A Man of His Word

Di Qiuli had stopped Ning Tian because she had noticed the look Mu Feng gave her when he turned back before leaving. Mu Feng raised an eyebrow, looking completely unsurprised. Besides, Di Qiuli felt that this guy never acted without profit—if he was taking the initiative to help someone, there had to be a catch.

Moreover, she felt that Mu Feng had been intentionally or unintentionally getting close to Meng Hongchen all day, further confirming Di Qiuli's earlier suspicion. What was he up to now?

Di Qiuli turned to look at the three figures disappearing into the crowd. When she returned to the others, Huo Yuhao noticed that Mu Feng had vanished along with the brother and sister. He asked curiously, "Where did Brother Mu go?"

"To catch a thief."

With the crowd being too dense, Mu Feng and Meng Hongchen could not release their Soul Power. They could only play hide-and-seek with the child through gaps in the crowd. After all, a child's smaller body had the advantage in such a packed environment. Just as Meng Hongchen was about to give up, the child suddenly darted into an alley.

"There are fewer people ahead. We'll definitely catch him," Mu Feng said encouragingly, grabbing Meng Hongchen by the wrist.

"Mm." Meng Hongchen had no time to care about Mu Feng holding her hand. She nodded and was pulled into the alley by him.

"Stop! Stop!" Xiao Hongchen shouted desperately at Meng Hongchen's retreating back. When he saw Mu Feng pull Meng Hongchen into the alley, his heart skipped a beat.

A bad premonition settled over him as he muttered, "No way."

Xiao Hongchen squeezed his way to the mouth of the alley and saw only a sparse few people inside. Every so often, one or two people emerged while