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Zhao Wu was the steward, and he was eligible to directly participate in this grand competition.

But with his skills, going up there would only serve to set off others, so it was better to recommend young Song to go instead. He turned to the young man before him and asked, "Do you know all the Six Arts of the Thief Sect?"

The young man was taken aback, "The Thief Sect has Six Arts?"

Zhao Wu said, "Of course, scaling walls, picking locks, Blockage, Pickpocket, Cutting, and deals, these are the Six Arts of the Thief Sect. How much has the old man taught you?"

The young man nodded and said, "So these are the Six Arts of the Thief Sect, I know a little about each of them."

Zhao Wu showed a smile and said, "That's good, if we're lucky, after today, I might be calling you Chief Song..."

The two chatted for a while longer when suddenly three heavy knocks came from outside the courtyard. Zhao Wu walked into the yard and said to several sect members, "You guys leave through the back door."

As the sect members took their leave, Zhao Wu personally went to the gate, opened the door, and saw a figure in a mask standing outside. He immediately bowed and said respectfully, "Chief Wu..."

The masked figure glanced at him and said indifferently, "The time has come; are you going to participate in the competition?"

This competition for the promotion of Chief was mainly aimed at the stewards.

Zhao Wu waved his hand and replied, "No, no, I don't have the skill for that. However, I've just taken a young brother under my wing. Although he's young, his skills are exceptional. Let him replace me in the competition."

The masked man didn't say much, glanced once at the young man standing behind Zhao Wu, and instructed, "Follow me."

With those words, he turned and walked away.

The young man took a few steps and then turned back, looking tentatively at Zhao Wu, and asked, "Brother Wu, aren't you coming?"

Zhao Wu knew what he was worried about, smiled, and said, "I can't go; just follow Manager Wu with confidence. When the competition is over, he will bring you back..."

The young man followed the masked man, through complicated alleys, until they arrived at an alleyway where a carriage was stopped.

The masked man walked up to the carriage and said calmly, "Get in."

The young man got onto the carriage and found three other people inside. The three Thief Sect stewards looked at the young man who had boarded with surprise and couldn't help but speak.

"Zhao Wu isn't coming himself?"

"With his meager skills, he would only disgrace himself if he went."

"Sending such a green kid, though? Has his hair even fully grown in, and he's thinking of contending for Chief?"

The masked man glanced at them and said coldly, "Shut up!"

They immediately fell silent.

The masked man took several black cloths from his arms, threw them into the carriage, and ordered, "Blindfold yourselves."

All four obediently picked up a cloth and covered their eyes.

The masked man let down the carriage curtain, whipped the reins, and the carriage slowly set off in a certain direction.

High above, a wooden kite was slowly flapping its wings, trailing far behind the carriage.

Hundreds of zhang away, inside another carriage.

Li Yun sat with his eyes closed, speaking to Housekeeper Wu and Li Anning outside the carriage, "They're moving, they're moving; by the direction, it seems they're heading to the north of the city..."

...

Li Nuo sat in the carriage, his eyes still covered, completely unaware of the situation outside.

Sitting in a carriage but still having to wear a blindfold, it's no wonder the Thief Sect has remained active under the Emperor's nose.

But he wasn't too worried.

For this operation, Li Anning had specially invited Li Yun from the King Chun Mansion.

What Martial Artist and Legalism couldn't do, a Mohist Mechanical Master could accomplish with ease.

He could control flying mechanisms, constantly monitoring his position.

Although this mission had some difficulties early on, it had since gone surprisingly smoothly.

Brother Wu might not be a good person, but he was a great leader.

Such a valuable opportunity had been given to him just like that.

Li Nuo had originally planned to threaten and bribe.

After being blindfolded, his sense of time wasn't as sharp, and he had no idea how long it had been before the carriage slowly halted with a "whoa."

"Get off."

Hearing the voice from outside, Li Nuo and the other three removed their blindfolds and got out of the carriage.

He immediately surveyed his surroundings; they were in the midst of the dilapidated homes of the northern slums.

Led by the masked man, the four entered a courtyard where several figures were already waiting.

Among them, two figures also had their faces covered with black cloth.

The rest, six men and two women, were the kind of people who would disappear into a crowd without a trace. Who could have imagined they were Thief Sect stewards...

Li Nuo was grateful for his foresight.

Without Phoenix's transformation, he truly wouldn't have been able to blend into this nondescript group.

In the courtyard, a masked figure asked, "Old Wu, why have you only just arrived? We were waiting for you."

The masked man who had brought Li Nuo and the others responded, "It's never wrong to be cautious; I took a few extra turns on the way here."

The other said nothing and scanned the four newcomers briefly before suggesting, "Now that you're here, let's start soon; we have to move to the next place later."

Li Nuo's eyebrows raised slightly as he realized that this wasn't the final venue for the competition.

A single competition required different locations; these fellows were extremely cautious.

He took a quick look around. Aside from the three black-clothed men, there were only twelve people.

The Thief Sect had sixty-four stewards, and with other experts included, there should be at least a hundred people participating in the competition. There must be other competition sites still.