On the street, Lu Xin suddenly grabbed a woman's arm and said coldly, "It seems your hands are a bit too restless, miss."
The woman's face showed a look of panic, and she stammered, "You, what are you doing grabbing me all of a sudden? If you don't let go, I'm going to shout for help!"
Lu Xin sneered, "Shout away. With your methods, I suspect I'm not the only victim."
The woman's expression changed. Noticing many eyes were on them, she quickly transmitted a plea for mercy: "Fellow cultivator, I was wrong. Spare me this time."
Lu Xin snorted coldly, "I can spare you once, but return what you took."
The woman was stunned. "What thing? Didn't you just catch me in the act?"
"Nonsense! Eight of my ten storage bags are missing. You must have stolen them," Lu Xin said, sizing her up, trying to figure out where she kept her storage space.
The woman's face flushed red with anger. "Bastard, you're trying to double-cross me!"
Lu Xin withdrew his gaze. "What double-cross? I just want my things back. Don't slander me. Hand them over, or I'll shout!"
"You..." Seeing he really was about to open his mouth and shout, the woman quickly said, "Alright, I'll give them to you."
"Don't try any tricks, or you definitely won't keep that arm."
"I understand." The woman nodded quickly, her left hand sweeping across her waist. A storage bag appeared out of nowhere in her hand. She handed it to Lu Xin. "Here."
"Just one?"
Lu Xin reached out to take it, but the woman suddenly tossed the storage bag into the air and shouted, "Help! Thief!"
With the shout, people on the street immediately turned their attention to them, checking their own belongings. Soon, cries of missing items rang out.
Lu Xin was stunned, not expecting this move. Then, he felt the arm he was holding slip away, like an eel escaping his grasp.
With a flash of white smoke, the woman vanished instantly.
"Thud!"
Only the sound of the storage bag hitting the ground remained. Then, a burly man in the early stages of the Immortal realm pushed through the crowd, shouting, "Where's the thief?"
Lu Xin stamped his foot, and the storage bag immediately flew up into his hand. He looked at the burly man. "You're too late. The thief escaped."
"Escaped?" The burly man looked disappointed, then suddenly saw the storage bag in Lu Xin's hand. He was overjoyed. "That's my storage bag!"
He strode over.
Lu Xin took a step back. "How can you prove it's yours?"
The burly man quickly described the storage bag's features and some of the items inside. Lu Xin checked, and it really was his. He had no choice but to return it.
"Thank you, fellow cultivator." The burly man quickly took it, then asked suspiciously, "Strange, I thought I heard someone shout 'thief,' and it was clearly a woman's voice."
Lu Xin, feeling the suspicious gazes around him, explained, "Fellow cultivator, have you never heard of the thief crying 'stop thief'?" Then he recounted what had just happened and sighed.
"Unfortunately, she stole eight of my ten storage bags. I was about to get them back, but she escaped."
"I see." The burly man wasn't very suspicious. Some people nearby had indeed seen the woman being apprehended, but they didn't know what had happened.
"Bad luck."
After shaking off the entanglement, Lu Xin continued towards the trading company. He hadn't expected to gain nothing and waste so much breath.
"Kid, disappointed?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded beside him, startling him. He quickly put some distance between them. Looking over, he saw Elder Dongji, Lu Zonghai, standing beside him.
He was looking at him with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
"Immortal Elder," he said, quickly cupping his fist in salute.
"No need. I'm asking you, are you disappointed that you didn't get anything?"
Lu Xin smiled awkwardly. "I am disappointed. Did the Immortal Elder see everything?"
Lu Zonghai chuckled. "I happened to see it on my way back from outside the city."
"Then did you take care of that female thief?"
Lu Zonghai shook his head, then glanced to the side. "Come out."
Lu Xin looked over, puzzled. With a ripple, a figure immediately appeared. "It's you!"
The figure was none other than the woman who had escaped from his grasp.
The woman glared at him fiercely, then came to Lu Zonghai's side and said ingratiatingly, "Master."
"Master?" Lu Xin was even more surprised.
"She is indeed my disciple. Some time ago, I killed Old Man Kongkong and obtained his Devouring Cloud Hand technique, which this girl secretly learned."
Having said that, he glared sternly at the woman.
The woman quickly explained, "Master, I just wanted to test the power of the Devouring Cloud Hand. I was going to return everything."
Lu Zonghai snorted coldly. "It's one thing to embarrass me, but do you know how dangerous it is to rashly use the Devouring Cloud Hand on strangers when your training isn't up to par?"
Then he pointed at Lu Xin. "Leaving aside other experts, this kid alone is a ruthless character. If he didn't give you time to react, you would have lost your life."
Lu Xin wanted to defend himself, but he didn't dare to speak.
The woman lowered her head, tugging at Lu Zonghai's sleeve.
Lu Zonghai snorted again. "Flattery is useless. Go back and cultivate. You're not allowed to come out until the Xuan Yuan Secret Realm opens."
"Yes." The woman pouted, snorted at Lu Xin, and disappeared.
Lu Xin stood awkwardly in place, wanting to leave as well.
"What were you about to say?" Lu Zonghai turned his gaze to him again.
Lu Xin chuckled dryly. "Reporting to the Immortal Elder, I'm actually not a ruthless person."
"Oh? Then what kind of person are you?" Lu Zonghai narrowed his eyes and asked.
Lu Xin paused. He didn't know how to answer. He could only say, "I won't kill people who don't want to kill me."
"Oh? Then you never thought about killing my disciple?"
Lu Xin shook his head decisively. "Stealing my things isn't enough to warrant killing."
"Hmph, although you're full of lies, like saying eight of your ten storage bags were missing, seeing you return the storage bag to that person, that statement is a bit believable."
Lu Zonghai stroked his beard, then said,
"Come with me. Since that girl Yun Xi abandoned you halfway, let the owner of this trading company personally settle you in."
"Thank you, Immortal Elder." Lu Xin breathed a sigh of relief, afraid the old man would be biased and discipline him on behalf of his disciple.
After that, he followed Lu Zonghai to the trading company and was quickly settled in a mansion. After checking and finding no problems, he planned to set up a formation.
He came to the front courtyard, only to find a woman sitting on the courtyard wall.
He was stunned and cupped his fist. "May I ask who you are, miss?"
"What, you don't recognize me?" A light flashed across the woman's face, revealing the features of the female thief.
"So it's you," Lu Xin said, realizing. "Did you come here to avenge what happened earlier?"
"Hmph." The woman snorted coldly. "I just went to ask Sister Lei Yun about you. You cultivate a body refining technique?"
"So fast?" Lu Xin was a little surprised, but it was normal with a teleportation formation. He just didn't understand her meaning. "So what if I do?"
The woman jumped down from the wall and clapped her hands. "So what, I just happen to know of a place where there are body refining treasures. Do you want them?"
"Oh?"
Lu Xin was immediately interested. He had already asked Lu Lei Yun about it. Body refining treasures, especially Immortal-grade ones, were always rare, and the trading company didn't sell them.
"What are the conditions?" Looking at her expression, he knew things weren't that simple.
"The conditions are very simple." The woman walked back and forth, huffing on her fists. "As long as you let me beat you up, I'll tell you."
