Chapter 287: Ancestor of the Thieves’ Sect

“Lord Mo, what crime has my master committed this time to end up in jail? Was it soliciting prostitutes without paying, faking an accident to extort money, or secretly selling ‘Minor Major As You Wish (Localized Version)’ again?”

Yun Zhi was skeptical of her master’s claim of innocence.

Having spent nearly a thousand years with him, Yun Zhi knew when to believe her master’s words and when not to.

“Eldest Senior Sister, when can you believe Master’s words?” Lu Yang asked curiously.

“When Master isn’t talking.”

“Then when can’t you believe Master’s words?”

“When Master is talking.”

Lu Yang: “...”

The Minister of Justice, upon hearing this, excitedly slapped his thigh. Yun Zhi’s words instantly enlightened him.

No wonder her cultivation was so high. Her ability to summarize things was beyond him.

If he had learned not to trust Non-Speaker’s nonsense earlier, he wouldn’t be stuck in the same cell with him now.

Lord Mo shook his head, “None of those. According to our investigation, Daoist Non-Speaker has been in Great Yan County for over ten days. During this time, he has been quite well-behaved. By day, he tells the story of ‘The Legend of Dao Seeking Sect’ at a teahouse, drawing full houses every time, ending each session with ‘Stay tuned to listen to the next part,’ leaving countless people eagerly anticipating the next day. At night, he thinks about how to fabricate the story for the next day, living quite comfortably.”

Lu Yang was dumbfounded. So his master’s storytelling was made up on the spot?

Lu Yang considered himself good at improvising, no worse than Meng Jingzhou, but he couldn’t match Daoist Non-Speaker’s ability to make up a story one night and tell it the next day.

“So ‘The Legend of Dao Seeking Sect’ was your creation!” Lord Xu looked at Daoist Non-Speaker in surprise.

‘The Legend of Dao Seeking Sect’ was widely known, even the teahouses in the imperial city told the story. He had listened out of boredom once.

He heard the stories from the era of the Dao Seeking Sect’s Nine, with many embellishments glorifying Daoist Non-Speaker. Displeased with the exaggerations, he stopped listening.

Other officials in the capital had similar reactions. They listened out of curiosity but found the stories deviated greatly from their understanding and didn’t continue.

However, the common people were very entertained. Despite the exaggerations, it was still a story about cultivators from a top-tier sect, full of colorful and captivating deeds.

Soon, the subordinate returned, panting, with a book in hand. The book was thin and very old, without a title or author’s name, looking like it had been stolen from a grave and brought back to daylight.

No wonder cultivators were deceived into buying it; the book indeed looked quite convincing.

Lord Mo added, “Daoist Non-Speaker sold ten copies of the technique, all identical. We confiscated all ten, and this is one of them.”

Yun Zhi opened the first page, and Lu Yang curiously peeked over.

The first page read: “To practice this technique, first break a leg.”

Daoist Non-Speaker spread his hands, “See, I told you, I didn’t deceive anyone. Practice this technique, and I guarantee you can be as fast as the Thief Ancestor!”

Lu Yang: “...”

Lord Mo, my master is not wronged at all!

With this, he’s still claiming to be wronged? Even a year’s imprisonment isn’t too much!

Lu Yang roughly understood why his master was the strongest below the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

If his cultivation were any weaker, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

Yun Zhi’s expression turned peculiar, “The Thief Ancestor indeed had only one leg, so he claimed his speed was unparalleled, and no one ever argued with him.”

“That’s true; I’ve heard of this as well,” the Minister of Justice nodded.

There was one more thing Yun Zhi didn’t mention. After flipping through the technique and making some calculations, she realized that practicing it could indeed make one the fastest in their rank.

So, could this really be the Thief Ancestor’s technique?

(End of the chapter)

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