It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Lu Xingchen arrived at the training ground. Wei Hu had already lined up the selected people neatly, waiting for his arrival.

"Young Master, what are you going to do after selecting these one hundred people?" When Zhang Fan saw Lu Xingchen coming, he took two steps at a time and came to him, asking curiously.

"Although I have never climbed a mountain before, if there is something fun, Master can't leave me behind."

Lu Xingchen smiled and nodded, "Got it, I won't abandon you."

"I knew that the young master was the best to me." Zhang Fan nudged Lu Xingchen with his strong shoulder.

Zhang Fan is tall and strong, but he has a simple personality.

Lu Xingchen was knocked forward a few steps by Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan laughed, "Master, you eat too little. It seems like you haven't grown in a long time. You can't be this taller now, right?"

"And what can I do if you are so thin?"

Lu Xingchen looked at Zhang Fan speechlessly.

She was a woman, couldn't they see that?

Wei Hu glared at Zhang Fan and walked beside Lu Xingchen.

"Master, we have already selected one hundred men. They are all skilled and many of them were hunters in the mountains before."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and walked to the team of one hundred people.

Their teens to twenties are the best years.

Seeing him coming, everyone raised their shoulders, straightened their backs, and their expressions became serious and their eyes became bright.

"Do you want to achieve something great?" Lu Xingchen asked.

The soldiers had puzzled expressions on their faces.

"I'm asking you if you want to achieve something great. What are you thinking about?" Wei Hu was very dissatisfied with these people's performance and shouted harshly.

"I want to..." everyone answered.

This time the answers were sparse, some long, some short, some high, some low.

"In this state, we can't achieve anything." Lu Xingchen said.

"Let me see your momentum and determination."

This time, the soldiers were so angry that they shouted out the word "want" with all their might.

Shout out the words you want to hear, and the sound will shake the sky.

"That's more like it." Lu Xingchen looked at everyone with sharp eyes.

"If you want to achieve great things, then let me see what you can do." Lu Xingchen said.

Everyone thought that they would be tested on their skills in chopping, stabbing, and fighting.

However, Lu Xingchen didn't have such an idea.

It's too late to learn the basic fighting skills of chopping and stabbing at this time.

"Let's go, I'll take you out of the city." Lu Xingchen said.

The soldiers looked bewildered, even Wei Hu and Zhang Fan looked puzzled.

But they didn't ask any more questions and followed Lu Xingchen out of the city.

There are mountains not far to the north of Xing County.

It is very easy to find a cliff in the mountains.

Soon they arrived at the foot of the cliff.

Lu Xingchen asked people to prepare hooks and ropes in advance.

The iron hooks and ropes that she asked Zhang Fan to make were naturally not finished yet.

She brought the existing stock in the county.

"You don't have to stand in the right order, just gather together." Lu Xingchen said to everyone.

"Do you see a rock on the cliff?"

Everyone looked in the direction Lu Xingchen pointed.

There is indeed a protruding rock halfway up the cliff.

"I will shout thirty times. Whoever can climb up to the stone within thirty times will be rewarded with ten taels of silver and braised pork tonight."

The cliff is almost vertical, and it is not easy to climb to that position.

When everyone heard the reward of ten taels of silver, they were eager to try, but when they heard that they had to climb up after thirty roars to win, they immediately became discouraged.

"This hook and rope are the tools you use to climb up the rock."

"Young Master, I want to try it first." Zhang Fan patted his chest and walked forward.

It seemed as if his strong chest could send him directly to the cliff.

"Sure, then you try it first." Lu Xingchen said.

So Zhang Fan rolled up his sleeves and picked up the rope.

The hook was already attached to one end of the rope.

So Zhang Fan stood on the cliff, holding the rope in his hand, and threw it hard into the air mid-way over the cliff.

Lu Xingchen has already started counting.

But when she counted to thirty, Zhang Fan hadn't even gotten his hook hung on the cliff, let alone been able to climb up.

"Young Master, you are deliberately making things difficult for me. It's impossible to do this." Zhang Fan said angrily.

"Is there anyone willing to give it a try?" Lu Xingchen ignored Zhang Fan's complaints and looked at everyone.

Two people stepped forward and were willing to give it a try, but they tried to climb with the help of ropes first, but were unsuccessful, so they began to climb up the cliff with their bare hands.

These two soldiers were very capable. Although they did not climb up the stone within the time set by Lu Xingchen, they had completed half of the task.

When Lu Xingchen asked if anyone was willing to try, no one tried.

"Young Master, this is impossible." Zhang Fan looked at Lu Xingchen with a firm tone, thinking that she was deliberately making things difficult for others.

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly, said nothing, grabbed the rope and stood under the cliff, then asked Wei Hu to start counting.

Wei Hu spoke, and at the same time, Lu Xingchen threw the rope into the air, and the iron hook was firmly hung on the protruding stone. Her body jumped up lightly like a swallow, and then climbed onto the stone.

It was only at this time that Wei Hu counted to ten.

But Lu Xingchen was already standing on the protruding stone.

She moved in one go, without any delay; to everyone, it was just the blink of an eye.

Zhang Fan's jaw dropped in shock. He thought he had seen it wrong and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

The soldiers cheered.

With the help of a rope, Lu Xingchen easily jumped down from mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.

"Master, you are so awesome." Zhang Fan had a stunned expression, but his eyes were full of admiration.

"Didn't you just say that I was deliberately making things difficult for you?" Lu Xingchen said.

Zhang Fan slapped himself hard on the face and said, "I was wrong... I was just too stupid."

He really had the heart to do it; the sound was particularly crisp and loud.

"You will do nothing for the next few days. Just keep practicing. My goal is to count to thirty. You will use the rope and the hook to climb up to the rock."

"When you are done practicing, come back to see me."

After Lu Xingchen finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the county town.

This does not require much skill, as long as the hook can be thrown accurately and your arms are strong, jumping onto the rocks is an easy thing.

So practice, practice constantly.

"Wei Hu, I know why the young master asked me to make those iron hooks and ropes?" Zhang Fan suddenly said excitedly as he looked at Lu Xingchen's receding back.

"What are you going to do?" Wei Hu asked.

"Of course, it's for us to practice mountain climbing..." Zhang Fan said speechlessly.

Wei Hu looked at Zhang Fan speechlessly.

"Old Wei, do you think I'm smart?"

"You should use the little energy you have left to practice."

Wei Hu said without emotion, "Whoever climbs up first can go home and sleep first."

"Otherwise, you can sleep here tonight."