Trouble Again? Just as Expected

This was life.

Looking at Xing'er's pretty face, slightly flushed as she forced herself to work seriously, Ye Liuyun sighed inwardly.

Everyone despised capital, yet everyone wanted to become capital.

It was not until late at night that Xing'er returned to Sheng Lanzhi's side.

"Have you been spending a little too much time by his side lately?"

Seeing Xing'er return, Sheng Lanzhi, who was sitting in the courtyard admiring the moon, looked over with apparent confusion.

In the past, although Xing'er had also handled matters around "Ye Liufeng," she would usually return quickly. Unlike recently, when she spent longer and longer at his side.

"In reply to Madam."

Xing'er answered softly.

"Master has recently devoted himself wholeheartedly to martial arts, and there are more matters that need handling, so this servant has taken on a little more. If Madam needs me, this servant can have someone else attend to Master."

As she spoke, Xing'er's expression remained perfectly natural, giving nothing away.

"..."

Sheng Lanzhi said nothing, merely staring at Xing'er for a while.

After all, Xing'er was the personal maid she had raised by her side since childhood. Sheng Lanzhi still trusted her.

"There's no need."

Only after a long while did she shake her head.

"I feel more at ease when you handle things."

Of course, the main reason was that Sheng Lanzhi had nothing much to do now. She rarely stepped beyond the inner quarters, and at most went to the study to read. Usually, having a maid nearby to serve tea and water was enough.

Thinking of how Ye Liuyun had settled down and earnestly trained in martial arts, Sheng Lanzhi was rather pleased.

"Besides, you married into this household with me as my personal maid. In name, you are my maid, but you are also considered his concubine. There is nothing wrong with staying by his side."

The other maids and servants in Ye Liuyun's residence had all been bought anew after Sheng Lanzhi married in.

Only Xing'er had been brought over from her former home.

She was called a personal maid, but in this day and age, Xing'er was really a bedchamber maid, no different from a concubine.

It was one thing that the former Ye Liufeng had not touched Sheng Lanzhi, but he had not touched Xing'er either.

As always, he was proud and arrogant, always believing he could make something of himself, then have everyone in the residence obediently acknowledge his status and lower their heads before him.

"This servant was Madam's maid before, and will remain so forever."

Hearing herself referred to as Ye Liuyun's concubine, Xing'er's thoughts stirred, though outwardly she answered with utmost seriousness.

"All right, get up."

Sheng Lanzhi did not pay it much mind, merely waving her hand to signal that Xing'er could rise.

Over the next few days.

Ye Liuyun continued as before, traveling only between the Brocade Guard and his residence. After becoming a Hundred Household Commander, aside from having more people around him currying favor, nothing else had changed.

As for his cultivation.

After reaching the Acquired Realm martial artist level, his cultivation speed had slowed.

Unless he encountered some other fortuitous opportunity, entering the Innate Realm would inevitably take some time.

But Ye Liuyun was not in a hurry.

With cultivation, haste made waste. The more anxious one was, the more easily accidents occurred.

That day.

Ye Liuyun was reading through case files.

"Sir! Sir!"

Si Nan's somewhat urgent voice came from outside. Something must have happened.

Ye Liuyun casually set aside the case file he had not finished reading.

Quite a few cases were recorded in these files. Reading more of them could broaden one's horizons.

The next moment, Si Nan hurried in.

"Sir, something happened on Shi Sheng's side!"

It was not surprising in the least. If nothing had happened after so many days, Ye Liuyun would have found that strange instead.

"Where is he?"

"He's over on East Street. This time, it's serious. The person he arrested has a token from the palace."

A token from the palace meant someone from the imperial palace. That status could mean anything from minor to monumental.

Ye Liuyun considered it, then stood up.

"Let's go take a look."

"Yes, Sir!"

Si Nan nimbly followed at Ye Liuyun's side, leading the way for him.

Along the way, he also explained what had happened.

Simply put, while Shi Sheng was patrolling the streets, he encountered a Young Master dressed in fine clothes who ate without paying. Shi Sheng immediately tried to arrest him, only for the other party to produce a token from the palace.

But Shi Sheng was single-minded. Who cared who you were? If you ate, you paid. Otherwise, he would take you back to the Brocade Guard to cool your heels.

And so the two sides had remained locked in a stalemate until now.

"I don't care what token you have. If you ate something, you pay for it."

On East Street, Shi Sheng craned his neck stubbornly, caring nothing for any token.

The Young Master who had been stopped wore a troubled expression.

In the imperial palace, he had clothes handed to him when he stretched out his arms and food brought to him when he opened his mouth. He had never needed to think about money. Yet on his first trip out of the palace, he had forgotten to bring any.

"How about this? Tomorrow. Tomorrow, I'll bring the money over."

With his status, he would not be short a few taels of silver.

He was quite easy to talk to, at least not as overbearing and domineering as those other wastrel young masters.

"Heh!"

Shi Sheng had been in the Brocade Guard for so many years. What demons and monsters had he not seen?

It was not as though he had never encountered this before. They would say they would pay later, but once they left, they vanished without a trace.

"Then wait until you're released from the Brocade Guard tomorrow before going back to get the money."

As he spoke, Shi Sheng moved to arrest him directly.

"Come with me to the Brocade Guard."

This made the woman dressed as a guard beside him turn cold-faced, and she struck out with her palm.

"Insolence!"

Bang!

Before he could even react, Shi Sheng saw everything blur before his eyes. The next moment, his entire body was sent flying into the air.

Seeing this, the Young Master could not help frowning.

"Your Maj—Young Master, please rest assured. I did not strike to kill!"

The guard immediately added.

At the same time.

Ye Liuyun, who had just arrived, saw Shi Sheng flying out from the crowd.

"Hmm?"

Shi Sheng had only recently entered the first-rate level. To send Shi Sheng flying like that, this person had to be at least an Acquired Realm martial artist.

At the same time, Ye Liuyun drew a circle with one hand and circulated his inner force, dispersing the inner force within Shi Sheng's body before letting him fall.

The female guard, who had been explaining things to her master, could not help looking over when she saw this.

"An Acquired Realm martial artist?"

She had clearly seen through Ye Liuyun's strength.

Catching the falling Shi Sheng with one hand, Ye Liuyun also saw the guard.

She was quite handsome.

Target: Lü Lan!

Cultivation: Innate Realm Middle Stage!

Talent Trait: Extreme Yin Body (Purple)

Talent Trait: Sword Talent (Purple)

Talent Trait: Sharp Eyes and Ears (Blue)

Extreme Yin Body (Purple): Born with an innately frigid constitution, her comprehension far surpasses that of ordinary people.

Sharp Eyes and Ears (Blue): Possesses powers of observation and hearing far beyond ordinary people.

Two purple and one blue? This was the first time he had encountered someone like this.

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