Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 604 - 61: The Master Thief

Qian Chang, one of the four major powers on Linlan Street.

Regarding Qian Chang himself, Yue Jinghua collected many of his deeds through the Eagle Department.

This man was born a thieving genius. As an infant, he even managed to steal a ring from his wet nurse while being breastfed.

As he grew older, he stole everything he could, from the undergarments of women to the chest hair of men, ranging from eight to eighty years old.

However, his most famous theft has to be the event of stealing the Emperor’s Diamond.

The so-called Emperor’s Diamond refers to the Star-falling Diamond on the crown of the emperors of the Dragon War Empire for generations.

It is well known that Star-falling Diamonds are very precious minerals, and one the size of a thumb can be worth a fortune on the continent.

The Dragon War Emperor’s Diamond was as big as a pigeon’s egg and is the largest Star-falling Diamond that has appeared on the continent to date.

About five years ago, one day, when Long Teng the 71st went to court, a female official arranging his attire discovered that the Star-falling Diamond on Emperor Long Teng’s crown was missing.

Enraged, Emperor Long Teng the 71st caused an uproar inside and outside the Imperial City, and the Dragon Rider Team nearly mobilized in full force.

Who would have known that by the next day, as the female official nervously fetched the crown again, she found that the Star-falling Diamond had returned to its place.

There was also a piece of paper attached, which read: "Qian Chang was here."

After that incident, Qian Chang became famous overnight throughout the Eastern Continent.

No one knew how he got into the heavily guarded Imperial City, nor how he secretly pried the Star-falling Diamond from Emperor Long Teng’s crown without leaving a clue.

Some people said that Qian Chang’s movement technique was unparalleled, ghostly, and untraceable.

Others said Qian Chang mastered the art of Concealment, able to hide his presence so that it leaves no trace.

No matter the theory, in the end, nobody could verify it.

The officials of the Military Department denounced Qian Chang as a treacherous thief, offering a bounty of 500,000 Dark Pills for his head.

The Dark Practitioners among the common folk, however, praised Qian Chang for his boundless courage, declaring him a true genius of theft.

After listening to Lady Fen Xiang, all the women looked at each other in disbelief.

A Sky-reaching Thief who doesn’t even care for a Star-falling Diamond, why would he come to steal these trinkets from the Duke Mansion?

"Perhaps it’s because the Duke Mansion has gained too much fame recently, and the young lord has become the talk of the town. Qian Chang is someone who values his face as if it were his life and can’t stand to see anyone stealing his limelight," Lady Fen Xiang and Qian Chang were both dark powers of Linlan Street, yet she had never actually met him in person.

If Lady Fen Xiang was like a dormant venomous snake, then Qian Chang would be a moth lurking in the darkest corner.

"If it really was Qian Chang’s doing, the matter might be difficult to handle. He is very good at Disguise, acting on a whim both day and night," Lady Fen Xiang knew that Qian Chang had a gang of thief pickpockets under his command.

If it were them, it would still be somewhat easy to prevent, but given the events of the past few days, it’s likely that Qian Chang himself acted personally.

"Let’s be careful and vigilant these next few days," Yue Jinghua couldn’t find a solution for the time being, so she could only order her people to strengthen their defenses at the store these next few days.

However, even with constant vigilance, a genius thief is hard to guard against.

In the following days, despite Yue Jinghua and others’ vigilant defense, Qian Chang still committed crimes in several stores in turn.

With liquor stocks diminishing and the precious goods in the grocery store taken clean, it left everyone panicked, and all had lost the heart to work.

Yue Jinghua thought for a moment, took out a few items, and handed them to the ladies.

"You few, these next few days, wear what I have given you and frequently visit various events in the town."

The ladies looked down and were all dumbfounded, "Jinghua, wearing this out, isn’t it too ostentatious?"

"It has to be ostentatious. You don’t have to conceal your identities, just say you are from the ladies of the Duke Mansion. Instead of passively taking hits, it’s better to take the initiative," Yue Jinghua said, sneering coldly. If cunning thieves are hard to guard against, then why not change tactics and lure the snake out of its hole.

Around the third period of the night, inside the Blood Cherry Duke Mansion, a few lanterns flickered in the corridor, casting a gentle glow, and the entire Duke Mansion was silent.

It seemed everyone had settled down for the night.

Shalman, who had been busy all day in the Mysterious Beast Store, had gone to sleep.

Before sleeping, she carefully took off a ring from her finger and placed it beside her pillow.

These rings had one thing in common: each was embedded with a pear-shaped Star-falling Diamond.

These Star-falling Diamonds were Yue Jinghua’s creation, using Dun Qinglian Fire to solidify and cut multiple facets, inspired by modern diamonds.

Unique on the continent, only Yue Jinghua could forge them.

Yue Jinghua’s original intention was to sell these Star-falling Pear Diamonds to the noblewomen of the town, but due to the limited scale of the grocery store, she had not yet sold them.

However, the matter with Qian Chang gave her a headache, so she took out these unique rings in hopes of attracting Qian Chang’s attention.

The night became quieter, and a lantern on the corridor was extinguished by a breeze.

Inside Shalman’s room, a wall suddenly bulged out, gradually revealing the figure of a person.

The figure became more and more apparent, a short man with sneaky, rat-like eyes appeared.

The outside world’s assessment of Qian Chang was wrong, whether it’s about his exquisite movement technique or his Concealment.

What Qian Chang is best at is Disguise, whether it’s an eight-year-old child or an eighty-year-old crone, regardless of gender, he could perfectly impersonate them all.

He could even disguise himself as a wall, an inanimate object.

After noticing the ladies of the Duke Mansion carrying Star-falling Pear Diamonds outside, Qian Chang set his sights on Shalman.

He took advantage of the Duke Mansion’s unpreparedness, hid inside during the day, and waited until nightfall to make his move.

"The Duke Mansion is indeed not simple, those top-quality wine heads, high-quality Dark Beasts, and these Star-falling Pear Diamonds, I, Mr. Qian, will gladly take them all," Qian Chang said with a thief’s grin, pocketing the Star-falling Pear Diamond.

Suddenly, he felt another gaze from behind him, turned his head back, and saw no one in the room, only the quiet breathing sounds of Shalman in bed.

"It must be an illusion. Before me, Qian Chang, who else could be better at Concealment," muttered Qian Chang, just about to pick up the Star-falling Pear Diamond.

Someone whispered into his ear, laughing, "Qian Chang, you finally came. I’ve been waiting for you here for a long time."

Yue Jinghua wanted Qian Chang to appear in Shalman’s room, and when distributing the Star-falling Pear Diamonds, she deliberately gave Shalman the largest one.

After nightfall, she employed "Pu’s Concealment" to hide her movements and secretly stayed in Shalman’s room. Qian Chang had patience, but Yue Jinghua’s was even greater.

When she was a Female Official spy in the Middle East, in the Golan Heights, to capture a local tribal militia, she endured three days and nights without water or cover in the desert, eventually annihilating the tribal militia forces in one fell swoop.

Qian Chang didn’t panic when he was caught on the spot, his figure flickered, and he disappeared directly in front of Yue Jinghua.