Chapter 6: The Bandit's Dream Shattered

  Qian did not leave, stood up, walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, and slowly asked: "Have you guys ever seen a locust plague?"

  "Ji Sheng's expression revealed a hint of fear: 'I've seen it, heavens! It was truly too terrifying!'"

  Jia Tianxiang said, "I haven't seen it myself, but one of my nephews once wrote me a letter describing the scene of the locust disaster in detail. It was indeed very frightening."

  Money nodded: "The locusts that cover the sky and blanket the earth always fly from one place to another, leaving nothing but desolation in their wake! In a world where civilization had not yet formed unified rules or constraints, those nomadic tribes that roamed the grasslands with plunder as their nature were similar to locusts in many ways. Plunder was not only their nature, but also their calling! They reveled in the desperate cries of others, and savored their own pleasure in the blood that splattered from others. They worshipped violence, they were tools of violence, and violence was their soul!"

  Ji Shengqing and Jia Tianxiang's eyes widened, but they only understood seven or eight parts of what Qian Buli said, which made Qian Buli's unparalleled wisdom even more apparent!

  "So, before civilization has evolved to a certain extent, the savagery of the grassland nations will make them trample and destroy civilization! This is a great disaster for humanity!"

  "To deal with the grassland nation, we can only use strong power to create a rule and lock their wildness with rules!" Qian Buli ended his speech with this sentence: "Everyone must respect human civilization. If they don't know how, we will teach them; if they can't learn, we will imprison them; and if they want to resist, we will destroy them!"

  "Are you... abandoning them just because they don't respect civilization?"

  "What... what did I just abandon?" Qian Buli felt extremely perplexed, with a sense of regret that was beyond words.

  "I understand!" Ji Sheng's expression revealed a hint of a knowing smile: "From now on, I absolutely won't bother you with similar questions again."

  "That's for the best." Never again would he play dumb with me, Qian Nu said with a bitter smile: "I hope you can remember today's promise."

  The words fell into Ji Shengqing's ears, and the tone completely changed. He acquiesced... Oh heaven! Is this his surrender? Has such a great emperor surrendered in front of me?

  "That's all for today." Qian got up: "I'm a bit tired and want to take a rest."

  This is another event that does not conform to the etiquette of the imperial court. When all the ministers pay homage to the emperor, the emperor does not say "rest", and no one dares to leave first! This is a capital offense! However, this young man did it very naturally and harmoniously, as if he had said such words countless times before. In fact, Qian Buli has indeed said so many many times... in another world, the scene of friends gathering together is numerous!

  Ji Sheng's emotions were running high as she fantasized about the scene of Emperor Qianlong summoning the tribal leaders, full of vigor and spirit, pointing to the sky and scolding. Meanwhile, she stood up with a smile: "Mr. Qian, shall I send a few maids to serve you?"

  "It's okay." Qian Buli waved his hand: "I'm a person who likes freedom, coming and going alone, don't like to be restrained." After finishing speaking, Qian Buli had already left the side hall.

  Unfortunately, once a woman's train of thought goes off the rails, it becomes completely unreasonable. Qian Buli's advantages have increased by one more, this is an absolutely unusual man who will never be infatuated with women!!

  Ji Sheng Qing gazed at Qian Bu Li's back, almost dazed, and two red clouds floated onto her cheeks.

  "Your Highness, now... I believe in your judgment!" Jia Tianxiang exclaimed.

  "My lord, do you know what I just saw?" Ji Shengqing smiled, Qian Budi's back had long since disappeared, but Ji Shengqing's gaze was still fixed on the direction where his back had vanished: "It's hope! I saw our hope!"

  "I also saw it, Your Highness!" One person talking nonsense is okay, but two people are... It's really speechless. "However, Your Highness, you must think of a way to capture his heart!" Jia Tianxiang said with deep concern.

  "I'll do it!" Ji Sheng's expression revealed unparalleled confidence.

  This sentence is even more wrong! Because the protagonist himself has put on his own black windbreaker, with sleeves and pants legs wrapped in black cloth, a very neat and tidy thief's demeanor! The laptop was reinstalled into the password box, and the password box was tightly tied to Qian Bu Li's back with several strips of black cloth. Two Colt handguns were inserted into Qian Bu Li's waist, and he, who was well-trained, could draw his gun and shoot out five rounds or less within one second, guaranteeing that he would hit the target! The only drawback is that Qian Bu Li has always disliked silencers, and now it's too late to regret it, as it's impossible to get such a thing here.

  Qian Buli took a piece of charcoal and smeared his eyebrows black, but how could Qian Buli, who was about to become the world's number one thief, reveal such a ridiculous flaw?

  Finally, Qian covered his face with a black cloth and walked to the window, his piercing eyes scanning the outside movement, only waiting remained!

  Waiting is lonely, but waiting is also necessary! Qian Bu Li understood this truth a long time ago.

  Money doesn't understand the history of this world, and no one has told him that if he knew he had become an invincible god on a pedestal, he would never do anything like a thief! There is a saying: it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a cow. But having the opportunity to be the head of a cow and not grasping it will undoubtedly make one regret for life! Even if later on, singing loudly: heaven gave me an opportunity, but I didn't cherish it well... If given another chance... that would all be nonsense, already too late!

  But as the protagonist, Qian Buli is not one to push away opportunities! Although he now has a sharp and spirited gaze, full of confidence in his future as a master thief, what's meant to come will eventually arrive!

  A true warrior also fears things he doesn't understand, to fear nothing is foolish! The princess's words were too passionate, too respectful of herself, these made Qian Buli feel oppressed and worried, he didn't want his life to become a pawn, handed over to an uncertain future, he hoped everything would be in his own grasp! So Qian Buli chose to leave, as soon as possible!

  The joyful songs and laughter at the wine party gradually dispersed in the wind, the night deepened, in this world where civilization was not yet developed, nightlife was far from comparable to modern society, the people of the city lord's mansion quickly fell into a dreamland, the occasional footsteps came from those patrolling soldiers! Of course, these were no match for Qian Buli, who had seen modern weapons, how could small torches compare to searchlights?

  The sky has no moon and no stars, it's really a good weather, a good weather for thieves! Qian was very happy in his heart, he clenched his fist and encouraged himself in a low voice: "Heaven's will!" That's right, the first time he did thievery, he encountered such weather, wasn't it heaven's will?

  People always mistakenly guess the will of heaven, unfortunately, they only know until the end that this is not the true will of heaven!

  Qian Buli had long noticed Ke Lan carrying Ke Li into that room. Since they were the princess's maids, their living quarters must be close to the princess's. Qian Buli set her sights on the princess - if she was going to play, she'd go big! And the princess would definitely be wearing the most valuable accessories!

  It turned out that Qian Buli's judgment was accurate. In front of the house next to Ke Lanju's residence, four guards were standing in front of the door, serving as the princess's personal bodyguards. Unlike ordinary patrol soldiers, they did not occasionally make conversation sounds. Each held a torch and stood upright, exuding an air of authority, but Qian Buli didn't notice.

  He crawled forward, cautiously circling around to the back of the house. His movements were very slow, and his ears perked up, holding his breath low. Night battles relied on hearing and intuition; if there was an ambush, Qian Buli hoped he could discover the enemy's presence first!

  A distance of just a few dozen meters, Qian Bu Li crawled for half an hour without leaving, showing off his extraordinary patience! Don't underestimate patience, who knows how many strong people have fallen due to lack of patience!

  Unexpectedly, there was no secret whistle? Qian Buli disdainfully curled his lip! This is actually Qian Buli underestimating the City Master's Mansion. The City Master's Mansion is divided into an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard. The inner courtyard houses Jia Tianxiang's family members, the princess's personal attendants, and this legendary 'Qianlong Emperor'. There are no secret whistles, but they are all between the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard! This allowed Qian Buli to gain a great advantage.

  There's an old saying: "A thief in the family is hard to prevent!" It refers to Qian Buli's experience, which shows that he lacks experience as a thief. He did something with no technical content at all and actually dared to look down on others. Is this reasonable?

  Qian Buli slowly got up to the window, took out a small knife from his body and inserted it into the window gap. Before that, Qian Buli had observed that the windows here were all made of wood with a wooden latch, which could be easily opened with a knife blade.

  He gently pushed open the window, and Qian Buli jumped in, landing silently on the ground. Then he turned around and closed the window as it was before. Did you see that? This is called wisdom! Qian Buli thought to himself with a hint of pride. What if someone passes by and sees the window open, wouldn't they become suspicious? Alas... I really think too much, it's hard for me to make mistakes!

  The furnishings in the room were very simple, with no extra furniture. It was hard to imagine that a princess's life could be so plain. Qian Bu Li was slightly surprised, he slowly walked to the middle of the room, carefully listening to the breathing sounds coming from the bed. Hmm! The princess slept very soundly! But... what was this noise????

  The sound of horseshoes came from afar, getting closer and closer. Suddenly, a hoarse voice broke the tranquility of the city lord's mansion: "Report! Urgent military situation!! Ten thousand fires are urgent, urgent military situation!!!"

  The castle exploded with a loud bang, and one by one the lights lit up. The princess's guard knocked heavily on the door: "Your Highness, there is an urgent military situation!"

  In the middle of the house, money was staring blankly with mouth agape, wanting to cry but unable to shed tears, almost going crazy. Whether thinking of hiding or escaping from the window, it was too late, as the lights behind had already turned on!!

  At the last critical moment, Qian Buli finally figured it out. Sneaking into a civilian's home and getting caught red-handed, the one who panics and flees is the thief, while the one who stands upright with justice is either an official or a hero! So he quietly removed his mask and turned around calmly.

  "Ah..." Ji Sheng Qing exclaimed in surprise, then immediately recognized the man who had only known for a day but made her infatuated: "You... how did you end up in my room?" Ji Sheng Qing suddenly thought of something and her face turned bright red.

  "Say it..." Ji Shengqing's voice was low and sounded like a mosquito singing: "You... how did you sneak into my room!"

  "Because...!" Qian Buli was almost vomiting blood, but this couldn't affect the wise and profound gaze he emitted! Qian Buli's voice was also very calm and peaceful: "Because... I saw a storm that is about to arrive!" Qian Buli suddenly remembered there were urgent military affairs? Then... let me start rambling on!

  Ji Sheng's emotions were frozen as she gazed at Qian Bu Li, almost getting lost in his wise eyes. In fact, it was proven that what made a god a god wasn't their own abilities, but rather... a beautiful misunderstanding!

  "I'm worried..." Qian slowly walked to the window, pushed it open, and his voice was filled with compassion: "How can your tender shoulders bear such a heavy burden!"

  The guards at the door finally discovered the abnormal situation inside the house. The door was slammed open, and all four guards rushed in.

  The girl hastily pulled up the quilt and shouted: "Who allowed you to come in? Get out of here!"

  Money didn't turn around, calmly looking at several guards. In a certain situation, calmness represents being in the right and having a strong sense of justice!

  The guards all recognized the legendary emperor in front of them, and Qian Buli's experience was no secret to them. At this moment, Qian Buli's demeanor was calm and gentle, with a hint of pity. The guards didn't believe that this man had any ill intentions, so they hastily retreated from the room and closed the door tightly.

  "I know you're a great sage! I know you can penetrate the layers of fog and see clearly the road ahead!" Ji Sheng put on her outer garment, walked slowly to Qian Bu Li's back, with a mix of fear and expectation, she hooked her arm around Qian Bu Li's: "I just want to ask you one question, will...you accompany me through wind and rain?"

  "Of course." Qian Buli gazed at the beauty in front of him, a smile spreading across his face: "As long as you're willing!" It seemed... he had mixed past it? Qian Buli couldn't help but let out a breath of relief in secret.

  "No matter how big the storm?"

  "No matter how big the storm!"