Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 264 - 63: The Old Emperor’s Shift in Attitude! Pillaging Talents in Purgatory
"Ah?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Meeting Fu Zhengqing’s gaze.
Ye Liuyun feigned curiosity and shot back a question.
"Do I need to explain it to you?"
His demeanor was perfectly natural, as if he saw nothing wrong with his actions.
"Isn’t this kind of thing only supposed to be reported to His Majesty? Why should I explain it to you? Or does Lord Fu think his status is above the Emperor? Is Lord Fu planning a rebellion?"
Being part of the Embroidered Uniform Guard—
Who’s not skilled at setting someone up with a false charge?
"..."
Even Fu Zhengqing probably hadn’t expected—
That one day he’d be framed as a traitor by someone else.
Seeing Fu Zhengqing remain silent, Ye Liuyun had no intention of stopping.
"Lord Fu, you don’t look too well. I was just making a little joke. Could it be you can’t take a joke, Lord Fu? Tsk tsk!"
And as he spoke,
Ye Liuyun deliberately clicked his tongue twice.
He looked for all the world like he was mocking Fu Zhengqing for being small-minded.
Many in the court began to look at Ye Liuyun differently.
They had thought he was just a talented young Grandmaster, but hadn’t expected Ye Liuyun to have such a temper. With a vengeful disposition like that, no one dared provoke him lightly.
"The temper of the young really is something else!"
Looking at Ye Liuyun this way, Fu Zhengqing curled his lips faintly, the murderous intent in his eyes growing stronger.
Ever since becoming a Grandmaster, Fu Zhengqing rarely ever lost his temper like this.
Of course,
The main reason was—
After becoming Grandmaster, no one had ever dared speak to Fu Zhengqing in such a tone. Ye Liuyun was truly a rare breed.
As they spoke—
A monstrous aura began to gather around Fu Zhengqing.
This was the Grandmaster’s pressure.
Those close by—even if Fu Zhengqing’s aura wasn’t directed at them—still felt their hearts pound with dread, as if some great terror was about to descend.
Meeting Fu Zhengqing’s gaze—
Ye Liuyun remained unchanged, hands behind his back, wearing a faint smile.
As though nothing worried him.
Even Yan Shuzhu, who’d wanted to interject, fell silent now. She believed that if Ye Liuyun was this confident, then he must have something up his sleeve.
As expected—
Just as Fu Zhengqing’s aura was nearing its peak,
An even greater and vaster presence descended above the Imperial Palace.
This aura was more ethereal; those without sufficient cultivation couldn’t sense it at all.
But Fu Zhengqing sensed it.
"..."
His face went rigid.
A gloomy cast flashed through his gaze at Ye Liuyun, but in the end he quietly fell in line.
Just as expected!
This scene—
Made the smile on Ye Liuyun’s face widen even more.
Though he’d never met the old Emperor in person, from others’ descriptions, Ye Liuyun could pretty much analyze what kind of person the old Emperor was.
Selfish, autocratic, could not tolerate the slightest grain of sand in his eyes.
No matter what Fu Zhengqing’s motives were—
The old Emperor would never allow Fu Zhengqing to act with such impunity within the Imperial Palace. That would be nothing short of a challenge to imperial authority.
The old Emperor could accept someone else temporarily sitting on the throne—
But would never permit his authority to be challenged.
"What’s wrong, Lord Fu?"
Noticing how suddenly Fu Zhengqing’s face had soured,
Ye Liuyun smiled with ’concern’.
"Hmph!"
Knowing that saying anything more would just bring more frustration, Fu Zhengqing coldly snorted and averted his gaze.
Not bothering to trade words with Ye Liuyun any further.
That’s it?
Pathetic.
Watching Fu Zhengqing like this, Ye Liuyun silently judged him in his heart, though he didn’t bother going after him any further.
As for investigating the case of those fugitives, Ye Liuyun still took it on.
Just as well.
Ye Liuyun found the whole thing rather amusing, too.
Besides, a Grandmaster’s "entry", as it were, surely wouldn’t be bad. A legitimate opportunity to kill a Grandmaster doesn’t come by often. Ye Liuyun never intended to take them alive from the start.
...
After morning court ended—
Yan Shuzhu purposely kept Ye Liuyun behind.
Once everyone else was gone, Yan Shuzhu dropped all pretense of imperial majesty.
Her gaze fell on Ye Liuyun, showing a hint of worry.
"I’ve already had people searching for a long time, but there’s been no trace of them within the Imperial City. At first, we all thought they’d fled, but if they really had, there’s no way they’d still be overturning cases in the Imperial City!"
Two marquises had now been killed within the Imperial City in a row.
That group must still be here, but the city isn’t that big—if they’re still inside, there’s no way not a single clue could be found.
"Actually, Your Majesty has probably already guessed as much."
Ye Liuyun never regarded Yan Shuzhu as an ordinary woman—she was too clever.
He believed that Yan Shuzhu had her suspicions about many things; she just hadn’t confirmed them yet.
"..."
Hearing Ye Liuyun say this,
Yan Shuzhu was silent for a moment, then nodded seriously.
"That’s right, I do have my doubts."
"There is definitely someone protecting this group from behind. Even Your Majesty’s people can’t search everywhere."
The simplest scenario—
If these people were hiding in Prime Minister Fu Zhengqing’s residence,
Could Yan Shuzhu’s agents really search there? It’s just not realistic.
