Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents

As long as there’s no more agony from Destiny Retribution.

I’ll be able to unleash the full power of my Land Immortal cultivation without any reservations.

When that time comes, even if Ye Liuyun harbors ulterior motives, even if others are up to something else, it won’t matter to me anymore.

At worst, I’ll just kill them all and get a new batch.

Anyway, as long as I, this Land Immortal, still live, Great Qian cannot fall.

...

Although Lingdan City wasn’t far from the Great Qian Imperial City, even hurrying at full speed, it would still take until the next day to reach Lingdan City.

At this moment, Lingdan City still appeared tranquil and harmonious.

Most inhabitants of Lingdan City were alchemy masters, and their usual conversations were mainly discussions about alchemy techniques.

Even their competitions were contests of alchemy skills.

Compared to other places,

Lingdan City’s atmosphere was a lot more peaceful, and signs of conflict were rarely seen.

And within Lingdan City, the Zhao family—

was one of the most prestigious alchemist clans, respected wherever they went.

However,

the mood in the Zhao family right now was far from pleasant.

Sitting at the head of the table was the patriarch of the Zhao family, Zhao Xingjin.

He was also the Zhao family’s only Grandmaster Realm martial artist.

The Zhao family’s rise to the top tier of Lingdan City’s alchemy clans was inseparable from the presence of this Grandmaster Realm patriarch.

Besides Zhao Xingjin, the others present were all senior Zhao family members, his brothers or uncles.

But none of those uncles dared to put on any airs before Zhao Xingjin.

So submissive and humble were they,

that anyone looking in might have thought Zhao Xingjin was their elder.

"I just don’t get it. Lingdan City is only so big—how can we search so many days and still not find a single person?"

Even Feng Feiyi has already been injured.

And yet, after all these days, they still haven’t caught a glimpse of the guy.

It’s like he’s got wings and vanished from the face of the earth.

"So what if we can’t find him? All the other Embroidered Uniform Guard were killed by us anyway. Even if one slips away, what’s the big deal?"

Feng Feiyi originally brought a dozen or so Embroidered Uniform Guard.

And all of them have already been killed by the Zhao family’s people.

"Exactly. So what if one escapes back to the Embroidered Uniform Guard? You think they’d really go to war with our Zhao family over a couple of their lackeys? As if they don’t want us to keep making pills for them?"

"Besides, as long as the patriarch is here, how could those Embroidered Uniform Guard dare cause trouble for our Zhao family!"

By the end,

everyone’s expression had grown dismissive.

They seemed to think—

after all, it was just a few ordinary Embroidered Uniform Guard.

And they were the Zhao family—the Zhao family that could refine top-grade pills. As long as the Embroidered Uniform Guard needed their supply, they would never risk making trouble.

Let alone a few Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Even if there were several more,

at worst, they could just offer up more pills, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard side wouldn’t press them, right?

In these people’s eyes,

that’s just how the world worked. Human life was worth less than grass; profit was everything.

By the end,

everyone’s gaze couldn’t help but settle on Zhao Xingjin, the man at the head.

After all,

in the end, the final decision had to rest with the patriarch, Zhao Xingjin.

"..."

Zhao Xingjin did not speak, only fiddled his walnuts in his hands ever faster.

A martial artist’s senses are sharp—the stronger the martial artist, the sharper they become.

In fact, these people’s views were exactly Zhao Xingjin’s view too. It was just a few lives, what did it matter to hand over a few more pills in the end?

But for some reason,

For days now, Zhao Xingjin had been feeling restless.

His heart couldn’t find any peace, as though something momentous was about to happen.

"Hoo..."

He slowly regulated his breath, hands pausing mid-motion.

Zhao Xingjin spoke sharply,

"Keep searching. I want him dead or alive!"

Though he still didn’t know the cause of his unrest,

he felt certain it had to do with that Embroidered Uniform Guard who escaped.

Which was why Zhao Xingjin was so determined to find him and get to the bottom of it.

"Y-yes, Patriarch!"

Although they couldn’t understand why the patriarch was so insistent on catching that Embroidered Uniform Guard,

there was no choice.

The order had been given, so all they could do was nod in compliance.

They then began to arrange for more men to head out and continue the search.

Except!

Just then, a servant rushed in urgently.

"Patriarch! It’s the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"Found him?"

Zhao Xingjin’s eyes lit up, thinking they had caught their man.

But—

"N-no, that’s not it! It’s a lot of Embroidered Uniform Guard! There are loads of Embroidered Uniform Guard outside the city, they’ll be entering soon!"

As one of Lingdan City’s top alchemist clans, the Zhao family had eyes and ears everywhere, and Ye Liuyun’s group made no effort to conceal their arrival.

So even before they reached Lingdan City, the Zhao family had already gotten word.

"Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

The moment those words dropped, everyone—Zhao Xingjin included—instinctively frowned.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard arriving at this time—

made it impossible not to connect the dots to the Embroidered Uniform Guard they had just killed some time ago.

Could it be—

word has gotten out, and they’re here for revenge?

No, that can’t be right.

They still hadn’t caught the guy, but they had people stationed at every city gate. If any strangers tried to enter or leave Lingdan City, there’s no way they’d have missed it.