Madam, protect me!

Listening to that person's words, Yan Wuhen looked embarrassed.

Although he has lived for more than three hundred years, she is fifty-three years old, which can be considered a young girl to him.

But he is a loyal person. When he was eight years old, he liked eighteen-year-old girls. When he was eighty years old, he still liked eighteen-year-old girls. Now he is more than three hundred years old, and his preferences are still the same as they were three hundred years ago.

He really couldn't bring himself to do that to a 53-year-old girl.

He looked at the mysterious strong man and asked, "Sir... can you do something else?"

Li Nuo nodded and said, "Of course you can. There is a woman imprisoned in the Qi harem. If you can steal her out, you don't have to do the previous thing..."

Yan Wuhen finally accepted his fate, sighed, and said, "Bai Hui, right? What does she look like? Where exactly does she live in the capital..."

As the leader of the Thieves' Sect, he had absolute confidence in his stealing skills. Even if the person in front of him wanted to steal the Queen of Qi's bellyband or the imperial concubine's underwear, he could put these two things in front of him tonight.

But he really didn't have the ability to steal a living person out of the harem.

Thinking of this, Yan Wuhen couldn't help but sigh again in his heart.

In fact, he was able to steal people before.

At that time, there was nothing he couldn't steal. Not only could he steal people's hearts and lives, but he could also steal people's appearances, specialties, and even their cultivation. It didn't matter if they were warriors or those from the Mohist School, the Yin-Yang School, or the Diplomat. Except for the Legalists and Confucians, he could steal the cultivation of all schools...

At that time, he had stolen from every family and possessed the cultivation level of several semi-saints. He was extremely powerful. Those people united to strangle him and were fooled by him, running around like dogs.

But suddenly one day, all the abilities he had stolen disappeared.

Not only that, he also lost the ability to steal other people's cultivation, and his own cultivation no longer improved.

After that, the most he could do was to steal the hearts of women and the lives of others. As for his kung fu skills, even a sturdy ordinary person could beat him to a pulp.

A generation of thieves has fallen to this state.

That's why he hired so many guards to protect him.

But he didn't expect that an unintentional mistake would bring him such a powerful enemy...

Li Nuo picked up a pen and drew a picture, handed it to the leader of the thieves' sect, and said, "That's her."

The reason why Li Nuo did not directly let the leader of the Thieves' Sect steal the Nightingale, but took this roundabout method, was because he knew he could not do it. Although he saw the Emperor of Wei being killed with his own eyes, it did not mean that the emperors of the five dynasties were all trash.

No matter how powerful the various forces are in the palace, it is impossible to hide from his perception.

His ability to steal people's lives will not work on the Emperor of Qi. The emperors of the five dynasties are protected by national destiny and are immune to this strange ability.

Yan Wuhen looked at the old woman in the painting and couldn't help but sigh. He had countless wives and concubines at home, but he was asked to steal the heart of an old woman. It was really a sin...

At this time, Li Nuo looked at Yan Wuhen and asked, "Why didn't you steal my cultivation just now?"

He had read in the classics that a half-saint from the thief sect should be able to steal even those with the same level of cultivation. A half-saint from other sects might be directly robbed and fall to a lower level if he wasn't careful.

Although niche schools such as Daojia and Shujia are not mainstream, each one of them is extremely powerful.

The reason why Li Nuo was fearless was that the thieves were restrained by the Legalists, and he could not steal from the Legalists with their skills.

This question unconsciously touched the heart of the leader of the thief sect again. He shook his head and said, "I can't steal it."

Li Nuo was slightly surprised and asked, "I can't steal... Is it true that the thief in the ancient books can steal people's cultivation?"

Yan Wuhen sighed and said, "It's not fake, it's a long story..."

After a moment, Li Nuo looked at him with some surprise and said, "So the half-saint of the thief family who was hunted down by all the families in the ancient books is you..."

At this moment, he had a feeling that history was coming alive before his eyes.

Li Nuo had seen descriptions of him in ancient books more than once.

What the other party experienced afterwards is not recorded in the book.

It turns out that he really had the abilities recorded in the book before, but he lost them inexplicably later...

Come to think of it, a thief who steals chickens and dogs is so powerful. How can other families play? It is neither reasonable nor in line with positive energy. It is normal to be weakened by the way of heaven. It's just that waking up and losing all abilities makes people feel the absurdity of this world again...

But there seems to be a hint of rationality hidden in this absurdity.

The strongest cannot live long, and the long-lived are as weak as mice. What they have is what the other party desires. What they dream of but cannot obtain is easily available to the other party...

…

Qi State.

The Imperial Palace.

Bai Hui walked out of the palace slowly, frowning slightly. The letter had been sent to Chang'an for a long time, but Feng Huang had never taken any action. Could it be that after getting married, her heart was towards her husband's family and she didn't even care about her own sister?

In her hand, she held a lock of hair.

This was cut from the nightingale's hair. I hope that when the phoenix sees this strand of hair, she will think of her sister who is far away in Qi.

Walking on the street, you will sometimes see men and women walking hand in hand.

Bai Hui's eyes swept over them. She had served the country all her life and trained many secret agents. She had never experienced love between a man and a woman, and she did not understand why some determined female spies, after getting married, were so obsessed with their men and families that they actually committed acts of treason...

Phoenix was her proudest creation, and she would never allow such a thing to happen.

"Girl, stay!"

Suddenly a voice came from behind. Bai Hui did not turn around. She was already over fifty years old, and the word "girl" was definitely not addressed to her.

But as she took a few steps forward, the sound became more rapid, and footsteps soon caught up with her.

"Girl, you dropped something!"

A short man ran up to her, handed her a handkerchief, and said, "Girl, your handkerchief fell off..."

Bai Hui touched her waist and found that her handkerchief was gone. The man was holding her handkerchief. Maybe he was too absorbed in his thoughts just now. As a master, he didn't even notice that his handkerchief had fallen off.

She took a look at the man. He was not tall and handsome, and could even be said to be ugly, but Bai Hui inexplicably developed some affection for him.

Perhaps it was because of that word “girl”. No one had called her that for at least thirty years.

She took the handkerchief and threw it on the side of the road. She naturally didn't want a handkerchief covered in dust.

Unexpectedly, the man picked up the handkerchief again and asked, "Girl, don't you want this handkerchief?"

Bai Hui said calmly: "What's the point of using a dirty handkerchief? Besides, I'm getting old and I'm almost going to be your mother. Don't call me a girl and make a fool of yourself..."

The man heard this and shook his head and said, "If the girl doesn't want it, I'll take it away. Also, please forgive me for not agreeing with what the girl said. Girls are like fine wine. The longer they are stored, the mellower they become. As long as you have a young heart, you can still be considered a girl even if you are a hundred years old..."

He put the handkerchief in his arms and said, "This handkerchief is a gift from the girl. Please allow me to give the girl a gift in return..."

Bai Hui didn't agree, but she didn't refuse either.

As she had nothing to do today, she wanted to see what this person was up to...

…

The Imperial Palace.

Nightingale opened the door and looked at the maid who brought her food. She asked in confusion, "Where is Master Bai?"

Almost every two days, Master Bai would come here to see her, but she hadn't come for three consecutive days. This was the first time in half a year.

The maid knew Nightingale's identity and did not dare to say anything. After handing the food to her, she shook her head and said, "I don't know either."

However, when she returned to her residence and started chatting with her sisters, her face was full of excitement and gossip.

"Have you heard about Master Bai's incident?"

"I heard that Master Bai fell in love with a man and has been with him every day these days!"

"Master Bai is already over fifty..."

"I heard that the man is very ugly and short. I don't know why Master Bai likes him..."

…

Qi State has the most powerful intelligence system among all the countries on the mainland. As a high-ranking member of the Qingluan Society, it was impossible for her to hide the fact that she had been hanging out with a man for several days.

It is normal for a woman to fall in love.

But the fact that Master Bai, who had never married, was already fifty years old and had found an ugly man in his twenties had to arouse people's curiosity.

That man is really admirable. He even had the guts to attack Master Bai. He was really so hungry that he didn't care about what he ate...

Especially since Master Bai usually appears cold and unkind, who would have thought that in private... This contrast can arouse more discussion.

It also makes people sigh that the power of love is so strong that it can make this fifty-year-old iron tree bloom...

Lincheng.

Tianyin Pavilion.

Tianyin Pavilion is known as the largest brothel in the capital, but in fact it is the headquarters of the largest spy organization, Qingluan Society. Although the officials and dignitaries of Qi are secretly wary of it, they still come here often on weekdays and take the initiative to give Qingluan Society some intelligence, which is better than asking them to come and investigate.

At this moment in Tianyin Pavilion, an old man looked at Bai Hui, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Bai Hui glanced at him and asked, "Protector, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. There's no need to beat around the bush."

The old man then said, "Master Bai, I heard that you have been very close to a young man recently?"

Bai Hui frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

The old man said quickly, "Nothing, I'm just a little worried. You're an old member of the Qingluan Society, you should know that this man has so many beautiful wives and concubines at home, and it's just a matter of spending some money to get any beauty. He doesn't want the beauty, but wants to find you who is old. Don't you think he has other intentions?"

Bai Hui's expression became more and more ugly as he spoke.

Without waiting for him to speak again, she waved her hand and said, "You don't have to say anything. What can he want from me? My money or my status? Let him do what he wants. It's not like I can't give it to him. Stop gossiping behind my back..."

After saying that, she left.

The old man sighed. The Qingluan Society was dedicated to doing undercover investigations. The affair between this man and Hall Master Bai sounded so outrageous that any normal person would think there was something wrong. However, as a high-ranking member of the Qingluan Society, Hall Master Bai, who should have been well-informed and on high alert, was deeply involved and unable to extricate himself...

Besides, the man was so ugly.

He even suspected that the man had cast some kind of witchcraft on Master Bai. Not only Master Bai, but also the beauties in his family were willing to follow him wholeheartedly.

Of course, this suspicion only lasted for a short time.

There is no such thing as sorcery in this world. All they can say is that Master Bai is in love. She has a hot temper and a bad temper. They dare not say more or ask more questions...

Not long after, somewhere in a royal garden.

A small boat floats on the lake.

Although this place belongs to the royal family, Bai Hui can enter and exit freely due to his power as the leader of Qingluan Society.

Yan Wuhen held the oars and turned back to ask, "I must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?"

Bai Hui sat at the bow and shook her head, "Don't worry about what they say. The scenery here is pretty good, isn't it?"

Yan Wuhen turned around and looked around, then said with a smile: "The beauty of the scenery here is not even one tenth of what you have."

In her life of more than fifty years, this was the first time someone had said such words to her. Bai Hui lowered her head shyly. She had devoted her entire life to the country, but she had never expected that when she was old, God would have arranged such a relationship for her.

Is this God's compensation to her?

Yan Wuhen rowed the boat and asked casually, "Hui, what do you usually do?"

Bai Hui replied: "I am responsible for the intelligence of Xia Country's Qingluan Society. On weekdays, I organize some news sent back by Xia Country. Occasionally, I will train new spies for the country and find ways to let them go undercover beside important figures from various countries..."

Yan Wuhen asked curiously, "These spies have been undercover beside the enemy for a long time. Will they betray us?"

Bai Hui nodded and said, "This kind of thing does happen. Generally speaking, we will keep some evidence on them, so that even if they are willing, they dare not act. In addition, if someone betrays us, we will expose their identity, which will not end well for them. Therefore, there are not many spies who betray us..."

Yan Wuhen said: "I heard that the border between our Qi State and Xia State is becoming increasingly tense. I'm afraid that Xia State will go to war with us sooner or later. I wonder if we have arranged many spies in Daxia..."

Bai Hui smiled and said, "Don't worry. We have many people in the Xia Dynasty's court and army. Our top spy has entered the residence of a top official in the Great Xia Dynasty and has gained his trust..."

Yan Wuhen's heart moved, and he asked: "Her status in Xia State should be higher than that in Qi State. What if she rebels?"

Bai Hui said: "You don't have to worry about this. Her sister is imprisoned in the palace by us. If she dares to betray, her sister will definitely die. I watched her grow up, and she will never give up her only relative in this world..."

Yan Wuhen thought for a moment and said, "Those secret agents are also working for our Great Qi. The court cannot keep threatening them, otherwise it will make them feel disheartened and even resent the court. For important secret agents like this, we might as well treat their relatives better. It would be best if we could ask them to write letters from time to time to report their safety. This way, they will be willing to work for us..."

Bai Hui thought carefully and nodded, "What you said makes sense, but we have been very good to her sister. During the past few months of imprisonment, not only did we not allow her to leave the palace, but we also provided her with good food and drink every day, and she was not deprived of anything..."

Yan Wuhen shook his head and said, "If I were imprisoned, even if I had delicious food and drinks every day, I probably wouldn't be happy..."

…

The Imperial Palace of Qi.

The nightingale looked at the square sky above his head, sighed softly, and paced around the yard bored.

She was not the type who could suppress her loneliness, otherwise she would not have chosen archery instead of painting or music...

In the past six months, she has never stepped out of the palace and is almost going crazy with boredom.

At a certain moment, the door of the palace opened from the outside and a figure walked in.

Nightingale glanced at Bai Hui, with a strange look in her eyes. She had heard from the palace maids that Master Bai was in love with an ugly young man. This completely overturned her perception of Master Bai since childhood.

Unexpectedly, she, who is always serious, also has such a side.

After Bai Hui came in, she glanced at Nightingale calmly and said, "Get ready and follow me out..."

Nightingale was stunned and asked, "Where are we going?"

Bai Hui said coldly: "You have been locked up here for so long, let me take you out to get some fresh air."

Nightingale was delighted and said in surprise, "Really!"

Seeing her change in mood, it was obvious that she had been longing for this for a long time. Bai Hui thought to herself that Yan Lang was indeed thoughtful. Perhaps she was attracted by this point of his...

In fact, taking Nightingale out was a very simple thing for her.

Her talent was not as good as Fenghuang's. She was only at the peak of the True Qi Realm, so it was impossible for her to escape from her grasp. Bai Hui looked at her and said, "I've locked you up for so long, you must be annoyed. Today you can go shopping and buy some things. I'll pay for all the expenses. When you come back, write a letter to Fenghuang, saying that you are doing well in Qi State, and ask her not to worry about you and to help the court with her heart..."

Nightingale looked at Bai Hui in surprise. Is this still the Master Bai she knew?

Bai Hui glanced at her and said, "What are you looking at? Don't you want to go out?"

Nightingale immediately retracted her gaze and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, of course!"

After a while, Nightingale walked out of the palace gate, looked at the wide streets and the bustling crowd, and took a deep breath. The feeling of freedom was so good...

She had never felt as much as she did today that shopping was such a happy thing!

Bai Hui followed behind her, watching her jumping and skipping, full of youth, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that she also had such a brilliant time...

But at that time, she did not cherish it and devoted herself to spiritual practice and official duties. Only now did she feel regretful.

I was born before you, and you were born when I was already old...

After sighing softly, she looked forward, Nightingale...

Where is the nightingale!

At the same time, high in the sky outside Lincheng, Nightingale's face was filled with panic. She had just excitedly wanted to buy a string of candied haws, but before she could reach the vendor selling the candied haws, someone suddenly hugged her waist.

Before she could react, her eyes blurred and she instantly appeared outside the city, high in the sky.

When she saw the face of the person next to her clearly, she showed surprise on her pretty face and blurted out, "Li Nuo!"

"You are so disrespectful, call me brother-in-law!"

As soon as Li Nuo finished speaking, a figure appeared from the city wall, breaking through the air and arriving in an instant.

A white-haired old woman appeared in front of him and Nightingale, and snorted coldly: "So your target is her. Bai Hui has been teaching spies for a lifetime, but I didn't expect that I would eventually fall for the spies' methods. If you think that such a clumsy method can deceive the Qingluan Society, you are too naive..."

She had already heard about Bai Hui's affairs.

When something is abnormal, there must be something fishy.

The reason why they had not intervened was that they were waiting for the big fish behind the scenes. Unexpectedly, this fish was bigger than they imagined and it actually attracted a semi-saint from the Xia Kingdom.

The old woman moved her lips and wanted to say something else, but her expression suddenly froze.

At this moment, her body was suddenly restrained and she couldn't move at all.

The next moment, an unparalleled blade light appeared before her eyes.

boom!

After a loud bang, the old woman's body flew back and embedded deeply into the city wall.

The sword light slashed on the city wall, cutting a gap in the wall of Qi's capital.

The old woman suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. This blow had already left her seriously injured.

This time I caught a big fish, but it was a little too big...

Li Nuo put his arm around Nightingale's waist, a cloud of righteousness emerged beneath him, and the two of them disappeared in an instant.

At the moment when the beheading knife was condensed, inside the Qi Palace, a middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe who was admiring flowers in the garden suddenly raised his head. The next moment, he disappeared from the spot and turned into a stream of yellow light, chasing after the two figures...

Li Nuo hugged Nightingale and condensed a protective shield outside her body, otherwise her body would not be able to withstand such speed.

Every time the two figures flew a certain distance at high speed, they would teleport forward a distance.

He looked back and saw that the yellow light was getting slightly closer to them.

However, Li Nuo's speed remained unchanged.

But the speed of the people chasing behind him gradually slowed down after leaving the capital.

About a quarter of an hour later, after passing a wide river, Li Nuo stopped running and hovered above the right bank. A few breaths later, another figure caught up to the left bank, but did not cross the river. Instead, he stood on the opposite bank, looking at him across the river.

The man in the dragon robe raised his hand, and a huge hand condensed above the river bank and pressed down towards Li Nuo and Nightingale.

After reaching the right bank, the palm instantly shrank several times and was defeated by Li Nuo.

Li Nuo looked at the man and said, "Sir, keep chasing!"

The man always stood on the left bank of the river. Qi and Xia were separated by this river. The left bank was Qi and the right bank was Xia. On the left bank of the river, he was sure to kill the other side, but if he reached the right bank, his confidence would not be so strong...

And he was worried that this was a trap set for him.

He took a deep look at the two people on the other side. He didn't dare to stay here for long. His body turned into a stream of light again and flew in the direction he came from. He soon disappeared from the sight of the two people...