"They probably intend to wait until the hunter they have prepared kills the thief and secures Changze, then offer this person to some Purple Mansion Lord from South of the Yangtze as a favor, in exchange for protection after they return south."
With the perspective of a higher-level cultivator, Li Fuchan easily discerned Peaceful Way Abbey's scheme.
He asked again, "You said I had become entangled in karma with Ghost of the Five Thieves. Does that mean I can only kill that particular Ghost among them?"
Three Nothing explained, "Karma is a mystery beyond Mystery Beyond Mystery, as difficult to fathom as destiny. Now that you have become entangled in karma with Ghost, you can certainly continue killing the other Five Thieves you know of, but Ghost will inevitably come looking for you. If you are confident you can withstand the pressure of two, or even three karmic entanglements, then go ahead and kill all Four Thieves. Never mind the Purple Mansion Lords watching the situation—even that Great Compassionate Venerable Wisdom King might be unable to resist flouting the world's condemnation to come deliver you."
Then I had better not.
Li Fuchan had a fair measure of self-awareness. Jia Hua alone had already forced him to expend considerable effort on his calculations, let alone several more.
He put away A Plea for Thirty-Six Years of Romantic Tales, conjured over thirty sealing Spirit Talismans and pasted them onto it, then laid three or four sealing Spell Arts upon it. Still feeling this was insufficient, he even summoned Light-Deceiving. Its blade transformed into a long, slender lightning serpent and coiled around A Plea for Thirty-Six Years of Romantic Tales. He tossed it into the Twenty-Month Azure Fish Ring, then locked that inside his Storage Bag.
Only after doing all this did Li