Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents

"You mean, my master might actually...?"

With Shu Fan’s intelligence, she quickly caught on from Ye Liuyun’s words.

Her eyes lit up, looking at Ye Liuyun with some delight.

"I’m not your master, so of course I don’t know for sure, but it probably won’t be too far off. He might not be able to defeat Fu Zhengqing, but escaping is definitely not a problem!"

Not just escaping.

If he really wanted to leave, he could probably take the entire Illusion Sound Sect with him, and even Fu Zhengqing wouldn’t be able to do a thing about it.

"If that happens, it’ll be really interesting!"

It was as if she was already picturing that scene in her mind.

Shu Fan’s expression immediately turned excited.

This look of glee at impending chaos—she was just the same as ever.

Ye Liuyun only shook his head at her.

He didn’t say anything more.

...

The next day.

Shu Fan still took Ye Qinzhen and left. According to Shu Fan,

she had to go back and watch the show, and would return after enjoying the drama.

He already knew Shu Fan couldn’t sit still for long.

So Ye Liuyun wasn’t surprised at all.

He went to the Embroidered Uniform Guard as usual.

"Sir!"

Seeing Si Nan in the courtyard practicing martial arts with everyone else, Ye Liuyun raised his brows slightly.

"Looks like you’ve learned to put in the effort! Not bad!"

After all, he was the first to follow Ye Liuyun. Si Nan’s growing strength was something Ye Liuyun was naturally pleased about.

"Hehe! I can’t let the newcomers surpass me!"

Although he used to be the weakest, with Feng Feiyi joining,

Si Nan now felt his own First-class Realm cultivation was a little out of place among the group.

So now, Si Nan was desperate to break through to the Postnatal Realm, working even harder in his cultivation than before.

"Not bad! Keep it up!"

Ye Liuyun patted Si Nan’s shoulder approvingly.

Signaling him to continue.

He himself went to look over some files first, then wandered through the Imperial Prison. There were only a few more inmates than before, but "even a mosquito’s leg is still meat," as they say—

Ye Liuyun wasn’t about to let that go.

He was just thinking,

Before going home tonight, he’d take a walk through Purgatory. It had been a while, and he’d just see how many more prisoners had been added.

But come noon,

Si Nan, Shi Sheng, and the others suddenly came looking for him.

"Sir, there’s good news!"

Seeing Si Nan’s excited face, it seemed something really good had come up.

As he spoke,

Si Nan took out a file.

"The semi-annual affair with Lingdan City just happens to be our turn!"

"Lingdan City?"

Ye Liuyun’s brows rose. He really had heard of that place—it was no small matter.

It was a place renowned for producing superb elixirs and medicines.

The Zhao family of Lingdan City had always had dealings in Pills with the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The more cases one completed, the higher one’s merits, and the higher the official rank, the more cultivation resources were gifted monthly—in addition to your salary.

The Pills were one of those resources.

A stash that large—the guard could never make all of it themselves.

So they had to buy from outside.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard’s supply channel was the Zhao family of Lingdan City.

This Zhao family was one of the top alchemy clans in Lingdan City—only a handful of families could compare.

Every six months, the guard dispatched people to Lingdan City to purchase a batch of Pills to bring back.

It rotated by turn.

This time it was the responsibility of the Southern Governor—next time, it would be the Northern Governor’s turn.

And this time, the responsibility had fallen on Ye Liuyun as Southern Governor.

Si Nan said this was a major piece of good luck because the kickbacks from this job were said to be even more lucrative than confiscating someone’s property!

After all—

To make sure the Pills purchased would last for half a year,

they always bought a bit extra each time.

As long as the batch lasted half a year, whatever was left over belonged to whoever was in charge of the purchase—a sort of unwritten rule within the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"I forgot all about that!"

Ye Liuyun stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Even though Ye Liuyun himself now had alchemy talent and could refine some basic Pills on his own,

the process was ridiculously tedious.

At first, for a few days, he’d been hot-blooded enough to make a few batches every day.

But over time,

Ye Liuyun got bored. His alchemy skills were soon left collecting dust in a corner.

To Ye Liuyun now, Pills didn’t really matter much anymore.

But for Shi Sheng, Si Nan, and the others, it still made a big difference.

No wonder they all looked so excited.

"Sir!"

This time, Feng Feiyi clasped her fists seriously in front of Ye Liuyun.

"Please let me handle this matter!"

Lingdan City was only about a hundred li from the Great Qian Imperial City, and within the Great Qian Dynasty’s territory, almost no one dared to rob the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

So everyone tacitly agreed—

This sort of task was not only fat with profit, but also low risk. The chance only came once every six months, alternating between the North and South Governors—no wonder everyone considered it a pity.

If only there were more jobs like this every year!

Feng Feiyi had only recently become Ye Liuyun’s subordinate, and of course wanted to make an impression.

"I swear I won’t let you down, sir. I will definitely escort the Pills back safely!"