The short blade slashed toward him with a bone-chilling immortal wind, its Immortal Power fluctuations holding firmly at the strength of the Second Level of the Immortal Realm. Clearly, she was a capable hand the Immortal Alliance employed specifically to hunt down thieves.
Yun Che shifted his feet lightly, dodged aside along the edge of the blade's wind, and caught her wrist, twisting it behind her back before kicking her rounded backside.
"I told you it was a misunderstanding, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on fighting. You can't expect me to just stand here and let you cut me."
Yun Che flickered away, retreating into a corner of the storeroom behind the cover of the crates. His gaze swept over the Immortal Alliance disciples gathered at the entrance as he quickly worked out how to get away.
This woman insisted she had caught him red-handed. Even if he told her the clues he had obtained from the Mine Foreman, her preconceptions meant she might not believe him. Instead, his attempts to explain could easily make him look even more guilty.
But if he really fought here, the Immortal City was the Immortal Alliance's territory. Once the commotion grew and drew Immortal Alliance Elders with higher Cultivation, escaping would be difficult for a newcomer who had only just entered the First Level of the Immortal Realm.
Only then did the patrol captain in charge react. He hurried forward to stop the woman. "Constable Shen, don't rush into fighting. We searched this place just now and didn't find the Heaven-Mending Pearl. Could this really be a mistake?"
The woman addressed as Constable Shen rubbed her aching backside and swept a cold glance over him, the tip of her blade still pointing at Yun Che.
"The Mine Foreman was an accomplice. This