[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents":3,"chapter-embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-349":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},589929,840,"Chapter 349 - 91: Dual Cultivation? That’s My Favorite! (Part 2)","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-349",349,"\u003Cp>That’s how it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, it’s not that hard to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Ye Liuyun said that, the seriousness on Shi Sheng’s face cracked instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face flushed bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really wanted to explain himself, but for a moment, he had no idea what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Shi Sheng knew his own body best—lately, he honestly had been feeling aches and pains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shi Sheng’s friend,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the moment Si Nan heard this, he didn’t even try to hold it back—he just burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he only laughed harder, without an ounce of restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re weak! Shi Sheng, you’ve actually gotten soft! Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jing and Feng Feiyi, standing off to the side, weren’t as exaggerated as Si Nan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but they couldn’t help themselves—the corners of their mouths twitched, barely suppressing their laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost, you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tolerate being teased by anyone—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>except by Si Nan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t stand it for even a second, so he swung his fist at Si Nan, but unfortunately, Si Nan dodged nimbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Shi Sheng flailing his fists,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the amusement in Si Nan’s eyes only grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even your punches are slower now, Shi Sheng. You really have turned soft!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was the old Shi Sheng,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there’s no way he could’ve dodged those punches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it was a whole new story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With how slow those swings were, Si Nan could dodge as he pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Sheng said nothing, just adjusted his breathing, working hard to calm his aura again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This won’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, I seriously need to double down on my training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the next time I see Chai Hong, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to walk the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wait till I break into the Innate Realm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you make it to the Innate Realm, it won’t change the fact you’re a limp noodle now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Nan teased him with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to banter, Shi Sheng couldn’t keep up with Si Nan—so in the end, he could only glare at Si Nan fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun watched all of this with a relaxed smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way his men messed around—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as long as things didn’t get dangerous, Ye Liuyun barely ever stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men’s friendships are straightforward; this messing about doesn’t damage their relationships, if anything, it strengthens them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, that’s enough, it’s about time. Head back, all of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chai Hong and the others had disappeared ages ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing as it was getting late, there was no need to hang around here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun didn’t have them report back to the Embroidered Uniform Guard—just told everyone to go their separate ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Yan Shuzhu’s birthday before this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard had been running flat out. No one complained, but of course, inside, everyone was at least a bit worn out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the birthday banquet was over, they all deserved some proper rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things on Ye Liuyun’s side were peaceful and smooth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but with some others, things weren’t nearly that comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days had passed since Yan Shuzhu’s birthday banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, Marquis Rong’gong had been working hard to patch up his social connections—and his whole solution was just to throw money at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, those connections were built with money in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he paid to fix things now, it should make sense, shouldn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>things didn’t go as smoothly as Marquis Rong’gong hoped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lot of money had been sent out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but unfortunately, some of it was sent straight back. Others took the cash but didn’t lift a finger—when Marquis Rong’gong sent people to check, he was chased out immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even claimed they’d never gotten a cent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Told Marquis Rong’gong not to spread false rumors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Marquis Rong’gong was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His businesses, whether it was gambling houses or brothels, had only run smoothly because of the connections he had in the government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>since those connections disappeared,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>problems started cropping up in all his businesses. For now, they were just little things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Marquis Rong’gong knew full well—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if he didn’t sort out the little things now, they’d turn into big ones in no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he really wouldn’t know how to deal with it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are Grandmasters really that intimidating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did people start returning my gifts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Rong’gong thought it over—it all started when he sent a gift to Prime Minister Fu Zhengqing and got it returned. That was like a signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, everyone else started keeping their distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all just following Fu Zhengqing’s lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking Fu Zhengqing didn’t like him, so the rest just went along and kept their distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Rong’gong’s fists tightened involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t understand at all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what had he done to offend Fu Zhengqing? He’d never done anything! He’d sent gifts before, and even if it didn’t make them closer, Fu Zhengqing always took the money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why send it back this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Rong’gong couldn’t help doubting himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t make sense of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where had he possibly offended Fu Zhengqing? How did things end up like this?\u003C\u002Fp>",871,"2026-05-30T16:57:06.164Z","2026-06-01T04:31:44.368Z",1,"novelbin.me","c99045b6a56e78992f70a1eee8fda5e51b45069749fb56083a3d1fb3c239ddf5","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-350","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-348",471,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fembroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-cover.jpg"]