Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Xiao Yan smiled and reached out his hand to gently stroke Qing Lin's little head, which made Qing Lin laugh very happily. Then he asked in confusion.

"Why is Master Xiao Yan here?"

"I brought him here."

Before Xiao Yan could speak, the little boy beside him answered calmly. Qing Lin had just focused all his attention on the little boy's eyes, and then he noticed the little boy and nodded in understanding.

"Shopkeeper, you are the one who brought Young Master Xiao Yan here. Thank you for your hard work~"

Then Qing Lin did something that shocked Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian.

Qing Lin reached out her hand and gently stroked the little boy's head, just like Xiao Yan reached out to stroke her head.

Qinglin is twelve or thirteen years old this year, so she is naturally a head taller than the little boy who looks only six or seven years old. From the perspective of others, she looks like a normal little girl just stroking a child's head.

But Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian were exposed by the little boy in the car just now. The little boy only looks like a child, but he is actually an elderly man in his sixties or seventies!

What's more, just before, the Little Medical Fairy just said that he was cute, and the little boy couldn't help but attack him immediately. Now, Qing Lin is touching his head like a child, and who knows how he must be exploded inside!

"Qing, Qinglin!"

Xiao Yan quickly took Qing Lin's hand away from the little boy's head, and then apologized to the little boy under Qing Lin's puzzled gaze.

"I'm so sorry! She didn't mean it!"

"Hehe." The little boy had a gloomy face and his shoulders kept shaking. After a long while, he slowly raised his head with an extremely unwilling smile on his face. "It's okay, it's just a child, don't worry about it, don't worry about it."

To be honest, it's so awkward for a little boy like this to say something like "he's just a child".

As for this, Xiao Yixiang started to mutter to herself again.

Since you are so patient, why did you attack me when I just said she was cute? Am I not only four or five years older than her? Compared to your real age, am I not just a child?

"Really." The little boy sighed deeply, put his hands on his hips and glared at Qinglin in dissatisfaction, "I've told you so many times, don't touch my head every time you see me!"

"Sorry, Qinglin forgot again."

Faced with the little boy's blame, Qing Lin stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, while Xiao Yan on the side raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Do you know?"

"Well, the group went to the map shop to purchase goods several times before, and I went with them, so I have seen him several times." Qing Lin nodded and answered, then looked at Xiao Yixian, "Master Xiao Yan, who is this?"

"Little Doctor Fairy, my friend."

Xiao Yan replied softly, and Little Medical Fairy nodded slightly.

"Hello."

"Friend?" Qing Lin was stunned for a moment, then he approached the Little Medical Fairy with shining eyes, "Could it be the Young Madam?!"

"few"

The Little Medical Fairy was suddenly choked. She was secretly happy but didn't know how to answer. Xiao Yan, who was standing beside her, kept waving his hands to deny it.

"No, no! We're just ordinary friends!"

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After hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, the slight joy in Xiao Yixian's heart disappeared instantly, and she glared at Xiao Yan with some annoyance.

Are you so afraid of being misunderstood?

“Is that so?” Hearing that it wasn’t the young lady, Qing Lin’s eyes showed a little disappointment, then he calmed down and took Xiao Yan’s hand, “Master Xiao Yan, Captain Xiao Li is in the group now. She must be very happy to know that you are here!”

Qinglin excitedly brought three people to the Motie Mercenary Group. The two guards at the door saw Qinglin and the three people coming and frowned in confusion.

They know the little shota, he is the owner of the map shop before. Basically all the members have seen him. So who are the remaining man and woman?

"Qinglin, who are these two?"

One of the guards stopped at the gate and asked Qinglin.

It's not that they are looking for trouble. Ever since Xiao Ji launched a series of actions to ensure peaceful coexistence between humans and snake people, the entire Motie Mercenary Group has become the target of public criticism.

Xiao Ji also said in advance that anyone who couldn't stand it could leave at any time and she wouldn't stop them. As the executor of the plan, Xiao Ji knew better than anyone how difficult this road was, and she had no right to ask others to walk this difficult road with her.

Therefore, the mercenaries who are still remaining in the Motie Mercenary Group are all Xiao Ji's absolute loyalists, and naturally will not neglect their duties and let anyone in casually.

"This is Master Xiao Yan, the younger brother of Captain Xiao Jing and Captain Xiao Li. That is Xiao Yixian, Master Xiao Yan's friend."

"The captain's brother?!"

Upon hearing Qing Lin's introduction of Xiao Yan, the guard was startled at first, then frowned and looked Xiao Yan up and down.

"Indeed, he looks quite similar to the two captains." The guard then made way and respectfully opened the door of the mercenary group. "Excuse me! Please come in, the second captain is inside!"

"Thank you."

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, then entered the mercenary group under the leadership of Qing Lin. Xiao Zhengtai and Xiao Yixian also entered.

The two guards looked at Xiao Yan's back as he entered the mercenary group. Xiao Yan's smile just now emerged in their minds, gradually overlapping with Xiao Wei's gentle face, and they couldn't help but murmur.

"He is indeed the captain's younger brother."

"That's right. Not only do they look alike, but they both give people a very friendly feeling."

A guard said this with his brows tightly furrowed and deep sorrow revealed in his eyes.

"Captain Xiao Jing, should she be okay?"

"Don't think too much. Just stay at the gate. All we can do now is trust Captain Xiao Wei."

Inside the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, in the leader's office, Xiao Yan's second sister, the second leader of the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, was lying on the sofa. She no longer had her usual carefree and bold attitude. She was staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes, her whole body slumped there.

"It's been three days already?"

Xiao Li murmured, the words Xiao Jing left for her before he left three days ago kept echoing in her mind.

[Wait for me for five days. If I don't come back after five days, disband the Motie Mercenary Group immediately and take Qinglin away from here forever! ]

"Damn it!" Xiao Li covered his eyes and cursed in a low voice, "She said that as soon as she opened her mouth. How could there be such a big sister?"

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door of the room, and Qinglin's voice came from outside the door.

"Captain Xiao Li."

"Qinglin, come in."

Xiao Li responded, and then heard the door of the room open and Qing Lin's slightly excited voice.

"Captain Xiao Li! Look who's here?"

"Ok?"

Xiao Li raised his eyebrows in confusion, turned his head slightly to glance at the door, and then was suddenly stunned. The sadness on his face disappeared in an instant. He jumped up from the sofa and looked at the familiar face.

"Xiao Yanzi?!"

Chapter 139 Life or death is uncertain

"Second sister, long time no see~"

Xiao Yan greeted Xiao Li with a smile, and Xiao Li immediately rushed over and hugged Xiao Yan tightly in his arms.

"I haven't seen you for half a year. Xiao Yanzi has grown a lot taller! He also seems to be a lot darker. Did he get tired outside?"

Xiao Li looked Xiao Yan up and down, his words overflowing with love and care for his younger brother. Although Xiao Yan was a little embarrassed, he also felt extremely warmed.

Besides Xiao Zhan, the only people who care about him so unselfishly are Xiao Ji and Xiao Li.

At this time, Xiao Li noticed the Little Medical Fairy standing next to Xiao Yan. He was slightly stunned and looked at Xiao Yan and asked.

"Xiao Yanzi, who is this girl?"

"This is my friend, Xiao Yixian. We are traveling together now." Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Yixian to Xiao Li, and then introduced Xiao Li to Xiao Yixian, "Xiao Yixian, this is my second sister Xiao Li."

"Hello, it's our first meeting. Please take care of me."

The Little Medical Fairy behaved extremely politely, lowered her head slightly towards Xiao Li, and her voice seemed to be deliberately lowered, causing Xiao Yan's brows to twitch slightly.

I always feel like, has Little Doctor Fairy suddenly become a little gentler?

"Huh? Hello."

Xiao Li stared at the Little Medical Fairy in a daze, then put his arms around Xiao Yan's neck, went to the corner and asked in a low voice.

"Xiao Yanzi! What is your relationship with this girl?" Xiao Li raised his hand and put up his little finger. "Is this yours?"

"No, no! We're really just friends!"

Xiao Yan hurriedly explained and then gave a brief account of what happened in Qingshan Town. After listening, Xiao Li was silent for a long time and sighed deeply.

“What a poor child.”

The poisonous body does not require too much training, and can improve its strength by just eating poison. It sounds wonderful, but combined with the experience of Xiao Yixiang, people will not think so.

If it was Xiao Li, he would have committed suicide long ago because his physical condition caused the death of his loved ones.

"By the way, second sister, isn't my sister in the mercenary group right now?"

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Li and asked, and when Xiao Li heard Xiao Yan's question, the joy on his face that had just appeared because of the reunion with Xiao Yan disappeared in an instant.

After a long while, Xiao Li patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder and spoke in a serious voice.

"Xiao Yanzi, sit down and listen to Second Sister first."

Xiao Li arranged Xiao Yan and others to sit down, but was suddenly stunned when he saw the little boy.

"Eh? You're here too?"

".Very good, I guess you didn't see me just now."

The little boy crossed his arms and pouted in dissatisfaction, making Xiao Li apologize repeatedly.

"Sorry, sorry~ I'm so happy to see my brother, you should sit down too."

"Humph!"

The little boy snorted softly, stood on tiptoe to pick up an apple from the coffee table, and jumped onto the sofa. His two short legs dangled on the edge of the sofa, and he held the apple in his hands and nibbled it in small bites. He looked so cute that Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian couldn't help feeling ashamed.

Is this person really in his sixties or seventies?

At this time Xiao Li turned his head and looked at Qinglin and said.

"Qinglin, please go and pour everyone a cup of tea and prepare some snacks."

"Ah."

Qing Lin nodded in response, turned around and left the captain's office, while Xiao Li sat down, looked at Xiao Yan opposite him, and spoke slowly.

"Xiao Yanzi, don't be anxious about what Second Sister is going to say next. You must listen to it quietly."

"Ah."

Xiao Li's words made Xiao Yan feel a little uneasy, but he still nodded slightly and listened carefully to what Xiao Li said next.

"First of all, Xiao Yanzi, do you know the current situation of the Tagor Desert and the Desert Iron Mercenary Group?"

"Almost. This guy has already given me a general idea in the car just now."

Xiao Yan turned his head to signal the little boy beside him, but the little boy continued to chew the apple in his hand, as if he didn't care about their conversation at all.

Xiao Li nodded and continued.

"Then I will continue to tell you that if we continue to follow Big Sister's policy, there will be no major problems. Although we are often assassinated, Big Sister and I have already worked hard to overcome the most difficult things. The rest is just a matter of time. As long as the time is right, it will be a natural thing for the grudges between humans and snake people to be eliminated."

"But recently, I've run into some trouble."

Xiao Li folded his hands and his face became very ugly.

"Those black market slave traders suffered heavy losses in our crackdown, but my elder sister and I never expected to eliminate them all at once. Our focus was ultimately on preventing the snake people from being sold, and our results were remarkable. In the past six months, not a single snake person has disappeared for no reason."

"However, just a few days ago, the snake people in various tribes were suddenly attacked by several unknown human forces. The attacked snake people tribes were all small tribes without tribal leaders, which caused heavy casualties among the snake people. My eldest sister immediately released the news to let all snake people tribes be more vigilant. We are also working hard to track down the forces that took action."

"But in the end, nothing was found. We couldn't find out where those people came from."

After hearing Xiao Li's words, Xiao Yan frowned tightly and raised one hand to ask.

"Are they the slave traders?"

In response to Xiao Yan's question, Xiao Li shook his head slightly.

"Let's not talk about the means of action. We have almost mastered all the slave traders' bases in the Tagor Desert. During the period when those tribes were attacked, there was no movement in those slave traders' bases. Moreover, for those slave traders, the snake people are extremely important commodities. They are the least likely to kill them."

The ultimate goal of the slave traders is still money, and if one Snakeman dies, they will lose between 100,000 and 500,000 gold coins. Therefore, they are unlikely to actively attack the Snakeman tribe. Even if they do attack, it will never result in heavy casualties.