Chapter 424: Chapter 424

"Sorry, this is the Xuanwu family's secret chamber. You're an outsider!" Xuanwu Wenyuan naturally refused.

"Really stingy. Forget it, I'm tired too. I'm leaving!" Seeing this situation, the divine thief didn't want to stay any longer and bid farewell.

She wanted to find the person inside, but if that person could achieve this level, would he still stay to watch the show? He would definitely have left long ago. What use was there in her staying here?

She would ask Xuanwu Wenyuan about the situation later. She believed the Xuanwu family would make every effort to find this person—after all, their secret chamber had been infiltrated!

Xuanwu Wenyuan led the two people inside, looking around several times and searching repeatedly. It wasn't until dawn that he was one hundred percent certain there was no one else in the secret chamber. At the same time, all the treasures in the secret chamber were intact—not a single item was damaged or missing.

What was this situation? What had that person come to do? Could it be that he had merely come to prove his thievery skills? If so, that would be fine—this matter wouldn't need to be pursued further.

Anyone who possessed such frighteningly advanced thievery skills couldn't be a simple character. If he wanted to steal, they couldn't stop him. They couldn't stop him in today's situation, let alone at other times.

Therefore, even if this person had really taken something, as long as he bore no malice toward the Xuanwu family, they would let it be. There was no need to search further, much less make things difficult for him.

"Father, what do we do now?" Xuanwu Lingfeng asked. He could actually guess his father's thoughts, but he wanted to learn the ways of being a family head and know exactly what his father would do.

"Investigate if we can; if not, forget it. We don't need to let people know about this matter. Externally, we'll just say it was caused by the divine thief," Xuanwu Wenyuan said.

"Yes! Your son understands!" Xuanwu Lingfeng replied.

How did he leave, and when did he leave? Xuanwu Wenyuan was still wondering how Xiaoyao had departed. Official source ıs novel·fire.net

Actually, when Xiaoyao finished reading the books, he was originally thinking about how to get out. But unexpectedly, just then the world's number one divine thief attracted everyone's attention. While the divine thief was changing disguises, he quietly slipped out.

This was when the probability of not being discovered was lowest. Although the probability of being discovered was still much, much higher than not being discovered, it was still the lowest possible.

Xiaoyao had prepared to be discovered and would use contingency methods if that happened. But the result was very smooth—Xiaoyao wasn't discovered by anyone from beginning to end and left silently.

Xiaoyao didn't yet know that he had become a legend, causing the world's number one divine thief to no longer call herself number one but humbly say she was number two...

After leaving, Xiaoyao immediately rushed toward one place—the Xuanwu family's wall. He still needed to see Wang Yanyu. He didn't know how late he was, but she was probably going to lose her temper again.

"Where the hell did you go? Believe it or not, I'll destroy you!!" When Wang Yanyu saw Xiaoyao, she indeed exploded, throwing everything she could at him. The wall area around her could no longer find any tiles or loose bricks.

"Hehe, an accident—there was a small accident!" Xiaoyao said with a smile. "Your Majesty the Queen, don't be angry. Let's continue. This time I won't read books—I'll listen to you and chat with you!"

"Really?" Wang Yanyu looked at Xiaoyao with some surprise and delight.

"Mm, just chatting. Anyway, cultivation methods can't be finished. I'll have opportunities to search for them later—that's also a kind of pleasure," Xiaoyao smiled.

"Yes, searching for them yourself is very interesting. It can pass time. Sometimes I like to search for things in the marketplace," Wang Yanyu nodded.

"Mm, sometimes good things aren't in the hands of nobles but among the common people," Xiaoyao nodded. He had discovered countless good folk treasures and naturally had deep feelings about this.

"Yes, yes! Do you know, once I was..." Wang Yanyu began narrating one of her experiences, looking very excited. Xiaoyao chimed in from the side, also talking about some of his own experiences. The two chatted .

Although there wasn't much time left that night, Wang Yanyu felt they had a very happy conversation, no worse than any previous time. This might be because Xiaoyao was sincerely chatting with her, or perhaps just because she was easily satisfied.

"Hey, footstool, are you planning to leave?" Wang Yanyu suddenly asked at the end.

"Yes, things here are finished. But if no accidents happen, I'll continue listening to Your Majesty the Queen's teachings!!" Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"Mm, I won't be here much longer either. You must stay with me until the day I leave!" Wang Yanyu said. She had read almost all the Wei family's books. The reason she hadn't finished the last ones was also because of Xiaoyao. Now that Xiaoyao was leaving, she would naturally leave too.

"That's hard to say. I feel we'll part without saying goodbye, so let's agree now! If I don't come one night, it means I've already left. Conversely, if you're not here, it means you've left!" Xiaoyao smiled.

"Alright, that's settled!" Wang Yanyu didn't object to this. Their being together was also fate. She didn't want to force anything. If the fate ended, then they would part.

"Goodbye. Perhaps this is our last meeting here!" Xiaoyao smiled. His feelings were accurate most of the time. He felt that his behavior today might indicate that things here were coming to an end.

Although he didn't want it to be so soon, sometimes things weren't for him to decide!!

"Goodbye. Remember what we agreed—no matter when, don't say you know me. Only I can say it!" Wang Yanyu smiled.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen!"

"Base young master, you finally couldn't help but show yourself! No more stabbing in the back?" Xiaoyao looked at the menacing Shang Lingjian and asked with a smile.

"What are you saying? I don't know what you're talking about. I've always been open and above board. If I have something to do, I'll do it face to face. I'm not like you—who knows what unspeakable purposes you have," Shang Lingjian said with an air of righteousness, because now he was in front of a crowd—and not just any crowd, but an important one.

Shang Lingjian had come with a group of people, including Xuanwu Lingxiao and Xuanwu Lingfeng.

"Looking at your stance, you're probably planning to accuse me of something. Fine, it seems I really will be leaving the Xuanwu family today," Xiaoyao looked at Shang Lingjian very calmly, not even looking at Xuanwu Lingxiao's expression because he didn't care whether she would believe him or Shang Lingjian.

For Xiaoyao, Xuanwu Lingxiao was merely a relatively good young miss from the master's family, not the kind of close friend one confided in. Therefore, her reaction didn't matter to him in terms of disappointment or otherwise.

Xuanwu Lingxiao seemed to sense Xiaoyao's attitude and wanted to say something, but Shang Lingjian didn't give her the chance. At the same time, she didn't know how to explain this situation.

Meanwhile, almost everyone was surprised that Xiaoyao could guess the purpose of their group and remained so calm about it. This was indeed not the reaction of an ordinary servant.

This might indicate one thing—that Shang Lingjian's previous speculations weren't without merit. Of course, this referred to part of his speculations, not all of them. All of them would be somewhat incredible.

"You can't just leave when you want to now. Come with me to see my uncle!" Shang Lingjian said with a cold smile.

"Your uncle?" Xiaoyao was somewhat puzzled. Wasn't your uncle Xuanwu Wenyuan? He was the Xuanwu family head—how could such an important figure see a small person like himself?

"That's right, my uncle—the head of the Xuanwu family. You should feel honored," Shang Lingjian continued with a cold smile. "Someone like you might never see such an important figure in your lifetime!"

"Mm, truly an honor. But the family head is so busy—he doesn't need to see a small person like me. Just tell me directly what it's about and don't waste time," Xiaoyao said unconcernedly.

"Hmph! You're in big trouble now. This matter is beyond what I can decide—only my uncle can make the judgment. obediently!" Seeing Xiaoyao so unconcerned, Shang Lingjian couldn't help but feel angry. He wanted to see Xiaoyao scared to the point of wetting himself.

Even if not to that extent, he should at least be trembling with fear.

"Fine!" Xiaoyao nodded.

Shang Lingjian had expected Xiaoyao to continue resisting, but unexpectedly Xiaoyao suddenly nodded.

"Smart of you, or you'd be in for suffering!" Shang Lingjian said in an extremely low nasal tone.

Xiaoyao knew that resistance would bring trouble, so he simply decided to go see Xuanwu Wenyuan. That would make things simpler. He didn't think yesterday's incident had been discovered—he didn't believe the Xuanwu family could have any evidence against him. At most, it would be speculation, but the probability of guessing it was him was almost zero.

This "summons" was probably about something else, and he had an answer in mind. This matter would definitely get him expelled from the Xuanwu family, but wouldn't cause any other trouble.

"Little schemer, you've hidden quite deeply. But don't worry too much—answer the questions properly and you won't have any problems," Xuanwu Lingxiao quietly said to Xiaoyao on the road. When Xiaoyao looked at her, she acted as if she hadn't said anything.

She used the Sound Transmission Technique. Even Xuanwu Lingfeng with his Saint Level strength couldn't hear it!