Chapter 45: What Reason Do I Have to Refuse?

But I didn’t expect this.

Now the divorce letter is useless too, because Ye Liufeng is already dead.

"You probably don’t want to keep showing yourself as Ye Liufeng either."

Though she didn’t know what Sheng Lanzhi was up to.

But meeting her gaze, Ye Liuyun replied carelessly.

"That’s not something you need to worry about, sister-in-law."

"Don’t call me sister-in-law!"

It was obvious that Sheng Lanzhi truly hated Ye Liufeng.

Ye Liuyun shrugged, not bothered at all, and kept speaking.

"Actually, I’ve already solved the identity problem. In a few days, everyone will know Ye Liufeng is dead, and that I am actually his twin brother, Ye Liuyun!"

Ye Liuyun was very confident in Yan Shuzhu handling things over there.

Originally, he had planned to confess in a few days, but he hadn’t expected today to turn out like this.

Still, it’s not really going to have any effect.

"You really are something!"

Hearing Ye Liuyun say he’d already solved the issue, Sheng Lanzhi didn’t question him, just sighed and felt even more certain that the old Ye Liufeng was a total waste.

"Yeah, I am!"

Seeing Sheng Lanzhi praise him, Ye Liuyun grinned.

"It’s just a pity—you can’t use this to threaten me anymore!"

The ambition and refusal to be ordinary in Sheng Lanzhi’s eyes were plain as day to Ye Liuyun.

She probably wanted to use this issue to control him, but too bad—he wasn’t going to give her the chance.

"Heh!"

At that, Sheng Lanzhi just gave a light, graceful smile, without trying to deny it.

Clearly a moment ago, Sheng Lanzhi did intend to use this as leverage against Ye Liuyun. Even after being seen through, she didn’t look the least bit flustered, nor did she try to hide it; she just put it all out in the open.

"I don’t know how you managed it, but without Ye Liufeng’s identity, you’ll probably be marginalized in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, right? I can help you!"

Sheng Lanzhi was very clear on one thing.

Without her father, even though she controlled quite a few businesses, there was no guarantee she could hold onto them.

That’s why Sheng Lanzhi was thinking of roping in Ye Liuyun.

But—

"You do make a good point, but—"

Normally, there really would be a risk of being pushed aside.

But—

"I don’t think many people would dare openly go against an Innate Martial Artist!"

"???"

Targeting an Innate Martial Artist?

What did that mean? After a moment of surprise, Sheng Lanzhi seemed to realize something, her gaze at Ye Liuyun turning incredulous.

Sheng Lanzhi didn’t think Ye Liuyun would joke about something like this, which only made her more astonished.

"How did you manage that?"

"Guess it’s just natural talent!"

He shrugged again. Aside from saying he was abnormally gifted, Ye Liuyun couldn’t exactly admit he was cheating, could he?

Sheng Lanzhi found herself at a loss for words.

If Ye Liuyun really was an Innate Martial Artist, then all those issues she’d mentioned just didn’t matter anymore. That’s just how this world works—once you’re extraordinary, everyone’s your friend.

Precisely because of that, Sheng Lanzhi’s gaze grew even brighter as she looked at Ye Liuyun.

If he’s already an Innate Martial Artist now, then what about the future?

"If there’s nothing else, then I’ll just..."

Seeing Sheng Lanzhi staring at him in silence, Ye Liuyun didn’t care much and started to get up to leave.

But just then—

"I can remarry you!"

"???"

Damn, even with Ye Liuyun’s solid nerves, he couldn’t help but freeze a bit upon hearing that.

"Although I married Ye Liufeng, we never shared a room. That day, it was Ye Liufeng who wanted to kill you; I may not have liked you, but I never wanted you dead."

To avoid any misunderstandings—

Sheng Lanzhi felt the need to explain herself a bit.

At the time, she only told Ye Liufeng that if, after his promotion, he had a twin brother who only bullied the weak, it’d ruin his reputation.

But what she really meant was for Ye Liufeng to send Ye Liuyun out of the Imperial City, to live in some remote town and never come back.

Instead, Ye Liufeng wanted a clean break, and chose to kill Ye Liuyun directly.

Of course, Sheng Lanzhi hadn’t insisted Ye Liufeng had to do it, but at the time, she hadn’t tried to stop him either.

Sheng Lanzhi was a very pragmatic person.

"At least hear me out."

When Ye Liuyun seemed about to say something, Sheng Lanzhi quickly cut in.

"Even though my father’s gone, before he stepped down, he married off plenty of my sisters to maintain control over power."

Sheng Li definitely didn’t have just one daughter—Sheng Lanzhi.

Just like how he’d married Sheng Lanzhi to the old Ye Liufeng, Sheng Li had married off his other daughters as well, and in name, those brothers-in-law were all connections Sheng Lanzhi could use.

"Not only that, I have quite a few businesses in hand. If you want, I can hand them over to you. After all, I doubt you want to come home from the Embroidered Uniform Guard every day and still have to handle family affairs."

"With me, you can just focus on what you want to do. Whether it’s martial arts training or something else, with me handling the rear court, you don’t need to worry."

Talk about tempting.

Ye Liuyun really did hate trouble, and he wasn’t some self-righteous loner who swore off women.

If he was, he wouldn’t have gone to the Imperial Music Bureau before, either.

Sheng Lanzhi knew the value of leverage, so she spelled out everything she could offer, all at once.

See, power is a great thing.

If he hadn’t become an Innate Martial Artist, he’d probably have already been kicked out by now.

"I..."

No matter what, Sheng Lanzhi was still his sister-in-law in name. Even if Ye Liufeng was dead, wasn’t it a bit much to just marry her?

Seeing Ye Liuyun hesitate and ponder,

Sheng Lanzhi slowly took out a booklet and placed it in front of Ye Liuyun.

"?"

At first puzzled, once he saw the cover, Ye Liuyun immediately understood.

’Shadow Mirage Ninefold Body’

This was a cultivation technique. With Ye Liuyun’s sharp eyes, one glance told him it was a very advanced qinggong.

The quality was on par with the previous Cangyang Force—both were top-grade.

But practicing it came without the limitations of Cangyang Force.

"I know you’re passionate about martial arts. Give me time, and I’ll find you plenty of advanced techniques."

"..."

Ye Liuyun wasn’t short on Talent Entries anymore—he already had enough purple-quality entries.

The only thing he lacked was cultivation techniques.

He casually stashed away the book, and when he looked at Sheng Lanzhi again, his face showed a warm smile.

"With you saying all this, how could I possibly refuse?"

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