The Road to Becoming a Son-in-Law

Chapter 188: Female Thief

Chapter 188: Female Thief

Someone was watching him? Chen Feng suddenly opened his eyes and woke up, gently turning his head to look around, but found nothing unusual. No, his senses were definitely not wrong. After so many years of wandering the martial world, living a life of constant danger, and sparring with countless assassins, Chen Feng's long-trained perception was absolutely infallible.

Chen Feng quietly got out of bed, put on his clothes and shoes, and tiptoed out. Standing at the bedroom door, he peered into the living room. He saw a small, thin figure furtively searching for something, moving cautiously and almost silently.

A thief? Chen Feng recalled the events of this evening. People said there had been a thief at the Martial Arts Academy, with many valuables stolen. Because they couldn't be found, the dean eventually gave up, believing a petty thief wouldn't amount to anything. Could it be her?

She's supposedly a female thief; judging by her figure, she does indeed look like a woman.

Chen Feng wasn't afraid. After all, he was skilled in martial arts. Besides, this petty thief was small and thin, only after money; she probably didn't have the ability to kill or rob. However, petty thieves usually had good agility. After all, they were thieves; fighting ability wasn't important, the key was running. Judging from her small frame, she must be as light as a swallow and incredibly fast. After all, so many people had only seen her before, but hadn't caught her. She was probably hiding somewhere, waiting for people to disperse and for nightfall before reappearing. Judging from people's previous reactions, she had already sneaked into the Martial Arts Academy at dusk and had already committed theft. To dare to sneak into the Martial Arts Academy at dusk, while it was still light, meant she must be quite capable. And as it turned out, that was indeed the case, since people hadn't been able to catch her. It seemed he would have to be careful.

Chen Feng sensed something was wrong. He thought for a moment. The windows and doors were bolted from the inside. How did she get in? Or rather, was she already in before he came in? If she was in before him, how did she hide herself from him? If she could hide from him, her concealment skills were exceptional. If she came in after him, she must have broken the bolts from the outside. If so, the doors and windows weren't sealed; some must have been open. Given her vigilance, she must have left herself an escape route to ensure she could escape if discovered. He decided to just go and grab her. If that didn't work, he could release the Yin Tiger to cut off her escape route. He was sure he could catch her then.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng secretly channeled his spiritual energy, using it to its maximum, and then pounced. The female thief was startled and quickly dodged, turning around and rushing towards the door. Chen Feng was astonished by her speed; no wonder they couldn't catch her. The female thief reached the door, opened it, and rushed out, but stopped after only a few steps. It wasn't that she didn't want to run, but a fat cat was blocking her way.

The woman was taken aback. What was this? A cat?

The woman thought for a moment, glanced back, and saw Chen Feng rapidly chasing after her. Ignoring the fat cat, she turned and continued running. However, as soon as she turned her head, a tiger appeared before her. The woman was stunned. Wasn't it a cat just now? How did it turn into a tiger? What was going on? A spirit pet?

“This is the Yin Tiger.” At this moment, Chen Feng caught up. “It’s my spirit pet. It’s usually a fat cat, but it can turn into a big tiger when it’s in a critical moment. It’s different from me. It’s stronger than me. It’s faster and stronger. You can try to see if you can outrun it.”

The woman glanced back at Chen Feng, nearly bursting into tears. A tiger spirit pet? It had almost scared her to death, and she was trying to run away? The woman knew she couldn't escape from this spirit pet. "I surrender, can you put this tiger away first?"

“No,” Chen Feng shook his head. “Unless you come back to my room with me first, and once we get there and I’m sure you can’t escape, then I’ll take the Yin Tiger back.”

The woman nodded, her voice trembling slightly, and asked, "Can you guarantee that this tiger won't hurt me?"

Chen Feng nodded. "Don't worry, it's very smart and listens to me. If I tell it not to hurt you, it won't do it."

“Okay, I’ll go back with you.” With that, the woman walked towards her room, with Yin Hu following behind. Chen Feng looked at her, finding it quite comical.

Once inside the room, Chen Feng turned on the light and locked the doors and windows. By the light, Chen Feng looked at the female thief in front of him. She was petite, with tears welling in her eyes, and looked pitiful.

The female thief said, "Can you take the tiger back now?"

Chen Feng nodded, and with a wave of his hand, he retrieved the Yin Tiger. Chen Feng only intended to use the Yin Tiger to capture her; he had no intention of harming her. "Why did you steal?"

The woman wiped away her tears and said, "My family is very poor, we don't have enough to eat, but we have no other choice but to do this to survive."

"Hmph," Chen Feng sneered, "You shouldn't steal other people's things." Chen Feng's eyes swept over the female thief, noticing that she was wearing an expensive watch with a unique stamp on it. "Hmph," Chen Feng sneered again.

The female thief followed Chen Feng's gaze and looked at herself. She noticed that Chen Feng was looking at the expensive watch on her wrist, so she quickly covered her face with her hand. She thought to herself, "Oh no, he won't believe me. If I get caught, I'm finished."

"Big brother, I beg you, please let me go, I'll give you back everything I stole." The female thief said, putting her hand into her pocket. The moment she pulled her hand out, she grabbed a handful of lime and threw it directly at Chen Feng's eyes.

The female thief reached out and threw a handful of lime powder straight into Chen Feng's eyes. Caught off guard, Chen Feng was accidentally blinded. The thief said, "Sorry, I had no choice." Then she opened the door and ran away.

"Ah...ah." Chen Feng cried out in pain as lime stung his eyes.

Chen Feng quickly patted the lime powder off his face and cleaned it from his eyes. He knew that lime powder in the eyes couldn't be washed off directly with water, as lime reacts with water to generate heat and burn the eyes.

"Ah...ah." The lime powder got into his eyes, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face. The tears mixed with the lime powder, gradually generating heat, and his eyes felt a burning sensation. Oh no! "Ah...ah!" Chen Feng screamed in pain.

Water, water, I need water! I must wash myself quickly, or there will be irreversible consequences. If the delay is too long, I could go blind, or even get an infection and die.

Chen Feng's expression contorted as stone dust got into his eyes.