Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 74: The Sated Blood Blade and the Cyan Robe Association
The next day.
Early in the morning, Ye Liuyun took a trip to the Imperial Prison.
On one hand, he wanted to see if there were any special Talent Entries, on the other, it was so the Blood Blade could have a hearty meal.
The Blood Blade needed to devour flesh and blood to strengthen its bearer’s physique.
As far as Ye Liuyun knew, the place with the most flesh and blood in the Imperial City was the Imperial Prison.
Ye Liuyun ordered the surrounding Embroidered Uniform Guards to step aside, then walked into a cell alone.
The guards all assumed that after watching for so many days, Ye Liuyun was finally planning to personally ’torture’ a prisoner.
No one said anything—they sensibly chose to withdraw.
"What do you want?"
The prisoner inside had clearly suffered through several rounds of punishment, his body covered in scars.
Seeing Ye Liuyun come in, his expression was tinged with fear.
Ye Liuyun didn’t care.
Anyone who ended up here had blood on their hands—even if they died, it was no real loss.
With a flick of his wrist, the Blood Blade appeared in Ye Liuyun’s hand.
The other man hadn’t even realized what was happening before Ye Liuyun acted.
His expression was indifferent.
Not born cold-hearted—just used to it. These times were like this; killing and being killed existed in a single thought.
"Not full yet?"
When Ye Liuyun retrieved the Blood Blade, the former mortal was nothing but skin—every scrap of flesh and blood had been ’eaten’ clean by the Blood Blade.
But Ye Liuyun could sense it—the Blood Blade wasn’t full, not even halfway.
That last ’Child of Destiny’ had been enough to stuff the blade to bursting.
Well, thinking it over, these ordinary folks couldn’t possibly compare to a Child of Destiny.
Ye Liuyun didn’t mind.
After all, what there was no shortage of in the Imperial Prison was mortals.
If one wasn’t enough, bring another—there were plenty to stack.
Ye Liuyun had someone guide him to other cells; by the fourth meal, the Blood Blade was finally full. Wiping it down with a handkerchief and tucking it back onto his wrist, Ye Liuyun stood up in satisfaction.
"Nice!"
Now, all that was left was to wait for the Blood Blade to slowly digest.
He made a few brief comments to the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the Imperial Prison, then left.
Only then did the guards here dare to discuss those prisoners left with just their skin.
"Hiss! Just how did this Lord Hundred Households pull that off? How are these people left with nothing but skin?"
"Maybe he’s cultivated some kind of Demon Skill."
There were all sorts of strange Demon Skills in the world; not unheard of, really.
"You think this Lord Hundred Households actually gets pleasure from torturing people?"
"He sure looks the type."
"Quit talking, if Lord Hundred Households hears you, you might end up the same way."
Some folk still knew how to be afraid.
Gossiping behind his back—fine, if it doesn’t get out. But if word spreads, they might not live long, either.
Just thinking of ending up this way—with all flesh gone, nothing left but a skin.
Everyone nearby shivered, hunched their shoulders, and shut up for good.
...
When Ye Liuyun strode out of the Imperial Prison in good spirits—
Si Nan and Shi Sheng came looking for him.
"Sir!"
Both men greeted Ye Liuyun respectfully with a cupped-fist salute.
He waved them off indifferently, signaling there was no need for formalities, then drawled lazily,
"Did a new case come in?"
If not for a new case, they wouldn’t have come looking at this hour.
"Heh heh!"
Si Nan, a little embarrassed, scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh.
"Forgive me, sir. Raiding mansions isn’t easy to get assigned. I got two chances and both times someone else snatched them."
Si Nan hadn’t forgotten.
Ye Liuyun had previously advised him to watch out for mansion raid cases.
Those were lucrative—so of course Si Nan was keen.
But what could he do? Everyone knew those cases had the fattest profits, so no one wanted to let them go. Si Nan had already tried hard, but the others were quicker.
"No worries."
Ye Liuyun understood—cases like that always got snatched up.
Of course, he wouldn’t blame Si Nan over this sort of thing. He just waved his hand, matter-of-factly.
"Just keep an eye out next time."
"Understood, sir!"
Seeing Ye Liuyun wasn’t upset or about to punish him, Si Nan relaxed.
He resolved internally that next time, he’d do whatever it took—just didn’t believe he couldn’t grab one.
Ye Liuyun was feeling philosophical.
Everyone wants to be an official, but the court’s no place for amateurs.
In such a short time, there’d already been two mansion raid cases—that’s why it’s crucial to pick sides.
"So, you came all this way just to tell me raiding mansions is hard to get?"
He snapped back to the present, glancing at Si Nan again.
Surely they didn’t come all this way just to complain about the shortage of raid cases?
As soon as Ye Liuyun asked, Si Nan caught himself and hurriedly shook his head.
"No, no! Sir, there’s a new case."
Besides volunteering for cases—
If you go too long without doing anything, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will assign each Lord Hundred Households a case. Can’t just let you sit around and draw your salary, after all.
"What kind of case?"
Ye Liuyun wasn’t surprised.
He took the lead, with Si Nan and Shi Sheng quickly falling in behind.
Si Nan began introducing the case details.
"Sir, have you heard of the Cyan Robe Association?"
"Cyan Robe Association?"
He looked at Si Nan, a little surprised, as if he hadn’t expected that name to pop up.
He hadn’t known much before, but plenty of dossiers mentioned the Cyan Robe Association, so Ye Liuyun naturally knew.
"This case—is it related to the Cyan Robe Association?"
The Cyan Robe Association was a famous assassin organization inside the Great Qian Dynasty.
Unlike run-of-the-mill petty gangs,
The Cyan Robe Association had a clear hierarchy, organized management, and specialized mission handlers and killers.
The assassins were ranked from Heaven, Earth, Profound, to Yellow; the highest, Celestial-level assassins, were apparently all Innate Martial Artists, and rumor had it that the leader was a Grandmaster Realm powerhouse.
Which explained,
Why the Cyan Robe Association had survived so many purges.
Of course,
All this was what Ye Liuyun had picked up from dossiers—whether it was true was up for debate.
But for Si Nan to mention the Cyan Robe Association now,
It must mean this case was related to them.
"Yeah!"
Hearing the question, Si Nan nodded seriously, not daring to hesitate.
"Word is, the Minister of Revenue offended someone, and that person hired a Profound-level assassin from the Cyan Robe Association to kill him. That’s why the Embroidered Uniform Guard was brought in—they want us to protect him!"
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