The commotion at the Chu Prince's residence naturally reached Xiao Ye's ears through the secret guards. He went to the study to find Su Liluo and personally told her the news.

At this moment, sunlight streamed into the study through the lattice windows, casting beams of light across the floor like ripples on water.

The room was filled with the scent of ink. Pushing open the door, you would see a woman sitting intently in front of a huge easel.

Just as Xiao Ye quietly pushed open the door, Su Liluo had just finished making the last stroke on the drawing paper.

“My husband, you’ve come at the perfect time. I just finished painting.”

Su Liluo smiled and turned to look at Xiao Ye, only to see that Xiao Ye's gaze froze when he saw the painting.

His eyes betrayed his shock and joy.

"Luo'er, is this the 'Ten Thousand Sons and Thousand Grandsons Picture'?"

Before Su Liluo, a painting depicted several lifelike children surrounded by two kind old people. Each child in the painting had their own expression, radiating joy.

At first glance, it has a strong impact on the mind.

This is so realistic!

Although Xiao Ye didn't know what the original "Ten Thousand Sons and Thousand Grandsons" painting looked like, he found Su Liluo's version to be simply wonderful.

At least, to his knowledge, there isn't a single painter in the entire Liang Dynasty who can reach this level.

Su Lilu smiled brightly, "This is a copy of mine. It's not quite as good as the original, but you can't tell the difference without looking closely."

In her past life, she had seen the "Ten Thousand Sons and Thousand Grandsons" painting at Xiao Churen's place. She had been very interested in painting since she was a child, and later she even hired a famous teacher to study with her.

At that time, her teachers who taught her to paint said that she was extremely talented in painting and that if she continued to study, she could become a great painter.

Later, after watching Xiao Churen present the "Ten Thousand Sons and Thousand Grandsons" painting to the emperor, she secretly made a copy of the painting.

"Although I have never seen the original, your painting has already deeply impressed me! By the way, I just heard that the King of Chu has found the original and it is now hidden in the King of Chu's palace."

After praising him, Xiao Ye didn't forget to bring up the important matter.

Upon hearing this, Su Liluo's eyes lit up. "Perfect! Let's sneak into the Chu Prince's mansion together these next two days to steal the painting!"

*

Xiao Churen hid the painting in a separate room, and sent many guards to watch over it day and night.

He kept his search for the painting a complete secret, intending to present it as a birthday gift to Emperor Wenjian.

Apart from him and Consort Liu, practically no one else knew about it.

Those renowned scholars who had appraised his paintings were silenced and sent out of the capital overnight.

That night.

All was quiet; the moon was hidden and the stars had faded.

Apart from a few lanterns hanging from the eaves, the courtyard inside the Chu King's mansion was pitch black.

Three or four dark figures moved nimbly along the courtyard wall, like swallows flying between the beams, bypassing the heavy guards of the Prince's mansion, and headed straight for the room where the "Ten Thousand Sons and Thousand Grandsons" painting was displayed.

"Master, this room is guarded by guards all around. How do we get in?"

After surveying the area around the house, Ye Han quietly walked to Xiao Ye's side and asked.

Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes. "Use a feint. The two of you create a disturbance, then escape in two different directions. I'll jump in from the roof to steal the painting!"

"My husband, what about me?"

Seeing that Xiao Ye hadn't made any arrangements for her, Su Liluo hurriedly asked.

She couldn't very well just come over and join in the fun!

"You stay here and whatever you do, don't come out!"

Xiao Ye glanced at her and gave her some instructions.

He had no intention of putting Su Liluo at risk, but she insisted on coming, and he couldn't bear to refuse her curiosity, so he just treated it as bringing her to see the excitement.

Su Lilu pouted, naturally refusing.

"No, I want to go steal the painting with you!"

How would she know if the painting Xiao Churen left there was real if she didn't go?

Xiao Churen is a very cunning person; perhaps what's placed here is also a fake!

Su Liluo told Xiao Ye about her concerns, and Xiao Ye thought about it and agreed.

Ye Han and another guard jumped down first, creating some suspicious noises in the courtyard. They then ran around aimlessly, attracting the attention of the guards around the house who came out to chase after them.

Xiao Ye and Su Liluo took advantage of their unpreparedness and jumped off the roof.

To their surprise, just as they lifted the tiles and prepared to jump down, a sound suddenly came from inside the house.

"There are assassins too!"

Inside the room, there were two guards standing in front of the portrait.

Xiao Ye immediately tried to pull Su Lilu away, but how could Su Lilu give up such a good opportunity?

Our arrival today has already alerted them. If we fail to steal anything today, we'll likely have even less of a chance later.

So Su Liluo said, "You stay here and distract them, I'll jump down!"

With a whoosh, Su Liluo jumped off the roof.

Xiao Ye's pupils contracted, fearing that Su Liluo would be caught, so he jumped off the roof after her.

But as soon as he jumped down, he discovered that Su Liluo had inexplicably disappeared, and then the two guards inside the house attacked him.

Where did Luo'er go?

Xiao Ye was greatly surprised, but at this moment he could only deal with the attacks of the two guards.

The vanished Su Liluo is currently hiding in her own space, which has the advantage of allowing her to see what's happening outside.

She watched as Xiao Ye and the guards fought, paying no attention to the painting beside him.

She moved through the space and saw a huge luminous pearl on a large table in the middle of the room, illuminating the portrait behind it.

"Hehe! This must be the portrait! I'll steal it first and then check it in my spatial storage!"

Su Lilu thought to herself with delight.

Then, while the guards were fighting with Xiao Ye, she secretly took the portrait into her spatial dimension and placed her own painting there.

After examining the portrait in the space and confirming that it was indeed the "Ten Thousand Sons and Thousand Grandsons" painting, Su Liluo put it away with peace of mind.

"Husband, I've stolen it! Run now!"

Su Liluo moved from the spatial dimension to Xiao Ye's side and whispered something in his ear.

Xiao Ye, who was fighting with the guards, was shocked when he heard the sound.

Although he fought the guards in the shadows, his eyesight was excellent; he could see even in the darkest night.

This is because his martial arts skills are superior to those of ordinary people, and he possesses a unique keenness.

But now he knew very well that Su Liluo was not by his side, yet he could still hear her voice!

These two guards were no ordinary people either; their martial arts skills were certainly not weak. However, they did not realize that there were other people among them besides themselves.

What does this tell us?

Despite his bewilderment, Xiao Ye ultimately suppressed his shock and chose to believe Su Liluo.

Whether she's human or ghost, she'll be my wife for life!

After a moment of shock, Xiao Ye managed to escape unscathed and fled from the rooftop.

After jumping onto the roof, he ran away as fast as he could.

Su Liluo first ran around in the space for a while, and only after she had completely shaken off the guards did she run to Xiao Ye's side from another direction.