Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

Chapter 149 Red Satin

Four people were just enough to fill a table, even though they had just scared away all the customers in the shop, and some opportunists even ran away without paying their bills.

However, the group was fairly responsible for such matters, and Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng each paid the wine shop owner two ingots of silver.

The wine shop owner was serving them wine with a smile. With such generous customers, not only would all the previous customers have left, but the wine shop owner would also be willing to close the shop immediately and only do business with Jiang Fengyue and his group.

The silver Jiang Fengyue and Lu Xiaofeng gave to the wine shop owner was enough to fund several days' worth of wine sales.

Lu Xiaofeng sat next to Sikong Zhaixing, but he seemed to still be arguing with Sikong Zhaixing, and they barely exchanged a few words.

Sikong Zhaixing patted Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder and laughed, "If I'm a thief, what are you?"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and said, "I am the ancestor of thieves."

Sikong Zhaixing sighed, "It's a pity you're not cut out to be a thief; you're only fit to dig up earthworms."

Xue Bing immediately cast a curious glance at Sikong Zhaixing, who then began to describe the scene vividly.

Jiang Fengyue smiled inwardly. This was just because Lu Xiaofeng lost a bet and had to dig up 680 earthworms for Sikong Zhaixing. Lu Xiaofeng had once competed with Sikong Zhaixing in somersaults and easily won. Who knew that Sikong Zhaixing did nothing but practice somersaults every day.

Later, Sikong Zhaixing approached Lu Xiaofeng again and proposed another somersault contest. The loser would have to dig up the number of lizards the other had somersaulted. Lu Xiaofeng, relying on his previous victory, readily agreed.

Unfortunately, Lu Xiaofeng not only lost the competition, but his task of digging earthworms for Sikong Zhaixing also became a source of ridicule for others.

Ignoring Sikong Zhaixing, who was still describing the fun of digging for tadpoles, Lu Xiaofeng turned to Jiang Fengyue and asked, "What brings you here this time?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "I think our goals are the same, which is to catch that infamous embroidered thief."

Lu Xiaofeng asked in surprise, "You've met Jin Jiuling and Hua Manlou?"

He felt more confident about the matter, because he had witnessed Jiang Fengyue's amazing martial arts skills when dealing with Dugu Yihe, as well as her ingenuity in the Qingyi Tower, which was no less than Zhu Ting's.

If Jiang Fengyue was involved in the Embroidery Thief incident, he would be confident in catching the embroidery thief who had seriously injured dozens of people in a month.

Jiang Fengyue shook her head.

Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Then why—"

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "You want to ask me why I got involved in this matter? Well, I can only tell you that it's just that my urge to meddle in other people's business has kicked in again."

Lu Xiaofeng gave a helpless bitter smile and said, "If it weren't for Jin Jiuling provoking me to agree to this, I would have run as far away from this trouble as possible. Even if you hadn't encountered this, you would still have rushed to come forward."

During their conversation, Sikong Zhaixing poured Lu Xiaofeng a cup of wine and said with a smile, "I have met Jin Jiuling and Hua Manlou before."

Lu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "So you knew I would come here to drink?"

Sikong Zhaixing said, "That's right, I've been waiting for you here."

Lu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "What are you waiting for me for? Do you want to invite me for a drink?"

Sikong Zhaixing shook his head and sighed, "You know that's not the case."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled slightly and said, "All I know is that we are friends."

Sikong Zhaixing said, "That's strange. Many people specifically want me to steal your things."

Jiang Fengyue thought to herself that Sikong Zhaixing could truly be considered one of Lu Xiaofeng's few good friends, and also the most loyal one. Although he often tricked Lu Xiaofeng, he would stand up for him when Lu Xiaofeng was in real danger.

Thinking of this king of thieves, he couldn't help but think of Chu Liuxiang. When a thief enjoys the reputation of being the king of thieves and the leader of thieves, others will not look down on them for stealing things.

Despite being a thief, he acted openly and honestly, and never took innocent lives.

If a particularly wealthy tycoon were to have thieves like these come knocking on their door, the tycoon would actually consider it an honor. The fact that the king of thieves was targeting him proves that he is worth stealing from.

Therefore, these kinds of characters are always loved and hated, but no one would kill them. Of course, with the lightness skills of people like Sikong Zhaixing and Chu Liuxiang, no one can stop or kill them.

Jiang Fengyue secretly compared the two in her mind: whether the King of Thieves, Sikong Zhaixing, had the best lightness skill, or the Master Thief, Chu Liuxiang, had the best lightness skill.

Unfortunately, the ability he obtained from Sikong Zhaixing was the skill of master thief, which he couldn't practice himself. He could only wait for an opportunity to test his lightness skill against the king of thieves, Sikong Zhaixing, just like Lu Xiaofeng tested his somersaults against him.

Returning to the dinner table, Lu Xiaofeng quietly gazed at Sikong Zhaixing and asked with a smile, "What do you want to steal?"

Sikong Zhaixing sighed, "A piece of red satin."

Lu Xiaofeng said helplessly, "You treat us as friends, and you still want to steal from me?"

Sikong Zhaixing said, "I've already promised someone!"

Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Why should I agree?"

Sikong Zhaixing said, "I owe him a favor!"

Lu Xiaofeng frowned and asked, "Who is that person?"

Sikong Zhaixing smiled bitterly and said, "You know I can't say, so why ask again?"

The answer lies in the riddle itself. The person Sikong Zhaixing is referring to is probably the legendary Embroidered Thief, but Lu Xiaofeng has no way of finding out who this person is from Sikong Zhaixing.

Jiang Fengyue sighed, "Unfortunately, I also promised someone that I would never let this piece of red satin be stolen."

Hearing Jiang Fengyue say this, Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but smile and said, "If that's the case, why don't we make a bet?"

Sikong Zhaixing said, "Gambling again? Have you forgotten that you just dug up earthworms for me not long ago?"

Lu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "The thing is on me. If you can steal it, I can even dig up another 680 earthworms for you. If you can't steal it, I don't need you to dig up earthworms. Just call me 'ancestor' when we meet."

Sikong Zhaixing's eyes lit up, and he asked, "How does the betting work?"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled and asked, "How many guest rooms are there in the back of this place?"

Sikong Zhaixing said, "Six rooms."

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Alright, we'll stay here tonight and wait for you to steal it."

Sikong Zhaixing laughed and said, "Since you know I'm going to steal it, and there are three of you here, how can I possibly steal it?"

Lu Xiaofeng said, "You are the king of thieves. Others may not be able to do it, but you always have a way. Don't even mention three people; you've tried stealing things from thirty people before."

Sikong Zhaixing smiled and said, "Deal."