When it was time to get off work, Sun Zhidong took the initiative to find Li Xiang: "Come on, I'll give you a lift."
"Going to see your wife again?"
"Yeah, her favorite singer got into that incident. I have to go comfort her, and I might as well visit your house to see Coal Ball."
Facing Coal Ball, Sun Zhidong still felt a bit guilty. Initially, he really hadn't thought much about it. People who learn archery have hunting thoughts in their hearts, and when encountering such an opportunity, how could they let it go?
Besides, if a mad dog bites people, shooting it is also eliminating a menace for the people, he's not wrong.
However, the development of the situation was completely unexpected. The appearance of Coal Ball made him feel extremely guilty.
Sun Zhidong skillfully arrived at Li Xiang's house.
As soon as they opened the door, they heard a little puppy whining, clearly hungry.
"Coal Ball, look, your dog dad is here to see you."
Sun Zhidong wasn't angry, picked up Coal Ball, and played with it in his hands, scaring Coal Ball into constant struggles and barking.
"Achoo~"
After a while, Sun Zhidong couldn't hold back a sneeze; the dog's smell still made him somewhat allergic.
This was also the reason he didn't like dogs.
Seeing Li Xiang finish making milk, Sun Zhidong handed Coal Ball over: "I have to go; otherwise, if Xiaomei gets angry later, it's harder to handle than a pig during the New Year."
"Alright, there's nothing more for you here, you better go coax your Xiaomei early. Women, they are troublesome."
Li Xiang waved his hand in disgust, shooing Sun Zhidong away, and then fed Coal Ball until it was full. He himself cooked two small dishes, paired with steamed buns, and that was dinner.
Cooking for one person makes it really hard to control the portions. It's not feasible to cook rice, so he just bought a few steamed buns from the supermarket, kept them in the fridge, and reheated them when needed, which is convenient.
After eating, Li Xiang lay on the bed and logged into the virtual game.
The current instance of [Thief's World] had almost been conquered by him, and tonight he could upgrade his Stealing Skill to the master level.
He couldn't wait.
[Instance: Thief's World]
[Main Mission: Anti-theft police must possess a pair of sharp eyes, able to accurately identify pickpocketing suspects among the vast crowds, and capture them all before the train enters the station.]
He was already very familiar with this instance, he could find all the thieves with his eyes closed, but the mission was always stuck at 95%. He suspected there was still a deeply hidden Thief King inside.
Tonight, he suddenly changed his approach. If the official methods couldn't find you, then play by the rules of the underworld, a fierce dragon crossing the river.
Let's see if you can still keep your cool.
Facing the oncoming Xiao Wang, Li Xiang directly launched an attack, using advanced Stealing Skill to transfer the stolen goods from their bodies to his own.
Unsuccessful Xiao Wang cursed his bad luck, then turned and found that what he had was stolen.
"San'er, there's a master!"
"What happened?"
"The phone I just got disappeared, it was gone after I just bumped into that person."
Xiao Wang recalled; the only possible chance was when he bumped into that person.
"A dragon crossing the boundary? Even you can't outmatch him?"
They were originally thieves and didn't expect to be taught a lesson while trying to steal in their own domain.
"He acted quietly without a sound, I didn't feel anything, a tough guy."
"Let's go talk to Brother Hong."
The two found Brother Hong in one of the carriages, reporting the situation of their stolen goods. But it wasn't long before several more thieves came one after another, also reporting that they were stolen from.
Some less skilled thieves didn't even know who stole from them.
"Looks like they're targeting us."
This Longhai Line has always been their main ground, and out of nowhere, a wolf came, specifically targeting them, with a clear sense of provocation.
If they couldn't subdue him, the team would be hard to lead.
"Let me go meet him."
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Li Xiang went through most of the thieves and found a carriage to sit in, he was waiting.
Thieves have their pride, he severely humiliated them in their own domain, anyone would find it hard to swallow.
Sure enough, he saw Brother Hong walking straight towards him.
Brother Hong was the biggest thief Li Xiang had ever caught in so many instances, calling him a thief leader wasn't an overstatement.
Successfully capturing him brought the mission completion rate up from 95%, contributing 4% progress all at once.
"Brother, which road are you from?"
"Don't worry about where I was, just know, I'll be here from now on."
With that, Li Xiang boldly showed his skill, directly removing the watch from Brother Hong's wrist and placing it on the table in front of him, with a move meant to intimidate.
"You..."
Brother Hong couldn't anticipate Li Xiang would be so audacious, daring to act right in front of him and was even more amazed by his stealing skill.
In his impression, only Ge San Ye could outclass this skill.
"Hmph, since it's like this, let's handle it by the rules of the thieves' world. You win, this area is yours, but if you lose, we'll cut off a finger."
"Heh, with your level, you want to cut off my finger? Ha ha..."
Li Xiang's contemptuous gaze made Brother Hong angry and humiliated: "Kid, you don't know the heights of the sky or the depths of the earth, today I'll show you there are people beyond people, and mountains beyond mountains."
Having said this, he left furiously, even leaving the watch on the table.
Li Xiang didn't take it either; in the instance, he couldn't take anything except skills, all virtual items are left behind, only skills and knowledge could be taken away.
Seeing the departure, Li Xiang knew his plan had succeeded, so he sat at his seat at ease, waiting.
Sure enough, before long, he saw Brother Hong walking behind an old man with a grizzled beard.
Is this the Thief King?
If Brother Hong hadn't brought the person over, even if threatened with death, he wouldn't have thought the old man with half a foot in the grave was the Thief King.
"Young man, I am Ge San, people of the world give me face, calling me Ge San Ye."
Ge San Ye sat opposite Li Xiang calmly, giving the feeling of being in complete control.
"Brother Hong has told me about your matters. To be able to remove his watch in front of him, you're somewhat skilled, but not much. I recognize you're talented, follow me from now on, to avoid the pain of losing a finger."
"Heh heh, if you're scared, take your underlings and get lost."
"In that case, let's just have a go."
Having said this, Brother Hong handed over an egg, Ge San Ye reached out to receive it: "Watch this!"
The famous movie scene played once again, this time in front of him, many movie shots are computer-generated, but when this unique skill was truly displayed in front of him, it was awe-inspiring.
"Kid, watch carefully, San Ye is peeling a raw egg."
Ge San Ye smiled proudly, it was his famous skill: "If you can do this, I'll admit defeat."
"Impressive, I can't do that!" Li Xiang shook his head, even advanced Stealing Skill couldn't manage that.
"Hmph, then let's handle this by the rules!"
Brother Hong pulled out a dagger, ready to step forward and cut off Li Xiang's finger.
At this moment, Li Xiang took out handcuffs and slapped them on the table, instantly shocking both of them colorless.