Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Then, in front of Lu Man's astonished gaze, he swung the crescent-shaped sword in his hand towards her.

In response, Jia Xingtian did not stop it at all, nor was he the least bit panicked.

puff!

The next moment, a knife flashed before Lu Man's eyes.

Although Lu Man was gasping for breath due to fear, he was unharmed.

Instead, the ropes that bound her had broken.

"you"

Lu Man looked up at Xiao Jing in astonishment. Xiao Jing raised one hand and gently wiped away the tears on his face.

After a while, Xiao Wei gradually calmed his trembling heart.

Turning her head, she looked at Xiao Yan who was squatting behind Qing Lin, with a gentle expression on her face, like a mother.

Smiling, he said softly.

"Yan'er, you've grown up too."

"Of course." Xiao Yan stood up, clenched his fist and pounded his chest, bared his teeth, squinted his eyes and smiled, "I can grow up happily, but it's all thanks to you, sister."

"Haha. I'm wrong to have always treated you like a child."

Xiao Wei smiled softly, put away his crescent-shaped sword, squatted down to look at Qing Lin, and reached out his hand to gently stroke Qing Lin's hair.

"And you too, Qinglin."

"You are no longer that fragile little girl."

"It would be my fault if I kept you tied to my side all the time."

Looking at Xiao Wei's face, Qing Lin's eyes flashed with light. She suddenly threw herself into Xiao Wei's arms, hugged her tightly, and felt this incomparably warm embrace.

It was this warmth that brought Qinglin out of the despair of his parents' death.

Then, he whispered with a tremor in his voice.

"Thank you, Captain Xiao Jing."

"Thank you very much, indeed."

Xiao Wei hugged Qing Lin tenderly. After a long time, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Lu Man.

"As I recall, your name is Lu Man, right?"

"Huh? Hmm!"

Lu Man was stunned at first, then nodded quickly, and then Xiao Wei's next words came into her ears.

"Qinglin, I can go with you."

Hearing Xiao Wei's words, Lu Man's heart instantly became excited.

My life was saved, and I was able to complete the task assigned to me!!!

However, before Lu Man could feel happy, Xiao Yu continued.

"But I have conditions."

Chapter 273 It’s time to fight

[1. Do not force Qinglin to do anything she does not want to do.]

[Second, no matter when I go to visit Qinglin, you cannot use any reason to turn me away.]

【3. Qinglin must be sent back every year when the year draws to a close.】

After hearing the three requests put forward by Xiao Wei, Lu Man was stunned at first, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

Originally, Lu Man thought that Xiao Ji would make some requests that were quite difficult to achieve, but if it was just this request, then there would be no problem at all.

After Lu Man nodded and agreed sincerely, Xiao Ji responded by postponing it for two days, and after Qing Lin had packed what needed to be packed, he would let Lu Man take her to the Tianshe Mansion.

At this time, Jia Xingtian shook his linen coat lightly and said lightly.

"Xiao Yu will be the imperial teacher of the Jia Ma Empire in the future. It's best not to do anything fancy, lest both sides are unhappy."

As soon as Jia Xingtian said this, Lu Man's expression suddenly changed, and Xiao Yu also looked at Jia Xingtian with some surprise.

After all, Jia Xingtian had never mentioned the matter of serving as the emperor's teacher to Xiao Ji, or he had no time to mention it.

However, Xiao Wei did not object out loud.

Since Jia Xingtian said it so clearly, it proves that he does have this intention, and Xiao Ji will be able to get the support of the Jia Ma Empire in the future and have more say when facing the Tianshe Palace.

Xiao Jing knew in his heart that he was just one person after all, and it would be great if he could get the support of the Gama Empire.

What's more, Xiao Ji truly recognized Yao Ye, the royal heir, from the bottom of her heart, and she was also happy to be Yao Ye's teacher. Moreover, before the relationship between the Snake People and the Gama Empire was completely eased, Xiao Ji had to act as the middleman.

In short, Xiao Ji had no reason to refuse the position of imperial tutor.

Lu Man, who had just relaxed, suddenly became nervous again. No matter how extraordinary Xiao Jing was, he was just a Dou Ling after all. After bringing Qing Lin back, with the strength of the Tianshe Mansion, even if they did not abide by her three conditions which were not excessive, Xiao Jing would not be able to do anything to the Tianshe Mansion in the short term.

However, when Xiao Ji became the emperor's teacher, things were completely different.

No matter how much the Gama Empire will help Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing represents the Gama Empire. If the Tianshe Mansion wants to break the contract in the future, it will have to think carefully.

After a long time, Lu Man put aside the sorrow in his heart.

Never mind. Anyway, my mission will be accomplished if I bring Qinglin back. I can deal with the rest later.

Then Jia Xingtian began to command the cleanup of the mess in the field, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to start migrating the residents back from thousands of miles away.

At this time, Xiao Yan came in front of Jia Xingtian.

"Jia Lao."

"Oh, Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"

Jia Xingtian glanced at Xiao Yan, and then Xiao Yan asked the question that Yao Chen asked him to ask.

"Excuse me, have you ever seen the Medicine King of the Black Horn Region?"

"what?"

Jia Xingtian raised his eyebrows in confusion, not understanding why Xiao Yan was suddenly so interested in Yao Huang.

However, Jia Xingtian didn't think too much about Xiao Yan, and besides, it was not a secret, so he just said it casually.

"I haven't seen him. The Medicine King is always mysterious. No one knows what he looks like or whether he is a man or a woman." Jia Xingtian said, and then he said slowly, "To be honest, I was ready to bleed a lot when I went to see the Medicine King this time. I didn't expect that guy would only make one request."

Then, Jia Xingtian took out a piece of paper from his arms, on which was drawn an ancient black ring.

Seeing the ring in the painting, Xiao Yan's pupils shrank slightly and he instinctively covered his chest. Gu He, who was walking over to talk to Jia Xingtian, was also stunned when he saw the ring in the painting.

Immediately, Jia Xingtian's next words were heard.

"The Medicine Emperor asked me to search for this ring in the Jia Ma Empire." After saying this, Jia Xingtian turned the painting over, his eyes very helpless, "This ring looks ordinary, there are so many similar rings, I don't know which one the Medicine Emperor is looking for."

After all, the appearance of the ring given by the Medicine Emperor really doesn't have any surprising features, and there is no description of what material it is made of. To put it bluntly, you can find a lot of identical rings if you take a walk around the market, and no one will pick them up if you throw them on the ground.

But there was no way, this was the only request made by the Medicine Emperor, and Jia Xingtian had no choice but to do it to avoid trouble later.

At worst, we can order everyone to stop producing this kind of ring, and collect all the rings on the market, pack them up and send them to Yao Huang.

Anyway, this kind of ring is rustic and it won’t cause much loss even if it is discontinued.

As for whether the rings that were packed and sent over contain what the Medicine Emperor needs, that is none of Jia Xingtian's business. He did follow the Medicine Emperor's request, so even if there is nothing there, it is not his fault.

Xiao Yan's expression was solemn at this time, and the hand clenched on his chest tightened slightly.

It seemed that since Qingshan Town, Xiao Yan himself didn't know why he had always hidden the ring in his clothes, as if he instinctively didn't want others to see it. Therefore, Xingtian didn't know that the ring hanging around Xiao Yan's neck was exactly the same ring as the one in the portrait.

But Jia Xingtian didn't know, but Gu He knew.

After all, before, at the moment of Queen Medusa's evolution and death, Xiao Yan, who was determined to die, personally handed the ring to him for safekeeping.

Gu He glanced at Xiao Yan lightly, then pushed his glasses up without saying anything more.

Seeing Xiao Yan's reaction, his intuition told him that the ring that Yao Huang was looking for was the one that Xiao Yan was holding.

Although he didn't know why, he didn't intend to say it out loud and cause trouble for Xiao Yan.

After all, he is the King of Medicine in the Black Horn Region.

It is true that he has a great reputation, but no matter who he is, once he is related to the Black Horn Region, he is not a good person.

"Thank you for your answer, Mr. Jia."

Xiao Yan clasped his fists in thanks, then turned and left. Jia Xingtian looked at his back with some confusion.

It seems that Xiao Yan is quite interested in the Medicine Emperor?

Xiao Yan, on the other hand, frowned and asked Yao Chen in his heart.

(Senior Yao, do you know the Medicine King?)

Yao Chen did not answer Xiao Yan's question immediately. After a long time, he sighed deeply.

(Maybe, it really is that child)

Xiao Yan could tell how sad Yao Chen was at the moment when he said this.

Xiao Yan frowned and was about to ask something, but Yao Chen spoke again.

(Let’s stop here and talk to you later.)

Yao Chen's words made Xiao Yan frown tightly, but he did not ask any more questions.

This may be the pain in Yao Chen's heart. The reason why Yao Chen is in the state of a soul body may be related to this.

"Yan'er."

Just when Xiao Yan was confused, a call interrupted his thoughts. Xiao Yan turned around and saw Xiao Yi slowly walking up to him.

Xiao Yan relaxed the solemn expression on his face and looked at Xiao Wei with a smile.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

"Well, it's nothing."

Xiao Wei scratched his face lightly, looking as if he didn't know how to start the conversation. Xiao Yan also had a lot of question marks in his mind.

When had he ever seen his sister look like this?

At this moment, Xiao Yu's face was full of confusion, his eyes were shining, and he tapped his head lightly with his jade fingers. After a long while, he finally sorted out his words and asked.

"Yan'er, can you tell me about you and Sect Master Yun?"

After Qing Lin's issue was resolved, Xiao Ji focused on the fact that Yun Shan insisted on killing Xiao Yan.

Xiao Ji knew his brother better than anyone else. He never thought that his brother could do anything evil that Yunshan, a highly respected and powerful man, would try so hard to erase, not to mention that this was their first meeting.

Recalling the previous snakeman incident, Yun Yun's undisguised concern for Xiao Yan, Yun Shan's insistence on killing Xiao Yan, Yun Yun's pale face in front of Yun Shan just now, and Yun Yun's efforts to protect Xiao Yan.

Just before Yun Yun left, Xiao Yu also mentioned it briefly to her, but Yun Yun just evaded the question by hesitating and did not give a direct answer.

All these things made Xiao Wei have a guess in his mind.

A hypothesis that sounds quite absurd and unlikely to happen.

In order to verify this hypothesis, Xiao Wei still needed some evidence, at least he had to know how Xiao Yan and Yun Yun met.

When Xiao Yan heard Xiao Wei's question, he tilted his head in some surprise.

"Sister, why do you ask this suddenly?"

"I'm just curious. I want to know how you and Sect Master Yun know each other."

Xiao Wei spread his hands and said with a smile, trying his best to hide the unnatural expression on his face.

After hearing Xiao Jing's answer, Xiao Yan didn't think too much about it. He was raised by Xiao Jing since he was a child, so it was not surprising that Xiao Jing wanted to know about his interpersonal relationships.

Immediately, Xiao Yan told Xiao Ji all about his experience with Yun Yun so far without hiding anything.

After all, I haven't done anything wrong, so what is there to hide?

When Xiao Yan started talking about the time in the cave, Xiao Wei suddenly interrupted him.

"Wait, Yan'er."

As a woman, Xiao Wei told her directly that the problem must have occurred during this period of time.