My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!

After a beautiful sleep, the exhaustion from many days of travel was completely swept away.

Li Nuo got up from the bed and stretched lazily.

His gaze passed through the window and saw Yiren still practicing in the yard.

This small yard, besides being quite private, also provided a good place to practice.

Li Nuo walked into the yard, Song Yiren turned to look at him, and said: "You're awake."

It was still early, Li Nuo stretched his body and said, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"

Song Yiren was thinking the same and sheathed her sword, saying, "Sure."

She glanced at Li Nuo and reminded him, "But before going out, you'd better wash your face, your face... is a bit dirty."

Li Nuo didn't think much, fetched a bucket of water from a well in the corner of the yard, and washed his face.

After that, the two of them walked out of the embassy together.

The prosperity of Zhao Country's capital was comparable to Chang'an, but the overall feeling it gave people was very different.

The most direct feeling was that the streets of Chang'an were very clean and tidy.

Whereas the streets of Zhao Country could only be described as dirty and chaotic.

However, this was also due to the "Hygiene Management Regulations" issued earlier this year, as the hygiene situation in Daxia was not much better before that.

At first, the people of Chang'an had quite a few complaints about it, but later they began to take initiative in maintaining it.

Moreover, walking with Yiren along the way, Li Nuo also discovered several free porridge distribution points.

Each porridge distribution point was marked with different royal banners.

This kind of scene was rare in Daxia.

Even if these princes of Zhao Country were just putting on a show, the people of the capital at least could gain some real benefits.

Compared to Zhao Country, Daxia's regency system was merely a facade.

The princes still used the simplest means of forming factions and suppressing dissidents to seize power.

Yiren spotted an intricately designed silver hairpin on the street, wore it on her head, and asked Li Nuo, "Does it look good?"

Li Nuo nodded and said, "Looks good."

With her face, even a chopstick would look good on her head.

Li Nuo paid for the hairpin and bought it for her as a gift.

Yiren strolled and shopped along the way, while Li Nuo was responsible for carrying her bags and paying the bills.

Song Yiren bought a bag of pastries. Seeing Li Nuo's hands full, she took a piece and fed it to him, which he naturally accepted.

She hopped and skipped, feeling more relaxed than ever before.

Here, it was just the two of them, finally no need to alternate practice days with Song Jiaren.

Here, he was hers alone.

Li Nuo was accompanying the enthusiastic Yiren on a stroll, suddenly sensing something and his gaze fell on a certain spot on the street.

Ahead at the street corner, a woman holding a child was hurrying along, not noticing that as she brushed past a short man, the cloth pouch at her waist had silently disappeared.

From the perspective of the Thief Sect's professional eye, the man's choice of target and timing of the cut were highly precise.

If giving a score to his seamlessly smooth technique, with a full score of a hundred, Li Nuo could give him over eighty; this man was truly a born thief.

After the short man succeeded, he walked a few quick steps, weighed the pouch in his hand, feeling not very satisfied, obviously he had stolen from a pauper.

Just as he was about to pick his next target, he was suddenly kicked from behind, causing him to stagger and fall to the mouth of an alley.

The fall jolted him, and he looked back to see a handsome young man.

He was about to speak, but the young man said first, "You scoundrel, have you forgotten the Thief Sect's ten rules? Did your steward not teach you upon entry?"

The short man's heart skipped a beat, wondering who this person was to not only know the Thief Sect but also its ten rules?

He looked at the young man nervously and asked, "May I know which senior you are from our sect?"

The young man did not answer his question, instead he said, "Since you are in the Thief Sect, you must follow our rules. This time I will let you off, but if you dare repeat this, you will be dealt with by sect rules!"

The short man knelt on the ground, kowtowing and saying, "This disciple understands!"

The young man said, "Remember, even thieves have principles. I am confiscating what you stole. Go back and copy the sect's ten rules a hundred times, do you hear me?"

The short man nodded vigorously, repeatedly saying, "Understood, understood…"

When he looked up again, the young man had already disappeared.

He stood up, patted his waist, and found that not only was the stolen pouch gone, but his own money pouch was also missing!

His face showed shock, as a skilled thief, his technique was not below that of a steward, yet his pouch was silently stolen, indicating the other party must be a high-level expert.

Probably only someone at the level of a chief could possess such skill.

Feeling extremely worried, he quickly walked out of the alley and hurried away...

On the streets of Zhao Country, Li Nuo returned the cloth pouch to the woman, saying, "Big sister, you dropped your purse, count and see if any money is missing."

The woman took the purse, opened it, and was moved to tears, "Thank you, thank you so much, this is money I borrowed for my child's medicine, if it was lost I wouldn't know how to live…"

Li Nuo also gave her another purse, saying, "Take this money as well."

The woman shook her head, saying, "No no no, I can't take it."

Li Nuo pressed the purse into her hand, saying, "Take it."

The woman's lips moved, but in the end, she did not refuse. She accepted the purse, knelt down with her son, and said, "Thank you, benefactor. May the heavens bless you and your wife with a life free of illness, together till old age, and many descendants…"

Song Yiren originally just stood beside Li Nuo watching. Upon hearing those words, she paused for a moment, then took out one ingot of silver from her bosom and stuffed it into the woman's hands, saying, "Take this money to buy medicine for the child..."

The woman thanked profusely again and again, holding her child, turned back every few steps while leaving.

Li Nuo looked at Yiren and said, "You go back first with the stuff, I have something to do."

Song Yiren asked, "What is it?"

Li Nuo replied, "Wait for me at home. I'll tell you when I get back."

Song Yiren didn't ask further. She nodded and said, "Then I will wait for you at home."

After Yiren left, Li Nuo walked down the streets of Zhao Country, soon following a short figure.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Country also has a Thief Sect.

The technique of that thief just now was quite excellent, not something a common thief could master, and his "Cutting" technique was exactly like the disciples of Daxia Thief Sect.

This made Li Nuo certain at first glance that he was a disciple of the Thief Sect.

Just like he could judge someone's sect by their martial arts moves, Li Nuo could tell if these thieves had professional training once they made a move.

It was evident that Zhao Country also had a Thief Sect.

If he could follow the clues to remove the Thief Sect in Zhao Country, his lifespan could increase by at least a thousand days.

Although these thieves individually didn't add much to his lifespan, their numbers made up for it.

With his Fourth Realm cultivation, capturing hundreds of thieves wouldn't pose a bottleneck like last time with his cultivation or lifespan, but the benefits would far surpass the time in Chang'an.

Zhu Liu walked along the streets of Zhao Country, and when he reached a street corner, he looked back and, seeing no abnormalities, confidently walked into a small alley.

Today was really unfortunate; not only was the stolen purse taken from him, but even his own purse was gone.

He wasn't distressed about the silver taels.

Silver is an external thing; he could steal more at any time.

But the technique of the senior who took all his possessions silently was awe-inspiring.

To be a thief at this level could be called a Thief Saint, right?

Fortunately, that senior was on his side and spared him; otherwise, he would surely be sent to the government today.

Given the amount he had stolen, if all was discovered, he might be conscripted for military service.

Zhu Liu turned seven or eight corners in the alley before arriving at a dilapidated courtyard.

It was daytime, so the other colleagues at this stronghold should all be out working. Zhu Liu walked into a room, borrowed paper and pen from the clerk, sat in the courtyard, and began copying the Thief Sect's "Ten Don't Steal".

Don't steal from the old, don't steal from the young, don't steal from the sick, don't steal from the disabled, don't steal from the poor, don't steal from the good, don't steal from beggars, don't steal from widows and orphans, don't steal from officials, don't steal from the nobles.

Actually, when he joined, the steward in charge had told him these.

But rules are rules; whether to follow them depends on the situation.

If you don't steal this or that, how do you get results?

Without results, there is no promotion, and being at the bottom for three consecutive months leads to expulsion from the Thief Sect.

At first, Zhu Liu's heart agreed with the principle that thieves also have a way, but after two consecutive months of being at the bottom, he had to bow to reality, completely abandoning his initial ideals.

Although copying or not copying these, the senior wouldn't know, Zhu Liu still chose to keep his promise.

As time passed, several figures gradually walked in, handing over the stolen goods to the clerk responsible for inventory. Seeing Zhu Liu in the courtyard copying the Thief Sect's "Ten Don't Steal", they all expressed confusion.

"Zhu Liu, are you idle? Why are you copying these?"

"Did you steal a fat sheep today? So free?"

"Seeing him so interested, he must have had a big score…"

...

Outside this stronghold, at the corner of a small alley, Li Nuo leaned against the wall, watching another figure walk into the small courtyard.

He was no longer the person he was last year; he didn't need to go undercover in the Thief Sect personally.

No one understands the operations of the Thief Sect better than Li Nuo.

Finding this stronghold was of no real use.

He needed to find the steward of this stronghold, then follow the clues upward to find the person in charge, the protector responsible for the chief, and the envoy responsible for the protector.

After finding the Thief Sect envoy, he could, from top to bottom, know the identities of all the protectors, chiefs, and stewards. Once all the stewards were captured, the bottom-level thieves would have nowhere to hide.

Li Nuo waited for a long time, but the steward of this stronghold did not appear.

So he first returned to the embassy. Yiren had been waiting for him in the room for a long time. As soon as Li Nuo walked into the room, she couldn't wait to ask, "Where did you go?"

Li Nuo told her about discovering the Thief Sect in Zhao Country.

Upon hearing this, Song Yiren's eyes lit up slightly.

Sister Phoenix had said that Li Anning and he managed to pretend to be a couple for a few days while eliminating the Thief Sect and ended up together.

She looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Are you going to catch them?"

Li Nuo nodded and said, "Consider it a gift for the Fourth Prince of Zhao Country, and it would also increase my cultivation considerably."

Eliminating the Thief Sect is also an achievement. If he could establish an Anti-theft Bureau like in Daxia, providing anti-theft talents nationwide, it would be a great merit. Not only would it count as an achievement for the Fourth Prince, but Li Nuo would also gain extra cultivation from it.

Setting other things aside, if he could achieve this, his trip to Zhao Country would not be in vain.

Song Yiren puffed out her chest: "I'm ready!"

Li Nuo asked in surprise, "What are you ready for?"

Song Yiren looked at him, filled with anticipation, and said, "To pretend to be a couple with you, like you and Li Anning did before to solve a case. I can make some sacrifices for the case..."