Chapter 180 The Missing Ji Xiaoxiao
"How come it's just a person..."
The warriors were a little bit unbelievable, they thought it was some special monster, but they didn't expect that the thief was actually a human!
But this does explain why the icon had no reaction at all to being 'stolen'.
A thief is a human being.
"This thief is obviously not from Daxia. They don't speak our language." Ji Ruo said, "And they are quite cautious. I stood here for most of the night. They must have observed me for a long time, then shot me twice with their hidden arrows, and then waited for about half an hour before slowly coming over."
Ji Ruo briefly introduced the situation to the warriors.
"They should be the ones who stole the statue. Although we let one get away, it's still a gain to catch one... I'll trouble you guys to interrogate them carefully. I'll find a place to wash up first, hehe." Ji Ruo scratched his head: "The smell of paint is a bit pungent~"
Luo Xi wrinkled her nose: "Meow~ (Wash quickly, I can't stand it anymore!)"
"Ha ha!"
The warriors were stunned for a moment, and one warrior asked in confusion: "You are not going back with us?"
"Go back with you?" Ji Ruo asked in surprise, "Isn't Babao Village sealed off now? Can I go back with you?"
The warrior laughed: "You have helped us so much, and there is nothing wrong with your identity. Now it is so late, and it is difficult for you to find a place to stay in this wilderness. How can we not let you enter the village? "
Ji Ruo smiled and rubbed his hands: "Thank you very much."
"What are you thanking me for? You helped us catch the thief, so we should be the ones thanking you." The warrior smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Hu Yonglin."
Afterwards, Ji Ruo followed Hu Yonglin and others to take the still confused Qiao Xi back to Babaozhai.
Before leaving, Ji Ruo put his hands behind his back and waved quietly, motioning Ji Xiaoxiao to follow him.
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When we returned to the village, the villagers immediately surrounded us.
"So, did you catch him? Wow! How come you brought back a holy statue?"
"Why does this statue look like..."
Ji Ruo grinned and said, "Hello, my name is Ji Ruo."
"Oh my god! Alive!"
The villagers were all shocked.
Hu Yonglin and others were at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and hurried to explain.
Then everyone suddenly realized.
Afterwards, the way they looked at Ji Ruo changed.
Did you come up with this idea because you heard that a sacred statue was stolen in the village?
Paint yourself with gold paint, disguise yourself as a saint, and wait for thieves to come to you?
This is so...smart...
Later, I heard that Ji Ruo had come here once during the day today, coming here specially to help, but he couldn't get in because the village was sealed off...
Moreover, Ji Ruo was a recent graduate, and it was said that he ran to the border right after graduating from school.
So the simple villagers began to praise Ji Ruolai.
Ji Ruo received a lot of red flowers and was grinning from ear to ear.
"Young man, come to my house and take a shower. My new water heater is very useful."
"Come to my house, come to my house. I just built a new house. You can rest at my house after taking a shower."
"Hey, boy, have you eaten yet? Are you hungry? Hey, did you start looking for thieves in the afternoon? You must not have eaten yet. Come on, let's go to my house and eat."
After learning about Ji Ruogan's good deeds, the villagers showed great enthusiasm.
On the other side, the warriors had already begun to interrogate Qiao Xi who was tied up.
However, the two sides could not communicate in the same language and nothing could be interrogated.
Qiao Xi has come to her senses and understands her current situation. She also clearly knows that there is a language barrier between the two parties.
She was very cooperative with the warriors' inquiries.
But the answer she gave was...
Hu Yonglin asked: "Tell me! Who sent you here?"
Qiao Xi said seriously: "Jili Gulu. (Looking closely, you look pretty good.)"
"Why steal the icons?"
"Jigu. (That guy, Carli, actually left me and ran away. That's too much.)"
"Where did you steal the three statues?"
"Gulu Gulu. (I've been caught. How pitiful! I don't know if these black-haired guys will give me food...)"
The warriors asked questions while taking notes seriously.
Ji Ruo stretched his head to take a look and found that they were really serious. They recorded all the "grunts" and other words uttered by Qiao Xi in the form of earphones.
"She must have explained something just now. We don't understand it. Let's write it down first and show it to the linguists sent by the higher-ups."
"Well, this guy needs to be kept under close watch!"
Ji Ruo: “…”
Ji Ruo could understand the conversation between both parties throughout the whole process, but he didn't say anything.
Because it’s hard to explain.
So Ji Ruo planned to join in first, and then find a chance to apply to take care of Qiao Xi, and then slowly interrogate her.
He was very interested in the words "My God" that Kali said when he summoned the rift.
Afterwards, Ji Ruo went to a villager's home to take a bath at the invitation of a villager.
The villagers gathered around to look at Qiao Xi again.
"Why is the thief a girl?"
"Blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin... kind of good-looking."
"It just feels a little weird. The nose is too straight."
"What a pity! How could such a pretty girl be a thief?"
"Yeah, she can't even speak human language."
The villagers were talking and pointing.
Although Qiao Xi didn't understand, she felt uncomfortable being watched and pointed at by others.
A thief would definitely feel uncomfortable being watched by so many people.
She was a little scared.
“Ji… (God, will you save me?)”
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In a villager’s home.
"Wait a moment, young man. I'll heat some water for you to take a bath. But you're covered in paint, and I don't know if you can wash it clean. Wait for me to find you a set of clean clothes."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Li."
On the way here, Ji Ruo already knew that the villager's surname was Li, and his name was Li Dagui. Tonight, Ji Ruo would stay at his house.
Although Ji Ruo was wearing Tai Chi training clothes at the moment, and the golden paint on the clothes could be "slid" off by performing a set of Tai Chi, Ji Ruo did not do so.
This Babao Village is the place where a new secret realm has been discovered, and the holy statue has been stolen. Although the thief has been caught, the spirits of the resident warriors and villagers are still tense.
To be on the safe side, Ji Ruo did not do anything too outrageous.
Besides, he has more important things to do now——
Ji Ruo opened his clenched palm, and the shadow on the palm of the half-finger glove had completely disappeared.
Some tiny black crystal particles appeared in Ji Ruo's palm.
These crystal particles gave Ji Ruo a strange feeling. How strange were they? Probably, the kind of strangeness that he couldn't put into words.
"Uncle Chen Mo, do you know what this is?"
"How would I know that?" Chen Mo said, "Dog Chen Zai hasn't been out to play for hundreds of years, and he and I don't share the same memory."
Luo Xi licked her lips and said, "Meow~ (Master, can you give me this thing?)"
Ji Ruo asked curiously, "Do you know what this is?"
"Meow~ (I don't know, but I really want to eat it... I think eating it will make me evolve...)"
"Evolution again?" Ji Ruo was surprised.
After thinking for a while, Ji Ruo asked again: "Xiao Xiao, what do you think?"
Others may not have seen an exotic girl like Josie, but Ji Ruo has this memory.
Besides, there are no three races in this world, at least I haven't heard of them.
So Ji Ruo suspected that the two thieves might have come out of the secret realm that had not yet fully arrived.
The fact that Kali had previously summoned a strange rift to escape seemed to confirm this point.
I'm afraid there are humans in that new secret realm...
"Xiaoxiao, I have a question for you."
Ji Ruo lowered his head in confusion: "Xiao Xiao?"
Chen Mo said carelessly, "I remember that he seemed to be put into the pocket of the thief who escaped. Didn't he run out just now?"
Ji Ruo: “???”
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