Qing Lin

"Haha! Good! Commander Xiao is indeed straightforward!" Lin Ming said with a smile after hearing Xiao Ding accept the mission. Then, Lin Ming pushed the bag of Gold Coin in front of him towards Xiao Ding and said, "By the way, since Commander Xiao has accepted the mission, this bag of Gold Coin is yours too."

The purpose of opening a business is to make money. Therefore, Xiao Ding didn't stand on ceremony when Lin Ming handed him the Gold Coin. Instead, he picked them up, weighed them in his hand, and then examined a few more Gold Coin. Only after confirming that there were no problems did Xiao Ding put the Gold Coin away.

"Young Master Lin, I, Xiao Ding, will accept the deposit of three thousand Gold Coin. For the next seven days, starting tomorrow, our entire Desert Iron Mercenary Group will help you search for anything unusual," Xiao Ding said to Lin Ming after putting away the deposit.

"Commander Xiao, I trust you on this point. If it weren't for the good reputation of your Desert Iron Mercenary Group, I wouldn't have come to you for cooperation." Lin Ming didn't know whether the Desert Iron Mercenary Group had a good reputation or not, but that didn't affect Lin Ming statement.

No one dislikes praise, especially praise for the hard-earned success of their business. When the Xiao Ding brothers heard Lin Ming praise their Mercenary Group's good reputation, their faces immediately lit up with smiles.

"Young Master Lin, rest assured! Our Desert Iron Mercenary Group will work overtime to find out what's wrong here, and we will definitely not let you down," Xiao Li assured Lin Ming.

"With Second Regiment Commander Xiao Li's assurance, I feel even more at ease. Now I just wait for good news from the two commanders." Lin Ming said with a smile, looking at Xiao Li who had given his assurance.

"Young Master Lin, if you don't mind, please stay with our Desert Iron Mercenary Group for the next few days! That way, if we discover anything, we can inform Young Master Lin immediately," Xiao Ding said to Lin Ming after he finished speaking.

Lin Ming came to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group for Qing Lin's sake. As for asking the Desert Iron Mercenary Group to help him find the passage to the Green Lotus Core Flame, that was just a side benefit.

To make contact with Qing Lin, Lin Ming would have to stay with the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. So even if Xiao Ding wasn't one, Lin Ming planned to bring it up himself. Of course, it would be even better if Xiao Ding brought it up now.

However, after Xiao Ding offered to let him stay there, Lin Ming did not immediately agree. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Ming clasped his hands and replied, "Then I will trouble Commander Xiao!"

"Not at all, not at all!" Xiao Ding replied to Lin Ming with a smile. Then, Xiao Ding said to Xiao Li, "Second brother, go and arrange for a superior room to be prepared for Young Master Lin."

"Alright! I'll arrange it right away!" Upon hearing Xiao Ding's instructions, Xiao Li Xiao Ding replied. Then, Xiao Li said to Lin Ming, "Young Master Lin, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Lin Ming nodded to Xiao Li, and then Xiao Li left the hall.

That night, after having dinner with the Xiao Ding brothers, Lin Ming returned to the accommodation that Xiao Ding had arranged for Lin Ming.

The desert night sky was exceptionally bright with stars. Lin Ming admired the night view outside his lodgings for a long time before returning to his room to sleep.

Early in the morning, Lin Ming, who had just woken up, noticed someone loitering outside his door.

"Hey you who's been loitering outside, come in!" Now that he sensed someone loitering outside, Lin Ming was no longer sleepy and spoke up.

"Creak!"

As the door opened, a petite figure came into Lin Ming's view.

The owner of this figure was petite, and her face appeared to be about the same age as Zi Yan's. Her delicate and lovely oval face made this Little Girl, like Zi Yan, look like a delicate porcelain doll.

If we were to point out the differences between this Little Girl and Zi Yan, aside from their different faces and hair colors, the biggest difference is that although this Little Girl looks young, her body is quite well-developed.

"Young Master Lin Ming! I am the maid arranged by Leader Xiao Ding to help you with your washing up." Seeing Lin Ming staring at her, the Little Girl gripped the basin even tighter and spoke in a timid voice.

Looking at the Little Girl, Lin Ming roughly guessed that she was the person he had come for. So Lin Ming said in a friendly tone, "Come in!"

After hearing Lin Ming's words, the Little Girl picked up the basin in her hand and walked towards the wooden shelf next to the bed.

After placing the basin on the wooden stand, the Little Girl's delicate hands washed the towel in the basin, making a series of rippling sounds.

"Young Master Lin, I... I'll help you wash up." After wringing out the towel, the Little Girl came to the bedside, head bowed, and said nervously.

When the Little Girl came to his side, Lin Ming did not refuse.

As we know from the original work, Qing Lin's mother was raped by Snake Person before Qing Lin was born. Given the hatred between the Snake People Race and these Mercenary Group, Qing Lin, who possesses Snake People Race blood, was naturally an object of hatred for all Mercenary Group.

In her daily life, Qing Lin was constantly disliked and blamed by others, which made Qing Lin very self-conscious.

Qing Lin is only an eleven or twelve-year-old Little Girl. Since she has no cultivation and is still young, Qing Lin feels that the only way to gain the recognition of the Mercenary Group is to help them with what she can.

Now, Xiao Ding arranged for Qing Lin to take care of Lin Ming's washing and coughing. Qing Lin now felt that taking good care of Lin Ming was helping the Mercenary Group. Therefore, Lin Ming did not refuse when Qing Lin brought him a towel to wash his cough.

Of course, Lin Ming wasn't completely idle. After Qing Lin finished speaking, Lin Ming said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you, young lady!"

Hearing Lin Ming's humble words, Qing Lin looked up at Lin Ming, and a handsome face with a spring-like smile came into Qing Lin's view.

Just a moment later, Qing Lin blushed and lowered his head, his voice even more nervous as he said, "No... it's no trouble at all!"

With Qing Lin's delicate hands at his side, Lin Ming finished washing up.

"By the way, young lady, I still don't know your name?" After Qing Lin finished washing herself, Lin Ming asked as he watched Qing Lin go to the wooden shelf to wash her towel.

"Ah?" Hearing Lin Ming's question, Qing Lin's small hands, which were washing the towel, paused involuntarily. Then, Qing Lin stammered softly, "Young Master Lin! I... my name is Qing Lin."

"It really is Qing Lin!" Lin Ming exclaimed, unable to contain his joy, upon hearing Qing Lin confirm that he was Qing Lin.

However, seeing Qing Lin lower his head after saying his name, Lin Ming immediately said gently, "Qing Lin! A good name!"