Zhuge Lan and Su Ya had just stepped onto the city streets when a burst of hurried footsteps came from afar. Zhuge Lan curiously turned to look.
A squad of guards clad in Black Iron Chainmail surged over like a tide, their spears crossed into a net that completely blocked the pair's path.
What the hell? We just got here and we're already being surrounded?
Zhuge Lan curled his lip and swept his gaze around, feeling thoroughly annoyed.
At that moment, the leading Silver Armor Commandant slammed his Gilded Shield heavily onto the ground, shaking dust loose from the earth. "Who are you? The city has been on alert recently, yet you still dared to fly in from the sky!"
Su Ya instinctively shrank behind Zhuge Lan. The sturdy Zhuge Lan replied irritably, "We're merely passing through. Your display reminds me of Spirit Hall's methods."
Before his words had even faded, the air abruptly froze. The guards' knuckles turned pale as they gripped their spears.
The Silver Armor Commandant's pupils contracted slightly. He had clearly scanned them with a detection soul skill. The two before him appeared to be merely Soul Ancestors, yet the golden giant crocodile martial soul hovering behind the young man and the powerful Soul Power faintly flickering around the girl's hair both exuded an indescribable danger.
After weighing the matter for a moment, he cupped his fists in salute. "Please do not take offense, you two. A Flying Thief has appeared in the city recently. In half a month, they have robbed twelve residences, and even the Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Cup from the City Lord's Manor has vanished without a trace."
At the news, Zhuge Lan's eyes flickered slightly. A Flying Thief was rather rare in this world of martial souls.
*It's actually quite interesting that