These words made Ye Liuyun look over with some surprise.
Is she worried about me?
Well, that makes sense. Yan Shuzhu as the emperor only has so few people he can trust. It’s normal he wouldn’t want anything happening to me.
Thinking this, Ye Liuyun waved his hand carelessly.
"Got it. Thank His Majesty for his concern for me."
"..."
Lv Lan really wanted to say, these weren’t instructions from His Majesty, they were just what I wanted to say myself.
But after a moment’s silence, Lv Lan still didn’t say what was in her heart. She just nodded, then quietly left Ye Liuyun’s courtyard.
That graceful figure really did look like a fairy in the moonlight.
"Didn’t expect her dressed up as a woman would actually be pretty good-looking."
After averting his gaze, Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
He then flexed his joints a bit and, sounding lazy, said:
"Alright, you can come out now!"
Next moment, Xing’Er’s figure walked out from the corner wall.
With Ye Liuyun’s strength, he had already noticed Xing’Er hiding in the dark. Lv Lan also noticed just now, but no one said anything.
"Master, this servant didn’t mean to eavesdrop."
Afraid Ye Liuyun would misunderstand, Xing’Er hurriedly explained.
She had just come by as usual, then saw someone go into Ye Liuyun’s yard. Thinking it must be something important, Xing’Er just stood there without interrupting.
"I know!"
Smiling, Ye Liuyun waved his hand, signaling her not to worry.
Whether it was intentional peeking or not, he could tell.
"Alright, don’t worry about it. Tell the servants to make some food, your master’s a bit hungry!"
When martial artists practice, they use up a lot. They need more nutrition too.
Obviously, he’d just eaten not long ago, but after training martial arts, Ye Liuyun felt hungry again.
"Yes, Master. I’ll have them prepare it now."
Seeing Ye Liuyun wasn’t mad at her, Xing’Er finally felt relieved, nodded, and hurried off to arrange a meal.
...
In the days that followed,
Ye Liuyun specially asked Si Nan to pay attention and see if anyone was leading a team out of the Imperial City to look for anything.
And they had to have enough rank to lead a team out searching for a spiritual artifact.
That kind of position wouldn’t be low, at least a Lord Thousand Households, maybe even a Governor leading the team.
Making use of this period,
When Ye Liuyun wasn’t training his Shadow Ninefold Body and Overlord Saber, he’d also made a trip to the Imperial Prison.
In these days, more prisoners had been added to the Imperial Prison.
People here all knew Ye Liuyun by now, knew he liked watching prisoners get punished. Whenever Ye Liuyun came, some of the ones who’d barely survived punishment got dragged out to be beaten again for his entertainment.
The folks in the Imperial Prison did think Ye Liuyun’s hobby was a bit odd...
But you can’t argue with authority, he’s a Lord Hundred Households.
We neither dare talk, nor dare ask questions.
By the time Ye Liuyun left, the Imperial Prison was cleared out again.
Guess he’d have to wait a while to let them round up more prisoners there.
"What a pity!"
Leaving the prison, Ye Liuyun looked a bit regretful.
This time he didn’t see any special Talent Entries, just some blue and green quality ones, and even blue ones were rare.
His current Talent Entries didn’t change much.
The only useful thing was the purple-quality Iron Bones entry. Its experience bar was almost full.
He figured as long as he absorbed a few similar Talent Entries and merged them, that purple Iron Bones would evolve to gold quality.
Those physique-related entries...
Ye Liuyun was really looking forward to seeing what they’d turn into once they hit gold quality.
It was getting late now.
Ye Liuyun had been planning on going home directly.
But just then—
"Sir! Sir!"
Si Nan’s figure quickly came looking for him.
Looked like he’d gotten some news.
"Found something out?"
Just as Ye Liuyun expected. Hearing this, Si Nan nodded again and again.
"Yes, sir! I got the message—tomorrow the Northern Governor will take a team out of the city. They say it’s to look for a weapon."
Not idiots, obviously they wouldn’t publicize they’re out to find a spiritual artifact.
"The Northern Governor, huh?"
Just as I thought.
Someone who could qualify to lead a team out hunting for spiritual artifacts had to be high ranking. The Embroidered Uniform Guard only had two Governors—north and south.
Ye Liuyun had only heard of him, never seen him yet.
Great, he could use this chance to see what kind of person this Northern Governor was.
"Sir, the Northern Governor is gathering people now. If you want to go, I can go immediately and sign you up!"
Usually, these kinds of missions have a set number of people. If you want in, you need to speak up early.
"Alright!"
Ye Liuyun didn’t refuse; he nodded in agreement.
"You go tell Shi Sheng too. Have him get ready—we’re heading out tomorrow!"
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing this, Si Nan answered seriously and went straight to get things done.
No denying it—
With a sharp subordinate like Si Nan, a lot of things were way simpler.
Ye Liuyun barely had to get his hands dirty.
As for Shi Sheng, his strength was solid, but flexibility and quick wit weren’t as good as Si Nan’s.
...
"Northern Governor?"
These days, Ye Liuyun took his meals mainly in the back courtyard.
While eating, Ye Liuyun casually brought it up. When Sheng Lanzhi heard he was heading out of the city tomorrow, with the Northern Governor no less, she was obviously surprised.
"What, you know this Northern Governor?"
Ye Liuyun himself didn’t have many feelings about it.
All he cared about was that top-grade spiritual artifact. Didn’t matter who was leading the team.
"I know a little."
Sheng Lanzhi nodded naturally.
"When my father was alive, he once tried to win over this Northern Governor—and even thought of marrying one of my sisters to him."
Governor was already a pretty powerful position in the Great Qian Dynasty.
It wasn’t strange for Sheng Li to want to draw the Northern Governor into their circle.
Just that...
"Did it fail?"
No need to guess—failure, obviously.
"Not only did it fail, they got thrown out!"
Sheng Lanzhi shook her head with a laugh.
Her father was the one who got beaten, but she didn’t look the least bit hurt by it—instead she told the story like it was funny.
"Thrown out? This Northern Governor has that bad a temper?"
Everyone works for the Dynasty, even if Sheng Li lost his position, it’s not like they’d give him no face at all.
"It’s different!"
Knowing what Ye Liuyun was thinking, Sheng Lanzhi shook her head, still smiling.
"The Northern Governor used to serve as Cavalry General under the General of Border Defense—a military man. Bad temper’s not surprising."
......