[{"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-36":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},589966,840,"Chapter 36: Is My Father-in-Law Gone?","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>\"Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Ye Liuyun’s side, he had just returned when Xing’Er came up to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the clear bruising under Xing’Er’s eyes, Ye Liuyun frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t sleep all night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving yesterday, Ye Liuyun had already sent someone ahead to inform them that he was heading out to investigate a case and wouldn’t be coming back that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But knowing is one thing; Xing’Er still couldn’t help but worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine, Master. As long as you’re back safely, that’s all that matters. I’ll have someone prepare a meal for you right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Liuyun return safe and sound, only then did Xing’Er feel at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to turn and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could go, Ye Liuyun pulled her back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough, I’ve already had breakfast. There’s no need to fuss. It was just a day. If I end up being gone for several days because of the investigation, are you planning not to sleep at all those days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a Martial Artist—even if he went a few days without sleep, it wouldn’t matter much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xing’Er was just an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, it felt like Xing’Er was becoming more and more dependent on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing she still wanted to say something, Ye Liuyun cut her off directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, go and rest in my place. If Madam comes looking for you, just have someone say you’re attending to me. Let her find another maid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun’s tone was firm, showing he wouldn’t take no for an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at seeing Ye Liuyun like this, Xing’Er’s heart filled with sweetness. She bowed her head, softly replying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the side courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun, as always, practiced diligently. Among the stack of martial arts manuals he’d received from Sheng Lanzhi, there was one Qinggong skill called \"Flying Over Grass,\" though the grade was mediocre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Ye Liuyun had focused all his attention on the offensive techniques and hardly looked at this Qinggong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he picked it up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not high-grade, it was at least a Qinggong skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, with the \"Treading Snow Without Trace\"—the purple-grade Qinggong talent—it only took Ye Liuyun a brief moment to get the hang of \"Flying Over Grass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure darted nimbly through the courtyard, swiftly leaping and gliding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The side courtyard where Ye Liuyun lived wasn’t small. Aside from the main bedroom, there were several smaller rooms; Xing’Er rested in one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she felt weary, watching Ye Liuyun practice in the yard through the window, Xing’Er couldn’t help but feel utterly content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching for a while, her exhaustion finally got the better of her, and she settled down to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evening by the time she woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After attending to Ye Liuyun’s bath, Xing’Er then returned to Sheng Lanzhi’s quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Lanzhi didn’t have many chores each day; tending flowers or reading, rarely going out—her walks were mostly limited to wandering the back garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xing’Er returned, Sheng Lanzhi put down her book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hear from the servants that you rested in the side courtyard all day today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every movement in this residence, Sheng Lanzhi knew about—right down to what Xing’Er did each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Replying to Madam, Master just saw that I hadn’t rested well, so let me stay in the side room for a while. Nothing improper happened between us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the rules,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she was at most a bedchamber maid; without the permission of Sheng Lanzhi, the legal wife, she couldn’t even share a room with Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough, I wasn’t blaming you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Lanzhi merely shook her head, indicating she didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to share his bed, then share his bed. I don’t plan on doing so myself, but I won’t have him die childless either. If you have the ability, go ahead and try!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, before the legal wife bore a child, none of the concubines were allowed to get pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sheng Lanzhi didn’t care about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Sheng Lanzhi never intended to bear Ye Liufeng a child, regardless of the changes in Ye Liufeng now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing’Er really wanted to say: Master now isn’t the same Master from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Sheng Lanzhi hadn’t interacted with Ye Liuyun, she might not know, but after hesitating a moment, Xing’Er still kept silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only bowed her head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, Ye Liuyun was at the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters poring over case files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought, after so many days, the Imperial Prison must have filled up with more prisoners—he planned to go have a look in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir! Sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Nan’s flustered figure came rushing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, something’s happened!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Si Nan was this anxious, whatever happened must be quite serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Ye Liuyun wasn’t too concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just waved his hand, signaling Si Nan to calm himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak slowly. With me here, the sky won’t fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Nan was still panicking when he got the news,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but seeing his lord so cool-headed, he gradually collected himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir! Sheng Li is dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun nodded—so someone died—and then turned to Si Nan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is Sheng Li?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confronted with Ye Liuyun’s question, Si Nan was dumbfounded. Seriously? You can’t even remember your own father-in-law’s name?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he couldn’t say it directly like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, perhaps sir has just been too busy lately and it slipped your mind. Sheng Li is your father-in-law, isn’t he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" So that’s it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it’s that cheap father-in-law of mine. No, wait, it should be my brother’s father-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Si Nan was so frantic. After all, many in the Embroidered Uniform Guard thought Ye Liuyun only became Lord Hundred Households thanks to Sheng Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which, honestly, was pretty much true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to panic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved a dismissive hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truthfully, the loss of that \"father-in-law\" didn’t mean much to Ye Liuyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know him—had never even met him once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gather the men. Let’s go take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to go, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Sheng Li was a perfectly healthy retired Third Grade official; he wouldn’t just die for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either it was an old enemy, or—because of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but think of Lord Thousand Households he’d recently offended. Surely, it couldn’t really be because of me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever’s really going on, we need to check it out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood! I’ll gather the men right away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun’s calm made Si Nan feel quite reassured; after replying, he immediately went out to get the men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Ye Liuyun set off with Si Nan, Shi Sheng, and a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Si Nan, you lead the way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could I just admit I have absolutely no idea where this Sheng Li fellow lives?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh—yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Nan didn’t waste any words, promptly leading the way ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1150,"2026-05-30T16:57:05.885Z","2026-06-01T04:31:44.368Z",1,"novelbin.me","d8969d967a504dbd41ba01570c0ed30b7d0f800a6717d66c43c162f1c4e0f67b","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-37","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-35",471,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fembroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-cover.jpg"]