Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents

When Ye Liuyun first arrived, a servant in the mansion went to inform Yue Xiu, as Yue Xiu had already been notified in advance, so nobody stopped Ye Liuyun when he came over.

Thus, Ye Liuyun was openly allowed to enter the mansion.

Upon hearing Yue Xiu speak in such a manner now.

Ye Liuyun simply smiled, clasped his hands, and said in a calm and composed tone.

"Since it’s the General’s invitation, how can a young man like me refuse? Besides, in this Imperial City, many people would break their heads trying to forge a relationship at General Yue’s mansion."

"Since I have this opportunity, wouldn’t it be even more unacceptable to refuse?"

Ye Liuyun spoke quite casually.

The matter of forging connections, others are generally too pretentious to admit it.

But when it came to Ye Liuyun.

It was like a joke, mentioned just as casually.

And upon hearing Ye Liuyun say so, Yue Xiu was not only not upset but instead laughed heartily.

"Hahaha!"

"Indeed, the old man hasn’t mistaken the person; you are indeed interesting!"

This laughter dissipated a lot of the original tense atmosphere.

Yue Xiu directly led Ye Liuyun inside the General’s Mansion.

Indeed, compared to other high-ranking court officials, Yue Xiu’s General’s Mansion appeared much simpler, without many luxurious decorations, except for the abundance of weapons in the courtyard.

But considering Yue Xiu’s identity as a general.

The presence of more weapons in the mansion doesn’t seem difficult to understand, right?

Once they reached the backyard with Ye Liuyun.

Yue Xiu didn’t engage in any idle chat about various other matters.

Instead, he spoke directly.

"This old man dislikes the intricacies of the officialdom and the petty scheming between ministers, so whatever I have to say, I will say it directly."

At this point.

Yue Xiu slightly tilted his face, his sharp tiger-like eyes fixing on Ye Liuyun.

"That day, you stopped this old man from making a move, not just because you saw something amiss with Yan Fuhai, right?"

It seems, Yue Xiu is no fool.

At that time, amidst the floating thoughts, things were not clear.

But after calming down upon returning, Yue Xiu figured out that Yan Fuhai’s talk of being terminally ill was likely a deliberate deception; perhaps there was an accident during seclusion, but he surely wasn’t dying.

Otherwise, how could that old dog Wei Hongfang remain so calm?

Wei Hongfang probably didn’t think clearly either.

His master’s acting was good, but he didn’t keep up, showing a flaw.

Yet, Yue Xiu also felt that Ye Liuyun blocking him from drawing his knife back then might not just be noticing Yan Fuhai’s anomaly but also sensing something amiss with himself.

For no reason, just an inexplicable intuition.

"If I said yes, would General Yue intend to silence me?"

Facing Yue Xiu’s tiger-like eyes, Ye Liuyun replied with a faint smile.

Then he found a place to sit, his demeanor relaxed, as if not worried at all that Yue Xiu would want to silence him over such a matter.

"..."

If Yue Xiu truly intended to do that, he would have already made a move and not waited until now.

After seeing Ye Liuyun’s relaxed demeanor.

He was momentarily speechless, yet couldn’t help but laugh, shaking his head, full of admiration.

"Indeed, a generation makes way for a new one, you are much more excellent than this old man imagined."

This mindset, even if his youngest son were still alive, probably wouldn’t have it either.

"Tell me, how did you figure it out?"

He had hidden his knife for so many years, and many believed it was because his youngest son died and, with no one to succeed, he no longer dared to draw his knife. Even Yan Fuhai seemed to believe this tale.

Yet this flaw was perceived by Ye Liuyun.

Yue Xiu was genuinely curious.

"Cough, cough!"

How could he say it? He couldn’t possibly directly state that he was ’hacked’ and that’s why he could tell, right?

First, he cleared his throat.

Then Ye Liuyun spoke earnestly.

"I naturally have this kind of talent that allows me to inexplicably sense some feeling of threat. On the General’s knife, I sensed a strong feeling of threat. If the Old General truly couldn’t draw his knife again, how could I feel such a threat."

"Hence, I suspect, the Old General probably has some secret technique; the longer the knife is hidden, the greater the power of the next draw would be!"

"If that day, if you had used that draw, wouldn’t the old general’s knife, hidden for so many years, have been a waste!"

If Yan Fuhai were still in the Grandmaster Realm, Ye Liuyun certainly wouldn’t have stopped.

But the opponent was already a Land Immortal.

He had called Ye Liuyun and a few others over at the same time, indicating that Yan Fuhai surely had everything under control. If one draw did not work, wouldn’t it just be wasted?

"So that’s how it is! So that’s how it is!"

Ye Liuyun spoke of it very mystically, attributing all the reasons to his own talents.

It sounds incredible.

But Yue Xiu believed it.

After all, talent is something others could hardly comprehend.

The ability to hide the knife was a natural talent of Yue Xiu himself, so he wouldn’t find it strange for others to have some special talents.

"I really didn’t expect you to have such a talent, indeed exceptionally gifted!"

In warfare, the most feared thing is being unaware of everything.

One must know that only by knowing both oneself and the enemy can one emerge victorious in every battle.

Such a talent in foreseeing the enemy gives Ye Liuyun considerable advantage at the beginning of any battle, it’s no wonder with such a talent and being so bold, he’s managed to stay alive until now.