It was something they had just stolen from their fellow thieves in the den of thieves.
As he weighed the money pouch in his hand, the man walked towards the street corner.
As the money pouches fell through the air, the man's face showed great interest as he recalled the information he had gathered earlier.
"Backed by two third-rate gangs? They must have a lot of good stuff at home. Let's take a look."
As he muttered to himself, the man glanced at the old woman huddled under a shed at the street corner, holding two small children. Then, with a flick of his wrist, a money bag landed in front of the old woman.
Seeing the money bag lying in front of her, the old woman holding the child picked it up and glanced at it.
When the old woman saw the silver and copper coins in the money bag, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
But when they looked up, the man from before was nowhere to be seen.
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At 3 PM, as the heavy rain gradually subsided, the sun, which had not been seen for several days, began to break through the clouds and shine on the earth again.
As sunlight streamed down, the puddles in the courtyard reflected the sunlight into all the rooms within the courtyard.
Under the scorching sun, as evening approached, there wasn't a single trace of water left on the roof or in the yard.
As the sun set, Chu Qinghe sat on the rooftop, with Yaoyue and Shuimu Yinji sitting beside him.
As the sun in the sky gradually turned the color of salted egg yolk, its warm light cast a fluorescent glow on Chu Qinghe and his two companions.
A gentle breeze carries the fragrance of the camellia trees in the courtyard, along with a hint of the earthy smell unique to summer after a rain.
As the setting sun still lingered, the sounds of cicadas and crickets arose simultaneously.
Only when the light became even dimmer did Chu Qinghe slowly rise and float into the courtyard.
Upon seeing this, Yaoyue and Shuimu Yinji also leaped down from the rooftop together.
As darkness fell completely and the moon appeared and disappeared, Chu Qinghe's courtyard was already brightly lit by lamplight.
night.
A gentle night breeze carried the fragrance of flowers and the scent of burning candles throughout the courtyard.
After emerging from the cool pool, Jellyfish Yin Ji and the four women, including Yao Yue, sat down at a stone table and started playing mahjong.
Chu Qinghe lay in the hammock, and after Xiao Zhao pondered for a moment before making her move, Chu Qinghe lightly lifted his finger, causing a chess piece from the chess box to fall onto the chessboard.
After all, compared to other games, only chess, which doesn't rely too much on luck, is suitable for Xiao Zhao.
Even though it was already late at night, leisure seemed to be the eternal theme in Chu Qinghe's courtyard.
However, just as the six people were gathered in the inner courtyard, a figure quietly climbed over the courtyard wall and entered the backyard.
Who else could it be but the man who steals from his own kind in that thief's den in the east of the city during the day?
Glancing at the still-watery pond in the backyard and smelling the enticing aroma, the man muttered, "It smells quite nice."
After speaking, the man walked slowly into the backyard, looking around before taking in the bright light coming from the archway leading to the inner courtyard. He frowned slightly.
At the same time, Yaoyue and Shuimu Yinji in the inner courtyard also noticed something and glanced at the backyard.
The next second, Yaoyue's voice reached Chu Qinghe's ears.
“A guy at the late Grandmaster level broke in from the backyard.”
Upon hearing Yaoyue's telepathic message, Chu Qinghe, who had previously appeared lazy, immediately raised an eyebrow.
After a moment's thought, Chu Qinghe also subtly channeled his true energy to transmit a message to Yaoyue and Shuimu Yinji: "It's alright. This poison in the courtyard is effective even against those at the Celestial Realm. Let's see what this guy's purpose is."
Upon hearing the sound, both Jellyfish Yin Ji and Yao Yue relaxed, and Yao Yue promptly played the card she had just picked up.
backyard.
The man had already reached the window on the back wall of the main house.
As the man raised his hand and lightly touched the window of the main house, the window, which was latched from the inside, was slowly pushed open the next second.
The man, on the other hand, bent his knees slightly and used his jumping ability to leap up, using his hands to support himself on the windowsill and enter the room.
After approaching the main house through the window, the man first glanced outside.
After confirming that the noise outside was still going on, the man chuckled to himself and then crouched down to carefully examine the room.
When he walked over to the bookshelf, his eyes lit up when he saw the box containing white jade bodhi incense.
After touching it, the man couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
"Good heavens, such a huge box made of mutton-fat jade? They must be really rich!"
As he spoke, the man raised his hand and opened the box.
When the man looked at the neatly arranged white jade bodhi incense sticks inside the box, he couldn't help but look doubtful.
After picking one up, examining it, and then sniffing it, the man's confusion only increased.
What is this thing?
"Never mind, anything stored in a box made of mutton fat jade must be a treasure. I'll take it to Hua Manlou or Lu Xiaoji when I have time to see if they can recognize what it is."
While muttering to himself, the man took out one of the white jade bodhi incense sticks, broke off a small half-inch piece, put it in a piece of coarse cloth, and then put the box back in its place.
Then he looked through the other boxes, but he lost interest.
However, when his gaze fell upon the dozen or so wooden carvings on the bookshelf, the man couldn't help but mutter to himself.
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