Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"Master Xiao Yan, please rest assured! Qing Lin will definitely protect you!"

"what"

Looking at Qing Lin's serious eyes, Xiao Yan scratched his cheek lightly.

Although I don’t know what the pet Xiao Li is talking about, since Xiao Li said so and Qing Lin is so confident, there should be no problem.

While Xiao Yan was thinking this, the cloaked woman looked at the three of them quietly, her eyes beneath the cloak slightly speechless.

Originally, she wanted to hire Xiao Li, a six-star master fighter. If nothing else, at least it would be safer.

Judging from the current situation, the ones who will be traveling with him will probably be just a two-star fighter and a little girl who is not even a fighter.

The cloaked woman couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Is it really okay?

Chapter 142 One Heart

"Eh?" In the leader's office of the Motie Mercenary Group, Xiao Yixian looked at Xiao Yan in astonishment, "You want to go to the territory of the Serpent People?"

"Well, my second sister has received a job offer, and I just want to check on her situation."

Xiao Yan nodded and answered softly.

"Is that so?" Xiao Yixian lowered her head slightly, and after a moment she smiled and said to Xiao Yan: "It's okay, go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

Xiao Yixiang knows it very well, better than anyone else.

Now, not only can I not help Xiao Yan, but I am also a burden to him.

It would be better to say that I was very clear about this fact from the very beginning.

Because I am very weak. Although I have a poisonous body, I am just an ordinary person after all.

Since I can't help Xiao Yan, at least I can't hold him back.

"Then, little medical fairy, you just wait here and I will be back as soon as this is over."

Xiao Yan didn't think much about it. He nodded lightly and left the captain's office again.

Little Medical Fairy looked at Xiao Yan who was leaving, lowered her head slightly, and felt a little unwilling in her heart.

She was sure that Xiao Yan would never dislike her for holding him back, otherwise he would not have taken her on the journey in the first place.

However, Xiao Yan doesn't care, but Xiao Yixian does.

Xiao Yixian doesn't want to be just an ordinary person following Xiao Yan. She also wants to be able to help Xiao Yan, instead of having to wait for him silently in a safe place every time Xiao Yan does something dangerous.

Little Medical Fairy is extremely reluctant to see this become the norm.

But Xiao Yixian never thought of leaving Xiao Yan. This was not only an act of escape, but also a silent questioning of Xiao Yan's original choice.

Did Xiao Yan make a wrong decision?

Do not!

Xiao Yixian clenched her fists, determination flashed in her eyes, and she made up her mind deep in her heart.

She wanted to prove that Xiao Yan was not wrong!

She wants to prove that I, the Little Medical Fairy, am definitely not just a vase!

Whether it's for Xiao Yan or for myself!

The Little Medical Fairy took out the Poison Sutra from the ring and began to study and read it carefully.

She admitted that she couldn't help Xiao Yan in any way right now!

In this case, what I can do is to quickly learn the knowledge that can make me stronger! In order to help Xiao Yan as soon as possible!

On the other side of the sofa, the little boy who was chewing an apple in his hand looked at the little medical fairy who had suddenly become motivated, with a hint of astonishment in his purple eyes.

He had seen the look in Little Medical Fairy's eyes.

It was the same look he had once had, one that was filled with an insatiable desire to become stronger.

(It seems that this little girl is not just an ordinary person protected by Xiao Yan.)

The little boy thought so and continued to eat the apple silently.

After all, it has nothing to do with me, and I'm not in a hurry to go back. I can just treat the map shop as closed for today and rest here for a while.

Outside the mercenary group, Xiao Li had already waved goodbye to Xiao Yan and the other two.

Xiao Yan had already bought the map in advance at the Xiao Zhengtai store. Plus, with Qing Lin, a local, in the team, they would definitely not get lost in the desert.

Apart from this, there seems to be nothing else to prepare.

Although Xiao Li still wanted to prepare mounts for the three people, their Mo Tie Mercenary Group did not usually use mounts. In addition, they were not professional coachmen, so even if they found mounts, they could not use them casually. Therefore, he had to give up.

Afterwards, Xiao Yan and the other two said goodbye to Xiao Li. Then, according to the direction on the map and with the help of Qing Lin who helped to point out the direction, Xiao Yan, Qing Lin and the cloaked woman slowly walked towards the territory of the snake people.

Along the way, Xiao Yan and Qing Lin were both silent. They communicated occasionally to confirm whether the direction they were heading was correct. Apart from that, there were no other unnecessary words.

He neither asked about the identity of the cloaked woman in a roundabout way, nor did he try to find out the purpose of the cloaked woman's visit to the snakeman territory.

Originally, this was a good thing for the woman in the cloak.

But being treated so indifferently and without any further questions made the woman in the cloak feel uneasy.

It was as if he had deceived Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, although he had not lied, he had just concealed some things.

"Don't you want to ask something?"

Finally, the cloaked woman couldn't help it and asked Xiao Yan and Qing Lin softly.

However, Xiao Yan and Qing Lin looked at her in confusion, and Xiao Yan even frowned slightly.

"what?"

“Who I am, and my purpose.”

"Ah, you are talking about this." Xiao Yan's eyes showed some understanding, and then he said slowly: "If you are willing to talk, we are willing to listen, but since you don't take the initiative to talk, we will not ask, this is your freedom."

"We are just mercenaries hired by you. Logically speaking, we have no right to ask about your background."

"Of course, if you are hiding something that is life-threatening to us, that's another matter."

Xiao Yan answered very calmly, causing the cloaked woman to remain silent for a while.

Are all the people here like this? Or is Xiao Yan the only exception?

Although Xiao Yan's words sounded reasonable, they only sounded reasonable in theory. In reality, who would be so confident as not to find out the details of their employer?

Was this boy too trusting of unidentified strangers?

The cloaked woman carried this doubt in her heart and continued to move forward, following Xiao Yan and Qing Lin who were leading the way.

After walking for about two or three hours, Qing Lin was almost unable to walk anymore and was carried on Xiao Yan's back.

Although Qing Lin was extremely reluctant, he let go of his shame after Xiao Yan's gentle persuasion and was carried forward on Xiao Yan's back.

Suddenly, as they were moving forward, Qinglin on Xiao Yan's back suddenly felt something, sniffed with its small nose, and then looked at Xiao Yan with a serious expression.

"Master Xiao Yan! Be careful! I smell the scent of the snake people!"

Qing Lin's words startled Xiao Yan and the cloaked woman a little, and then they became very alert. Then they saw Qing Lin on Xiao Yan's back raised her little hand and pointed in a direction. In the eyes of the three of them, a group of people slowly emerged from the edge of the desert at the end.

The upper body is similar to that of an adult human male, but the lower body does not have legs. Instead, it has an extremely thick snake-like tail.

This is the snake people!

It was also the first time that Xiao Yan saw the snake people. He was slightly surprised. It was the first time he saw such a peculiar species.

(But as for the snake people, there should be no need to worry so much, right?)

Xiao Yan thought to himself that as long as he explained that they were members of the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, the Snake People, who had been receiving favors from the Mo Tie Mercenary Group in the past six months, should not make things too difficult for them.

However, next, Yao Chen in the ring did say something to pour cold water on Xiao Yan.

(Don't be careless, Xiao Yanzi.) Yao Chen denied Xiao Yan's idea and said lightly, (You humans will disagree with each other because of your own interests, but I don't think the snake people will be of one mind.)

Chapter 143 Reality

Yao Chen has lived much longer than Xiao Yan, so naturally he knows more things and has met more people than Xiao Yan can.

Therefore, Yao Chen knew better than Xiao Yan that each ethnic group was likely to be divided into factions with different ideologies, and the Xiao family was actually a minority.

Since there are people among the Snake People who support the idea of ​​peaceful coexistence between the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and humans, there are definitely people who do not support the idea of ​​peaceful coexistence with humans. This is inevitable.

The question now is, to what ideology does this group of snake people appearing before us belong?

Although Yao Chen did not say it explicitly, Xiao Yan seemed to understand what Yao Chen meant. He gently put Qing Lin down, shielded her and the cloaked woman behind him, and stepped forward to face the team of snake people that were getting closer and closer.

Since Xiao Yan and his two companions could see that team of snake people, that team of snake people could naturally see Xiao Yan and his two companions as well. After slowly wandering over, the leading snake person captain raised the iron spear in his hand, pointed it at Xiao Yan, who was in the front of the three, and shouted sternly.

"Human! The territory of the snake people is just ahead! What do you want to do?!"

Facing the questioning of the Snakeman captain, Xiao Yan took another step forward, clasped his fists together and pushed forward, speaking in a serious voice.

"We are mercenaries from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group! We want to go to the territory of the Snake People to inquire about some important matters. Please let us pass!"

"The Desert Iron Mercenary Group?"

Upon hearing this name, the captain of the snake people was obviously stunned.

He was naturally familiar with this name. Because of Xiao Wei's efforts over the past six months, the Motie Mercenary Group became much more famous among the snake people than among humans. Basically every snake person knew that there was such an organization that worked hard to enable snake people and humans to coexist peacefully.

The atmosphere in the field gradually became solemn.

Xiao Yan didn't know what would happen next. He couldn't be sure what attitude the snake people in front of him had towards the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

Is it a warm welcome or a strong rejection?

If it was the former, then Xiao Yan would naturally be able to breathe a sigh of relief, and they would no longer have to engage in meaningless fights with the Snake People.

But if it is the latter, then things might be a little troublesome.

Whether or not he could win was no big deal. In Xiao Yan's eyes, the strength of this team of snakemen was not strong. Even the captain of the leading snakemen was only as strong as himself.

But the key question is, how can they protect themselves without hurting them?

Xiao Yan knew in his heart that even if the group of snake people in front of him rejected the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, he could not simply and brutally subdue them with force, let alone kill them.

If this is the case, all the efforts Xiao Wei has made in the past six months are likely to come to nothing, even if the other party was the first to take action.

The situation between humans and snake people is so tense.

The Desert Iron Mercenary Group wants humans and snake people to coexist peacefully, but what they have to face is not only the interests of humans, but also the internal problems of the snake people.

No matter how badly some snake people treat the Desert Iron Mercenaries, they will try their best to avoid conflict with them.

These snake people represent not only themselves, but also the entire snake people as a whole.

If you are not careful, everything will go wrong!

If they act rashly against them, not only would they, who already had a bad attitude towards the Motie Mercenaries, but even the Snakemen who originally supported the Motie Mercenaries might come closer to their ideas.

Absolutely, avoid this happening.

After a long standoff between the two sides, each with their own thoughts, the snakeman captain's face suddenly showed anger.

"Humph! Desert Iron Mercenary Group! Don't think I will trust you like those brainless fellows!!!"

The words of the Snakeman captain were like a sharp sword, causing Xiao Yan's face to suddenly darken.

They drew the worst lot.

It is obvious that the captain of the snake tribe has an extremely unfriendly attitude towards the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. If even the captain is like this, then the snake tribe behind him most likely share the same ideas as him.

But Xiao Yan didn't want to give up his attempt to avoid the fight so easily.

This is Xiao Ji, the result of his sister's hard work over the past six months.

Xiao Yan would never be willing to break it with his own hands unless it was absolutely necessary.

"My friend, I am willing to guarantee with my life that I have absolutely no ill will towards the Snake People!" Xiao Yan clasped his hands together and looked at the Snake People's captain Zheng Sheng and said, "If you really don't trust us, we can wait here and never move forward. I just hope you can report to your superiors that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group is visiting and let them make the decision."

"Notify? Bah! No need!!!"

Faced with Xiao Yan's sincere words, the captain of the snake tribe suddenly spat and glared at Xiao Yan fiercely.

"You humans, you say one thing and do another. Who would believe you, a bunch of people who don't keep their promises?!"