Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents

Chapter 517 - 143: The Prime Minister Arrives! Duel—Battle Between Grandmasters (Part 3)

I don’t have the guts for this. Thinking of that, all I can do is look to Fu Zhengqing for help; I’ve already said everything I should, and he won’t agree.

Surely you can’t expect me to go and fight Ye Liuyun, right!

"Governor Ye!"

At this moment, the smile on Fu Zhengqing’s face faded a lot.

"You should know too, the Celestial Prison under the Ministry of Justice holds the highest authority. If Celestial Prison wants a criminal, even the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s Imperial Prison doesn’t have the right to interfere!"

The Embroidered Uniform Guard did use to have great power.

But in recent years, it’s declined a lot, and its authority has shrunk considerably.

The number of people under my command is getting fewer by the day.

The only Martial Artist at Innate Perfection is that middle-aged man; naturally, Fu Zhengqing wants to take him away.

Take him back to the Celestial Prison.

In my own territory, I can do as I please, can’t I?

As he spoke,

Fu Zhengqing waved his hand, ready to have his men take that middle-aged man away on the spot!

But—

No one knew what Ye Liuyun said, but Si Nan and the others just smiled and blocked those men.

"Sorry, without the adults’ orders, you can’t take him!"

Fu Zhengqing had no interest in dealing with Si Nan and his group, just looked straight at Ye Liuyun.

"Governor Ye, are you planning to defy orders?"

He knew inside.

As long as Ye Liuyun is willing to let the man go, these Embroidered Uniform Guards will fall in line and obey.

"Defy orders? Defy whose orders? The Embroidered Uniform Guard only obeys His Majesty. Even the Prime Minister can’t order us around!"

",,,",

For a moment,

The atmosphere all around became tense, near breaking point.

The men behind Fu Zhengqing decisively retreated back, scared of getting caught up in it.

By contrast, behind Ye Liuyun, every Embroidered Uniform Guard stood with stern expressions, gripping their weapons tightly, just waiting for Ye Liuyun to give the word to attack.

Fu Zhengqing, as a Grandmaster, was naturally unfazed by a scene like this.

He merely narrowed his eyes, staring at Ye Liuyun.

"What if I insist on taking this man today?"

As he spoke,

His Grandmaster aura slowly started to spread out.

This isn’t the Imperial City; here, Fu Zhengqing truly doesn’t worry about causing trouble. As long as no one dies, even if someone is crippled, he wouldn’t be held to account.

He was clearly planning to crush them with his presence!

Ye Liuyun just smiled in response. If he was still just a Grandmaster, maybe he really wouldn’t have any way to deal with it.

But too bad, now I’m a Grandmaster too!

As the Grandmaster aura began to rise, the air around them grew a lot more oppressive. Si Nan and the others felt their hearts pound as if even breathing had become difficult.

Yet in this situation,

Ye Liuyun strode forward, standing at the front of everyone.

This level of opponent isn’t something Si Nan and the rest can handle anymore.

"I want to see how exactly you plan to take him away from me!"

"Hm?"

Fu Zhengqing thought just showing a hint of his aura would scare Ye Liuyun into backing off.

But this reaction was way beyond what Fu Zhengqing expected.

"Are you really not afraid to die?"

This is not the Imperial Palace, and if he wants to make a move, truly nobody here can stop him. Could Ye Liuyun really be courting death?

"Who in this world isn’t afraid of death? I just believe that even if I’m going to die, it won’t be here, and definitely not at your hands!"

Ye Liuyun never denied being afraid of death.

Who wants to die if they can live?

He simply believed that Fu Zhengqing didn’t have what it takes to kill him.

"Heh!"

Fu Zhengqing caught Ye Liuyun’s meaning and couldn’t hold back a laugh; whether it was out of anger or amusement, who could say.

A mere ’late-stage Grandmaster’ really thinks he’s untouchable?

"I’ve heard of Governor Ye’s reputation as a genius. Since that’s so, let me see just how much of a genius you are!"

As he spoke,

Fu Zhengqing no longer held back at all.

"Boom!"

All his aura exploded outward in an instant.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

The hum of energy shook through the whole world.

Wave after wave of power, with Fu Zhengqing at its center, swept out in all directions.

Everyone around, faced with the force, couldn’t help but stagger back several steps; even meeting his eyes became incredibly hard.

It’s been a long time since he’s acted.

But a Grandmaster is a Grandmaster—this kind of strength can’t be faked.

"Hm?"

After such a long time without making a move, taking control all at once gave Fu Zhengqing a sense of ease deep down.

But that ease didn’t last long.

Soon Fu Zhengqing’s brow furrowed deeply.

Only now did he notice that Ye Liuyun, standing before him, hadn’t shown the slightest change in his expression.

Everyone else affected by the aura now found it nearly impossible to even look up.

But facing him directly, taking the full impact of his Grandmaster pressure, Ye Liuyun didn’t show a single hint of problem—isn’t that just a bit abnormal?

Could it be—?

No! No way! Absolutely impossible!

Even imagining that possibility, Fu Zhengqing instantly shook his head, rejecting the idea in his mind.

No matter how much of a genius someone is, there has to be a limit, right? How could a genius go this far?