Chapter 5 Flying Thieves in Ziteng Garden (2/2)

She could not see his face because of his action and she had no inclinations of looking at the face of the person behind her.

”Do you really have the time and mood to care about this? Quick let me go and take the things.” Mo Xuetong laughed coldly and reached out with her slender hands, knocking on the hands on her shoulders.

”Are you really the third miss of the Mo family?” The person seemed to be interested and would not rest until he received an answer. Her calmness made her unlike a weak n.o.ble lady.

”Yes. Can you please let me go now?” Mo Xuetong huffed.

”Take out everything that's worth money in your mother's room. I'm not a regular thief. I don't want these things. The person behind her bragged and held Mo Xuetong hostage as they walked forward slowly. Her shoulder was being crushed by the person. The force told her that her shoulders would break if he cracked down.

Mo Xuetong followed his nudging to the front of the table. The surface of the dressing table was scattered messily with gold and jade jewelry. There was indeed not many eye-catching pieces. But they all used to belong to her mother. She reached into the dressing table and found a few gold, silver, pearl and jade objects and placed them on the table. Her mother had used these to weigh down the table and they were usually placed at the very back. One would not discover them if they were not careful.

”The quality is too bad! Are you humoring a beggar?” The person behind her tsked. ”Didn't your mother give you any jewelry to wear for occasions?”

”Mother's good quality items are all part of her dowry. They went with my father to the capital.” Mo Xuetong frowned slightly and said lightly.

”Your mother's dowry all went to your father? Shouldn't she leave it for her daughter, you?” The person behind her was very curious and had neverending questions. He did not spare a second glance at the gold and silver on the table.

”Should she leave it here for people to steal?” Mo Xuetong's eyes glinted and she spoke coldly.

”You're her daughter and you can't even protect her dowry. No wonder the rumors outside say that you're weak and useless. Looking at you, you might as well stay here and not be in any hurry to return to the capital!” The mocking statement had just ended when Mo Xuetong started struggling.

The person could not defend himself in time. Just as he was about to tighten his grasp, he felt a pain at his foot. He said angrily, ”What are you doing?” Just as he said that, his left hand which was placed on her shoulder started to hurt immensely. He looked up as she tugged on his hand and bit on the back of it forcefully.

”Since you have time to stare at me, you naturally know what I want to do. I always seek revenge for wrongs done to me. I don't dare why you're staring at me, but I hope that you can see that I can only give you these accessories. The worse that could happen is that I would l lose them all. There are many more people who are wealthier than I am in Cloud City. You are so skillful you can steal from anyone, but you came to steal from a weak girl like me.”Mo Xuetong was especially calm. She shrugged off his hand forcefully. Then, she took a gla.s.s cup from the table and threw it on the floor decisively.

The loud sound spread far and wide in the quiet night.

”Miss, is something wrong?” Mo Yu's anxious voice could be heard from outside. She had yet to come in but her voice could already be heard.

”Do you want to die!” The person growled viciously. His other hand that had not been bitten was clasped tightly at her shoulder. Her slender arm felt as if it was about to break.

”You can kill me out of pique right now, but is it worth it?” ”You could have taken these things quietly but you stayed behind to be tortured by the person in front of you. If I'm not wrong, you have other motives. While I'm not someone important, it'd still be troublesome for you if I die. The people of Cloud City have to answer to my father and have to find a way to solve this case. Of course, your skills look good. You might be able to escape. But you might not be able to do whatever it is you want to do. Anyway, since the matter is not unsalvagable, you can compromise for now. Since I have bitten you out of anger, I won't yell. Do whatever you want. We will not bother each other. That will be a win-win situation.” Mo Xuetong said calmly.

She knew that the person was not a random thief when he told her not to hurry back to the capital. How did the person know that she wanted to return to the capital? She did not think that she had any worth for an expert to secretly monitor her coming and going.

Then, it seemed that the person had other motives and had just spotted her. A person like this would not allow a random person to ruin his big job.

She was very certain that the person could not do anything to her!

Indeed, the breathing of the person behind her turned heavy. Even in front of him, Mo Xuetong could hear the sound of him grinding his teeth. Mo Xuetong felt a sudden warmth by her ear. Her ear was bit viciously before she could react. Following the piercing pain was a low evil voice, ”I bit you too. remember, you owe me one!”

Then, the person dissapeared from the window in a flash.

”Miss.” The door was pushed open heavily. Mo Yu and Mother Xu rushed in frantically pa.s.s the screen. They only relaxed when they saw Mo Xuetong sitting quietly behind it.

”I broke mother's cup by accident. ”Mo Xuetong tampered down her wildly beating heart. For the first time, she was thankful that the sky had darkened early. They could only see her features vaguely and would not notice the flush on her face. Even though she was behaving calmly now, she was but just a girl. Her hand, which was placed at a corner of the table shook somewhat out of her control.

She had lived two lives but have never experienced such an intimate act! Yet, the thief whose face she had not seen had taken advantage of her. How could she not be fl.u.s.tered and annoyed?

”It's alright if you're alright, Miss.” Mother Xu and Mo Yu heaved sighs of relief. Another maid entered and picked up the messy table and floor. Mo Xuetong got Mo Yu to keep all her mother's jewelry in a jewelry box and to take it with them. These were things left behind by her mother. While others might not think much of them, she treasured them.

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