My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!

[ps: Under the editor's suggestion, the original title of the book has been restored. This book is written in a light-hearted tone, and the original title was too serious and did not fit well with the content. Other than the change in the title, nothing else is affected. Please be advised.]

The first "wall climbing" competition had ended.

Inside the courtyard, three masked Chiefs looked at the twelve people lined up. One of them pointed and said, "You, you, you... you six stay, the rest of you may go now."

Those who were pointed out finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Those who were not pointed out showed disappointment on their faces, but they didn't say anything and gradually left the courtyard.

Li Nuo was, of course, among those who stayed. Watching the six people leave, he felt immense heartache—there went his lifetime, just slipping away...

But he couldn't persuade them to come back.

He could only comfort himself by thinking that one may escape the monk but not the temple. If he could catch all the Chiefs at once, these people wouldn't be able to escape either.

The six who passed the first round were taken onto a carriage and ordered to cover their eyes.

This time, the carriage ride was noticeably shorter.

When Li Nuo and the others got off the carriage, they had arrived at a strange courtyard.

Li Nuo now knew that anyone with a mask was a Chief-level figure.

This courtyard also had two other masked Chiefs.

Like before, twelve people were competing in this challenge.

The other six must have come from competing elsewhere.

One Chief briefly explained the rules for the second round.

Inside the courtyard, there were twelve tables.

Each table had three locks.

The first step in burglary was climbing walls, and the second was picking locks.

This round was also quite simple.

Before an incense stick burned out in the courtyard, they had to open the three locks on the table before them.

If any one of the three locks wasn't opened, they would be directly eliminated.

Besides these three locks, there was only a very thin piece of wire on the table.

After one of the masked Chiefs lit the incense, everyone immediately picked up the thin wire and began probing the keyholes.

These three locks were of different shapes and internal structures, requiring three different lock-picking methods.

Although Li Nuo had never picked locks before, his hands moved swiftly, seemingly all muscle memory.

He was the first to open all three locks, and by that time, the incense had burned less than half.

His rapid speed naturally caught the attention of the five Chiefs.

"This young man has such skills?"

"You didn't see, his wall climbing was also extraordinary."

"I wonder about his other abilities, but from these two skills alone, he would be more than adequate for a Chief."

...

As time passed, out of the twelve, eight had managed to open the three locks on the table before the incense stick burned out.

The other four, unfortunately, were eliminated.

However, this time, the Chiefs didn't make them switch places.

One Chief led the eight to a door and said, "In a moment, you eight will take turns to open this door. Only the four who take the least time and make the least noise will advance to the next round."

Li Nuo glanced at it, the door was locked from the inside.

In burglary, two scenarios could occur.

If the owner wasn't home, the door would be locked from the outside, requiring lock-picking skills.

If the owner was home, the door would be locked from the inside, requiring another skill called Blockage.

Blockage meant using a knife to slide open the latch.

The thief who broke into the Huang couple's room used this technique.

For a rapist involved in Stealing Fragrance and Jade, this skill was essential.

This challenge was a bit more difficult than picking locks, requiring a knife as thin as a cicada's wing to gradually slide open the latch, ensuring speed while making no noise.

A thief daring enough to attempt this not only needed excellent skills but also extraordinary courage.

This time, Li Nuo was the first up.

The gap in the door was very narrow, and the knife's blade extremely thin, which was not easy to control, but he didn't need to control it; everything happened naturally.

In a short while, Li Nuo put away the knife and gently pushed the door open.

Including the Chiefs, everyone looked at him in surprise.

Fast!

Incredibly fast!

This young man's skills in lock-picking and Blockage surpassed many veteran thieves.

The steward of the Thief Sect, present at the scene, became even more alert. This person might be the biggest obstacle on their path to becoming a Chief.

After opening the room door, Li Nuo stood aside to observe.

The sect members of the Thief Sect, compared to unorganized petty thieves, were obviously more skilled.

Those who had made it this far were the elite among thieves.

Out of the eight, only one failed to open the room door within the time limit, while the other three were eliminated either because they took too long or made too much noise.

Li Nuo's gaze lingered on those three for a moment.

The difficulty of Blockage varied with the width of the door gap; the simplest Blockage was something anyone could do.

However, not many thieves dared to attempt it.

Only those extremely confident in their skills dared to make a move while the homeowner was in the room.

The gap in the door of the Huang couple's room was even narrower than the door used for the competition.

Those who couldn't even pass the test likely weren't the culprits—they lacked the capability.

It was quite possible that the killer of the Huang couple was among these people.

Among the three men, one was small in stature, likely incapable of killing the Huang couple alone.