Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"It's no secret that the Gama Empire had a slave trade a long time ago."

"Since the snake people were a rare race, their organs were considered precious medicinal materials and were often captured by slave traders at the time. Especially the women of the snake people, whose appearances were all stunning without exception, and therefore they were highly sought after by slave traders at the time."

"Gradually, the snake people began to feel hostility and hatred towards humans, but because of the huge power of humans, they could not fight against them, so they moved the entire tribe to the depths of the Tagor Desert."

"Even so, the slave traders still did not give up. They used various means to invade the territory of the snake people and plunder the snake people who they regarded as commodities."

"In order to resist, the snake people began to use force, but the greed of the slave traders far exceeded their expectations. Even though the snake people restrained themselves somewhat due to their use of force, they still did not give up their intentions."

"It was not until the Great Purge of the Gama royal family that all slave trading was banned, and only then were those slave traders completely eradicated."

Having said this, Xiao Wei paused, his brows slightly frowned.

"but."

"The Snake People believed that it was their military force that eradicated the slave traders, so they have been hostile to humans ever since, right?"

Xiao Yan added the next sentence in a low voice, and Xiao Yi nodded slightly and continued.

"Not only that, they accepted the law of the jungle in their hearts and began to use force to continuously invade human territory to seize more supplies, which gradually aroused human hatred towards them."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan clenched his fists.

It was clearly just the actions of a small number of people in the two races, but it eventually implicated the entire ethnic group.

The snake people, who were once victimized by the law of the jungle, eventually used the law of the jungle to persecute humans.

How sad.

At this time, Xiao Wei began to tell the origin of Qing Lin.

"Qinglin's mother is human, and his father is a snakeman. When your second sister and I were forming a mercenary group in the Tagor Desert, we met the two of them in a wooden house far away from the human town and the snakeman territory."

"I heard from them that Qinglin's mother once saved Qinglin's father who was dying in the desert. Qinglin's mother did not have any prejudice against the snake people and took good care of him. During this process, Qinglin's father, who originally hated humans, also discovered that humans were not all the villains they thought they were."

"After that, the two of them naturally fell in love and gave birth to Qing Lin. I was probably only six or seven years old when I first saw Qing Lin." Xiao Yu chuckled and looked at Xiao Yan, "She was as cute as you were when you were a child~"

"Forehead"

Xiao Yan scratched his face lightly and said.

"Isn't that great? As long as both parties love each other."

"Indeed, although there are only three of them living there, it seems that God has blessed them. There is a small spring near the house, and an oasis spreads across a small area around the house. They can even grow food, so it is completely no problem for the family to be self-sufficient and live there."

Xiao Wei said this, then suddenly changed the subject.

"But then something unexpected happened."

"This year, Qinglin's mother fell seriously ill due to long-term acclimatization. Qinglin's father took her to the nearest human town to seek help, but all he got was endless abuse and waving blades. Qinglin's father was covered in bruises in order to protect Qinglin's mother, and was already dying when he returned home."

"After I got the news from the mercenary group, I immediately rushed to the hut where they lived with the doctor. What I saw was Qinglin's mother who had passed away, and Qinglin's father who was only breathing his last breath. Qinglin was lying on his mother's body, sobbing softly."

Xiao Wei's voice became increasingly low, causing Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan, who were listening, to also feel sad. Xiao Wei took a deep breath and continued.

"When Qinglin's father saw me coming from behind, he finally felt relieved. With his last breath, he asked me to take care of Qinglin, and then he passed away."

This ending made the atmosphere of the whole scene solemn. Xiao Yan felt very uncomfortable in his heart and asked in a low voice.

"Why don't they go to the snake people for help? Qinglin's father is a snake person, right?"

"Yan'er, the hatred of the snake people towards humans is far beyond your imagination." Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Yan and said softly, "Qinglin's parents went to the human town, and humans only drove them away. But if it were the snake people, they would definitely kill Qinglin's mother on the spot, and even Qinglin's father would be regarded as a traitor and executed."

"."

Xiao Yan was silent, and Xiao Li beside him also had sadness in his eyes.

"When my elder sister and I were in danger in the desert, it was Qinglin's parents who saved us. That was also the first time we met." Xiao Li clenched his fists and clenched his teeth. "They are so kind, but in the end..."

Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan stayed where they were, both silent.

This incident must have been a huge blow to Qinglin.

Even Qinglin couldn't find the object of his hatred.

Should we hate those humans who expelled our parents with words and swords?

But they were like this because they had suffered persecution from the snake people in the past.

The reason why the snake people harm humans is because of the unforgivable things that humans have done to them in the past.

At this time, Xiao Wei spoke again.

"After burying Qinglin's parents in that oasis, I brought Qinglin back to the mercenary group and made up my mind."

Xiao Wei's eyes were filled with determination as he spoke in a serious voice.

"I must resolve the conflict between humans and the snake people! I must resolve this hatred!"

Xiao Jing knew that he did not have great love in his heart, nor did he have the ability to take care of everyone.

But Qinglin's parents were the saviors of himself and his sister.

Two such kind people ended up with such a tragic end because of racial hatred between the two sides.

Xiao Jing couldn't accept it! This shouldn't be their ending!

If there was no hatred between humans and snake people, Qinglin's parents would never have ended up like this!

Even if it's just for Qinglin's dead parents, she, Xiao Yu, must solve this matter!

"elder sister."

Xiao Yan stared at Xiao Ling with a determined look on his face, then his expression became serious, and he solemnly held his fist towards Xiao Ling.

"I hope you can get what you want!"

Xiao Wei looked at his grown-up brother in front of him, his eyes somewhat dazed, and then he revealed a gentle smile.

"Ah~ I'll try my best."

Chapter 41 New Year

Today is a new day.

At the same time, it’s a new year!

"Hmm~~~"

After putting on new clothes, Xiao Yan opened the window of the room, breathing in the morning air, and felt particularly refreshed.

(Today is the Chinese New Year)

Yao Chen in the ring said softly, and Xiao Yan responded with a smile.

"Senior Yao has always been curious, right? You are so happy during the New Year~"

(You can tell.)

Yao Chen's voice became somewhat helpless. Xiao Yan's attitude today could be considered to have returned to the character he should have at this age. Before, he was as mature as an adult.

No.

Yao Chen paused and corrected himself in his heart.

Maybe, it's just like this today.

Only today did Xiao Yan completely put aside his past responsibilities and future pursuits, and became a child of the Xiao family happily and without any burden.

"Hey! Cousin Xiao Yan! Are you up?"

At this time, Xiao Ning's voice was heard at the door, and Xiao Yan responded immediately.

"coming!"

When Xiao Yan opened the door, he saw Xiao Ning standing outside the door. He put his hands on his hips and glanced at Xiao Yan and greeted him.

"Let's go, the sisters have already gone to help."

"Oh!"

Xiao Yan closed the door and walked towards the Xiao family compound with Xiao Ning.

As soon as I entered the Xiao family compound, I saw that it was filled with stoves and tables. All the Xiao family elders, both men and women, who could cook were helping to process ingredients and make food. Xiao Yu and Qing Lin were also helping. Those who couldn't cook helped to move things and set up the yard.

The old men of the Xiao family sat in a corner talking about interesting things that happened in the past year, and laughed as they watched the busy people in the Xiao family compound.

"Xiao Yan, good morning~"

Hearing the greeting, Xiao Yan turned his head and saw Nalan Yanran slowly walking towards him with a bundle of firewood. Xiao Yan looked at her and chuckled.

"Little Foodie, are you coming to help too?"

"Don't call me a little foodie!" Nalan Yanran growled out of habit, and then replied, "Although I am a guest, I will marry into the Xiao family in the future. Since this is the custom of your Xiao family, I should get used to it as soon as possible."

At this time, a voice came from the other side.

"Hey! We're running out of firewood! Someone bring some more!"

"Coming!" Nalan Yanran responded immediately, "I'll tell you later!"

Nalan Yanran left these words to Xiao Yan and ran over there with firewood in her arms.

Looking at Nalan Yanran's back, Xiao Yan pressed his neck and chuckled in his heart.

It's true that the future young master of the Yunlan Sect has come to do chores for our Xiao family.

If it were any other time, Xiao Yan would definitely not let Nalan Yanran, a mere guest, come to help.

But today, Xiao Yan didn't care about so many etiquettes, as long as the other party was willing.

"Xiao Yanzi! Xiao Ning!"

Suddenly Xiao Li's voice was heard. Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning looked over and saw Xiao Li, wearing an apron and holding a kitchen knife, shouting loudly in front of a stove in the distance.

"We don't have enough meat! Go to the street and buy two more cows! And buy ten or so fish! They have to be big ones!"

"Roger that!"

Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning responded in unison, turned around and left the Xiao family, walking towards the market.

On the way, Xiao Ning couldn't help but sigh when thinking of Xiao Li's outfit just now.

"To be honest, with Sister Xiao Li's personality, I never thought that our Xiao family cooks the best food."

"That's right."

Xiao Yan agreed softly.

Although Xiao Li's personality is carefree and unrestrained, her character is more like a man than a woman.

But surprisingly, the food Xiao Li cooked was quite delicious, comparable to the best restaurants in Wutan City.

On the contrary, although Xiao Yan's elder sister Xiao Ji looks gentle and elegant, she is catastrophically untalented in cooking, and it is a courtesy that she doesn't blow up the kitchen.

Perhaps this is what is called contrast.

As soon as Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning arrived at the market, they ran into Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Mei. They were holding a big bag filled with all kinds of vegetables.

"Cousin Xiao Yan!"

When she saw Xiao Yan, Xiao Mei's eyes lit up instantly. She ignored Xiao Ning and was about to pounce on him, but was stopped by Xiao Xun'er.

"Mei'er! The family is waiting for the food!"

"Oh! I almost forgot!" Xiao Mei suddenly realized, and then she walked past Xiao Yan holding the big bag of vegetables, "Then cousin Xiao Yan! Let's go back first!"

"Brother Xiao Yan, see you later."

Xiao Xun'er also said goodbye to Xiao Yan, then followed Xiao Mei's footsteps with the food in her arms and ran towards the Xiao family.

When Yao Chen saw this scene in the ring, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Yao Chen has seen it all these days. In the entire Xiao family, Xiao Mei is the one who clings to Xiao Yan the most. Every time they meet, she would throw herself on Xiao Yan. It seems that it has become Xiao Mei's routine behavior.

It seems that today is a special day for everyone in the Xiao family. Even the little girl Xiao Mei has changed her personality and went back directly.

"Let's hurry up too."

Xiao Ning chuckled to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan nodded.

The two walked quickly to the meat market and began to pick out what they needed among the crowded crowd.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning, each carrying a cow, with ten large sea fish hanging on their arms, ran towards the Xiao family amid the indifferent gazes of passers-by.

The residents of Wutan City might have felt strange about this scene at first, but after the Xiao family celebrated the New Year every year, they got used to this rather strange sight.