The man glanced at Yingzi, only to be met with a fierce, piercing glare that sent chills through his entire body. Instinctively, he knew that if he dared to make a move for the meat skewers in her hands, it would lead to a swift and terrible demise. 'Her lack of presence… is she a Shadow Dweller?' The onlookers pondered Yingzi's identity.
After chewing and swallowing the meat in her mouth, Yingzi spoke out loud, "I'm willing to exchange my food."
"Really?" The man was pleasantly surprised, and his opinions of Shadow Dwellers slightly improved.
However, Yingzi continued, "In exchange for one skewer, I will have your life."
"…"
Not just the man before her but even Yuan and the other onlookers reacted with bafflement.
"Y-you crazy little bitch! I'm gonna fucking kill you!" The man roared with an enraged face, and his aura surged with bloodlust. However, right as the man raised his hand, another voice boomed.
"What is going on here?! Who dares to cause a commotion right before the Dragon God Festival?! I'll disqualify you on the spot!"
Everyone there turned to look at the approaching figure. She was a tall beauty with a strict face and an authoritative air around her.
"Dragon Princess Meihui!"
The people there lowered their heads when they recognized her identity.
Yuan looked at her with interest.
'In terms of prowess, she seems to be on par with Feng Liqiu.'
"So, what is the problem here?" Dragon Princess Meihui glared at Yuan and the man who exuded bloodlust with a deep frown on her face.
However, if one looked closely, one would see her eyes glancing at the meat skewers in Yingzi's grasp every few seconds.
Dragon Princess Meihui would never admit it, but she couldn't care less about their insignificant drama. What prompted her to show up in the first place was in Yingzi's grasp.
"Dragon Princess, we were quietly waiting in line when this unreasonable fellow in front of us suddenly became aggressive." Yuan was the first to speak up, and he directly placed all blame on the man.
"D-don't give me that bullshit! You were the ones who provoked us with your food!" The man hastily refuted.
Yuan shook his head and said, "How did we provoke you with our food? I don't recall dangling them in front of your nose and provoking you. Or were you so enticed by the scent that you became offended?"
"Either way, my friend was minding her business when you started yapping about sharing our food without providing any logical reason, and then you got angry when she refused."
Yuan turned to look at the Dragon Princess with an apologetic smile, "Although it wasn't our intention, it is true that our food was the main cause for the commotion. I hope you can forgive us."
Before the Dragon Princess could even open her mouth to respond, Yuan retrieved a handful of meat skewers and shoved them toward her.
"Please accept our apology."
Silence filled the atmosphere while the onlookers were shocked by the implications behind Yuan's actions.
'That bastard has the audacity to bribe the Dragon Princess so openly?!'
The Dragon Princess stared at the meat skewers with a somewhat dazed face.
When she snapped out of it a moment later, she cleared her throat and spoke, "Is that so? Don't worry about it. Since eating here is not a crime, you are not responsible for what happened."
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