The Slowly Growing Ambition

Not enough!

A mere Centurion's post was nowhere near enough.

Back when he had still been a Banner Officer, he had thought quietly lying low and developing was not bad either.

But now that his position was higher, even his horizons were different.

He wanted the Thousand Household's post, and he wanted the Pacification Commissioner's post too.

"Sir?"

As he pondered, that subordinate had already walked over carrying a cup of tea.

"Mm!" Ye Liuyun answered and accepted it smoothly.

Seeing Xiao Yongning still standing to one side with a fawning smile, Ye Liuyun waved a hand, signaling that he could leave.

"Go handle your work first. I'll watch the interrogations for a while, then head back!"

Entering the Imperial Prison had required payment before, but now that Ye Liuyun was a Centurion, Xiao Yongning practically wished he could pay Ye Liuyun instead.

"Understood! Understood!"

Hearing Ye Liuyun say this, Xiao Yongning nodded repeatedly.

He had already decided that Ye Liuyun had some peculiar fetish for watching others suffer.

After leaving, he even specifically instructed his men to move faster. They were to drag out some prisoners who had already been tortured and beat them again. They were going to die anyway; dying early or late was all the same.

Talent Trait System!

Host: Ye Liuyun!

Realm: Acquired Realm martial artist!

Martial Arts: Wind Severing Saber Technique, Azure Sun Force, Pine Wood Saber Technique, Jade Shattering Hand,

Talent Traits: Lucky (Purple), Steel Bones (Purple), Blade Talent (Blue), Photographic Memory (Blue), Sword Talent (Green), Extreme Yang Body (Purple), Scent Recognition (Green),

"Steel Bones (Purple): Steel bones throughout the body, possessing immense strength."

Though they were both constitution-type Traits, with nothing particularly special about them.

After accumulating them all this time, the originally Blue Quality Strong and Robust Trait had successfully evolved into the Purple Quality Steel Bones Trait.

"My third Purple Trait is mine!"

After Ye Liuyun left the Imperial Prison, his face was full of satisfaction as he clenched his fists.

His sturdy wrists made the smile on Ye Liuyun's face gradually become unrestrained.

Of course, the price of upgrading a Purple Trait was that nearly all the prisoners in the Imperial Prison were dead. If he wanted to harvest more, he would probably have to wait a while.

Wait for the Imperial Prison to receive more prisoners.

But that did not affect Ye Liuyun's excellent mood in the slightest. He even hummed a little tune as he left.

"Just as I thought!"

Watching Ye Liuyun's departing back, Xiao Yongning nodded in understanding.

Though he did not know why Ye Liuyun enjoyed watching others be tortured, it did not matter. Since Ye Liuyun liked it, Xiao Yongning only needed to cater to his tastes.

"From now on, whenever Centurion Ye comes, make your movements quicker during executions, understand?"

"Understood!"

Everyone nodded knowingly.

After Ye Liuyun returned.

He saw Shi Sheng sitting on the stone steps, his face filled with gloom.

When Shi Sheng saw Ye Liuyun approach, his expression darkened even further.

"Hmph!"

When his cultivation broke through, he had been grinning.

When he learned he was going to become Ye Liuyun's subordinate, he was no longer grinning.

Shi Sheng had been quite happy when his strength broke through to the First-Rate Martial Artist realm today, but once he learned he was being transferred under Ye Liuyun, he could not feel happy at all.

"Sir!"

When Si Nan saw Ye Liuyun arrive, he immediately came over with a beaming smile.

Ye Liuyun first waved a hand, then looked at Shi Sheng.

"What, are you unhappy about becoming my subordinate?"

"Hmph. So long as you don't worry that I'll cause you trouble in the future."

Shi Sheng could not change the transfer order within the Brocade Guard, but he would not change his temper just because he became someone's subordinate. If he saw some spoiled young master committing crimes in the streets, he would arrest him.

As for whether Ye Liuyun would be implicated afterward, Shi Sheng did not care.

"Banner Officer Shi, don't be ungrateful. If it weren't for Sir, no one would even want you now."

Without backing in the Brocade Guard, it was very difficult to get by.

"Hmph!"

Shi Sheng shot Si Nan a glance, snorted coldly, and turned his head away, clearly having no intention of responding.

"You!"

Si Nan was somewhat dissatisfied as well.

If his strength had been sufficient, he truly would have wanted to make a move directly.

"I never intended to change your personality."

With his hands behind his back, Ye Liuyun looked at Shi Sheng with a faint smile.

"Arrest whoever you want. If the Brocade Guard did not have people like you, that would be when I felt this Brocade Guard was truly beyond saving."

If they were all petty, scheming vermin, it would be utterly disgusting to watch. Having someone like Shi Sheng instead made things interesting.

Ye Liuyun truly intended to lie low and develop.

But for some matters, if you did not fight for them, you would not even have the chance to develop.

"You?"

Those words tempered Shi Sheng's temper considerably.

He frowned at Ye Liuyun. Shi Sheng had originally thought that a leopard could not change its spots.

Perhaps Ye Liuyun had changed, but his nature had to remain the same. Yet why did he now seem like an entirely different person?

"Alright! It's getting late. Let's check out and get off work!"

"Get off work?"

Not only Shi Sheng, even Si Nan looked at Ye Liuyun curiously.

"Ahem, I mean it's time to go home!"

Some phrases had simply become habitual.

But neither Shi Sheng nor Si Nan paid much attention to it. Si Nan immediately nodded in agreement.

As for Shi Sheng, he said directly.

"If you want to go back, then go back. I'm going to patrol the streets!"

Shi Sheng was as proactive as ever in this regard. He immediately rose to his feet and prepared to leave.

"Sir, won't Shi Sheng provoke some powerful nobles again like this?"

Shi Sheng had easily offended the sons of powerful nobles precisely because he arrested people without discrimination.

"So what? I'm a Brocade Guard Centurion now. As long as I don't leave the imperial capital, what does it matter even if they are the sons of powerful nobles?"

They could not possibly attack him directly within the imperial capital.

Besides, if those people wanted revenge, the first person they would seek out would be his cheap father-in-law.

"Understood!"

Since Ye Liuyun had said so, what else could Si Nan say?

After returning, Ye Liuyun cultivated as usual.

The Pine Wood Saber Technique had already reached completion. Next came the cultivation of the Jade Shattering Hand and Azure Sun Force.

With the Steel Bones Talent Trait, cultivating the Jade Shattering Hand went very smoothly. As for Azure Sun Force, even with the Extreme Yang Body, this was something that could only be cultivated slowly.

He could not be hasty.

"Master, it is time to eat!"

Ye Liuyun, who was soaking in a medicinal bath with his eyes closed in repose, slowly opened his eyes upon hearing Xing'er's voice by his ear.

"How long did I sleep?"

He had accidentally fallen asleep just now.

"Only half an hour. If Master wishes to rest, you should eat first before resting."

"Alright."

As he spoke, Ye Liuyun rose from the medicinal bath.

Seeing Xing'er was still there, he suddenly froze. He seemed to have been muddled from sleep just now.

"Ahem, why don't you step outside first?"

"It's alright, Master!"

Xing'er lowered her head, her face red.

"This servant will wipe Master's body."