[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon":3,"chapter-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-844":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1893101,2516,"Chapter 842: Do Not Cross This Line","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-844",844,"\u003Cp>\"Barrett Clement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings softly probed, asking the little orange cat in the cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little orange cat nodded, letting out a pitiful meow towards her, and the next second, as if sensing something, it let out a sharp meow towards the back of Scarlett Jennings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett turned around, just in time to see someone in the courtyard noticing the commotion and striding out quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few burly men glared viciously at Scarlett standing by the car,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, another little girl! Always meddling! You really think I don’t dare to kill you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they mistook Scarlett for someone’s accomplice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she didn’t know exactly who, Scarlett could more or less guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cats and dogs smuggled like this were often stray, but to make money, these people would sometimes steal pets with owners too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether for sale or for some people’s dining tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen online stories of people pursuing these pet traffickers across great distances to retrieve their stolen cats, and there were many compassionate individuals striving to rescue pets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as much good exists in the world, so does equal evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For every person striving to prevent brutal killings of these human companions, there’s a demon harming them for selfish desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett didn’t care what they mistook her for; she’s no saint with ambitions to eradicate all villainy and injustice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since she encountered this, she wouldn’t turn a blind eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially, when the cat she’s tasked with finding is here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett ignored the menacing men in front of her and turned to open the nearest cages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the cats and dogs inside were locked in and barely clinging to life, they staggered towards the open cage doors at the sight of freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men surrounding the truck watched her nonchalant actions with even fiercer and horrifying expressions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dead girl! Who gave you permission to touch those cages? Without a lesson, you really think we can’t deal with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One said, stepping forward, reaching to grab Scarlett’s hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could tell anyone involved in this business wasn’t kind-hearted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a place like this, a lone little girl could disappear without a trace if they decided to do her in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With malicious intent, as one reached for Scarlett’s hair,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett suddenly turned, raising her hand; whatever she did, the men only saw a sudden gust of demon wind sweep through, raising dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dust settled, they saw a trench on the ground between them and her, as if traced by a sharp blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett stood there, coldly watching them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I advise you not to cross this line, or else I can’t guarantee what might happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men didn’t watch live streams or recognize Scarlett, but seeing her trick, even these big men felt a shiver run down their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t see what she used to make that trench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she had nothing in her hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... what are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first man to speak eyed Scarlett warily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett ignored them, instead turning to open more cages, freeing the cats and dogs. The little Cat Demon Barrett, once released, hissed and lunged to fight them relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as it leapt, Scarlett caught it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing it on top of her backpack, Scarlett nimbly climbed onto the truck to drag out the severely cramped cages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the cats and dogs continuously escaping the truck, Scarlett deliberately ignored them while freeing those they took so much effort to capture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces flushed with anger, and they shouted vehemently at Scarlett,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell are you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett’s companion Shellback emerged from her backpack, showing a fierce expression at the men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She’s your great aunt! I’m your Turtle Sage ancestor!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Scarlett’s permission, the system didn’t fly out but couldn’t help prompting,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Scarlett, what are you doing? Just strike them down with lightning already! Who do they think they are, asking who you are.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett continued her work, ignoring the screaming men below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the system could freak out, those men couldn’t contain their fury any longer and crossed Scarlett’s line to drag her down from the truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet before he could touch the truck, as he stepped over the line, Scarlett already used demonic power to condense a fox fur into a steel needle, shooting towards the man’s foot without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon-infused needle pierced his foot, nearly pinning him to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the man screamed, collapsing to the ground, clutching his foot in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden reaction startled the men about to act, leaving them bewildered as they watched the man writhing on the ground,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you screaming?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My foot! My foot! Ahhh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at his foot, frowning, \"Your foot is fine! Stop screaming and get up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone tried pulling him up only to find his foot seemingly nailed in place, the action making him scream even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see his foot wasn’t hurt, but that step over the line made his foot pain feel as if something pierced right through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain wasn’t just physical but felt more like... pain on the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others didn’t understand when he tried conveying it, even touching his foot to find nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to their actions, seeing the hand crossed over the line, Scarlett shot another fox fur demon needle straight into the man’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the man finally understood his companion’s pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clutching his unharmed palm, the man shrieked, collapsing beside the first man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two men consecutively struck, the others instinctively backed away from Scarlett’s line in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back at her, their eyes carried a clear terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shellback, thinking she intended not to take action, was feeling satisfaction at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hmph, I thought you were going to adhere to the Mystical Sect’s rule about not acting against ordinary people.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it’d act if she didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Scarlett finally responded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Mystical Techniques don’t allow being used on ordinary people, so I didn’t use Spiritual Power; I used demonic power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a member of the Mystic Regulation Office, encountering interference from ordinary people during a rescue mission, employing demonic power to deal with malefactors was quite reasonable, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shellback: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not bad, very precise.\u003C\u002Fp>",1024,"2026-06-10T07:18:48.077Z",1,"novelbin.me","2d3e1178da634d1cad8e4bf4646577297aa70a3757dfe061c527e160253831d6","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-845","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-843",1286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-cover.jpg"]