Chapter 598: Night Raid?
He had placed trackers on both Gu Xiaowei and the goods!
Double insurance. As long as she went to meet the boss of Dandelion, he could follow!
When the time came, whether it was beating people up and stealing money, or investing and making money together, he could only decide after meeting the Dandelion boss!
But he didn't know much about Dandelion himself, so it was better to do some research in advance!
So he sent a message to Mountain Cat!
Southern God: Sister Shanmiao? How much do you know about Dandelion?
Although it was past eleven at night, the reply came instantly.
Luo Tianhong: Why do you suddenly ask about this?
"I don't know much about Dandelion either. They've always kept a low profile, kind of like a well-behaved underground organization domestically."
"Information brokers, black market traders. Dark Night has cooperated with them a few times. They can get information that even Dark Night can't, so they've got some skills."
"We tried to infiltrate them, but failed. Since they're useful, we never moved against them."
Looking at Mountain Cat's reply, Jiangnan's eyes were full of astonishment.
Well-behaved?
What kind of adjective was that?
But he roughly formed an impression of Dandelion in his mind.
Southern God: "They don't have any big shots like Starlight or Dao Heaven, right?"
Luo Tianhong: (⇀‸↼‶)
"Do you think Starlight and Dao Heaven are as common as cabbages? How many groups like the Light Society or Dracula are there?"
Jiangnan chuckled. That put his mind at ease.
"How did Dandelion offend you? I'm telling you, don't go messing around abroad, got it? You just got back a few days ago? Study hard at the academy, you hear?"
A gentle smile spread across Jiangnan's face.
"I know! Don't worry~"
Lying in bed, Mountain Cat rubbed her sleepy eyes, stuffed her phone under her pillow, pulled the blanket over her head, and fell back asleep.
By the time Jiangnan got back to the academy, it was already past midnight.
Walking along, he passed by the physical training room.
He glanced inside. Hmm, locked.
So he kept walking.
But after a few steps, he turned back.
Locked? That meant no one was inside, right?
He remembered Brother Jian saying that spirit-binding iron was worth a decent amount of money, wasn't it?
The physical training room was full of spirit-binding iron!
At this moment, Jiangnan's eyes shone brightly.
If I just take one piece, no one should notice, right?
He casually pulled a small wire from the alternate dimension, bent it a bit, and stuck it into the keyhole, fiddling around.
"Click!"
The lock opened. Jiangnan slipped into the physical training room, and his ability was instantly suppressed.
The vast room was empty. Jiangnan looked around.
He couldn't take the floor—too obvious.
The walls were out too—easily spotted.
His gaze wandered until it landed on the ceiling!
The academy didn't need the ceiling for training. Wasn't it a waste of resources leaving it there?
Since spirit-binding iron was in such short supply, wasn't the academy being extravagant?
He couldn't stand for that!
Xiao Jiuwo whispered, "Master~ Are we stealing? I feel really uncomfortable here!"
Jiangnan put his hands on his hips: "Nonsense!"
Xiao Jiuwo blinked: "I get it, Master—these things are just lying around unwanted, and we're just picking them up and taking them home, right?"
Jiangnan: ☜(・ิٹ・ิ)ᕗ
Xiao Jiuwo: (◍･̫᷄･᷅◍)
With a big leap, Jiangnan shot up over ten meters, sticking both middle fingers into the spirit-binding iron, hanging himself there.
"Hmm~ I'll take this one."
With a yank, he pried off the spirit-binding iron ceiling tile, exposing the steel frame underneath.
He landed steadily, holding the tile.
"One more... no one will notice, right?"
Three minutes later, Jiangnan patted his hands in satisfaction. Looking up, he saw ten big holes in the ceiling.
Jiangnan's face darkened. No good! That was too obvious!
He had to think of a way...
An hour later!
The physical training room had no ceiling left at all.
Jiangnan had taken every single tile.
That way, no one would notice, right?
He was such a little genius!
Since Jiangnan couldn't open the alternate dimension while holding spirit-binding iron, he had Xiao Jiuwo carry the tiles one by one and drop them into the alternate dimension.
Back in his room, Jiangnan sat on the bed, deep in thought. Once this was discovered, Dean Xiao would definitely suspect me, the spatial system!
No way, no way. I can't keep them in the alternate dimension. I'll stuff them under the bed instead!
He stuffed over a dozen tiles under his own bed, but there were too many—they wouldn't all fit.
So Jiangnan stuffed them under Xiong Er and Wu Liang's beds too!
Xiong Er wasn't home, and Wu Liang was snoring like thunder, completely oblivious.
But even after filling three beds, he still couldn't fit them all!
Jiangnan teleported to Zhong Yingxue's room.
Zhong Yingxue was lying on her side, hugging the blanket, pillow under her arm. The room was filled only with the sound of even breathing.
Jiangnan tiptoed to the bedside and peeked down at her.
Zhong Yingxue: (⁼̴‸⁼̴๐)
Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, her body stiffened, and her delicate little earlobes slowly turned red.
But she still looked sound asleep.
Jiangnan grinned. Good, she's asleep!
He got down under the bed and worked with Xiao Jiuwo to move the ceiling tiles, moving silently the whole time, not making a sound.
However, Zhong Yingxue, frozen stiff in bed, wasn't just red in the ears—as time passed, her cheeks flushed too...
After stashing the tiles, Jiangnan teleported away without a trace.
A full three minutes passed!
Zhong Yingxue slowly sat up, covering her flushed face: "Little Nan... wasn't he... coming for a night raid? I... I was so scared!"
(づ﹏ど)
Who knew what kind of mental struggle she went through during those three minutes before deciding to keep pretending to be asleep!
What was Little Nan doing under her bed?
Filled with intense curiosity, Zhong Yingxue leaned over the edge of the bed and looked under.
She was stunned to see her bed crammed full of black metal panels.
What was this?
Curiously, she touched one with her hand, and her ability and spirit energy were immediately restrained.
Zhong Yingxue was shocked.
Spirit-binding iron? Where did Little Nan get this?
And why did it look familiar?
Meanwhile, Jiangnan had already appeared in Xia Yao's room.
The wild wolf-girl was lying flat on the bed in a 'mu' shape, her wolf tail sticking out.
The blanket had long been kicked off somewhere.
Jiangnan covered his face.
Hey, hey, hey!
Your sleeping posture is still this wild, huh?
Xia Yao: (⁼̴̤̆﹃⁼̴̤̆๐) Eh~ Eh hehe~ Number six~
Jiangnan sighed in exasperation, pulled the blanket over her, and stuffed the ceiling tiles under her bed too.
Just as he was about to leave, his gaze fell on Xia Yao's exposed little feet.
A wicked idea sprouted in his heart.
This was a rare opportunity!
Why not take this chance...
To test if the Paralysis Ring worked on toes?
Such pretty little feet—what a waste not to experiment on them!
Looking at Xia Yao's messy, bed-head appearance, Jiangnan felt at ease.
No time like the present!
He pulled out a Paralysis Ring and carefully used his middle finger to nudge her little toe aside.
Then he slipped the ring onto her middle toe.
The moment it was on, the ring automatically tightened around the toe, dyeing it gold.
Then Jiangnan watched as her other four toes slowly curled inward, leaving only the gold middle toe sticking up at him like a middle finger.
Jiangnan: (⑉ԾжԾ⑉) Pfft—ugh!!!
No! I can't laugh!
But... this was hilarious!
Ahhh! He couldn't hold it in anymore!
Big Wolf-Girl was flipping him off with her foot!
He teleported up a thousand meters into the sky, burst out laughing, then teleported back to his room.
Da Lang Mie: (⁼̴̤̆~⁼̴̤̆๐) Hmm~
Jiangnan: !!!
But Xia Yao just rolled over and didn't wake up. Jiangnan breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Xia Yao—one foot with a middle finger up, the other normal.
"No, no, that's not symmetrical. It has to be symmetrical to look good!"
I must have been a devil in my past life, right?
Goose laughter!
So Jiangnan put a Paralysis Ring on her other foot too.
Now both of Xia Yao's little feet looked like...
┌∩┐…┌∩┐
That shape!
Jiangnan struggled to suppress his laughter, teleported away in an instant.
Xiao Jiuwo, who had watched Jiangnan's entire operation, trembled in fear. From now on, she had to work even harder to please her master!
Even Big Sister Xia Yao got tricked—who knew if one day he might stew her!
"Master, Master~ It's cold under the covers. Can Xiao Jiuwo warm your bed?"
Jiangnan was delighted: "How are you so awesome!"
Holding Xiao Jiuwo, Jiangnan felt warm and cozy, sleeping soundly.
The next morning, a groggy Xia Yao sat up in bed, rubbing her sleepy eyes, her silver hair a complete mess like a chicken nest.
Just as she was about to get up and go to the bathroom, her feet touched the floor. She frowned.
Looking down, her big eyes were filled with terror!
"Ah!!!"
ꉂꉂ◟(˃᷄kou˂᷅๐)~