The godly thieves in Gu Long and Jin Yong's novels usually referred to characters with extraordinary stealing skills and abilities. In Gulong's novels, the Thief God was often referred to as the " King of Thieves " because they had superb thieving skills and keen insight, and could easily steal treasures. In Jin Yong's novels, godly thieves were often called " godly thieves " because they not only had excellent stealing skills, but also had superb martial arts and wisdom. They could protect themselves from the attacks of their opponents and help them obtain treasures. In some novels, thieves would use their skills and means, political and social status, to obtain treasures, so it was called " thief politics."