The Gold Trait! Someone from the Imperial Palace?

An Extreme Yin Body? It was precisely the opposite of his own Extreme Yang Body.

And the cultivation of this Innate Realm Martial Artist was within Ye Liuyun's expectations.

"Is that you?"

Shi Sheng was rather stunned. He had thought he was about to be sent flying.

Who would have thought that the next moment, Shi Sheng felt someone grab the back of his collar and hold him suspended in midair.

Then, from the corner of his eye, he saw Ye Liuyun.

"Otherwise, who else in the Brocade Guard did you think would help you?"

"..."

Shi Sheng choked on his words. He clearly knew that his popularity within the Brocade Guard was mediocre.

If anything really happened, everyone would only stand by and watch him make a fool of himself. No one would help him at all.

He had never expected Ye Liuyun to help him in the first place.

Yet in this situation, Shi Sheng's heart unconsciously warmed.

"Alright, now that you're awake, stand on your own. It's tiring for me to keep holding you like this."

Only then did Shi Sheng realize that Ye Liuyun was holding him like a puppy. He hurriedly got back on his feet.

"No, wait. Your strength?"

Shi Sheng was not truly stupid. That female guard had sent him flying with a single palm strike, so her strength was certainly far above his.

And since Ye Liuyun had been able to catch him, his strength had to be extraordinary as well.

But that was not right. Hadn't Ye Liuyun been a Third-Rate Martial Artist before?

"Just because you've improved, does that mean I can't improve too?"

"If I weren't stronger than you, how could I be your boss?"

"Tch!"

What a reason. He really had no way to argue against it.

Ignoring the tough-talking yet soft-hearted Shi Sheng, Ye Liuyun turned his gaze toward Lü Lan, who had attacked.

"Attacking the Brocade Guard within the imperial city—are you planning a rebellion?"

"..."

The moment he opened his mouth, he accused her of rebellion. Nothing else stood out, but his ability to slap labels on people was truly impressive.

However, Lü Lan was originally from the imperial city. How could she possibly be frightened by such words?

"Hmph! My Young Master is of noble status. How could the likes of you lay a hand on him?"

"Young Master?"

An Innate Realm Martial Artist serving as a guard? Her status was not low.

Ye Liuyun then looked toward the "Young Master" protected behind Lü Lan, who was watching him with great interest.

Though she was dressed in men's clothing, because of the Scent Recognition Talent Trait, Ye Liuyun could still easily distinguish the delicate fragrance unique to a woman.

A woman disguised as a man?

Target: Yan Shuzhu.

Cultivation: None!

Talent Traits: Born Noble (Gold), Innate Blocked Meridians (Purple), Strategic Planning (Purple), Knowing and Appointing People Well (Purple).

Born Noble (Gold): Born extraordinary, destined to occupy a lofty position.

Innate Blocked Meridians (Purple): The meridians throughout the body are blocked, making cultivation impossible.

Strategic Planning (Purple): Skilled at planning, with peerless wisdom and strategy.

Knowing and Appointing People Well (Purple): Skilled at discovering talent and bringing out the fullest potential of their abilities.

Oh-ho! He had thought those two purple and one blue traits were already impressive, but there was someone even more formidable.

A Gold Grade trait had appeared?

But what the hell was Innate Blocked Meridians? That could also reach Purple Quality?

While Ye Liuyun was observing Yan Shuzhu, Yan Shuzhu was observing him as well. What a handsome young man.

However, what Yan Shuzhu cared about most was everything Ye Liuyun had done since appearing.

"Ahem."

After clearing her throat, Lü Lan heard the sound and very consciously moved a little to the side, yielding a spot.

"I am Yan Shu. May I ask who you are?"

So she was probably concealing her real name? If he could not see other people's information, he truly would not have known she was called Yan Shuzhu.

But Ye Liuyun did not expose her.

"I am Brocade Guard Centurion Ye Liufeng."

They were both fake names anyway.

"What happened just now was indeed our fault. My guard was only eager to protect her master. I hope Centurion Ye will not take offense."

"Since you've put it that way, what reason would I have to blame you?"

Ye Liuyun gave an unconcerned, mocking laugh.

"Then let us leave today's matter here. What do you say?"

Yan Shuzhu knew that she could not remain outside the imperial palace for long. She had already wasted far too much time today.

Before Ye Liuyun could say anything, Shi Sheng spoke directly.

"Why should it end just because you say so?"

"You ate without paying. Am I not allowed to arrest you?"

"Impudence!"

Lü Lan could no longer hold herself back and directly berated Shi Sheng.

"Did you not see my token? You actually dare arrest people so casually!"

As she spoke, Lü Lan took out the token on her person again. It was usually very useful.

Why was it useless when it came to Shi Sheng?

"So what if you have a token? Does having a token mean you can't be arrested?"

"You!"

She finally saw it clearly. Shi Sheng was a simple-minded fool with only one thought in his head.

Thus, Lü Lan could not be bothered to waste words on Shi Sheng and looked directly at Ye Liuyun.

"He's your subordinate, isn't he? What do you say?"

Since speaking to him was useless, she would go directly to his superior.

"I think my subordinate has a perfectly valid point."

Facing Lü Lan's gaze, Ye Liuyun suddenly smiled.

"What?" Lü Lan's expression froze. She had thought he was someone who knew how to read the times.

She had not expected him to be completely different from what she had imagined.

Even Shi Sheng was stunned for a moment.

To be honest, although Ye Liuyun had helped him at first, Shi Sheng had not truly thought Ye Liuyun would stand on his side.

"The Brocade Guard is responsible for the safety of the people within the imperial city."

"If we have to care whether someone carries a token before making an arrest, does that mean the Brocade Guard need not do anything at all? We can just collect our salaries and eat for free every day.

"Or do you think the Late Emperor was wrong to establish the Brocade Guard, and that the Brocade Guard should not exist at all?"

"You!"

Lü Lan had never met anyone so sharp-tongued and eloquent in all her life.

Those labels came one after another, linked ring after ring!

Speaking recklessly of the Late Emperor was a grave crime.

Lü Lan could no longer spare any attention for Ye Liuyun. She hurriedly turned to Yan Shuzhu beside her.

"Young Master, I absolutely did not mean that! I..."

She hastily wanted to explain, but before she could finish, Yan Shuzhu smilingly waved her hand and interrupted her.

"Alright. Do you think I don't trust you?"

If she did not trust Lü Lan, she would not have brought only Lü Lan with her when leaving the palace.

At the same time, Yan Shuzhu's gaze remained fixed on Ye Liuyun.

That look seemed to be assessing talent. She had seen plenty of people who fawned on the powerful.

She had thought the people in the Brocade Guard had long since rotted to the core. She had not expected there to still be good ones among them.

In truth, Ye Liuyun had done it deliberately.

The Yan surname was the imperial surname of the Great Qian Dynasty. Coupled with a Gold Grade trait like Born Noble, this woman's identity was certainly extraordinary. At the very least, she was a princess.

Before transmigrating, he had watched plenty of palace intrigue dramas.

People like this looked down most on those who fawned on power. It was like they had a taste for being slighted—the more someone remained unyielding through a hundred setbacks, preferring to break rather than bend and refusing to give them face, the more they liked them.