Flying Thief Steals Golden Buddha

Red Yun knew her cousin bore a deep, bloody vendetta, so she didn't dare discuss killing anymore. She quickly changed the subject. "Cousin, we have all the materials for the fake hand blueprints you designed, but the forging skill is incredibly difficult. We can't find a blacksmith like that in Milu City."

Bai Bingxue thought for a moment and replied, "Have you asked if there are any such blacksmiths in Southern Expedition Country?"

Red Yun shook her head. "I haven't asked about that yet. I'll have someone inquire tomorrow."

As the two chatted, Chen Xi was slumped over the table, rubbing his stomach with one hand. He'd eaten too much that evening and said lazily, "Princess Red Yun, with this five thousand taels of gold, we can open the biggest pharmacy in Milu City. When Senior Sister Bai gets busy treating patients, I'll learn medicine alongside her. In three to four years, I'll be the respected Doctor Chen."

Red Yun teased him with a smile, "You little monk, you've just abandoned Buddhism to study medicine and you're already bragging. How can you expect to master medicine in just three to four years?"

Bai Bingxue also smiled and said, "Chen Xi, studying medicine is very arduous, and there's no guarantee of official position or financial reward. You need to be mentally prepared. Changqing brother gave up after three years of studying with his master, and then went to learn Taoism from his uncle."

"Oh, cousin, look, Chen Xi has fallen asleep," Red Yun said helplessly, watching Chen Xi snore softly.

"Chen Xi is still just a child," Bai Bingxue said, shaking her head.

Suddenly, a loud crash of something heavy falling came from the house behind them, followed by screams.

Red Yun turned and rushed into the room. The furnace had collapsed, and waves of hot steam filled the air. She looked up and saw a large hole in the roof. Two men in white stood at the opening, lowering a wet cloth wrapped around a Buddha's head.

Princess Red Yun shouted, "Bold thieves!"

The thieves heaved together, and the Buddha's head flew out of the hole.

Red Yun used her family's secret lightness skill, White Fox Thirty-Seven Steps, and dashed towards the opening. As she neared the hole, she drew the sash sword from her waist and, with a move called White Fox Leaping to the Moon, thrust it at the men in white. The two didn't linger and turned to flee. Red Yun, undaunted, took a deep breath and pursued them.

Bai Bingxue watched Red Yun chase after them, sighing at her own inferior lightness skill.

She and Chen Xi brought two buckets of cold water and doused a burning passageway, pulling out four groaning men from the ground. The guards outside also rushed in with water to put out the fire. After more than ten buckets of water were poured, the fire was finally extinguished.

The clothes of the four men were burned and fused to their skin. Chen Xi shook his head. "Senior Sister, can these four survive? Ah, this fire..."

Bai Bingxue was horrified and couldn't bear to look. She said loudly, "Save them first."

Bai Bingxue took out four Returning Yang Rescue Reversal Heart Protecting Pills and gave them to the men to stabilize their lives, then ordered the guards to carry them inside to shelter from the wind.

She quickly ran to a nearby pharmacy to buy a large bucket of badger oil. The guard captain also found scissors and cut off the charred clothes of the four men. They smeared the cold badger oil all over their bodies to prevent blistering.

Bai Bingxue wrote a prescription for burns and instructions for preparation. She arranged for Chen Xi to quickly go to the pharmacy to buy the medicine and prepare it.

With time pressing, Bai Bingxue activated the Wood Spirit Art, channeling a stream of True Qi into each of the four men to repair their damaged meridians.

Half an hour later, Chen Xi returned with the prepared medicine. He applied a layer of thick, black ointment all over the four men and, under Bai Bingxue's guidance, bandaged them with white gauze.

After they finished, the guard captain asked, "Can these four survive?"

Bai Bingxue replied, "In seven days, they will be reborn, and they will fully recover in a month."

Penglai Immortal Island, White Jade Palace Garden.

"Saved four mortals, Karma Value increased by forty." The Karma Value notification appeared in the water mirror.

White Deer Immortal complained, "Saving a mortal only increases the Karma Value by this much!"

Chen Renfeng chuckled, "Mortals are lowly, and that's how the rules are. These four suffered misfortune because Bai Bingxue melted the golden Buddha, and then their lives were saved by her miraculous medical skills. Their karma is intertwined. Your Excellency, please continue watching."

On the rooftop near Alu Restaurant, Red Yun caught up to a thief and used the Dian Cang Sword Style.

Red Yun leaped up and thrust her sword downwards at the thief's right shoulder, a move called Cloud Piercing Plank Road from the Malong Peak Thirteen Styles of the Dian Cang Sect. The thief used a sweeping upward sword strike, hitting the vital point of Red Yun's sword.

Red Yun used the force to leap over his head and, with another move, Backhand Sword, thrust at his spiritual platform, a move called Xiakexiang's Homecoming from the Malong Peak Thirteen Styles of the Dian Cang Sect. Because Red Yun changed her move too quickly and too subtly, the thief dodged the attack with a move called Su Qin Carrying His Sword.

Red Yun then consecutively used Dian Cang Sword Style moves: "Mist-Shrouded Stone Gate, Blessing Country Evening Bell, Clear Void Valley, Orchid in the Cliff, Xiakexiang's Homecoming, Jade Splashing in the Green Pool, Ten Thousand Scrolls of Heavenly Book, Cloud Piercing Plank Road." Her thrusts, chops, points, and lifts were all powerful offensive moves.

The thief managed to counter every move. Red Yun became increasingly alarmed, as if the enemy could see her next move.

Another thief returned, but he didn't intervene. After watching for a while, he laughed and said, "Junior Brother Chang Hu, this girl only knows eight sword moves from Malong Peak. Quickly capture her."

"Senior Brother Chang He, don't call me by my name," the fighting thief replied irritably.

"Haha, in a small Milu City, what are you afraid of!" Chang He said arrogantly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman's sharp scolding voice echoed from the street below: "How dare a mere petty thief cause trouble in Milu City!" Chang He looked down and saw cavalry guards charging forward. As soon as they reached the building, they drew their bows and aimed at the rooftop.

The leader was Princess Hong Lian.

Hong Lian dropped her reins, lightly tapped her horse's saddle, and leaped three zhang into the air. She used the momentum from the rooftop eaves to leap another two zhang. She drew the sash sword from her waist and, with a move called Jade Splashing in the Green Pool, dived down and thrust at the Tian Tu acupoint between the collarbones of Chang He, who was watching from the side.

Chang He, holding the Buddha's head in his left hand, parried with his right hand, thrusting his sword directly at Hong Lian's wrist. His sword was an inch longer than Hong Lian's, and as the saying goes, "an inch longer, an inch stronger," he dared to risk parrying her sword.

Hong Lian changed her move at the last moment, her sword tip flicking the spine of his sword, passing over his head. She spun around and thrust at his spiritual platform again, a move called Xiakexiang's Homecoming from the Malong Peak Thirteen Styles.

Chang He, just like Chang Hu, used the Su Qin Carrying His Sword move. Hong Lian's soft sash sword touched the spine of his long sword, but Chang He remained unmoved. The soft sword bent, and Hong Lian used the rebound force to lunge forward rapidly, gripping her sword with both hands and thrusting it horizontally at Chang Hu, who was locked in combat with Red Yun.

Hong Lian's rapid change of moves and pincer attack left Chang Hu unsure how to defend. He simply rolled onto the ground. Although his posture was awkward, he managed to dodge the sword strike.

Red Yun and Hong Lian stood back-to-back on the rooftop. Illuminated by the moonlight, one wore green like lotus leaves, the other red like lotus flowers, like a red lotus blooming in the dark night.

"Junior brother, these two girls are beautiful. Let's capture them together and present them to Senior Uncle Gao. It will count as making amends for our failure," Chang He said with a contemptuous smile, completely disregarding the two women before him.

Hong Lian was furious and started to charge forward, but Red Yun grabbed her arm. She told her to calm down, saying that dealing with these tricky thieves would take time, and the longer they delayed, the more advantageous it would be for them.

"Bold criminals, how dare you disrespect the Princess!"