My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 197 - 115: Entering the Game Personally_4

If this deal goes through, it’s possible that life expectancy could double.

Therefore, taking some risks is necessary.

After an intense debate, the two decided to meet each other halfway.

Housekeeper Wu agreed to Li Nuo’s terms.

The condition was that he must arrange enough people to protect him in secret, and Li Nuo did not refuse; after all, Housekeeper Wu was also doing this for his sake.

Three days later was the Thief Sect’s competition; time was tight, and the mission critical, he had to infiltrate the Thief Sect as soon as possible.

To avoid drawing attention, Li Nuo left through the back door of the Jade Sound Pavilion.

Before he left, he looked back.

Phoenix and Li Anning were standing side by side.

Li Nuo always felt that the two were quite equally matched.

But now it seems, the Princess indeed has the upper hand.

Phoenix loses another point.

...

Chang’an.

A certain street corner.

Several streets intersect here; on any given day, it’s bustling with carts and horses, and the human traffic weaves itself into a market.

"Have a look, have a look!"

"Fresh out of the pot, steaming tofu curd!"

"Fresh vegetables, going cheap!"

"Fortunetelling and fate reading, no charge if inaccurate!"

On both sides of the streets at the intersection were various shops, and stalls brimming with a dazzling array of goods; peddlers pushed their carts through the crowd, their cries of sale, conversations, and haggling all intertwining, creating a noisy and lively atmosphere.

Above the streets, the crowd surged like waves.

Zhao Wu squatted in a shady spot by the roadside, lethargically puffing on his tobacco pipe, his gaze intently following the passing crowd.

More precisely, he was monitoring a particular figure within the crowd.

It was a youth, about eighteen or nineteen years old, with dark skin and unremarkable features, blending into the crowd so well that a glance away could mean losing sight of him.

However, his Stealing Technique was anything but inconspicuous like his appearance.

A portly man just brushed past him, and his bulging purse at his waist disappeared without a trace.

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The Thief Sect has its own rules.

This intersection was under Zhao Wu’s jurisdiction; thieves who weren’t his subordinates were not allowed to steal here.

The reason Zhao Wu didn’t chase him away was that he had observed the boy for two and a half days and noticed that in this short time, the boy had made over a hundred moves and had not failed once.

A hundred thefts, a hundred successes.

How terrifying was this success rate?

Horses stumble, people make mistakes.

Even the old hands in the Thief Sect sometimes slip up.

But when this boy made a move, it invariably resulted in success.

Many times, even when Zhao Wu was watching intently, he couldn’t see just how the boy managed to do it.

While Zhao Wu was just a minor steward in the Thief Sect, his position was earned through skill, not through connections or backdoors, and his own abilities were not weak.

But even he couldn’t achieve this level of proficiency.

So young, yet with such skill, the key was his incredibly precise timing for making a move.

Without a doubt, this boy was a genius.

If he joined the Thief Sect, Zhao Wu wouldn’t dare claim he could become a protector, but under normal circumstances, it was almost a given he’d rise to Chief within two or three years.

By that time, as the one who introduced him, wouldn’t Zhao Wu also have a strong backer in the Thief Sect?

And that was just the normal scenario.

If he were to seize the top spot in the Thief Sect’s internal competition tomorrow, he could instantly rise to Chief, an immediate soar to the heavens.

Winning the competition was something Zhao Wu didn’t dare to imagine.

He didn’t have the strength; none of his subordinates were impressive enough to put forward. Forcing them to participate would only embarrass him.

But if he could recruit this person, not only would his future performance be worry-free, but he would also gain prestige in tomorrow’s competition.

With his mind made up, he put down his pipe and slowly stood up.

At the same time, on the street, Li Nuo was getting a little anxious.

Two and a half days already...

Where was the Thief Sect’s talent scout?

During this time, to maintain these skills, he had already spent three days of his lifespan.

This street corner, with its huge flow of people, was a feng shui treasure for thieves.

Stealing money here was like picking it up.

With his professional eye, the Thief Sect definitely wouldn’t overlook such a place.

Indeed, Li Nuo had seen quite a few petty thieves here.

But since he had bigger fish to fry, he didn’t take any action.

Plenty of petty thieves, yes, but not a single big fish in sight.

For more than two days, Li Nuo himself didn’t know how many times he had struck.

The thing was, after stealing each time, he had to have Housekeeper Wu and his people return the possessions afterward.

If no fish bit today, the three days of his lifespan he had spent might have been utterly wasted.

Just as Li Nuo was starting to feel deflated, his arm was suddenly grasped, and a voice whispered in his ear, "Young man, I’ve been watching you for a long time, can we step aside for a chat?"

Li Nuo turned his head to see an average-looking middle-aged man smiling at him.