Chapter 401: Chapter 109: The Four Celestial Monks of the Brahma Sect! The Deal

They rode in at breakneck speed.

But they didn’t need to rush on their way back.

The group took their time along the road, and it wasn’t until a few days later that Ye Liuyun and his companions returned to the Imperial City.

"Hmm?"

At least, they were now walking the streets of the Imperial City.

Looking at the pedestrians on both sides, Ye Liuyun arched his brow slightly.

"Aren’t there a few too many baldies around?"

After coming back, Ye Liuyun noticed that there were clearly a lot more people dressed like Brahma Sect monks on the city streets.

They’d seen some before, but nowhere near this many. Now you could spot one every few steps.

Thinking of this,

Ye Liuyun turned his head and looked curiously at Si Nan beside him.

"Did Great Qian ever have this many Brahma Sect monks just show up out of nowhere before?"

Because of what happened at Yunkong Temple, Ye Liuyun really didn’t have a good impression of the Brahma Sect. Sure, you can’t lump everyone together, there are bad apples and good monks too.

But Ye Liuyun obviously didn’t want to waste time figuring out who was good or bad.

Better to use that time snapping up a few more Talent Entries.

In any case, the relationship between Great Qian and the Brahma Sect was just so-so; he didn’t expect he’d have much to do with them in the future, so Ye Liuyun hadn’t thought much of it back then.

He just didn’t expect it.

Now, all of a sudden, bald heads were popping up all over the Great Qian Imperial City.

"Never heard of it happening!"

Even Si Nan, who always had a wide range of inside information, shook his head in confusion when he heard Ye Liuyun’s question.

Clearly,

Si Nan hadn’t heard of any friendly dealings between Great Qian and the Brahma Sect before either.

And there’d been no news of a Brahma Sect visit to Great Qian.

"I see!"

Ye Liuyun nodded slightly.

For no apparent reason, there shouldn’t be so many Brahma Sect monks here in the Imperial City.

There was definitely something going on.

Looked like something had happened during the days he’d been away from Great Qian—something he didn’t know about.

"Go investigate!"

"Yes, sir!"

Si Nan didn’t hesitate and agreed immediately.

The group grandly made their return to the Embroidered Uniform Guard. After being out for so long, Ye Liuyun didn’t have them start working the moment they came back.

Instead, he gave everyone half a day off to rest at home.

As for Ye Liuyun himself, of course he headed straight for the Imperial Prison first thing.

Sure enough, after these days, the prison had filled up with quite a few new inmates. At first glance, none of the Talent Entries seemed especially rare, but stacked together,

even small talents could play a big role.

...

By the time Ye Liuyun walked out of the Imperial Prison, the sky outside was already getting a bit dark.

And right then,

Si Nan had long been waiting for him outside the prison.

"You found something?"

Seeing Si Nan here, Ye Liuyun could tell without even asking—they must have discovered something.

"Here’s the situation, sir!"

Si Nan nodded first, then with a serious expression, reported everything he’d found to Ye Liuyun.

"These Brahma Sect monks suddenly arrived at the Imperial City three days ago. According to what I’ve discovered, it seems the current Supreme Emperor invited them to visit Great Qian!"

"The Supreme Emperor?"

Yan Fuhai, huh!

But...

Yan Fuhai invited these Brahma Sect monks to Great Qian?

Ye Liuyun rubbed his chin, trying to figure out what Yan Fuhai was up to by inviting them here.

"Sir!"

Noticing Ye Liuyun deep in thought,

Si Nan leaned in and whispered,

"I heard some people say that apparently our Supreme Emperor is feeling his light is about to go out, so he had some grand enlightenment and decided to invite the monks to discuss Buddhist philosophy together!"

Getting ahold of info like this...

What can you say? Si Nan really lives up to his reputation as an intelligence gatherer.

Of all his subordinates, only Si Nan was this sharp.

...

Only, hearing this kind of news left Ye Liuyun silent, with an indescribable expression.

"What’s wrong?"

Si Nan didn’t really understand the finer details here, so when he saw his boss reacting like this, he was momentarily stunned and looked over in confusion.

He didn’t seem to get it—

what was so strange about this news that it made his lordship look like that?

"Nothing."

Shaking his head, Ye Liuyun didn’t explain further.

Outsiders might really believe that Yan Fuhai’s days were numbered.

But Ye Liuyun knew better.

The guy was living plenty well, and had already become a Land Immortal—how could he be "burnt out" and in need of spiritual reflection?

Still...

This news only confirmed that Yan Fuhai, the Supreme Emperor, suddenly inviting the Brahma Sect monks to the Great Qian Imperial City, definitely had some other purpose.

Thinking of this,

Ye Liuyun didn’t have Si Nan keep probing—any further and things could get dangerous.

"Alright, you can go now."

"Yes, sir!"

Even though he was curious, Si Nan was tactful enough not to ask questions.

He agreed and left.

"It really is a troubled season."

Ye Liuyun stood alone, mulling over how, ever since Yan Fuhai came out of seclusion, the whole atmosphere in Great Qian seemed to change by the day.

Was it actually time to start planning an escape?

Thinking that, Ye Liuyun didn’t rush to make any sudden preparations to flee—for now.