After being wrongly married, I stabbed my husband to death and became famous throughout the world.

The group was initially uneasy, but after hearing what Li Shu said, they became somewhat tempted.

The paper in front of Li Shu listed the wanted criminals. The drawings were somewhat hastily copied, but everyone recognized the simple numbers written on it.

Fifty taels? One hundred taels?!

How many years would they have to serve in the military to earn that much?!

Chen Ying then belatedly realized: "Ah Li... the beads you mentioned earlier... you weren't referring to these... people, were you?"

“That’s right. There are countless bandits on Ling Mountain, which means there is inexhaustible wealth.” Li Shu answered with burning eyes.

"..." Chen Ying covered her face with her eyes, feeling that she suddenly couldn't face her cousin!

Where is her pitifulness? Where has her fragility gone?!

She's trying to catch horse bandits! Are these horse bandits cattle or sheep?

"Ah Li, do you have any plans?" Duan Changdong asked.

“There is a plan, but before that…” Li Shu said bluntly, as if by magic, he produced a stack of papers, “No matter how foolproof the plan is, there will always be some uncontrollable accidents, so a life-or-death agreement is necessary. If you are willing, we will sign it; if you are not willing, we will not force you.”

The waiver also detailed the method of "dividing the spoils," as well as compensation and benefits in the event of an accident...

That's quite generous.

Chen Feiqing could read, and he read them one by one.

“Don’t rush to sign these documents. Take them back and think about them first. If you all decide to stick together, we’ll have to change our training procedures.” Li Shu said earnestly.

She couldn't resist any of them—bandits, barbarian enemies from beyond the Great Wall, or the wealthy and powerful within.

She is only eighteen years old in this world. She has a long life ahead of her. In the future, she wants to see the prosperity of the capital and the magnificence of the rivers. If she wants to do these things easily, then she can't just be an ordinary little girl here.

The Ma family only has a captain, yet she is powerless to do anything about it until now. What if there is someone more powerful in the future?

Should I stand here and get hacked to pieces? Or should I retreat to the mountains and become a savage?

Will not work.

Having lofty ambitions is difficult to achieve, but if you don't do it, you'll never make progress. So take it slow and start with the easiest things to do.

To live a truly stable life, you need to have enough capital.

At this moment, everyone was stunned by her serious attitude. She held up the life-or-death agreement and made Chen Feiqing read it several times.

There's a huge difference between playing along with Ali's antics and catching horse thieves.

Duan Changdong hesitated for a moment, then asked, "You know, if we fail, we'll die. Ali, aren't you afraid?"

“I will die eventually, but I don’t want to die in a pathetic way,” Li Shu said truthfully. “If you are unwilling, I can understand, after all, it is a matter of life and death. You can rest assured, I have my own methods.”

However, the people we need to utilize at that time will not be the group in front of us.

After spending some time with them, she realized that these people were more trustworthy than she had imagined.

“I’m the head of the martial arts department, how can I let you take risks alone? I’ll sign.” Duan Changdong thought for a moment and made his decision.

He wasn't easily fooled. The reason he signed the life-or-death contract wasn't just because he was a martial arts leader, but also because he had noticed that Li Shu was quite different from them during this time.

She is a bit unrestrained and doesn't care much about other people's opinions. She may seem crazy, but in reality, she is as steady as anyone else.

He knew very well how difficult it was to practice martial arts.

Li Shu is ruthless and very organized. Even Uncle Yu said she is extraordinary and that if she were a man, she would definitely achieve great things.

She was a woman; it wasn't so unacceptable that she didn't go out of her way to achieve great things, but instead went out of her way to catch bandits.

"Me! Me! Me!" Chen Ying quickly followed.

Chen Feiqing signed without thinking, saying, "Cousin, you can make arrangements for me. I can't beat anyone else."

However, Chen Feiqing didn't take it too seriously. Ah Li was even younger than her, so she was probably just joking around. It was normal for the young people in their area to get together and do naughty things.

After some thought, the others realized that curiosity outweighed their worries.

They really wanted to know how the bandits were caught!

Li Shu thought she would get a reply in a few days, but she didn't expect them to get on her pirate ship so quickly.

Including her, there are twelve people in total.

Those present were among the more capable young people, and almost all of them were able to persist in practicing martial arts under Old Man Yu. As for the rest who couldn't persevere, Li Shu didn't try to recruit them.

The people in front of us are also bolder than the others.

After everyone signed the death waiver, Li Shu's smile gradually widened as he happily put the items away.

It was getting late, so Li Shu told everyone to disperse and wait until early the next morning to discuss the next steps.

Nobody took it too seriously, and they all happily agreed.

After everyone left, Li Shu spent the whole night developing a preliminary training plan.

They are few in number and not very capable at present, so we need to make up for these weaknesses in other ways and maximize everyone's strengths. In addition, to facilitate communication during combat, it would be best to have a suitable code to increase everyone's tacit understanding.

Li Shu was ruthless to himself, so he didn't leave the rest of the team much breathing room in terms of training.

Especially the men, who will all be going to the battlefield in the future, so no matter how ruthless and unreasonable her demands regarding force may be, these people will not resent her.

The girls were just a bit weak in stature, but with her fearless act of charging ahead, the others were not to be outdone.

Where else can you find such a group of easy-to-bully people?

Li Shu stayed up all night, but he was still in good spirits and full of anticipation.

The military households in this village have been oppressed for generations, so they are more tolerant of authority than those in other places.

After maintaining a good relationship with them, and then providing sufficient emotional support, it is easy to gain their support.

When the group appeared in front of Li Shu early in the morning, they were greeted by her with shining eyes.

"Secret code! This is interesting!" After everyone gathered together and Li Shu finished explaining his ideas, the group of young people were also filled with excitement.

"Is it similar to the flag signals used in the military?" Chen Ying asked curiously.

Li Shu nodded: "The combination of flag signals and hand signals has a wider range of applications. Let's start with the simplest ones. Everyone must remember to use them during daily martial arts practice."

This was a novel experience, and no one resisted it at all.

Immediately afterwards, Old Yu spotted a group of eccentric young men.

These kids are getting stranger every day...

They would gesture with their hands from time to time, then huddle together and laugh foolishly. What surprised him even more was that they seemed to suddenly become energetic again, practicing until the afternoon, and even had the energy to go to the North Mountain to fool around.

I have no idea what they're busy with.