254: Chapter 255 Miraculous Skill

"The test is very simple." Chu Yunfei crossed his arms, a playful smirk on his lips.

"I heard from Brother Lin that you have quite a Talent for the art of thievery.

Try to steal something from me. If you can do it, I can make an exception and accept you as my apprentice."

The reason he proposed this request was to make Sun Daqian retreat in the face of difficulty.

As a successor of the Dao Sect, although his Qinggong was remarkable, his thievery skills were his true specialty.

Having walked the Jianghu for so many years, the number of people who could silently take something from him could be counted on one hand; only those old monsters in the Sect could do it.

For this young man before him, who hadn't even stepped into the Ninth Rank, to attempt theft right under his nose was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Of course, if the other party could really do it, accepting him into the Dao Sect wouldn't be impossible.

Upon hearing this, Sun Daqian subconsciously glanced at Lin Ye, who gave a nearly imperceptible nod, signaling him to go ahead.

"Alright, I accept your challenge!"

Sun Daqian took a deep breath, steadied himself, and then carefully scrutinized Chu Yunfei, seemingly considering what to steal.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he immediately activated the Hand of Spell-Stealing.

Without any superfluous movements, he simply reached out and grabbed; accompanied by a strange fluctuation of energy, something appeared out of thin air in Sun Daqian's hand.

It was a belt.

It was pieced together from blocks of white jade, its surface emitting a warm luster; it clearly wasn't an ordinary item.

However, when Sun Daqian saw clearly what was in his hand, the smile on his face stiffened slightly.

Heaven help him, he had originally aimed for the gourd hanging at the other's waist, but he hadn't expected the Hand of Spell-Stealing to go off-course again, directly swiping the other's belt instead.

Fortunately, this item was just an ornament in ancient times; otherwise, this move would have likely offended the man to death.

Chu Yunfei had still been in a nonchalant posture until he noticed the familiar jade belt in Sun Daqian's hand.

He subconsciously looked down and saw that the spot where the jade belt had been tied was now empty, with only his robe hanging loosely.

The expression on Chu Yunfei's face froze completely in that instant, his gaze shifting back and forth between Sun Daqian's palm and his own waist several times.

He considered himself knowledgeable and experienced, but he simply couldn't fathom what kind of stealing technique the other party had used.

There was no tactile sensation, no sound of wind, not even the feeling of his robe being tugged; the jade belt had simply vanished from his waist and appeared in the other's hand.

This kind of technique was truly miraculous!

The look in Chu Yunfei's eyes as he gazed at Sun Daqian had completely changed.

"Can you tell me, that move just now..." Chu Yunfei's voice was slightly excited.

"How exactly did you do it?"

He knew it was inappropriate to inquire about someone else's thievery techniques, but he was simply too curious.

This technique was completely incomprehensible.

"This... I don't know how to explain it; I just focus my mind and follow my instincts.

It's just that sometimes the target of the theft goes off-course; I had originally intended to steal your gourd.

Right, here, returning this to you."

Sun Daqian scratched his head in embarrassment and handed the belt over.

Chu Yunfei took the belt, didn't bother tying it on, and patted Sun Daqian on the shoulder, his eyes full of admiration: "From today on, you are my, Chu Yunfei's, apprentice."

Sun Daqian was a sensible person; hearing this, he immediately dropped to his knees with a thud and kowtowed three times: "Master, please accept this disciple's respects!"

Chu Yunfei quickly reached out to help him up: "There is no need for that; we in the Dao Sect don't stand on such ceremony. Get up.

However, since you have joined my Dao Sect, you must train diligently with me from now on.

Although your foundation in martial arts is thin, with this miraculous thievery technique, with just a little cultivation, you will surely have a place in the Dao Sect in the future."

Chu Yunfei casually painted a grand vision for him.

However, Sun Daqian believed it implicitly, his excitement evident: "Thank you, Master! I will definitely not let you down."

Sun Daqian also took the opportunity to express his ambition.

Lin Ye stood to the side, watching the two acting like they had met too late in life, feeling quite moved.

The reason he was willing to help Sun Daqian was, on one hand, that he valued his pure nature, and on the other, because the influence of the martial domain game on the real world was deepening day by day.

If he could cultivate more players with decent strength, he would have more bargaining chips to deal with future unknown situations.

If Sun Daqian could receive resources from the Dao Sect, his future achievements should not disappoint him.

Chu Yunfei turned around and solemnly cupped his hands to Lin Ye: "Brother Lin, I will remember this favor.

If it weren't for you today, I would have nearly missed a Dao Sect Genius!

In the future, whenever you have need of me, Chu Yunfei, as long as it does not violate the Dao Sect's rules, even if it means going through mountains of blades and seas of fire, I will not refuse!"

Lin Ye smiled and waved his hand: "Brother Chu, you are too polite; I only helped make the connection."

It was a mutually beneficial matter, and Lin Ye wasn't counting on gaining any benefits from it.

"Just cultivate him well in the future."

"Rest assured, Brother Lin, I will take him back to the Sect to register immediately.

This kid's martial arts foundation is quite thin to begin with, so we can't delay any longer."

Having said that, he turned to look at Sun Daqian and immediately waved his hand: "Let's go, follow Master back to the Sect."

"Alright, Master!"

Sun Daqian responded excitedly.

Was he leaving the beginner village already? He was quite excited.

Then he bowed deeply to Lin Ye: "Thank you, Big Boss!"

Lin Ye nodded, watching the figures of the Master and apprentice fade into the distance.

"Hmm, I've stayed here long enough; it's time to return to the county town."

Having been gone for so long, he believed the previous turmoil had already subsided.

After saying goodbye to his Second Uncle and the others, Lin Ye set off on his journey back to Qingfeng County.

The moonlight was like a wash, and Xiao Jun lay quietly on his shoulder, fast asleep.

It was currently in its infancy and needed sleep to accelerate its growth.

But as Lin Ye looked at Xiao Jun's shimmering golden scales, he began to mutter to himself.

There was no helping it; the way Xiao Jun looked was just too eye-catching.

If he brought it back to the county town like this, he feared it would attract unnecessary attention.

It wasn't that he was afraid he couldn't protect Xiao Jun.

But as the saying goes, one doesn't fear a thief stealing, but one fears a thief coveting.

There would always be times when he wasn't around.

"How about I just choose to let it roam free?"

His idea was simple: find a mountain outside the city to settle Xiao Jun; regardless, with its strength, ordinary exotic beasts couldn't hurt it.

And he would just need to go and feed it Qi and blood every so often.

Seemingly sensing Lin Ye's thoughts, Xiao Jun, who was sleeping on his shoulder, suddenly stirred, rubbing its two dragon horns gently against Lin Ye's neck while humming and hawking.

This was clearly a sign that it didn't want to leave Lin Ye.

Lin Ye lowered his head, intending to soothe it with a few words.

The next second, his gaze suddenly froze.