Chapter 420: Chapter 420

However, she quickly pushed this worry out of her mind, shaking her head and murmuring, "He's just a little servant—who would bother with him? He can handle ordinary matters himself. He must be busy with something. Hmph, to actually leave Her Majesty the Queen waiting here—I'll definitely make you pay later!!"

In her boredom, Wang Yanyu looked up at the moon again, quietly spacing out. If she had come to her senses at this moment, she would definitely be surprised that she could actually space out . Previously, even when she wanted to space out, she couldn't—her mind would think of all sorts of chaotic things and needed something to fill it!

Wang Yanyu had recently noticed that she seemed to have become much more normal, not like before when she needed to read new books all day to get by, or she would suffer greatly.

Now she seemed able to occasionally do boring things, and her mood was getting better and better. Could it be because of being with that footstool boy?

She perhaps didn't know that over the past year or so, Xiaoyao had gradually been giving her a form of treatment through their conversations—psychological treatment.

This wasn't to say Wang Yanyu's illness was a psychological disease, but Wang Yanyu's condition had persisted too long, causing some psychological issues. Although she could control these problems, they created pressure in her heart. This pressure accumulated more and more. If it continued, the problem could become very serious. Of course, maybe she would discover it herself later and could treat herself.

Over this year, Xiaoyao had, in passing, dissolved this psychological pressure, causing very subtle changes in her psychology. She became much more relaxed, which was why she felt being with Xiaoyao had become pleasant.

Perhaps she would discover this in the future, but it would only make her more grateful to Xiaoyao and increase his position in her heart—as a professional chat companion!!

In Wang Yanyu's heart, Xiaoyao was just a chat companion, nothing special. Of course, being able to serve as her chat companion meant being recognized by her—such people were rare, even one could say absolutely unique.

Emotionally, there were some people who could chat with her, but the problem was these people simply couldn't serve as her chat companions because her knowledge was too broad. Others simply couldn't keep up with her thinking or discuss those matters.

Outside the secret chamber, quite a few people had now gathered. Even if Xiaoyao had a way to become invisible, he probably couldn't squeeze out.

"Father, it's already the hour of zi. What is this world's number one divine thief still doing inside without coming out?" Xuanwu Wenyuan's son, Xuanwu Lingfeng, asked.

"I don't know!" Xuanwu Wenyuan frowned. In the current situation, he couldn't guess at all anymore. He felt this world's number one divine thief had no need to trap himself inside for so long without speaking. Latest content publıshed on noⅴelfire.net

Could there be something he hadn't thought of? Could this world's number one divine thief have some unspeakable purpose?

"How about we break down the door?" Xuanwu Lingfeng suggested.

"No, there are very important things behind the door. Breaking it down would damage those items. I would become a sinner of the Xuanwu family!" Xuanwu Wenyuan shook his head.

"But Father, if we continue waiting outside while he destroys things inside, wouldn't that be more serious?" Xuanwu Lingfeng raised a possibility that everyone present had considered.

"It shouldn't happen. There's no need for that. He's just stealing things. At most, if he can't steal successfully, he'll escape. We would just end the matter there. If he destroyed things inside, he would become our Xuanwu family's mortal enemy and be hunted by us. No one should do such a thing unless they're crazy," Xuanwu Wenyuan shook his head, thinking this possibility was extremely low.

"Then what is he doing inside?" Xuanwu Lingfeng brought the question back to the beginning. Everyone wanted to know what exactly Xiaoyao was doing inside.

This matter puzzled everyone!!

"Could he be memorizing our Xuanwu Heart Scripture? That would also count as successful theft!" Xuanwu Lingxiao, who had been standing guard nearby, spoke up. Such a major incident naturally required her presence as a core member of the new generation.

The reason she could think of this was that she suddenly remembered Xiaoyao's reading ability and thought about how this world's number one divine thief said he came to steal the Xuanwu Heart Scripture. This kind of theft was also theft.

"..." Xuanwu Wenyuan fell silent. "Perhaps what Lingxiao said is right. He might really want to memorize the Xuanwu Heart Scripture. In that case, this person cannot be allowed to leave!"

After Xuanwu Lingxiao's reminder, everyone thought of this most likely scenario. At the same time, they understood that if this was really the case, this world's number one divine thief could not be let go. If the Xuanwu Heart Scripture were stolen, it would be a fatal blow to the Xuanwu family.

Whether in terms of reputation or from the aspect of martial techniques being decoded, this would be a fatal blow!

"What do we do now?" Xuanwu Lingfeng asked.

"For now, we can only wait. He has to come out eventually," Xuanwu Wenyuan replied. Though still helpless, currently they could only continue waiting.

"What if he doesn't plan to come out today? Wouldn't we be waiting for nothing?" Shang Lingjian also came over and spoke up to show his presence.

"Even if we wait for nothing, we must wait. If you're tired, go back first. Having me here is enough. Whatever he uses to threaten us this time, I will kill him!" Xuanwu Wenyuan said lightly.

"This..." Shang Lingjian wanted to say that wasn't what he meant—he was willing to wait—but currently he couldn't say it because saying it now would only draw more attention to his "meaning."

"I'm not tired yet. I want to see this world's number one divine thief. He's quite a character," Xuanwu Lingxiao said.

"Lingxiao, how can you say that..." Shang Lingjian immediately responded, trying to curry favor. He thought Xuanwu Lingxiao saying this would anger Xuanwu Wenyuan and others.

However, he didn't know that Xuanwu Wenyuan wasn't angry about this but actually agreed.

"That's right, he is indeed quite a character. To enter this secret chamber under such heavy guard—if I hadn't been waiting inside, no one would have known he was there! And he could immediately find my weakness and force me out of the secret chamber, which shows his composure under pressure and quick reactions," Xuanwu Wenyuan said.

Although Xiaoyao made him very frustrated, he also admired him somewhat. This was the vision of a good family head—always able to see more comprehensively than others.

"..." Shang Lingjian fell silent. He felt it was better not to speak—the more he said, the more mistakes he made.

"If he wants to memorize the Xuanwu Heart Scripture, it would take at least several days, unless he has an exceptional memory and can remember after seeing once. But even that would take at least a day," Xuanwu Lingfeng said at this time. "I think we can properly conserve our energy now instead of exhausting ourselves!"

"That's right. If he really wants to memorize the Xuanwu Heart Scripture, it will definitely take considerable time. You don't all need to wait here—have people take turns," Xuanwu Wenyuan also nodded in agreement, very satisfied with his son's words. He had hit the key point and showed good overall perspective.

"That's hard to say. If he's like that little schemer, it might only take two or three hours," Xuanwu Lingxiao murmured to herself at this moment. This was just her talking to herself, but many people heard it—the people here had very sensitive ears.

"Lingxiao, who are you talking about?" Xuanwu Wenyuan asked curiously. The Xuanwu Heart Scripture wasn't just one book but a complete set of martial learning classics containing many aspects. Just reading through this set would take one or two days, and that was for fast readers reading all day.

Two or three hours was impossible—at least the Xuanwu family had never had such a case in all these years, even among the most powerful geniuses.

"Ah, it's a little schemer—no, a little servant. His name is Xiaoyao. He works at the library. His hobby is usually reading, so his reading speed is very fast, and he has photographic memory," Xuanwu Lingxiao replied somewhat frantically. Xuanwu Wenyuan's aura made her unconsciously panic a bit.

"Xiaoyao?" This was the first time Xuanwu Wenyuan heard Xiaoyao's name, but he quickly forgot it because Xiaoyao wasn't worth his mental effort to remember—at least, that's what he thought.

"Hmph, a detestable and impolite dog slave!" Shang Lingjian snorted coldly. He couldn't hold back again!

Originally, if Xiaoyao was at the library, he had no way to contact him and couldn't find opportunities. But he hadn't expected Xiaoyao to leave the library, giving him chances!

Over this past month, he had been constantly looking for opportunities to teach Xiaoyao a lesson, but the results were all resolved by Xiaoyao.

He still didn't understand how Xiaoyao resolved them. Clearly those situations all seemed very difficult. He had asked those servants who tried to please him, and they said their ideas couldn't possibly be resolved, yet the result was that Xiaoyao resolved them one by one.

He now suspected whether those people were bragging. What do you mean "can't be resolved"? It was just that they hadn't thought of solutions. Otherwise, why could others easily do it and complete it so excellently that he couldn't find any excuse to punish him?

Shang Lingjian didn't want to drive Xiaoyao away—if he left, there would be no fun. What he wanted was to make things difficult for Xiaoyao and torment him. The result was that he never succeeded once.

Another thing that frustrated him was that he still had many moves he hadn't used yet—he just couldn't find Xiaoyao. He could only occasionally find Xiaoyao by chance. Most of the time, he couldn't find where Xiaoyao was, or when he found him, there wasn't enough time.

He wanted to grab Xiaoyao and scold him: "You're just a servant—why are you running around everywhere? Just work properly in one place!!"

But he knew this wouldn't work because doing so might make Xiaoyao return to the library, and then he'd have no opportunities again. Therefore, he could only endure.