"By the way, Sister Anlan, could you tell us about your adventures? We're so curious. We've heard other friends talk about you a long time ago. They say you're a very carefree person who doesn't care about worldly rules and regulations at all, and can eat meat and drink alcohol like a man," a girl pleaded.

“Yes, Xiaoxiao is right. We are all very curious about your experiences and stories,” Zhu Yiyun echoed.

"Your name is Xiaoxiao?" Lin Anlan asked gently, looking at the girl in front of her who had big, blinking eyes but a petite figure.

"Yes, my name is Zhang Xiaoxiao. Don't let my small size fool you, I'm determined to become a world-renowned healer and help those who are sick but can't afford treatment!" She clenched her fist, as if making a vow to herself.

For a moment, Lin Anlan seemed to see the shadow of her deceased teammate in her. Then she said in a gentle tone, "Okay, then I'll just tell you briefly. What do you want to hear?"

Seeing that Lin Anlan agreed, the girls all crowded around her, chattering away and telling her the stories they wanted to know. For a moment, the scene was chaotic. In the end, Shen Yangning stopped everyone: "Everyone, one at a time, don't make a fuss."

It seemed that the captain's words had an effect, and everyone quieted down considerably. After discussing it for a while, Zhang Xiaoxiao asked, "Sister Anlan, I want to hear the story of how you stood up for the poor and killed the Spirit Master when you were adventuring in the Fire Pattern Palace in Tianle City."

"The Fire Pattern Palace in Tianle City?" Lin Anlan fell into recollection. She seemed to remember such a place. Soon she remembered that Tianle City was also a large prefecture, located in the east bordering the Slivia Empire. Not far outside the city was an underground ruin called the Fire Pattern Palace. It was discovered by miners when they were mining Fire Stone. She herself had gone to explore it, and there were indeed some minor incidents at the time.

"Back then, I was also short-tempered. The Fire Pattern Palace had just been discovered, and I heard that there were countless opportunities and treasures inside. In order to improve my strength, I went there with my teammates..." Lin Anlan recalled the past and began to ramble on.

"The Fire Emblem Palace and the mine are basically right next to each other. When you first enter, you need to pay the Three Spirits Division, otherwise you won't be allowed in. Everyone is only thinking about improving their strength. And along the way, you can see many adventurers carrying heavy bags coming out of the Fire Emblem Palace. It seems that there are many treasures. No one cares about money. They just want to pay the money quickly and get in smoothly."

"We wandered around the Fire Pattern Palace for a long time. Although there were treasures, none of them caught our eye. We just walked around looking for better treasures. Along the way, we saw the Spirit Masters whipping the miners. Now that I think about it, those miners were indeed unfortunate. But at that time, I didn't have any sympathy. I only wanted to find treasures and opportunities."

"As for what you mentioned, it was just a coincidence, more like fate. On our way to explore the palace, we met a mother and daughter, just like the miners in the mine, all haggard and thin. The little girl looked to be only ten years old. She and her mother were carrying fire stones out one after the other. The little girl looked sickly and had no energy. Even though she was too tired to walk, the spirit masters were whipping her. I consider myself a heartless person, and I didn't feel anything when I saw this scene. But what happened later touched me."

"What happened?" The six girls listened intently. They weren't surprised that Lin Anlan called her a heartless person, because they all knew the origin of the name "Blood Squad." They were very curious about what had happened that could make the cold-blooded Lin Anlan lend a helping hand.

"It was their doing." Lin Anlan seemed to recall some painful past events, and her tone became low.

"action?"

"Yes, to make it easier for the little girl to move forward, the mother was carrying the pallet in front, and the little girl was carrying it behind. For some reason, the little girl fell down, and in an instant the pallet tilted, and the firestones poured down all at once, scattering all over the ground. The girl's mother was about to put down the pallet to check the situation, but the Spirit Master's whip was faster than her movements, and several lashes had already struck the little girl."

"The mother rushed over anxiously to try to stop it, but was blocked by a spirit master who wouldn't let her pass. She could only watch helplessly as her daughter was whipped. The little girl's cries of pain quickly spread. I didn't want to get involved, but the little girl reached out to her mother, her face full of pain, which reminded me of many bad memories. Perhaps I saw my past self in her, which is why I intervened."

“Yiyun, you should understand.” At this moment, Lin Anlan turned to look at Zhu Yiyun and said, “We demons have no status in the empire. The demons think our bloodline is impure, and humans think we are not normal humans.”

“I understand…” Zhu Yiyun lowered her head, knowing what Lin Anlan wanted to express.

"Those spirit masters are truly hateful! That mother and daughter are just ordinary people, so poor that they have to work in the mines, and they still treat them like this!" Several girls spoke up in protest.

"They are not ordinary people," Lin Anlan said calmly, looking up at the night sky.

"Not ordinary citizens? What's going on?"

"Later I learned that the people who work in the mines have no freedom. They are either criminals or relatives of criminals. The imperial law has a clause on collective punishment, and it is used very frequently." Lin Anlan sighed, then laughed self-deprecatingly, "I never thought that my one thought of kindness could spread to such a extent. It's a pity that you haven't heard of my evil deeds, otherwise you wouldn't admire me so much."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Xiaoxiao retorted with red eyes, "What's wrong with the relatives of a sinner? Does that mean the relatives of a sinner are necessarily guilty?" Then she curled up and sat blankly by the fire.

Seeing this, Shen Yangning leaned close to Lin Anlan's ear and whispered, "Xiaoxiao's father was arrested because his family couldn't afford to eat."

Lin Anlan understood. Looking at Xiaoxiao by the fire, he stood up, walked over, sat down next to her, and asked, "Xiaoxiao, so you chose to become an adventurer just to prove yourself?"

Xiao Xiao looked up at Lin Anlan, tears welling in her eyes: "It's not just about fighting for pride. I want to help those who have nowhere else to turn, to let them live healthy lives, and to prevent the tragedy like mine from happening again! But I don't want to hurt anyone. I just want to save them. If I can't save their hearts, then I'll save their bodies from the torment of hunger and illness..."

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