Watching Quan Wuxiang hoodwink Geng Shu in no time at all, Xu Tong wore a helpless expression.
"If you really want to look for this thing, I suggest going to the Holy Maiden's Residence. I doubt it's in the City Lord's Mansion right now."
Today's incident meant either that the people at the City Lord's Mansion did not want to hold this sacrificial ceremony, or that they had deliberately thrown up a smokescreen.
No one would think to look for the Heavenly Dragon Fruit in the Holy Maiden's Residence. After all, even the Holy Maiden had gone missing.
Nor would anyone think the people at the City Lord's Mansion would leave something as precious as the Heavenly Dragon Fruit in a place so carelessly guarded that even a person could disappear from it.
Hearing Xu Tong's words, Quan Wuxiang nodded slightly. "That's what I was thinking too. Let's get going!"
Geng Shu followed the two of them in a daze. Only after they reached the Holy Maiden's Residence did she ask in confusion, "I still don't understand why we're here to steal this thing."
Quan Wuxiang smiled. "Whatever the case, they don't want this sacrificial ceremony to succeed. Since that's so, why not give them a hand?"
The old man had taken a rare fancy to some mischief, and a hint of cunning gleamed in his eyes.
Geng Shu realized she had already boarded the thieves' ship. It was too late to get off now.
Besides, with Quan Wuxiang and Xu Tong here, they would not let her get hurt, no matter what happened.
Before long, they slipped into the Holy Maiden's Residence. Perhaps to deliberately keep up appearances, there were few guards here today.
The Holy Maiden's Residence had stood for many years. After all, a Holy Maiden was