The Male and Female Thieves

The Male and Female Thieves

The wedding was a grand affair. Although Wang Yue had few relatives on the groom's side, many people came to celebrate with them. They were all easygoing, but their resolute, steely bearing made it hard for anyone who wasn't a social butterfly to strike up a conversation.

Wang Yue had planned to wake Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan so the children could attend his wedding with Shiyi, but Shiyi objected.

She had good reasons. For one, she felt embarrassed getting married in front of her son and daughter. For another, she was genuinely afraid that someone—or some mysterious being—was watching them. If they exposed the children now and anything happened, it would break both their hearts.

Faced with such a motherly concern, what could Wang Yue say? He could only go along with her. He wasn't a strict father, but he was every bit a doting one.

The two began their trip right after the wedding. Wang Yue hadn't expected that, after leaving Ode to Joy and Ye Zhenzhen, he'd find himself praying to Buddha and seeking the Dao again. Yet here he was, in the world of One Life, One Lifetime, doing it all over again—and even more devoutly. Everywhere they went, he made a point of visiting every temple and shrine they came across, asking for blessings at every chance.

To be honest, Wang Yue wasn't fond of Buddhism. But for the children's sake, he wanted to find something, to learn the spells he was looking for. He decided to give it an earnest try, as long as it could help him deal with those elusive, supernatural things.

Of course, Wang Yue had also decided that he'd go to a supernatural world next. He planned to visit a xianxia world and learn things