Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, Qinglin

Stone Desert City, Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

"Captain, an honored guest has come to see you."

A mercenary approached the young man. Dressed in white robes, his eyes, brighter than those of ordinary people, held a trace of wisdom and a barely perceptible shrewd cunning.

Xiao Ding, the eldest of the three Xiao brothers, was Xiao Yan's elder brother.

"An honored guest?" Xiao Ding was speaking with Xiao Yan's second brother, Xiao Li. Both turned to look at the mercenary.

"Yes. He seems to have quite the background. The noble aura around him simply cannot be concealed."

"Why would someone who looks like a noble come to a place with such harsh conditions?" Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged a glance before following the guide into the hall.

Upon entering the hall, they saw a young man in white who appeared to be only around sixteen. His handsome face and pair of Heterochromatic Eyes were especially eye-catching. At first glance, he gave off an elegant and refined air; if he had been holding a scroll, he would have looked no different from a scholar.

Yet beneath that refinement lay a faint wickedness. His handsome features were filled with indifference, making him impossible to read and revealing not the slightest hint of his background.

Not only could they not gauge the depth of his strength, but the person beside him, clad in a black robe with a hood concealing his entire figure, also exuded an incomparably powerful presence.

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li immediately became alert. The former slightly cupped his hands and said, "May I ask what brings Your Excellency to our Mo Tie Mercenary Group?"

Hun Tianchen slowly rose to his feet. The coldness on his face vanished completely as he smiled with great courtesy. "Captain, Second Captain, greetings. I am Hun... I did indeed come here with a purpose. Might the two of you grant me an opportunity to speak?"

Xiao Ding narrowed his eyes and studied him with a wise gaze, yet he still could not see through him in the slightest.

"Please, speak."

"I wish to find someone in your mercenary group." Hun Tianchen revealed a faint smile. "As for payment, I can offer you a satisfactory price."

"Who?" Xiao Ding frowned slightly.

"Qinglin."

Xiao Ding and Xiao Li looked surprised. They had never expected that this distinguished visitor had come all this way merely for a little girl in the mercenary group.

This little girl's identity was far from ordinary. She was the offspring of a human and a snake-person. Normally, infants with both human and snake-person blood found it difficult to survive past the age of two, yet Qinglin was already around twelve or thirteen.

Humans and snake-people alike regarded people like Qinglin as curses. Other than enduring countless disdainful looks and ridicule, those who survived seemed to have nothing else.

But Hun Tianchen knew that this little girl named Qinglin possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Her potential was immense, and she could control the vast majority of serpent magical beasts. It was an extraordinarily heaven-defying physique. Yet when it came to physiques, no one in this world could surpass his Sacred Body Demonic Heart.

Sacred and demonic were naturally opposed, yet they had merged into one within him. Other than the words "heaven-defying," there was little else that could describe such a physique.

Xiao Ding fell silent for a moment before ultimately choosing to have someone bring Qinglin over.

After all, his first impression of the refined and handsome youth before him was quite favorable. He did not look like a bad person.

Soon, a mercenary entered the hall while holding a little girl's hand.

The little girl wore an elegant light-green outfit. Her body was petite, though her development was somewhat mature, while still retaining an air of youthfulness.

Her adorable, delicate oval face resembled a beautiful porcelain doll. She looked timidly at everyone in the hall, especially Xiao Ding. Her eyes held a pitiful expression, as though she believed she had done something wrong and had been summoned here to be punished.

At that thought, tears began to gather in her eyes. Like a frightened kitten, she could not help but evoke pity.

"Qinglin..." Upon seeing the girl in green, Hun Tianchen nodded kindly at her.

Xiao Ding glanced at Qinglin, then said to Hun Tianchen, "Is she the one you were looking for?"

"She is indeed. What compensation do the two captains require?" Hun Tianchen asked with great gratitude.

"There is no need for compensation. You seem to care about her deeply." Xiao Ding sighed and unconsciously looked toward Qinglin. "This child has suffered greatly here... She has endured countless scornful looks simply because she has snake-person blood... Perhaps her life will be much better if she follows you."

"Captain Xiao Ding, are you... selling Qinglin?" Qinglin suddenly panicked upon hearing their conversation.

"Sigh, she never wanted snake-person blood in her veins. The child is innocent." Hun Tianchen shook his head helplessly, walked up to Qinglin, and gently stroked her little head. "Qinglin, will you come with me?"

He used a relatively gentle method, going through great effort to bring Qinglin out.

Though her eyes were filled with reluctance, she could only allow Hun Tianchen to lead her away by the hand from the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

"Young Master, this is..." Hun Miesheng looked at the little girl Qinglin with interest.

Although she was only thirteen or fourteen, perhaps because human and snake-person blood flowed through her veins, her petite and delicate body was curved in all the right places. Her full yet slender figure was truly a fatal temptation to those with certain peculiar tastes.

Based on what he knew of Young Master, Hun Miesheng had always found him unprecedentedly cold and detached. Yet today, he had directly taken a little girl away. Could it be that Young Master had such a preference?

"Don't get the wrong idea, Hall Master." Hun Tianchen saw through Hun Miesheng's thoughts at a glance and said lightly, "Look carefully at what kind of physique this little girl possesses."

Hun Miesheng observed her closely for a while, then suddenly saw three tiny green dots silently emerge once more within Qinglin's jade-green pupils.

"They are... Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils?!"

"Young Master, how... how did you know that someone with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils would appear here?" Hun Miesheng had been completely stunned by Hun Tianchen's seemingly divine foresight.

Why did it feel as though everything happening in this world could not escape Hun Tianchen's eyes?

Thinking carefully, Young Master was far too terrifying.

Moreover, when Young Master unleashed that Self-Created Dou Technique, he had also felt terrified. He could not summon even the slightest will to resist, as though the moment he resisted, something important would be taken from him.

Hun Tianchen affectionately stroked Qinglin's little head and smiled faintly. He gazed into the distance without answering Hun Miesheng's question.

Sometimes, maintaining an air of mystery made people even more afraid.

"Hall Master, the Green Lotus Core Flame has already been obtained. Let us proceed to our next destination."

"Young Master, would you mind if I asked one more question? Where is our next stop?" Hun Miesheng asked cautiously.

Hun Tianchen patted the dust from Qinglin's clothes and smiled lightly.

"We are going to Jia Nan Academy to take the Fallen Heart Flame."