Madam, protect me!

Li Nuo moved his lips, looking at Yiren's expectant eyes, he really couldn't bear to tell her that things are different now. Now he not only has the fourth level of the legalist cultivation, but also has reached the pinnacle of stealing skills. He no longer needs to pretend to be a couple with anyone.

He alone can uproot the Zhao State's thieves.

Seeing him standing there in a daze, Song Yiren frowned and said, "Why, don't you want to?"

Li Nuo came back to his senses and shook his head, "It's not that I don't want to..., but have you really thought about it?"

Song Yiren glanced at him and said, "Li Anning was fine at that time, do you think I'm not as good as her?"

Li Nuo spread his hands and said, "I'm glad you don't mind."

He stretched out his hand to Yiren and whispered, "Let's go, my wife."

Hearing these two words, Song Yiren's body trembled slightly, as if she was electrocuted, and she felt a tingling sensation.

My wife...

He finally called me my wife?

She didn't know how long she had waited for this word "wife" and how much grievance she had suffered in the meantime...

It was obviously her husband, but she could only watch him being intimate with other women and calling other women "wife".

This belated "wife" made her nose sore and she almost cried.

After a long time, she came to her senses, put her hand in Li Nuo's hand, held it tightly, and said, "Let's go..."

The embassy would not check the dormitory, even if you didn't return home at night.

However, the embassy was heavily guarded, and there were guards patrolling twelve hours a day.

In order to facilitate the investigation of thieves at any time, Li Nuo planned to stay outside for a few days.

The two walked outside until the evening, and Li Nuo chose an inn.

You need to show your identity certificate to stay in an inn. When Li Nuo and Yiren moved into the embassy at noon, the officials of the Honglu Temple helped them get their identity certificates.

He took Yiren's hand, walked out of the embassy, ​​found an inn on the street, handed over their ID cards, and said, "One room up."

Li Nuo paid three days' room in advance, and under the guidance of the waiter, he and Yiren came to the second floor of the inn, a room at the end of the corridor.

The waiter took them into the room and said with a smile, "Two guests, this is your room. If you need anything, you can go to the first floor and tell me."

After that, he closed the door and left.

Song Yiren looked at the strange chairs in the room, the whips, shackles, candles on the table, and the ropes hanging in the air, and said in surprise, "Why are there so many messy things in the room?"

Li Nuo didn't expect that the service of Zhao's inn was so thoughtful, but he didn't need these things.

He put these messy things into the cabinet and said, "Don't worry about these. It's getting late. Go to bed early today. Tomorrow morning, we will go out to investigate the case together."

Song Yiren looked at the only bed in the room and didn't know what to say for a while.

Li Nuo walked to the bed, looked at her and asked, "Are you sleeping outside or inside?"

Song Yiren was stunned and said, "Ah..."

Li Nuo said, "An Ning and I went through this at the beginning. Don't worry, we just sleep in the same bed. If you don't want, I'll ask the waiter to send another quilt. I can sleep on the floor..."

Song Yiren waved her hand and said, "No need."

Li An Ning can do it, so why can't she?

Isn't it just sleeping in the same bed? He is her husband. There is a marriage certificate as proof. It is normal to sleep in the same bed with your husband, okay...

She thought about it and said, "I, I sleep inside..."

She took off her shoes and lay on the bed, holding the quilt tightly with both hands.

Li Nuo lay beside her and smelled a familiar fragrance.

Yiren and Jiaren not only look exactly the same, but also have the same fragrance, so when Yiren pretended to be his wife at the beginning, he couldn't tell them apart at all.

Yiren lay beside him, just like his wife was beside him

Li Nuo slept very peacefully. Song Yiren grabbed the quilt with both hands, opened her eyes and looked at the top of her head, not feeling sleepy at all.

She always felt that he was different after arriving in Zhao State.

He always kept a distance from her before.

But she didn't have this feeling since she left home.

She really wanted to know what her mother said to him that day...

Before leaving, Sister Fenghuang told her to take the initiative.

But it was only the first day, and the two of them slept in the same bed. How could she take the initiative?

She tilted her head and took a look, feeling a little happy.

He called her his wife today...

...

The next morning, Li Nuo got up early.

Yiren was still sleeping, he went downstairs to buy breakfast alone, and when he came back, Yiren had already gotten up and washed.

After breakfast, the two went out together.

Today's task is to squat on the steward of that stronghold.

The thief sect has a strict hierarchy. Only by finding the steward can you find the chief seat above.

And if you want to find the guardian, you have to start with the chief seat.

The reason why he chose to go undercover last time was that he happened to catch up with the Thieves' Conference. It was impossible for him to be so lucky this time and not have the opportunity to wipe them out.

He and Yiren acted separately, tracking the people who entered and left the den.

The Thieves' Manager and ordinary thieves are difficult to distinguish from each other in appearance, but easy to distinguish from each other in behavior.

Ordinary thieves have only one task, which is to steal as much stuff as possible. Managers generally don't have to do it themselves. Their duty is to manage the thieves under them, and they are also responsible for discovering new people with potential.

Li Nuo followed the three people continuously and finally noticed a middle-aged man.

He looked like an ordinary Confucian scholar. He was gentle and gentle. He did not steal anything. Instead, he found a tea stall at a crowded street and drank tea while scanning the crowd.

Street intersections like this are also places where thieves often hang out.

Li Nuo only stood for a short while before he discovered several thieves. However, their methods were very unfamiliar and they had obviously not received professional training. Some lingered for a long time and never dared to make a move. Some of them failed to steal and were taken away on the spot. Down.

The middle-aged scribe shook his head while watching...

After drinking a pot of tea, he stood up and disappeared into the crowd.

Li Nuo followed him unhurriedly. The doorkeeper was obviously very careful and seemed to be afraid of being followed. He walked around the street several times and finally entered a restaurant.

Tracking and counter-tracking are skills that a good thief must possess.

With Li Nuo's skills in thievery, he would certainly not be discovered by following a small butler.

After a while, he walked into the restaurant, found a seat in the lobby, and ordered two side dishes. While waiting, he closed his eyes as if taking a nap.

After entering the fourth realm of Legalism, the most iconic ability is to draw the ground as a prison. At the same time, his five senses will also be greatly improved, especially when he concentrates, his vision and hearing will be greatly improved. strengthen.

Legalists call this ability "clearly discerning". As a auxiliary ability, although it is of little help in combat, it can more easily discover some clues that ordinary people cannot find when investigating cases.

When Li Nuo closed his eyes, some mixed sounds began to pour into his ears.

"Is the food for the guest at table seven ready? The guest has asked for it several times."

"Sir, why don't you have another drink? Open your mouth and I'll feed you..."

"I'll just say that the food here is good, and it's worth the price..."

"Manager Zhang, why don't you leave a mark to find me? What's the important thing?"

On the second floor of the restaurant, somewhere in the Accord.

Manager Zhang looked at a man with a big belly and whispered: "I didn't mean to disturb the chief, but I really have something important to report to the chief..."

For safety reasons, only superiors can contact subordinates within the stolen gate.

If the steward wants to contact the chief, he needs to leave a mark in a specific place. After the chief sees it, he will be informed of the time and place of the appointment.

After listening to Manager Zhang's report, the pot-bellied man suddenly stood up from his seat and asked: "What, you said someone can steal the money bags from the arms of your thieves through the air?"

Manager Zhang nodded and said, "That's what Zhu Liu said, and it can't be false. He also said that the man knew about the existence of the Thief Gate and knew that the Thief Gate would never steal. After taking his money, he Let him go..."

He looked at the leader opposite and said, "Master, could it be some of the protectors and envoys who took action?"

The pot-bellied man shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Even the protectors and messengers don't have such ability. Could it be..."

Thinking of the scene he had seen with his own eyes, a hint of reverence appeared in his eyes.

As the leader of the thief, he had met the owner once two years ago.

At that time, the sect owner showed off his ability to steal items from a distance in front of all of them.

He himself was an eyewitness at that time, and he remembered very clearly that the door owner could steal the things in his arms from three feet away. The scene at that time made all the high-level thieves present admire him.

As a thief, that is the highest realm they pursue throughout their lives.

The expression on his face was lost in memories, and he murmured: "Could it be that the sect master is back?"

Manager Zhang had only heard the legend about the sect leader from the mouth of the leader. He was shocked when he heard the words: "What, is that the sect leader? But Zhu Liu said that he was a young man..."

Although Qi Shouzuo has met the sect master, he doesn't know what the sect master looks like.

The sect master has always been like a dragon, and the last time he summoned them, they were all dressed in windbreakers and masks. No one knew the sect master's appearance and age.

He pondered for a moment and said: "I will report to the protector first. Regardless of whether he is the sect leader or not, the emergence of such a powerful fellow must attract enough attention..."

The two didn't talk anymore. After Manager Zhang left the restaurant, a quarter of an hour passed before the pot-bellied man went downstairs and left.

He crossed two streets and came to an alley. He looked around, took out a piece of white limestone from his sleeve, and carved a triangular mark on the wall of the alley...