CHAPTER 943: CHAPTER 943: THE PEOPLE ARE GONE, THE BUILDING IS EMPTY

Women are all smart.

Knowing what situations will benefit them most, they naturally won’t choose the opposite direction.

In this regard, even Yao Shiyi, who didn’t get along with Tang Zhiruo, made the same choice.

Sure.

Being with Lin Zifan has its perks.

But compared to what they lose, which is more valuable, is still unknown.

Although they don’t know how Lin Zifan managed to drain all their luck.

But Yao Shiyi has her own logic.

Is Lin Zifan powerful?

He is indeed powerful.

He’s already so powerful, yet still needs to siphon luck from her and the other women, why is that?

It can only mean these things benefit him.

In other words, Lin Zifan treats these women well solely because it benefits him.

If there were no benefits, would he still be like this?

Unlikely.

In this situation, Yao Shiyi can naturally deduce one thing.

What Lin Zifan takes from them is far more precious than what he offers.

Thinking of this, Yao Shiyi truly wanted to run as fast as she could.

Tang Zhiruo watched her eagerness and scoffed, "You were the most enthusiastic about getting close to Lin Zifan before, and now you want to be the first to run away?"

Yao Shiyi didn’t think there was anything wrong with what she was doing.

"What’s wrong with me being first? Can’t I do that? I’m doing this just to save my life."

"If you have the guts to mock me, do you also have the guts not to think about escaping?"

Tang Zhiruo naturally didn’t take this seriously.

Not run?

What a joke.

Is this person treating her as a fool?

How could she not run?

Not only would she run, but she’d also pack up and escape.

...

Once Lin Zifan finally accepted that he needed to train with the Sunflower Manual and had reached its initial stages.

Recalling his beautiful family, he felt pained that he couldn’t play with beauties anymore, and thought about how to make use of them.

He found the villa already empty.

Seeing that all the jewelry that used to fill the women’s rooms had vanished, he couldn’t help but redden with anger.

"Damn women!"

He cursed lowly, then thought of something.

These women shouldn’t have run away; after all, he offered them many benefits.

Not to mention those benefits, the Phoenix Scripture alone was enough to win them over.

Since they wouldn’t run, their collective disappearance meant only one possibility.

They...

Had been sought out for revenge!

Thinking of this, Lin Zifan suddenly felt a surge of rage.

Who!

Who dared to touch his women!

Even if he was no longer capable in certain ways, those women were still his.

Once marked as his, they could only stay by his side.

Even if he disliked them, unwilling to glance at them, they still belonged to him.

Now, his possessions were violated by others.

Thinking of this made him furious, made him feel suffocated!

Tang Zhiruo and the others were unaware of Lin Zifan’s thoughts.

After eighteen women decided to leave Lin Zifan together, they did not each return home.

Because after their families came into contact with Lin Zifan, they had been bribed by him.

If they returned home, they might be handed over to Lin Zifan by their families.

In such a case, not only would their escape be exposed, but they’d also face Lin Zifan’s cruel suppressions.

Thus, they couldn’t return home.

Without other places to go, they all clung to Tang Zhiruo, who first suggested leaving.

Tang Zhiruo had an idea, and following her might lead to a safe haven.

And indeed it was.

Tang Zhiruo had already planned the next step when she proposed leaving.

The reason Lin Zifan disappeared for so long was because of a woman named An Xiaoya.

She had investigated it.

An Xiaoya came from a folk Metaphysics Organization.

What she had to do was... lead the remaining seventeen women to ally with An Xiaoya.

Don’t ask how she thought of this plan.

She believed the enemy’s enemy is a friend.

She trusted An Xiaoya wouldn’t mind their joining.

...

An Xiaoya was quite surprised when she heard from the announcer that there were a dozen women at the door.

"Over a dozen top beauties at the door? Surely you’re not kidding?"

"No, each one is extraordinarily beautiful!"

An Xiaoya couldn’t help but be curious, just how beautiful could they be to warrant such praise.

She couldn’t help her curiosity and went to the door to see with the gatekeeper.

The association now had formations reinforced by Shi Yaoguang, and without a guide, an average person could easily lose themselves in the formation.

Therefore, An Xiaoya wasn’t afraid of any danger.

If any threat arose, she just needed to run into the formation and would easily leave any harm-seekers behind.

Who knows, the intruder might even get trapped by the formation.

Tang Zhiruo had no idea that An Xiaoya hadn’t even met her yet and was already thinking of how to deal with her.

While waiting for a response at the door, she wasn’t idle.

Among the seventeen women she brought, there were both clever and less-bright ones.

She had to ensure their propriety before meeting the person in charge.

Otherwise, offending the other side would leave them with nowhere to stay but the streets.

Yao Shiyi was the first to agree.

And swore with both hands and feet that she wouldn’t speak out of turn.

Then...

As soon as she saw An Xiaoya, she blurted out.

"You you you..."

Pointing at An Xiaoya, trembling, "You, are you human or ghost!"

Tang Zhiruo’s face darkened at these words.

Who would be happy being asked if they’re human or ghost while being pointed at?

It was hard to believe Yao Shiyi wasn’t doing it on purpose.

This...

Yao Shiyi truly wasn’t on purpose.

She saw the shadow of a ghost on An Xiaoya.

Don’t ask how it’s possible for a ghost without a body to cast a shadow.

Just assume Yao Shiyi had a special ability.

She could see ghosts since she was a child.

But this skill worked erratically.

Over the years, she’d gotten used to seeing ghosts.

The reason for her strong reaction upon seeing An Xiaoya was...

An Xiaoya’s face looked like a ghost’s face.

Yao Shiyi got such a scare that she was glad she didn’t pass out on the spot.

Even with Tang Zhiruo’s subtle reminders, she couldn’t remember the promise she had made to her beforehand.

Tang Zhiruo was infuriated, cursing her in her mind, yet couldn’t help but put on a smiling face, saying to An Xiaoya, "I’m very sorry, my... companion, isn’t quite in her right mind."