The Extraordinary Thief

Liu Feng went out to make his way in the martial world.

It was Master who drove him off the mountain. According to Master, Liu Feng had spent eighteen years on the mountain and it was time he went out and got some experience.

And so, Liu Feng left.

I asked Master why I couldn't go with Liu Feng.

Master said it was because he was older than me. “Besides, you still haven't finished making the medicine I assigned you.” Then he went out to comb his beard.

Master's white beard was very long, and he had to comb it every day. When he was done, he tied it up with a red ribbon in a bow.

I'd never seen a man over a hundred who cared so much about his looks.

Liu Feng said that was vanity, and Master beat him up for it.

Liu Feng's lifelong ambition was to become a great bandit. He had no noble desire to rob the rich and help the poor. All he wanted was to make the people of the martial world tremble at the mention of his name.

To be more specific, he wanted to be someone adults could use to scare children: “If you don't go to sleep, Liu Feng will come and take you away.” Then the kids would be so frightened that they'd behave right away.