Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 186 – I Am Back

Inside the Space Channel, bizarre and motley colors stretched and twisted wildly.

This wasn’t Lin Fan’s first time entering, so she was already used to the dizzying, world-spinning sensation.

With a thought, she retrieved Su Rou’s Skin from her System Space and put it on.

The Fox Girl Skin, a weave of dark orange and pure white, was light, soft, and clung tightly to her body.

A few seconds later, Lin Fan had once again transformed into that petite, delicate, and seemingly harmless fox girl—Su Rou.

Her true identity was her greatest trump card. Unless it was someone she trusted absolutely, like Su Xiaoxiao, she could never easily expose it to anyone on the Dragon Spirit Continent.

Just as she completed her transformation, the Space Stone in her arms suddenly bloomed with a gentle white light.

A familiar, gentle pulling sensation came over her.

The bizarre, colorful lights before her eyes abruptly vanished.

The clamor of the night wind, the familiar silhouettes of buildings, and the faint Spirit Energy suffusing the air instantly enveloped her.

Lin Fan narrowed her amber eyes.

Azurewood City.

She was back.

The moment she appeared, more than a dozen vigilant gazes shot over in unison.

Hu Ben, leading a squad of tiger clan soldiers, had cordoned off a hundred-meter area around the Rift, leaving no gaps.

Evidently, they had been waiting here for a long time.

And outside the cordon, a petite figure was pacing back and forth anxiously, her fox ears twitching restlessly.

It was Su Xiaoxiao.

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Seeing Lin Fan emerge from the Rift safe and sound, Su Xiaoxiao’s watery eyes instantly lit up. She tried to rush over but was blocked by the spears of the tiger clan soldiers.

“Sister!” The young girl’s voice was choked with tears.

Lin Fan gave her a reassuring look, then turned to Hu Ben.

Hu Ben strode over, his tiger-like eyes sweeping up and down her body, filled with scrutiny and suspicion.

“You’re actually still alive,” he said in a low voice.

“Thanks to the City Lord’s good fortune,” Lin Fan said, lowering her head slightly, her voice soft and sweet, tinged with a perfectly measured hint of exhaustion.

Hu Ben’s gaze fell on her empty hands, and his brow furrowed. “Where are the things Lady Long Ningshuang wanted?”

“Of course I got them.”

As Lin Fan spoke, she took out a plain-looking gray cloth bag from her clothes.

This was a prop she had prepared long ago—an ordinary bag, but at this moment, it would carry a lie sufficient to awe Hu Lie.

“Before Sister Ning Shuang left, she gave me her Space Pouch.” Lin Fan untied the mouth of the bag and deliberately tilted it in Hu Ben’s direction.

Clatter—

At the mouth of the bag, the light of various colored Crystals shimmered and reflected off one another. The dense energy fluctuations made the surrounding tiger clan soldiers subconsciously take a step back.

Hu Ben’s pupils contracted violently!

A Space Pouch!

He had only ever heard of such a thing in legends! It was said to be a supreme treasure that only the great figures of the Pureblood Dragon Clan were qualified to possess!

A branch family dragon possessed a Space Pouch?

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What did this mean?

It meant that this Lady Long Ningshuang’s status in the Dragon Clan was far higher than they had imagined! She might even be… the illegitimate daughter of some great figure from the Pureblood Dragon Clan?

Countless thoughts flashed through Hu Ben’s mind. When he looked at Lin Fan again, the suspicion and contempt in his eyes had vanished completely, replaced by a deep sense of apprehension.

“I’ve brought the items back.” Lin Fan tied the bag shut again and hugged it to her chest, her delicate posture making it seem as if she were holding some priceless treasure.

“Please inform the City Lord that tomorrow, Sister Ning Shuang will personally bring ten thousand level-one Crystals to the Slave Market.”

“I hope the City Lord has prepared what we asked for.”

After speaking, Lin Fan didn’t spare him another glance and turned to walk toward Su Xiaoxiao.

This time, the tiger clan soldiers did not block her way. Instead, they respectfully cleared a path.

“Yes!” Hu Ben called out to Lin Fan’s departing back, his voice several times more respectful than before. “I will report back to the City Lord at once!”

He watched the petite fox girl’s back, his heart churning with tumultuous waves.

He had to tell the City Lord about this immediately!

This Long Ningshuang was definitely not simple!

…

Back at the inn, the moment the door closed, Su Xiaoxiao could no longer hold back and threw herself into Lin Fan’s arms.

“Sister! You’re finally back! You scared me to death…” The young girl’s body trembled slightly, her voice thick with tears.

Lin Fan froze for a moment, then raised a hand and gently patted her on the back.

“I’m fine.” Her voice regained some of its usual coolness.

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She tossed the cloth bag full of Crystals onto the table. The Crystals clinked together, producing a crisp, pleasant sound.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the bag of Crystals, then back at Lin Fan, the adoration in her eyes nearly overflowing.

“Sister… you were so amazing just now!” She recalled Hu Ben’s shocked expression and felt a wave of satisfaction. “Is that… Space Pouch really that powerful?”

“It’s just an ordinary bag,” Lin Fan said flatly after taking a sip of water. “To fool those idiots.”

She looked at Su Xiaoxiao, her amber eyes glinting with wisdom in the lamplight.

“Remember, Xiaoxiao. If you want to control people’s hearts, you must learn to use their imagination.”

“Let them fill in the blanks about your power and mystery themselves.”

Su Xiaoxiao nodded, only half-understanding, but she committed the words to memory.

“Oh, right, Sister.” As if remembering something, she quickly pulled a roll of animal hide paper from her clothes. “This is the intelligence Sister Su Yue has gathered over the past few days.”

Lin Fan took the hide and unrolled it.

The information on it was jumbled, but it had a single core point.

Hu Lie had indeed dispatched several groups of assassins into the Mist Forest.

Their target was Long Yan.

“Heh.” A cold smile touched the corner of Lin Fan’s lips. “That guy really moves fast.”

She put down the hide and looked at Su Xiaoxiao. “Any news on Long Yan?”

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, a trace of worry on her face. “No… Lord Long Yan hasn’t been seen since he went deep into the Mist Forest that day.”

“The people Sister Su Yue sent didn’t dare go too deep either. The Demonic Creatures in the depths of the forest are too high-level.”

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Lin Fan narrowed her eyes, her fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop.

No news?

With the Bloodline Power Long Yan had unleashed that day, plus the Crystal of a level-six demonic ape, he should have no problem protecting himself as long as he didn’t encounter a level-seven creature.

But Hu Lie was no pushover; there was no telling what kind of people he might send.

It seemed she would have to find time to check on him after the trade was complete.

The script for this “Son of Destiny” couldn’t have the protagonist die right at the beginning.

Long Yan was her core strength for the future fight against the Pureblood Dragon Clan.

“Sister, then we…” Su Xiaoxiao asked cautiously.

“For now, we do nothing,” Lin Fan interrupted, standing up.

She walked to the window, pushed it open, and looked out at the brilliant lights of Azurewood City.

“Tomorrow, we’ll secure those three hundred female slaves first.”

Her voice was soft, yet it carried an unquestionable dominance.

“After my next fusion… all of Azurewood City will be in the palm of my hand.”

The night wind lifted her long, orange-and-white hair. Her amber eyes reflected the lights of the entire city, and they also reflected a boundless ambition.

Su Xiaoxiao stared blankly at her back, feeling as if the “sister” before her was the true king of Azurewood City.

And she herself would be the most loyal shadow beneath the throne.