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Chapter 379: Thieves’ Guild Counts for Nothing

Chapter 379: Chapter 379: Thieves’ Guild Counts for Nothing

"Hey, just wait, let’s talk this over again, alright, 300 yuan it is. Though it’s a bit less, it can still cover a massage or something." Xiao Zheng hastened his pace, catching up to walk alongside her.

"Really?"

As expected, Chu Xiaoran immediately stopped, beaming with joy: "300, you said so, lying is for puppies."

Xiao Zheng looked around at the bustling crowd and shouted mischievously: "Alright, 300 yuan it is, let’s go, to the hotel."

"What do you mean ’to the hotel’? Let’s just sit in that little grove over there!" Chu Xiaoran scolded in embarrassment and anger, avoiding the stares of passersby as she pulled him away.

How embarrassing!

The bystanders were all dumbfounded, some even swallowed hard.

"Damn, doing it for 300 yuan, such a pretty and charming girl, she’d be worth ten thousand."

"I guess she’s new to this, doesn’t understand the rates yet, her price will go up eventually."

"Really knows how to save money, not even getting a room, just heading straight for the grove. I can’t take it, I’ve got to take a look."

"Big bro, let’s team up!"

"..."

Because of some loitering onlookers, Xiao Zheng and Chu Xiaoran felt quite constrained in the grove, and were soon forced to leave.

Of course, Chu Xiaoran was pretty upright, thanking Xiao Zheng for his mercy by taking him out for a walk to relax.

You know how girls are, they like to check out fashionable brands, touching this, looking at that.

However, it was all window-shopping, after each visit they’d just get rolled eyes from the sales staff, and Xiao Zheng was severely looked down upon.

All talk and no money, dreaming of picking up chicks!

Luckily, Xiao Zheng automatically filtered out others’ disdain, and Chu Xiaoran wasn’t the gold-digging type.

The two of them were quite unconcerned and composed.

Suddenly, Chu Xiaoran let out a scream: "Ah, my bag!"

"Huh?"

Xiao Zheng had been smoking outside a shop, waiting for Chu Xiaoran. At her shout, he turned his head to look.

He saw a skinny monkey-looking guy, clutching Chu Xiaoran’s bag, running for his life while Chu Xiaoran was chasing him closely, looking very anxious.

"Damn the neighbors!"

Xiao Zheng tossed his cigarette butt to the ground, his gaze icing over as he chased after the crook.

Just then, Chu Xiaoran’s voice called out from behind him.

"Ah Zheng, stop chasing, it’s dangerous!"

Xiao Zheng glanced at the direction the crook was heading, then turned around to rejoin Chu Xiaoran, returning the coin to its rightful owner and instructed: "Xiao Ran, you take the bus home first, I’m going to catch the thief!"

After saying that, he ran back to continue the chase.

"Hey, come back!" Chu Xiaoran looked at Xiao Zheng’s retreating back, her eyes filling with worried tears as she called out urgently.

But Xiao Zheng had already run off without a trace.

...

Xiao Zheng chased fervently, but his heart was filled with resolve.

The guy was really fast, it was a shame he wasn’t an athlete.

Watching the fleeing figure, Xiao Zheng narrowed his eyes, observing that from his movements, the thief was surprisingly skilled.

"Little thief, stop right there!"

"If you’ve got the guts, come catch me!"

The thief even dared to turn around and taunt him, clearly very confident in his own mobility.

Xiao Zheng was as stern as the still water, pursuing tirelessly.

This incident was a bit odd, thick with an air of menace.

Could it be a trap?

Hmph! Daring to scheme against the Heavenly Net Evil God? Xiao Zheng laughed disdainfully. Those who dared to do so in the past are now buried under grass taller than a man.

The surroundings became more and more desolate, with several unfinished buildings in sight.

Yet the thief faced Xiao Zheng with a smile and darted straight into one of the buildings. In no time at all, he was out of sight.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Zheng was in no hurry, for he had already committed the fellow’s aura to memory. He could feel that the person was still in the vicinity and had not gone far.

He lit a cigarette and started searching as he smoked.

Finally, he stopped. In front of him, five figures dressed in black emerged, with the thief among them, grinning at him.

Their smiles were filled with mockery and disdain.

"Evil God, oh Evil God, you had the path to Heaven yet you did not take it, and now you’ve blundered into Hell," a voice taunted.

Xiao Zheng cast a casual glance at the five, their imposing manner suddenly reminding him of the black-clad thieves from a few days prior.

Could they be here for revenge?

"Gentlemen, I don’t want any trouble. Just return the small package to me, and I will let you leave."

"Yo-heave-ho!"

A young man with the look of a leader rubbed his nose and said with feigned helplessness, "Evil God, we really don’t want to fight, but alas, you’ve killed our junior brother."

"So you’re all from the thieving sect?"

Xiao Zheng, still leisurely smoking his cigarette, realized that these fellows must be the fallen black-clad man’s senior brothers, all members of the thieving sect.

"Heh heh..."

The leading senior brother regarded Xiao Zheng with an air of authority and laughed wildly, "Evil God, let’s not beat around the bush. Just hand over the Golden Bone, and we’ll spare your life."

"And if I don’t?" Xiao Zheng snorted with disdain, still smiling.

"If you don’t, then we’ll have to kill you and in the end, the Golden Bone will still be ours."

The five men closed in on Xiao Zheng in haste, their faces twisted with a vicious smile. In their eyes, no one would dare to provoke the thieving sect, which boasted masters who moved like shadows – all professionals in thievery and assassination.

The influence of the thieving sect spread throughout Huaxia, with branches everywhere; it was not something ordinary schools or organizations could compare with.

Even the once-strong Beggar Gang had now declined; only the thieving sect continued to flourish.

In a prosperous age, there are fewer beggars, but in any era, there are always scams, deceptions, thefts, and killings, which is why the thieving sect remains so enduringly powerful.

In the eyes of these high and mighty masters from the thieving sect, the Jianghu was nothing but a joke.

Their sole principle was money. For them, it was "every man for himself or face the wrath of Heaven and Earth."

Thus, these few did not take Xiao Zheng seriously at all. Sky Net? Hah, wasn’t that an organization that had just been around for a few years? When compared with the thieving sect’s thousands of years of heritage, it was nothing but dust.

Xiao Zheng, seeing their arrogance, just smiled faintly, "Since you’re seeking death, then don’t blame Laozi for being heartless and ruthless."

Having said that, he stubbed out his cigarette and charged straight at the five men, tackling them head-on without showing any fear.

"Insolent fools, brothers, kill him!"

The five men each drew their blades, confronting Xiao Zheng with their unique weapons – short swords less than half a meter long, glinting coldly.

"Bang!"

Xiao Zheng struck first, sending the thief who stole the package flying into the wall, where he landed heavily on the ground like a dead dog, spewing blood in great gushes.

"Xiao Wu!"

"How is this possible?"

The other four were shocked, unable to believe that Xiao Wu had been swiftly taken down upon their first exchange. He was, after all, a mid-level second-tier expert, barely below the level of a military king in strength.

Could it be that the Evil God was a first-tier expert?

The leading senior brother’s heart skipped a beat as he shouted angrily, "Brothers, all together now! Even if he is a first-tier expert, our three mid-level second-tier and one peak second-tier can take him down."

"Such ignorant thieves!"

Xiao Zheng let out a cold laugh and swept another thief off his feet with a lightning-fast kick, as swift as a missile.