Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents

The next moment.

Xiao Yongning directly took the poison and walked to Iron Tiger’s side.

Seeing Iron Tiger with a look like he’d rather die than open his mouth,

Xiao Yongning just gave a cold laugh, grabbed Iron Tiger’s neck—not enough to break his defenses, but with Xiao Yongning’s strength, forcing him to open his mouth was no problem at all.

The instant the poison went down his throat,

Iron Tiger’s hardened expression instantly twisted in agony, his organs corroded by the poison, pain warping his face.

"Kill me! Hurry up and kill me!"

This pain of having his organs corroded was something almost impossible to endure.

Right now, Iron Tiger was in such agony he could only beg for death.

Clearly, someone born with such good Horizontal Training talent, yet didn’t know how to treasure it—if he’d spent more time on cultivation, he wouldn’t have ended up a wreck like this.

But then again,

If things hadn’t gone this way, how would the Vajra Indestructible Physique end up in my hands?

Still...

Ye Liuyun also realized another problem from this matter.

A single talent, no matter how strong, still had weaknesses—like Ye Liuyun’s own Undying Body. It seemed unbeatable, but if you looked closely, it wasn’t truly invincible.

If, in the future, I run into enemies who are good at observation, it could get troublesome.

So—

The best way is to have talents that complement each other. For example, if Iron Tiger had both Vajra Indestructible Physique and Poison Immunity, even Ye Liuyun would have a hard time unless his cultivation was overwhelmingly strong.

He could just crush through and break Iron Tiger’s defense.

If not, at the same realm, there really wouldn’t be any good way to deal with him.

"Good thing, I’m cheating!"

Thinking of this, Ye Liuyun grinned, feeling at ease.

Other people’s talents are fixed from birth.

But Ye Liuyun was different—any talent he didn’t have, he could just snatch from someone else.

As long as he stole enough, he could eventually build himself up into a flawless, six-sided monster.

In the end, Iron Tiger died—killed by the pain.

The other prisoners around, seeing this scene, were all terrified, looks of horror on their faces; scared silent, none of them dared to shout like before anymore.

The whole atmosphere in the place turned suddenly more oppressive.

Ye Liuyun, face expressionless, watched as the Talent Entry floated up from Iron Tiger’s corpse, took it, then turned and gave Xiao Yongning a look.

"Next!"

Xiao Yongning understood Ye Liuyun’s gaze,

And immediately had someone bring up the next prisoner.

This time, with more people,

They didn’t have to worry about running out.

...

Soon, the sky had turned to dusk.

The few Embroidered Uniform Guards in charge of executions in the Imperial Prison were so exhausted they could barely move—they’d never been so worn out before.

Even during the process,

Xiao Yongning had to step in to play the executioner, and even then, he was about to reach his limit.

"Alright, that’s enough for today!"

Judging by the time, it was about right.

Hearing Ye Liuyun say this,

Not only the remaining prisoners, but even Xiao Yongning and the others couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief—finally, they could get some rest!

"Not bad!"

Ye Liuyun didn’t make things difficult for anyone. Instead, he approvingly patted Xiao Yongning’s shoulder.

"Don’t worry, you’ll get all the benefits you deserve. Not a bit less!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yongning clearly got his energy back and stood up right away.

After all, he’d done all this just to earn some benefits, hadn’t he?

Besides, Ye Liuyun’s reputation was well-known.

Xiao Yongning wasn’t worried at all—a Grandmaster-level figure wouldn’t try to cheat a small fry like him.

Thinking this, Xiao Yongning grinned from ear to ear.

Ye Liuyun didn’t say more.

Just gave Xiao Yongning another pat on the shoulder and left directly.

Once Ye Liuyun had gone,

A couple of the executioner Embroidered Uniform Guards couldn’t help themselves—they just collapsed to the ground.

"Finally over."

"So damn tiring!"

"Never realized executing prisoners was this exhausting before!"

Hearing his subordinates all chattering away,

Xiao Yongning didn’t pay much mind; after waving his hand, he said,

"Alright, alright! Go home tonight and get some good rest. The prisoners aren’t done yet—his lordship might bring more tomorrow, so stay sharp!"

Xiao Yongning wasn’t the type to shortchange his people,

So after saying that, he immediately added,

"But rest assured, once this is over, you’ll each get the reward you deserve. When the time comes, I’ll host a banquet for all of you at the Golden Tower!"

Hearing Xiao Yongning say this,

The group broke out into smiles right away.

"Hahaha, thank you, sir!"

"No worries, boss. I’m good as new."

"Gonna rest up tonight! No problems at all tomorrow!"

"Hahaha!"

Compared to the laughter and cheer over here,

The prisoners in the cells were as silent as cicadas in winter, all apparently scared stiff by what had just happened.

Even though they’d survived today,

They knew it was only for now—maybe tomorrow, the one tied to the execution rack would be them!

No one knows,

In this situation,

If any of them regretted what they’d done—killing all those innocent people back then.

...

"Husband!"

Meanwhile, on Ye Liuyun’s side,

After leaving the Imperial Prison, the sky outside was already dark.

Ye Liuyun didn’t linger at all,

But headed straight back to his residence, where Xing’Er was still there to greet him as always.

Even though her status in the manor had risen, Xing’Er was still just as obedient as before, waiting faithfully here.

She took Ye Liuyun’s outer robe from his hands.

A whole day spent in the Imperial Prison, Ye Liuyun was covered in the scent of blood, with a hint of damp rot.

Xing’Er wasn’t bothered in the slightest.

Instead, she said sweetly,

"I’ll have them draw some hot water, husband. Go wash up first, then get some rest!"

"Alright!"

.......