Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

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The next day, Chu Danqing was notified to attend a meeting to discuss how to retrieve the Nine Clouds Luminous Cup.

The Prince of Zhennan did not appear; instead, two people whom Chu Danqing had met served as the host.

One of them was Shen Heng, who was originally in charge of this matter.

The other was Xia Qian, the embroidered thief, whose face bore unhealed wounds.

However, they were all superficial injuries and have been treated, so they are no longer a problem.

Upon seeing Chu Danqing, the other party nodded and smiled in acknowledgment.

After we were seated, it took about ten minutes for everyone to arrive.

Then Shen Heng took the lead, and the discussion began.

Everyone present was a servant of the Prince's Palace; none of those chosen by the Prince of Zhennan were imposters.

Although the Embroidered Thief was greedy, he had never gotten into trouble despite being a thief for so many years. His superb lightness skills were one thing, but his experience in theft was truly extensive.

With his involvement, the investigation made several new breakthroughs.

As for Chu Danqing, he didn't understand criminal investigation, so apart from occasionally making a few unimportant remarks, he didn't participate much.

The meeting ended quickly, and everyone proceeded according to plan.

Chu Danqing was not assigned any tasks; Shen Heng simply instructed him to act randomly.

Then he prepared to go out for a walk.

The embroidered thief Xia Qian followed: "Thank you for speaking up for me yesterday, Young Master Chu. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it out alive."

He came over to express his gratitude.

Thankfully, Chu Danqing said he was just stealing food; otherwise, the torture inflicted on him would have been far more severe than just superficial injuries.

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing replied, "You saved yourself. If you hadn't been just greedy and not stealing gold and silver, I wouldn't have said a word."

Although Xia Qian was still stealing, stealing food was far less serious than stealing money.

Moreover, the families that Xia Qian had chosen to steal food from were not really lacking in food.

It might implicate the servants, which is not a fair thing to do.

"Now that you've become a retainer of the Prince's Palace, you must not repeat your past actions," Chu Danqing reminded him.

He wasn't familiar with the other person, so if he continued to cheat, Chu Danqing couldn't stop him.

But you might not have that kind of luck again; you might just get killed.

Xia Qian gave a wry smile: "Young Master Chu is right. Having learned this lesson, I am still apprehensive and would never dare to repeat it."

The main reason is that they were incorporated into the regular army; otherwise, after escaping this time, they would definitely have been tempted by food.

"I am not an ungrateful person. I heard that when Liu Gongfeng apologized, he gave Young Master Chu a cultivation technique."

"I have nothing of value, so I'll offer my martial arts techniques in return," Xia Qian said.

"No need, I didn't really help much," Chu Danqing declined.

He seems to have figured out how to collect the remaining techniques.
However, Xia Qian smiled and said, "Young Master Chu, rest assured, my lineage is neither from any martial arts sect nor from my family. It was something I obtained by chance back then."

"How to handle it is up to me."

"Besides, I have no children or disciples, and as a thief, I am all alone. I have no intention of passing on my skills to others."

"If Young Master Chu feels bad about it, please help me give it to someone who is destined to receive it."

After saying that, he stuffed the things into Chu Danqing's hands.

"I have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." Xia Qian said, and left without waiting for Chu Danqing to reply.

Upon seeing this, Chu Danqing took a look at the technique and the accompanying equipment.

The cultivation technique for wind-attribute true qi is now in our hands.

"Six now, three more to go," Chu Danqing muttered.

That's quite fast for collecting them.

"But speaking of which, I'm still missing the matching equipment for the Nine Extremes Myriad Directions Technique?" Chu Danqing suddenly thought of this.

The reason it wasn't there is related to the demise of the Western Luo Kingdom.

Even the princess is now a stray dog; it's likely she couldn't be saved.

"It looks like there's no chance of getting the whole set." Chu Danqing knew that without this missing piece of equipment, the value might drop.

However, if you collect all ten pieces, it's not difficult to exchange them for items of Brilliant quality, and you can at least exchange for two pieces.

He packed his things and left the palace.

Even if you want to slack off, you can't do it inside the Prince's mansion.

At least you can slack off a little behind closed doors; it's not like you're about to quit.

After wandering around for a while, I found a teahouse to sit down. I didn't have any ideas for the time being, so I decided to listen to the news first.

Believe it or not, I've actually heard quite a few news reports about it.

For example, those four people from the opposing camp.

Not long ago, the leader of the Sword Sect fought against the leader of the Demonic Sect.

No one saw what happened, but everyone knows the result: the two sides were evenly matched.

It is said that the Demon Extermination Alliance asked the leader of the Sword Sect to take action, and paid a considerable price.

Then neither of them made a move.

They're definitely not dead; it seems they've all gone to recuperate.

On the contrary, the old demon of the Southern Frontier has become increasingly active recently, and then he encountered the Crown Prince who went to supervise the army.

After a fierce battle, the old demon of the Southern Frontier was defeated and forced to retreat due to the backlash from the Gu worms.

The Crown Prince was nourished by the Empress with all sorts of rare and precious medicines from the time he was in his mother's womb.

She was raised on rare and precious herbs from birth.

They possess exceptional innate talent, and their subsequent training is lavish and costly.

With his unparalleled martial arts skills, if Emperor Xihuan is the best in the world, then the Crown Prince, even if not the second best, would certainly be in the top five. As for the Seven Kill Martial Lord, his luck isn't much better.

The imperial army has surrounded them, and they are now trapped in one place with no way to escape.

He does have an army of 100,000, but not all of them are combat soldiers; there are also auxiliary soldiers and other logistical support personnel.

Hearing about the four people's plight, Chu Danqing was also thinking about something: since these four people were so unlucky, would they just take the tokens directly?

Their status certainly gave them an advantage, but by the same token, they knew less about the Heavenly Ring than Chu Danqing did.

Therefore, there is a very high probability that they are unaware that the token requires a person with great fortune as a resource.

If they come into direct contact, then what will be consumed is their luck.

Each of the five factions has its own advantages and disadvantages.

It is precisely because their fortunes were swallowed by the token that they have not yet activated it.

This also increased the difficulty of the task.

Conversely, Chu Danqing, whose luck was not diminished but instead became even luckier than the average person, had a smooth and successful life.

The competition for the Heavenly Ring had already begun to some extent when the token was obtained.

In terms of fortune alone, they are in the negatives while Chu Danqing is in the positives, which already gives them an advantage.

Of course, Chu Danqing is not an apostle of the luck or fortune system, so he cannot further expand this advantage and can only passively enjoy it.

I initially thought the native inhabitants of this trial world wouldn't pose a significant challenge, but it seems that's not the case.

It was only because Chu Danqing used her information advantage to preserve her luck that there was no difficulty.

Otherwise, if you're so unlucky that even drinking cold water will cause you to choke, then you'll truly be unable to move an inch.

As Chu Danqing was drinking tea, she saw Xia Qian also enter the teahouse.

When the other party saw that Chu Danqing was also there, their expression was as if they had seen a ghost.

They then dismissed the waiter who came to greet them, saying only that they had an acquaintance there.

He then sat down in front of Chu Danqing.

"Young Master Chu, what are you doing here?" Xia Qian asked in a low voice.

Chu Danqing did not answer, but simply ordered tea and drew the number nine on the table.

This means that he came out to find clues about the Nine Clouds Luminous Cup.

You can't exactly say you came out to slack off, that would be too inappropriate.

Xia Qian fell silent. He thought Chu Danqing was so efficient that she had found the clue first.

He wasn't the only one who came; Shen Heng and others also arrived.

With the help of Xia Qian, the master thief, Shen Heng and his team found a clue in just one morning.

The thief was going to deliver the goods to the buyer in this teahouse.

Xia Qian was about to say something when Shen Heng and his men entered.

They acted immediately the next moment.

This startled the thief known as the Flying Spirit Rat, who immediately rolled up his bundle and activated his lightness skill to its maximum.

They broke free of the encirclement in an instant.

Xia Qian reacted quickly, turning around and giving chase.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing waved his hand, and Da Bao immediately understood Chu Danqing's meaning and quickly chased after him.

Once the skill was activated, he transformed into a blood shadow, his speed even exceeding that of Xia Qian, who specialized in light footwork and wind-attribute true qi.

Before long, it caught up with the Flying Spirit Rat at an extremely fast speed and then captured it in one fell swoop.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye.

By the time Shen Heng and the others realized what was happening, it was already over.

"What happened? He stole the Nine Clouds Luminous Cup?" Chu Danqing also rushed over and asked.

"Huh? Young Master Chu, you don't know?" Xia Qian was also a little confused: "Then what are you doing here in this teahouse?"

"To find out information," Chu Danqing said matter-of-factly.

These words caused everyone to exchange bewildered glances. Finally, Shen Heng spoke up: "It was him. We found evidence this morning that the Flying Spirit Rat was going to make its move here."

Upon hearing this, the Flying Spirit Rat immediately tried to retort, but before it could even open its mouth, Shen Heng swiftly struck it on the neck with a chop.

The other person fainted on the spot.

“It is not appropriate to publicize this in public at this time,” Shen Heng gave his reason.

Chu Danqing looked at Shen Heng with suspicion, feeling that something seemed a little off.

"Young Master Chu, now that the matter is settled, I will take this thief back for interrogation." Shen Heng cupped his hands in greeting, then led his men back.

"Then aren't the buyers being arrested?" Chu Danqing asked.

“The buyer’s identity is unusual. We were discovered by the other party during our investigation, and our whereabouts were leaked.”

"They've probably already left the city, making it difficult to track them down now."

“Now that the Nine Clouds Luminous Cup has been recovered, His Highness once said that it’s better to avoid trouble,” Shen Heng continued to explain.

Chu Danqing, however, became increasingly strange, as if he wanted to hastily close the case.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing also said, "I'll go back to the Prince's Mansion with you, so that nothing goes wrong on the way."

Although she felt something was amiss, since Shen Heng had said so and was willing to take responsibility, Chu Danqing couldn't say anything.

As for why they went back with the other party, that's quite simple.

I got caught slacking off, so it's not good to stay here and continue slacking off.

"Then I'll have to trouble Young Master Chu." Shen Heng's expression remained unchanged. After saying this, he led the way, taking everyone back to the Prince's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)