292: The First Thief

“Speak,” Lin Xiao said leisurely, holding a freshly brewed hot tea and blowing away the steam before turning his gaze to the person in front of him.

“Who are you, and what are you trying to do, sneaking around here?”

“I…” Hearing this, the woman slightly opened her mouth, just about to say something, when White Shallow, who was beside her, spoke first.

“Palace Master, I know this woman.”

“Oh?” Hearing this, everyone simultaneously turned their attention to White Shallow, their faces filled with curiosity, and Lin Xiao also nodded slightly.

“Tell us.”

White Shallow stepped forward, grabbed a corner of the white robe inside the other party’s armor, stared at her face, and slowly spoke, “Silver robe, silver armor, legs without a trace.”

“If I’m not mistaken, Your Excellency is Chao Tianxiang, known as the First Thief of the Profound Sword Continent.”

“First Thief?” Hearing this, Bai Xiaochun, who was beside her, scratched his head and muttered, “I think I’ve heard of her. Tell us more, Sister White Shallow.”

And as White Shallow continued to speak, everyone finally understood what kind of existence this woman in front of them was.

Chao Tianxiang, the First Thief of the Profound Sword Continent, was rumored to have unmatched Void Realm escape techniques. Her Realm was Perfection of the Six Realm Great Emperor, yet she once infiltrated Jinmu Valley and, right under Jin Buhuan’s nose, stole two of Jinmu Valley’s most precious treasures: the Golden Wood Fruit and the Supreme Emperor Weapon, Yangchun Blade.

And when Mulan, who was in a deep sleep, woke up, she also failed to keep her.

An Eight-Realm Great Emperor failing to keep a Six Realm Great Emperor was something that made Mulan feel she had lost face, and Jinmu Valley also issued a high bounty for Chao Tianxiang.

Therefore, this incident greatly increased Chao Tianxiang’s fame at the time and earned her the nickname “First Thief of the World.”

After learning this, everyone’s gaze towards the person in front of them became unfriendly.

Since they already knew the other party’s title, there was no need to say why she appeared here; she must have come to steal something.

What was alarming was that even White Shallow and Tong Yuan, both Eight-Realm Great Emperors, hadn’t detected her presence.

If it weren’t for their Palace Master’s intervention, she might have truly escaped.

“So, you’re the Thief, are you?” Tong Yuan’s Supreme Emperor Weapon was pressed against the other party’s throat, and a strong killing intent emanated from his small body as he spoke grimly.

“You came to steal from our Wuji Palace, didn’t you? Speak, what did you take? Hand it over, or I will absolutely make your life a living hell, where you can neither live nor die.”

“Tell us what we want to know, Thief.” White Shallow also leaned down, a faint smile on her beautiful face, but it sent shivers down Chao Tianxiang’s spine.

“Otherwise, you know my methods.”

“…” Hearing this, Chao Tianxiang’s face instantly turned pale. She naturally knew how ruthless these two in front of her were.

There was once a Seven Realm Great Emperor who tried to steal Tong Yuan’s ox. After being discovered, the latter directly went to his home, fought for ten days and ten nights, and then killed the former.

Also, White Shallow, when she was still at Six Realm Perfection, was once pursued by two enemies of the same Realm. Eventually, all of them entered a Secret Realm.

No one knew what happened inside, only that when the Secret Realm reopened three months later, the one who walked out was White Shallow, who had already Broken Through to the Seven Realm Great Emperor, with two corpses floating beside her.

And these two battles were the reason they earned their titles.

One must know that, at that time, Great Emperors of Six Realm and above were already incredibly rare in the Profound Sword Continent. Coupled with the fact that they all knew each other’s strength and cherished their lives, having lived for so many years, they wouldn’t fight to the death unless absolutely necessary.

However, in these tens of thousands of years, there appeared these two oddities, Tong Yuan and White Shallow. They held no grudges and would truly fight to the death.

Thinking of this, Chao Tianxiang also felt a surge of regret.

If only she had known, she would have gone to the Sword Tower. Why did she come here?

But no matter how much she regretted it, it was too late now. Under the pressure of many Great Emperors, she could only confess everything.

It turned out that ever since her last theft at Jinmu Valley, Chao Tianxiang had wanted to pull off another big job to make her name as the Thief resound throughout Profound Sword again.

Coincidentally, her Void Realm escape technique had a new Breakthrough, so with her overflowing confidence, she naturally set her sights on the Sword Tower and the newly emerged Wuji Palace.

After all, both of these factions now had Nine Realm Great Emperors. If she could succeed, the prestige would be immense, needless to say.

After hesitating between the two for a moment, she still chose Wuji Palace. She never expected that once she came, she wouldn’t be able to leave.

After listening to her story, the onlookers exchanged glances, their expressions becoming peculiar. They glanced at Lin Xiao, then averted their eyes.

Goodness, one had to admit, this Thief was quite something. If it weren’t for their Palace Master, she might have actually succeeded.

“So,” Lin Xiao was more curious about another question.

“What did you steal?”

“Uh…” Hearing this, Chao Tianxiang awkwardly scratched her head and whispered, “To the Palace Master, I just arrived, and then…”

“…” Hearing this, everyone’s faces showed signs of disinterest.

After all that, this Thief hadn’t even started her work yet.