The command fell from Mei Liang's lips with chilling finality, her tone leaving no room for defiance.
Cuìyù, who had been waiting a long time for Mei Liang's signal, immediately stepped forward. Without hesitation, she struck Mei Lang—whose forehead was bloodied from kowtowing and whose eyes were wide with stunned disbelief—five times across the face. The resounding slaps rang out in the air, so loud that the bandit women glanced at one another in horror.
while the soldiers guarding the gate stood frozen in shock. They could only think one thing—women must never be underestimated. When angered, they were far more terrifying than men.
Xiang Long Wei and several generals, who were just emerging from the military camp, also stopped in surprise at the scene. None were more shaken than Deputy Supreme Commander Mei, who realized it was his own daughter's maidservant delivering the blows.
