This answer immediately gave Sun Lingtong a direct impression of her.
Sun Lingtong nodded repeatedly, "You're absolutely right. Well done!"
"We're here to inspect all the goods in the warehouse. If there are any defective items, we'll take them for further repairs. Can you clear the way?"
The Mechanical Puppet Ru Die shook her head slightly, "You two are very strange. Even if you're one of us, do you still need to stay hidden?"
"I've been here for many years, and I've never encountered inspectors like you two."
"Are you trying to deceive me?"
Sun Lingtong chuckled, "How could that be? Children don't deceive children. If you don't believe me, let's pinky swear!"
Yang Chanyu: ??
Ru Die tilted her head, looked carefully at him, and then... stretched out her little finger.
Yang Chanyu: ?!
They made a pinky promise, and Sun Lingtong assured her that his identity was real.
Ru Die nodded in agreement.
Then, she let them inside.
Yang Chanyu fell into silence. She didn't know much about these sentient mechanical artifacts, but Sun Lingtong understood their nature from his time with the Golden Blooded War Ape - Dasheng.
Though they possessed a bit of spiritual wisdom, it was limited, and they adhered to certain rigid principles.
This warehouse space was quite small, distinctly different from previous ones.
After a quick look around, Sun Lingtong transmitted to Yang Chanyu, looking very excited, "Yes, this is exactly what we're looking for!"
He took the lead, walking to the shelves.
He reached out, took a can of tea leaves, and without opening the lid, just sniffed around the can. Instantly, he felt extremely refreshed, as if walking in the clouds, with a sense of ethereal ascension.
"This is premium cloud tea. Such a good thing, really wonderful. Just a sniff gives such a marvelous feeling."
"No wonder some people can comprehend the laws of the cloud path after drinking it!"
Sun Lingtong coughed and said to Ru Die, "Oh my, the tea doesn't smell right. We need to take it out and sun it. Maybe that will help."
Ru Die nodded and followed him.
Yang Chanyu carefully scrutinized the Myriad Phenomena Cloud Seed on the shelves.
"These varieties, specially placed here and displayed separately, are quite exceptional."
With anticipation and curiosity, Yang Chanyu also collected all the Myriad Phenomena Cloud Seeds.
Seeing Ru Die staring at her with wide eyes,
she coughed and said the Myriad Phenomena Cloud Seed seemed to be turning yellow and needed to be checked for illness.
Ru Die oh'd and nodded.
Yang Chanyu felt a wave of guilt seeing how easily deceived she was.
Sun Lingtong, meanwhile, opened a small jade bottle on his own.
He uncorked the bottle and looked inside with his big eyes, seeing three dewdrop-like things.
"Such Water, this is The Highest Good is Like Water, a treasure embodying the virtue of water. Finally found it!" He felt very excited inside.
Ever since hearing about Ning Zhuo's plan, Sun Lingtong had wanted to steal The Highest Good is Like Water for him, and now his wish was granted.
The two of them stole almost everything in the warehouse.
The Mechanical Puppet followed them, watching the scene, dumbfounded, and asked, "Is there something wrong with all this cargo? I can't tell."
Sun Lingtong rolled his eyes, turned around, and looked her up and down, saying, "Not only are these goods problematic, but you also have issues. Come with us."
"Huh?" Ru Die froze.
Sun Lingtong, being perceptive, had many guesses about Ru Die's identity during the theft.
Though she had spiritual wisdom, she was easy to fool and had no means to check his and Yang Chanyu's identities. So Sun Lingtong speculated that she was actually one of the items here, intended to be sold at an auction!
Sun Lingtong continued, "You forgot that we are the inspectors, right?"
"Isn't it normal for us to see your issues?"
Ru Die clutched her skirt, lowered her head, and nervously asked, "Then may I ask, what issues do I have?"
Sun Lingtong asked back, "You can't even tell these goods have problems, and you think your eyes don't have issues?"
Ru Die was taken aback. She touched her eyes, and then said, "You make a good point."
Yang Chanyu: ...
She watched quietly as Sun Lingtong spun his tale, fooling the Mechanical Puppet around.
From the outside, Ru Die looked very beautiful!
She was in human form, petite, about three feet tall, delicate and graceful, like a young girl.
Her face was as beautiful as a painting, her eyes clear, and her gaze very gentle.
On her head, she wore a butterfly-shaped silver crown, adorned with tiny jewels, light and elegant.
On her back, there unfolded a pair of wings, like a colorful butterfly, the edges thick and black, giving a sense of resilience.
In the sunlight, the wings shimmered with a rainbow of colors and fluttered gently, stirring up little gusts of wind.
She wore a long plain silk dress, with a jade belt around her waist.
In her hand was a small jade bottle, intricately carved with floral patterns, emitting a faint milky fragrance.
Ru Die had a great appearance, even Yang Chanyu, as a woman, felt her heart flutter upon seeing her.
Sun Lingtong had long taken a fancy to this sentient Mechanical Puppet, thinking his little brother at home would definitely love it!
Moreover, deceiving such an artifact was for him a novel experience in his thieving life, making it quite amusing and thrilling.