Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

It’s really sad to think about it. You know, Hai Bodong only looks like a little child, but he is actually over 70 years old. Now he is playing the ghost hunting game with a bunch of kids. It’s an understatement to say that he still has a childlike innocence.

"I'm sorry, Senior Hai Bodong. These brothers and sisters in the family are still immature. I hope you don't take it to heart."

Xiao Yan squatted down and smiled awkwardly. There was indeed something wrong with what he said.

The adults like Xiao Zhan knew Hai Bodong's identity and didn't dare to act presumptuously, but how could these children who hadn't even started practicing understand this? In their eyes, Hai Bodong was just a child of the same age as them. To those children, he was just a new friend, and it was natural for them to invite their new friend to play games together.

The parents of those children must have told their children not to be rude to Hai Bodong, but children are like that, they forget what they have told them as soon as they turn around. In addition, everyone was so busy today that no one noticed that Hai Bodong was being forced by the children to play games.

“Hmph! Don’t underestimate me, I’m an adult, how can I argue with a child?” Hai Bodong snorted coldly, stood up and patted the dust off his body, waved his hand and pushed Xiao Yan away casually, “I have to act like a ghost to catch them, don’t block my way, damn, these little brats are too good at hiding! Today I must let them know how powerful adults are!”

Looking at Hai Bodong's small figure going away, Xiao Yan was stunned, with the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. The Little Medical Fairy behind him asked in a low voice with her hands behind her back.

"Xiao Yan, is Senior Hai Bodong really over seventy years old?"

"I think so, right?"

Xiao Yan answered in a low voice, but his tone was unsteady.

"Yan'er, are you awake?"

Xiao Yan turned his head and saw his sister Xiao Jing holding a bundle of firewood.

"Sister, good morning~" Xiao Yan greeted with a smile, and then looked to the side and saw Yao Ye and Yao Yue following behind Xiao Jing. His expression suddenly became serious, "Your Highness Yao Ye, Princess Yao Yue, I'm really sorry that I couldn't greet you yesterday."

Xiao Yan said this and bowed deeply, Yao Ye quickly waved his hand.

"Don't be so serious. This is not the imperial palace. Yue'er and I are here just for vacation. Don't worry about our identities."

"what"

Xiao Yan raised his head and scratched his face lightly. He didn't know whether it would be a honor or a heinous crime to tell others that the eldest and second princesses of the royal family came to help his family collect firewood.

But since Xiao Ji didn't say anything, it means Yao Ye and Yao Yue didn't say they were unwilling either.

"Big sister! Bring me some firewood!"

At this time, Xiao Li's roar was heard in the courtyard. Xiao Yi responded and entered the courtyard carrying firewood. Yao Ye greeted Xiao Yan and hurriedly followed. Yao Yue gave Xiao Yan a meaningful look before leaving.

I had wanted to take this opportunity to allow my sister and Xiao Yan to develop more feelings.

Yaoyue looked at the Little Medical Fairy behind Xiao Yan, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.

It seems that the chances are slim. Xiao Yan is much more popular than I expected. I'll have to look for another opportunity later.

"Xiao Yan, you are welcome to come to the palace anytime. Sister must be looking forward to your coming too."

After leaving these words, Yaoyue carried firewood into the courtyard. Little Medical Fairy looked at her back with a slightly frowned brow. Xiao Yan, on the other hand, didn't notice anything about Yaoyue's words and thought they were just a simple courtesy.

"Where did Xun'er and the others go?"

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yixian and asked. Xiao Yixian turned her gaze away from Yaoyue and said with her hands behind her back.

"I went shopping with Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei and Qing Lin on the street. Oh, by the way, there's also Xiao Ning, because he wanted to find you at Ningchunlou early in the morning, but was beaten into a pulp by Xiao Yu and the other two." The Little Medical Fairy said unhappily, pointing to the corner of the yard, "Look, it's right there."

Looking at the pile of inhuman-like things in the corner of the yard, Xiao Yan couldn't help but tremble, and his attack was still as ruthless as ever.

Then Xiao Yan turned his gaze back to Xiao Li and said to the Little Medical Fairy.

"Let's go help our second sister. She seems to be almost overwhelmed over there."

"it is good."

The Little Medical Fairy nodded and followed Xiao Yan into the compound, becoming Xiao Li's kitchen helper. Yao Ye and Yao Yue also watched from the side with curiosity.

Not to mention a stove like the Xiao family's, Yaoyue, who had always eaten royal meals, had never even entered the kitchen.

Even though Yao Ye had a military background, he basically ate dry food when he was away from home. After returning to the fortress, he went to the cafeteria to eat from a big pot with everyone else. He really didn't know the first thing about cooking.

"Ms. Xiao Li is so amazing. She seems to be the busiest among all the people here."

Yao Ye sighed softly as he looked at Xiao Li who didn't rest for even a second from beginning to end. Xiao Yan, who was cutting vegetables, smiled.

"My second sister's cooking is super delicious. Even many chefs in restaurants can't compare to her."

"Eh~ What a surprise."

Yaoyue stood with her hands behind her back, looking at Xiao Li in surprise. After all, Xiao Li's personality really had nothing to do with such stove matters. She didn't expect that she had such an unexpected talent.

"Even Miss Xiao Li's cooking is so delicious, so the teacher must be even better, right?"

As Yao Ye spoke, he cast an admiring look at Xiao Ji who was standing beside him, and Yao Yue also nodded in agreement.

This was not just their opinion, but also a view unanimously agreed upon by the upper-class people in the Holy City of Jiama who had come into contact with Xiao Ji, including Jia Xingtian.

Xiao Ji is really perfect. He has outstanding intelligence and strategy, and he can handle government affairs with ease. His martial arts can easily fight across levels. His personal charm is excellent to the extreme, and he is neither gentle nor majestic.

Even Jia Xingtian had said more than once that if Xiao Ji was a member of the royal family, he would have quit long ago and there would be absolutely no problem in letting Xiao Ji succeed to the throne.

However, when Xiao Yan heard Yao Ye's words, his action of cutting vegetables froze instantly, and the expression on his face turned ugly. Xiao Wei's expression also looked a little strange.

Xiao Ji had not forgotten that she had once caused more than half of the Xiao family to go to hell because of a sudden impulse during a Chinese New Year. Xiao Ji was a very self-conscious person, and she also realized that she was not that talented in cooking. She did not force herself to learn it, but simply gave up to avoid bringing harm to the people around her.

On the other side, the little doctor who was peeling potatoes heard the conversation here and showed some curiosity on his face.

Previously, when Xiao Yan was teaching Feng Qing'er how to cook in the Black Horn Region, he had mentioned Xiao Ji. Although he didn't say it explicitly, one could tell from the implication that Xiao Ji's cooking was quite unpalatable, so unpalatable that even Feng Qing'er's unpalatable cooking could be considered okay.

This made Xiao Yixiang a little curious.

The food cooked by Feng Qing'er was already bad enough. Little Medical Fairy had never eaten anything so bad in her life. How could she cook something even worse than that?

At this time, Xiao Ji finally couldn't stand Yao Ye and Yao Yue's admiring looks anymore. He coughed twice, turned his head slightly and spoke softly.

"Your Highness Yaoye, you have to understand one thing. Everyone has flaws, and I am no exception."

After saying this, Xiao Wei turned around and left under the puzzled gazes of Yao Ye and Yao Yue.

It's okay that Yaoye and Yaoyue admire him on ordinary days, but when it comes to cooking, Xiao Jing really feels unworthy of such admiration.

Chapter 408 A Small Gift

Xiao Ji came to the table of Yue Mei, Lu Man and Elder Qing. Lu Man looked at her and smiled softly.

"Your house is quite lively. No wonder the Saint wants to come back so much."

As he spoke, Lu Man glanced at the courtyard that looked quite noisy, as well as the red lanterns hanging on the surrounding supplies. Although it was noisy, he did not feel annoyed. Instead, a feeling of warmth welled up in his heart.

"Elder Lu Man, you are too polite. In fact, the Xiao family is only lively once a year." Xiao Yu smiled and waved his hand, pulling out a chair and sitting down. "Come to think of it, I didn't have time to ask yesterday, how is Qing Lin doing in the Heavenly Snake Mansion?"

"Don't worry, everything is fine. The Saint is the most precious person in the Heavenly Snake Palace. The Palace Master has given all the resources in the Palace to the Saint as much as possible."

When Lu Man said this, Elder Qing beside him nodded.

Qinglin's status in the Tianshe Mansion is truly second only to the man in charge. Apart from the Mansion Master, even the elders of the Tianshe Mansion are not as important as Qinglin. The Mansion Master now truly regards Qinglin as the lifeblood of the Tianshe Mansion.

"Oh, I have something to tell you." Lu Man thought of something and whispered to Xiao Jing, "Members of the Heavenly Snake Palace reported that the Mulan Empire, Luoyan Empire, and Chuyun Empire seem to have frequent exchanges in recent days. Originally, this matter has nothing to do with the Heavenly Snake Palace, but because of your relationship with the Saint, it's okay to tell you."

Hearing Lu Man's words, Xiao Wei's brows furrowed slightly.

The frequent exchanges between these three countries is not good news for the Gama Empire, especially after the incident with the snake people.

Yue Mei's face was also solemn after hearing this. The Snake People had finally reached a reconciliation with the Gama Empire and migrated from that damn desert to Chisha City. Although the reconstruction is going smoothly now, the trust between humans and the Snake People is not that high, and the Snake People themselves have not yet formed a sense of belonging to the Gama Empire.

If a foreign enemy invades at this time, the situation that the Snake People have finally managed to stabilize will have to be started all over again.

"Xiao Ji, is it because of the Tagor Desert incident?"

"Most likely. I guess they later received news that Queen Medusa is alive and became wary of the Gama Empire. They wanted to use this as an excuse to join forces to fight against the Gama Empire." Xiao Yu responded softly, "But before there is solid evidence, these are just speculations. When I return, I will report this to Jia Lao and discuss how to deal with it."

"Don't worry too much. Luoyan and Mulan are fine, but Chuyun can't even handle the affairs of his own country. Even if they really want to join forces, it won't be done in a short time."

Xiao Yi also knew what Yue Mei was worried about, so she comforted her and what she said was true.

Previously, the Gama Empire solved two major problems in one go, namely the Snake People and the Yunlan Sect. Even if there are reactionary forces in the country now, they cannot cause any waves. The internal problems of the three countries in Izumo have not been solved yet. In this case, if they join forces, it will only make things worse.

But this also means that any one of the three countries, Izumo, Luoyan and Mulan, would find it difficult to resist the Gama Empire if taken alone.

Jia Xingtian had no intention of outward expansion, but that did not mean that the other party had no worries about the Gama Empire. This was the biggest difficulty between countries. Even if Jia Xingtian declared in person that he had no intention of invading, they would not believe it.

Strength, as a tool, is not limited to defending territory, so advance preparation is necessary, whether it is the three countries or the Gama Empire.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wei turned his gaze to Lu Man.

"Elder Luman, when you were temporarily staying in the Holy City of Jiama, what about the alliance that Elder Jia discussed with you?"

"I reported that matter to the Palace Master, but..." Lu Manqing shrugged and said helplessly: "The Palace Master is not very willing. He thinks that there is no need for the Sky Snake Palace to join forces with the Jia Ma Empire."

Looking at the entire continent, the Tianshe Mansion may not be a big deal, but in this northwestern continent, the Tianshe Mansion is definitely a first-rate force. So many years of operation have also given the Lord of the Tianshe Mansion considerable confidence. He does not think that the cooperation between the Tianshe Mansion and the Gama Empire can bring any benefits.

"Is it."

Xiao Wei was not surprised by this result.

Joining forces means more or less accepting the constraints of rules. A force like the Tianshe Mansion that can rely on itself independently from the country is indeed unlikely to join forces with a country.

What's more, the Tianshe Mansion is a force independent of the country in the northwest continent. Once the Tianshe Mansion joins forces with the Gama Empire, it means that the Tianshe Mansion stands on the opposite side of other countries, which is not a good thing for the Tianshe Mansion.

If they join forces with the Gama Empire, the one that will definitely suffer is the Tianshe Mansion.

"But I think that as long as the Saint is still the Saint of the Heavenly Snake Palace, the alliance is a matter of time."

Lu Man said this helplessly.

Over the past six months, the Heavenly Snake Palace has provided Qinglin with all kinds of things, including food, daily necessities, clothing, and toys, as well as various precious resources for cultivation. The Heavenly Snake Palace will never hide anything it can give out.

However, even so, Qing Lin never forgot that she improved her strength in order to be able to help Xiao Ji one day in the future. If she gained power but could not do this, then power would be purely useless to her.

As a member of the Heavenly Snake Palace, Lu Man naturally sided with the Palace Master. She also informed the Palace Master of the Heavenly Snake Palace of her concerns, and the Palace Master also believed her words.

But in the end, he still couldn't give up Qinglin.

The Green Snake's three-flowered pupil is rarely seen in many years. Now that I have given up Qinglin this time, it is basically impossible to find another one next time.

As for the method of transplanting the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils like Mo Cheng did, forget it at all. Mo Cheng's behavior is that of a pure idiot in the eyes of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and he is wasting nature's gifts. The Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils and its owner complement each other, and even if the eyes are transplanted, only the epidermis is taken away, and not even 30% of the power of the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils can be exerted.

"In that case, please ask Elder Luman to speak well of you to the Palace Master."

Xiao Wei said with a smile, Lu Man shrugged lightly and did not respond, but that expression already showed his agreement.

Lu Man would never do something like betrayal, but as she just said, as long as the Palace Master himself is unwilling to give up Qing Lin, it is only a matter of time before the Tianshe Palace joins forces with the Jia Ma Empire for Qing Lin, even if Lu Man does nothing.

At this moment, Han Feng's figure flashed behind Xiao Wei.

"The stuff is ready."

As he spoke, Han Feng placed the bottle of medicine on the table in front of Xiao Jing, and Xiao Jing's expression froze.

So fast?

Xiao Ji immediately came to his senses, put away the bottle of medicine, and bowed to Han Feng to express his gratitude.

"Senior Han Feng, thank you."

Han Feng waved his hand gently, turned his gaze to Lu Man, and threw a brocade box to her in front of her astonished eyes.

"Thank you for your help in Black Horn last time. This is a return gift."

"Ok?"

Lu Man raised his eyebrows in confusion, then opened the brocade box. Elder Qing beside him also came over. When they saw the things in the brocade box, their eyes widened instantly.

Yin Yang Dragon Pill? ! !

Lu Man and Elder Qing looked up in shock at Han Feng's indifferent expression. You know, they also bought one of them in the last Black Horn Region auction. If it weren't for the [Black Prison Dark Soul Lock], the Yin-Yang Dragon Profound Pill would definitely be the object of competition among countless people at that auction.

And Han Feng gave away such a valuable thing so casually? ? ?

"It's just a small gift, no need to be so surprised."

Han Feng's calm tone of voice made Lu Man and Elder Qing even more confused, and they even started to doubt themselves.

The Yin-Yang Dragon Mysterious Pill was a gift from Bo Li? Is there something wrong with our brains or is there something wrong with her brain?

"This"

Lu Man looked at the Yin-Yang Dragon Pill in his hand. He wanted to accept it but felt that the gift was too heavy, but he couldn't bear to return it.

Come on! Just take it! Anyway, if I hadn't helped Xiao Yan last time, he might have died!

Lu Man hesitated for a long time, and finally found a reason that was indeed true. He closed the brocade box, stood up and bowed to Lu Man.

"Thank you!"

The Palace Master was not very happy about Qing Lin's return to the Gama Empire. Being able to take back a Yin-Yang Dragon Pill for free should make the Palace Master feel much better.

Han Feng nodded slightly. At this time, Zi Yun, who had been kicked out of the stove by Xiao Li who had been unable to tolerate her anymore because of cheating, rubbed her hair lightly and walked over with an unhappy expression on her face.