Chapter 1078: I Am Very Interested

Bai Zhantang of the Explosive Heaven Gang?

Several young cultivators all froze, exchanged glances, and shook their heads in unison, indicating they had never heard of such a faction.

The woman in red immediately laughed: "Silly boy, do you not know that only those with sufficiently illustrious lineages need to announce their family names? We have never heard of your Explosive Heaven Gang; what use is there in announcing it? Besides, although that person's tricks were crude and inferior just now, he was still an old thief from the Thief Sect; I fear you suffered a loss without even realizing it!"

At this moment, Xu Que wore a smile and was also sizing up these few young cultivators.

These individuals were dressed very luxuriously; one glance revealed they were not cultivators of ordinary origin. As for the woman in red, her face was gorgeous, her features exquisite, her skin as smooth as congealed fat, and a vitality and cunning occasionally flashed between her brows, clearly marking her as a very wise and playful young lady.

The key point was the stance of those few young men; they seemed to take the woman in red as their leader, their eyes constantly, whether intentionally or not, drifting toward her, obviously reading the situation and speaking only words to please her.

"Not having even heard of the Explosive Heaven Gang can only be counted as your own ignorance; the world is so vast, yet you are limited to this tiny Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm, ultimately just sitting in a well observing the sky!" Xu Que pretended to look profound and mysterious, shaking his head as he spoke.

However, facing Xu Que's words, the woman in red showed not the slightest anger; instead, she became even more interested: "Haha, you are truly an amusing person; could it be that you come from another Immortal Domain? Silly boy, unless one is an Earth Immortal, it is impossible to cross between Immortal Domains!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, that is exactly why I say you are sitting in a well observing the sky; just because others cannot cross does not mean I cannot!" Xu Que said, putting on an act, while his eyes wandered everywhere, as if he had already lost interest in these few young cultivators and was preparing to stroll elsewhere!

"Pfft, how can you act so convincingly when telling such big lies?"

The woman in red laughed and waved her small hand: "Alright, I will not tease you anymore; you should quickly check what you lost, and then go with us to get it back!"

"I truly did not lose anything; in fact, I even gained a bit... eh, no, wait, whether I lost anything or not is none of your business; why would you even help me get it back?" Xu Que looked at the woman in red with suspicion; were there really such warm-hearted people these days?

Moreover, in truth, he had not lost anything just now; the moment that person who bumped into him made a move, Xu Que had already detected it, but all of Xu Que's belongings were hidden inside his System Package; how could anyone possibly steal them?

Furthermore, given his temperament, if someone dared to steal from him, how could he not steal something back to show his respect? Thus, with a casual sweep of his hand, he had stolen the other party's Storage Ring!

However, not only did the thief who got counter-stolen fail to notice, but even the woman in red and the other bystanders remained completely unaware.

Therefore, Xu Que knew at this moment that the opportunity to act cool had arrived; as soon as he took out the Storage Ring, it would surely shock and earn the admiration of these people!

However, before he could even prepare a handsome pose to reveal the Storage Ring, the woman in red spoke: "Do not think we have any malicious intent; actually, a friend of mine also had something stolen by people from the Thief Sect, so we followed them all the way. We did not expect that before we could reach the Thief Sect with him, you had already become a victim. Seeing that you are so silly and cute, we simply intended to bring you along to retrieve what was stolen!"

"Eh? You are going to stir up trouble... pfft, no, I mean, you are going to catch the thief, recover the stolen goods, and demand justice? That is great, that is great; I am very interested! To be honest, I did indeed lose something; let us hurry and chase after them!" Xu Que immediately became interested, nodding repeatedly in agreement.

He had already been so bored that he was about to stroll through the Ancient City; now that someone suddenly said they would take him along to stir up trouble, how could he possibly miss out!

"Oh? Do you not need to take a look to know what you lost?" The woman in red suddenly asked in astonishment, seemingly caught off guard by Xu Que's change in reaction.

Including the few young cultivators, they all frowned at Xu Que, feeling that his expression and eyes, no matter how one looked at them, did not resemble someone going to demand justice, but rather someone going to have fun?

"Of course I know; I just did not admit it earlier because I felt embarrassed! Alright, do not mind these details; time is pressing, and if we do not follow now, we might lose them!" Xu Que said, urging the few of them with a face full of eagerness.

The woman in red could only nod: "Very well, let us chase after them first! Hmph, the Thief Sect has truly become more and more unruly these past few years; they actually dare to make a move on us!"

With that said, the group quietly quickened their pace toward the end of the street, tracking the thief's aura and following all the way!

Along the way, Xu Que also learned some things about the Thief Sect from their mouths.

The Thief Sect could be said to be the largest faction in the entire Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm, because they had numerous members spread throughout the whole Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm; wherever there were people, there was the existence of the Thief Sect!

However, although the Thief Sect had many people, they were a mixed bag of snakes and worms, difficult to manage, so basically every Ancient City would establish a branch point, where a Thief Head would be responsible for gathering the items stolen by the small thieves and fencing them through special channels.

Moreover, the Thief Sect had an unwritten rule: one must not casually target people of noble status; generally speaking, there was a Thief's Dao, stealing from the poor but not the rich, to avoid inviting trouble upon oneself, unless someone paid a large price to hire them, in which case they would risk a attempt.

Therefore, the locations of the various branches of the Thief Sect would change randomly at any time, with no fixed position; this was precisely why the woman in red and the others needed to follow and track all the way, aiming to strike directly at the dragon's lair and teach a lesson to this rule-breaking branch of the Thief Sect and its Thief Head.

After understanding everything, Xu Que actually found this Thief Sect quite interesting; looking at their model, it was somewhat like the Beggar Sect, but morally speaking, it was not so great; some chivalrous thieves steal from the rich but not the poor, which is why it is called the Thief's Dao, yet this Thief Sect actually steals from the poor but not the rich, utterly cowardly!

"We people of our generation are righteous enough to reach the clouds, treating each other with utmost sincerity; this Thief Sect is simply too evil; we must act righteously, eradicate them, and eliminate harm for the people!" Xu Que immediately shouted slogans righteously and randomly!

The woman in red, however, waved her hand: "No, this time we are just going to teach them a lesson; they do not follow the rules, but we cannot fail to follow the rules, so you, silly boy, do not act recklessly later, otherwise you will invite great disaster upon yourself, and I will not save you!"

"What! They are cowardly, and you want to be just as cowardly?" Xu Que immediately narrowed his eyes and said, employing a tactic of provocation.

However, the woman in red did not fall for it at all; looking at Xu Que with a smile, she said: "Anyway, I do not want to take the lead; if you truly offend the entire Thief Sect, I fear... heehee, I will not talk to you about it anymore; that little thief has already arrived!"

With that said, a playful smile filled her face, and she darted forward directly.

Only then did Xu Que realize that they had unknowingly followed into a remote alley; the alley was extremely quiet, permeated with wisps of bone-chilling cold wind.

However, the woman in red and the others paid no attention whatsoever; instead, led by the woman in red, they marched with imposing momentum, swaggering straight toward an old house at the end of the alley.

Sitting outside the door of the old house was an old man; the old man's clothes were ragged, his head full of white hair, and he was squatting on the ground, seemingly a gatekeeper.

As soon as the woman in red and the others arrived, the old man spoke indifferently: "Little ones, you have taken the wrong path!"

"Hmph, the Thief Sect has always upheld the Thief's Dao, yet your Bai Hui City branch of the Thief Sect actually disregards the rules and made a move on my friend; I will not let this matter rest peacefully; quickly go call out your Thief Head and tell him that we are from Litian Academy!" the woman in red said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the old man's face instantly changed; he suddenly raised his head and looked at the woman in red in surprise: "Li... Litian Academy?"

Whoosh!

The next moment, he instantly stood up, his face piled with a smile: "Several scholars, this must be a misunderstanding; I do not know what you lost, but our Thief Sect will definitely repay tenfold and offer apologies!"

"Hmph, what I had stolen was a Storage Ring containing at least a hundred Mid Grade Spirit Crystal Stones; can you afford to repay ten times that amount?" a young man beside the woman in red said angrily.

The smile on the old man's face instantly stiffened; a hundred Mid Grade Spirit Crystal Stones equaled ten Supreme Spirit Stones; if they were to repay tenfold, would that not mean compensating with a hundred Supreme Spirit Stones?

"Uh... several of you, do not be anxious; let me go report to the Thief Head and ask the Thief Head to handle this; we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!" the old man could only say with a bitter smile.

According to the underworld's rules, if one stole something one should not have, one must repay tenfold, but this time the matter involved a hundred Supreme Spirit Stones; he, a mere small figure of the Thief Sect, could not make the decision alone; the Thief Head had to come!

"Wait a moment, I also have a friend who had something stolen by your people!" At this time, the woman in red spoke again, stopping the old man who was about to turn and enter the house, while also looking at Xu Que and saying: "Come, tell him what you lost!"

"Hmph!" Xu Que immediately imitated the tone and demeanor of that young man from just now, saying with extreme anger: "I had over nine thousand Half-Grade Immortal Artifacts stolen!"