Chapter 2017: Robbing Medicinal Herbs

"Great! I wish us a pleasant cooperation!"

Feng Hong Xiu immediately replied to Red Building and received Red Building's promise.

Over at Red Building, the news was instantly forwarded to all the branches.

Only after Feng Hong Xiu also received the information did she confirm with Ye Liuyun.

"Now you can rest assured, right?

I really didn't expect that a Leader commanding hundreds of thousands of troops would actually fear death!"

Feng Hong Xiu teased Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was unfazed: "People are afraid of death! Precisely because I'm afraid of death, I've survived until now! Moreover, I cannot die right now!"

Ye Liuyun thought of Liang Xue in his mind.

He immediately sent a clone to contact Liang Xue, learned about her recent situation, and gave her an update on his own progress.

After their Flying Boat passed the army, they often encountered civilians fleeing the war on the road, and occasionally even came across defeated soldiers of the Eastern Dynasty.

"I wonder how many more people will become displaced!"

Feng Hong Xiu looked at Ye Liuyun and sighed.

"What do you think I'm doing?

My soldiers don't oppress the civilians!"

Ye Liuyun immediately explained.

"Even if soldiers don't oppress civilians, war still fills them with terror, after all it turns the land into rivers of blood!"

Feng Hong Xiu is an orphan who was raised by the Red Luan Pavilion since childhood, so she personally feels the displacement of civilians.

Ye Liuyun gave no further explanation.

Without power, he has no say.

And to gain power, bloodshed is unavoidable.

The war he launched caused a somewhat larger scale of bloodshed, but it could settle the matter once and for all, unlike some great families that must constantly fight others.

"I'm not blaming you!"

Feng Hong Xiu, seeing Ye Liuyun fall silent, thought he had misunderstood her as complaining about him.

Ye Liuyun smiled: "Haven't you been to the Border Battlefield?

Look at the Border Battlefield now, and you'll see that under my governance this world is a bit fairer.

Of course, this world still respects strength above all.

But at least ordinary people can receive a minimum of respect!"

Feng Hong Xiu also nodded.

On the Border Battlefield she indeed saw a thriving scene, an unexpected order.

At least Martial Cultivators have less bullying, and ordinary people receive at least basic respect.

The Flying Boat soon arrived at Blood Cloud City.

Feng Hong Xiu disembarked and wanted to invite Ye Liuyun to Red Luan Tower for a good meal.

"Let's go another time; I'm in a hurry, with many people, it's inconvenient.

When I pass by here later, I'll come see you!"

Ye Liuyun promised.

He also sent Qing Yan out to bid farewell to Feng Hong Xiu.

This time Qing Yan emerged, her realm having risen to the late Fourth Layer, which startled Feng Hong Xiu.

"How did you advance so quickly?"

Feng Hong Xiu was a little puzzled.

She originally thought Qing Yan's realm was built up by Ye Liuyun using pills.

But using Divine Sense to probe, she found Qing Yan's realm not only wasn't insubstantial, but her True Essence had become considerably more condensed.

"She has been constantly cultivating, and also received guidance from her master!"

Qing Yan could not mention Xuan Kong Shi, so she could only explain it that way.

In fact, after all these days, Ye Liuyun gave her ample resources, and she only reached the late Fourth Layer, which already counts as frequent laziness.

Ye Liuyun's back-and-forth trips have spanned almost four months, and most people and Monster Beasts have advanced in realm.

Even Lei Ming and the others have broken through to the early Sixth Layer.

Feng Hong Xiu lingered in thought for a while, left Ye Liuyun the contact method of the Transmission Talisman, and sent them out of Blood Cloud City.

After Feng Hong Xiu left, Ye Liuyun finally discussed the action plan with Shui Bingyue.

"What excuse do you plan to use to act?"

Shui Bingyue worried that Ye Liuyun might expose his identity, and also feared people would associate it with her.

"I've already thought it over on the road: disguise myself as a refugee and rob medicinal herbs.

That way I can obtain a batch of free herbs and have a pretext to act.

What do you think?"

Ye Liuyun asked Shui Bingyue.

"Refugee?

Robbing herbs?

Let you make a move, you won't lose anything!"

However, Shui Bingyue, though surprised, thought it over and found it workable, and it fits the current circumstances perfectly.

Anyway, those herbs are all to be handed over to the Spirit Clan, so she can't be blamed.

"But with your pair of Golden Pupils, wouldn't it be too obvious?"

"Do you want to conceal your appearance?"

Shui Bingyue asked.

"Don't worry, I won't act; letting them act is enough!"

Ye Liuyun pointed at Mo Hai's four guards.

"They?"

This place is the eastern hinterland.

I've already inquired; within these two herb bases, there are Seventh Layer late-stage Martial Cultivators.

This is still because the Shui family is powerful, and their usual defenses are lax.

If it were an ordinary clan, these herbs would have to be guarded by Mid-Eighth Realm Martial Cultivators.

Shui Bingyue reminded Ye Liuyun.

"You don't need to worry about that.

Just find an inn, settle in safely, and wait for my word!"

Ye Liuyun didn't explain in such detail.

When they arrived at the city near the herb base, he let Shui Bingyue bring his Servants into the city to lodge.

He, however, took the Flying Boat and led people straight to the herb base vicinity to scout.

Mo Hai and the others had at this moment changed out of their military uniforms and armor, dressing like ordinary civilians.

Ye Liuyun also used Thousand Illusion Technique to transform into an ordinary Fifth Layer late-stage Martial Cultivator.

He also summoned Lei Ming, Huo Wu, Qing Feng, and Xiao Lanbing into Space World, having them cooperate with him in the act.

"Qing Feng, please turn into your true form, but don't manifest as a human; disguise yourself as Xiao Lanbing's pet beast and go into the medicinal field to steal herbs.

After they spot you, I will go with Xiao Lanbing to find you.

Xiao Lanbing will pretend to be my daughter, and Huo Wu and Lei Ming will pretend to be my women.

Then we will clash with them.

When the time comes and we can't defeat them, we'll let others step in.

Mo Hai and the rest of you, at that time, display your realms according to the situation; just keep yours higher than the opponents, and don't expose your realms fully.

Ye Liuyun gave them a brief outline of the plot.

Everyone answered affirmatively one by one.

Only Lei Ming retorted, "Why do we still need to pretend?"

"I've always been your woman!"

Ye Liuyun was also stumped by Lei Ming's question, and could only say, "I was just telling you the plot, so I spoke off the cuff!"

"That's about right!"

Lei Ming said, then directly grabbed Ye Liuyun's arm and hung onto it.

She made Huo Wu extremely envious.

Because she reacted quickly, once she realized Ye Liuyun let her also pose as his woman, Huo Wu immediately leapt up and embraced him too.

"We're fleeing disaster; can you two at least act a bit more like it?

At least those fleeing wouldn't be like you, still having the mind to lecherously eye me, right?

The expression on your faces can't be like yours either; you all have to grin to the point of blooming..."

Ye Liuyun, helpless, personally rehearsed them, and only then did they manage to act somewhat convincingly.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun led the group, rushing to the medicinal field.

The outer edge of the medicinal field is surrounded by a guard Formation; once a Martial Cultivator enters it, the Formation triggers, summoning the local guards.