"Saint Thief?" Wang Shouzhe was also greatly surprised. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I have heard that name before, but it seemed you had vanished without a trace for quite some time. May I ask why you targeted my wife this time, Senior?"
"What else could it be?" Liu Ruolan said coldly. "He wanted to steal the Dao Origin Pill."
"No, no, no! I wanted to trade... I wanted to use my Spirit Stones and Storage Ring to exchange for this madam's Dao Origin Pill." The Saint Thief hurriedly explained.
Yet not a single person present believed him.
Fortunately, his disciple, Ji Xuyue, stepped forward to speak for him. "Seniors, my master is telling the truth. My master washed his hands in a golden basin many years ago. This time, in order to buy me a Dao Origin Pill, he even specifically gathered supplies from Devil Race territory and secretly sold them. Only then did he barely manage to save enough money."
"Little girl, I fear your master has deceived you." Dao Lord Tianyan snorted, not believing his explanation in the slightest. "As the saying goes, a dog cannot stop eating shit. This Dao Lord does not believe he has washed his hands in a golden basin."
"Devil Race territory?" Wang Shouzhe raised an eyebrow slightly, seeming rather interested. "Tell me more."
"Alright, alright. This is what happened..."
The Saint Thief also knew by now that Wang Shouzhe held an extremely high status among all these great figures. He did not dare neglect him and hurriedly recounted everything he had done over the past twenty or thirty years, including the several times he had nearly been surrounded and trapped by Devil Race armies.
After hearing him out, Wang Shouzhe nodded slightly without showing much reaction. He merely said,