Chapter 49 Green Scales
Shimo City, inside the City Lord’s one could have imagined that the City Lord's Mansion of Shimo City, located on the border of the Gama Empire and facing the danger of war at any time, is now so lively, with fairy music, clinking glasses, dancing girls, and an atmosphere of indulgence and enjoyment. There is no trace of tension in a border city.
Xiao Yun sat on a chair, concentrating on eating the food in front of him, completely ignoring the dancers in the hall who were posing coquettishly. Beside him, Hai Bodong was watching them intently, laughing out loud from time to time.
It has to be said that the Lord of Shimo City is an extremely enthusiastic person. When Hai Bodong brought Xiao Yun to his house to ask for help and showed a little bit of his strength, he insisted on giving the two of them a whole welcoming ceremony, and then, it turned into the scene before us.
Seeing Hai Bodong and the Lord of Shimo City acting like they regretted not meeting each other earlier, Xiao Yun covered his face with his hands speechlessly. Sometimes he really wondered if this old man Hai Bodong had stayed in the desert for too long and his head was full of sand. He was only thirteen years old, and they brought him here to see this kind of scene. If the young man couldn't hold back his anger, it would affect his physical development!
“Hahaha, don’t be embarrassed. You will have to see this kind of scene in the future. I am just taking you to see it in advance.”
Seeing Xiao Yun's actions, Hai Bodong thought that the young man had never seen such a scene, so he became shy and laughed.
"Damn, do you really think I'm a child? Are you taking me on an adventure or are you preparing this for yourself?"
Xiao Yun said unhappily that this kind of scene was just commonplace for him in his previous life. He had seen more explosive ones than this, so why would he be embarrassed?
"It's all the same, all the same! Besides, do you think I'm just lustful? I haven't forgotten the main thing. I've already told the city lord about the appearance of the little girl you're looking for. I believe there will be results soon. I've fought wars all my life, so what's wrong with enjoying myself?"
"Hehe." Xiao Yun sneered and did not respond to Hai Bodong. He was sure that the old man was really frustrated.
Thinking this in his mind, he looked at the dancer's body twisting like a water snake. There was a unique charm in her every frown and smile, which almost made the hot-blooded Xiao Yun unable to control himself.
He touched the ring with his palm, took out a calming pill and swallowed it.
Well, now I can hold on.
Just as Xiao Yun continued to eat the food in front of him, a soldier suddenly ran into the hall in a hurry and whispered something in the city lord's ear. The latter's face changed, and his originally smiling expression became much more serious. He waved his hand, and the dancers in the center of the field stopped their movements and respectfully left the hall.
"Hahaha, Old Bing, you have found the little girl you were looking for. She is now in the front yard."
The city lord laughed loudly, and then wanted his men to bring the little girl into the hall.
"No need, I'll just go over and take a look." Xiao Yun stood up. He had wanted to leave for a long time. Now that Qing Lin had been found, he had no reason to stay here any longer.
"This..." The city lord looked at Hai Bodong with some uncertainty and hesitated. In his eyes, Xiao Yun was just the junior of Old Bing. How could a junior make a decision without waiting for his elders to speak?
"Hahaha, let him go. Young people just can't control their temper. Let's continue watching the dance." Hai Bodong said with a smile. Although he didn't know why Xiao Yun was looking for that little girl, he could see how important that little girl was to Xiao Yun.
"Okay, then let's listen to Master Bing. Come on, keep playing the music and dancing!"
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On the other side, Xiao Yun walked to the front yard and saw from afar the little girl standing quietly outside the pavilion waiting. She was clutching the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, her body trembling slightly, revealing her inner nervousness and fear.
She lowered her head, and although her face could not be seen, everyone who saw her could feel the fragility from the inside out. In addition, Xiao Yun knew her life experience, and he couldn't help but have the urge to protect the girl in front of him.
The little girl didn't understand why she was brought here. The fierce soldiers only told her that this was the City Lord's Mansion. In her understanding, the City Lord's Mansion was a scary place. When the children who bullied her mentioned this name, they would show fear on their faces.
Is it because the snakeman blood in my body wants to torture me?
The little girl thought fearfully, she didn't know what kind of pain she would face or torture she would suffer next.
Just as she was getting more and more scared, footsteps were heard. She looked up and saw a young man in a black robe walking towards her with a warm smile.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."
A gentle and pleasant voice came out of the boy's mouth. After hearing it, the little girl stopped fantasizing and her body stopped trembling as if by some magic.
"This... Young Master, are you here to see me?" The little girl spoke pitifully with a trembling voice.
"Yes, it's me." Xiao Yun slowly approached the little girl, stopped one meter away from her, and smiled: "My name is Xiao Yun, do you have your own name?"
"Master, my name is Qinglin." As if she was touched by Xiao Yun's gentle attitude, Qinglin's voice stopped trembling and she spoke crisply. "Qinglin, what a good name. Let's sit down and talk." Xiao Yun waved his hand, motioning her to follow him to sit under the pavilion. After they sat down, he said, "Qinglin, come over here."
After hesitating for a moment, Qing Lin slowly walked forward and stood in front of Xiao Yun.
He looked carefully at Qinglin's somewhat shy face, or to be more precise, he looked at her eyes.
Staring at Qinglin's pair of watery eyes, he saw three extremely tiny emerald green dots deep in the slightly green pupils.
"It is indeed the Green Snake with Three Flower Pupils." Xiao Yun thought to himself, it seems that the City Lord's Mansion is quite accurate in finding people.
"Young Master..." Qing Lin's childish voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Xiao Yun's thoughts.
Looking at that lovely, delicate oval face, which was already filled with shyness and turned extremely red, Xiao Yun realized that he had been looking at her for a long time.
"Sorry, I was thinking about something just now." Xiao Yun smiled gently, touching Qinglin's little head.
Qing Lin was a little stunned after hearing what Xiao Yun said. From childhood to adulthood, this was the first time someone did not discriminate against her and apologized to her. In the past, she was the only one who apologized to others.
Tears quickly filled his green eyes, and Qing Lin whispered, "No...it's okay, Master. You don't need to apologize to Qing Lin."
"Hey, don't be afraid, just follow me from now on, and no one will dare to bully you anymore!" Seeing Qing Lin's appearance, his heart softened, and Xiao Yun said with some pity.
"Master, don't you hate me?"
"Why should I hate you? Just because you have the blood of a snake man? Having the blood of a snake man is not a fault, and it is not something you can choose. How could I hate you for this?" Xiao Yun smiled gently while rubbing Qinglin's little head.
"Moreover, you have a strong talent for cultivation. Your pupils are called the Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils, which are the nemesis of almost all snake-shaped monsters. You can sign a unilateral master-servant contract with them and control them. This is an extremely powerful talent."
"Moreover, you can also absorb them into the space opened up by the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils. The snake-shaped monsters sucked into the space will be slowly devoured by you, thus boosting your cultivation."
"You will become a very powerful person in the future and you will be able to protect yourself." Xiao Yun introduced Qing Lin to her own talents and said with a smile: "In this case, are you still willing to follow me?"
"Yeah." Hearing Xiao Yun's words, Qing Lin nodded vigorously. Although she didn't know whether what he said was true or not, Xiao Yun was the first person who treated her equally, so she was willing to believe whatever he said.
"Master, I am willing to follow you."
"Don't call me Master from now on. Call me Brother." Seeing Qing Lin nod in agreement, Xiao Yun was also very happy. He stood up and said, "Come on, Brother will take you to eat something delicious."
"Brother?" Qinglin whispered softly, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on her little face. She took the hand handed to her by Xiao Yun. The warm palm wrapped around her little hand, and also nourished her scarred young heart.
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"Is this the little girl you are looking for?" Hai Bodong said in surprise as he looked at Xiao Yun and the other person walking into the hall hand in hand.
Qinglin's current appearance was not very good. In order to bring her here as quickly as possible, the people from the City Lord's Mansion did not take her to clean up. Therefore, Qinglin, wearing shabby clothes and with some dirt on her body, seemed a bit out of place at this banquet.
"Yes, this is my sister, her name is Qinglin." Xiao Yun took Qinglin's little hand and sat down next to Hai Bodong, then said, "Qinglin, this is Hai Lao, my brother's friend."
"Hello, Mr. Hai." Faced with such a scene, the self-abased Qing Lin couldn't help but feel a little scared and kept hiding behind Xiao Yun.
"Eat something, don't be afraid, your brother is here." Xiao Yun comforted Qinglin while stroking his little head.
Qinglin's little face became a little rosy. No one had ever done such an intimate action as stroking the top of her head to her before, but today Xiao Yun did it several times, which made her feel a different emotion in her heart.
Picking up the chopsticks and looking at the various delicacies in front of him that he had never seen before, Qinglin secretly swallowed his saliva and began to eat slowly.
(End of this chapter)
