Chapter 2368: Abundant Harvest

Indeed! It seems he deliberately gave me this opportunity!

Ye Liuyun thought to himself, also admiring the Marquis Wanwei's methods.

Since Marquis Wanwei has already made it clear, there is no need for him to hide anything further.

But such words cannot be said directly.

So he merely offered a courtesy to Marquis Wanwei: "Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity!"

Marquis Wanwei, upon hearing this, smiled with satisfaction and nodded.

Then, he earnestly began a conversation with Ye Liuyun: "Do you know about the assassination attempt on me a few days ago?"

He wanted to give Ye Liuyun some background, to see Ye Liuyun's analytical ability regarding the matter.

"Yes.

I was present at the time!"

Ye Liuyun confirmed.

"Then have you heard of the Black Kill organization?"

Marquis Wanwei asked again.

Ye Liuyun also nodded.

"Good. Then can you guess who wants my life?"

Marquis Wanwei was actually testing, not expecting Ye Liuyun to know the answer.

Ye Liuyun thought that if he wanted to start from Marquis Wanwei, he needed to demonstrate his worth.

Besides combat power, intellect and foresight are equally important.

Otherwise, he would be just a mere warrior, at most a hired thug.

So Ye Liuyun did not reply directly, but pointed upward with his hand.

Marquis Wanwei was also quite surprised.

Ye Liuyun's upward gesture clearly indicated that someone above him wanted his life.

And the person above him, naturally, was Zhenxing Wang.

After a moment of stunned silence, he burst into laughter: "Hahaha, I really didn't expect to stumble upon a treasure!"

He was quite pleased; speaking with Ye Liuyun from now on would be much easier.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun is a commoner with no status, which suits him for covert tasks.

But whether Ye Liuyun wants to become his subordinate, he still needs to confirm.

Before he could ask, Ye Liuyun took the initiative to speak.

"Lord, you flatter me! It's your keen eye that recognized me and gave me this chance; I have no way to repay you.

If I may serve you, I will do my utmost!"

Ye Liuyun also flattered a bit, indicating his attitude.

He employs many people and knows that when using them, there are concerns about subordinates' loyalty.

"Hahaha!"

Marquis Wanwei, seeing Ye Liuyun so adept, couldn't help but laugh.

He was extremely satisfied with Ye Liuyun in his heart.

However, words aside, he still needed to test Ye Liuyun.

"Fine, fine! Since you say so, I couldn't be content if I don't give you a prominent position! Hahaha!"

Marquis Wanwei laughed for a while, then asked Ye Liuyun: "Our neighbor, Marquis Jinqiang, has long been my rival.

Lately they've been plagued by bandits; I'm wondering if we could help them to ease the relationship!

If this matter is entrusted to you, how do you think it should be handled?"

Marquis Wanwei's words seemed to be asking Ye Liuyun.

But Ye Liuyun, from Mu Yuantang's Sea of Consciousness, knows that Marquis Jinqiang and the local garrison Leader Chen Feng are both Zhenxing Wang's men.

Such a relationship between them cannot be reconciled at all.

Therefore, offering to suppress the bandits is pure sarcasm.

At present, he has already shown his strength and insight; what remains is for him to demonstrate loyalty first.

Just saying it wouldn't convince the old fox Marquis Wanwei.

The only way to earn trust is to cooperate with him and give a token of allegiance.

Thinking of this, Ye Liuyun replied: "A few minor bandit troubles may not affect Marquis Jinqiang much.

If entrusted to me, I am confident I can round up these bandits and present Marquis Jinqiang with a grand gift!"

Ye Liuyun's proposal is exactly what Marquis Wanwei wants.

He hadn't expected Ye Liuyun could threaten Marquis Jinqiang; as long as Ye Liuyun can capture a small town or fight the garrison and deal a heavy blow, that would suffice.

"Alright.

Since you have this idea, we can give it a try!"

Marquis Wanwei agreed, preparing to let Ye Liuyun give it a try.

Whether he has skill or loyalty, the best way is to test through practice.

And even if the matter is exposed, he can claim he truly intended to help, so no one can use it against him.

Afterwards, Marquis Wanwei sent Ye Liuyun back to rest, awaiting his notice.

When Ye Liuyun and the Song Girl returned, Marquis Wanwei immediately dispatched people to deliver a large amount of high‑end resources as a reward for Ye Liuyun eliminating Mu Yuantang.

However, he didn't state it so plainly; he said that Ye Liuyun's group obtained a rare medicinal herb in the Secret Realm and presented it to Marquis Wanwei, and these rewards were his reciprocation.

This way, it wouldn't arouse others' suspicion.

Ye Liuyun also took it calmly.

Marquis Wanwei wants to make full use of Ye Liuyun and the Song Girl, so he naturally would not be stingy toward them.

The resources given to them are not as good as You Ming's blue and red Crystal Stones, but they are not that much worse either.

Among them is also a Super God Realm dagger, which is just right for the Song Girl to use.

It contains many pills that boost the Soul, and Ye Liuyun gave them all to the Song Girl, letting her improve comprehensively.

After all, these things are thanks to the Song Girl; without her, he would have had no chance to get close to Marquis Wanwei.

His entry into the Secret Realm this time can be said to have yielded abundant gains.

Besides Marquis Wanwei's reward, he also captured fewer than four hundred Super God Realm soldiers and some ferocious beasts, and also a Primordial Power from the Secret Realm.

This kind of Primordial Power that can enhance Bloodline Power is extremely rare and thus a very precious resource.

He had everyone collectively boost their Bloodline Power.

Especially the duplicates.

Last time the red Crystal Stone didn't go to the duplicates, now it can be made up.

For other resources, he also let everyone take them freely, to improve together.

It is estimated that after Liang Xue further strengthens herself, she can also come out to fight for him.

While waiting for news from Marquis Wanwei, Ye Liuyun also began his own cultivation.

The golden fruit tree he previously transplanted from Hong Kun's Storage Ring has now borne ripe fruit.

These past days Yu Er has been waiting under the tree every day, watching over it for him.

When the fruit fell, Yu Er helped collect it.

If left unused for a long time, the energy inside may dissipate.

Ye Liuyun has fought quite a bit during this period, and his Mysterious Origin has become sufficiently condensed, so he simply prepared to break through to the Ninth Layer Late Stage.

Although the energy inside that golden fruit is dense, Ye Liuyun still prepared some other resources.

This time his breakthrough to the Ninth Layer Late Stage definitely requires more energy; a single golden fruit is certainly far insufficient.

Ye Liuyun never expected to break through in one go; he planned to absorb slowly.

What he didn't anticipate was that Ye Ling actually guessed the golden fruit correctly.

The golden energy in the fruit, once he absorbed it, began to erupt violently.

One portion of energy astonishingly turned into two, then two into four…

Finally, that energy exploded more than tenfold.

When Ye Liuyun noticed something was wrong, he immediately began to slow the refining speed.

If he refined it all at once, that much ferocious energy rushing into his core pill would likely overwhelm his core pill again.