Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents

"Maybe, it’s just that the Pills we purchased this time haven’t been brought back for too long, so the Embroidered Uniform Guard got anxious and sent people over to buy Pills—who knows!"

At this moment.

A young member of the Zhao family slowly voiced his guess.

And as he spoke, his eyes grew brighter, as if convinced he had found the answer.

"That’s right, that’s right! It must be so!"

"When the time comes, we’ll just say we haven’t seen those people before, won’t that be fine?"

"Exactly, exactly, that’s it!"

The crowd, who’d originally been a little worried,

exchanged looks, one word after another, and instead grew utterly at ease, convinced that what they’d guessed was the truth.

Of course.

Actually, some of them held other thoughts as well—even if the matter of killing the Embroidered Uniform Guard got out, at worst, they could just offer some extra Pills, and that would settle it.

The Zhao family hardly lacked for anything except Pills.

Surely, when the time comes, as long as they offer more Pills as compensation, the Embroidered Uniform Guard wouldn’t pursue responsibility with the Zhao family, right?

It couldn’t be that a few lives were worth becoming enemies with the Zhao family!

With these thoughts,

the faces of the crowd relaxed all the more.

",,,"

But there was one exception: Zhao Xingjin, Patriarch of the Zhao family.

Though he saw nothing wrong with their reasoning,

for some reason, unease gnawed at his heart, as if something huge was about to happen.

Why was that!

Why was his heart racing so fast, and what precisely was the source of this ominous feeling?

"Huu!"

Unable to figure it out, Zhao Xingjin could only suppress his unease for now, slowly regulating his breath.

Only then did he speak:

"Since the Embroidered Uniform Guard is visiting, regardless of the reason, our Zhao family must go out and receive them!"

As he spoke,

Zhao Xingjin stood up from his seat.

The others who were discussing matters immediately fell silent in unison.

It was obvious.

They still held a certain awe for Zhao Xingjin, Patriarch of the Zhao family.

"Remember! If there’s another incident like last time, none of you will get away. When we refine Pills next, I’ll personally send you into the Pill Furnace—understand?"

Last time, it was lax guards,

which let Feng Feiyi stumble upon the Zhao family’s scene of using live humans for Alchemy—until now, the Zhao family’s reputation in Lingdan City had been pretty good.

If this ever got out, the Zhao family’s name would be utterly destroyed.

Not only that.

When the time came, they would surely face the pursuit of many righteous figures—otherwise, they wouldn’t have gone all out to hunt down Feng Feiyi and her people back then.

Zhao Xingjin’s threat wasn’t merely an attempt to scare them.

Though all of these people shared some blood bond with him, Zhao Xingjin felt nothing for them at all.

At best, they were just useful tools.

Slaughtering one or two meant nothing to Zhao Xingjin—he wouldn’t feel a twinge of regret or sorrow.

And as for this point,

these people clearly understood it, too.

So, as soon as Zhao Xingjin spoke, each one’s face paled, as if recalling some scene of horror.

Then they all nodded frantically, vowing earnestly to Zhao Xingjin,

"Please rest assured, Patriarch, such a thing will never happen again!"

"Exactly, exactly! I’ll strengthen the guard immediately!"

",,,"

Hearing these repeated promises,

Zhao Xingjin’s expression changed very little, his demeanor cold as ice.

"Enough, get ready to welcome the Embroidered Uniform Guard with me!"

Unwilling to dally over such matters, what mattered most now was to face the Embroidered Uniform Guard arriving soon.

Everything else, Zhao Xingjin temporarily put aside.

"Yes, Patriarch!"

Seeing Zhao Xingjin withdraw his gaze, the group couldn’t help but breathe in relief.

It seemed—

just meeting Zhao Xingjin’s eyes was enough to fill these people with terror.

Who could know what Zhao Xingjin had done in the past

to make even his own clan fear him so much?

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"Wait!"

Meanwhile,

in Lingdan City.

After a night of urgent travel,

Ye Liuyun finally led more than a hundred Embroidered Uniform Guard to the gates of Lingdan City.

Because of its wealth in miraculous Pills, the city’s prosperity was in no way less than the Imperial City.

However,

as Ye Liuyun prepared to lead his people directly into Lingdan City,

just then,

a man, seemingly a city gate guard, suddenly stepped forward and blocked their way.

"This is Lingdan City. Anyone entering must dismount!"

Facing the city guard who’d suddenly blocked their path, Ye Liuyun remained high on horseback, looking down at the man.

At that moment,

Si Nan immediately pointed at the man, declaring,

"Open your eyes and take a good look at our flying fish robes! Even in the Imperial City, the Embroidered Uniform Guard have the right to gallop through the streets. What’s this place to you? Move aside!"

Knowing his lord was in a foul mood,

Si Nan wasn’t willing to waste time on such trivialities.

However,

"Even if you are Embroidered Uniform Guard, you have to abide by Lingdan City’s rules here!"

Lingdan City is not just well-known in the Great Qian Dynasty—even throughout the Jianghu, it is famous.

Maybe the people here are used to privileged lives—even heroes notorious in Jianghu behave when they come here; why should the Embroidered Uniform Guard be different?

It’s likely this mentality

that gave this gatekeeper the audacity to speak to the Embroidered Uniform Guard in such a tone.

"You..."

Si Nan wanted to say more,

but Ye Liuyun beside him raised a hand to stop him, then leaned down, looking at the man.

"You’re not holding any office, are you?"

A legitimate city guard, even if he’s just a doorkeeper, would at least have a post and wear armor.

But this man was clearly different.

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