Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 227 – Do You Think He Can’t Do It?

The air in the warehouse felt as if it were filled with lead, so heavy it was suffocating.

Jiji’s proud handlebar mustache, which he usually held in high esteem, now drooped limply like a frostbitten eggplant.

Cold sweat dripped, one bead after another, from his greasy forehead, splattering onto the polished marble floor with an almost inaudible pat.

Although he was only level five, he had survived in a place like Border Dragon City—a place that devoured people without spitting out the bones—by relying on eyes sharper than a hawk’s.

The young highness before him was smiling, but her golden, vertical pupils held not a trace of mirth.

They were daggers.

The kind that killed.

“Your… Your Highness…” Jiji swallowed hard, his voice trembling. “This humble one doesn’t understand… This was crafted by the finest artisan, using a top-grade Lightning Crystal Core. How could it…”

“You don’t understand?”

Lin Fan scoffed and took a step forward, her long legs moving gracefully. She tapped the staff lightly with the toe of her high-heeled leather shoe.

“Jiji, are you truly a fool, or are you playing dumb with me?”

She slowly raised her head, her gaze passing over Jiji to land on the beet-red Long Yan, who looked as if he wanted the ground to swallow him whole. Then, her eyes returned to Jiji, her tone turning abruptly cold.

“My man is standing right here.”

“And you’re promoting this kind of thing to me, right in front of his face.”

Lin Fan leaned down slightly, her small, coffee-colored leather shoes crunching on the shattered glass, producing a grating sound that set one’s teeth on edge.

“Are you trying to say he’s not capable?”

“Or do you think he can’t satisfy me?”

“And therefore, this princess needs to rely on this sort of contraption?”

Boom!

The words struck Jiji’s head like a bolt of lightning.

Long Yan’s face, which had been thoroughly flushed, instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He snapped his head up. His golden dragon eyes, which had previously only held embarrassment, now surged with an indescribable ferocity.

As a male, especially a male creature who had awakened the ancient divine dragon Bloodline and possessed immense pride, such a challenge was even more severe than having his Dragon Bone dug out!

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“I…” Long Yan opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself, but he realized there was no way to explain this.

He couldn’t very well prove it on the spot, could he?

Jiji felt a terrifying chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to his brain.

He looked at Long Yan’s murderous glare, and his legs went weak, causing him to kneel on the floor with a thud.

“I’ve been wronged! A terrible injustice!”

Jiji kowtowed like a pestle grinding garlic, his head banging loudly against the floor. “This humble one… this humble one had no such intention! I only wanted to offer the best to Your Highness, I absolutely did not mean to question the Prince Consort’s virility! The Prince Consort’s divine might is unparalleled, he could go seven… no, seventy times a night without issue! How would this humble one dare to question him!”

A muscle in Long Yan’s cheek twitched violently.

Seventy times a night?

Was he a pile driver?

Lin Fan almost burst out laughing. This rat-man’s will to live was truly strong.

She coughed lightly, suppressing her smile, and kicked the broken glass on the floor aside.

“Alright, stop spouting nonsense.”

Lin Fan crossed her arms, looking down at Jiji from her superior height. Her tone became business-like, laced with an unquestionable authority.

“I can let what just happened slide as an unintentional mistake.”

“However.”

Lin Fan’s tone shifted again. Her gaze swept over the dazzling array of crafts in the warehouse before finally settling on the rat-man, Boss Jiji.

“Boss Jiji, you’ve got quite the nerve.”

“Slave trading, smuggling goods, hiring assassins… According to the laws of Border Dragon City, any one of these crimes is enough to have you hung on the drying racks at the city gate and cured into jerky, isn’t it?”

Jiji’s entire body stiffened, and the mouth that had been begging for mercy a moment ago snapped shut.

He looked up, a flash of terror in his beady green eyes.

“Your… Your Highness, this black market hasn’t just been around for a day or two. The City Lord, he…”

“My father is busy. He doesn’t have time to deal with you lot. That’s his benevolence.”

Lin Fan cut him off directly, a cold smile playing on her lips. “But I’m different.”

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“This princess does not tolerate sand in her eyes.”

“Since I’ve stumbled upon it today, it’s impossible for me to ignore it.”

She extended a finger and drew a circle in the air, encompassing the entire underground warehouse.

“Everything here, including those slaves, will be confiscated!”

“Take them back to the City Lord’s mansion and place them under strict guard!”

Jiji looked as if he had been struck by lightning, his body slumping to the floor.

Confiscated?

This was his life’s savings, accumulated over decades!

How was this upholding justice?

This was blatant robbery! A five-finger discount!

But, looking at Lin Fan’s icy gaze, and then at the “Prince Consort” beside her who, despite being silent, already had a golden light starting to glow around his fists, Jiji knew he had no room to resist.

To resist was to die.

And it would be a death without a complete corpse.

“Yes…” Jiji seemed to age ten years in an instant, his voice hoarse. “This humble one… will have someone pack it up…”

Seeing Jiji’s grief-stricken appearance, a glint of cunning flashed in Lin Fan’s eyes.

She’d used enough of the stick; it was time for the carrot.

“However…”

Lin Fan suddenly drew out her words, walked over to a grand armchair draped in tiger skin, and sat down, crossing her legs.

“Boss Jiji has been operating in Border Dragon City for so many years. Even if you have no merits, you have toiled hard.”

“If I were to just deal with you like this, and word got out, others might think this princess is unreasonable.”

Jiji shot his head up, a flicker of hope rekindling in his desolate eyes.

Was there a chance?

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Lin Fan’s fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrest, creating a series of crisp sounds.

“I can give you a chance.”

“A chance… to make money legitimately, without having to live in constant fear.”

Jiji was a smart man.

No, to be precise, he was an extremely shrewd opportunist.

Hearing this, how could he not understand Lin Fan’s meaning?

This young princess wasn’t here to enforce the law.

She was here to recruit a dog.

Without any hesitation, Jiji scrambled up from the floor, only to kneel down again more respectfully and kowtow heavily to Lin Fan.

“As long as Your Highness does not disdain me, Jiji’s worthless life will belong to Your Highness from now on!”

“If Your Highness tells Jiji to go east, Jiji will never go west! If Your Highness tells Jiji to bite someone, Jiji will never let go!”

Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction.

As expected, talking to smart people saved a lot of trouble.

“Very good.”

Lin Fan leaned forward slightly, her golden vertical pupils fixed on Jiji.

“The black market, you continue to run it.”

“I will speak with my father. From now on, the city guard will no longer trouble you. In fact, if you run into any tough customers you can’t handle, I can take care of them for you.”

Jiji trembled with excitement.

This was an official endorsement!

With this protective umbrella, he, Jiji, would be the true underground emperor of Border Dragon City!

“But.”

Lin Fan’s voice turned cold once more. “I need you to do things for me.”

“Whatever Princess Highness commands! Jiji will go through fire and water, I will not hesitate!” Jiji shouted loudly.

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“Mm.”

Lin Fan stood up and clapped her hands, as if dusting them off.

Business was settled, and she was in a good mood.

With a local snake like Jiji, she now had a source for the massive amount of “materials” needed to fuse Skin in the future.

“Brother Long Yan, let’s go.”

Lin Fan turned, flashing a sweet smile at Long Yan, who had been standing like a background prop the whole time. The speed of her mood change was truly a sight to behold.

Long Yan let out a sigh of relief and quickly followed.

He didn’t want to stay in this godforsaken place for another second.

The two walked to the entrance.

Jiji was still kneeling on the ground, seeing them off respectfully.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Lin Fan stopped.

“Oh, right.”

She turned around and pointed at the items in the shattered display case.

“Pack these up for me.”

The air froze once more.

One of Long Yan’s feet, which he had just been stepping forward with, hung suspended in mid-air.

He turned his neck mechanically, looking at Lin Fan with an expression of utter disbelief, as if to say: Have you lost your mind?

Jiji was also completely baffled and subconsciously asked, “Your… Your Highness, didn’t you say… the Prince Consort’s divine might is unparalleled, and you don’t need these…”

Lin Fan’s expression didn’t change, and she stated with righteous conviction:

“Who said I was going to use them?”

“Can’t I take them back to study their exquisite craftsmanship?”

“Such fun… oh no, such technologically advanced items, of course, must be studied slowly.”