216: woman?

Excited heart, trembling hands.

Chen De came back to his senses, finding himself standing in the Four Profound Heavens, completely unharmed.

He was standing in the exact spot where he had torn open a spatial rift and entered it.

Then, Chen De, without looking back, sprinted away from that direction.

He randomly picked a direction and started running wildly.

Even though at that time, top-grade and super-grade spirit herbs grew like weeds on the ground, Chen De didn't dare to even think about them.

One should only do as much as one's ability allows; Chen De didn't have the power to consume those spirit herbs.

Finally, after running several hundred million kilometers, he arrived at a small village and only then did Chen De manage to stop.

This distance should be safe enough.

Chen De was almost scared to death by that place, the Earth Immortal Realm.

According to Chen De's map detection, everyone there was a peak-level Heavenly Imperial Realm expert.

What did this mean?

It meant that their Four Profound Heavens' highest cultivation, the peak Heavenly Imperial Realm, was nothing more than cannon fodder, a wild dog, or a roadside stray there.

And most critically, the other side knew about the existence of their Four Profound Heavens.

In such a situation, if they were to descend one day, it would be a dimension-crushing strike.

This also made Chen De realize even more the urgency of quickly improving his strength.

The previous efficiency was still too low; Chen De should be faster.

At this moment, Chen De saw a very, very beautiful and attractive woman.

She had just emerged from a house, tidying her clothes as she walked.

For some reason, Chen De felt she possessed a mysterious allure.

It was like the natural attraction of a female to a male.

And this attraction seemed to be magnified countless times.

Chen De frowned, feeling that this didn't seem like a normal phenomenon.

The woman was just a mortal; her cultivation, compared to Chen De's, was immeasurably lower.

Logically speaking, no matter how clever her methods, they shouldn't have any effect on Chen De.

But the fact was, she did affect Chen De, which was incredibly absurd.

So, Chen De decided to get closer and take a look.

Just then, Chen De heard a nearby woman muttering something.

So, Chen De listened in.

"This slut, years ago, she and her sister wandered into our village.

If it weren't for our villagers helping them, how could they have survived until now?"

"Who says no? Not to mention before, even now. Isn't she still relying on the villagers' charity to survive?

But, she relies on the men of the village!"

"It's true, I didn't notice it when she first arrived, but she's so good at seducing men.

No, I need to keep an eye on my man, lest that hussy seduces him away one day."

"Not only that, I also heard that this hussy is a pickpocket.

A few years ago, she was caught red-handed stealing.

To get out of it, she found an alley with that person…"

"So that's it. I knew it; when those sisters first arrived, I felt a certain loose vibe about her."

"You guys are still better off. Half a year ago, she got involved with my man.

Right in my bed, and when I went back, they weren't even finished.

When I discovered them, my man was still unwilling to stop.

I don't know what's so good about this hussy.

A seductive slut, isn't she just a little prettier?

Bah!"

…

Chen De watched this group of aging women pointing fingers at the young woman.

The key was that the place where these women were talking was very close to the young woman.

Unless someone had poor hearing, they would definitely be able to hear it.

Chen De felt, no, he was certain these women were intentionally speaking loudly enough for the young woman to hear.

However, the young woman's expression remained normal after hearing them; she showed no reaction at all.

Clearly, she was already accustomed to such scenes.

The young woman simply ignored these women in front of her and walked straight past them.

As she walked, some of the women refused to make way for her.

So, the young woman forcefully bumped her way through.

After bumping through, she seemed to misjudge the force, and by chance, bumped into Chen De.

Chen De didn't dodge, letting her bump into him.

He also didn't help her up, letting the young woman pick herself up.

The women behind them all spat and cursed, muttering 'serves her right'.

After the young woman stood up, she revealed a radiant smile, "I'm sorry, Big Brother, I accidentally bumped into you."

Chen De was not a petty person, so he smiled indifferently and said, "It's alright, it's just a small matter. Go on home."

"Thank you, Big Brother, goodbye!"

With that, the young woman quickly ran away from there.

The women nearby warned Chen De, "Young man, you must be careful.

Don't let her steal anything from you; that hussy is a habitual offender."

Another woman interjected, "You're being kind by warning him. Maybe he heard what we said.

He deliberately let that hussy steal something so he could have a good time with her."

Chen De smiled, saying nothing.

Instead, he turned around and looked in the direction the young woman had left.

Indeed, something on him had been stolen.

During Chen De's escape of billions of miles, he had to change bodies multiple times.

This body was one Chen De had acquired from a place about a thousand miles away.

One could say he was a relatively well-off ordinary person.

He still carried some money on him.

Of course, Chen De didn't seem to care about these things.

However, just now, those items were taken by the young woman.

Her bumping into Chen De was certainly premeditated.

Most likely, she had figured out that Chen De was a stranger and decided to pull off this stunt.

After all, locals already knew her well, making it too difficult to succeed.

When the woman stole Chen De's money pouch, Chen De naturally noticed it.

However, Chen De did not stop her, nor did he react in any way.

He just quietly let her finish taking the items and leave.

After thinking for a moment, Chen De decided to follow her and see; perhaps she held some secret.

…

Meanwhile, after the young woman ran back home.

She took out the money she had just earned and the money from the stolen pouch, gathering them together.

Then she walked towards the kitchen, calling out as she went, "Huai'er, I'm home."

Another female voice rang out in the house, "Sister, is that you? You scared me!"

No sooner had the words fallen than another extraordinarily beautiful young woman crawled out from under the bed.

After coming out, she looked around, "Oh, Sister, why are you back so early today?"

The young woman's voice came from the kitchen, "Today, I met a stranger from out of town and made a good haul from him."

The young woman named Huai'er felt a little guilty upon hearing this, "I'm sorry, Sister, it's all because of me that you…"

At this moment, the young woman also walked out of the kitchen, patting Huai'er's head, "It's alright, Sister is already used to it.

After all, I'm your sister. If I don't take care of you, who will?

How about this, when Sister gets old, it'll be your turn to take care of Sister, okay?"

Huai'er nodded vigorously, "Mm, Sister, don't worry. When you get old, I'll definitely take good care of you too."

The young woman continued to smile, "Alright, then Sister is really looking forward to that day."

"Mm, I will definitely take good care of Sister," Huai'er said again, then added with some longing,

"If only I could become a martial artist, then not only could I protect Sister, but I would also have endless money and food."

Suddenly, a knock came from outside the door.

"Is anyone home?"

Hearing this voice, the young woman immediately recognized it as the voice of the person whose money pouch she had just stolen.

So, at the young woman's signal, the house immediately fell silent, and Huai'er also crawled back under the bed.

The young woman tightly clutched the stolen money, observing the movement at the door.

After a while, the knocking stopped, and the voice outside the door also disappeared.

Only then did the young woman slowly let out a sigh of relief, her hand clutching the money finally relaxing a little.

"Hello there!"

A voice suddenly came from behind the young woman, instantly making her hair stand on end.