Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 40: The Arrival of the Nine Thousand Master’s Men! Dragon, Tiger, Leopard
Then if you want to usurp the throne, do I have to risk my life and fortune to help you too?
Ye Liuyun straightened up again, poured himself another cup of wine, and continued drinking on his own.
"Brother Ye, please don’t misunderstand!"
I’ve been discovered? And judging from the tone, I’ve already been found out a long time ago.
Hesitating for a moment, Yan Shuzhu still raised her hand to pull out the hairpin from her hair.
Her long, jet-black hair fell down like a waterfall.
It had to be said, even when dressed as a man, Yan Shuzhu’s heroic aura couldn’t be concealed between her brows.
Now, in this woman’s posture, she was even more strikingly attractive.
"It was never my intention to conceal anything, and what I want to do definitely isn’t usurping the throne."
I’m already the Emperor, how could I possibly usurp the throne?
"I know Brother Ye is loyal and righteous, upright and unbending. I hadn’t expected, within the Embroidered Uniform Guard, there would still be someone with such a chivalrous heart as Brother Ye."
"..."
These words.
Made Si Nan and Shi Sheng, who had been quite serious till now, barely hold back their laughter.
Seriously, are you for real?
But the moment they noticed Ye Liuyun glancing sideways at them, the two immediately quieted down and settled themselves properly.
Ye Liuyun could tell now, Yan Shuzhu did have some cunning and craft, but was still a bit too inexperienced.
"Ahem, I became part of the Embroidered Uniform Guard not to be anyone’s tool."
"I know everything Brother Ye does is for the people of the Great Qian Dynasty."
Ye Liuyun didn’t even have to say anything—Yan Shuzhu went ahead and justified it for him.
"Rest assured, everything I do is also for the Great Qian Dynasty!"
As she spoke, Yan Shuzhu looked at Ye Liuyun with full sincerity.
At this moment, her royal father’s closed-door cultivation hadn’t been long, so Yan Shuzhu felt she still had time to gather talented people.
Ye Liuyun didn’t directly agree, but he didn’t refuse either.
For some questions raised by Yan Shuzhu, he’d offer his views and answers.
Unknowingly, time passed.
More than an hour had gone by, and the wine was almost finished.
Seeing Yan Shuzhu was already a bit tipsy but still wanted to keep asking him various questions—
Ye Liuyun immediately raised his hand to interrupt.
"It’s about time. I have to check in early tomorrow. I’ll head back first!"
"Brother Ye, you’re leaving already?"
Seeing Ye Liuyun about to leave, Yan Shuzhu felt it was a pity, but checking the time, she had to admit it was indeed late.
She had no choice but to stand and watch Ye Liuyun depart, finally sighing in admiration.
"Brother Ye truly is a great talent!"
Thinking of all those puzzling questions she couldn’t figure out, Ye Liuyun could always come up with answers quickly. Not only that, his perspective was clearly different from her own.
This only made Yan Shuzhu feel more and more that Ye Liuyun was a rare genius.
"Since that’s the case, why doesn’t Your Majesty just tell him you’re the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty?"
Supporting the slightly swaying Yan Shuzhu, Lv Lan couldn’t help asking.
Yan Shuzhu only revealed she was a woman, not that she was the Empress of Great Qian.
"Let’s wait a bit longer."
There is a boundary between ruler and subject.
Yan Shuzhu worried—once Ye Liuyun knew she was the Emperor, would he still dare speak so openly to her?
...
They were all martial artists.
Not long after leaving the Imperial Music Bureau, any signs of drunkenness vanished from Ye Liuyun and his party’s faces.
"Sir, what do you think that person was really up to just now?"
Shi Sheng originally thought Yan Shuzhu was headhunting Ye Liuyun, but with no benefits at all, only a barrage of questions—he’d never seen this kind of recruiting before.
"I’d say that person probably took a liking to our lord!"
Walking on the other side, Si Nan stroked his chin and analyzed seriously.
"Really?"
Shi Sheng looked at Si Nan in astonishment, apparently buying into it a bit.
"Would I lie to you? Listen to my analysis—"
"..."
Watching Si Nan and Shi Sheng gossiping together in low voices, Ye Liuyun shot them a disgruntled glance.
He was just about to say something—
Right then—
"Bang!"
A palm seal formed of inner strength suddenly shot toward Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun frowned, glanced over, and waved to instantly disperse the palm seal.
Si Nan and Shi Sheng forgot all the gossip, hurriedly closing in on Ye Liuyun, standing at his left and right to guard him.
"Sir, are you alright?"
"I’m fine!"
He waved lightly, then glanced in a certain direction, frowning.
By now, it was deep into the night. Having walked quite a distance from the Imperial Music Bureau, the surrounding streets were empty except for Ye Liuyun’s group.
"So it’s you after all!"
In the next instant, accompanied by a low voice—
A figure tore through the darkness, landing before Ye Liuyun.
At the same time, more than a dozen people in embroidered uniforms appeared all around, surrounding Ye Liuyun tightly.
Clearly, they’d come prepared.
Si Nan and Shi Sheng stayed alert to those around.
As for Ye Liuyun, his attention was on the man who appeared first.
"Target: Guan Bao.
Realm: Postnatal Martial Artist.
Talent Entry: Bloodthirsty (Blue), Copper Skin & Iron Bones (Purple),"
"Bloodthirsty (Blue): The more injuries received, the greater strength he can unleash."
Not many talents, but this blue and purple combo were both quite impressive.
And as a Postnatal Martial Artist, in the Imperial City, he was definitely no ordinary character.
"Who are you?"
Guan Bao first grinned, then gave a respectful cupped salute toward the direction of the Imperial City.
"I am Guan Bao, the adopted son of His Excellency Lord Nine-Thousand!"
Lord Nine-Thousand?
"Guan Bao!"
As Ye Liuyun was pondering, Si Nan, upon hearing the name Guan Bao, suddenly cried out in surprise.
"You know him?" Ye Liuyun looked over curiously.
"Heard a bit."
Back when he first joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Si Nan started investigating who’d slaughtered his family.
Using that, he’d also collected information on many figures within the Great Qian Dynasty.
"Lord Nine-Thousand adopted quite a few sons, but the three most famous are He Long, Yun Hu, and this very Guan Bao."
"This trio—Dragon, Tiger, Leopard—are extremely powerful. The eldest, He Long, is at the Innate Realm; Guan Bao, meanwhile, is the youngest."
Simply put, strong talent and powerful backing.
"You sure know a lot!"
Guan Bao glanced at Si Nan, didn’t refute him, but instead laughed softly.
Saves him the trouble of introducing himself.
He turned toward Ye Liuyun.
"At first, I wasn’t sure, but since you could disperse my palm force, you must be capable of killing Lu Quan!"
He hadn’t been certain if Ye Liuyun had this strength, but now he was convinced.
"..."
So it really was because of Lu Quan.
He’d thought the revenge seeker would be Lord Ten-Thousand Households; didn’t expect the other side to be so decisive.
They’d reported the matter directly to Lord Nine-Thousand.
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