Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 53: Impressive Talent—I’ll Take It

Vengeful to the extreme, I don’t even need to look at that.

But what’s up with this Child of Destiny thing, a golden talent?

Actually ran into a golden talent here.

And it’s the kind with massive luck on top of that.

Looking closely, Zhao Tian just looks like any fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, ordinary at first glance, but his eyes sparkle with shrewdness.

Though he’s been hiding in the crowd, he’s secretly watching the reactions of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

From time to time, there’s a thoughtful look in his eyes.

No surprise, that spiritual artifact is probably on Zhao Tian.

Thinking of this, Ye Liuyun’s lips curved with a smile, and he waved Si Nan over.

"Sir!"

"Go find out about that boy."

Ye Liuyun gestured towards Zhao Tian.

Seeing Ye Liuyun ask him to investigate such an unremarkable-looking kid, Si Nan felt odd but still nodded earnestly.

"Yes, sir!"

Zhao Tian didn’t seem to notice what was happening on Ye Liuyun’s side, but for some reason, he felt a hint of danger, took a step back, and hid further behind the crowd, making himself even less noticeable.

Meanwhile, over on the Northern Governor Lei Zheng’s side—

Since they hadn’t found any info in this village and couldn’t just stay here forever,

someone beside Lei Zheng started analyzing the situation.

"Governor, maybe what we’re looking for isn’t here. How about we search the nearby area?"

Lei Zheng thought it over for a moment, nodded, and led his men out of the village to search around.

The villagers all heaved a sigh of relief when they saw the Embroidered Uniform Guards leaving.

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Ye Liuyun kept hanging at the back of the group slacking off.

Since the location of the spiritual artifact was confirmed, there was no need to rush.

Soon enough.

Si Nan, who’d gone out to gather intel, returned.

But this time, his appearance surprised Ye Liuyun, and Shi Sheng couldn’t help but blurt out,

"No way, did you get robbed halfway or something?"

He was fine when he left, but coming back, Si Nan looked dirt-poor and battered, with his clothes frayed and torn—he really looked like he’d been mugged.

Like someone had bullied him.

"Screw you!"

Si Nan shot Shi Sheng an annoyed glare.

With a face full of desperation, Si Nan spoke to Ye Liuyun,

"Sir, I honestly have no clue! I went to get info on that kid, just walking along the road, and out of nowhere I fell into a pit. Went to clean up in a small lake, only to slip again and fall right in."

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If Si Nan were just a regular guy, all these mishaps could be chalked up to sheer bad luck.

But.

"Are you sure your cultivation’s not fake?"

Shi Sheng couldn’t hold back his roast.

Even if Si Nan isn’t that strong, he’s still a martial artist—falling in a river is just embarrassing.

"I have no idea—I just somehow forgot to channel my energy without thinking."

Looking back, Si Nan felt like he’d been cursed or something. His bad luck was off the charts.

Seeing Si Nan’s gloomy face, Ye Liuyun’s eyes flickered with thought, as if something dawned on him.

It probably has to do with that Child of Destiny talent entry. Si Nan deliberately tried to investigate Zhao Tian, and with the Child of Destiny’s luck shielding him, anyone targeting Zhao Tian would end up ridiculously unlucky to some degree.

No wonder.

So many people had checked him out before and none spotted anything off about Zhao Tian.

Interesting, this golden entry for Child of Destiny is even more fun than Ye Liuyun expected.

I want it!

Thinking of that, Ye Liuyun’s eyes narrowed.

It’s rare to run into a golden entry like this—missing out would be a real shame.

"By the way, sir, I picked up some info about that kid too."

Si Nan didn’t forget about Ye Liuyun’s orders, and reported earnestly.

"The boy’s real name is Zhao Tian—apparently, his parents abandoned him when he was little, so he grew up in this little village eating meals from everyone."

No wonder he’s a Child of Destiny. That’s the classic protagonist background.

"When he got older, every afternoon he’d head out to the forest to collect firewood and hunt, and he gets along well with the villagers."

So, he must have found that spiritual artifact while out hunting or gathering firewood, right?

Afternoons, huh?

He glanced at the sky; it was noon now, so there was still a while before afternoon.

"Got it. Don’t make any moves yet, wait for my command!"

"Yes, sir!"

Shi Sheng was still full of questions, but seeing Si Nan was fine, he just followed orders without protest. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

They rested during noon.

Ye Liuyun found Lei Zheng.

"Governor!"

Lei Zheng, who was sitting on a dead tree stump, looked up at Ye Liuyun.

"You’re Ye Liuyun?"

Clearly, Lei Zheng knew Ye Liuyun, but didn’t care much.

He sized him up and asked directly,

"What do you want?"

Having no leads on the spiritual artifact, Lei Zheng was in a foul mood, and his tone was just as sour.

But Ye Liuyun acted as though nothing was wrong, answering calmly,

"Governor, I was thinking, with this wide open terrain, even though we’ve got a lot of people, if we all stick together looking for it, we won’t get anywhere in a short time. How about we split up and search separately?"

"Split up?"

Lei Zheng’s eyes flashed with thought.

Splitting up would definitely increase our chances.

The others wouldn’t really object, but Wan Feiliang was always at odds with Ye Liuyun.

So hearing this, he instantly sneered,

"Ye Lord Hundred Households, how can you be sure others won’t just hide whatever they find?"

Truthfully, there were very few people truly loyal to Lei Zheng here; most had their own camps, serving their own factions. If any of them found something, they’d definitely just keep it hidden.

No way they’d hand it over for ’public use’, right?

Still, everyone only did such things secretly; no one would flaunt it openly.

Ye Liuyun feigned surprise and looked over at Wan Feiliang.

"Lord Thousand Households Wan, what do you mean? We’re all here with the Governor, of course anything we find will be reported to him. Are you suggesting you have ulterior motives? Are you not loyal to the Governor?"

Loyal, my ass.

Who’s buying this act? Like you’re really loyal and want to work for Lei Zheng.

But Wan Feiliang couldn’t just say that, because Lei Zheng was already staring at him.

"I would never dream of such a thing!"

Wan Feiliang immediately bowed with cupped fists.

Damn, tried to trip up Ye Liuyun, and ended up tripping myself. No matter what, Lei Zheng is my boss as the Northern Governor.

Plus,

If it comes down to faction power,

The Duke of Nine Thousand behind me is powerful, but Lei Zheng has the General of Border Defense backing him, nothing to scoff at either.

If they really want me dead right here, even if the Duke of Nine Thousand comes looking for trouble, they won’t get much out of it.

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