Chapter 1991 - 1572: Timing Is Everything When Doing Bad Deeds

Speaking of burglary, it’s crucial to plan well!

But this was a bit challenging for Gu Changsheng and her team, who had just arrived at Smelting City. Not only did they fail to plan well, but they also didn’t even know where the target was located, which was a bit excessive!

Exactly!

They heard Yong Shu’s words, which sparked some...well...not-so-good thoughts about the House of Jiu Yu’s Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp. But they completely forgot that they didn’t even know where Jiu Yu’s house was...

And so, the problem arose...

Gu Changsheng’s words immediately made Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue a bit flustered...

As the Crown Prince of Great Zhou and the Master of Linyuan City, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue were genuinely new to this type of burglary, unlike the skilled Gu Changsheng...

Therefore, they both made this fatal mistake!

"What do we do?" Gu Changsheng shrugged and spread her hands, looking quite helpless at their apparent lack of intelligence.

In this matter, Gu Changsheng, ever so clever, felt that she was even worse off compared to Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue, you know?

As someone who had committed countless burglaries, Gu Changsheng found this elementary mistake utterly intolerable. It was as if she was showing off her low IQ!

However, Gu Changsheng would never admit this was her fault!

Thus, embodying the principle of preemptive strike, Gu Changsheng implemented it thoroughly. While Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue were still bewildered, she continued to speak with a look of exasperated disappointment, "See, I told you, you must bring me along for this kind of operation. Otherwise, how would you find the place? You can’t even solve such an important issue, and yet you want to steal something? You definitely need to train for a few more centuries!"

To be shameless is to be invincible!

Gu Changsheng seems close to invincible now!

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue, who were mocked by Gu Changsheng, exchanged glances and shook their heads in helplessness.

Alright, they admitted they were indeed novices compared to Gu Changsheng’s rich experience, but hadn’t this woman overlooked this issue herself?

How could she possibly make such barefaced mocking faces at them?

Both genuinely wanted to expose Gu Changsheng, because for novices like them, it’s understandable, but for an old hand like her to make such a mistake, it’s simply unforgivable!

But Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue, after exchanging glances, recalled Gu Changsheng’s nature...

Given her temperament, if they exposed her little scheme, they’d only receive even more ridicule!

Exactly!

This woman is exactly like that!

She can confidently mix up right and wrong, making the impossible possible!

"What do we do now?" Zhou Mu looked at Gu Changsheng, rubbing his brow helplessly.

"Ask for directions, what else?" Gu Changsheng gave Zhou Mu a look as if questioning his intelligence, and spoke assertively.

Then, Gu Changsheng tidied up her clothes, turned on her heels, and efficiently walked out of the sparsely populated alley.

"Ask for directions? How?" Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue followed closely, Shi Wujue asking bewilderedly.

Honestly, he had never stolen anything before!

Proud as he and Zhou Mu were, they had always disdained such activities!

But this time was different; it involved Gu Changsheng’s health, leaving them no choice but to decide!

"How else to ask for directions? Of course, with your mouth!" Now, Gu Changsheng didn’t even bother giving the two men behind her a bewildered look because she had already realized...

They were just foolish!

Such a stupid question–and they managed to ask it. If that’s not foolish, what is?

Gu Changsheng was beginning to worry, wondering if it was really a good idea to bring these two men along for stealing.

Is it really a good idea?

Ah!

But since they were already out here, Gu Changsheng realized she truly lacked the ability to convince these two to go back, so she could only accept it!

After walking out of the sparsely populated alley, the street immediately bustled with people. Gu Changsheng didn’t hold back and approached a passerby, warmly chatting a few sentences. Just a few words and she almost figured out the person’s family history up to the eighth generation. Ultimately, she managed to get to the main topic and successfully obtained the address of Smelting Master Jiu Yu’s house!

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue stood not far away, dumbfounded, watching the friendly—almost like a long-lost relative—Gu Changsheng chatting with the passerby. They were already speechless...

They had never imagined that interpersonal interactions could be this deceiving...

This was indeed a con!

Because Gu Changsheng actually claimed she’s Jiu Yu’s distant relative!

Godfather!

A Southern Border person, actually a relative with a woman born and raised in Northern Mongolian, can you believe it?

Whether you believe it or not, that passerby was completely fooled into believing it, and that’s the truth!

That’s why they unsuspectingly revealed the address of House of Jiu Yu!

Gu Changsheng obtained the address of House of Jiu Yu, exchanged a couple of pleasantries with the passerby, and then walked back proudly, her eyes full of arrogance as she looked at Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue and said, "See that? That’s called skill!"

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue looked at each other.

Actually, they thought it was more like deception!

"Let’s go, Jiu Yu’s house is on West Avenue, head west from here, pass three blocks, turn, and you’ll see her big red door!" Gu Changsheng waved her hand, looking like a commander-in-chief.

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue shook their heads, having genuinely no thoughts about Gu Changsheng’s actions.

The three of them walked towards West Avenue while observing Smelting City under the night sky!

Indeed, even though Smelting City looks like a lurking black dragon from the outside, only when you enter do you feel that this mountain city is quite lively, with the thumping sounds of hammers everywhere, stirring one’s heart and carrying a noticeable smelting atmosphere, living up to the name of Smelting City!

Gu Changsheng admired the night scenery of Smelting City while leading the way, and beside her, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue finally couldn’t resist asking the question on their minds.

"We’re not here to do charity, isn’t it a problem asking for directions so openly?" Shi Wujue rubbed his brow, looking troubled and asked.

He felt that if by tomorrow, House of Jiu Yu lost the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp, regarded as the most likely candidate to win the First Divine Weapon at this Divine Weapon Convention, it would undoubtedly cause a huge uproar, leading the investigation back to the three of them.

Gu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, glancing at Shi Wujue contemptuously, and said, "Who told you we’re here to do bad things? We’re clearly here to do good things, right? If that Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp wins as the First Divine Weapon this time, it will be sent into the Divine Weapon Forging Tower, but in there, it’s just a piece of scrap metal, unable to exert its power as a Divine Weapon, what’s the point?"

Saying this, Gu Changsheng pointed at herself confidently and said, "And I, suffering from Divine Soul Injury, urgently need the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp for healing, so when the lamp is in my hands, it can maximize its role, confirming its value of existence, right?"

Despite Gu Changsheng speaking with such righteousness, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue looked at each other and actually found her reasoning somewhat plausible?

But within a moment, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue shook their heads, discarding those strange thoughts, they almost got fooled by Gu Changsheng!

"You always have a way to make things make sense!" Zhou Mu was truly at a loss for words with this little woman before him.

In terms of eloquence, Zhou Mu admitted that his usually silent self, along with the rebellious Shi Wujue, together couldn’t match half of their little woman’s ability!

"Hehe, indeed! What I say really makes sense!" Gu Changsheng shook her head and swayed proudly.

West Avenue is a quite easy-to-find street, with residential homes equipped with workshops lining both sides, and given that Jiu Yu comes from a noble family of smelting, the entrance of House of Jiu Yu stands out prominently on West Avenue!

The big red gate looks very festive, as if someone was about to have a grand wedding, the courtyard walls are also high, undoubtedly marking it as a top-class residence in Smelting City!

"What a princely gate indeed! This is truly a princely gate!" Gu Changsheng looked at the big doors of House of Jiu Yu and couldn’t help but sigh.

This is a modern luxurious estate!

The gate speaks of their noble smelting roots, despite a slight inch off in aesthetics, still embodies the spirit of the era, causing Gu Changsheng to recall the poem about the gate reeking of greed while bones freeze on the streets!

Mmm!

Not bad!

Excellent!

If you’re going to steal, steal from such places!

Robbing the luxurious, doesn’t invoke any guilt, it’s basically like robbing the rich to help the poor!

Gu Changsheng snuck around like a thief, putting her ear against the wall to listen...

Cough cough!

That phrase is slightly reserved, indeed they are here like thieves!

Then, noticing nothing unusual, Gu Changsheng nodded toward her two companions who couldn’t bear to look directly at her, the trio tapped their toes on the ground, landing behind the princely gate, within the courtyard walls!

The gate at House of Jiu Yu, although tall, presented no pressure for Gu Changsheng during takeoff!

Indeed!

Such confidence!

However, if it were even taller, Gu Changsheng couldn’t guarantee it!

Because, just this little distance caused Gu Changsheng to...

To unexpectedly...

Fly over the top!

Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue, following behind Gu Changsheng, initially intended to lend her a hand in mid-air, but alas, Gu Changsheng soared too briskly, so they couldn’t reach her!

Ultimately, when Gu Changsheng landed, she was indeed quite far from the courtyard gate and walls of House of Jiu Yu, and also somewhat distanced from Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue, and this wasn’t even the worst part, the worst was...