[{"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-40":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},589970,840,"Chapter 40: The Arrival of the Nine Thousand Master’s Men! Dragon, Tiger, Leopard","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>Then if you want to usurp the throne, do I have to risk my life and fortune to help you too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun straightened up again, poured himself another cup of wine, and continued drinking on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ye, please don’t misunderstand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been discovered? And judging from the tone, I’ve already been found out a long time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hesitating for a moment, Yan Shuzhu still raised her hand to pull out the hairpin from her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long, jet-black hair fell down like a waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be said, even when dressed as a man, Yan Shuzhu’s heroic aura couldn’t be concealed between her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, in this woman’s posture, she was even more strikingly attractive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was never my intention to conceal anything, and what I want to do definitely isn’t usurping the throne.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m already the Emperor, how could I possibly usurp the throne?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know Brother Ye is loyal and righteous, upright and unbending. I hadn’t expected, within the Embroidered Uniform Guard, there would still be someone with such a chivalrous heart as Brother Ye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made Si Nan and Shi Sheng, who had been quite serious till now, barely hold back their laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seriously, are you for real?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment they noticed Ye Liuyun glancing sideways at them, the two immediately quieted down and settled themselves properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun could tell now, Yan Shuzhu did have some cunning and craft, but was still a bit too inexperienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, I became part of the Embroidered Uniform Guard not to be anyone’s tool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know everything Brother Ye does is for the people of the Great Qian Dynasty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun didn’t even have to say anything—Yan Shuzhu went ahead and justified it for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, everything I do is also for the Great Qian Dynasty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Yan Shuzhu looked at Ye Liuyun with full sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, her royal father’s closed-door cultivation hadn’t been long, so Yan Shuzhu felt she still had time to gather talented people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun didn’t directly agree, but he didn’t refuse either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some questions raised by Yan Shuzhu, he’d offer his views and answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than an hour had gone by, and the wine was almost finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yan Shuzhu was already a bit tipsy but still wanted to keep asking him various questions—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun immediately raised his hand to interrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s about time. I have to check in early tomorrow. I’ll head back first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ye, you’re leaving already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Liuyun about to leave, Yan Shuzhu felt it was a pity, but checking the time, she had to admit it was indeed late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no choice but to stand and watch Ye Liuyun depart, finally sighing in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Ye truly is a great talent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of all those puzzling questions she couldn’t figure out, Ye Liuyun could always come up with answers quickly. Not only that, his perspective was clearly different from her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This only made Yan Shuzhu feel more and more that Ye Liuyun was a rare genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that’s the case, why doesn’t Your Majesty just tell him you’re the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supporting the slightly swaying Yan Shuzhu, Lv Lan couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuzhu only revealed she was a woman, not that she was the Empress of Great Qian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s wait a bit longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a boundary between ruler and subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuzhu worried—once Ye Liuyun knew she was the Emperor, would he still dare speak so openly to her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after leaving the Imperial Music Bureau, any signs of drunkenness vanished from Ye Liuyun and his party’s faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, what do you think that person was really up to just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Sheng originally thought Yan Shuzhu was headhunting Ye Liuyun, but with no benefits at all, only a barrage of questions—he’d never seen this kind of recruiting before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d say that person probably took a liking to our lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking on the other side, Si Nan stroked his chin and analyzed seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Sheng looked at Si Nan in astonishment, apparently buying into it a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would I lie to you? Listen to my analysis—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Si Nan and Shi Sheng gossiping together in low voices, Ye Liuyun shot them a disgruntled glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just about to say something—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A palm seal formed of inner strength suddenly shot toward Ye Liuyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Liuyun frowned, glanced over, and waved to instantly disperse the palm seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Nan and Shi Sheng forgot all the gossip, hurriedly closing in on Ye Liuyun, standing at his left and right to guard him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved lightly, then glanced in a certain direction, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, it was deep into the night. Having walked quite a distance from the Imperial Music Bureau, the surrounding streets were empty except for Ye Liuyun’s group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it’s you after all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, accompanied by a low voice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure tore through the darkness, landing before Ye Liuyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, more than a dozen people in embroidered uniforms appeared all around, surrounding Ye Liuyun tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they’d come prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Nan and Shi Sheng stayed alert to those around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Ye Liuyun, his attention was on the man who appeared first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Target: Guan Bao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realm: Postnatal Martial Artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent Entry: Bloodthirsty (Blue), Copper Skin & Iron Bones (Purple),\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bloodthirsty (Blue): The more injuries received, the greater strength he can unleash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not many talents, but this blue and purple combo were both quite impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as a Postnatal Martial Artist, in the Imperial City, he was definitely no ordinary character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Bao first grinned, then gave a respectful cupped salute toward the direction of the Imperial City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Guan Bao, the adopted son of His Excellency Lord Nine-Thousand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Nine-Thousand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guan Bao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ye Liuyun was pondering, Si Nan, upon hearing the name Guan Bao, suddenly cried out in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know him?\" Ye Liuyun looked over curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heard a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he first joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Si Nan started investigating who’d slaughtered his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using that, he’d also collected information on many figures within the Great Qian Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Nine-Thousand adopted quite a few sons, but the three most famous are He Long, Yun Hu, and this very Guan Bao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This trio—Dragon, Tiger, Leopard—are extremely powerful. The eldest, He Long, is at the Innate Realm; Guan Bao, meanwhile, is the youngest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, strong talent and powerful backing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure know a lot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Bao glanced at Si Nan, didn’t refute him, but instead laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saves him the trouble of introducing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned toward Ye Liuyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first, I wasn’t sure, but since you could disperse my palm force, you must be capable of killing Lu Quan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t been certain if Ye Liuyun had this strength, but now he was convinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it really was because of Lu Quan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought the revenge seeker would be Lord Ten-Thousand Households; didn’t expect the other side to be so decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d reported the matter directly to Lord Nine-Thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1209,"2026-05-30T16:57:05.885Z","2026-06-01T04:31:44.368Z",1,"novelbin.me","808de67f43fd9f95c5fd71abdf98f33bd1c3007834055fb07ff1a3470d1b6f38","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-41","embroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-chapter-39",471,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fembroidered-uniform-guard-i-can-plunder-talents-cover.jpg"]