Chapter 270 The Thief of Xijing?

Chapter 270 The Thief of Xijing?

Things went better than I expected.

The next day when he went out for breakfast, Zhao Yushu saw two people dressed as scholars entering Fang Zheng's house.

It is not easy for a cultivator to monitor a mortal. Zhao Yushu walked around the courtyard twice and waited quietly for the scholar to leave. Fang Zheng respectfully sent the two out of the door, then subconsciously glanced towards his own courtyard.

Mr. Chen was very anxious and sent people to investigate so quickly.

Fang Zheng did not come to see me. It seemed that he had received instructions. If things go as expected, someone would come to test me before the next gathering.

But those are all small matters. The most urgent task is to find a way to improve my own strength.

The fastest way is of course to find a magic weapon, but from past experience, magic weapons are hard to come by, and there has never been a time when one can actively learn about a magic weapon.

We cannot pin our hopes on magical weapons.

What can I still improve now?

Zhao Yushu touched the storage bag, where there were three secret books.

The Shadow Step would improve with his cultivation, and no matter how hard he practiced now, he would only improve his proficiency a little. If he had nothing else to do, he would not miss any opportunity to improve himself. But now time was running out, and although there was no clear deadline, crisis could come at any time and anywhere.

It is not appropriate to practice Shadow Steps now.

Then the only things left are the Cloud-Exploring Hand and the Hundred Solutions of Mechanisms.

When I first got the Jiga Baijie, I thought it was useless. But after going to Beimang Mountain and knowing that it was a professional skill for the tomb raider, it still had a very low priority.

Because I don't rob tombs.

And now, if the prince hid the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains map in a treasure house somewhere, Jijia Baijie would be the first choice.

But will the prince hide?

Does he dare to hide?

If I were the prince, I would most likely carry the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains with me.

What about the small probability?

You can’t gamble with your teacher’s life.

Zhao Yushu closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then put away the Jijia Baijie, took out the Tanyun Hand, and turned to the chapter on theft that he had previously disdained.

If there was a thief whose skills were so high that the whole Chang'an was terrified and he would even steal things from the imperial palace, would the prince still dare to put the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains where he couldn't see it?

It’s time for the title of the Thief King to reappear in the world.

After sitting in the room and flipping through the Tanyun Hand for a whole day, Zhao Yushu felt a little overwhelmed.

Stealing things is inseparable from mechanical tricks!

In addition to those methods of directly stealing things from others, the rest of the content is about how to find secret rooms and where things are easiest to hide. There is even a section of art training courses that teaches you how to identify good things and not to mistake a piece of metallic sodium for silver, which would make you laugh.

The next big thing is how to crack the mechanism, at least you have to learn how to unlock it.

Fortunately, Zhao Yushu had learned a little bit about mechanical engineering beforehand. Although he was not a master at lock picking, he was at least able to do some basic lock picking. Moreover, he had Madam Xu by his side, so he could even break the Small Five Thunder Formation with brute force, and he did not take ordinary locks seriously at all.

The pressure is a little less, but there is still a lot to learn.

So in the eyes of the neighbors, this scholar from outside the area was really a good boy who could read all day long.

As night fell, Zhao Yushu put away the secret book and took out the night clothes he had prepared.

Knowledge gained from books is always shallow; only practice can bring true knowledge. We are not familiar with Chang'an, so why not start with people we know?

Zhao Yushu covered his face with a scarf, leaped over the wall and headed straight for Anrenfang.

Mr. Chen, I wonder what good things you have in your home.

Zhao Yushu did not use the Shadow Steps, and he did not even move a shadow. Relying only on his own physical strength, his speed was already astonishingly fast, and he easily deceived the patrolling martial arts marquis.

After all, Anrenfang was considered a wealthy area, and the walls were relatively intact, but in front of Zhao Yushu they were useless.

Zhao Yushu tiptoed to Chen's house and climbed onto the roof. It was a cloudy day today, otherwise the moonlight would have been bright and it would have been a bit dangerous.

According to what Tan Yun said, important things are usually placed in two places: gold, silver and valuables are placed in the bedroom, and letters and documents are placed in the study. Because these two places are only accessible to oneself or people who are very familiar with one, they naturally give people a sense of psychological security.

It was late at night and all lights in the Chen Mansion had been turned off. Only a few servants who were on night watch were hiding in a hidden place and chatting in low voices.

Zhao Yushu floated down and went straight to the bedroom.

He doesn't care about the property himself. The things in the study of Mr. Chen, an old man who obviously has someone behind him, are more valuable. But he would think that it is someone from a hostile faction who is causing trouble, and he might even conceal the matter to prevent the situation from escalating.

Therefore, if you want to spread the name of the thief saint quickly, money and property are the best solution.

Summer was here and all the windows were open. Mr. Chen was obviously very confident in the public security in Chang'an. Not to mention Zhao Yushu, even the most ordinary thief would not have difficulty breaking into his house.

How to find valuable things?

Zhao Yushu pulled out the long knife, inserted it into the crack of the door of a large cabinet, and slid it up gently.

Zhao Yushu let out a breath when he felt a slight touch. Fortunately, he had read a little about "Cloud-Exploring Hand" and "Hundred Explanations of Mechanisms", otherwise he would not have known that the ancients liked to install such small mechanisms in cabinets.

So Lao Zhao grabbed the handle of the cabinet door and turned it gently to open the hidden buckle.

If you pull it directly, the hidden button inside will activate the mechanism. Not only will you fail to open the door, but it will also trigger a connected alarm, such as a bell.

There are rows of small boxes in the cabinet.

Zhao Yushu's fingers brushed across the boxes, and spiritual power quietly invaded.

A moment later, Zhao Yushu picked up an inconspicuous box in the corner, jumped out of the window, then stood on the roof and roared, and the entire Chen Mansion was in chaos.

Zhao Yushu smiled and jumped off the wall. Once he entered the shadow, even the Seventh Heaven might not be able to stop him.

He deliberately alarmed the people in the Chen Mansion in order to make his reputation known as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Mr. Chen suspected him first, with the efficiency of handling cases in that era, and he realized that the things were stolen by outsiders, he would probably have left Chang'an.

Mr. Chen stood in the courtyard in a rage, "What are you doing? How dare you sneak into my house? Why don't you report it to the police?"

Zhao Yushu sneaked directly into the West Market.

Following his memory from the day, he quickly found a warehouse owned by a foreign merchant. As a thief king, he certainly wouldn't knock on the door.

Hu Shang, who was dozing off, was awakened by the coldness on his neck.

With a long knife flashing with cold light on his neck, Hu Shang slapped himself to make sure he was not dreaming, then curled his lips and said, "Hero, spare my life!"

Zhao Yushu threw the box into Hu Shang's arms: "Estimate the price."

Hu Shang tried to force a smile: "Estimate, what are you estimating? It's so small that I can't afford it."

"I'll count to three. If you don't estimate, I'll estimate it myself."

Hu Shang burst into tears: "Hero, please let me go. We have come all the way from the Western Regions..."

"Crying, crying also counts as time, one!"

Hu Shang immediately shut up and hurriedly opened the box, revealing an exquisite white jade Buddha statue, which even had a faint glow.

Hu Shang's eyes widened immediately. Where did this hero get such a precious treasure? What a good thing!

"Two!" Zhao Yushu was impatient.

"Three, three thousand taels?" The Hu merchant hurriedly put away the Buddha statue and carefully quoted a price.

"Take the money, and if you dare to use tricks, you will lose your head."

Hu Shang nodded hurriedly, crawled under the bed, rummaged around for a while, and took out a handful of scattered silver bills.

Zhao Yushu grabbed it and said, "Be smart, I'll find you next time."

The window moved, and Zhao Yushu disappeared. Hu Shang sat down on the ground, looking at the Buddha statue with a halo as if in a dream, and rubbed his face hard.

Selling stolen goods, I like it!