Chapter 65: Chapter 63: Miss, Do You Need Help?
The bright moon hangs high, the sky is as dark as ink, and the world is silent.
Yun Ran moved with incredible speed, her figure as graceful as a startled swan, leaving a fading shadow in her wake.
Nangong Mo didn’t dare get too close, keeping a certain distance as he followed from afar.
He chuckled inwardly: Who would have thought that girl’s Qinggong was so good! Could it be that she’s practiced it frequently by stealing?
About half an incense stick of time later, Nangong Mo saw Yun Ran flip over the Minister Mansion’s west wall, easily avoiding a few patrol guards, heading straight for the treasury.
The entrance of the treasury was guarded by ten men, their waists adorned with precious sabers, their right hands resting on the hilts, ready to draw and strike at any intruders.
A wisp of almost transparent smoke drifted with the wind, spreading silently.
The ten guards, who were originally vigilant and ready, fell to the ground one after another with a ’thud’.
Yun Ran’s figure floated down from mid-air, her robes fluttering, her demeanor radiant.
She took out a six-inch long silver needle, casually fiddled with the lock a few times, and the lock opened.
Yun Ran pushed the door open and entered, her back seeming somewhat smug.
Nangong Mo, who witnessed everything firsthand, silently drew three conclusions:
The dead girl has often been a thief, robbing houses!
She had her eye on the Minister Mansion’s silver long ago.
If she hadn’t been staying in the palace the past few days, she wouldn’t have waited until tonight to act.
Nangong Mo appeared at the treasury entrance but did not go in. Instead, he whispered a few instructions to Feng Xuan, who swiftly disappeared.
Yun Ran lingered in the Minister Mansion’s small treasury, almost blinded by the dazzling array of treasures.
"This is definitely another corrupt official!"
"Richer than this girl imagined!"
"Old Lin! So wealthy but so stingy towards Lin Wanyue!"
Recalling Lin Wanyue’s past clothing and lifestyle, she was not even as well-off as the third-tier maidservants beside Mrs. Qin!
Yun Ran took out a sack, starting to gather rare treasures, choosing those that were light, valuable, and unbreakable.
[I say, Little Thief Ran, that sack is taller than you, and you brought two! Can you carry them? Not afraid of being crushed by silver?]
Yun Ran was very disdainful of it.
[This girl was robbing houses when you were still an egg!]
The Immortal Bird, in a good mood recently, didn’t care about Yun Ran’s disdain.
[The spiritual energy has been abundant lately, my cultivation has increased greatly, and your martial arts have recovered to thirty percent, are you happy?]
Yun Ran packed the treasures at whirlwind speed, too lazy to bother with it.
[This Immortal Bird is going to retreat! To absorb the remaining spiritual energy, Little Ranran, you should sleep more with Nangong Mo!]
Yun Ran paused, her mouth twitching, "Scram!"
[Alright~~ This bird is leaving! Be careful on your own~]
...
Nangong Mo stood outside the treasury admiring the moon, his posture tall and relaxed, his expression at ease.
He heard Yun Ran’s footsteps from afar, and his figure flickered, hiding in the shadows.
Then he saw that young girl dragging and pulling not one, but two ridiculously large sacks towards the door.
Nangong Mo: "..."
He silently raised his hand to wipe away a black line sliding off the corner of his eye, a deep helplessness flashed in his eyes.
How much silver did that girl rob?
Isn’t she afraid of tiring herself to death...
Yun Ran restored the lock to its original state, transporting the sacks over the wall in two trips.
Nangong Mo, watching from the shadows, was utterly amazed as the little girl, with sacks that were clearly heavy, easily flew over the wall?!
She truly outdid herself!
Yun Ran returned, taking out a small bottle and waving it under the noses of the ten guards, who soon awoke, somewhat bewildered.
"What happened just now?"
"The lock is intact, and there’s no abnormality nearby; we must have just fallen asleep, right?"
"Stay alert, if the lord finds out, we’ll all be in serious trouble!"
...
Outside the west wall, Yun Ran hid one of the sacks in a dog hole she had dug and expanded earlier, covering it with dirt, dry branches, and wild grass for concealment.
She planned to first transport one sack back to the palace and then return for the other.
Then, she had walked about a hundred meters, just turned a corner, when suddenly a person in black walked towards her.
And said to her:
"Miss, need a hand?"