Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

Chapter 172 Means
"Hmm."

Qing Lin, who was lying on the bed, frowned in discomfort. His whole body was exhausted and his breathing was slightly unsmooth.

But in the end, it's nothing serious.

Qing Lin struggled to open his eyes, and the blurry vision in front of him gradually became clear, and what he saw was an extremely unfamiliar ceiling.

This made Qing Lin's little head feel puzzled and murmured in a low voice.

"Where is this place?"

"Qinglin! Are you awake?!"

At this moment, Qing Lin heard an exciting and familiar voice that reassured her, making her suddenly confused.

The next second, a familiar face appeared in front of her eyes, making Qinglin's heart immediately filled with excitement. She even ignored her physical fatigue. She sat up from the bed in an instant and looked at the man with a full face next to the bed. A gentle woman who writes about love.

Tears fell from Qinglin's green pupils.

"Xiao Ling, leader? Is that you?" Qinglin's voice trembled slightly, "Qinglin, Qinglin wasn't dreaming, was he?"

Looking at Qing Lin, who showed her weakness and helplessness in front of her, the pity in Xiao Ling's eyes became more intense.

This child has suffered so much along the way.
Xiao Ling murmured in his heart, slowly stretched out his hand, and gently stroked Qinglin's little head.

He comforted him with an extremely gentle voice.

"It's me, little Qinglin didn't dream~"

"You have worked really hard on this journey. You are really brave."

Feeling the familiar gentle touch on the top of her head, and listening to the familiar soft comforting voice spoken by Xiao Ling, Qing Lin couldn't bear it anymore, her eyes instantly filled with moisture, and she threw herself into Xiao Ling's arms and burst into tears. stand up.

"Ahhhhhhhh!!! Captain Xiao Ling! Qinglin is so scared!!!"

"Master Xiao Yan is dead! Qinglin is worried that he will never see you again!"

"When Xiao Ling is injured, his blue scales hurt too!"

No matter how hard Qing Lin forces herself to be strong, she is still just a little girl who has not yet grown up.

Both of her parents who loved her passed away when she was young, and Xiao Ling adopted her.

Cook for her and teach her to read.

Sleep with her every night and tell her stories every night.

When I was sick, I stayed at the bedside all night to take care of myself meticulously.

Xiao Ling's gentleness and kindness to her have always been in Qinglin's heart.

She even vaguely regarded Xiao Ling as her mother.

A few days ago, Xiao Ling left alone because of changes in the Snake Tribe.

Although Qing Lin pretended to be fine, the worry in his heart had reached its peak.

There was even a question in my heart.

What if something unexpected happened during Captain Xiao Ling's trip?

Then, will I still reconcile humans and snake people for the sake of my father and mother?Do you really not hate the snake people?

Qinglin was really scared, afraid that something would really happen to Xiao Ling.

Not only would he hate the snake people after what happened, but also because he could no longer see Xiao Ling.

This fear became even stronger after Xiao Yan's accident.

If she hadn't wanted to keep Xiao Ling's faith supporting Qing Lin, she would have collapsed long ago.

But now, I finally see the person I have been thinking about so much, how can I not tell him the grievances I have felt these days.

Xiao Ling looked down at Qing Lin, who was crying in her arms, feeling very distressed. He kept patting her back gently, comforting her silently, and quietly listened to Qing Lin's confession to him.

After Qing Lin's father entrusted Qing Lin to him, Xiao Ling really raised Qing Lin as his own daughter, fearing that she would be wronged in some way.

Xiao Ling not only didn't want to live up to his savior's dying instructions, but he also didn't want to live up to the poor child Qinglin.

During the initial period of taking care of Qing Lin, Xiao Ling even vaguely saw the shadow of Xiao Yan as a child in Qing Lin.

When his mother passed away, Xiao Yan was as fragile as Qing Lin.

Xiao Ling only felt pity in her heart.

No matter it was Yan'er or Qinglin back then, they were still just children.
Why must they endure this pain?

Xiao Ling couldn't think of an answer to this question.

All she could do was to do her best to give them deep love and heal the trauma in their hearts as much as possible.

This is the only thing Xiao Ling thinks he can do.

She did, indeed.

Even if he couldn't completely fill it, Xiao Ling used his tenderness to fill the wounds in Xiao Yan and Qing Lin's hearts as much as possible.

It is precisely because of this that Xiao Ling is the same existence as their mother in the minds of Xiao Yan and Qing Lin.

After an unknown amount of time, Qing Lin finally got tired of crying.

There were tears on her delicate little face like a porcelain doll, and she fell asleep again unconsciously.

Xiao Ling reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Qinglin's eyes. He wanted to help Qinglin lie down again, but he couldn't get rid of her arms tightly around his waist.

After trying several times to no avail, Xiao Ling finally gave up, with a helpless smile on his face.

He reached out and pulled up the quilt, covering Qing Lin's body, letting her sleep in his arms.

Then Xiao Ling turned his head and looked at Yao Ye who was sitting on the chair and Mobas who had his tail on the ground.

There was a little apology in his eyes.

"Sorry, let's continue talking like this."

"It's okay, I don't mind."

Yaoye waved his hand lightly. Although Mobas beside him did not speak, it was obvious from his expression that he didn't care about this kind of thing.

Mobas crossed his arms, looked at Xiao Ling, and whispered.

"Continuing with the topic just now, do you want to say that the teachings I heard when I was a child about how despicable human beings are are all false?"

After hearing Mobas' question, Xiao Ling was silent for a while, and then said softly.

"I think, probably not."

"Um?!"

Xiao Ling's answer surprised Mobas. He thought that Xiao Ling would strongly affirm that the understanding of human beings taught to him by his elders was false.

Xiao Ling lowered his head, gently followed Qing Lin's hair, and continued.

"I have read the historical records about the Snake People before, and the records clearly stated the persecution of the Snake People by the Gama Empire, and forced the Snake People to move into the depths of the Tagore Desert. thing."

"These are indeed facts."

"That is to say, the things your elders taught you are all true."

Hearing this, Mobas looked a little angry, and Xiao Ling could clearly see his clenched fists.

But beyond Xiao Ling's expectation, Mobas slowly loosened his clenched fists, and the anger on his face gradually faded away.

"go on."

"."

Xiao Ling looked at Mobas with full surprise.

With Mobas's nature, it was normal for him to be angry after hearing what he just said, but it was quite strange that he could forcefully suppress the anger.

Is it related to Yan'er?

Xiao Ling had this guess in his heart, but he didn't dwell too much on this issue.

In any case, it is a good thing that Mobas can calm down and listen to others.

Immediately, Xiao Ling spoke again, picking up the topic just now.

"But Chief Mobas, I hope you can realize one thing."

"That was hundreds of years ago."

"Those are indeed human sins, sins committed by the Gama Empire. I will not deny this."

"But times have long since changed."

"The knowledge your elders taught you was the knowledge they had hundreds of years ago when the snake people were persecuted by humans."

"I personally think that this understanding was extremely correct at the time, even within a hundred years."

"But you are a snake-people living in this era, not hundreds of years ago."

“I think it’s a bit arbitrary to continue to use the concepts of right and wrong from hundreds of years ago and apply them to modern people.”

Xiao Ling said, looking at Yao Ye. "Two hundred years ago, there was a great purge within the Jiama royal family. Jia Lao's grandfather immediately abandoned the slave business after taking over the Jiama Empire. I have told the leaders many times about this, and over the years, Jiama The royal family has been working hard to make up for the mistakes made by the Gama Empire for generations, and has also been trying to repair the relationship between humans and the snake people."

"As the eldest princess, Your Highness Yao Ye should know this better than me."

Yaoye nodded and looked at Mobas.

"Chief Mobas, as the eldest princess, I assure you that our royal family has been working hard to repair the relationship with the snake people. We have always wanted to make up for the mistakes made by the former royal family."

"Then why don't you completely ban the slave trade?" Mobas stared at Yao Ye closely and asked sternly: "If you really wanted to repair the relationship with the snake people, you would have completely banned the slave trade long ago!"

Mobas' question made Yaoye silent.

After a moment, he said slowly.

"It's ours, lack of ability."

"Because of the huge profits from the slave business, there is huge power support behind the slave business."

"And the current Gama royal family is helpless against that force."

"This time, unknown people have frequently attacked the Snake Tribe, including those in white robes yesterday. They are also controlled by that force secretly."

"They don't want the snake people to reconcile with humans. In that case, the slave business with huge profits will be more difficult than it is now."

After listening to Yao Ye's confession, Mobas remained silent for a long time.

Then, he closed his eyes slightly.

My previous self had never understood these things in depth.

Because he believed from the bottom of his heart that humans were evil, vermin, and extremely poisonous to the snake people.

In the eyes of Mobas, all human beings are treated equally and deserve to die.

What's the inside story and what's the truth doesn't matter to him.

However, now that he really calmed down to understand these things and think about these issues, Mobas suddenly discovered it.

My previous self was so stupid.

At this time, Xiao Ling spoke again.

"Leader Mobas, do you know why the other leaders who support me, including Yue Mei, support me?"

Hearing Xiao Ling's question, Mobas frowned tightly.

[Because they are a bunch of weaklings who have forgotten the blood feud of the snake people]

If it had been before, Mobas would definitely have answered like this.

But after really thinking about it, he couldn't say it anymore.

Seeing that Mobas was silent, Xiao Ling smiled slightly.

"Leader Mobas, in fact, other leaders hate human beings just like you. Even Yue Mei, who is close to me, only identifies with me as an individual, not the group to which I belong."

"There is only one reason why they will support me, and that is that after reconciling with humans, the snake people can leave this barbaric land."

"Leader Mobas, do you think this is a good thing for the snake people?"

Mobas did not answer immediately. After a while, he whispered.

"It's a good thing."

Mobas cannot deny this.

The Snake Tribe has survived in the depths of the Tagor Desert for nearly a hundred years, and this can be said to be their hometown.

But that doesn't mean they like this place.

Materials are scarce and the environment is harsh. Even now, newborn babies in the eight major tribes often die because they cannot adapt to the environment. This is also always accompanied by the threat of death and the risk of insufficient food.

If they couldn't get out, how could the snake people be willing to stay here?
Xiao Ling said slowly.

"This is what everyone needs."

"The snake people need my help to leave the desert, and I also need the help of the snake people to eliminate the barriers with humans."

"Do you know why I want to establish a trading post in Mocheng?"

"The purpose is to allow more and more snake people to get the materials they want through trading, so that they can gradually understand that the materials outside are far more abundant than in the desert, so that as time goes by, they will slowly emerge. A desire to leave the desert."

"Gradually, more and more snake people will think about why they can't leave the desert because of their desire."

“In the end, there is only one conclusion, because the snake people and humans are hostile to each other.

"At this point, they have only two choices before them."

"The first is to invade the Jia Ma Empire, wipe out all humans, and occupy the fertile areas of the Jia Ma Empire."

"But obviously, this is impossible. If it could be done, the snake people who have hated humans for hundreds of years would have done so long ago."

"In this case, there is only the second option, which is to reconcile with mankind."

"As long as they don't reconcile with humans, they won't be able to leave the desert for a day."

"It can be said that I am using this method to invisibly force the snake people to strengthen their desire to reconcile with humans."

"People at the top may think about more things, but the people at the bottom always only think about one thing, and that is how to make their lives better without violating the principles. No matter what No ethnic group is too different."

"And the people below will always be the majority. When everyone below the Snake People supports reconciliation with humans, then even if everyone above the Snake People opposes it, it will not help, unless they want to lose the trust of their own people."

“Who would be willing to support a superior who cannot seek a better life for his people?”

Xiao Ling's narration made Yao Ye, the eldest princess of the royal family, widen her eyes.

This. This method is too scary.
Yaoye, who had been educated by the royal family since childhood, truly felt that Xiao Ling being the leader of a mercenary regiment was an understatement!
There's no way to prevent this. Who doesn't want to live a good life?

Xiao Ling behaved like this, and when most of the snake people turned against her, even if the eight leaders and the queen joined in the opposition, reconciliation with humans would be inevitable.

Against the wishes of minorities, no problem.

But if the wishes of the majority of the tribe are violated, then there will be a big problem.

According to Xiao Ling's method, as long as there is no interference from a third party, it will be a matter of time before the snake people and humans reconcile!
Yaoye originally thought that Xiao Ling was just a person who did things with passion, so she didn't think too much about it.

But now, Yaoye's impression of her has completely changed.

Her methods are enough to make Yaoye admire her!

But compared to Yao Ye, who was deeply admired in his heart, Mobas snorted disdainfully.

"Hmph! I, the Black Snake Clan, will never be tempted by those substances!"

Mobas' tone was extremely confident.

In response, Xiao Ling smiled softly.

"It seems that you have great confidence in your people."

"That's it, Chief Mobas, please make an assumption."

"If the other seven tribes except the Black Snake Tribe all come to me to trade supplies, allowing your tribe to live a good life, but you don't allow your tribe to come to me to trade supplies because you hate humans and other reasons, As a result, the life of our own tribe is far less good than that of the other seven tribes."

"Then do you think your people will persevere and follow you unswervingly, or will they gradually be dispersed to the other seven tribes?"

"This"

Xiao Ling's words made Mobas speechless.

Isn't this nonsense?It must be the latter!

If everyone suffers together, it can be tolerated.

But seeing that the quality of life of people from other tribes of the same clan has improved, my own tribe is still the same as before. Even if it can be tolerated in a short period of time, it will definitely not be tolerated over time!

"But, even if I, the Black Snake Clan, go to trade with you, they will never agree to reconcile with humans!"

Mobas still didn't want to admit it, so he said harshly.

Xiao Ling then gave an example.

"It's still the same situation as before."

"The other seven major tribes have agreed to reconcile with humans, left this desert, gone to more fertile places, and re-established their own societies. There will be no harsh environment and no worries about food shortages. The new snake people will The number of premature deaths will also be greatly reduced, and the resources will be far more abundant than trading in the desert."

"And your Black Snake Clan is still nesting here. In addition to being able to trade with me, they are still living in a harsh environment, enduring dangers that may arise at any time, and worrying about food shortages. The new Snake People are still high-quality Mortality rate.”

"How long do you think your people can persist in this situation without making peace with humans?"

Xiao Ling said this, with a little light shining in his eyes, looking at Mobas who had nothing to say.

He showed a slight smile that was gentle and mixed with a hint of cunning.

"I am not as upright as my brother. His integrity is something that not many people can achieve."

"Perhaps you will think that I am using tricks and that this is an insidious and despicable act."

"But for me, as long as my direction is good and correct, no matter how despicable this method is, I will still use it."

"This is the path I believe in."

(End of this chapter)