"Although that kind of atmosphere is uncomfortable, without that kind of environment, it would be really difficult for me to get to where I am today." Xiao Yan spread his hands and said with a smile.
"Haha, of course it's good that you've come to where you are now. Your second brother has been complaining that I didn't take you away at first, but during Jia Ma Empire's travels, we almost died several times. If you were to follow me, wouldn't it be harmful to you? If you stay in the family, your father can take care of you since you were young..." Xiao Ding smiled.
"Okay, okay, we finally met, so let's not talk about those frustrating things in the past. Fortunately, nothing happened to Xiao Yanzi. Otherwise, when we go back in the future, we must teach those little bastards a lesson!" Xiao Li said, waving his hand.
"Haha, okay, let's not mention those things in the past." Xiao Ding smiled, turned to Xiao Yan, and said with a smile, "Little guy, after hearing the reports from the mercenaries, your strength seems to be at the Dou Zong level?"
When he said this, even Xiao Ding's eyes were flashing with surprise and horror.
Hearing this, Xiao Li on the side also stared at Xiao Yan with a face full of surprise. He remembered that when he left, Xiao Yan was still lingering in the third and fourth sections of Dou Qi, right? In just three or four years, he has surpassed the four Jia Ma Empire experts and become a Dou Zong expert?!?
"Dou Zong... Big brother, second brother, you can easily become Dou Zong strong."
While speaking, Xiao Yan raised his hand, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth condensed into a pill furnace, and then several pills appeared out of thin air.
Before long, a strong scent of elixir enveloped the entire Desert Rock City.
"It smells so good!"
"Hiss! My fighting spirit has actually broken through?!"
"How amazing!"
"..."
In the lobby, Xiao Yan dispersed the alchemy furnace, took out the jade bottle, packed up five Yin-Yang Marrow Cleansing Pills, and placed them in front of the two brothers Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
Looking at the eldest brother and the second brother with horrified faces, Xiao Yan chuckled and said, "Eldest brother, second brother, each of you has one of these Yin-Yang Marrow Cleansing Pill. After refining, you will not only have Dou Zong's cultivation level, but also greatly change your cultivation talent."
Looking at the two people who wanted to say something else, Xiao Yan didn't give them a chance to speak, and said directly, "Brother, second brother, please refine one now, and I will protect you."
Hearing this, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li nodded, and then without any hesitation, they each took out one and drank it, then started practicing cross-legged.
In the evening, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li both broke through Dou Zong, becoming one-star Dou Zong experts.
In the dark night, the entire Desert Iron Mercenary Group was completely plunged into a carnival. And Xiao Yan also brought Little Doctor Immortal to get to know Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
On the night after arriving at Stone Desert City for the first time, Xiao Yan, who did not drink alcohol at all, made an exception and got drunk happily with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
The next day, when Xiao Yan opened his hazy eyelids from a deep sleep, he found that it was already bright. He rubbed his aching head with his palms, turned his head and looked at the thin quilt on his body, sat up slowly, shook his head hard, smiled bitterly, then crossed his legs, formed a cultivation knot with his hands, entered the cultivation state, and began to expel the remaining alcohol in his body.
An instant later, Xiao Yan flicked his fingers, and a strong smell of alcohol spurted out from his fingers.
After forcing the alcohol out of his body, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and then gradually opened his eyes. In his dark eyes, he regained his previous calmness.
"Crunch."
Not long after Xiao Yan opened his eyes, the door was suddenly pushed open gently, and a charming figure walked in quietly. However, when he saw Xiao Yan sitting on the bed, he was slightly startled, and hurriedly saluted him, and said in a timid voice, "Master Xiao Yan, are you awake?"
The girl who walked in didn't seem to be very old. She seemed to be a little younger than Xiao Yan. She was dressed in a light green Qingya outfit. Although her body was petite, she was strangely mature, but she looked a little green.
A cute and delicate oval face, like a beautiful porcelain doll, and a timid appearance, like a frightened little rabbit, which makes people feel a little pity in their hearts.
When he saw the girl in green on the first day of the new year, Xiao Yan was also stunned for a moment, and then nodded kindly towards her. At the same time, new memories emerged in my mind.
For a moment, Xiao Yan was in a daze.
"Master Xiao Yan, let me... let me help you wash up?" Putting the basin in her hand on the wooden frame outside the bed, the cute girl nervously stood beside the bed and whispered.
"Haha, no need, I'll do it myself." He smiled and shook his head. After coming to his senses, Xiao Yan couldn't help but look at the little girl again with a look of love in his eyes.
He walked down from the bed, then came to the wooden frame, washed himself casually, turned his head to look at the girl's nervous look, and couldn't help but smile, "What's your name?"
"Ah?" Hearing this, the girl was slightly stunned, and then said hesitantly, "My... my name is Qing Lin."
"Oh." He nodded slightly, Xiao Yan wiped his face with the handkerchief, then threw the handkerchief into the basin, looked up to the sky and took a breath of fresh air.
Seeing Xiao Yan finish washing up, Qing Lin quickly took the basin and trotted toward the door.
Turning his head, looking at the girl's petite figure, Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly glanced at the girl's waist that could not be easily grasped. For some reason, he always felt that the girl's slender waist was twisting, and there was a strange temptation... It was like... like a beautiful snake twisting its waist charmingly.
"Damn, what are you thinking about..." The inexplicable thoughts made Xiao Yan curse to himself with a wry smile, and returned to the bed, holding the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler handle tightly in his palm, and then lifted it hard and put it on his shoulder.
Resisting Heavy Xuan Ruler, Xiao Yan lightly jumped up and smiled. After a year of hard training, he has almost completely adapted to the weight of Heavy Xuan Ruler. However, Every time he takes off Heavy Xuan Ruler, his speed and strength will soar. Xiao Yan believes that if he fights an enemy, this sudden increase in speed and strength will definitely catch his opponent off guard.
Holding the handle of Heavy Xuan Ruler with the palm of his hand, he pulled out Xiao Yan fiercely. With a sound of fierce oppression, the wooden frame on the side suddenly collapsed.
Looking at the exploding wooden frame, Xiao Yan grinned and put Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back.
"Ah..." At the door, Qing Lin, who had just returned from pouring water, saw the mess in the house and couldn't help but exclaimed softly. Then he hurried over and squatted down to pick up the clothes on the ground.
Seeing the busy little girl, Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly, squatted down sheepishly, and stretched out his hand. Just as he was about to help pick up the fallen clothes, his moving eyes suddenly stopped on the white wrist of Qing Lin's sleeves exposed.
On that snow-white wrist, there are actually some cyan... snake scales?
Staring at those Qing Lin in astonishment, Xiao Yan glanced at Qing Lin's feet involuntarily, but he did not see the snake's tail, only the two small Tang San golden lotuses that made people want to put them in their hands and play with them.
Qing Lin, who was putting away his clothes, suddenly raised his little face, and saw Xiao Yan's shocked gaze, slowly moving down his gaze, and finally resting on his arm that was accidentally exposed. Suddenly, his cute little face turned pale, he rubbed his sleeves, carefully took two steps back, then hugged his calves with both hands, and squatted down against the corner, his little body trembling continuously.
"Yes... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to scare you." The little girl trembled and hugged her calf, and there was a little bit of anxious crying in her timid voice.
He was stunned by the little girl's sensitive emotions. Looking at Qing Lin's timid appearance, Xiao Yan sighed softly in his heart. He had heard of it before, near Tagor Desert, Occasionally, human women are insulted by snake people. According to common sense, snake people generally do not get pregnant when they have a relationship with humans. However, nothing is absolute. There is always an extremely rare chance that a woman who has a relationship with a snake person will become pregnant and give birth to a child...
However, although they can give birth to children, it is generally difficult for such babies with the blood of humans and snakes to live past the age of two. But the Qing Lin in front of Xiao Yan... seems to be thirty-four years old, right? What's going on?
Looking at the little girl with pity, Xiao Yan smiled bitterly. Even if he could live to be so old, what's the use? People of this type like Qing Lin are regarded as a curse by both humans and snake people. Being able to live for so many more years seems to have nothing else besides receiving more glares and ridicules...
Slowly coming to Qing Lin, Xiao Yan squatted down and gently stroked the little girl's head with his palms. Then he held her arm in her frightened look, carefully opened his sleeves, looked at the blue snake scales, and suddenly softly whispered, "What beautiful scales."
Hearing this, the little girl looked frightened. Since she was born, Xiao Yan is the first one to actually say that these scales are beautiful, which even scares her...
In the almost devastated and weak mind, a strange feeling quietly emerged. He opened his eyes that were faintly exuding some strange charm and said timidly, "Aren't you afraid, Master?"
Staring at Qing Lin's pair of watery eyes, Xiao Yan discovered that these eyes were slightly green, and... there seemed to be three extremely small green dots hidden deep in the pupils.
Staring closely at the strange green pupils, he thought to himself, "Jade-Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils? It's really extraordinary."
Shaking his head helplessly, Xiao Yan pulled down Qing Lin's sleeves, then pulled her up. He looked at the timid girl who was up to his shoulders with a smile, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for scaring you a little."
Qing Lin hurriedly shook her head, her little hands nervously twisting the corners of her clothes. In her knowledge, Xiao Yan was the first one to apologize to her in so many years.
"Master, during this period, I will be your personal maid. If you need anything, just ask Qing Lin." Bending down, Qing Lin whispered.
Smiling slightly, Xiao Yan nodded lightly, rubbed the girl's head, and said with a smile, "Where are my eldest brother, the others, and Little Doctor Immortal?"
"Xiao Ding and Xiao Li have already gone to organize things in the group. They told me that if the young master wants to find them, just let me take you to the meeting hall in the front yard." Qing Lin said softly. "Little Doctor Immortal sister is next door, practicing fighting spirit."
"Haha, since they are busy, let's forget it." He shook his head with a smile, Xiao Yan walked outside with Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back, and said with a smile, "Come on, take me around this Desert Iron Mercenary Group."
"Yes." She responded softly, and Qing Lin followed cautiously.
Walking out of the room, the sunshine outside the house is shining down, making people feel warm all over. Although the desert is hot, it is early in the morning, and the temperature of the sun is just enough not to make people feel hot.
Along the way, Qing Lin was walking in the mercenary group. Whenever they met the mercenaries coming and going, these people would stop and say hello to Xiao Yan kindly. Presumably, they all knew the identity of Xiao Yan.
But when their eyes glanced at Qing Lin aside, their smiles gradually became colder, and there was even a hint of disgust in some people's eyes.
Regarding their expressions, Xiao Yan could only sigh helplessly. It seemed that these people also knew the identity of Qing Lin. Xiao Yan had been treated like this when he was reduced to waste, so they had some feelings for the poor and helpless Qing Lin. Although I feel sympathy, the mercenaries on the edge of the desert all have an indelible blood feud with the snake people. Whenever these mercenaries think of the blood of those dirty snake people flowing in the body of the little girl in front of them, they can't help but show some disgust. This kind of emotion, almost nothing can suppress it. This is the disgust caused by the long-standing conflict between humans and snake people.
Qing Lin, who has both human and snake blood, bears the discrimination and disgust from both sides. Speaking of which, she is also an extremely innocent girl.
As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Yan directly raised his hand and instantly washed the marrow and body of Qing Lin, evolving into Myriad Demon Emperor Body.
In an instant, the scales on Qing Lin's body disappeared, and although the whole person was immature, it added a bit of Demon Charm's aura.
After seeing his work, Xiao Yan nodded with satisfaction.
"Qing Lin, don't care too much about other people's eyes. Just remember that you don't live for others, you live for yourself!" After saying this, Xiao Yan rubbed Qing Lin's head and continued walking into the distance.
"However, I have also experienced the uncomfortable feeling of being stared at by others. Therefore, I changed your physique for you. After you leave this Desert Rock City, others will no longer know your original physique."
Listening to Xiao Yan's words, Qing Lin froze in place. After a long time, some inexplicable brilliance appeared on his lovely and delicate face. His pretty nose twitched slightly, and he raised his little face. In the pair of green pupils, three extremely thin green dots suddenly appeared quietly again.
"Thank you, Master Xiao Yan..."
After murmuring softly, Qing Lin suddenly showed a strangely seductive smile on his little face, and then trotted to catch up with the young man in front of him.
"Master, wake up..."
In the early morning, Qing Lin put his hands on his slender waist, looked helplessly at Xiao Yan on the bed, who was sleeping soundly with the quilt on his delicate little face, and shouted softly.