
"Take out half of the people to serve as guards at the Prince's Mansion. I hope that this Prince's Mansion is no longer a place like an inn! This matter will be arranged by Chief Steward Hai!" Shang Wuxin ordered, "The remaining half of the people will be taken away by Wuwei for training. The half who come back from the next game will also guard the Prince's Mansion, and the other half will be trained!"
Although they were puzzled, no one resisted. Chief Steward Hai was so happy about the prince's trust that his old face was as bright as a chrysanthemum. "I will definitely arrange it, prince, don't worry!"
"Come out the five people with the best martial arts!" Shang Wuxin ordered, "Wuwei, have a competition with them!" Although he knew that Wuwei's martial arts skills were much higher, Shang Wuxin had never checked them. Now it was to verify Wuwei's recent efforts and to establish Wuwei's authority as a leader in the future.
Among the many subordinates, one woman and four men dressed in black walked out. Wuwei nodded as a greeting, and the six of them immediately started fighting. Wuwei's methods were very cruel, and the scar on his cheek was even more terrifying. The other five people's martial arts were also very good, but they were still a little worse than Wuwei. After a while, only Wuwei and another woman were left fighting fiercely. Because they were just sparring, they didn't use weapons, but both of them still had bruises on their faces.
Both of them were fighting desperately. Wuwei's martial arts skills were much better than that woman's, but because he had just dealt with those four men, he had consumed a lot of physical strength, so it was inevitable that he staggered a little. The woman's ruthlessness was no less than Wuwei's.
"Alright!" Shang Wuxin stopped the endless fighting between the two. Although Wuwei's martial arts did not meet his requirements, he could not force him too much.
The two men separated immediately but they both admired each other. They saluted the prince. Now many subordinates looked at the prince with even more admiration. A maidservant beside the prince had such high martial arts skills that even the one with the highest martial arts skills among them could deal with her. Thinking that the prince said he would send them to training, many people were eager to try.
"What's your name?" Shang Wuxin looked at the woman in black with amusement. This woman's skills and reactions were very good, and Wuwei herself had to arrange a lot of things. She had noticed that Wuwei was very tired recently, so she also needed a personal maid to arrange things around her.
"I don't have a name! Everyone calls me Ayi!" The woman in black said with her head down, but there was no sadness in her eyes.
Chief Steward Hai saw that the prince seemed to be interested in this girl and hurried forward to say, "This girl's parents were once the Queen's subordinates. They died a long time ago, not long after the girl was born, so she has been raised by an old slave. Since they are not her parents, she has never been given a name. This girl is very smart and capable!"
"It's rare to see you praising a girl like this!" Shang Wuxin smiled. "From now on, your name will be Wu Jue. You will be my personal maid just like Wu Wei. Are you willing?"
"Wu Ju is willing! Thank you, Prince!" Wu Ju knelt down and saluted. She has been living in constant training. She has known since she was a child that she has to be loyal to the prince, but now looking at the prince in front of her, Wu Ju feels that all these years of hard work seem to be worth it.
Shang Wuxin nodded and left. These people would arrange the next things. She was a leader so she didn't need to do everything herself. What was more important was that these people needed opportunities to grow and train.
(End of this chapter)