Chapter 65 Miss Thief 2 Please don’t let anything happen!
When Wu Yue woke up, she didn't enjoy the sunny weather, but saw the sunset and the solitary wild geese flying.
Since she checked into the inn that morning, she slept for a whole day without dreaming and without waking up. After a good sleep, her strength was restored, her complexion was rosy, and she was full of energy.
Wu Yue opened her eyes and lay on the bed with her whole body stretched out for a while without planning to move. When she woke up, she didn't like to get up immediately, but instead stayed in bed for half a quarter of an hour to let her brain recover.
Feeling a pain under her head, she reached under the soft pillow and pulled out a jade pendant. It was the purple jade she had taken from Qin Ji when she left the palace.
Wu Yue lifted it up to look at it. The jade was cool and felt very good. Facing the light coming in from the window, she could vaguely see purple chalcedony flowing inside the jade pendant.
There are many precious jades in the world, but it is extremely rare to find chalcedony inside jade. Without a doubt, this is a precious jade, and if it were sold, it would be worth a fortune.
For ordinary people, this piece of jade is a family heirloom hidden in the bottom of the box. Wearing it for a long time can indeed improve health. Few people would be as careless as Qin Ji, who just uses it as a belt pendant. It has been worn down by wind and sun for a long time.
However, considering Qin Ji's wealth, this kind of jade is probably just the most common jade, and there are better things in the warehouse.
What a luxurious life. Wu Yue muttered to herself, and then her hands and heart started to itch. She had the idea of taking a stroll in Qin Ji's warehouse at night.
There was no way, as a thief, her occupational disease kicked in.
However, thieves also have their own code of conduct. Wu Yue's main purpose is to rob the rich and help the poor. She will not break into every house. The corrupt officials or wealthy businessmen are her favorite targets. After getting the money, she will exchange it for money. If she sees a truly poor family, she will act like a knight on the beam and secretly leave a piece of silver to provide help.
The human heart is the most vulnerable to test, and at the same time, the poor suddenly becoming rich is the most terrifying. Even if everyone is poor, if you suddenly get unexpected wealth and become rich, you will attract covetousness.
She didn't want to harm anyone for no reason because of her actions, so she didn't give much each time, never more than a silver bar worth five taels of money, or even less.
Wu Yue lay leisurely for a while, and when she was fully refreshed, she got up and changed into a new orange corset. It was really difficult for her to tie her hair up by herself, as that was a complicated bun that only rich ladies with maids could do.
Wu Yue tied her hair into a braid, wrapped it with a red hairband, and tied a bow at the end, which was also very beautiful.
She bought the new clothes on her way out of the palace. She stopped by a clothing store and looked around. This was the only set that fit her.
She didn't steal, she left a note and money to inform the shop owner. After all, she couldn't walk around the streets wearing Qin Ji's clothes, they were too loose and inconvenient for her to move.
As for Qin Ji's inner clothes, they were all made of high-quality fabrics and could be resold at a fabric store for a good price.
Life was tough, cloth was hard to come by, and many poor families had no clothes to wear, with many freezing to death in the winter. Not to mention the rare natural silk, which could fetch a very high price even if it was resold as ready-made clothing.
Wu Yue tidied herself in front of the bronze mirror, opened the door and rang the doorbell, "Waiter, bring the hot water!"
This was a signal used by the guests in the inn to call the waiter to work. After a while, the waiter ran back and forth twice, bringing a basin of warm water for washing and a simple dinner.
When Wu Yue had eaten and drunk her fill and left the inn, thousands of lights were lit outside, and the night scene was bustling.
The place is crowded with people coming and going. On both sides of the main street, there are vendors shouting constantly, and there is also a long street of delicious food with smoke rising from the kitchen. The smell makes you drool.
The evening glow of the sunset falls on every corner of Kyoto, like a basket of broken gold pouring down from the sky, falling to the ground and bouncing up again, composing a prosperous scene of the Great Zhou.
Qin Ji, the regent, was feared by everyone in the court, and he made enemies with the royalists and many officials, and was not accepted by them because their interests conflicted.
But in the hearts of the people, the reputation of Prince Qin Ji is much more useful than that of the emperor.
They admired the renowned King of Yan simply because Qin Ji had given them a stable life. His sheer force against popular rebellion and his decisive decree to reduce taxes and encourage farming had made him a savior in the hearts of the people. The heavy taxes of previous years had been crushing.
Wu Yue came out of the fabric shop with a bulging purse in her hand and a smile on her face.
She didn't expect Qin Ji's clothes and belt to be so valuable. The two items were sold for a full one hundred taels. She asked for fifty taels of silver notes, and the remaining fifty taels were taken in change.
However, as soon as she left, Qin Ji's clothes and belt were respectfully delivered to the palace and neatly placed in front of Qin Ji. He was so angry that he laughed.
Miss Thief had miscalculated. Didn't she know that his clothes were all sewn by palace embroiderers and would have a unique mark belonging to the royal palace? To prevent theft, all wealthy families would engrave a brand on their items. If someone stole something and sold it, they would be discovered immediately.
The secret guard said, "Your Majesty, do you want to bring Miss Wu back?"
Every time someone checked into an inn, they had to provide a travel permit to register. Wu Yue had many fake identities, but when she arrived in Kyoto, the city was strictly controlled. Every inn had to submit a register to the government office on the 15th of every month for registration. Officials could tell the real from the fake at a glance, so she used a real travel permit during the few days she was exploring.
Qin Ji waved his hand, "No need, just follow her secretly and don't get caught. Report back if anything happens."
He thought the little cat must still be angry, so he let her play outside and cool down first.
Wu Yue was indeed still angry, and did not remove the marks on the clothes, but sold them as they were.
As a skilled thief with decent business skills, it is impossible for him not to know that there would be a mark, not to mention that it is something belonging to the royal family.
However, last night, she had been pinned down and tortured by Qin Ji all night long, with that thing still fierce and resentful, charging around and making her unable to move. Wu Yue felt a sense of displeasure just thinking about it, and it lingered in her heart for a long time. So she deliberately let Qin Ji see it, as a way to humiliate him from a distance.
Anyway, as long as she left the city tonight before being caught by him, she would die, so she was not worried about being discovered.
As a cannon fodder who is about to be offline, Wu Yue will naturally be bolder and more indulgent.
For example, she walked down the street with her stomach full and a lot of delicious food in her hands. Because the food was so delicious, she, who was never greedy, couldn't resist.
Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure walking in front of her. Wu Yue narrowed her eyes, smiled coldly, and followed him, passing through the crowd and coming to a remote alley.
"Who is it? Come out!"
The man dressed as a fortune teller and holding a fortune-telling banner turned around, pinched his beard with two fingers, stared with his eyes wide open, and pretended to be very fierce.
However, when he saw that it was Wu Yue jumping down from the wall, he was so scared that he turned around and tried to run, but Wu Yue threw a hemp rope around his neck and strangled him, making it difficult for him to breathe and he could not run.
He was a man who always knew how to adapt to the changing times and immediately put on a flattering smile. "Oh, who was it? It turns out to be you, my aunt. I was wondering why the sunset tonight was even more beautiful than usual. It turns out it's your stunning appearance that adds an extra brilliance to the sunset."
Wu Yue collected the rope, pulled him in front of her, and hit his face with a sharp dagger in her hand.
The chilly touch made him shiver. He was obviously taller, but now he was hunched over and looked much shorter. He begged for mercy, "Auntie, please spare me, please spare me. The knife has no eyes. Let's put it away first. It's not fun to play with knives."
Wu Yue half-closed his eyes and said in a cold voice, "Hao Yingjun, I think you are too proud of your life to dare to give me a fake layout!"
She remembered the description of the plot in the book: on the night when the general returned to the court, the cannon fodder took advantage of Qin Ji's entry into the palace to sneak into the study and steal the jade pendant.
After all, only if it is an important thing, there is a possibility that Qin Ji will send people to hunt him down. Later, the cannon fodder died, and the cannon fodder's junior sister, the heroine, another thief, sneaked into the palace to avenge her senior sister. That's when the two had the opportunity to meet, and as they got along, the misunderstandings were slowly resolved.
Wu Yue came to Kyoto a few days in advance to explore the way, but the palace occupied a very large area and was heavily guarded. Almost all the servants were loyal servants and had sworn bonds with the family. It was impossible for any news about the palace to be leaked. Wu Yue wandered around but had no idea where to start.
She could stand on a high building and overlook the entire palace, but all she saw were scattered courtyards, and she had no idea which courtyard was the study.
Seeing that the palace banquet was about to come, she could no longer waste time, so she went to find Hao Yingjun, the fake fortune teller who claimed to be a "know-it-all" and was the best at getting free food and drinks.
But he was still somewhat useful, as he was well-informed about a lot of gossip, and they were all in the same business. They had met because of his "blackmail" and had worked together a few times.
Who knew that she would be tricked by Hao Yingjun this time! She went straight to the room where Qin Ji was closed for recuperation, not the study room.
"Auntie, look at what you said. How could I dare to lie to you? I wouldn't dare even if I had ten guts!" Hao Yingjun said he felt very wronged. "The palace layout I gave you is absolutely true. I got it from a relative of a servant in the palace. It's absolutely true!"
He raised three fingers and said, "I swear to heaven, if I tell even one lie, I will be struck by lightning!"
I really can't blame him. If I have to blame someone, I blame the palace's strange layout, the strict news blockade, and the three layers of protection inside and outside the important courtyards.
How could he have known that the layout he spent so much money on could be fake? How infuriating!
But think about it, if the layout of the majestic and solemn Regent's Palace was easily known to outsiders and they could break in at will, it would be disastrous. There would be waves of people coming to assassinate Qin Ji every night.
"Come on, this trick of yours won't work on me." Wu Yue snorted coldly, but still let him go, believing that he wouldn't dare to cheat.
Hao Yingjun immediately untied the hemp rope wrapped around his neck and put his hands on his throat, looking frightened.
I was so scared, so scared, I almost died young.
He was wearing a tattered Taoist robe that he had found from somewhere, his hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, he had a beard, and he was carrying a cross-body cloth bag on his back. In his hand, he was holding a fortune-telling banner with the seven words "Be happy and know your destiny, so you don't worry" written on it. He was also holding a whisk, and he looked quite convincing.
Hao Yingjun was not afraid of being beaten, and asked with a flattering face, "Auntie, did you succeed last night? It is said that even the weeds in the palace are precious herbs, and there are treasures everywhere. If you take out any one of them, we will all become rich."
He rubbed two fingers together, as if counting banknotes. The beard he had stuck on was not stuck on firmly and half hung down, so he stuck it back on with a lewd smile on his face.
Wu Yue folded her hands and glanced at him sideways, "What do you think?"
The road was a bit tortuous, but as long as the result was good, that was enough. Anyway, the jade pendant was already in hand.
"Oh, that's definitely a success!" Hao Yingjun's eyes lit up, and he gave a thumbs-up, unleashing flattering words. "If you were to ask who else could come and go freely in the Regent's Palace, I think it would be only me. I'm truly a legendary thief! No one in the martial arts world could match me!"
Wu Yue raised her chin slightly, as if accepting his flattery.
"Auntie, look..." Hao Yingjun rubbed his fingers in a hint, but when Wu Yue remained silent, he began to complain, "You don't know, everything in Kyoto is expensive, food is expensive, housing is expensive, and people are cunning. I haven't made a penny these past few days. I've almost spent all my savings, and I can only wait for your help."
"Don't tell me such lies. Everyone knows that you are a stingy person. You are still spending your savings? If I really want you to spend money, I will use your life to kill you. When you have no money, you can go to the street and extort money from others easily. It is enough for you to live a carefree life for several days." Wu Yue rolled her eyes at him, turned around and left.
It's no wonder that he's hated by everyone in the underworld. Although most people in the underworld do have a bit of "individuality", it's rare to find someone as shameless as Hao Yingjun. He's famous for extorting people in various bizarre ways, and there's nothing he can't extort.
"Hey, listen to how rude you are. In this world, making money is not easy, but you have to spend it anyway. How can spending your own money be the same as spending someone else's..."
Hao Yingjun picked up the whisk that fell on the ground and followed Wu Yue in a hurry.
He could put all the fortune-telling banners into the cloth bag, and then tear off his beard, and he looked like a young Taoist priest with a playful smile, a white face and red lips. He was no longer the fake fortune-teller who deliberately spoke in an old voice.
The setting sun was swallowed by the night in the distant sky and was moving towards the city. Many people were pouring out of the city, most of whom were from outside the city who were carrying loads on their shoulders to sell goods in the city.
Wu Yue and Hao Yingjun went out of the city gate together, but one was heading east and the other was heading west.
As the two walked away from each other, Hao Yingjun held him in his hand and talked for a long time. Wu Yue impatiently gave him a copper coin, but somehow, a copper coin suddenly fell down, or stood up. His brows frowned slightly, and after bending down to pick it up, Hao Yingjun turned around and chased after Wu Yue's back, "Wait, auntie, wait for me, let me tell you a fortune."
He ran up and stood in front of her. Wu Yue thought he was being too talkative and walked away, "It doesn't count."
Hao Yingjun ran ahead again. Before Wu Yue showed his dagger, he hurriedly said, "Just one divination, just one! After all, we are good friends who have shared life and death. We have rules in our business. Since we are setting up a stall, we must at least calculate one divination to complete the task. Otherwise, we will suffer."
"Auntie, you are a kind person, please help me." Hao Yingjun smiled playfully and bowed.
Wu Yue looked at him suspiciously. Is there such a rule?
However, considering that although Hao Yingjun was extremely unreliable in the past, he also helped her a lot, Wu Yue relaxed her expression and said, "Okay, just one divination, hurry up."
"Quick, definitely quick." Hao Yingjun chuckled, gesturing with his palms as if he were telling fortunes. "You say a word, and it's the only word that comes to mind right now."
Wu Yue said: "Knot."
The cannon fodder mission was about to end, and she could submit her application to complete it and go back. The first thing she thought about was the end.
However, seeing Hao Yingjun's expression suddenly change, at this moment he really looked a little reliable. Wu Yue raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why, what did you figure out?"
"Haha, it's nothing." Hao Yingjun smiled and scratched his head. "I will have a good future."
He stretched, his bones creaking. "Thank you, Auntie, for this little favor. I won't waste your time. Well, I've been busy for a few days and haven't found anything. I have to rush to the next place. See you in the rivers and lakes."
Wu Yue nodded perfunctorily and walked past him. There was a cliff in the direction of the road.
She was being chased, but she was defeated and fled, then fell off a cliff and died. This was the way she wanted to die.
Hao Yingjun also walked in the opposite direction, but after walking for a long time, he gradually walked slower and slower, and finally stopped, sighing.
He looked up at the nightfall, and the stars in the sky seemed to be destroyed. This was not a matter for one person, but concerned the lives of all people in the world. In the end, Hao Yingjun gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, turned around and chased in the direction of Wu Yue.
I hope it's not too late, and nothing will happen!
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