Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"If you really like someone, you shouldn't have the idea that the stronger one between the two should be the one with the highest profile, let alone the word "high climb".

"For Xiao Yan, feelings should be equal. Not realizing this was the biggest mistake I made before."

After saying that, Nalan Yanran looked at the bracelet in her hand and said softly.

"The reason why Xiao Yan and I went to the market together was because Xiao Yan wanted to cheer me up since I was in a bad mood at that time. In his heart, I was more of a guest of the Xiao family."

"As for this bracelet, it was just a prize we won at the booth. Although it was indeed given to me by Xiao Yan, I can guarantee that he only gave it to me to make me feel better. He didn't have any other intentions."

Nalan Yanran said this, and then changed the subject, her eyes filled with determination.

"But this doesn't mean that I will give up on him. Instead, it makes me more determined."

"I will never give up on him, not in this life."

"Absolutely not."

After hearing what Nalan Yanran said, Xiao Mei looked at her blankly, and Xiao Xun'er also frowned slightly.

This woman is even more troublesome.

Chapter 39 Green Scales

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu, along with their father and three elders, sent away the guests who came to watch the Xiao family's coming-of-age ceremony. Before leaving, Ya Fei secretly cast a flirtatious glance at Xiao Yan, which made Xiao Yan blush and his heart beat fast again.

Sister Yafei, you are such a fairy

Xiao Yan shook his head lightly to calm himself down. At this moment, a familiar, carefree voice came into his ears.

"Xiao Yanzi! Second sister missed you so much!"

As the voice came, Xiao Yan was tightly hugged by a strong arm, a hand was constantly rubbing his hair, and a happy smile appeared on Xiao Yan's face.

"Second sister, long time no see~"

"Ah~ I haven't seen you for a year. You've grown a lot taller~" the voice said, turning Xiao Yan around and looking at him directly across from him, "You look a lot more handsome~ You'll definitely be able to find a beautiful wife in the future!"

Xiao Yan looked at the bold woman who was grinning in front of him, and a hint of tenderness slowly emerged in his eyes.

Xiao Li, Xiao Yan's second sister, is a carefree and bold, handsome short-haired woman whose personality is more like a man than a woman.

"Sister Xiao Li, long time no see."

Xiao Yu on the side also greeted Xiao Li softly, and Xiao Li responded with a smile.

"Oh~ Xiao Yu'er, I haven't seen you for a year, you are even more beautiful~" Xiao Li then pulled Xiao Yan over to face Xiao Yu with a smile, "How is it? What do you think of my little Yanzi? Are you interested in being his wife?"

"Forehead"

After these words were spoken, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu both showed embarrassment on their faces, and Xiao Yu even blushed and waved her hands repeatedly.

"Sister Xiao Li, please don't make fun of me."

"Haha~ It's just a joke, don't take it seriously~"

Xiao Li laughed boldly, but did not notice that Xiao Yu's eyes, which had just revealed a hint of joy, were now covered with a layer of deep loneliness.

At this time, Xiao Yan looked behind Xiao Li, and saw another long-haired woman who looked somewhat similar to Xiao Li, but whose every move gave people a more elegant and gentle feeling, slowly walking towards him.

Xiao Yan's elder sister, Xiao Wei.

"elder sister."

Xiao Yan called softly, and Xiao Wei looked at his extremely caring brother in front of him, his eyes emitting a tenderness that was almost like motherly love.

"Long time no see, Yan'er."

Ever since Xiao Yan's mother passed away, his two elder sisters, Xiao Ji and Xiao Li, really treated Xiao Yan as a rare treasure. They would not let Xiao Yan suffer any grievances and wanted to try their best to make up for the maternal love that Xiao Yan lacked.

And in fact, the two of them did it.

During the time when Xiao Yan's mother passed away, it was because of the constant care and protection of these two that Xiao Yan was able to get over the pain of losing his mother in a short period of time.

The two of them are undoubtedly extremely important family members to Xiao Yan.

Then Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Zhan and smiled softly.

"Father, how are you feeling lately?"

"Hahaha~ Very good, very good. I feel better now that you guys are back~"

Xiao Zhan laughed loudly, looking at his two daughters whom he hadn't seen for a year, and the warmth that only belongs to family welled up in his heart.

"You must be tired after coming all the way here. I have asked someone to clean the room. Go back and rest first, and prepare for the New Year tomorrow!"

"Ah."

Xiao Yu nodded slightly. Xiao Zhan was indeed right. He had been rushing back day and night these past few days, fearing that he would miss the New Year, which was extremely important to the Xiao family.

At this time, Xiao Yan leaned slightly to the side and looked behind Xiao Wei with a puzzled look.

"Sister, who's that behind?"

"Ah, I was so happy to be home that I forgot to introduce myself."

Xiao Wei reacted and gently pushed the petite thing behind him to the side, allowing Xiao Yan to see the other person's appearance clearly.

She was a little girl who looked quite timid, with long emerald green hair, emerald green pupils, and a delicate oval face that still retained a hint of youthfulness.

Although she is just a little girl, her figure is curvy and round, and she is already quite plump.

It was clearly not obvious from her appearance, but for some reason, Xiao Yan always felt like he was facing a snake when looking at her.

"This child's name is Qinglin, and she is adopted by our mercenary group." Xiao Jing introduced her to everyone, looking at Qinglin with a bit of pity, "This child's life experience is a bit complicated. I really don't feel comfortable leaving her alone in the mercenary group, so I brought her back with me."

"That's it."

Xiao Yan nodded in understanding, walked to Qing Lin, slowly squatted down, stretched out his hand to her with a smile, and spoke softly in a very gentle and kind tone.

"Hello~ Qinglin, my name is Xiao Yan, I am the younger brother of Xiao Jing and Xiao Li, please give me your guidance~"

Looking at Xiao Yan squatting in front of him and introducing himself in a soft voice, Qing Lin was slightly stunned. After a long while, he timidly stretched out his hand and gently shook hands with Xiao Yan.

"Hello"

"Well~ Let's get along well these few days~"

Xiao Yan gently grasped Qing Lin's small hand, shaking it up and down slightly.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan caught a glimpse of something and his eyes froze.

Qing Lin also reacted instantly. She withdrew her hand from Xiao Yan, turned around and hid behind Xiao Wei. After a while, she slowly revealed her little head with tears in her eyes, and apologized in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"I'm sorry. Qinglin didn't mean to scare you."

Qing Lin kept apologizing to Xiao Yan, and looked like he was about to cry in the next second.

Xiao Yu didn't know what had just happened. When he saw Qing Lin's expression, he felt heartache instantly. He pressed the shoulder of Xiao Yan, who was still squatting on the ground, and said with some displeasure.

"Xiao Yan, what did you just do?"

"Ah, how should I put it?" Xiao Yan scratched his hair awkwardly, looking at Qing Lin with tears in her eyes, "It seems like my eyes are blurry."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow, totally not understanding what Xiao Yan was talking about.

Just then, Xiao Wei spoke.

"No, Yan'er, you are not dazzled."

"Ok?"

Xiao Yan frowned and looked up at his elder sister in confusion.

Xiao Wei looked down at Qing Lin and said.

"Qinglin, let's see it."

"Eh?!"

Hearing Xiao Wei's words, Qing Lin was suddenly startled, and looked up at Xiao Wei with tears in his eyes.

"Captain Xiao Jing."

Qinglin murmured, as if praying for something.

Xiao Wei smiled slightly and reached out to gently stroke Qinglin's head.

"Don't worry, no one will hate you."

"."

After hearing what Xiao Wei said, Qing Lin was silent for a long time. Finally, he bit his lips lightly, and as if he had made up his mind, he stretched out one arm in front of him, and used the other hand to lift up the cuffs that tightly wrapped his arm.

Then Xiao Yan and the others saw that the skin on Qing Lin’s wrist was completely different from that of humans, and more like snake scales.

this is?!

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu both had looks of astonishment on their faces, even Xiao Zhan was the same.

"You also know, right? The current location of our mercenary group intersects with the territory of the snake people."

Xiao Wei gently stroked Qinglin's head and slowly told him Qinglin's life story.

"This child is the offspring of a human and a snake man."

Chapter 40 Hatred

"The offspring of humans and snake people?!"

Upon hearing Qing Lin's background, Xiao Yan and the other two were all shocked.

Qing Lin seemed to be frightened by the three people's screams. He blinked and hid behind Xiao Wei again. This time he didn't even dare to show his head.

"Ahhh, sorry, sorry! We didn't mean anything else!"

"That's what I mean! Don't be so scared~"

When Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu saw Qing Lin's reaction, they immediately thought that something was wrong and hurried over to comfort Qing Lin.

With the two's efforts to comfort him, Qing Lin gradually poked his head out from behind Xiao Wei again. His small eyes saw the figures of Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu, mixed with deep doubts.

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Little sister, you are so cute, what's there to be afraid of?" Xiao Yu squatted down beside Qing Lin and gently stroked Qing Lin's head lovingly. "My name is Xiao Yu. If you have any difficulties here, just come to me~"

Feeling the strong kindness emanating from Xiao Yu, Qing Lin gradually let down his guard and nodded heavily to Xiao Yu with a smile.

"Ok!"

Seeing Qinglin's reaction, Xiao Wei smiled softly and looked at Xiao Yu.

"Cousin Xiao Yu, this child didn't get much rest during the journey. It would be too lonely for her to live in the guest room alone. Can I ask you to take care of her for the next few days?"

"Ah~ Leave it to me." Xiao Yu agreed immediately, looked at Qinglin again, and stretched out her hand to her, "Little Qinglin, come to the room with your sister to rest, okay?"

"it is good!"

Qinglin responded, placed her little hand in Xiao Yu's palm, and let Xiao Yu pull her away slowly.

Xiao Yan stood up, looked at Qing Lin's departing back, frowned slightly, and then looked at Xiao Wei.

"Sister, that child"

"You're very shy, right?" Xiao Jing said softly, with a hint of sympathy in his eyes. "Yan'er, do you know where your second sister and I's mercenary group is?"

"Well, I heard you say it was in the Tagor Desert before."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, and Xiao Wei continued.

"The mercenary group we established intersected with the territory of the Serpent People."

"The snake people are extremely hostile to humans, and vice versa."

"Although they belong to the same Gama Empire, the snake people and humans have always been enemies."

Listening to Xiao Jing's introduction of the snake people, Xiao Yan frowned slightly.

"why?"

No matter which two forces the feud is between, it is definitely not without reason.

Xiao Wei opened his mouth slowly and continued.