It was the third month of the year. Flowers bloomed like fire, and wind blew like smoke. The white misty rain enveloped every corner of the ten continents, filling them with vitality and obscuring the territory of the city known as the Misty Rain City. In the center of the city's territory was a huge stone sword. The sword was as white as snow, and it was cold. The words 'Misty Rain City' were engraved on it. The tip of the sword was erected on the vast land, about a hundred meters wide, and the sword was no less than ten thousand meters above it. It towered into the clouds, making people not dare to look at it directly.
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At dusk, wisps of smoke silently drifted from the chimneys of various houses, and the fragrance of food could be vaguely smelled. The wet street seemed rather deserted at this time, and the pedestrians dispersed. Only a single stall stood alone at the intersection of the streets and alleys. A conspicuous white cloth floated on it, and four big words were written on it: "Know the Destiny". This stall was supported by four large pillars, covered with yellow and green grass. There was a long square table at the bottom of the table, and a piece of wood was placed at the corner of the table. The paper and bamboo on the table were messy, and an old pot was floating with the fragrance of tea. Behind the table sat a middle-aged scholar. He was calm and composed, and he was slowly tasting the charm in his cup.
A young man in thin clothes, about eighteen years old, was leisurely strolling along the hazy evening street. His expression was rather lazy. He inadvertently glanced at the stalls around him from the corner of his eyes and suddenly saw the four conspicuous words: " Know the destiny." He was stunned for a moment, as if he had seen something interesting in boredom. He could not help but laugh. He thought that this Jianghu deception was so open and aboveboard. He did not know which fool would be willing to be deceived. When he retracted his gaze, he saw the couplets on both sides of the pillar. His eyes could not help but be attracted and fixed.
"People's hearts are ever-changing.”
"The world is treacherous, and victory and defeat are always important.”
The young man was in a daze for a moment. He only came to his senses after hearing a few calls. He was stunned and said,"Did you call me?" He pointed at the tip of his nose.
"Is there anyone else here?" The middle-aged man laughed.”
The young man looked around and shook his head."No, but why are you calling me? Are you going to tell my fortune?”As he spoke, he actually laughed.
The middle-aged man smiled warmly and said," That's right. We are fated. Today, I will perform a divination for you."”
"Since it's so fated, then why don't you give me money?" The young man teased.”
"If you can't calculate it correctly, you don't have to pay.”The middle-aged man was full of confidence.”
The young man hesitated for a moment. He thought that there was no big mission in Club No. 11 these few days. Anyway, there was still some time before night. He was bored, so he walked over and pulled a wide chair to sit down. "I don't know how to calculate this, but if it's not accurate, don't blame me for not having enough money."”He had the intention to cause trouble and wanted to see what this person could do.
The middle-aged man wasn't panicking. He looked calm as if he had seen prey in his mouth. He waved his hand and said,"" Marriage, divination, breaking characters, predicting the future of this life, misfortune, happiness, and sorrow."
" Alright, alright, alright," the young man interrupted,""What are you best at? Show me.”
The middle-aged man took out a pen and paper and placed them in front of the youth. He smiled and said,"Poor Scoundrel isn't good at other things, but he's good at reading fortunes. Write down a word and see how it works.”
The young man pondered for a moment, then put his hand on the brush and gestured. Then, without hesitation, he wrote a crooked 'sea' character on the paper. Finally, he leaned back on the chair and sized him up silently.
The middle-aged man saw that he had finished writing and smiled slightly. He picked up the piece of paper and shook his head as he gently blew at the ink on the paper. It was as if he was blowing at the girl's face, afraid that it would break. Then, he calmed himself down and took a look. He nodded lightly and said confidently,"Your surname is Hai, is that correct?"
The young man was puzzled, but he smiled and said,""This trick? Is this considered ability?"
The middle-aged man smiled without saying a word. He reached out his hand and made a gesture to ask for money.
"How much?" The young man asked in boredom.
"Just give me some. It depends on your intentions.”
The young man casually threw an iron leaf on the table. The common coins of the Ten Continents were jade leaves, gold leaves, silver leaves, copper leaves, and iron leaves. They were shaped like willow leaves and thin like willow leaves. They were one finger wide and one finger long.）
"You guessed right this time, but I still have to continue.”The youth's tone was unconvinced.
The middle-aged man put the money away and put a piece of paper on the table. He smiled and said,"It's fine. Say it."
The young man was indifferent. He narrowed his eyes and said,""It's still the word 'sea' from just now."
The man nodded. After a moment of silence, he said,"You're not from Misty Wind and Rain City, nor are you from the mainland. You came from the other side of the ocean, right? Your hometown is very far away and doesn't belong to any of the three continents. In other words, your hometown can only live on an island, right?”
The young man was startled and could not help but sit up straight, listening quietly. At this moment, the middle-aged man stretched out his hand and made a gesture of asking for money.
The young man was slightly unhappy, but he was also puzzled again. He took out the money and threw a copper leaf on the table."He was lucky to have guessed this correctly.”
The youth had indeed lived on an unknown island when he was young. His dream had always been to leave this small world and see what kind of world it was outside. By chance, an expert came to this island. He took the opportunity to follow the big ship and came here from thousands of miles away. In the end, he took that expert as his master. However, his master was hunted down by his enemies three months ago and had already died. In order to avoid his enemies, the youth hid in Misty Rain City. When adventurer teams started to do things, they always thought that one day they would be able to kill their enemies.”
The young man recalled the situation at that time and sighed slightly."I still want to test. It's still the word 'sea'.”The young man, who had never believed him, was now hoping that he could give him the answer he wanted to hear.
"Sea?" The middle-aged fortune-teller closed his eyes. After a while, he slowly said,"This sea isn't that sea. The first two seas were easy to calculate and didn't need to be separated, but this 'sea' is extraordinary. Although I don't need to separate it, I can't say it.”
The young man frowned." Just say it. If you have to pay more, it won't be a problem if you calculate it correctly."”
The middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes and said,""This sea is your personal sea. It is a blood feud and cannot live under the same sky. I believe that the enemy is extremely powerful and you can't do anything about it for a while."
The young man was stunned. He only heard the first few words and had no idea what he said after that. It was only when he saw the other party reach out his hand that he came to his senses and placed a golden leaf on the table. "I still want to calculate, I still want to calculate."”
The middle-aged man stood up and yawned. He stretched his back and shook his head."Forget it, forget it. One person can only do three divinations a day at most. It won't work if there are more than that. You should go back. If fate allows it, we will meet again.”As he spoke, he tidied up the paper, pen, and bamboo sticks on the table, put them into the bamboo basket, and left.
The young man looked at his back as he left and came back to his senses. He hurriedly called out,"Please leave your name behind."
"A light breeze carries the March Rain, and everything in the world is like dust. I am Qingchen, and we shall meet again.”
The youth wanted to say something, but that person had already disappeared into the thick rain and fog. He thought to himself,"Maybe I met a transcendent expert, but it's a pity that I left just like that."”Feeling a little disappointed, she walked back to Club No. 11 alone.
In Misty Rain City, there was a huge and mysterious organization called the Adventurer Team. The people who carried out missions were called adventurers. The Adventurer Team was divided into many branches, such as beast hunting, escorting, bodyguard, assassin, intelligence, thief, and so on.
Meanwhile, Club No. 11 was one of the Thief Hand's branches. In other words, it was a club that specialized in stealing. Adventurer teams had a rule that no matter what kind of trouble Adventurers caused outside, as long as they stayed in the club, their personal safety would be guaranteed. This was because no one dared to provoke the members of the adventurer team. No one knew how strong or powerful the adventurer team was. Other people only knew that it was a branch of a large sect in Supreme Wind Cloud City. However, after leaving the club, life and death were up to fate. No one would pay for your life and death. This was its principle.
The young man had been in the adventurer team for a few months now, and he was a very famous Thief in the team. He had never failed any of the quests he had accepted. He was currently ranked second in the adventurer team, and people called him God Thief.
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The young man returned to the entrance of the No. 11 club and saw a fat middle-aged man standing there with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in white and his eyes were warm. He looked at him and smiled faintly."Haiqi, you're back."
"Yes!" "Hello, Head Shopkeeper," Haiqi replied.
The shopkeeper nodded and looked into the distance.""Come in. As the saying goes, in the Misty Rain City, at the end of the third month, the door is closed at dusk.”
Haiqi didn't know why he said that, so he went back to change his clothes. By the time he had dinner, it was already dark.
The night was as dark as ink. Three figures walked into the No. 11 club of the adventurer team like ghosts. There were two men and one woman. The woman was in the middle and was about 17 years old. She was born beautiful and her skin was like frost. She was wearing light green clothes and her figure was curvy. She had a beautiful nose and a jade face. Her eyebrows were smiling and her green hair was like a waterfall, emitting a misty fragrance.
The man on the right seemed to be two or three years older than her. He was dressed in black, and his nose was like an eagle hook. His face was cold, and his eyes emitted a coldness that made people unable to look straight at him. The man on the left was quite young, about fifteen years old. He was fair and clean, and his resolute face had a hint of childishness, making people feel that he was inexplicably cute.
The three of them walked lightly like the wind and arrived at the entrance of Club No. 11. At this moment, an old man came out of the house and smiled respectfully."The arrival of the three disciples of Ink Peak Brothel has really brought light to this place. Come, come, come, please come in.”As he spoke, he led the three of them into the hall.
The hall was spacious and comfortable. There were more than twenty tables and chairs neatly arranged. Seven or eight tables were occupied by guests in twos or threes, whispering to each other.
The three of them didn't mind. After glancing around, they found a seat in the corner and sat down. At this moment, someone made a pot of hot tea and asked, May I know which thief you want to talk to?" As he spoke, he handed over a thick book, the Thief's List, which recorded the names of the Thieves, their specialties, and the size of their missions.
"Thieving God Xun Buhui," the elderly eagle-nosed man said coldly.
" This…" The man hesitated." Xun Buhui has been missing for two years. We don't even know if he's dead or alive. This is…" Looking at her cold eyes, he quickly said,"How about this, I'll invite the shopkeeper over for you.”Then, he left in a hurry.
After a while, a fat middle-aged man in his thirties slowly came over. He pulled a chair and sat down to size up the three of them. You guys specifically asked for Xun Buhui?"
" Could there be a better candidate than her?" The eagle-nosed man sipped a cup of fragrant tea alone and said indifferently.
"Ever since you asked for him last time, the mission has been completed. However, he has been missing since then. I think the enemy has long silenced him, so I'm sorry, I can't find this person.”" We've suffered losses every time you issued a mission," the manager said mercilessly." This is already the fifteenth time."”
" Hehe, is that so?" The eagle-nosed man said in a deep voice,""You can't possibly forget what you're doing, right? Forget about losing 15 times, even if you lose 150 times, you'll have to admit it. Don't say that I, Lu Yuntian, am unreasonable because this is the rule.”
" Senior Brother," The woman kicked him lightly and whispered in his ear,""Don't forget Master's instructions."
"You mean I don't know the rules?" The shopkeeper's eyes darkened. You want to teach me how to do it?"
"How would I dare? I won't say any more nonsense.”Lu Yuntian was fearless.
The head shopkeeper's expression was uncertain. At this moment, the three of them felt a sense of oppression. If the head shopkeeper was unreasonable, they might not be able to survive. After all, they had caused the other party to suffer too much losses in the past. Moreover, if this continued, they would provoke the other party and benefit them in any way.
After a long time, the head shopkeeper took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes.""Alright, this is the last one. Even if it's gambling, there are rules. Don't get impatient when you win. When the time comes, don't blame the loser for robbing you. I have my own rules, understand?”
" Thank you very much," the three of them said respectfully, heaving a sigh of relief.
Hatch was resting in his room when he received a message. He hurried downstairs and saw the manager dealing with the three people. He was also puzzled,'These three people have come here more than ten times, and each time they didn't call me. Could it be that they are looking for me to take on a mission?'
Thinking that they were already in front of them, the head shopkeeper introduced them one by one,""This is Lu Yuntian, the eldest disciple of Ink Peak Tower. This is Yan Daihe, the daughter of the Tower Master of Ink Peak Tower. The last one is Li Ruonan, the youngest disciple of Ink Peak Tower.”After he explained their intentions, he said," This is the new Thief Hand Hai Qi. He's also known as God Thief in the Jianghu. I'll leave the rest of the time to you."”
Yun Tian went straight to the point.”
"Speak," Sea Serpent said.
" Steal the Stardragon Tower's treasure, the second degree box," Lu Yuntian said in a low voice." Name your conditions."”
"What did you say? "Second degree box? Are you kidding me?" Haiqi's calm heart was suddenly shocked, but he smiled."Even if I manage to steal it, if I'm found out, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave Club No. 11 for the rest of my life. I'll just take this pension and retire here.”
"You mean you can do it?”Lu Yuntian's calm eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.
"That depends on your conditions. If the conditions are good, you can try.”Even though Hai Qi's martial arts weren't very good, he was still very confident in stealing. The reason why he didn't dare to do anything reckless was because he was afraid that he would lose his life. Therefore, he also needed a reliable mountain. He also wanted to find a way to master his martial arts and avenge his master.
Lu Yuntian was silent for a moment before saying,""I don't think the conditions I offer might be to your liking. I'm afraid it will affect our cooperation.”
" Alright," Hatch didn't beat around the bush and said directly,""I heard that Ink Peak Tower has one last disciple. I want to be your master Yan Mo's last disciple.”
" This won't do," Li Ruonan interrupted,"" This position is reserved for my younger sister, Li Ruolan. She's about to become my disciple."
" Shut up," Lu Yuntian said angrily,""If you keep making noise, I'll go back and beat you up."
Li Ruonan shrunk her neck and muttered in her heart,""That's what it is."
Lu Yuntian took a deep breath and said slowly," I can't make the decision on this matter. How about this? I'll go back and seek my master's opinion. I'll give you an answer another day."”
" There's no need to ask him." Yan Daihe, who had been silent all this while, said,""I'll make the decisions. Leave my father's work to me.”
" Senior Sister," Li Ruonan pleaded.
Yan Daihe said,""I will ask my father to give you an explanation when we get back.”
Li Ruonan stuck out her tongue and played with the teacup on the table dejectedly.
" Alright." Lu Yuntian cupped his hands and said," Then we'll wait for the good news from God Thief."”
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