Xiao Yao turned and walked over to Qing Lin, smiling faintly. "Qing Lin, come with me. I need the Ice Dragon to travel to the Tagore Desert and bring my eldest and second brothers back, along with the members of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group they established."
"Then let's go pick up the First Commander, the Second Commander, and the others right away." Qing Lin's eyes lit up, and her voice was somewhat excited.
At that moment, Zi Yan's large black eyes rolled around. She hurried over to Xiao Yao, tightly grabbed his arm, and looked at him as she blinked her lively eyes. With a curl of her lips, she said, "Xiao Yao, are you going off to do something fun again? I'm coming too."
Looking at Zi Yan's little hand gripping his arm tightly, Xiao Yao could only smile helplessly. "Zi Yan, I won't be taking you this time. We're going to handle serious business, and we won't have time to play around with you."
The moment Zi Yan heard that, her little mouth jutted out high, and her eyes reddened slightly, making her look on the verge of tears. "I don't care! If all of you leave, only Zi Lin and I will be left here. That'll be so boring! I promise I won't make trouble or cause you any problems. Just let me come with you." As she spoke, she gently shook Xiao Yao's arm, her tone full of coquettish pleading.
Seeing Zi Yan like this, Qing Lin could not bear it and tried to persuade him. "Master, why not bring Zi Yan along? With you and the Ice Dragon here, you should be able to keep both of us safe. Besides, Zi Yan isn't weak either. She can protect herself."
"Forget it. I won't take