Chapter 29: Chapter 29: My Trump Card, Lilian
She saw Lin Fan walking toward her and instinctively shrank back, her big, watery eyes brimming with tears.
"W-What do you want?" Her voice was crisp and delicate, surprisingly pleasant to the ear despite her unremarkable appearance.
Seeing her so frightened, Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh.
She really was just a pitiful girl.
"I'm Lin Fan. What's your name?" Lin Fan crouched slightly, aligning his gaze with the so-called "ugly girl."
The girl flinched the moment Lin Fan leaned closer, her tears threatening to spill.
"M-My name is Chris…" she murmured softly, her voice barely above a whisper, like a mosquito buzzing.
Lin Fan instinctively reached out and ruffled her hair.
The sudden touch startled Chris so much that she almost collapsed to her knees.
Realizing his mistake, Lin Fan quickly withdrew his hand, looking at her helplessly.
"That's a lovely name. You don't have to be afraid. I won't hurt you—not now, not ever."
Chris stared at him in a daze, hesitating before giving a slight nod.
Logically, she knew she shouldn't trust people so easily, but Lin Fan's gentleness carried an inexplicable warmth, gradually easing her anxiety.
"Come on, I'll take you home." Lin Fan gently took Chris's small hand and led her out of the slave auction house.
As they stepped outside, several people stood around chatting. When they saw Lin Fan leading the "ugly girl," mocking smiles appeared on their faces.
"Oh, so it was you who bought that ugly girl? I was wondering who the fool was!"
"Hey, bro, you got some unique tastes! You into ugly chicks or something?"
"Was she really worth 11,000 gold coins? What were you thinking?"
"Hilarious! And look, they're even holding hands! What, no women at home?"
"Hahaha, man, don't be so mean!"
"Guess this guy's never been with a woman before. Cut him some slack!"
The underground auction house was a chaotic place filled with all sorts of unsavory characters. Their words were as filthy as they were.
Lin Fan had barely stepped out when the jeers rained down on him.
Chris immediately sensed the ridicule was directed at her.
She panicked, dropping her head in shame. Tears welled in her eyes, threatening to fall, and she tightened her grip on Lin Fan's hand.
She was nervous, terrified—afraid that Lin Fan might hit her because of this.
She knew she was ugly. She had always been painfully aware of it. Even as a slave, she was mocked and belittled.
"I'm sorry…" Chris whimpered.
That one apology made Lin Fan's heart tremble.
She did nothing wrong. So why was she apologizing?
Lin Fan turned his gaze toward the group of hooligans, stopping in his tracks.
His expression darkened, and a dangerous glint flickered in his eyes.
The sudden change startled the crowd, silencing them for a brief moment. But as soon as they realized they had flinched, embarrassment turned into anger.
"What are you staring at? You bought an ugly chick. What, we're not allowed to talk about it?"
"Yeah! You've clearly never had a woman before if you'd pay for something like that!"
"No matter how hard you glare, that ugly girl won't magically turn beautiful."
Their cutting words made Chris lower her head even more.
Lin Fan's gaze remained cold.
At first, he had planned to ignore them. After all, the old woman had warned him that places like this were full of scoundrels—robbery, murder, and other crimes were commonplace.
But these guys just didn't know when to stop. If he didn't teach them a lesson, they'd never learn their place.
Lin Fan stood motionless, his expression unchanged. The group mistook his silence for fear and burst into laughter.
"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue? Scared, huh?"
"Hahaha! I thought he was something special, but he's just a joke!"
"All bark, no bite."
"Hey, say something!"
One of the gangsters, looking smug and careless, stepped forward, reaching out as if to pat Lin Fan on the shoulder.
However, before he could even touch Lin Fan, he was suddenly sent flying ten meters away, crashing heavily into a sturdy oak tree!
A blonde-haired girl, wielding a stone sword, had appeared out of nowhere. With a cold expression, she placed one foot firmly on the fallen man.
"Filthy hands… don't deserve to touch him!" Her voice was chilling, and her golden hair fluttered wildly in the wind.
The gangster grimaced in pain, his face twisted as he groaned. When he finally managed to open his eyes and look up at the girl, his mind went blank for a moment.
"Y-You— who are you?"
"You're not even worthy of knowing my name." Lilian's face remained icy as she raised her sword. With a swift motion, she slashed down, cutting the gangster's throat in one clean strike.
In that instant, his life came to an abrupt end.
The surrounding onlookers gasped in horror.
She… she just killed someone?!
None of them had expected a woman to suddenly appear and start slaughtering people without hesitation.
Sure, they were troublemakers, but even they had never committed outright murder.
Besides, they hadn't even done anything yet, and this woman had already started killing!
"What— what the hell are you doing? Who even are you? What gives you the right to kill people?!"
"Yeah! We didn't even do anything to you!"
The remaining gangsters shouted in outrage, their voices shaky with fear and anger.
Lilian lifted her head, her cold gaze sweeping over them before she pointed at Lin Fan.
"That man is my master. Do you think you're worthy of talking back to him?"
"M-Master?!"
"He's… her master?!"
Everyone turned to look at Lin Fan in shock. None of them had expected that this terrifyingly powerful woman was actually his servant.
Just moments ago, they had mocked Lin Fan, saying he must be desperate for a woman if he was willing to buy that ugly girl.
But now, they were the ones looking like complete fools.
Lilian's beauty was beyond comparison—no woman in the entire world could even come close to matching her.
And yet, they had the audacity to ridicule a man like him, claiming he couldn't get a woman?
This was utterly… ridiculous!
They stood there, stunned for a moment, but soon snapped back to reality.
"So what if she's strong? That doesn't mean she can just kill people at will!"
"Exactly! We only said a few words, and she went on a murder spree. Do you think the fishing village will let her get away with this?!"
"Go! Someone, go get the village chief! There's no way we can let this demon off the hook!"
"Yeah! Once the village chief hears about this, he'll have her arrested and burned at the stake!"
A few of the braver ones immediately ran off toward the nearby fishing village to fetch the village chief.
The ones who remained sneered at Lilian.
"Just you wait. When the village chief arrives, you'll regret this!"
"You're done for. They'll capture you and burn you alive!"
Hearing their arrogant threats, Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh.
The village chief of the fishing village…
That old man? Of all people, he'd be the last one to ever lay a hand on Lilian.
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