Chapter 3361 — How Marvelous Is That
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Wei Zhao could still trust Yu Xiaoke and Yu Dake. Of course, none of this really mattered—with Wei Zhao's current strength, what did it matter if someone coveted it? And how many people had already set their sights on him? More than one or two, that was certain.
"Oh... I see." Yu Xiaoke nodded, finding it quite novel. "Then... could you get one for me?"
"What would you want it for?" Wei Zhao asked, rather puzzled.
"That way, when I go thieving, I can just stash the loot in the space, and I won't have to worry about anyone catching me!" Yu Xiaoke said.
"..." Wei Zhao was momentarily speechless. "No! Don't you have enough money to spend as it is?"
"Well... I suppose it's enough..." Yu Xiaoke stuck out her tongue. The money Wei Zhao had given her was already more than sufficient to build the orphanage; there was no need for her to steal anymore. Her earlier words had been purely out of habit.
After filling the jade pendant's storage space, Wei Zhao made his way back to the place where the passage had let out. In this great hall, the only possible means of escape was the door ahead. Most likely, the Pao'li clan had also used that door to bring the white energy stones into this underground vault.
The three of them—Wei Zhao and his companions—arrived before that door. It was a stone door, sealed exceedingly tight, and it bore a strong resemblance to the ancient mechanisms found in old tombs. There was no device on it that might open it.
Wei Zhao frowned slightly. Though he could traverse those life-and-death passages, when it came to this mechanism door before him, he was somewhat at a loss. After all, this was not his forte.
"Heroine Yan, how do you think this door ought to be opened?" Wei Zhao turned his head toward Yu Xiaoke.
"Are you mocking me? You're so formidable—why would you need me?" Yu Xiaoke assumed that Wei Zhao truly was the Male Thief and must surely know how to crack it.
"The Male Thief was merely a false identity, just to help Qiu Lingshan catch Old Hei and those tomb robbers. The real husband-and-wife thieves died long ago!" Wei Zhao said with a bitter smile. "Did you really think I was actually some Male Thief?"
"Ah?" Yu Xiaoke was instantly stunned. So the Male Thief was merely a fictitious person? She knew Wei Zhao would not deceive her, but even so, she could not help feeling a little disappointed. So Wei Zhao was his original identity, and the Male Thief was merely a temporary fabrication. Deep down, Yu Xiaoke had actually rather hoped that this identity of Wei Zhao's was the fake one—that the Male Thief was his true self...
Yet Yu Xiaoke was, after all, a person who could weather storms, and she quickly adjusted her frame of mind. "So that's how it is... But why were you so formidable when you went through the life-and-death passage earlier? And in the ancient tomb, your puzzle-solving skills were also extremely formidable?"
"Formidable? It's nothing more than a perception of danger! I'm an alchemist, and my spiritual power is somewhat stronger, so I can sense these things!" Wei Zhao said. "Whether in the ancient tomb or the passage before, the puzzles I solved were all matters of life and death. But this is different—how to open this stone door, I truly do not know."
"Uh... all right then!" Yu Xiaoke nodded and began searching around the stone door. But clearly, the mechanism of this stone door was exceedingly ingenious; even for Yu Xiaoke, discovering its secret in a short time would not be easy.
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Tuo'er Long knew a few friends in the Central Plains' cultivation world. Though none of them were particularly important figures, gathering information was still easy enough, and Wei Zhao's records soon reached Tuo'er Long's hands. Staring at that tiny single page of paper, Tuo'er Long was overcome with shock beyond measure. This... was Wei Zhao's life? It was truly too astounding, too brilliant!