Chapter 563: Pure Coincidence

Su Che didn’t need to turn around; he could tell just by sensing that the shout earlier came from the spacious balcony on the third floor of a restaurant on the left. On the balcony stood four Cultivators at the Divine Transformation stage, acting like bodyguards, surrounding a girl who appeared to be seventeen or eighteen years old. The girl herself was sitting alone on the edge of the balcony, seemingly enjoying the view of the street.

She was only at the Golden Core stage, but from her demeanor and presence, it was clear that despite her low cultivation level and young age, her status was quite extraordinary—enough to warrant four Divine Transformation-level cultivators as bodyguards. The shout, “Hey! You, come here!” had come from this girl.

Su Che was sure it was directed at him because the girl used a technique to focus her voice, allowing it to reach his ears alone. Others might have heard it faintly, but certainly not as clearly as he had. Still, slightly puzzled, Su Che raised his head and asked, “Excuse me, were you calling me?”

“If it’s not you, then who else?”

The cute yet slightly willful-looking girl looked down at Su Che from above and spoke in a normal tone this time, her clear voice quite pleasant: “I’m asking you, why did you disguise yourself as my 32nd brother? What’s your motive?”

“32nd brother?”

Su Che was slightly stunned. He thought to himself, “She must have quite a few brothers—clearly from a large family…” But out loud, he said, “Miss, you’ve misunderstood. I didn’t deliberately disguise myself as your brother. To be honest, I’ve never even met your brother. I just look like this naturally. If there’s any resemblance, it’s purely coincidental.”

“Nonsense!” The girl narrowed her almond-shaped eyes and raised her voice. “I have an innate keen eye. I can see that you not only used disguise magic but also suppressed your cultivation level… And not only that—you even disguised yourself as my 32nd brother. You must have ulterior motives, trying to sneak into the Prime Minister’s residence, right?”

Huh?

Su Che suddenly understood. Today was truly a day of extreme bad luck. As soon as he stepped outside, he ran into trouble—meeting a girl with an innate keen eye, and coincidentally, the appearance he had casually created resembled one of her brothers…

“It’s highly likely that this girl is one of the favored granddaughters or great-granddaughters in the Prime Minister’s family.”

“Haha, that’s really…”

Lao He laughed maliciously in the Hellish Prison, saying, “Master, who knows if she has hundreds of brothers? No matter how you disguise yourself, you might still resemble one of them. It’s just that their family is so large with so many members that they seem to have all possible looks in the world.”
Su Che smiled bitterly inwardly. “Starting off on such a bad note—does this mean that obtaining the Grafted Divine Stone this time will be full of obstacles and extremely difficult?”
While communicating mentally with Lao He, Su Che also didn’t delay in explaining to the girl, “You have an innate keen eye. My crude disguise skills, which are hardly fit for such a noble occasion, surely can’t fool you. But it’s really an unexpected coincidence that I resemble your brothers. Still, you probably won’t believe my explanation, right?”
“I believe you!”
The girl nodded proudly. “It’s not that I believe you, but I know that no foolish thief would use such a clumsy method to sneak into the Prime Minister’s residence.”
Uh…
Su Che nodded awkwardly. To be honest, he had indeed planned to infiltrate the Prime Minister’s residence to look for an opportunity. Unexpectedly, he was exposed as soon as he stepped onto the street, still far from reaching the residence. What bad luck…
Tian Yin smiled faintly beside him, also feeling somewhat moved. Su Che’s luck was truly unpredictable—sometimes it was extremely good, while other times it was abysmal…
Su Che guessed that the girl from the Left Prime Minister’s family would likely order her bodyguards to capture him and interrogate him. But what she said next surprised him even more.
“You’re lucky. You happened to meet me today, and I’m in a good mood.”
The girl tilted her delicate chin and quietly transmitted a message to Su Che, “Tell me, what do you, little thief, want to steal from my family? If I know, I can give you some advice so you don’t get caught foolishly.”
“What?”
Su Che couldn’t believe his ears and immediately replied, “Miss, although I didn’t plan to infiltrate the Prime Minister’s residence to steal anything, your statement is quite strange. How could you help a thief steal from your own family?”
“Mind your own business!”
The girl glared fiercely and replied, “If you refuse to cooperate with me, I’ll order your three of you arrested on suspicion of having ulterior motives and sent to jail for interrogation!”

Although Su Che found it quite strange, he could vaguely guess that it might be a very mischievous girl who liked to tease those around her, and perhaps even had some peculiar habits—like how some wealthy girls, having everything they wanted, still enjoyed stealing things… So, Su Che thought quickly and asked, “Then, young lady, what do you want me to steal?”
“You’re quite clever—got it right at once. Not bad, not bad!”
The little girl smiled in slight satisfaction, her expression seeming to convey, “Really good, another fun thing to do today.”
After all, Su Che was the ruler of the Immortal Prison World. In his free time, he would observe the various aspects of life in that world from a divine perspective, allowing him to somewhat understand the thoughts of such a little girl.
Next, the little girl, standing at a higher vantage point, casually waved her hand and transmitted her voice, “This task doesn’t require many people. You can do it by yourself. Send your two companions back to wait.”
“There’s no need for such trouble.”
Su Che informed Tian Yin and Heng Yi, then brought them into the Palace of Great Wealth.
In this unfamiliar land of the Middle Tang Dynasty, Su Che would never separate from Tian Yin, even if it meant sending her and Heng Yi back to the inn to wait. Anything could go wrong, leading to them getting separated and having to go through great trouble to reunite. He would never allow himself to make such a basic mistake.
The little girl upstairs didn’t object to Su Che’s actions. After all, for cultivators, having a personal magic treasure space was quite common.
“Come up and talk!”
The little girl ordered. She stood up first and slowly walked into the luxurious private room on the third floor.
Su Che entered the restaurant and smoothly made his way to her room.
The room was huge and spacious. From the gazes of those guards at the Divine Transformation stage, Su Che understood that they would never allow him to get too close to the little girl.
Probably, they were already used to their young master’s absurd behavior and wouldn’t stop her, but would instead do their best to protect her. After all, protecting such a master wasn’t an easy task.
A few zhang away, Su Che stopped on his own, casually grabbed a chair, and sat down without being asked.

Seeing Su Che’s extremely relaxed demeanor, a look of satisfaction flashed in the little girl’s eyes. It seemed she hoped that the “toy” she had met would be as capable and bold as possible.
“How skilled are you?”
Sitting at the dining table, she immediately asked this question, still using telepathy, clearly not wanting her four bodyguards to hear what followed.
“What skills?” Su Che replied calmly.
“Stupid!”
The little girl pouted. “Of course, my skills in stealing! The task I’m about to assign to you—if you can’t complete it, you’ll face extremely severe punishment. Do you understand?”
Su Che stared into her eyes and keenly picked up something. By intuition, he could tell that although this little girl seemed spoiled, the so-called “severe punishment” was just a threat; she wasn’t actually malicious.
As the saying goes, eyes are the windows to the soul. After all, Su Che was the ruler of the Immortal Prison, having witnessed countless aspects of life. The 1,100 years within the Time Wheel had not only been spent on cultivation but also on observing the thousand-year history and development of the Immortal Prison world. It was not difficult for him to see through her true feelings, even when facing just a young girl at the Golden Core stage.
So, Su Che replied casually through telepathy, “When it comes to stealing, it’s indeed a skill I’m proud of. Though I can’t claim there’s nothing I can’t steal, I’m definitely at the top tier.”
“Really?”
The little girl frowned, pretending to be mature and composed, but the excitement in her eyes couldn’t be hidden from Su Che. Sure enough, suppressing her joy, she deliberately said coldly, “If you’re lying and ruin my plans, I’ll make sure you can’t live or die, forcing you to suffer through everything in this world…”
She suddenly stopped, seemingly realizing she had gone too far. It was just a fun game—there was no need to be that cruel.
“It’s okay,” Su Che said, amused. “Don’t worry. I won’t give you a chance to punish me.”
“Don’t laugh!”
Feeling embarrassed for being exposed, the little girl snapped, “I’m not joking with you. Before doing anything, you must prove your skills in stealing before I’ll assign this task to you.”
“No problem.”

Suce nodded casually, but then asked, “However, miss, you can’t just talk about the punishment for failure. You should also mention the rewards for success, right?”
“Hmph, you little thief. Catching you would already be the greatest reward.”
The girl first snorted coldly, but still replied directly, “I possess countless treasures. As long as you complete the task, I certainly won’t treat you poorly—your thieving heart will surely be overjoyed!”