Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

“Ahhhhhhhhh!!! Captain Xiao Jing! Qinglin is so scared!!!”

"Master Xiao Yan is dead! Qing Lin is worried that he will never see you again!"

"Qinglin felt so much pain when Xiaoling was injured!"

No matter how hard Qinglin forces herself to be strong, she is still just a little girl who has not grown up yet.

When she was young, both her loving parents passed away, and she was adopted by Xiao Jing.

Cook for her and teach her to read.

Accompany her to sleep every night and tell her stories every night.

When I was sick, he took care of me by my bed all night long.

Qinglin always kept in mind Xiao Jing's gentleness and kindness towards her.

Deep down in his heart, he even regarded Xiao Yu as his own mother.

A few days ago, Xiao Ji left alone because of the unexpected changes that happened to the snake people.

Although Qinglin pretended to be fine, his worry had actually reached its peak.

A question even arose in my heart.

If something unexpected really happened during Captain Xiao Wei’s trip.

Then, would I still make the humans and the snake people reconcile for the sake of my father and mother? Would I really not hate the snake people?

Qinglin, I was really scared, afraid that something really happened to Xiao Wei.

It's not just that he will hate the snake people after something happens, but also because he can't see Xiao Wei again.

This fear became even stronger after Xiao Yan got into trouble.

If Qinglin hadn't wanted to keep Xiao Wei's beliefs supporting her, she would have probably collapsed long ago.

And now, I finally see the person I have been thinking about. How can I not tell him about the grievances I have suffered these days?

Xiao Wei looked down at Qing Lin who was crying loudly in his arms. He felt very distressed. He kept patting her back gently, silently comforting her and quietly listening to Qing Lin's confession to him.

Ever since Qinglin's father entrusted Qinglin to him, Xiao Ji really raised Qinglin as his own daughter, fearing that she would be wronged in any way.

Xiao Ji not only did not want to disappoint his savior's dying wishes, but he also did not want to disappoint the poor child Qing Lin.

During the initial period of taking care of Qing Lin, Xiao Wei even vaguely saw the shadow of Xiao Yan's childhood in Qing Lin.

When his mother passed away, Xiao Yan was as fragile as Qing Lin.

There was only pity in Xiao Wei's heart.

No matter it was Yan'er or Qinglin, they were still just children.

Why must they endure this pain?

Xiao Yu couldn't think of an answer to this question.

All she could do was to try her best to give them deep love and heal the wounds in their hearts.

This is the only thing Xiao Jing thinks he can do.

She did, indeed.

Even if he couldn't fill the gap completely, Xiao Wei used his tenderness to try his best to fill the pain in Xiao Yan and Qing Lin's hearts.

It is also because of this that Xiao Ji is like a mother in the eyes of Xiao Yan and Qing Lin.

After an unknown amount of time, Qinglin finally got tired of crying.

There were traces of tears on her delicate little face, like a porcelain doll, and she fell asleep again without realizing it.

Xiao Wei reached out his hand and gently wiped away the tears from Qinglin's eyes. He wanted to help Qinglin lie down again, but he couldn't pry open her arms that were tightly wrapped around his waist.

After trying several times without success, Xiao Wei finally gave up and a helpless smile appeared on his face.

He reached out and pulled up the quilt, covering Qinglin with it, and let her sleep in his arms.

Then Xiao Jing turned his head and looked at Yao Ye who was sitting on the chair, and Mobas who had his tail coiled on the ground.

There was a hint of apology in his eyes.

"Excuse me, let's just continue talking like this."

"It's okay, I don't mind."

Yao Ye waved his hand lightly. Although Mobas next to him didn't say anything, it was obvious from his expression that he didn't care about such things.

Mobas crossed his arms, looked at Xiao Wei and whispered.

"To continue with the previous topic, are you trying to say that all the teachings I heard when I was a child about how despicable humans are are false?"

Hearing Mobas' question, Xiao Yi was silent for a while, then spoke softly.

"I think, probably not."

"Um?!"

Xiao Ji's answer was unexpected to Mobas. He thought Xiao Ji would strongly affirm that the knowledge about human beings taught to him by his elders was false.

Xiao Wei lowered his head, stroked Qinglin's hair gently, and continued.

"I have read the historical records about the Snake People before. It clearly states that the Gama Empire once persecuted the Snake People and forced them to move deep into the Tagor Desert."

"These are indeed the facts."

"That is to say, everything your elders taught you is true."

Hearing this, Mobas's face showed some anger, and Xiao Wei could clearly see his clenched fists.

But contrary to Xiao Yi's expectations, Mobas actually slowly loosened his clenched fists, and the anger on his face gradually subsided.

"go on."

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There was a look of complete surprise and suspicion in Xiao Yi's eyes when he looked at Mobas.

Given Mobas's personality, it was normal for him to be angry after hearing what he had just said, but it was quite strange that he could force himself to suppress his anger.

Yes. Is it related to Yan'er?

Xiao Yu guessed this in his heart, but he didn't dwell on this issue too much.

Anyway, it's a good thing that Mobas can calm down and listen to others.

Immediately, Xiao Wei spoke again, continuing the previous topic.

"But Chief Mobas, I hope you can realize one thing."

"That was hundreds of years ago."

"Those are indeed the sins of humanity. They are the evils committed by the Gama Empire. I will not deny that."

“But times have changed.”

"The knowledge your elders passed on to you was acquired hundreds of years ago when the snake people were persecuted by humans."

"I personally think that this perception was extremely correct at the time, even within a hundred years."

"But you are a snakeman living in this era, not hundreds of years ago."

"I think it's a bit arbitrary to continue to use the concepts of right and wrong that were hundreds of years ago and apply them to modern people."

As Xiao Wei spoke, he looked towards Yao Ye.

"Two hundred years ago, there was a great purge within the Jia Ma royal family. After Jia Lao's grandfather took over the Jia Ma Empire, he immediately abandoned the slave business. I have told all the leaders about this many times. And over the years, several generations of the Jia Ma royal family have been working hard to make up for the mistakes that the Jia Ma Empire had made, and have also been trying to repair the relationship between humans and the snake people."

"As the eldest princess, Her Highness Yaoye should know this better than I do."

Yao Ye nodded and looked at Mobas.

"Captain Mobas, as the eldest princess, I assure you that our royal family has been working hard to repair the relationship with the snake people. We have always wanted to make up for the mistakes made by the former royal family."

"Then why don't you completely ban the slave trade?" Mobas stared at Yaoye and asked sternly, "If you really wanted to repair your relationship with the Snake People, you would have completely banned the slave trade long ago!"

Mobas's question made Yaoye silent.

After a moment, he spoke slowly.

"It's ours, we don't have enough capacity."

"Because of the huge profits of the slave trade, there is a huge force behind it."

"And the current Gama royal family is helpless against that force."

"This time, unknown people have been attacking the snake tribe frequently, including those white-robed people yesterday. They were also secretly controlled by that force."

"They don't want the snake people to reconcile with humans. If that happens, the slave business, which has huge profits, will become even more difficult than it is now."

After listening to Yaoye's confession, Mobas was silent for a long time.

Then, he closed his eyes slightly.

I never had a deep understanding of these things before.

Because he believed from the bottom of his heart that humans were evil, pests, and extremely poisonous to the snake people.

In Mobas' eyes, all humans are equal and deserve to die.

It doesn't matter to him what the inside story is or what the truth is.

However, now that he has really calmed down to understand these things and think about these issues, Mobas suddenly discovered.

I was so stupid before.

At this time, Xiao Wei spoke again.

"Chief Mobas, do you know why other leaders who support me, including Yue Mei, support me?"

Hearing Xiao Wei's question, Mobas frowned tightly.

[Because they are a bunch of spineless people who have forgotten the blood feud of the snake people]

If it was before, Mobas would definitely answer like this.

But after really thinking about it, he couldn't say that.

Seeing that Mobas remained silent, Xiao Wei smiled slightly.

"Chief Mobas, in fact, the other leaders are just like you. They all hate humans. Even Yue Mei, who is on good terms with me, only recognizes me as an individual, not the tribe I belong to."

"There is only one reason why they will support me, and that is that after reconciliation with humans, the snake people can leave this wild land."

"Chief Mobas, do you think this is a good thing for the snake people?"

Mobas did not answer immediately, but after a long while he whispered.

"It's a good thing."

This, Mobas could not deny.

The snake people have lived in the depths of the Tagor Desert for nearly a hundred years, and this place can be said to be their hometown.

But that doesn't mean they like this place.

Due to material scarcity and harsh environment, even now in the eight major tribes, newborn babies often die because they cannot adapt to the environment, and there is always the threat of death and the risk of food shortage.

If they couldn't get out, why would the snake people be willing to stay here?

Xiao Wei said slowly.

"That's it, everyone has their own needs."

"The Snake People need my help to leave the desert, and I also need the Snake People's help to eliminate the barriers between them and humans."

"Do you know why I want to build a trading post in Desert City?"

"That is to allow more and more snake people to obtain the materials they want through trade, so that they can gradually understand that the materials outside are far more abundant than those in the desert, and as time goes by, they will slowly develop the desire to leave the desert."

"Gradually, more and more snake people will wonder why they can't leave the desert because of their desires."

“In the end, there is only one conclusion, because the snake people and humans are hostile to each other.

"At this point, there are only two choices before them."

"One is to invade the Gama Empire, exterminate all humans, and occupy the fertile areas of the Gama Empire."

"But obviously, this is impossible. If it were really possible, the snake people who have hated humans for hundreds of years would have done it long ago."