In the silent night, the shrill crowing of the chicken was extremely loud and obvious.
The news spread far and wide.
Therefore, not only the craftsmen and guards of the Ying Zhan family who lived around the workshop were alarmed at the first moment.
Ying Zhan, who was patrolling nearby, heard it especially clearly.
Hearing the voice of the Shrieking Chicken, Ying Zhan immediately laughed."It has been a long time since a thief entered Xianyang Pavilion. Which foreign thief is this? He is so ignorant and actually stole in Xianyang Pavilion?”
As he said this, Ying Zhan had already moved. His figure was like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the eyes of Chi Lian and his subordinate.
Chi Lian was stunned.
She had thought that Yingzhan's speed was already fast enough when he attacked last time. She never expected that what she saw last time was just the tip of the iceberg!
The pavilion guards under Ying Zhan were already used to it. They were all excited and ran towards the paper mill."Charge, brothers! Catch the Thieves!"
When Chi Lian saw this scene, she was even more dumbfounded.
Why were the guards so excited?
It was completely different from the cold and routine attitude of the other Qin soldiers and Qin officials when they arrested thieves…
In fact, that guy Yingzhan had disappeared in a flash. Wasn't he afraid that he would escape?
Of course, it was impossible to run. Chi Lian had already seen that guy's methods. She knew that even if she ran, she would not be able to run far before she was caught and added to her crimes…
Moreover, Chi Lian's weapon, the Crimson Sword, had been confiscated by Ying Zhan…
To Chi Lian, that sword was not only a weapon, but it also had an extraordinary meaning…
"Oh no, what the hell is this?"
In the paper mill, Thief Zhi, who had accidentally stepped into the Shrieking Chicken's trap, let out a strange cry and was shocked.
He had been in the world of thieves for so many years and had seen all kinds of anti-theft mechanisms, such as traps, mechanical crossbows, dragon-breaking stones, hanging silk bells...
He had never seen such a strange thing before.
It looked like a normal floor, but when he stepped on it, it suddenly sank. Just as Thief Zhi thought that he had stepped into a trap and used his qinggong to recover the falling force, the floor slowly bounced up and emitted that ear-piercing chicken cry…
However, Thief Zhi was the number one thief in the world after all. His mental fortitude was strong. Other than being shocked for a moment because he was unprepared, he quickly reacted.
No matter how strange this mechanism was, he had already revealed his tracks. He had to retreat quickly!
However, just as Thief Zhi exited the workshop through the window, he saw a handsome young man appear in front of him.
Thief Zhi took a big step forward and subconsciously wanted to dodge and retreat in another direction. However, he did not expect the other party's speed to be faster than his Lightning Divine Steps. No matter which direction Thief Zhi wanted to run in, he was quickly stopped by the other party.
After repeating this many times, Thief Zhi was shocked.
He was known as the world's number one divine thief. In terms of lightness skills, other than Quicksand's White Phoenix, Ranger Ji Bu, and a few others, no one else could compare to him.
The young man in front of him was no longer comparable to Thief Zhi. He was simply faster than Thief Zhi!
"Who are you? Why are you stopping me?”
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Thief Zhi calmed down and didn't try to fight Ying Zhan.
From Ying Zhan's lightness skill, Thief Zhi knew that his martial arts was not his opponent.
"Thief Zhi, known as the world's number one divine thief, the king of Thief Kings.
You have violated Great Qin's curfew and committed the crime of theft.
I hereby announce that you are under arrest!”
Ying Zhan guessed Thief Zhi's identity when he saw his appearance and attire, as well as the Lightning Divine Steps he displayed. He said with a smile.
He smiled because he was in a good mood.
Ever since he became the chief of the pavilion, he had been actively arresting thieves, criminals, and fugitives in order to obtain system rewards.
The bandits in Xianyang Pavilion and the nearby pavilions had all been captured by Ying Zhan!
It had been a long time since there had been any trace of bandits within a radius of dozens of miles!
Because they had all been sent to Mount Li to serve as slaves!
Now that a Thief had finally appeared, and he was the world's number one Thief, Thief Zhi, wasn't this a big gift for winning the battle? Wasn't this a reward for walking?
It was the same for the pavilion guards under Ying Zhan.
This was because every time a thief was caught, the chief would give out a lot of rewards, which was called a bonus!
That was why Chi Lian saw the guards so excited when they heard that there were bandits…
At this moment, Thief Zhi was even more shocked.
He did not know the other party, but the other party actually recognized his identity at a glance!
Furthermore, he heard Yingzhan announce his identity as a pavilion leader.
A ten-mile pavilion chief actually possessed peerless martial arts. The other party was clearly not simple!
But in the next moment, Thief Zhi reacted,"Chief…you are the chief who created the paper, the Marquis of Xianyang who won the battle?”
Thief Zhi also did not expect that he would actually attract the main target by stealing a piece of paper!
Actually, Ying Zhan didn't expect that Thief Zhi would appear in Xianyang Pavilion.
That Shrieking Chicken wasn't originally to defend against Thief Zhi.
It was set up temporarily to prevent those nobles and ministers from prying into the secrets of the paper mill and affecting their winning battles and cheating them of their money.
However, Xianyang Pavilion was quite safe under Yingzhan's management. Yingzhan had also left many craftsmen and guards to live in the paper workshop, so Yingzhan did not think that anyone would come to steal the paper.
Firstly, if there were only one or two people, they wouldn't be able to steal much paper, and the loss wouldn't matter.
Secondly, if there were too many people, they would be easily discovered before they even got close to the paper workshop.
He had never expected that Thief Zhi would actually appear to steal the paper…
Thinking of this, Ying Zhan's expression could not help but become a little strange.
Stealing plantar and paper…
This lousy name sounded quite homophonic.
On the other side, Chi Lian, who had rushed over from behind, looked at Thief Zhi, who was standing on his tiptoes and seemed to be trying to escape. Suddenly, she covered her mouth and laughed,"Thief Zhi, I advise you not to think about escaping.
Not only will you not be able to escape, but you will also be punished for resisting arrest…"
They were all in the martial world, so Robber Zhi was not unfamiliar with Chi Lian. When he saw Chi Lian standing beside Ying Zhan and saying that, Robber Zhi was confused. He sighed helplessly,"It's over, it's over. I'm screwed this time…"
Although he didn't know why Chi Lian was beside Yingzhan, he could tell that Chi Lian was telling the truth.
Robber Zhi, who was deflated like a balloon, looked at Ying Zhan and shrugged his shoulders."Lord Constable, I wonder how you plan to deal with me.
This one also understands Qin Fa. In general, stealing is just a fine. Lord Tingzhang, please don't arbitrarily sentence me. You're bullying me because I don't understand Qin Fa…"
Ying Zhan smiled. He didn't expect that a thief like Robber Zhi would have studied Qin Fa.
"You're right. Qin Fa usually punishes thieves with a fine if the stolen items are not worth much.
However, for thieves who stole items of high value, in addition to a fine, they would also be punished with corvee!”
Ying Zhan looked at the thick stack of papers in Thief Zhi's arms and smiled meaningfully.""And you, Thief Zhi, stole thousands of pieces of paper, each worth ten thousand dollars.
The total value of the stolen items was tens of millions, which was equivalent to thousands of gold coins. The value of the stolen items was too huge!
Therefore, he should be fined the same value and sentenced to ten years of corvee…
Of course, if they could not pay such a large fine, they could also increase the time of corvee to offset it…
Even if you can get 10,000 yuan for one more year of corvee, you probably have to serve for another few thousand years…"
Hearing Ying Zhan's words, Thief Zhi cried on the spot,""What is it?
A few thousand years?
Stealing a piece of paper was actually sentenced to thousands of years?
If I had known this would happen, I would have regretted being a thief…"
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