Master of Ten Thousand Foxes

"This restaurant at Silton is actually quite nice, quite classy. Their steaks, lamb chops, and such are of high quality."

Cai Xiaozhen’s assistants at the table also raised their glasses one after another.

Bai Mo smiled and raised his glass to drink with them.

"Thank you all, for these past few days, I have been causing you trouble."

The group ate and drank, chatting and laughing, creating quite a harmonious atmosphere.

Seeing the Braised Pork Bun finish off a plate of four grilled lamb legs, Cai Xiaozhen immediately called the waiter, "Another serving of these lamb legs!"

Bai Mo, while chatting and laughing, was actually multitasking, going over to Poison Master Wang E.

He saw at the writing desk that Wang E was handwriting intelligence reports.

His mind seemed unsettled, his hand slightly trembled, and his handwriting was somewhat sloppy.

[West State may face a major upheaval]

[Disciples and heirs of the Immortal Thief School are all heading to West State recently]

[For these three years, they have grown very strong, there are countless Sequence Seven and Sequence Eight members]

[Disciples and heirs of other schools temporarily avoid the confrontation, staying away from West State to develop elsewhere]

[Be extremely careful]

Immortal Thief School, gathering in West State?

What exactly is their plan?

[Recently, Ancient Immortals have taken an interest in modern computers, frantically purchasing CPUs and GPUs, learning modern technology, trying to use computers to assist in the deduction of Immortal Techniques, please be informed]

The intelligence ends here.

Bai Mo suddenly understood.

No wonder the Immortal Committee is preparing graphics card malware and CPU micro-viruses, they must have noticed the movements of the Ancient Immortals and are preparing to counteract.

While thinking about this, he picked up the matsutake soup and took a sip, smiling as he listened to Cai Xiaozhen chatting.

"...Originally wanted to book the largest room opposite, that Fanghua Hall.

"But it’s indeed too large, too flashy, too conspicuous."

Just then, a waiter knocked on the door.

"Hello, the grilled lamb leg has arrived."

Xiaoli, Cai Xiaozhen’s assistant, immediately got up, opened the door slightly, took the plate of grilled lamb legs, placed it on the table, and turned it to the Immortal Beast.

"Haha, the Immortal Beast’s grilled lamb legs are here!"

The whole table laughed and joked, no one noticed anything amiss.

Only the Braised Pork Bun, sitting in the master’s arms, stared with a gloomy look.

"Roar?"

It looked up at its master.

This plate of grilled lamb legs should have four, right?

But why are there only three in this newly delivered serving?

Why is one of its grilled lamb legs missing?

The whole table laughed and joked, no one noticing anything was off.

Bai Mo nodded his head and patted his disciple’s belly, calming him down.

There were three grilled lamb legs, one plate of dry dipping sauce, a few sprigs of cilantro, and the presentation was skewed, not like the style of Silton.

Despite the fact that no one at the table noticed anything unusual... or rather, they were subconsciously influenced by something strange, ignoring the fact that the plate really did lack one grilled lamb leg!

...

In the corridor, Silton’s manager led two suited juniors, walking quickly by, occasionally glancing at the private rooms on each side.

"Tonight’s business is quite good."

"Yes, manager."

"Nobody booked the largest Fanghua Hall, right?"

"No, that hall is too large, no bookings for half a month."

...

After the managers left, three uniformed Immortal Technique Committee members with serious expressions, carrying instruments, entered from the corridor entrance.

This is the Immortal Committee’s routine inspection.

Arriving at the Xiaoquan Hall, the instruments suddenly beeped and flashed red lights.

"Hey?"

Detected the presence of immortal aura!

The committee members checked their recorders, alarms, and walkie-talkies, confirmed they were all activated, and went to the door of Xiaoquan Hall, gently knocking.

The door creaked open, and the head poking out was Xiaoli, Cai Xiaozhen’s assistant.

"Hello, you are..."

Before they finished speaking, Xiaoli grinned and handed over his credentials.

[Array Center of the Shangjing City Immortal Technique Committee General Association]

The three committee members were slightly surprised, checked the authenticity of the credentials, smiled politely, exchanged a few words, and took their leave.

Leaving Xiaoquan Hall, they continued their inspection in the corridor.

"I heard earlier that Shangjing gave us array support.

"Is it this group of people?"

"I guess so."

They walked and chatted.

Passing by the largest Fanghua Hall, the devices remained quiet, completely untouched.

They went through the corridor, heading to the next inspection spot as usual.

...

What they didn’t know was that inside the Fanghua Hall, which should have been idle without reservations, the doors were locked, and the lights were bright.

Bottles of fine wine were placed on each table, alongside plates of hot, fragrant dishes.

Beside the tables sat a variety of Immortal Technique Masters.

They were of all ages, either picking up dishes with chopsticks, gulping down wine, or gnawing on roasted lamb legs with grease dripping down their faces.

"Hahaha, this free restaurant is fantastic!"

"And free food and free wine!"

Of course, they weren’t paying.

This restaurant room, they snuck in.

This fine wine in the cup, they sneaked it.

This dish on the plate, too, was stolen from the kitchen, from the serving cart, from tables in other rooms...

Miao Shou Empty-Handed!

Immortal Thief Invisible!

This entire room, eighty-eight people, all were disciples and heirs of the Immortal Thief School!

All were... Sequence Seven!

"This roasted lamb leg is good.

"Tsk tsk."

The short man licked sesame and cumin from the corner of his mouth.

This roasted lamb leg, crispy on the outside, flavorful inside, was extremely delightful to eat!

While eating, suddenly he heard someone speak loudly.

"Everyone, fellow brothers, sisters, please listen to me for a moment!"

No one paid attention to him.

Everyone kept eating and drinking, drinking wine when choked, chewing fruit when bored.

"Listen to my master, Miao Shou Immortal, speak a few words!"

Everyone stopped what they were eating.

The short man also put the half-eaten roasted lamb leg back onto the plate before him.

And saw that the shouter was a mushroom-headed youth.

"Everyone, my name is Little Mushroom.

"I believe everyone knows my master’s name.

"He is Miao Shou Immortal!

"And I believe everyone knows my senior brother’s name.

"He is Yangpeng Lake, Master of Hundred Bones!"

The crowd quieted down.

The name Miao Shou Immortal, every Ancient Immortal of the Immortal Thief Stream, would show some respect... because, back in the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, he was already a pioneer of the Immortal Thief School, although his sequence wasn’t high, he meticulously researched various theft skills, his Immortal Technique was profound, and he widely accepted disciples, spreading thief skills, branching out.

The name Yangpeng Lake commanded even more respect... because he is the strongest, the only, Sequence Six, Master of Hundred Bones in the present world!

Little Mushroom continued.

"All the fellow brothers and sisters here, although we have different Ancient Immortal Masters, we are all disciples and heirs of the Immortal Thief School.

"A tree blooms a thousand flowers, thieves’ sects are a family.

"Though we didn’t know each other before, we’ve always been like family.

"Especially in this era, our Thief Sect is facing a great opportunity!

"Back in the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, no one looked up to us Immortal Thieves, no one respected our Thief Sect.

"But now, times have changed, and we have become the best developed, the best thriving group among all streams, none can boast ninety Sequence Sevens like us. Even fewer have someone like my senior brother, the Sequence Six, Master of Hundred Bones!

"We Immortal Thieves, our Thief Sect, should rise!

"We must steal all the treasures of the world, steal all the inheritances of the Holy Land, even steal this world, this era, this civilization!

"We must become the strongest of this era, when the dream shatters, when ancient immortals arrive, the Ancient Immortal Masters of the Immortal Thief Stream that stand behind us will rule this world! By then, we will be the most honorable Dragon Followers!"

He spoke with passion.

The entire room of Immortal Thief Stream disciples and heirs listened with smiles, occasionally applauding loudly.

Mushroom-head continued.

"Of course, our Immortal Thief Stream does not excel in combat.

"If it’s a one-on-one fight, we can’t beat the Assassination Stream, the Puppet Stream, or the Bloodline Stream...

"Not to mention when dreams shatter, after our Ancient Immortal Masters descend to the world, they will not surpass other streams’ Immortals in sequence...

"Therefore, the reason for inviting everyone here today is to solve this problem.

"I am conveying a message from Master Miao Shou Immortal to the masters behind everyone!

"Let us! Unite!

"Every golden finger of the Thief Sect, come forth, let us form a fist!"