Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 238 - 54: Setting Out for the Xihe Dynasty—Might as Well Send Him to His Doom Early (Part 2)
"No problem."
Dong Xian didn’t have any objections to Ye Liuyun’s arrangement.
He looked like an easygoing guy.
"Time’s almost up. Have the two of you agreed? Are we good to go?"
Just then—
Ji You squeezed in, his face full of impatience. In Ji You’s view, heading to the Xihe Dynasty was already set in stone. Whatever they said now was pointless.
Since that’s the case,
Of course Ji You hoped to get going sooner, so he could get it done and come back to enjoy himself faster.
"Lord Ji, since you’re in such a hurry, maybe you should go ahead on your own?"
Looking at Ji You’s attitude, Ye Liuyun suddenly grinned.
Honestly, the plan had been to kill him once they reached Xihe’s territory, but since the guy was literally delivering himself like this, why not just find a chance and whack him on the road?
Ji You probably never imagined Ye Liuyun would really dare lay a hand on him.
In Ji You’s mind, he was Minister of Rites, after all—even if Ye Liuyun was a young Grandmaster, constrained by his status, he couldn’t possibly outright kill him, right?
If Ji You only knew—
Ye Liuyun was always this kind of ’reckless’ guy—would he regret what he’d just said?
"You!"
Go on the road alone?
Ji You wasn’t stupid.
If some bandits showed up, wouldn’t that be the end of him?
"Hmph!"
He hadn’t expected Ye Liuyun to give him absolutely no face at all.
Ji You snorted and turned away immediately. Sticking around would just mean embarrassing himself even more.
Watching Ji You leave, Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but chuckle.
Dong Xian, who was standing by, glanced at Ji You, then at Ye Liuyun, then leaned over and asked softly,
"Lord Ye, want me to do it? Just finish this guy off?"
"???"
Now that was a surprise—Dong Xian really came out with that.
He looked over, a bit startled.
Good guy, you really treat me as one of your own, huh?
"Ahem, no rush—we’ll have plenty of chances on the road!"
"Understood!"
Dong Xian nodded earnestly, then slipped back to his spot.
Looks like Lei Zheng really knows how to pick people. He definitely knew what kind of guy Dong Xian was, that’s why he put him with Ye Liuyun.
Soon, the appointed hour arrived.
Ye Liuyun led the group in grand style out of the imperial palace, through the city gate, and away from the Imperial City.
The streets were lined with plenty of onlookers, all casting curious, probing glances in their direction.
But the moment they realized it was the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the lead, the crowd instinctively shrank back to the sides. That alone showed just how much ’prestige’ the Guards held in the people’s eyes.
"Damn, that’s impressive!"
Riding beside Ye Liuyun, Si Nan couldn’t help but let out a sigh at the spectacle.
Turns out, following Ye Liuyun back then was really the best choice ever.
If not—
He’d probably never have such a majestic moment in his entire life.
"You should put more effort into your training. If someone targets you, don’t end up unable to even run away."
Si Nan was a Lord Thousand Households now.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard didn’t have a great reputation among the people. If someone really wanted to vent by killing a Guard, the ones with high rank and low cultivation—like Si Nan—were the perfect target.
"Shut up!"
Pah! Seriously, listen to what you’re saying. Such bad luck.
Si Nan shot Shi Sheng a glare, clearly annoyed.
"How do you know I haven’t been working hard? Just because my cultivation is still first-class doesn’t mean anything. When it comes to Qinggong, even Martial Artists in the Postnatal realm might not outrun me."
Sure, maybe he couldn’t win a fight—but running away isn’t a problem, right?
Si Nan was no fool.
He knew, with honest cultivating, he’d never get strong fast—but if he specialized in Qinggong instead, he might get some unexpected results.
"Tsk!"
Shi Sheng couldn’t help but click his tongue.
Honestly, Shi Sheng preferred good old head-on combat, fists flying. Qinggong and all that, to him, was just scurrying around like a rat—pretty useless.
Still—
Maybe he realized saying that would be a bit too insulting, so he kept it to himself.
Si Nan assumed Shi Sheng was just quiet because he couldn’t out-argue him, so he snorted in triumph.
But he didn’t forget about business.
"My lord, when do we take action?"
As he spoke, he even glanced at the carriage at the rear of the group—where Ji You was riding.
Ye Liuyun hadn’t said much,
But Si Nan, who’d served with Ye Liuyun the longest, could see straight through him—this Ji You was absolutely marked for death. Not so much ’might die’ as ’will die’.
"No rush."
They’d only just left the Imperial City—no need to be hasty now.
"Understood!"
Si Nan nodded knowingly.
Then, Ye Liuyun took the chance to say,
"Next, find an opportunity to dig up some intel about this Princess Jingyue."
Even though there was a canopy curtain in the way, Ye Liuyun could clearly sense the wave of negative emotions—worry, jealousy, resentment—when the other party looked at Yan Shuzhu.
Besides,
Ye Liuyun had heard that originally, it wasn’t supposed to be Princess Jingyue going to marry into the Xihe Dynasty, but another princess.
It was only later that Princess Jingyue volunteered herself.
So, it changed to Princess Jingyue—Yan Huilan—marrying into Xihe.
"Princess Jingyue?"
Si Nan looked confused for a moment, then nodded.
"Got it!"
He didn’t know why the lord wanted to investigate Princess Jingyue, but a command was a command—Si Nan would do it without question.
,,,
Time passed.
Before long, it’d been half an hour since they left the Imperial City.
