Chapter 310: Stop Hitting (9/10, Autumn Subscription)

Bai Xiaoya screamed at a high pitch, raising her cleaver high.

But the female thief paid no heed to Bai Xiaoya's threat and charged straight at her.

Bai Xiaoya shrieked in fright and slashed hard with the blade, but the female thief dodged with a sidestep, then grabbed Bai Xiaoya's right hand from behind and twisted it hard.

With a pained "Ah!", the cleaver in Bai Xiaoya's hand clattered to the ground.

"No way, no way—does some little girl really think a cleaver is enough to scare me off? Little girl, this big sis here doesn't rob looks, and doesn't take lives. Tell me, where's that thing hidden? I take it and report back, you get to sleep soundly—win-win. What do you say?"

"Pah! That was something Dada gave me. I'd rather die than give it to you!"

"Dada? Ha! You've got some nerve. Even taking a step back—pick something up, who does it belong to? Did your parents never teach you that?"

Releasing her grip on Bai Xiaoya, the female thief drove her knee into Bai Xiaoya's belly!

Thud!!

The violent pain from her belly made Bai Xiaoya's pupils contract sharply. With a wail, she dropped to half-kneeling on the ground in agony.

The Jade Pendant around her neck slid out as well.

Her face changed. Forcing down the pain, Bai Xiaoya hurriedly grabbed the Jade Pendant and looked at the female thief nervously.

"I won't give it to you! I absolutely won't give it to you!"

Seeing Bai Xiaoya like this, the female thief couldn't help making the squinty-eyed meme face people make online when they see a screenshot they can't save.

"Are you insane? Who wants your crappy Jade Pendant!"

Huh?

This time, Bai Xiaoya was truly dumbfounded.

She asked suspiciously, "You don't want my Jade Pendant?"

"Please, I have professional ethics. Anything outside the target—other people's stuff—I never touch."

At the end, the female thief didn't forget to haul Bai Xiaoya up: "Quick, tell me—where's the parchment?"

What?

Parchment?

This time, Bai Xiaoya was completely baffled.

But the phrase "professional ethics" reminded her of something. A couple of days ago, A Ming had said that this place had been targeted by the Bounty Hunter's company.

But she'd already had Amin handle it. So now this female thief showing up was most likely because… A Ming hadn't cleaned it up properly.

Thoughts flashed rapidly through her mind… Bai Xiaoya instinctively glanced toward the room behind her.

The female thief was sharp as could be—she got the meaning at once.

"It's behind this door, right? I knew it. I've searched every room, only this one's left—how could I not find it."

She pulled out something that looked like a magnet stone and pressed it against the door lock.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

Click!

The door lock opened.

What the heck!?

These days, the thieves the Bounty Company deploys—do they really have locksmith tools this advanced?

As someone of high status, Bai Xiaoya had never used a locksmith service before, so she had no idea opening locks was this convenient nowadays.

In the age of smart locks, has security actually gone down?

But if Yuan Jie saw this scene, she'd definitely take it completely in stride.

Because Yuan Jie, that scatterbrain, often forgot her keys, so she'd hire a locksmith to open the door. This kind of lock-opening stone was standard issue for locksmiths.

Only in terms of cracking speed, the low-end version a locksmith carried would take at least an hour or two to open a lock.

But this thing the female thief had could open a door in three seconds—the speed was like heaven versus earth.

Fang Yue's bedroom door opened, and the female thief's very first sight was Fang Yue lying on the bed playing a game.

She couldn't help curling her lip.

She wanted to play games too! But work called—in the dead of night, she still had to put on her work clothes and come here to do the job.

"I wonder if the Crab Steps Master taught me will be useful. I heard from someone—Yese Liming said the escort team is heading back to the village tomorrow. Should I go back with them, or stay in Mo Cun and develop properly with my cheap master?"

The female thief, Chen Xiaomiao, pushed these thoughts down. She was about to start rummaging through the room, looking for the parchment.

Suddenly, the corner of her eye caught that Fang Yue, lying on the bed—his eyes were actually open?

That can't be right! When she first came in, this guy clearly had his eyes closed…

Just as Chen Xiaomiao thought this, her vision suddenly blurred.

Smack!!

A terrifying burst of Supernatural Strength slammed straight onto her face!

In an instant her vision went hazy—fear hadn't even had time to well up…

Boom!!

Chen Xiaomiao's body was slammed directly against the kitchen wall.

The tiles cracked, and fresh blood streamed down from the back of Chen Xiaomiao's head.

What… happened?

The back of her head was feeding back an intense stabbing pain.

Her whole body was trembling. She had absolutely no idea what had happened.

One second ago, she was still at the bedroom door.

The next second, she was pinned against the kitchen wall as if by teleportation!

The whole thing happened so fast her brain could barely keep up.

Even a top-tier Bounty Hunter wouldn't have moves like that! Who the hell is this guy?!

Chen Xiaomiao's head was throbbing and growing foggy, and at that moment, a cold voice rang out.

"Why are you looking for the parchment?"

The parchment was Fang Yue's greatest secret!

But he never imagined someone would break into his home to steal it!

He had to find the person behind it, to know exactly who his enemy was!

In fact, before the bedroom was opened, Fang Yue had already logged out of the game.

Because while he was in the game, the text of the parchment surfaced in his mind.

【I am Fang Yue. While I was playing a game in my bedroom, a female thief broke into my home!】

【Her target is the great and noble Lord Parchment!】

【I must immediately log out of the game, subdue the female thief, find out the reason for everything, and protect Lord Parchment!】

As for all that "protect" nonsense, Fang Yue ignored it outright.

But that a female thief would come to steal the parchment — that was something Fang Yue had absolutely never expected.

So when the bedroom door opened, after confirming the female thief was just an ordinary person, Fang Yue immediately took action.

Now, he was going to get to the bottom of why someone had set their sights on his parchment!

That's right — his!

No one could take the parchment from his hands!

【So I'm actually this important?! I suggest feeding me more Black Stones!!】

Shut up!

Fang Yue's face darkened as he waited for the female thief to speak.

"B-big bro! It's a misunderstanding, we're on the same side! Murder is illegal!"

Fang Yue:???

Damn it! You broke into my home to steal, and you're lecturing me about this?

"Relax, I won't kill you, but I have ten thousand ways to torment you. You'd better cooperate obediently and tell me everything you know!"

Hearing Fang Yue's words, Chen Xiaomiao's face turned rather ugly.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaoya beside her leaned in: "The phone signal is back. She wants to use her phone or some other communication device to contact someone!"

Chen Xiaomiao:!!!

Just what kind of background does this mission's target have?!

A woman was one thing — quick-witted, brave and resourceful — but unfortunately she'd never learned any combat skills, so she'd been subdued easily.

But what the hell was up with this man? Was that strength even human?

"Hand over the phone. Remember, don't try anything clever, or you'll face the consequences yourself."

(End of chapter)