First, they needed to be discreet while entering Mount Lao. After all, the Heavenly Thief's purpose was always to avoid outright theft and bloodshed.

If the mission was to kill everyone and steal, would that still make them the Heavenly Thief? The problem was, Cheong seemed like the type of next-generation Heavenly Thief who might actually do just that. As her master, Cheonyuhak felt it was his duty to instill the correct ways of a Heavenly Thief, at least while he still had the chance.

To blend in, they spent the morning pretending to be frustrated tourists, eating and drinking …