Gu Shenge Sweet-Talks Qing Lin Online

The crowd was forcibly pushed aside by an irresistible force, revealing a path for Gu Shenge and Medusa. The onlookers turned their eyes toward the couple, and upon seeing Medusa, their eyes widened in unison, filled with astonishment and deep, unbridled greed.

Although Medusa wore a red veil that obscured her true face, her soul-stirring, charming eyes and perfect, enchanting figure were enough to make anyone lose their composure. The way her snow-white, slender waist swayed exuded a provocative allure that left people drooling.

Those with weaker willpower even swallowed their saliva on the spot.

Feeling the prying eyes of the ants around her, Medusa let out a cold snort. Instantly, those people felt as if a heavy hammer had slammed into their heads. Their spirits were severely damaged on the spot, leaving them dizzy and in splitting pain. The greed and lust that had risen in their hearts vanished without a trace, replaced only by terror.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, they realized that the enchanting beauty in red behind the veil was a powerful expert. Terrified, they dared not linger and scattered like birds and beasts, fearing that if they were a step too late, Medusa would kill them on the spot.

Gu Shenge glanced at the fleeing humans, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes. Daring to covet my beloved wife—you are courting death.

If it weren't for Medusa speaking up, he would have already taught these fellows a lesson himself.

His gaze shifted to Qing Lin, who was being held by her braid by a desert merchant.

She appeared to be thirteen or fourteen years old, with two thin braids, a delicate and exquisite oval face, and skin as fair as a beautiful porcelain doll. She looked panicked and frightened, her emerald-green eyes revealing a hint of pain.

She wore a light green dress that exposed her shoulders, though her arms were covered by green sleeves. Her figure, while petite, was already developing into a mature, curvaceous shape, though she still retained a youthful air.

In particular, her waist was so slender it seemed it could be spanned by a single hand; as she struggled and twisted, she looked like a little mermaid showing off her enchanting curves, possessing a unique, exotic allure.

The desert merchant, seeing the crowd flee, was a bit confused. But noticing the two people still standing there—and seeing they were clearly not commoners—he assumed the couple was there to shop. He quickly released his grip on Qing Lin's braid, his mean-spirited face twisting into a fawning expression as he asked with a smile.

"I wonder what you two are looking to buy? I have fine porcelain here from the Jia Ma Empire, each piece fired by a master's hand. It is exquisite and elegant; I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Gu Shenge ignored the desert merchant entirely. He walked up to Qing Lin, looked at her frightened little face, and asked her softly.

"Don't be afraid, little girl. My name is Gu Shenge. I want to take you away from here. Are you willing to come with me?"

"Huh?" Qing Lin was puzzled, not understanding why this stranger had suddenly approached her and offered to take her away.

Seeing that Gu Shenge was there for Qing Lin, the desert merchant immediately changed his tune.

"Customer, it's not that you can't take this little monster, but you must first compensate me with one hundred gold coins. She caused me to break a piece of fine porcelain, so she must pay."

Upon hearing this, Qing Lin shook her head vigorously, her little face showing grievance like a wrongly accused kitten as she defended herself.

"I didn't break his porcelain. He dropped it himself."

"Heh! I say you broke it, so you broke it! If you, this little monster, hadn't walked past me and startled me, how could the porcelain have broken!"

Watching the desert merchant twist the truth and frame the girl, disgust surfaced in Gu Shenge's eyes. A wisp of Dou Huang pressure was released, crushing down upon the merchant.

The desert merchant instantly felt a weight on his back, as if a mountain had materialized out of thin air, pinning him to the ground. He knelt, his head pressed against the dirt, in a pathetic state.

He realized that the young man before him was a terrifying expert, someone he could not afford to offend. Trembling with fear that Gu Shenge might kill him on a whim, he kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy with tears in his eyes.

"My Lord, I was wrong! I didn't know this little mon... young lady was related to you! If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to trouble her even if I had a hundred guts! Please, spare me!"

Qing Lin watched in astonishment as the merchant who had been bullying her suddenly knelt and begged for mercy. She had heard from the Grand Leader that some experts who had reached a high level of Dou Qi could suppress ordinary practitioners with just a glance, even without doing anything. Could this person be one of those experts?

But why would he help her?

Gu Shenge looked at the kowtowing merchant and pointed at Qing Lin. "You should apologize to her, not beg me for mercy."

Seeing this, the merchant hurriedly apologized to Qing Lin, begging for her forgiveness.

"I'm sorry, little girl. I shouldn't have troubled you. Please, spare me! If you forgive me, I'm willing to give you one thousand gold coins as compensation! Please!"

Between money and his life, the desert merchant chose his life without hesitation. Money could be earned again, but if he lost his life, everything was gone.

Faced with the merchant's tearful pleas, Qing Lin did not want to entangle herself with him further and nodded to show she forgave him.

The merchant let out a long sigh of relief. Gu Shenge withdrew his pressure, and the merchant felt the weight lift from his back. Looking at Qing Lin with gratitude, he didn't hesitate; he scrambled up from the ground and took a two-striped gold card from his storage ring, offering it to her with both hands.

"Little girl, there are fifteen hundred gold coins in this card. The extra is my compensation. Thank you for your mercy."

After saying this, he turned and fled in a panic, leaving his stall behind, terrified that Gu Shenge might change his mind and slap him to death.

Qing Lin stared at the gold card in her hand, stunned. She looked at Gu Shenge, then hurriedly bowed to thank him for his help, trying to hand the card to him.

"Thank you for helping me out of this predicament, but you should keep this gold card."

Gu Shenge shook his head, pushed the card back, reached out to pat Qing Lin's head, and said with a gentle smile, "Little girl, keep the card. It is the compensation that man gave you. If you want to thank me, why not come away with me? As long as I am here, I guarantee you will never be bullied or insulted by others again. How about it?"

Hearing the mysterious man offer to take her away again, Qing Lin was even more confused.

Everyone else avoided her like the plague; why was he so eager to take her with him?

Seeing the girl's confusion, Gu Shenge's eyes flickered, and a green light flashed as his pupils transformed into an emerald-green hue. He pointed to his own eyes and explained softly to Qing Lin.

"I'm sure you're wondering why I want to take you away. It's because we possess the same eyes. In other words, we are the same kind."

"We are... the same kind?"

This sentence left Qing Lin stunned on the spot. She stared blankly at Gu Shenge's eyes—they were the same emerald-green as hers, perhaps even more beautiful. Could it be that he, like her, was a half-human, half-snake hybrid?

"Well, Qing Lin, are you willing to come with me?"

Faced with Gu Shenge's question once more, Qing Lin fell into deep thought.

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