Qing Lin, Do You Want to Come with Me?

"Captain Luo Bu, we'll leave this person to you."

The mercenaries traveling with Qing Lin immediately sold her out.

Since the Sand Mercenary Group wanted to capture Qing Lin, there was no reason for them to suffer here.

"No problem. I'll take her. Thank you for your efforts."

Luo Bu smiled.

"Then we'll be leaving first."

The mercenaries wanted to leave, but the moment they turned around, several cold flashes streaked through the air. The two men behind Luo Bu made their move, instantly taking their lives.

Run?

Luo Bu would have to be an idiot to let these people go back and sound the alarm.

Qing Lin stared blankly at the blood splattering before her.

They really intended to kill!

They had killed so many people just to capture her?

"What, do you pity them?" Luo Bu teased as he looked at the frightened Qing Lin. "They didn't hesitate to abandon you so they could save their own lives."

"Now that I've killed them, I've even avenged you. And you're still not satisfied?"

"No, it's not like that..." Qing Lin's voice trembled.

"Hmph, what a pathetic creature. Brother Mo Ran, I'll leave her to you." Luo Bu looked at a man beside him.

"Hahaha, rest assured, Captain Luo. Once I return, I'll definitely put in a few good words for you before the family head and the Great Elder."

"Then I'll thank you in advance, Brother Mo Ran."

Mo Ran was from the Yan Cheng Mo Family.

It was the Mo Family that wanted to capture Qing Lin, not the Sand Mercenary Group.

They also had no idea why the Mo Family was going to such lengths to seize a girl with snake-people blood.

But since it was the Mo Family's business, Luo Bu did not dare ask too many questions.

He only needed to handle the matter properly and not ask what he should not ask.

"Little girl, let's go."

Mo Ran had Qing Lin's hands tied with rope, then parted ways with the Sand Mercenary Group.

They had to take Qing Lin back to Yan Cheng immediately. There could not be a moment's delay.

"Walk faster. Stop dragging your feet!"

Mo Ran was growing irritated.

Qing Lin was walking too slowly.

Her only redeeming quality was that she remained calm. Even in her current situation, she did not cry or make a fuss.

But if she slowed them down and prevented them from returning to the Mo Family sooner, that would be troublesome too.

"You two, take turns carrying her."

Mo Ran could no longer endure such a slow pace, so he ordered two subordinates to carry Qing Lin.

Neither of them objected. After exchanging a glance, one of them stepped forward.

He was just about to hoist Qing Lin onto his shoulder.

Suddenly, a fierce gust swept in with a cloud of yellow sand, instantly blinding them.

"Why did such a strong wind suddenly pick up?"

The men hurriedly waved their hands, dispersing the wind and sand.

"Not good! The girl is gone!"

Someone suddenly shouted.

Mo Ran quickly turned around and found that Qing Lin had vanished without a trace.

"What happened? Where is she?!"

"Find her!"

The group hurriedly spread out to search.

Soon, they found Qing Lin amid the wind and sand.

There was another person beside her—a handsome young man.

"Who are you? How dare you block our path?!" Mo Ran shouted.

"I'm taking this girl," Ning Su said calmly.

"Where did this fool who doesn't know his own limits come from? You dare steal someone from the Mo Family? Are you tired of living?!"

Mo Ran's expression darkened. He immediately waved his hand, and several subordinates beside him rushed forward, intending to seize Ning Su outright.

But Ning Su merely waved a hand. A powerful gust instantly sent Mo Ran and the others flying, leaving them coughing up blood, their fates unknown.

Qing Lin looked at Ning Su in astonishment.

His face was completely unfamiliar. They should never have met before.

"Um... thank you for saving me."

She seemed somewhat uneasy.

Ning Su really had saved her.

But Qing Lin did not know Ning Su.

"Your name is Qing Lin?" Ning Su looked at the girl before him.

Her young face was covered in dust from doing all kinds of dirty, exhausting work for so long.

Yet it was still clear that she had a fine foundation. When she grew up, she would surely become a beauty.

Because she possessed part of the snake-people bloodline, although Qing Lin was still young, her figure was far more mature than those of girls her age.

Her waist was slender, her breasts full and pert, already carrying the beginnings of a bewitching charm.

"Yes... Young Master knows me?"

Seeing that Ning Su knew her name, Qing Lin relaxed slightly.

At least Ning Su knew who she was.

"Yes. I saved you, so do you want to come with me?" Ning Su looked at her, his voice gentle.

He had originally been planning to head to the Gama Holy Capital, but by coincidence, he had encountered the Mo Family's people trying to seize Qing Lin along the way.

So he had saved Qing Lin while he was at it.

The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils were an exceptionally rare ocular technique with limitless potential.

Ning Su had no intention of wasting such a fine pair of eyes.

Besides, Qing Lin truly was a pitiful girl.

It was bad enough that she was usually discriminated against and looked down upon. In a time of danger, she had even been betrayed by her own companions.

What a miserable fate she had.

Hearing Ning Su's words, Qing Lin lowered her head slightly and said softly, "Huh? Young Master, I... I'm from the Iron Mercenary Group in Stone Desert City. I can't go with you."

She was very grateful that Ning Su had saved her.

But asking her to go with him just like that was far too sudden.

Qing Lin was completely unprepared.

"If you stay by my side, no one will ever mock or look down on you again."

"I can make you strong—strong enough that no one can bully you, and all they can do is fear and respect you," Ning Su said.

Qing Lin was somewhat tempted.

Ever since she was little, she had endured all kinds of strange looks, mockery, and humiliation.

It was as if she had been born an aberration that should never have existed in this world.

Qing Lin had a strong personality. Even though all kinds of people had bullied and despised her, she had never blamed anyone.

But,

Sometimes, she also thought that, if possible, she wanted to live like a normal person.

She wanted to stop enduring those strange stares and stop being bullied because of her bloodline.

But she could only think about it. She could never make it happen.

Now that Ning Su had said these things, she was moved.

"I won't force you to answer me now. I can take you back to Stone Desert City first, and you can answer after you've thought it through," Ning Su said, unwilling to pressure her.

He hoped Qing Lin would follow him willingly.

Not because of any other reason.

Besides, Ning Su's offer was indeed so direct that it was hard to trust.

If a stranger suddenly appeared and said he could bring you all sorts of benefits, then asked you to go with him, would you go?

"Yes, thank you, Young Master..."

Qing Lin felt a little embarrassed.

She did not think Ning Su was a bad person.

If he were a bad person, he would not have saved her.

"Let's go. Back to Stone Desert City."

Ning Su was about to take Qing Lin back.

Suddenly, the wind and sand surged around them, blurring Ning Su's vision.

A sand tornado charged toward them.

At the same time, a hand reached through the wind and sand toward Qing Lin.

But Ning Su reacted instantly and raised his hand to knock the person's hand aside.

"Trying to use the same method I just used to snatch someone? You learn pretty fast." Ning Su looked toward the figure within the wind and sand.

A woman's laughter rang out from within the wind and sand.

"I didn't expect you to react so quickly. I underestimated you."

The wind and sand slowly dispersed, revealing a green figure wearing a veil...