Chapter 1080: The Blast-Heaven Gang's Saint of Thieves

"Hiss!"

In an instant, the middle-aged man and the white-haired old man both gasped in shock, their faces filled with terror.

The emaciated man who had stolen the items instantly lost all color from his face, his entire body trembling!

Litian Academy—this was one of the three top-tier academies in the entire Zhen Yuan Immortal Realm! Countless students under its banner had become Elders or even Sect Masters of various major sects and factions today; one could see just how immense its influence was!

And now, Qin Xiangtian's daughter, the current Dean of Litian Academy, was standing right before them.

Even more crucially, Qin Susu ranked tenth on the Human List of the Heavenly Cauldron List; the Heavenly Cauldron List was the most authoritative power ranking universally recognized throughout the entire Lin Xian Realm, where anyone under two thousand years of bone age with formidable strength could make the list, whether from Tianzhou, Earth Continent, or Xuanhuang Continent!

The Human List within the Heavenly Cauldron List was for those at the Human Immortal Realm; for Qin Susu to stand out among countless geniuses across the three continents and rank tenth on the Human List showed just how powerful her strength was!

Therefore, even if she weren't Qin Xiangtian's daughter, merely being tenth on the Heavenly Cauldron List's Human List would be enough to intimidate the middle-aged man and others, let alone the intimidating force brought by this dual identity!

Bang!

Suddenly, without another word, the middle-aged man abruptly raised his hand and slapped heavily onto the emaciated man's back!

With a dull thud, the emaciated man instantly dropped to his knees, his face pale; even before the middle-aged man could speak, he cried out in extreme panic, "Miss Qin, spare my life! This lowly one was blind and ignorant, daring to act against your friend; this lowly one knows his mistake, please spare this lowly one, Miss Qin!"

"Spare your life? I never said I wanted to kill you!" Qin Susu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the emaciated man immediately kowtowed and shouted, "Thank you, Miss Qin! Thank you, Miss Qin!"

"Miss Qin, this matter was a misunderstanding; with your great magnanimity, please do not hold it against us; from now on, we will definitely conduct ourselves according to the rules! As for the items lost by your two friends, we will certainly repay tenfold!" the middle-aged man immediately added, speaking with utmost solemnity.

Hearing this, Qin Susu nodded: "Since you show such an attitude, I will say no more; this matter can be let go; as for compensation, you simply repay my two friends according to the rules!"

"Good, good, good! Thank you for your great magnanimity, Miss Qin!" The middle-aged man immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, saying with a ingratiating smile.

Immediately after, he kicked the emaciated man kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice, "What are you still staring blankly for? You stole items from Miss Qin's two friends; count them out immediately and repay tenfold!"

"Yes!"

The emaciated man hurriedly responded, frantically patting his waist; many people in the Thief Sect were accustomed to hiding their Storage Rings in their belts or other concealed places, because rings would emit light when storing items, and wearing them on one's hand while stealing could easily attract attention!

However, after fumbling for a while, his complexion suddenly changed, his whole body began to tremble, and he slowly raised his head to look at the middle-aged man, saying with a helpless expression, "B-Boss... Boss, my... my Storage Ring is gone!"

"Gone?" The middle-aged man was stunned.

"This lowly one's Storage Ring has always been hidden here; it was still there when I stole from that young master!" the emaciated man said, pointing his finger at the young man beside Qin Susu.

"Then what about when you stole from him?" The middle-aged man pointed at Xu Que.

With a tearful face, the emaciated man said, "This lowly one failed to steal successfully; this... this young master seemed to have nothing on him; this lowly one truly stole nothing at the time, so I returned first... Wait, no, that feeling back then seems familiar!"

Suddenly, the emaciated man recalled the situation when he bumped into Xu Que; he had attempted to steal from Xu Que, but upon realizing Xu Que had nothing on him, he simply left.

But just as he was about to leave, he vaguely felt a wisp of faint Divine Soul Power sweep over him; he didn't pay attention at the time, thinking it was merely Xu Que probing his cultivation, but now recalling it, that feeling seemed familiar, very similar to some techniques used by their Thief Sect!

"It's... it's you!"

Thinking of this, the emaciated man looked at Xu Que in shock and said.

As an experienced thief, he could basically confirm that not only had he failed to steal anything from Xu Que, but even his own Storage Ring had been silently stolen back from him.

"Me? What did I do? Oh, you lost your Storage Ring and forgot what you stole from me, right? It's fine, it's fine; you only stole over nine thousand Half-Grade Immortal Artifacts from me; I won't demand you repay tenfold; fivefold will suffice!" Xu Que said, putting on an act.

"Over nine thousand Half-Grade Immortal Artifacts?" The middle-aged man was dumbfounded, looking somewhat confusedly at Xu Que, then at Qin Susu; clearly, he didn't take Xu Que's words seriously but was puzzled as to why he would say such an exaggerated thing.

"Boss!" At this moment, the emaciated man suddenly stood up, his face grave, and said in a low voice, "This lad is also from the underworld, and he's an expert!"

"What?" Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's eyes instantly widened.

He knew his subordinate would never dare to speak recklessly, let alone deceive him; if he could say such a thing, it certainly wasn't nonsense!

"My Storage Ring was stolen by him!" the emaciated man added.

The middle-aged man was instantly thrown into chaos, feeling his brain couldn't quite keep up; his subordinate had broken the rules and stolen items from Qin Susu's friend, then had his Storage Ring stolen by another of Qin Susu's friends, yet now Qin Susu had brought two people over claiming his subordinate stole from both of them—wasn't this simply extortion?

"Wait a moment, what did you say? My younger brother here stole your Storage Ring?" Qin Susu now also looked utterly astonished, asking the emaciated man.

With a bitter expression, the emaciated man said timidly, "Miss Qin, this lowly one swears by the Heart Demon; if there is even half a sentence of falsehood, may I be struck down by heaven's thunder!"

Swish!

In an instant, the gazes of everyone present converged upon Xu Que.

To swear by the Heart Demon meant he certainly wasn't speaking recklessly; thus, there could be only one conclusion: this thief's Storage Ring had truly been stolen back by Xu Que!

"Younger brother!" Qin Susu narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at Xu Que with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.

"What's wrong, little sister? Didn't I tell you all earlier? I didn't lose anything; instead, I gained a bit extra, it's just that you didn't believe me!" Xu Que shrugged his shoulders, saying with a fearless expression.

Then, he even took out that thief's Storage Ring, pinching it in his hand and toying with it casually, clearly showing off.

"Then why did you later say you lost things? So you know how to lie too; no, not just lie, but you also understand the Thief Sect's arts!" Qin Susu's expression was no longer as gentle as before, her tone slightly colder.

After all, previously she had thought Xu Que was truly like a silly boy, and since his speech was quite interesting, she had playfully decided to acknowledge him as a younger brother.

But now, she suddenly realized she had misjudged him; this lad was sharper than a monkey, his methods were anything but simple, he even dared to toy with her!

"Oh, little sister, why are you angry? Don't be; I told you all before too, my name is Bai Zhantang of the Blast-Heaven Gang; if you haven't heard of my title, it shows just how ignorant you really are!" Xu Que said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Qin Susu asked in a deep voice.

The corners of Xu Que's mouth lifted: "Because anyone well-informed knows that I, Bai Zhantang of the Blast-Heaven Gang, have a famous title, called—the Saint of Thieves!"

Boom!

The moment his voice fell, surging Immortal Yuan suddenly erupted from Xu Que's body, whipping up a wild wind that abruptly covered all directions.

Qin Susu and everyone present couldn't help but raise their hands to condense Immortal Yuan, resisting the assault of the wild wind, yet they vaguely saw a phantom flash past them, vanishing out of the alley entrance in the blink of an eye.

Immediately after, Xu Que's voice drifted over from afar: "Remember, this was just a small lesson for you; keep your eyes open when walking in the future, and don't provoke me again!"

Subsequently, the wild wind subsided, and only then did everyone realize Xu Que was gone, his very aura having disappeared without a trace.

"A lesson? What lesson did this lad teach?" Qin Susu asked, looking completely confused.

"Wait!"

At this moment, the middle-aged man suddenly touched his robe where he used to store his Storage Ring, which was now empty; his complexion instantly changed drastically, and he roared angrily, "He stole my Storage Ring; inside it were all the supplies accumulated by our entire Bai Hui City Thief Sect over eight hundred years!"

【Second Update!】