Chapter 452: Chapter 126: What You Strive to Find Becomes More Precious

Although I’m just as unwilling.

But compared to Guan Bao, Yun Hu was clearly more steady, and a bit more rational too.

The two brothers were not at Lord Nine-Thousand’s residence right now, but walking on the streets of the Imperial City. Some things just can’t be said in the mansion; only when they left could they talk.

Even so, a little caution never hurt anyone.

"Second Brother, I just can’t stand it!"

Guan Bao was well aware of this point, too.

But damn it, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

"Are we really going to be someone’s adopted sons for the rest of our lives?"

"Back when we pledged ourselves to our foster father, we just wanted to rise to glory. But ever since the old emperor came out of seclusion, anyone with open eyes can see that our foster father’s power isn’t what it used to be!"

When Yan Fuhai was in seclusion before,

All the power in the palace was gathered on Wei Hongfang alone—everyone listened to Wei Hongfang. Of course, we were in the spotlight then.

But it’s not the same now.

Wei Hongfang came out of seclusion.

Some of the management rights, Wei Hongfang would definitely return to Yan Fuhai.

Though Lord Nine-Thousand is still Lord Nine-Thousand, his power has shrunk considerably.

"..."

Hearing this, Yun Hu opened his mouth, but in the end, remained silent.

Indeed, if you have a choice, who’d want to be another’s adopted son their whole life?

Too bad—one is barely in the Innate Realm, the other merely a Postnatal Martial Artist. No matter how unwilling, they can only endure.

"Hm?"

At that moment,

Yun Hu suddenly noticed several Embroidered Uniform Guards hurrying toward them.

Because of Ye Liuyun, the brothers Yun Hu and Guan Bao, who once looked down on the Embroidered Uniform Guard, now instinctively dodged aside at the sight of them, afraid of getting into trouble.

Fortunately,

Ye Liuyun wasn’t among those men, which let the brothers breathe easy again.

But then,

The Embroidered Uniform Guard in the middle seemed to be seriously injured, semi-conscious, only able to walk with help from his two companions.

"Brother, we’re almost at the medical hall—hang in there!"

"Brother, you must hold on!"

"..."

Watching as the Embroidered Uniform Guards bypassed them and entered a nearby medical hall, Yun Hu and Guan Bao exchanged a glance.

Each could see the schadenfreude in the other’s eyes.

On one hand, because of Ye Liuyun, the brothers dared not stir up the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but on the other, both hated them.

Now, seeing a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard down on his luck, the brothers were definitely pleased.

They hadn’t planned to get involved, intending to just move on.

But at that moment, a relieved voice came from within the medical hall—from a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Good, we made it just in time!"

"That was a close one. Who’d have thought a fugitive at Second-class level would step into the realm of Postnatal Martial Artist in just half a month! If it weren’t for Lord Thousand Households, the rest of us might have lost our lives!"

Those words

made both brothers stop in their tracks at once.

Second-class, half a month, broke through to Postnatal Realm?

Hearing these keywords, Yun Hu and Guan Bao traded a knowing glance and quietly drifted closer to the medical hall.

No Martial Artist could resist the temptation of a rare cultivation technique.

Especially Yun Hu and Guan Bao, who both desperately wanted to grow stronger right now.

"I heard this fugitive had some kind of lucky encounter—got his hands on a rare cultivation technique passed down from a hundred years ago, that’s how he managed such progress!"

"Seriously?"

The Embroidered Uniform Guards’ discussion continued.

To avoid being noticed, Yun Hu and Guan Bao didn’t get too close; they just turned their heads slightly, eavesdropping.

"No way would it be fake. It’s a pity the fugitive is dead, but I heard he hid his technique in a bamboo forest a few miles out from the Imperial City."

"That bamboo forest’s nothing like it looks—finding something there won’t be easy. Who knows how he hid it!"

"Exactly! They searched forever and still found nothing, right?"

"Ah, if only our brothers could be the ones to find a cultivation technique like that!"

At the end,

they couldn’t help letting out a sigh, their expressions tinged with longing.

As if they truly regretted not having a shot at this cultivation technique themselves.

"..."

On Yun Hu and Guan Bao’s side, after taking in every word of the Embroidered Uniform Guards’ conversation, they looked at each other again, and then nodded knowingly at the same time.

They left, side by side!

After the brothers Yun Hu and Guan Bao left,

Inside the medical hall,

"He doesn’t look injured at all!"

The doctor in the medical hall, seeing the way everyone was acting, thought someone was dying.

In a panic, he grabbed his medicine chest and started feeling the patient’s pulse, preparing to treat him.

But after all that fuss, the pulse was steady and vigorous. This really didn’t look like someone injured.

"..."

Hearing this, not even the supposedly ’injured’ Embroidered Uniform Guard spoke. Instead, they all looked at the doctor in silence.

After so many years in medicine, there are some things you may not understand, but if you see enough, you figure it out.

"Ahem! Maybe this old man wasn’t careful enough. Looking closer now, the pulse really is a bit irregular. I’ll go get some medicine right away."

Whether he’s hurt or not, under these circumstances, all he could do was play along like he was treating an injury.

Once the doctor left, the Embroidered Uniform Guards finally withdrew their gaze.

"What do you all think Lord Thousand Households Si had us do this for, anyway?"

Obviously,

All these men were arranged by Si Nan.

He specifically picked the sharper ones, or else the act would’ve fallen apart for sure.