C16 Watch the Play from the Dark

Ling Batian had been secretly observing with his Spiritual Power. He knew that there was nothing special about it, so he took out a low-grade fire crystals and said to Lord Chen, "Thank you, Lord Chen, for your help. Please accept this gem." Lord Chen looked at the gemstone and discovered a strange and immense energy within it. He knew that it was no ordinary thing and shook his head, "However, it was a simple task. Please keep the gemstone." His tone was very firm, and Ling Batian couldn't help but have a tinge of admiration for him. If he could become an official like Lord Chen, why would he worry about not flourishing his country?

"I owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, please do not hesitate to tell me." Hey, look at me... May I have your name please? " Ling Batian said.

"I am Chen Si Mu." Chen Si Mu answered immediately.

"I will definitely engrave the lord's generous assistance into my heart. Now that the matter has been resolved, I won't disturb my rest any longer." Chen Shimu didn't bother him. Ling Batian picked up the woman who was still unconscious and walked her out of the door. Chen Shimu came out to see her off.

Arriving at the courtyard, Ling Batian said goodbye and started his flying magic. Under Chen Si Mu's surprised gaze, he flew into the night sky and headed towards Fragrance Pavilion.

Chen Si Mu looked at the night sky and said, "What a strange person."

Ling Batian brought the woman out of the City Lord's Mansion and headed straight for Fragrance Pavilion, but halfway through, he suddenly discovered a black shadow floating into the place from the Treasure-gathering Auction House's back wall. Ling Batian was stunned. Thief? Judging from the black shadow's figure, it was obvious that it was an expert with extreme skill.

Just at this moment, after that black figure, two more black figures floated into the Treasure-gathering Auction House. Seeing that they seemed to be experts, Ling Batian couldn't help but be interested.

There were many guards and servants holding torches and weapons while searching for something in the auction. However, there was a place that was guarded by many guards who held torches, it was obvious that it was the warehouse for Treasure-gathering Auction House.

Although this Treasure-gathering Auction House looked fair and strict on the surface, there were still countless ugly things happening in the shadows. It was common for future customers to kill it in secret, but the money they had after selling the goods was already in their pockets. Because they had done so cleanly, most people did not know what was going on.

Under the cover of the night, Ling Batian's figure merged with the night sky and his eyes clearly saw everything in the auction house. Suddenly, a loud noise came from below. It came from inside the warehouse. Everyone below was shocked and hurriedly surrounded the warehouse so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak out.

Fu Cheng was frowning slightly as he led a group of Black-clothed Man's men into the warehouse. The group of Black-clothed Man's men were all wearing knives and black cloaks, and Ling Batian was surprised to see that they were the same group of knights he had met on the prairie today.

"What's going on?" Fu Cheng asked with a dignified expression. Immediately, a servant ran in front of Fu Cheng, clasped his hands and said, "Two thieves actually dug into the storage room and were surrounded by us."

"Surround them? "Find him out, I want to see what kind of thief dared to steal from me." Fu Cheng's face turned cold as he ordered.

"Those two little rascals were very slippery, and their martial arts were also very high. We've already lost quite a few brothers, but we still couldn't catch them. We request the boss to punish them." The servant quickly kneeled down and admitted his guilt. Ling Batian frowned and waved his hand impatiently. The servant quickly retreated to the side.

"Chairman Fu, do you need our help?" At this time, Black-clothed Man, who was among the group of Black-clothed Man, suddenly said. Fu Cheng turned around and said to Black-clothed Man: "Then, I'll have to trouble the brothers with Nine Star Palace." With a wave of Black-clothed Man's hand, four Black-clothed Man flew out of the team and entered the warehouse. Suddenly, sounds of weapons clashing could be heard from inside as well as two cursing voices. Then, two figures flew out from the warehouse.

The four people from Nine Star Palace then walked out unharmed, and returned to the formation expressionlessly. Fu Cheng was shocked, he did not expect Black-clothed Man to be so experienced, and at the same time wondering who these people were, and what kind of background did Nine Star Palace have? If it weren't for the orders from the higher-ups, he really didn't want to keep these dangerous people by his side.

Looking at the two figures on the ground, they were two scrawny bodies with shifty eyes and an unsightly appearance. The two people on the ground were unable to move, but had their acupoints pierced.

Fu Cheng walked up to the two and opened their mute acupoints. He asked, "Who are you?" The two men's eyeballs were bumping against each other. Although they were unwilling, they still said honestly, "Steal empty space!" "Steal empty space!"

Fu Cheng asked with a sullen face, "You guys are from Empty Sect?" Pirates Empty and Empty nodded, Fu Cheng then said: "Tell me, what are you doing here?" The two of them said in unison: "Stealing Celestial Devil Zither."

Fu Cheng sneered, and vulgarly said: "You actually dare to act so arrogantly in Treasure-gathering Auction House with just your little feet. Hmph, you are simply a brat that doesn't know the limits of the heavens." The two of them seemed to have already felt their innocence, and they glanced at each other embarrassedly.

"Since you dared to steal from my Treasure-gathering Auction House, you will have to pay the price, hmph," Fu Cheng's face began to turn sinister, "Then go to hell." The sound of a sharp knife being unsheathed rang out as one of the guards hacked towards the two.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed from a dark corner, and the sound of something tearing through the air rang out. The guard groaned and immediately fell to the ground. On his chest, there was a plum flower. Everyone immediately acted as if they had met a great enemy, and all of them secretly went on alert.

A breeze blew, and a masked man in black appeared out of the darkness, his hands flickering with a cold light. A few screams sounded, and several guards had already died from his sword, their bewitching blood blooming out, adding a few traces of craziness to the black and dreary night.

Liu Tie and the rest were shocked, those Black-clothed Man did not wait for Fu Cheng to speak and rushed towards the black masked man to kill, but they did not expect Black-clothed Man to have such a strange movement, the Lightness Arts was extremely high, both of his feet lightly touched the ground, and with a leap, he casually threw a plum flower at the black-cloaked man, and immediately, a series of tinkling sounds rang out, as the black cloaked men actually all used cold blades to strike down at him.

On the other side, the man in black was moving at a surprisingly fast speed. He was dragging an afterimage behind him as he passed through layers of guards and servants. The guards felt a breeze blow by, but they were unable to move. The movements of the masked man in black were blurry, as if he was a real butterfly, shuttling back and forth in the Sword Forest, after a while, he arrived beside the two men in black, brandishing his treasured sword and deflecting the sabers of the guards.

"Thief, you're courting death!" With a loud shout, Fu Cheng took a saber from one of the guards and slashed at the black-masked man's waist with the force of a thunderbolt. Black-clothed Man's body froze and he raised his sword to block with his broadsword. A metal clanging sound could be heard as Black-clothed Man somersaulted to the side and arrived next to the two men.

There wasn't enough time to unlock their acupoints, grab their clothes, and carry them into the warehouse. Huang Sheng and the others were so angry that they immediately chased after them. Entering the warehouse, they found large and small treasure chests, high and low level cores, and even rooms of various sizes. The masked man in black said to the two of them, "Where did you dig the tunnel?" The masked man pointed to the front with his finger and ran towards the direction of the door. He then passed through several rooms.

"Who is it?" Suddenly, a shout rang out. Black-clothed Man threw the two of them onto the ground and stabbed them with his sword. In just a few moments, he had killed the four guards who were guarding the tunnel. After a series of noises came from behind, the masked man in black jumped into the dark tunnel with the two people, who had stolen the space.

When Fu Cheng and the others arrived, they saw four guards and servants collapsed in the blood slope and a dark tunnel were empty. They asked, "Where does this tunnel lead to?" Immediately, someone said, "Go to the forest outside the city."

Fu Cheng said: "I'll trouble the Nine Star Palace brothers to go outside the city and snipe, then take twenty people to follow me through the tunnel to chase. The rest will be guarding the auction house." Everyone nodded in agreement. After the people from Nine Star Palace left the room, Fu Cheng brought twenty servants and guards into the tunnel.

Everything was clearly known by Ling Batian. Ling Batian was curious, that the black-masked man was only a First Rated Warrior, and there was a Innate Ranker in the black cloak, and in the darkness, there was a Expert of Human Level and several other First Rated Warriors hiding, but why did he not intervene? If they made a move, then even if Black-clothed Man became a bird, he wouldn't be able to fly out. Could it be that Fu Cheng didn't want to expose his strength? Perhaps she didn't even think that the person would escape from her grasp, and the result was beyond her expectations?

At this time, sounds of breaking through the air rang out, and the thirty or so figures from the Nine Star Palace directly used the light palace to fly up, and stepped onto the roof. In the darkness, they seemed like ghosts as they continuously jumped about on the rooftops, and after a short while, they left the East Sun City.

Ling Batian looked down at the guards and servants who had heavily surrounded the warehouse and sneered in his heart: "Although I'm not sure if the people who attacked me are related to you guys, but you guys are not good people either. Today, let me do a chivalrous act."

Carefully using the darkness to hide his body, Ling Batian couldn't help but hate the thieves that stole his "God of Law's Gift". If I had the "God of Law's Gift" in hand, I would be able to activate my stealth technique and swagger in through the main entrance without anyone noticing, but now I have become a thief who was hiding in the shadows. If those old friends of mine were to become thieves, they would definitely die from laughter.