Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 146 - The Real Thief

Chapter 146: Chapter 146 The Real Thief

Theoretically, Shi Hao should have only sensed a large amount of Earth Elements from within the stone wall, since stone is the manifestation of Earth Elements.

However, beyond the thin stone wall, he sensed a good amount of other elements.

He immediately deduced that this stone wall was very thin.

He walked over and punched out, boom, the stone wall was instantly smashed by him, revealing another cave.

F*ck, what’s this situation?

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Shi Hao’s eyes widened because the cave was filled with Spirit Stones, and in front of him, there was a white cat carrying a few Spirit Stones in its mouth, looking utterly pleased with itself.

However, the white cat also saw Shi Hao and instantly puffed up with fright, even its tail stood on end.

Damn dried fish, what the heck!

With a strange expression on his face, Shi Hao realized the mystery of the stolen Spirit Stones had been uncovered by him when he saw the stones scattered all around and the cat.

——It wasn’t Chu Xiaotian and his crew who stole the Spirit Stones; it was this cat, the Snow Spirit Cat raised by the head of the Pill Yard.

But he had not wronged Chu Xiaotian and his people either; it was merely a misunderstanding.

No wonder, he had been puzzled before—if Chu Xiaotian and his gang were guarding and stealing, they still shouldn’t be stealing the mined ore normalyl.

Now it wasn’t surprising anymore; it was this cat.

After reaching adulthood, a Snow Spirit Cat’s strength could ascend to the Other Shore Realm. Now that this one’s bloodline had been activated by Shi Hao, it was qualified to become such a ferocious beast. Therefore, by instinct, it urgently needed Spirit Stones to rapidly improve its cultivation.

“Dried fish! How, how, how, how did you find this out?” The Snow Spirit Cat stared dumbfounded at Shi Hao, looking silly and cute.

Shi Hao chuckled, “I just happened to find it by chance; do you believe that?”

The Snow Spirit Cat obviously didn’t believe it because to hide the Spirit Stones, it had specifically dug a small hole that only its tiny body could pass through before digging out a bigger cave behind it.

You expect me to believe you just happened to find this?

Do you even believe that yourself?

Before the Snow Spirit Cat could speak, Shi Hao pressed his hand down, “This place isn’t safe; there will be pursuers coming soon. We need to leave quickly.”

Obviously, the Snow Spirit Cat was reluctant as there were so many Spirit Stones here which it had taken days to collect.

“Don’t worry, they won’t be wasted.” Shi Hao’s soul stretched out like tentacles, enveloping each Spirit Stone, then whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, he gathered them all into the Black Spirit Ring.

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“Dried fish!” Shocked, the Snow Spirit Cat bristled all over and bared its teeth at Shi Hao, looking very menacing.

It was a ferocious beast, after all!

Shi Hao wasn’t scared of it, saying, “If you don’t leave now, you’ll be turned into a whole-cat feast!”

Within moments, he had emptied the place of Spirit Stones. Shi Hao strode forward, punching out and enlarging the small hole that only the Snow Spirit Cat could previously pass through, then he stepped out.

“Meow!” The Snow Spirit Cat quickly jumped onto Shi Hao’s shoulder; it obviously wouldn’t let him get away.

Shi Hao didn’t try to shoo it away and kept sprinting. Upon reaching the main mining area, where the terrain was much more complicated, he refused to believe that Chu Xiaotian and his gang would be familiar with the lay of the land.

On the contrary, he was different; having been here before, and with his memory, there was no chance he would forget it within a month or two.

So, taking a path he knew well, he quickly exited the mine with the Snow Spirit Cat.

“Eh, sir, how come you’re inside the mining area?” The outside guards were shocked; they clearly didn’t remember Shi Hao going in.

Shi Hao didn’t answer but allowed them to check him before striding away.

Now, the sky was the limit for him.

However, Shi Hao didn’t head back to the White Cloud Sect but delved into the vast forest instead.

——Chu Xiaotian having lost him would certainly return to guard Solitary Sky Ridge. In terms of speed, Shi Hao truly couldn’t match someone from the Other Shore Realm, plus his strength had not yet fully recovered.

“Human, return the Spirit Stones to meow now!” The Snow Spirit Cat swung its paws, looking ferocious as ever.

“You, a petty thief, have the audacity to yell at me?” Shi Hao sneered.

The Snow Spirit Cat immediately lost some of its momentum, but then quickly became fierce and aggressive again, “I stole it fair and square, so of course it’s mine!”

“Well, I snatched it fair and square!” Shi Hao chuckled.

“Human, you are courting death!” The Snow Spirit Cat shook its body, and its form, previously the size of an ordinary cat, suddenly enlarged, transforming into a tiger-like beast, emitting a powerful aura of malevolence.

Shi Hao simply laughed, completely fearless.

So provocative!

The Snow Spirit Cat felt a great sense of disdain and with a howl, pounced towards Shi Hao.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The man and cat began to fight, but very soon, the Snow Spirit Cat was pinned to the ground by Shi Hao and couldn’t move.

“Dried fish! Dried fish!” The Snow Spirit Cat was so shocked that it couldn’t overpower a human and could only murmur to itself.

Shi Hao chuckled, “I came here to investigate the theft of the Spirit Stones. However, I found Chu Xiaotian and others were pilfering Spirit Stones, so I might as well frame them in passing.”

“How about we split these dirty items half and half?”

The Snow Spirit Cat’s eyes immediately lit up. It thought it had come up empty-handed, but now there was a chance to recover half of its loss.

But the thought of giving up half of the Spirit Stones it had stolen with so much effort to Shi Hao made its heart wrench in pain.

It wasn’t a generous cat at all.

“Think about it, if you keep stealing without restraint, sooner or later you will attract the attention of the powerful members of the sect, and they’ll destroy you in minutes,” Shi Hao warned it.

The Snow Spirit Cat immediately showed a look of fear. Although its spiritual intelligence had only awakened recently, a beast’s instinct allowed it to understand how terrifying several of the sect’s powerful members were, even if it reached its full growth it might not be a match for them.

Especially Bao Dongsheng and the Grand Elder.

“Your share of the Spirit Stones can also stay with me for now, for safekeeping,” Shi Hao added.

The Snow Spirit Cat thought about it and agreed, considering this human had magical means to take the Spirit Stones away without anyone else discovering it, which was quite impressive.

Only… there seemed to be something off about this, meow?

Shi Hao had already thought of his strategy, once he returned to the White Cloud Sect, he would expose Chu Xiaotian and his followers for stealing Spirit Stones, and then simultaneously frame the Snow Spirit Cat for theft.

You see, he solved a huge problem for the White Cloud Sect, so taking a few thousand Spirit Stones as a “reward” wouldn’t be excessive, would it?

Not in the slightest.

Shi Hao felt perfectly justified and after staying in the mountains for a few days, he took the Snow Spirit Cat and headed back.

After so many days had passed, there was no way Chu Xiaotian and Shi Xingwei would still be lying in wait for him at Solitary Sky Ridge.

The journey was smooth, and after passing through Solitary Sky Ridge and half a day had passed, he returned to the White Cloud Sect.

Huh, the atmosphere seemed a bit off.

Shi Hao pulled aside a disciple to ask if anything significant had happened in the sect recently.

“The Seventh Elder is dead!”

“The Thirteenth Elder is dead too!”

Shi Hao of course knew this, as he was the one who had killed them.

“The Fifth Elder dealt out justice on his own kin, killing these two maggots who were undermining our sect!” the disciple added.

Wait a minute, why had the story suddenly changed?

“The Fifth Elder killed them?” Shi Hao asked again, wondering if his memory was playing tricks on him.