Douluo: Stealing Xiao Wu at the Start to Become a Cao Thief

"More magnificent than CGI."

Looking at the entire city wall, carved from white bedrock over a hundred meters high, Wen Xuan felt nothing but awe.

Especially since all that bedrock was Magic-sealing Stone.

Even from a hundred meters away, Wen Xuan could feel the city gate's Magic-sealing Stone affecting his body.

Although he did not use magic, for some reason, the Soul Power within Wen Xuan's body felt slightly out of control.

"What's CGI?" Yuumi asked curiously when she heard Wen Xuan say something strange.

Though she was also stunned by Demacia's prosperity, she was not overly surprised.

In her eyes, they were merely stones that restricted magic.

Wasn't the Magic Codex still flying through the air? They only restricted certain spells, after all.

"It's nothing. Get inside my body first. This country doesn't allow magic, and it'll be troublesome if we're discovered."

Wen Xuan did not want to deal with those mage-seeking soldiers.

There was no need to stir up trouble either.

Yuumi pouted unhappily at his words.

"They're just Magic-sealing Stones. Why is Master afraid of them? Neither the Magic Codex nor I will be affected, and besides..."

Before Yuumi could continue complaining, Wen Xuan shoved her into his arms.

Only after kissing her pretty cat face a few times did he say, "Be good. I'll let you out once we find a place to stay."

Entering the City, Garen

Dazed by Wen Xuan's kisses, Yuumi's eyes were filled with Wen Xuan's rosy little lips and the saliva her master had left on her cat face.

"Meow-meow promises not to cause trouble for Master."

After saying that, Yuumi took the initiative to kiss Wen Xuan on the face before entering his body together with the Magic Codex.

They enhanced Wen Xuan's body.

Seeing Yuumi go in, Wen Xuan lifted his foot and headed toward the city gate.

As soon as he approached, Wen Xuan saw merchant caravans coming and going, along with many elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people, all lining up for inspection.

Dozens of soldiers holding swords stood at the entrance, using a stone to inspect everyone entering and leaving one by one.

Seeing this, Wen Xuan could not help worrying whether the Soul Power in his body would make the Magic-sealing Stone light up, and whether Yuumi and the Magic Codex would be detected.

As Wen Xuan's thoughts surfaced, Yuumi beside him noticed the worry on his face.

"Don't worry. The Magic Codex and I won't let Master get discovered. We can conceal the magical fluctuations on Master's body."

"That's good." Hearing Yuumi say that, Wen Xuan felt much more at ease and joined the queue.

"Come... put your palm on it."

Wen Xuan looked at the young man being inspected ahead of him and sensed the Soul Power within his body.

He looked once more at the enormous statue atop the city wall. It was Galio.

I probably won't be discovered. Besides, Yuumi already said so.

The person ahead of him failed to light up the Magic-sealing Stone, and then it was Wen Xuan's turn.

Wen Xuan stepped forward.

The soldier looked Wen Xuan over and frowned.

"Where are you from? Why are you entering our country?"

Seeing the strange clothes on this child, the soldier did not know what to do for a moment and questioned him.

He also gestured for a soldier nearby to seek out an experienced inspector.

"My family... is gone. I only came here to see my uncle in Demacia. My uncle came here years ago to do business and made a fortune, so..."

Wen Xuan did not continue. Tears began to flow from the corners of his eyes.

Wen Xuan pretended to wipe them away, while secretly watching the soldier.

"Alright, alright, it's fine. Come, touch this with your hand."

Seeing that Wen Xuan was just a child, the soldier merely assumed his strange clothes came from another country and pitied his background.

After all, Noxus was invading everywhere now. They knew that many nearby places had fallen into battle, leaving countless people displaced.

So before Wen Xuan could finish speaking, the soldier had already filled in the rest himself.

Looking at the Magic-sealing Stone before him, Wen Xuan could only sigh helplessly inside.

He had originally wanted to skip this step, since he was not sure whether Soul Power could be detected.

"Okay... Uncle, you're such a good person."

Sniffling, Wen Xuan lowered his hand from his face and pressed it against the Magic-sealing Stone.

Several seconds passed, and nothing happened.

Wen Xuan let out a sigh of relief.

Wen Xuan did not know why, but he did not care about the reason. He looked at the soldier pitifully.

"Is that enough?"

"Yes, but wait a moment. Even though you're a child, we still need to verify whether you're a spy from an enemy nation."

Not long after the soldier spoke, a middle-aged man dressed in the uniform of a high-ranking Demacian official approached.

The man stood tall and straight, with a heavy silver Greatsword strapped to his back. He wore a stern expression as he looked toward the city gate.

"What is it? Why was I called over?"

Upon seeing him, many merchants waiting in line behind Wen Xuan respectfully bent at the waist and performed noble greetings.

The soldier also gave a military salute.

"Garen Mianwei, this subordinate does not know whether this child should be allowed through. But he has already been tested with the Magic-sealing Stone, and there was no reaction, so... I thought..."

Before the man could continue, Garen raised a hand and interrupted him.

Then Garen walked over to Wen Xuan.

Seeing that the newcomer was Garen, Wen Xuan was speechless.

He had just arrived and already encountered Demacia's great general, Garen.

He did not know whether to call himself lucky or unlucky.

Garen first looked over Wen Xuan's clothing, then glanced at his childish face.

When he saw the tear stains, Garen's initial concerns faded away.

"Let him pass. He isn't from the Noxus Empire."

Garen had fought Noxus before, and he could tell at a glance what kind of people were in their army.

Every one of them radiated killing intent, and none wore an expression of defeat.

Someone as harmless-looking as Wen Xuan clearly was not one of them.

Now that Garen had spoken, the soldiers respectfully moved aside and opened the way.

Wen Xuan glanced at Garen and headed into the city.

He did not dare linger, because Garen had a Greatsword on his back.

For all he knew, Garen might bring it down on his head.

Only after reaching the bustling marketplace did Wen Xuan finally relax.

"Whew... scared the hell out of me. Good thing I wasn't exposed."

Hearing this, Yuumi, who had long been bored to death, muttered unhappily.

"What's there to be afraid of? Even if Master were discovered, we could still take Master away."

"Yeah. Since we can teleport, why didn't we just teleport directly into the city?"

Wen Xuan looked at Yuumi floating beside him.

To outsiders, Wen Xuan looked like a crazy man in strange clothes.

He was talking to himself in the street, speaking to thin air.

Quite a few people stayed far away from him.

They were afraid Wen Xuan might try to extort them. Though Wen Xuan was handsome, they were ordinary people and did not dare act recklessly. Demacia's laws were truly strict; if there was even the slightest problem, they would throw you into prison.

Still, they would only lock you up and treat you well with food and drink every day, so long as you did not touch their bottom line regarding magic.

Yuumi: Master, I...

Seeing everyone look at him with disgust, Wen Xuan realized his problem and walked toward a restaurant not far away.

"Alright, Yuumi, let's not talk for now. Otherwise, people will think I'm insane."

Hearing Wen Xuan say that, Yuumi glared resentfully at those people.

"Damn it, how dare they ruin my conversation with Master? How awful."

Only Wen Xuan, the person Yuumi possessed, could hear her words, so only he could hear her complaints.

"Alright, alright. I'll let you out once we find a place to stay."

The streets were too conspicuous, and a magic-wielding cat like Yuumi would obviously be discovered by the patrolling soldiers nearby.

After reaching a rather well-decorated restaurant, Wen Xuan sat down on a chair.

Having gone through Noxus's invasion, Demacia had recovered some of its prosperity, but it had still suffered greatly. Most things had been plundered.

Seeing that the newcomer was a clean, well-dressed child with the air of a noble, the owner pushed aside the waiter and personally came over to Wen Xuan.

He served Wen Xuan himself.

"Hehe~"

"May I ask whether this little brother is here to eat or stay the night? Our service is among the best in all of Demacia City."

Hearing the voice, Wen Xuan turned and met the gaze of the plump restaurant owner.

Seeing the sleazy grin on the man's face and the mustache that screamed unscrupulous merchant, Wen Xuan smiled with pursed lips.

"I'm staying the night. Arrange your best room for me, and then..."

As he spoke, Wen Xuan looked at the diners at several nearby tables.

Seeing that the dishes looked rather good, he nodded.

"Bring me one serving of every specialty dish."

Hearing Wen Xuan order so generously, the owner's face split into a broad grin.

The economy was still recovering, and the people who came to eat at his place were mostly laborers who had finished work. Naturally, they only ordered filling dishes.

There was hardly any profit to be made from them.

"Alright, alright! Derek, hurry and bring this little brother the key to our finest room! And inform the kitchen to make one of each of our specialties."

The owner beamed as he gave instructions to the waiter at the counter.

"Coming..."

Wen Xuan accepted the key and was personally escorted to his room by the waiter and the owner.

Once inside, Wen Xuan released Yuumi.

The moment she emerged, Yuumi unhappily transformed back into human form.

"Master... Meow-meow was bored to death in there."

With that, Yuumi launched herself like a ball of flesh and knocked Wen Xuan onto the table.

"Mwah~ Master, mwah~"

The moment Yuumi returned to human form, Wen Xuan's eyes seemed to gain auto-aim, staring without blinking at Yuumi's pair of pink-and-white headlights.

Being knocked down felt pretty good.