King of Creation
Chapter 1377: Chapter 1362: The Heist That Shook the World
The many noble families who had been robbed and were waiting at the Security Department for an explanation, or their butlers, were first taken aback when they saw the Heir of Prince Xun arrive. Then, their hearts sank like they were falling into a bottomless pit, sinking endlessly.
In Luoyi, the hierarchy of titles generally determined the extent of power one held. Ordinary nobles need not be concerned, but the Eight Council Princes of Great Zhou were true behemoths.
Among the Eight Council Princes, if more than half of them united, their power could definitely rival the Benevolent Emperor of Great Zhou.
One could imagine the strength they commanded.
Ordinary dukes might have a Realm King Realm expert at their residences, but having a Dao Venerable or Spirit Sovereign was virtually impossible.
However, within the mansion of any one of the Eight Council Princes, there were Dao Venerable and Spirit Sovereign rank powers residing, and not just one.
Now, even the mansion of Prince Xun had been robbed, and even the Heir of Prince Xun was dispatched to report the case, indicating the severe loss.
In other words, even Prince Xun’s manor was helpless against this thief.
The possibility of recovering their losses had become almost non-existent.
Many nobles had lost fortunes accumulated over hundreds or even thousands of years, along with family secret armories that could not be disclosed. The loss was simply indescribable.
When they saw the Heir of Prince Xun challenging the situation, they surrounded him en masse, filled with public indignation, demanding an explanation from the Security Department.
The Junior Director of the Security Department was terrified by the scene before him. Twenty-two nobles, and even a prince’s heir, if they got angry and beat him to death here, no one might stand up for him.
He hastily knelt before the Heir of Prince Xun, pleading, "Your Highness, please calm down! Your Highness, please calm down!"
"Not only was the manor’s treasure vault robbed, but even the armory of the personal guard was completely cleared out. How do you expect me to calm down? If you don’t give me an explanation today, humph!" The Heir of Prince Xun was furiously angry, his meaning unmistakably clear.
He was truly enraged.
The losses of the Prince Xun Manor were far more extensive than he mentioned, especially the loss of armaments, not merely the personal guard armory; the manor’s secret armory had also suffered great losses.
Although the theft was only from a general treasure vault, the Prince Xun Manor could not afford to lose such face.
The grand mansion of a Council Prince, unexpectedly visited by a thief, today ended, the Prince Xun Manor might immediately become a laughingstock among the Eight Council Princes.
"Your Highness, it’s not that I am not doing my best, but I’ve already exerted all my efforts! This matter, due to its connection with West Patrol Master Xio, I went to his mansion overnight to report and request cooperation, but I wasn’t even let in!"
"Your Highness, based on the current situation, the thief seen by each Prince, Lord, and Marquis is the West Patrol Master Xio Qiangu. Whether it is indeed him, I dare not conclude.
However, this matter absolutely has an undeniable connection with West Patrol Master Xio Qiangu, at the very least, it’s the doing of an enemy of his.
Only with the cooperation of West Patrol Master Xio Qiangu will it be possible to bring the truth to light!"
At this point, the Junior Director of the Security Department smiled wryly, "But how could I have the authority to question Master Xio Qiangu? At dawn, I will hand over this major case to the Ministry of Justice. Only they might be able to summon him!"
The Junior Director of the Security Department was not afraid to let the situation escalate, possibly due to the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the Xio family’s house slaves that night, now pushing Xio Qiangu into trouble.
After hearing the Junior Director’s words, someone shouted, and public indignation flared up again.
"This matter must be explained by the West Patrol!"
"Exactly, why would the thief impersonate anyone else, and not just Xio Qiangu?" In this world, many people value money over life.
"Who says it’s an impersonation? Maybe it really was Xio Qiangu who did it? Maybe he counted on us thinking it wasn’t him, so he did it himself?"
A sinister voice from the corner sent shivers down everyone’s spine. You can’t deny; it’s indeed possible!
Seeing this, the Junior Director of the Security Department breathed a sigh of relief and began the seemingly eternal wait for the Ministry of Justice to open at dawn, occasionally stoking the fires of the discussing nobles to clear himself.
At the same time, Ye Zhen hid in a corner underground, swallowing healing pills with large gulps, a terrifyingly black palm imprint at the vulnerable spot on his back, looking alarming.
This injury was sustained in the Treasure Vault of Prince Xun Manor, right after Ye Zhen forcibly broke into the vault. He had probably taken less than one percent of the treasure, in less than the time it takes for three breaths, when a terrifying aura rushed into the vault.
Ye Zhen reacted quickly and immediately burrowed underground without a word, but as he dove into the ground, the person from a distance struck at Ye Zhen’s retreating figure.
Even though Ye Zhen had already tunneled ten meters underground, he was still hit by that palm strike through the dense formations, causing him to spew blood wildly. Even breathing was excruciating at this moment!
If not for Ye Zhen’s extremely resilient Black Dragon Tyrant Body, he might’ve lost his life today.
After fifteen minutes, Ye Zhen spat out a mouthful of pitch-black clotted blood. The recovery from this injury might take several days, but the expelled clotted blood made his breathing much easier.
A few breaths later, Ye Zhen channeled Yimu Spiritual Power to heal himself while infiltrating another mansion.
Ye Zhen’s plan for today had not yet been completed, but after getting injured at Prince Xun Manor, the plan had to be changed again. He didn’t dare go to the residences guarded by powerful masters.
He only dared to stir up trouble at the ordinary noble mansions.
This night, Ye Zhen’s gains were simply indescribable.
Basically, the spoils from each prince mansion were at least more than Ye Zhen had ever obtained at Xitian County, especially the military armory privately hidden by many prince mansions, it practically dazzled Ye Zhen’s eyes. Tonight, the artillery obtained could arm hundreds of thousands of men without any problem.
Moreover, most were those prohibited, powerful military armory.
But regrettably, considering the nine families raided after getting injured at Prince Xun Manor, Ye Zhen had stolen from thirty-one prince mansions in Luoyi overnight, yet not one of them contained Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects to replenish origin power.
However, this was normal.
Just like the royal clan of the Three-eyed Demon Clan, the truly important treasures were all hidden in mini worlds constructed by Great Divine Power.
Common noble families in Luoyi might not have the ability to possess little worlds, but those few manors were hard to say.
Because it was clear from the treasures Ye Zhen found in the vaults of the few prince manors, their quality was visibly inferior to those found in the vaults of noble families.
As daylight broke, Ye Zhen, who was tunneling underground, quickly sped towards the last target of today’s plan—the Mansion of the Duke of the Secret Kingdom!
The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the custom of starting work at sunrise, so all government offices in Luoyi opened at sunrise, changing with the seasons, including the Ministry of Justice.
There, the Junior Director of the Security Department, with bruised nose and face, waited outside the gates as the Ministry of Justice just opened. It was not surprising for the Junior Director of Security Department to appear here, but what was surprising was the thirty or so nobles behind him, including the heir of Prince Xun leading them.
This was no longer surprising, it was shocking!
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Soon after, Feng Tingji, the Minister of Ministry of Justice, who had received the secret report, hurriedly arrived. Overnight, thirty-one noble families were raided, involving one prince, four dukes, nine marquises, and sixteen counts. This was a serious provocation of the Ministry of Justice’s capabilities.
Not even in a thousand years, or ten thousand years has such a heinous massive theft ever occurred.
If it were not handled properly, his hat as Minister of Ministry of Justice might be removed.
Fortunately, he had handled many great waves before, first meeting with the Heir of Prince Xun Manor before beginning to inquire about the case.
While the Minister of Ministry of Justice was questioning the case, within the Mansion of the Duke of the Secret Kingdom, the West Patrol, Xio Qiangu, who had just awoken, got the secret report.
"Reporting my lord, there was a great thief rampaging through Luoyi last night, and shockingly, that thief impersonated your appearance to act."
Though Xio Qiangu was the West Patrol, his eyes and ears were spread throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty, especially the Luoyi Imperial Capital, which was currently Xio Qiangu’s proudest achievement.
This report brought a squint to Xio Qiangu’s eyes, "Impersonating my appearance to act? Hmph, using such low-down means to deal with me Xio Qiangu? Simply foolish beyond measure!"
"But my lord, thirty-one noble families were raided overnight, supposedly all under your impersonation!"
"What, thirty-one families in one night?" Xio Qiangu’s pupils immediately narrowed.
Before Xio Qiangu could speak, noises suddenly rang out through the manor, along with rapid breaking sounds, which for the meticulously run Duke’s Mansion, was simply impossible.
"Go see what’s happening!" Xio Qiangu said displeased.
A few breaths later, a subordinate returned in panic, "My lord, the underground armory in the manor was emptied, and half of the treasures in the vault are missing!"
"What!"
Xio Qiangu slammed the table and stood up, "Such audacious thieves, daring to steal from my mansion too!"
"My lord, according to the Shadow Capture from the Ghost-Eyed Dark Sparrow, the thief is exactly you..." The subordinate dared not finish his sentence.
"Thirty-one noble families raided overnight, including Prince Xun Manor? And now, my manor is targeted?" Xio Qiangu frowned tightly.
"No way, this matter is too big, someone might be intentionally targeting me. Should anyone stir the sentiments... immediately send someone to the Security Department, no, immediately send someone to the Ministry of Justice to report this case.
We must become the victims too, only then will we maximize the reduction of pressure aimed at me!" Xio Qiangu said in change of tone.
"Reporting my lord, Old Master Xio has already sent the Grand Steward to the Ministry of Justice to report." The subordinate replied.
"Where is Old Master?"
"Old Master, in a fury, has already personally gone to the Heavenly Patrol Department, ready to deploy the personnel of the Heavenly Patrol Department into the case."
Upon hearing this, Xio Qiangu nodded, the responses were still normal, however, Xio Qiangu could not foresee that the luxurious slaves at his manor’s gate were bringing him a huge trouble this time!

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