Chapter 277: Men and Women Should Keep Their Distance (Update 2)

Chapter 277: Men and Women Should Keep Their Distance (Update 2)

Lin Chen summoned the twelve arrows once again, about to lay out the Fire Array once more, only to find that Zhou Lang had vanished without a trace, and she couldn't even sense his presence anymore.

Zhou Lang's ancestral copper coin was indeed a supreme treasure. In many aspects, it had already surpassed his expectations. When he was outside the copper coin, others could see it hanging around his neck, but once he entered it, outsiders couldn't see the coin at all.

Furthermore, the copper coin could completely mask his presence, making it impossible for Lin Chen to sense his existence at all. Yet, from inside the copper coin, he could clearly see everything outside.

"What is going on? This kid doesn't have that kind of speed. Just now, he was easily trapped by my Formation. Where did he run off to? How did he slip away?"

Lin Chen quickly spread out her Divine Thought, but she still couldn't find any trace of Zhou Lang.

"It seems the ancestral copper coin can mask my presence. Taking this risk was the right call; there's no way this woman can find me now. I just hope she doesn't linger here for too long and leaves quickly."

Zhou Lang, inside the ancestral copper coin, thought to himself. At this moment, the ancestral copper coin was lying quietly in a patch of grass in the Villa's yard. Since Lin Chen couldn't detect it, he felt at ease.

Of course, if he wanted to leave, he still had to find an opportunity. If he kept Ye Qingcheng waiting for too long, she would definitely make a fuss.

Lin Chen's Divine Thought locked onto the Villa, thoroughly searching every single corner. Earlier, when Zhou Lang went from being invisible to appearing, he had peeled off an Invisibility Talisman from his body. She figured that his disappearance this time must also be due to an Invisibility Talisman.

But no matter how she searched, she could no longer find Zhou Lang.

"Could this guy have an Advanced Invisibility Talisman on him? To actually escape my detection, the person who made this Invisibility Talisman must have at least a Golden Core Stage Cultivation. But in today's Cultivation world, how many Golden Core Stage Cultivators are even left?"

Lin Chen muttered to herself.

After searching once more and confirming that Zhou Lang was no longer inside the Villa, Lin Chen immediately took Xiaoyu and chased after him.

However, there was no sign of Zhou Lang within a one-kilometer radius.

"Zhou Lang, you actually managed to escape! Sooner or later, I will catch you. When that time comes, I'll skin you alive and pull out your tendons. Don't blame me for being ruthless then."

Lin Chen said resentfully. She never would have expected that Zhou Lang was actually still inside her Villa, merely hiding within the ancestral copper coin, which was why she couldn't sense his presence.

Just after Lin Chen left the Villa, Zhou Lang quietly slipped out of the ancestral copper coin.

Knowing that the ancestral copper coin had the wonderful effect of masking his presence, he grew bolder. Instead of running away immediately, he returned to Lin Chen's bedroom once more, took a few sets of clothes from her wardrobe, and even took Lin Chen's most sexy, paper-thin undergarments.

Since Lin Chen cared so much about her things—to the point of wanting to gouge out his eyes and chop off his hands just because he looked at and touched her undergarments—he decided to take a few more sets just to spite this woman, who looked like she possessed ethereal Immortal Qi but was actually incredibly overbearing.

Long before Lin Chen returned to the Villa, Zhou Lang had already fled far away.

This was the first time he had been in such a pathetic state since becoming a Cultivator. However, the thought of Lin Chen coughing up blood from anger later made him feel quite pleased.

Although he had almost lost his life this time, he had still gained something. At least he discovered that the ancestral copper coin was indeed his greatest life-saving trump card. Once he hid inside, even Cultivators whose Realms were far higher than his could not detect him or the coin, while he could clearly see everything outside of it.

…

Just after Zhou Lang withdrew from the Villa, Lin Chen returned with Xiaoyu. She had searched a two-kilometer radius but hadn't seen any sign of Zhou Lang. Knowing he had already escaped, she had no choice but to give up, though she felt extremely displeased.

Fuming with anger, Lin Chen returned to her bedroom. She was still secretly regretting her decision. Why had she released Zhou Lang from the Fire Array? At the time, she only wanted to see who this clothes thief was, but she hadn't expected him to flee the moment he got out of the Fire Array.

"Young Miss, why is the bedroom door open? I remember closing it," Xiaoyu said in surprise upon seeing the open door.

"Quick, let's go in and check." Realizing something was wrong, Lin Chen's expression shifted, and she quickly entered the bedroom with Xiaoyu.

The bedroom was her private chamber. Aside from herself and Xiaoyu, no man had ever stepped foot inside. She considered this her private sanctuary; without her permission, no one was allowed in.

The wardrobe door in the bedroom was wide open, the clothes inside were in a complete mess, and there was even a pair of panties scattered on the floor in front of it.

"Xiaoyu… and you said Zhou Lang only took one set of clothes and a pair of casual shoes?"

Seeing this messy scene, Lin Chen immediately vented her anger on Xiaoyu.

"Young Miss, it was indeed like that before. When I came in earlier, the wardrobe was closed and the clothes weren't messed up. I don't know what happened,"

Xiaoyu replied, trembling with fear.

"This Zhou Lang is so cunning! He didn't leave the Villa at all earlier. Instead, while you and I chased out of the Villa, he entered my bedroom again and took my clothes. This is absolutely infuriating!"

Lin Chen was a smart woman; she instantly realized she had misjudged the situation this time and flew into a frenzy.

"Young Miss, what do we do now?" Xiaoyu asked timidly. Lin Chen had a terrible temper, and she seemed very afraid of her anger. As a woman, she naturally understood the saying, "when the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer."

"What else can we do? His Cultivation isn't high, yet I have no idea how he managed to evade my search," Lin Chen said resentfully. "I just hope I don't run into him again. If I see him next time, I'll capture him as my servant and make him serve me for generations to come."

"Young Miss, aren't those who stay together for generations lovers? I am your servant, but I only have to serve you for ten years before gaining my freedom,"

Xiaoyu said, blinking her large eyes in confusion. Sometimes, this younger sister was a bit ditzy, making her very cute.

"Can you please shut your mouth?!"

Lin Chen was nearly exasperated to death by Xiaoyu. She rolled her eyes at her and stopped her from speaking further.

…

A few minutes after leaving Lin Chen's Villa, Zhou Lang entered the submarine once again.

To play it safe, he still used an Invisibility Talisman when leaving the Villa. Although this Invisibility Talisman couldn't completely evade the search of an expert like Lin Chen, it could still provide some concealment. As long as there was some distance, it would be difficult for Lin Chen to discover his existence. After all, the range of a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator's Divine Thought scan was only about a thousand meters.

"Why did you take so long?"

Sure enough, Ye Qingcheng had already grown somewhat impatient. She glared at Zhou Lang, using her shredded clothes to cover up her exposed skin. Clearly, her mood was just as terrible as Lin Chen's.

"My dear, it's easy for you to say. You should know there are no shopping malls near this beach at all. Getting clothes wasn't easy."

Zhou Lang said calmly.

Normally, getting a few pieces of clothing would be very easy for a Cultivator like him. But this time it wasn't easy, because he had run into a powerful and overbearing woman.

"Don't tell me you came back empty-handed. You tore my clothes to shreds and now you're just going to leave me like this? Are you even a man?"

Ye Qingcheng glared at Zhou Lang. Just thinking about how she had been pinned to the ground by him, almost forced into submission, filled her heart with rage.

"A round trip of over a dozen li is nothing to me." Zhou Lang tossed a large bag of clothes to Ye Qingcheng.

Ye Qingcheng, keeping the submarine suspended in the sea, caught the bag of clothes. Now that she had clothes, she could finally go ashore, and her heart eased slightly.

"You didn't steal these clothes, did you?"

Seeing that there were several sets of clothes in the bag—and high-end ones at that—Ye Qingcheng couldn't help but ask. She also clearly remembered that there were no shopping malls nearby, only a Villa far off in the distance.

"I got them from a Villa, but don't worry, I left five thousand yuan for them, so consider it bought," Zhou Lang smiled. "I'll waive the fee for running your errand, but you have to give me the five thousand yuan."

"You… you tore my clothes, shouldn't you compensate me?" Ye Qingcheng, thoroughly annoyed by Zhou Lang, snapped back.

"You were the one who seduced me, so you have to bear the consequences yourself," Zhou Lang retorted, completely impervious to her complaints.

"You are a Cultivator and a powerful figure, after all. I didn't expect you to be so stingy."

Ye Qingcheng said with some disdain. When she first met Zhou Lang, she thought he was incredibly mysterious and powerful, and she was very interested in him. But now, her impression of him was getting worse and worse.

"That's just the kind of person I am. There's nothing wrong with a man being a bit stingy. Do you think five thousand yuan is nothing? That's my future wife fund."

Zhou Lang wasn't angry at all. He no longer cared about his image in front of Ye Qingcheng. In fact, he was intentionally ruining his image so that she would completely give up on him.

"Someone like you wants to get a wife? What girl would be blind enough to like you?" Ye Qingcheng said angrily.

"To each their own, so don't be so absolute. There are actually quite a few women who like me, and every single one of them is a great beauty."

Zhou Lang laughed heartily. "Didn't you find me interesting and fall for me earlier?"

"I was only interested in you. I didn't know you well back then, but now that I've seen your true colors, how could I ever fall for a man like you?"

Ye Qingcheng said, "You are clearly trying to rip me off. Just these few pieces of clothing cost five thousand yuan?"

"You can't be that clueless about fashion, right? These are all international designer brands. A single pair of panties costs several thousand. Don't act like you're the one being ripped off when you got a bargain."

Zhou Lang laughed.

"You…"

Ye Qingcheng was speechless for a long moment before finally saying, "Fine, I'll give you the money when we get back. Now, please turn around. I need to change."

"There's absolutely no need for me to look away."

Zhou Lang replied. During his second entry into Lin Chen's bedroom, he had taken several pieces of sexy undergarments. First, it was to spite Lin Chen, and second, it was to see what those sexy clothes would look like on Ye Qingcheng.

"You rogue, don't you know that men and women should keep their distance?"

Ye Qingcheng was about to go berserk.