THE RISE OF THE DRAGON.

244. FORCED TO BE A THIEF.

medium, and also around fifteen low grade essence stones. There were also some things that he felt should be of value, but that would not cost him much.

With a wave of his hand, he stored all the items he thought were precious before burning the bag to ashes. He was useless for other things, nor did he care about the bag.

“Hey, the night is still very young, how about we find some targets?” ask UI YONG JIANG.

“Now you are talking! The next target should have something sparkling,” Void said happily.

“We cannot be sure if there is something sparkling that will be of value, but we will see what we can find.

All I need is an essence stone, without it there is no way we can head to the next continent,” UI YONG JIANG said. .

“Hmm, alright,” Void nodded.

UI YONG JIANG smiled before turning around, leaving the alley. The only reason he did this was to

having fun. He was too serious ever since he thought he hurt Void, so now he had to vent it.

Although he wanted to steal, he did not plan to steal recklessly from people. He will choose his target correctly.

To esokan his day.

The Lapis City was currently in a state of chaos, the reason being that there was a cloaked man stealing from people.

In one night, a total of twenty-two cases of theft were reported to the city guards.

The latest case was reported just minutes before sunrise.

Outside the mayor's residence Lapis City.

“Please calm down, the guards have already started investigating the matter. We'll catch the culprit before the end of the day. You all need not worry too much,”

A fat man stood before the gate, trying to calm the people who were outside the manor.

“Mayor, a case like this has never happened in the city before, even when people were robbed, he said,

usually one or two people, and never by the same person. Judging from the description of the person,

as well as the time of its occurrence.e any attack, it can be assumed that this is an action performed by the same person,”

UI YONG JIANG stepped forward from the crowd to say, on the matter of him and Void stealing everyone.

“I think this is a group job,” Another man stepped forward.

“Ya, group women!” A young man said.

“Why do you suspect women?” A young woman among the group asked.

“Look around, isn't it obvious, only men get robbed. Definitely a very vengeful woman!” Said the young man.

“You fool, what if a man who likes women too much can't’

“You know .. you're right,”

While a few people in the crowd were still fighting, a woman dressed in luxury rushed out of the mayor's house.

“Hah! It shows that guy also robbed women!” The young man pointed.

Other than the young man, everyone was silent, staring at him as if he was a fool.

“What? Why are you all looking at me?” The young man asked, a little confused by his gaze.

“Catch him, I think he has a hand in this,” said one of the men.

“Capture? What... what did you say?” The young man immediately turned to the man, shouting at him.

“I am a strong man, grandfather,” reply the young man.

“Silence, I've told you to always think before speaking, but you never do,” said the old man.

The fat man turned his attention back to the woman.

“Quiet, what is taken?” She asked.

“Every item glittering in the treasury is gone, so is one third of the essence stone,” replied the woman.

The fat man staggered, almost tripping.

“One ... one-third of the essence stone?” He asked just to make sure he heard it right.

“Ya,” The woman nodded.

“Supervisor!” The fat man shouted.

“Ya my lord,”

Different men wearing light armor ran over to the fat man.

“Find the thief, turn over the city if necessary.

His change of attitude surprised the crowd. A few minutes ago, he tried to calm them down, now, he was the one who was furious.

“Mayor, you must calm down, yelling will not change anything,” said a well-dressed man.

“He's right, Mayor, you should not overextend yourself, I'm sure the guards will be able to find the culprit,”

said a middle-aged woman, repeating the words the Mayor said a few minutes ago.

Hearing their words, the Mayor grew even more furious. He doesn't believe that his treasury,

that was supposed to be the most guarded place in the entire city, robbed. Not just that, though,

but given the amount of essence stones he had, it would take a long time for anyone to move them.

In the crowd, UI YONG JIANG could be seen standing casually. He had changed his robe, changed into a simple shirt and pants..

He also left part of his face exposed, using a small mask to hide some parts of his face.