Chapter 393 - 362: Thief Saint
The atmosphere of silence was as sticky as asphalt. Sikong Lan’s eyes gradually turned cold. When the moonlight outside the skylight was obscured by dark clouds and the treasury plunged into complete darkness,
he suddenly stepped on the ground with his toes, his whole body flipped backward, his black boots kicked the wall twice in succession, borrowing force to leap upward. His left hand grasped the beam like a monkey, while his right hand detached a small cloth bag from his waist, swiftly throwing it out.
Sikong Lan was unsure of the identity of the black-clothed person in front of him, but from the long breathing of the opponent, he could sense this person had deep inner strength. In a solo fight, being not good at weapons, he was definitely not an opponent.
Indeed, as he expected,
in the pitch-dark environment, Zhang Fuluan pinpointed Sikong Lan’s location accurately by the sound and air flow direction. His left hand supported the shelf,
while his right hand wielded a short sword, swiftly slicing towards Sikong Lan who was still climbing the beam and had not yet retracted his legs.
Snap.
At the critical moment, the cloth bag Sikong Lan threw spread out as the rope unraveled. The white lime inside sprinkled onto Zhang Fuluan.
Uh...using lime in a fight which is symbolic of royal power like the Jinyi Guard is quite unsightly, but this was how Sikong Lan learned since childhood.
These orphans from the Border Army Guard, having been exposed to the cold heat of the mortal world since childhood, were brought to the Capital by Emperor Yong’an, provided with food, clothing, and accommodation, taught to read and count (for future tax audits), and given martial arts secret manuals.
What Sikong Lan learned was a cultivation technique left by some Thief Saint a century ago, specializing in Qinggong, lock-picking, acupoint techniques, and some fist techniques, emphasizing self-preservation, avoiding direct confrontation, preferring stealth over robbery, covert attacks over upright battles, and always fleeing instead of fighting.