This Void Devouring Flame seems a bit strange

"Hello, brothers. Six six six..."

"I'm not drunk, I want to drink more..."

In the lobby of the Motie Mercenary Corps, the mercenaries ignored their ridiculous drunken appearance, talked nonsense, and drank the liquor in their glasses happily.

But this is understandable. In a place like the desert, the things that can excite them the most are nothing more than three things: killing, wine, and beautiful women.

Taking this into consideration, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li specially invited several charming and beautiful dancers to dance in the hall, which made the mercenaries, who were already excited by the strong liquor, even more excited.

As the "guest of honor" of the Motie Mercenary Group, Xuwu Tunyan was naturally among them, but he had no interest in strong liquor. In his opinion, it was not as delicious as fruit juice.

After watching the dancer's performance for a while, Xuwu Tunyan walked out of the hall and saw Qinglin standing alone in the courtyard.

"Why are you sitting here alone?"

"Ah, Mr. Xu Yan." Qing Lin raised his head and said timidly: "I... I like to be alone."

Xuwu Tunyan took the initiative to sit next to Qinglin: "Don't force yourself, it's because they don't like you."

Qing Lin was startled, and shook his head left and right, "No...nothing happened."

Void Swallowing Flame sighed and stroked Qinglin's head gently: "No need to hide it, I saw it from the looks of those two mercenaries before."

Qinglin lowered his head, seemed to be about to say something but stopped, and gradually began to sob.

"I... I don't know what I did wrong. It seems that the people around me are never willing to look me in the face. Even the captain and the others are just..."

"Even if I try my best to take care of others, I will only be despised. Woohoo, why..."

Xuwu Tunyan placed his hand on Qinglin's trembling shoulders: "You really didn't do anything wrong, but the prejudices among people are stronger than rocks."

Xuwu Tunyan still felt a little pity for the little girl Qinglin. Unlike Xiaoxiao, Qinglin was just a child born by an unknown snakeman and a human in the chaotic environment of the Tagor Desert. This meant that she didn't face the love of Xiao Yan and Medusa, the teachings of Yao Lao, but only the cold stares of others and endless chores. But even so, she still chose to endure it.

"If you want to cry, just cry loudly. My fighting spirit blocks this place, so no one can hear you. If that makes you feel better."

Hearing what Xuwu Tunyan said, Qinglin hugged him and cried even louder. In the past, even the captain who didn't have such a big prejudice against her would not be so considerate of her.

After the crying slowly stopped, Qing Lin sat obediently beside Xuwu Tunyan again.

"You know, Qinglin, what a person is like is not defined by others."

"Mr. Xu Yan, I don't quite understand..."

"Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time there was an empire. A general was dissatisfied with the empire's rule and led his troops to rebel."

"On the first day of his offensive after his rebellion, the Imperial propagandists rightly called him a monster."

"The next day, he defeated part of the Empire's army, and at this time the Empire's propagandists said he was a man-eating devil."

"On the third day, he defeated the imperial army again. By this time, the propagandists were already hesitant and called him a usurper."

"On the fourth day, the general's attack had begun to threaten the capital. At this time, they didn't even dare to use derogatory terms, but called him by his last name."

"On the fifth day, he was already unstoppable and was about to enter the capital. At this time, they directly used the general's title."

"On the sixth day, the general finally entered the capital. At this time, those people directly addressed him as His Majesty the Emperor."

Xuwu Tunyan smiled and said, "In fact, the general has never changed from beginning to end, but the way others address him has been changing. In other words, other people's definition of a person will change due to various reasons. Someone who is called big brother today may not even be bothered to call him by his name after he loses power. Someone who doesn't even have a name today may become popular among all families after he becomes rich."

"But that's just what outsiders think. What's most important is how you see yourself."

Looking at Qing Lin's confused eyes, Xu Wu Tun Yan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand now, you will understand it one day."

Qinglin nodded. Although she couldn't fully understand the meaning of Xuwu Tunyan's words at this time, some seeds had already sprouted in her heart.

"Come on, let's go out for a walk. I'm still not used to drinking strong liquor."

Two figures, one tall and one short, left the courtyard and walked towards the city.

Like Wutan City, Shimo City also has a market town. At this moment, Xuwu Tunyan is strolling around the market town with Qinglin.

"Here, I'll give you this." Xuwu Tunyan handed over a few coins and took two strings of candied haws. He gave one string to Qinglin and chewed the other string himself.

After hesitating for a while, Qinglin began to eat in small bites.

"This one is not bad either." When the two passed by a clothing store, Xuwu Tunyan saw a women's clothing on the stand and immediately signaled to the owner to buy it.

"Mr. Xu Yan, this is too expensive..." Qinglin was a little hesitant to take it. It was just a string of candied haws, which was not worth much money, but she had just seen with her own eyes that this dress was sold for hundreds of gold coins.

"Do I look like someone who is short of money?" Xuwu Tunyan smiled.

"Oh my, little brother, I didn't expect you had a child."

A cute laugh came from behind, and Xuwu Tunyan knew the owner of the voice without even turning his head.

Qinglin turned around subconsciously, and when he saw the other person's face, he felt an inexplicable sense of resonance in his heart.

"What a cute child, come here, let sister hug you."

Xuwu Tunyan protected Qinglin behind him, "I'm sorry, Miss Luman, this is not my child. Also, please don't touch children in public."

"How cold-blooded." Lu Man pretended to be about to cry, "I just think this child is cute, there's no need to be so heartless, and since she's not your child, you have no right to control her, right?"

"You're right." Void Devouring Flame certainly knew Green Barbarian's purpose, and what he did just now was just a symbolic formality.

"Come, don't be afraid, sister won't hurt you." Under Lu Man's guidance, Qing Lin slowly approached her step by step.

After seeing the traces of petals flash across Qinglin's eyes, Luman's eyes became more eager.

"What's your little sister's name?"

"My name is Qinglin."

"Qinglin, what a nice name. Here, I'll give it to you." Lu Man took out a pendant and put it around Qinglin's neck with a smile.

"This, this is too expensive. I can't accept it." Qinglin was a little nervous.

"It's okay, just accept it." Xuwu Tunyan dispelled Qinglin's doubts.

"Qinglin, please wait here. Miss Luman and I have something to discuss."

"Okay." Qinglin nodded obediently, walked to a corner not far away and sat down.

"From your eyes, it seems that your trip was not in vain?" Xuwu Tunyan stared at Lu Man and said. The invisible fighting spirit had already enveloped the two of them, and with the noisy voices, even though Qinglin was not far away from them, he could not hear the conversation between the two.

Lu Man knew that he couldn't deceive the person in front of him, so he simply stopped hiding it: "Yes, although it hasn't fully awakened yet, it should be the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils."

"Then you want to take her for research?" Xuwu Tunyan crossed his arms.

"Mr. Xu Yan is really good at making fun of people. Only short-sighted people would do such a thing as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs." After Lu Man made a joke, he said seriously, "We will do our best to give her the best environment, as well as the best skills and elixirs."

"That would be best." Xuwu Tunyan knew they were not lying. "However, although kidnapping a helpless child is not a big deal, I still suggest you not to rush into anything."

"Haha, thank you Mr. Xu Yan for your reminder, but I guess Mr. Xu Yan probably meant more than just this."

"Ah, smart women are really hard to deal with." Xuwu Tunyan teased, "Yes, I think you are not the only one who covets those eyes."

After saying that, Xuwu Tunyan and Luman both turned their gazes towards the corner, where a furtive figure was squatting.