Chapter 1194: Catching the Thief

After Wang Jianqiang's whisper fell, he raised his head to look at the Array light screen hidden in the void, invisible to the naked eye.

The Golden Light in his eyes suddenly became intense.

Not long after.

He successfully discerned the trajectory of the power flow of the Array before him and took a step forward.

Silently, he passed through the boundary of the Array and entered its interior.

……

In the Enlightenment Pool, there was absolute stillness.

This Training Ground was specifically partitioned by the clan's high-level members for Yu Xinwan, and no one approached it on ordinary days.

The grade of the surrounding Array was as high as Seventh-Rank Advanced.

Regarding the safety of this Training Ground, Yu Xinwan had never worried.

Therefore, at this moment, she was as usual, without the slightest defense against her surroundings.

Her eyes were closed, her mind turned inward.

All her energy was focused on absorbing the ownerless Will Power within the Enlightenment Pool.

"I'm bagging you!"

Suddenly.

A strange and cold voice rang out from behind her.

Yu Xinwan's heart jolted, and she opened her eyes subconsciously.

Before she could have any further reaction, it went black before her eyes.

A Sack had already come down over her head and trapped her inside.

Immediately after.

Her waist tightened; a rope had already bound the mouth of the Sack tightly.

Only until this moment.

Did she finally react.

However, everything was already too late.

(One million eighty-nine thousand one hundred and fifty-two words omitted here)

……

Twenty days later.

Yu Xinwan slowly regained consciousness, then discovered that she had appeared by the side of the pool, though she did not know when.

Immediately following, she seemed to realize what had happened.

Her expression turned unsightly.

She stood up quickly, and a flash of Spirit Light appeared on her body.

Her Magic Dress appeared.

Then, looking around, she spoke coldly, "Who?"

"Who is it?"

"Shameless thief, you cannot escape."

"I know you have not yet escaped this Training Ground; if I catch you, I will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

When she spoke, her expression was certain.

Even a Cultivator at the Void Refinement Perfection Stage could not pass through the Array here without her noticing.

That is to say...

That thief must have snuck in during the short time she was replenishing energy for the Enlightenment Pool.

And now.

Without the Array being opened again.

The other party absolutely could not escape.

Thinking of this, her Spirit Sense merged into the Array, and she saw "Baichi" diligently guarding outside the Array.

"Baichi, come in."

She transmitted her voice out through the Array.

……

Outside the Array.

"Baichi" stood straight, his Spirit Sense scanning the surroundings from time to time, with the demeanor of someone strictly performing his duties.

Suddenly, a voice came from within the Array.

This voice was still as soft and charming as it was on ordinary days.

But within this softness, it was not hard to hear that it was mixed with a bit of cold murderous intent.

At the same time.

The Array dissipated.

"Enter quickly!"

The moment the Array dissipated, Yu Xinwan's voice, containing a hint of urgency, continued to come through.

"Baichi"'s eyes flashed, and he hurriedly entered the range of the Array.

The next moment.

The boundary of the Array reappeared.

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang curled the corners of his mouth, then flew toward the Enlightenment Pool without changing his expression.

Beside the Enlightenment Pool.

Yu Xinwan's brows were tightly locked, her pretty face icy cold.

Since that thief was able to evade her perception and ambush her, they must either possess a special method for concealing their aura.

Or their cultivation level was above hers.

Therefore, she thought to have Baichi come in to search with her.

As for reporting it to the sect?

She did not have that intention for the time being.

She was the number one genius of the Fox Clan's main lineage, the goddess in the eyes of all the Fox Clan.

If such news were to spread, where would her face be?

How could she face people in the future?

More importantly.

It was currently a special period, and all the various branches of the Fox Clan had gathered within the main lineage.

She had always looked down upon those branches with lowly bloodlines.

If this matter were known by those lowly branch Cultivators, wouldn't she become a laughingstock to those lowly people?

This was something she could not accept no matter what.

She prepared to first try relying on her own strength to deal with that thief.

Even if she could not deal with it herself, she had to wait until after the Ancestral Sacrifice Ceremony, when the various branches had left.

Then she would inform the elders of the main lineage.

She would strive to minimize the impact.

"Young Miss, what has happened to you?"

Just at this moment, an exclamation reached her ears.

She came back to her senses and looked forward, discovering that Baichi had arrived.

Detecting the look of surprise on Baichi's face, she frowned and tidied up her long hair, which appeared quite disheveled.

"I called you in to have you help me catch a thief."

"A thief?"

Baichi was stunned.

Yu Xinwan nodded, "Just a short while ago, I was attacked by a thief while I was training."

Hearing Yu Xinwan's words, "Baichi" was greatly shocked, "No way? This is the Young Miss's private Training Ground, and it is shrouded by an Array; how could a thief have snuck in?"

Yu Xinwan shook her head and did not speak.

"Young Miss, are you alright? Did you suffer any injuries?"

Just at this moment, Baichi seemed to react, hurriedly revealing a look of concern.

Yu Xinwan's expression flickered, and she shook her head, "When that thief was just preparing to ambush me, I discovered them, and they fled in a panic."

"It is a pity that I did not see what they looked like."

Speaking to this point, a look of regret flashed across her face.

It was just that this trace of regret was expressed quite clumsily; in the eyes of an acting-emperor-level existence like Wang Jianqiang, there were many flaws.

After hearing Yu Xinwan's words, he let out a long sigh of relief, "That is good, it is good that the Young Miss did not suffer any injuries."

Hearing "Baichi's" words, Yu Xinwan suddenly felt a stabbing pain in her heart, yet she was like a mute eating coptis—having bitterness she could not speak of.

After a good while, she spoke coldly, "I did not call you here for you to offer concern and condolences; I want you to capture the thief."

"Oh, right, the Young Miss is correct to reprimand me."

Wang Jianqiang nodded repeatedly, then asked, "Young Miss, in which direction did that thief flee? I will go in pursuit right now."

Yu Xinwan's expression stalled.

When she woke up, the other party had long since lost their trail; how could she know the direction in which they fled?

"I had just broken away from my training state at the time, and my reaction was half a beat slow, so I failed to see the direction in which they fled."

"However, this area is shrouded by an Array; that dog thief absolutely cannot escape."

"They must still be in this area."

"We will turn this area upside down; I do not believe we cannot find them."

Speaking to this point, her expression had already become icy cold, "Remember, after finding that dog thief, you must not kill them immediately."

"Daring to..."

"Daring to sneak into my Training Ground to harm me, I must extract their soul and refine their spirit, making them unable to live and unable to die!"

Hearing Yu Xinwan's venomous voice, the corners of Wang Jianqiang's mouth lifted slightly in a way that left no trace.

Then he nodded with a face full of solemnity, "Young Miss, rest assured, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I will definitely drag that thief out."