Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 164 – Traveling Together

Outside the cave, morning light pierced through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

Lin Fan looked down at the white, lace-trimmed short socks on her feet.

She had worn them all day yesterday. The soles were already pitch-black, and the edges were stained with dirt.

She frowned, patting the dust and dirt from the soles of her feet before slipping on her little white shoes.

The coarse linen clothes hung loosely on her body, the collar absurdly large.

Lin Fan adjusted her collar, making sure she wouldn’t be indecently exposed.

She raised her head, her amber eyes looking at Long Yan, who was packing his things.

Forget it.

Lin Fan sighed inwardly.

She could clearly feel that Long Yan’s heart was as hard as iron.

The name “Long Ningshuang” had already completely occupied him.

Trying to seduce him further with the identity of Su Rou would only be counterproductive.

Besides, they had only known each other for a day.

She had only been able to sleep next to Long Yan last night purely because she hadn’t shown any hostility.

But Long Yan was wary of everyone.

Including her.

A smile touched Lin Fan’s lips.

In any case, the only one in his heart is also my persona.

With his back to Lin Fan, Long Yan stuffed the beast hides and dried rations into a simple backpack.

He turned around and saw that Lin Fan had already straightened her clothes and was standing at the cave entrance.

The morning light shone on her, and the mottled white streaks in her long hair gave off a faint glow.

Long Yan averted his gaze.

“Little Rou.”

Lin Fan turned her head.

“Hm?”

Long Yan was silent for a few seconds.

“Where is your home? I’ll take you back.”

Lin Fan froze for a moment.

Then she lowered her head, her voice tinged with helplessness.

“I… I don’t have a home anymore.”

Long Yan frowned.

“No home?”

Lin Fan nodded.

“I originally lived in a small village deep within the Mist Forest.”

She paused, her voice choked with emotion.

“Three months ago, a Level 5 Demonic Beast broke into the village… The entire village was…”

She didn’t finish her sentence.

Long Yan’s brow furrowed.

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A Level 5 Demonic Beast.

For an ordinary village, that was a natural disaster.

“What happened after?”

Lin Fan looked up, her amber eyes filled with tears.

“A few of my clansmen escaped… I was one of them.”

She paused.

“But on our way, we were captured by a hunting party.”

She lowered her head.

“Everyone else was sold to the Slave Market… Because I was sick, I was deemed undesirable and abandoned on the roadside.”

Long Yan looked at her, a complex emotion welling up in his heart.

Having once been a slave himself, he could empathize with these experiences.

Long Yan took a deep breath.

“Little Rou.”

Lin Fan looked up.

Long Yan’s voice was very serious.

“I have a… very important person in Azurewood City.”

He paused.

“She might need a handmaiden.”

Lin Fan blinked.

Long Yan continued, “Being a handmaiden is better than being a slave.”

He paused again.

“And she’s a very kind person. She won’t treat you poorly.”

Lin Fan was stunned.

Then, a trace of pleasant surprise flashed in her amber eyes.

“Really?”

Long Yan nodded.

“Really.”

Lin Fan bit her lip.

“Then… is that person… someone Brother Long Yan likes?”

A faint blush appeared on Long Yan’s face.

“Yes.”

Lin Fan lowered her head, her voice tinged with envy.

“The person Brother Long Yan likes… must be very happy.”

Long Yan didn’t speak.

He turned, shouldering his backpack.

“Let’s go.”

Lin Fan followed behind him.

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The two walked out of the cave.

The sunlight that fell upon them carried a certain warmth.

Lin Fan watched Long Yan’s back, a smile playing on her lips.

Interesting.

This Long Yan fellow is quite considerate.

The two walked outward along a forest path.

After about ten minutes, Lin Fan suddenly spoke.

“Brother Long Yan.”

Long Yan turned his head.

“Hm?”

Lin Fan bit her lip.

“Actually… Little Rou’s Bloodline talent can interfere with Demonic Creatures.”

Long Yan was taken aback.

“Interfere with Demonic Creatures?”

Lin Fan nodded.

“Mhm.”

She raised her hand, and a gentle spiritual fluctuation emanated from her palm.

The surrounding leaves trembled slightly.

Long Yan’s pupils contracted abruptly.

Mental Strength!

And… this intensity…

It’s at least level three!

Lin Fan lowered her hand, her amber eyes fixed on Long Yan.

“Little Rou can assist Brother Long Yan in hunting high-level Demonic Creatures.”

Long Yan looked at her, his expression complicated.

This little fox…

She’s clearly very weak herself.

Yet she’s still thinking of me.

Long Yan was silent for a few seconds.

“It’s too dangerous.”

Lin Fan shook her head.

“It’s not dangerous.”

Her voice was very serious.

“Little Rou just needs to interfere with the Demonic Creatures from a distance.”

She paused.

“Besides… Little Rou wants to become stronger.”

She looked up, her amber eyes filled with determination.

“Little Rou doesn’t want to be like before… unable to do anything.”

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Long Yan looked at her, his throat moving.

He remembered himself in the Slave Market.

He knew that feeling of powerlessness all too well.

Long Yan took a deep breath.

“Alright.”

He nodded.

“But you must follow my commands.”

A smile appeared on Lin Fan’s face.

“Okay!”

Deep within the Mist Forest.

The mist grew thicker and thicker.

Long Yan walked in front, his hands already having undergone Dragonization.

Black Dragon Scales covered his arms, and his sharp Dragon Claws glinted coldly in the mist.

Lin Fan followed behind him, her fox tail swaying gently.

She closed her eyes, mobilizing the power of her Nine-tailed celestial fox bloodline.

A gentle spiritual fluctuation surged from her body, spreading out in all directions like countless fine threads.

She could perceive all living beings within a five-hundred-meter radius.

Three level-four direwolves.

And…

One level-five giant bear.

Lin Fan opened her eyes.

“Brother Long Yan.”

Long Yan stopped.

“Hm?”

Lin Fan pointed ahead.

“There’s a Level 5 Demonic Beast over there.”

She paused.

“It’s a giant bear.”

Long Yan narrowed his eyes.

A level-five giant bear.

Perfect.

He turned his head and looked at Lin Fan.

“You hide behind a tree. Don’t come out.”

Lin Fan nodded.

Long Yan turned and walked forward.

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Lin Fan silently hid behind a large tree.

She poked her little head out, her amber eyes staring ahead.

In the mist, a huge black shadow slowly appeared.

It was a level-five giant bear.

It stood over five meters tall, its body a mass of knotted muscles, its four limbs as thick as pillars.

Its eyes were blood-red, and drool dripped from its mouth.

Seeing Long Yan, the giant bear let out a deafening roar.

The next second, it charged violently at Long Yan.

The ground trembled.

Long Yan stood his ground, unmoving.

His eyes were locked on the giant bear.

The instant the giant bear charged in front of him, Long Yan moved.

He threw a sudden punch.

Dragon Claw collided with bear paw.

Boom!

A massive shockwave spread in all directions.

The surrounding trees were uprooted.

The giant bear took two steps back.

Long Yan didn’t budge an inch.

A trace of surprise flashed in the giant bear’s eyes.

Then it roared again and pounced at Long Yan.

Long Yan did not retreat.

He leaped up abruptly, crossing his claws and cleaving down at the giant bear’s head.

The giant bear raised its forepaw to block.

Clang!

The sound of metal striking metal rang out.

Lin Fan used the momentum to flip over, landing behind the giant bear.

Without pausing, he swiped a claw at the nape of the giant bear’s neck.

The giant bear reacted extremely quickly, turning to swat at him with its paw.

Long Yan ducked his head to dodge, then slammed a fist into the giant bear’s abdomen.

Bang!

The giant bear grunted and retreated a few steps.

Long Yan stood in place, regulating his breathing.

The power of a peak level-five surged within his body.

But…

It wasn’t enough.

He needed to be stronger.