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Chapter 115 Qinglin
Chapter 163: Qing Lin
"I am Xiao Ding, greetings, Your Excellency Lie Ri."
A Dou Wang might not be much across the entire Dou Qi Continent, but in the Gama Empire, their standing is extremely high. Even the once 'most glorious' Xiao family only had patriarchs who could reach that realm.
Now, a Dou Wang, listed as one of the top ten powerhouses, had come knocking, making Xiao Ding very nervous.
"No need to be so polite."
Mu Yang gently lifted his hand, and Xiao Ding, who was bowing, was effortlessly raised by an invisible force he couldn't resist.
Just now, Mu Yang had asked the burly man who greeted him where Qing Lin was, but the man had answered with a solemn expression:
"Who is Qing Lin?"
It wasn't that the burly man was being perfunctory; it was just that the name Qing Lin didn't have a strong presence in the Mo Tie Mercenary Group. If Mu Yang had asked about the child of a Snake Person and a human, the burly man would definitely have remembered.
However, Xiao Ding didn't give Mu Yang another chance to ask. The esteemed leader of the mercenary group had inexplicably wandered over to the Entrusted Office (commission office) and immediately recognized Mu Yang's initial identity, which led to the scene just now.
"May I ask what commission brings Your Excellency to my Mo Tie Mercenary Group?"
Though he said this, Xiao Ding didn't think the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, whose strongest member was only a Dou Shi, could help Mu Yang, considering the other party was a Dou Wang.
Unless Mu Yang was looking for someone in Stone Desert City or the Tagor Desert, then they might be able to assist.
"I'm here to find someone."
Sure enough!
Xiao Ding confirmed his guess in his heart, then asked further:
"Where is this person? What is their strength? What is their name?"
"She's in your mercenary group, her strength is probably still at Dou Zhi Qi, and her name is Qing Lin."
"Qing Lin?"
Xiao Ding was taken aback; he felt the name sounded very familiar.
After carefully sifting through his memories, he realized that this person was actually the little girl with Snake Person bloodline adopted by the group.
"May I ask why Your Excellency is looking for this little girl?"
Xiao Ding usually wouldn't ask so many questions, especially for an insignificant girl. If he were to anger a Dou Wang because of this, it would clearly be a bad deal.
But today, he acted completely out of character, and the question slipped out.
The next second, he secretly regretted why he had to speak so much. Wouldn't it have been better to send off this great Buddha, Mu Yang, sooner?
"Some things, it's better for you not to know."
However, Mu Yang didn't turn hostile as Xiao Ding had expected. He merely told him calmly that knowing too much isn't always a good thing.
"Thank you for the warning, Your Excellency. I will have my subordinates bring Qing Lin here immediately."
"Don't scare her."
Mu Yang reminded him.
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He was worried that Xiao Ding and the others might misunderstand his intentions, thinking he utterly detested the Snake People, which could lead to some mishap. He didn't want any extra trouble.
Moreover, according to Mu Yang, such scenarios seemed quite common?
After waiting for a short while in the reception hall, a bronze-skinned woman, seemingly just past adulthood, entered the reception room with a delicate little figure.
Mu Yang clearly saw some water stains on Qing Lin's hair and arms. It seemed that the seemingly simple-minded burly man had asked Xue Lan to take Qing Lin to wash up.
"Greetings, Your Excellency Lie Ri."
Xue Lan, like Xiao Ding at the beginning, bowed to Mu Yang with a respectful face. Qing Lin, who was following behind her, also mimicked her actions.
"Dispense with the formalities."
After the familiar invisible force, Mu Yang looked at Qing Lin, who was hiding behind Xue Lan, her whole body radiating unease.
After a moment of thought, he opened his right hand, and a golden-red flame rose from his palm.
A warmth, different from scorching heat, spread through the room, gradually easing the tension and unease of Qing Lin and the others.
"Thank you for your assistance, Group Leader Xiao Ding. I owe you a favor."
Because he couldn't casually throw out a few useless Xuan-rank cultivation techniques like a normal Dou Wang, Mu Yang had no choice but to use an invisible, intangible favor as payment.
Of course, he could have just left with Qing Lin without saying anything, but since he was the protagonist's brother, he still had to give him some face.
"This is what I should do."
Xiao Ding was immediately flattered. His usually suspicious mind couldn't help but wonder what was so special about Qing Lin that Mu Yang would pay with a favor.
Or was this favor just an empty promise?
Ignoring Xiao Ding's expression, since they likely wouldn't meet again, Mu Yang led Qing Lin away from the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
The street scene wasn't bustling, but Qing Lin was still captivated.
Because of the repulsive, despised snake scales on her body, she had never walked openly on the street like this before. She had also never seen those strange and interesting things.
"Want to try some?"
"No, no."
Qing Lin quickly shook her head, her refusal genuine, but Mu Yang could see the very faint, unexpressed longing in her heart.
She also wanted to have a normal childhood like other children, to try foods she dared not imagine.
But she knew that the Snake Person blood flowing in her veins was a sin in cities like Stone Desert City, which were near the Tagor Desert, so she dared not hope.
Mu Yang suddenly stopped silently, his eyes on Qing Lin. He couldn't help but recall his own childhood.
Of course, it was certainly not as tragic as Qing Lin's.
But as an orphan, he had also yearned for family affection, though he had become more detached as he grew older.
Because he was sensible and good-looking, many families wanted to adopt Mu Yang, but in the end, he chose to stay in the less-than-ideal orphanage, accompanying the elderly director through his last decade or so.
The day Mu Yang came of age was also the day the director passed away.
According to the doctor, it was a miracle that the director lived that long. Perhaps he wanted to see Mu Yang come of age, which made him cling to life for a few more years—
Qing Lin didn't know Mu Yang's thoughts at the moment. At first, when Mu Yang stared at her, her expression was a little flustered. Later, she noticed that Mu Yang's eyes were unfocused, and only then did she realize he was thinking about something else.
When he came back to his senses, Mu Yang led the timid Qing Lin to a sugar figurine stall.
"One, please."
"…"
The stall owner glanced at Qing Lin, who was lowering her head, and recognized her identity.
Disgust for the Snake People instantly flooded his mind, and a curse word was about to escape his lips when a huge pressure called 'Death' made him swallow his words.
"I said one sugar figurine. Why haven't you made it yet?"
The smile on Mu Yang's face gradually faded. Although his tone remained calm, the person involved felt a chill run through their body.
In Mu Yang's view, the Snake People and humans each had their own reasons. Mutual dislike and mutual sin were fine, but none of it had anything to do with Qing Lin.
She hadn't killed anyone, nor had she stolen anything. These people, unable to defeat the Snake People, took their anger out on a child. They were quite something.
With the threat, the stall owner naturally dared not speak further, and frantically began making the sugar figurine, resulting in a very ugly finished product.
Looking at the thing in his hand that looked like a horse and also like an ox, but seemingly neither, Mu Yang frowned. But Qing Lin thought it was very good, so he gave up the idea of asking the stall owner to remake it.
"Thank you."
Still polite, Mu Yang paid and left with Qing Lin.
Tasting the cloyingly sweet flavor for the first time, Qing Lin felt like crying a little, but in the end, she held it back.
Because crying, in her opinion, was a way to express sadness and sorrow, but she was very happy now, happier than ever before.
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