Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents

"Uh!"

The other side was instantly rendered speechless.

From start to finish, Ye Liuyun was always demanding that the Zhao family hand over the people.

But he never once specified who he wanted, which was basically a tacit admission!

The other side was clearly surprised by Ye Liuyun’s reply.

But!

"Sir, there must be some misunderstanding here. How about this, compared to before, I’ll increase the number of pills by twenty percent, but the price will remain the same. Take it as my apology to you. How about it?"

Looks like—

He intended to use those extra pills to straight up buy off Ye Liuyun.

In the eyes of many—

Profit comes before all else, and human life is worthless; only interests matter.

But for Ye Liuyun—

Money is nice, but if he wants something, there are plenty of ways to get it. Sacrificing his subordinates’ lives isn’t one of them. Truly loyal subordinates are the rarest thing in the world.

He stared into the other man’s eyes, holding his gaze for quite a while.

Suddenly, Ye Liuyun started laughing.

Seeing Ye Liuyun laugh, the other man couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. From his perspective, Ye Liuyun’s reaction was already something of a compromise.

It was as good as accepting his terms.

Only—

Before he even had time to say anything more—

Ye Liuyun’s voice followed:

"Kill him!"

"You got it!"

He had been waiting for this order.

As soon as Ye Liuyun spoke, Shi Sheng strode over without a trace of hesitation.

"Wait! What do you think you’re doing!"

Seeing the murderous grin on Shi Sheng’s face, the other man instantly shrank back in fear.

But he didn’t even get a chance to call for help—

Shi Sheng’s fist was already flying!

"Bang!"

It’s great getting old: you can sleep anywhere, anytime.

One punch and he was laid out on the floor, sleeping like a baby.

"..."

This sudden turn of events was something no one had expected. Clearly, nobody thought the Embroidered Uniform Guard would actually dare to make a move.

But now—

They really did, right in front of everyone.

"What the hell do you people think you’re doing!"

Zhao Xingjin’s eyes were practically shooting fire!

This kind of behavior was equivalent to slapping him right across the face in front of the crowd.

"Haven’t I made myself clear enough?"

Ye Liuyun’s tone grew impatient.

"Hand over the people. Otherwise, after today, Lingdan City will have no more Zhao family!"

Zhao Xingjin couldn’t believe it.

"Just for a few subordinates, are the Embroidered Uniform Guard really going to go to war with my Zhao family?"

"They’re my men!"

Meeting Zhao Xingjin’s incredulous gaze, Ye Liuyun replied in a flat voice.

"Whether they live or die is up to me alone. No one else gets a say. Anyone who touches my subordinates—I’ll make sure they never lift a finger again for the rest of their lives!"

This protective sentiment—

Made Si Nan and the others crack a knowing smile.

Obviously, everyone hopes for a boss who stands up for his own. And if the boss happens to be strong enough, that sense of security just grows.

"Besides, you got one thing wrong. It’s not a war to the death. It’s just you who’ll die."

Ye Liuyun really didn’t think the Zhao family had the strength to go down with him.

"Enough. Hand over the people, and I’ll give your Zhao family a dignified ending."

"..."

In other words—

They would have to pay the price!

Zhao Xingjin’s eyes turned dark as night. He’d thought a little sweetener would settle the matter, but it turned out completely differently.

However, a Grandmaster Realm expert like Zhao Xingjin wasn’t about to sit and wait to die.

He’d only just discovered his Pill Fire talent—there was no way he’d let an accident happen now.

Talent is one thing, but it’s not always something you can realize by yourself.

Not everyone can just hack reality like Ye Liuyun.

Plenty of people possess unique talents in certain areas, but spend their whole lives unaware of them simply because they never crossed paths with the right opportunity—and so their treasures gather dust.

Zhao Xingjin was one of those people.

Only recently had he figured out he had a knack for alchemy, and it was just lately he discovered his special Pill Fire talent.

You have to understand—

Pill Fire talent is something most alchemists dream of.

With that talent, maybe he really could become the greatest Alchemy Master in the world.

His dream was only just beginning.

No way would Zhao Xingjin let himself go down here.

He waved his hand!

Next instant—

Several guards leaped out from behind the surrounding walls. All of them Zhao family enforcers, all connected by shared interests.

Because they were an alchemy clan—

Every month, the Zhao family would use pills to recruit a huge batch of martial artists, supplying them with everything they needed to cultivate at no cost.

All these people had to do—

Was fight for the Zhao family when called upon.

"Yo! Never thought there’d be a day to fight the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"Always heard about their reputation, but never crossed swords before!"

"Should be fun!"

As they spoke—

All of them looked completely relaxed.

Not a hint of respect for the Embroidered Uniform Guard in their words.

Wandering heroes rarely show proper fear. The reputation of the Embroidered Uniform Guard didn’t intimidate these people at all; if anything, they were getting excited.

It was almost as if—

They wanted to use this fight to step over the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s name and rise up.

If they could take down the Embroidered Uniform Guard here, their names would be famous across the martial world—that’s what all this wandering is for, right?

Seeing all this—

Zhao Xingjin smiled easily and looked over at Ye Liuyun.

"Well? If you gentlemen are willing to leave now, we’ll pretend this never happened. The Zhao family will still make pills for the Embroidered Uniform Guard, just as before."

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