Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 177 - 34: If He Dares to Give, Why Wouldn’t I Dare to Take?
This is the peak of the Innate Realm.
Even my guard Jiang Jing is only at the late stage of the Innate Realm, still a little ways from completion.
If every Lord Thousand Households of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is at this level...
Then I wouldn’t even bother rebelling; it’d be like an egg striking a rock, completely hopeless.
When I first got the news—
Prince Jin, Yan Ze, almost thought he’d misread it, or maybe the underlings gathering intel messed up the job.
He checked several times.
Only then did Prince Jin, Yan Ze, realize that the Lord Thousand Households who had shown up in his territory this time really did have the strength of the Innate Realm at its peak.
As for that Governor Qi Yuanliang, rumor had it he was also at the Innate Realm, but what specific level was still unclear.
But right now, Prince Jin Yan Ze’s attention—
Was all focused on Ye Liuyun. If he could successfully recruit him...
No doubt about it; he’d have another fierce general at his side. Just thinking of it put an excited gleam in Yan Ze’s eyes.
He turned his head.
And looked at Princess Consort Jin, Qu Sisi, who had quietly sat in her seat the whole time.
"Princess, you’ll help me, won’t you?"
"..."
This isn’t the first time something like this has happened.
Qu Sisi knew exactly what he meant, but just kept her head down and said nothing.
Yan Ze didn’t get angry at that; in his eyes, Qu Sisi was already firmly under his control. She had no other choice but to help him out.
Just then—
The sound of footsteps echoed outside.
Knowing his guests had arrived, Prince Jin Yan Ze immediately put on a welcoming smile and looked over.
"How did you all sleep last night in my manor?"
Ye Liuyun originally thought the Southern Governor, Qi Yuanliang, would be called over too. But when he arrived, he realized it was just his own group.
He didn’t mind it much.
He smiled and replied to Yan Ze’s question.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. We rested very well last night."
The familiar voice made Qu Sisi, who had kept her head down, suddenly look up as something dawned on her.
Sure enough!
Qu Sisi hadn’t expected that the person she’d seen last night would appear before her again today like this.
"Hahaha!"
Prince Jin Yan Ze followed up with a hearty laugh.
"I’ve heard the Embroidered Uniform Guard is responsible for the safety of the whole Imperial City. You folks must have a ton to do daily. Now that you have a chance, you ought to rest up! Come, come, have a seat!"
He immediately greeted Ye Liuyun and the others, inviting them to take their seats.
Honestly—
When it comes to winning people over, Prince Jin Yan Ze’s got some real skill.
He’s quite thorough and considerate in his handling of things.
"I haven’t introduced you all yet—this is my Princess Consort."
Prince Jin Yan Ze took the opportunity to introduce Qu Sisi at his side.
Unlike yesterday, when she was dressed all in white, today Qu Sisi was clearly carefully made up; her exquisite features looked even more regal and elegant, almost as if she had an ethereal aura about her.
"Tsk!"
Even Si Nan thought—
That someone like him, who’d hung around brothels for years, had seen more than a fair share of beautiful women.
No matter how pretty the girl, he could usually keep his composure.
But little did he expect, just a single glance would almost send his heart leaping out of his chest.
"She’s just too gorgeous!"
He couldn’t help but mutter under his breath—in truth, Si Nan wasn’t alone in thinking so.
Out of all the Embroidered Uniform Guards Ye Liuyun brought, only Shi Sheng snapped back to his senses after being briefly dazed; the rest were more or less like Si Nan.
Fortunately, Shi Sheng, who had his mind set on cultivation above all else, was pretty much impervious to feminine charms.
If all his subordinates were like this, Ye Liuyun, as their boss, would lose a lot of face.
"Shi Sheng!"
He shot Shi Sheng a quick glance out of the corner of his eye.
Shi Sheng got the message right away and nodded knowingly.
Then he looked to Si Nan at his side, flashing a grin.
"Tsk!"
At first, the gasp was for Qu Sisi’s beauty; now, it was purely out of pain.
Si Nan had just sat down, and now he was up in a flash.
Shi Sheng had gone all out, jabbing a finger right into Si Nan’s waist; half of Si Nan’s body went numb.
The sudden commotion drew plenty of curious glances.
"Uh, old injury on that side, just bumped it by accident."
He sheepishly explained, sat back down, and glared at Shi Sheng for good measure.
Shi Sheng just shrugged innocently at Si Nan, looking as though it had been the most natural thing to do.
If it was Shi Sheng doing it on purpose, Si Nan would’ve shot back right away; but if it was an order from Ye Liuyun, all Si Nan could do was sit obediently down.
He realized he really had acted embarrassingly just now.
Seeing what was happening, the Embroidered Uniform Guards behind Ye Liuyun quickly straightened up and behaved themselves too.
"Hahaha! Since one of Brother Ye’s men is hurt, maybe you should all rest here in my manor a little longer!"
Prince Jin Yan Ze was obviously picking up on the vibes.
But he didn’t care.
After all, his goal was just to win Ye Liuyun over.
And this was a good excuse to keep Ye Liuyun in the manor for a while longer.
"If that’s the case, we thank Your Highness for your kindness!"
"Don’t mention it; people like Brother Ye are just the kind I appreciate most!"
Anyone listening could hear the intention to recruit shining through every word.
