But after they questioned them carefully, over and over, both Saintesses and the tearful "Sect Second-Generation" heirs, their faces streaming with tears and snot...
All insisted in one voice that, judging by his voice and build, the Little Bandit was simply a young man around their age. There was absolutely no mistake!
That left the assembled big shots completely bewildered.
"Hiss..." Someone couldn't help sucking in a cold breath. "Where on earth did this thief spring from?! That nerve... tsk, tsk!"
"Exactly! Not only did he kidnap core disciples from so many sects, he actually dared demand ransom from them-and actually got it!"
"This isn't something just anyone could pull off!"
Forget ordinary people. Even ancient monsters like them, who had lived for hundreds or thousands of years, wouldn't dare do such a thing even if the opportunity fell into their laps!
Once they were caught, losing face would be the least of their worries. The furious sect experts would absolutely beat them to death in a flurry of fists!
Even if they dared, they couldn't have pulled it off so seamlessly.
He hadn't left a single crack from start to finish.
And... and... he'd even diverted the flood of trouble eastward.
Only now, after reviewing the whole affair, did they realize that the Little Bandit had deliberately pinned the crime on the other side, leading them into a misunderstanding.
That had made them overlook the possibility of another culprit from the very beginning.
That cunning, that talent, those methods-even thousand-year-old monsters like them might not have thought of it, much less pulled it off.
Some couldn't help admiring him, feeling that this Little Bandit truly was a rare talent!
"Exactly!" Lu Yunfei of the Divine Firmament Sect was the first to jump up, his face swollen like a pig's