It was not that Ye Qingcheng judged people by their looks, but these men carried the unmistakable air of bandits.
Many still bore tattoos marking the crimes the authorities had convicted them of.
They displayed them openly, as though they were badges of honor.
Arson, murder, robbery, plunder-there was no evil they would not commit!
"I spotted a beauty from way off, and now that I'm closer, she's even prettier!"
"What do you think? If we take her back to be the chief's bride, he'll be delighted, won't he?"
"Obviously! How could he not be? Her looks alone put all his previous brides to shame."
"Then this trip really is our lucky break. We've picked up a priceless treasure for nothing. Once we take her back, the chief will reward us handsomely."
"He might even give us the wives he's tired of playing with. Then... heh heh heh."
"Exactly. Those women might look ordinary to the chief, but to us, they're absolute top-notch beauties!"
If Ye Qingcheng had been 99.9 percent certain moments ago that these men were shady characters up to no good, their conversation erased the last shred of doubt.
Now, from what they had said, Ye Qingcheng could be one hundred percent certain that they were indeed evil men.
Never had she been so certain of anything.
"Who are you?" Ye Qingcheng asked.
Once she knew, she could cut out the weeds by their roots.
As the Divine Court Crown Prince's consort, she felt she ought to do something that benefited the realm and its people.
Here was an excellent opportunity!
"Wu Renyi, fifth chief of the Evil Dragon Stockade," one of them announced.
The others were clearly beneath him in rank, mere followers and underlings. They knew better than to step forward and join in.