Chapitre 134: Chapter 133: The Soft-hearted Qing Lin
They moved quickly, covering several hundred meters in an instant.
Mo Cheng led his men to a stop not far from the base of the sand dune, his gaze fixed on its peak.
There, a slender figure in light cyan, eyes closed, sat cross-legged, evidently meditating and cultivating.
Mo Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully sensing the aura emanating from Qing Lin. Soon, he smiled.
A newly advanced Dou Practitioner with an aura that was still slightly unstable?
Standing next to him, Mo Sheng, also grinning, asked, "Elder, is it that little girl? Just a recently advanced Dou Practitioner. There's no need for you to handle it; I can bring her down."
Mo Cheng looked at Qing Lin, his eyes nearly glowing green with greed, and nodded upon hearing this, "Fine, you go. Be careful not to harm her."
"You can rest assured," Mo Sheng promised confidently.
As someone at the peak of Dou Practitioner, capturing a newly advanced Dou Practitioner girl was a walk in the park for him.
He stepped toward the sand dune with a relaxed expression.
Behind him, Mo Cheng and the remaining men stood patiently.
Earlier, Mo Cheng had already used his senses to thoroughly inspect the surroundings. Within a radius of a hundred meters, aside from this little girl, there were no other living beings.
...
Atop the sand dune.
Qing Lin furrowed her brows slightly and slowly opened her eyes.
In reality, not long ago, the king cobra had discreetly informed her of someone approaching.
At the time, Qing Lin had no desire to engage and focused solely on her cultivation to stabilize her level, assuming it was just passing mercenaries.
Unexpectedly, after arriving, the other party actually stopped.
She felt a bit helpless, thinking she should have ceased her cultivation earlier and stepped aside.
She glanced at the well-dressed young man ascending the dune and asked softly with a frown, "Sir, is there something you need?"
As she spoke, her gaze swept over the group below, pausing slightly on the leading elder before retracting her gaze.
Yes, the leader, also the strongest among them, was merely a Dou Spirit. Big Eye had said she could handle it, so there was no need to notify Sister Xian'er.
"Young lady, sorry to interrupt your cultivation," Mo Sheng said as he stepped toward her, stopping not far from Qing Lin with a friendly smile. "We have some matters to trouble you with, so please come with us."
Qing Lin immediately felt uneasy. The eyes of this young man and the group below were burning with intensity, especially the elderly leader, whose gaze seemed as if he wanted to devour her.
She didn't want trouble, so she flipped her hand, produced a map, and said, "Are you asking for directions? This map is the most detailed one I have, depicting many areas around here."
She tossed the map, and it landed at Mo Sheng's feet.
Mo Sheng bent down, picked up the map, brushed off the dust with a smile, and said, "I think you misunderstood, young lady. We're not asking for directions; we have other matters."
"What matters?" Qing Lin asked, suppressing her displeasure.
"Uh, it's a bit complicated to explain here. Please come with us, and I'll explain on the way," Mo Sheng replied with a smile.
"Sorry," Qing Lin stood up and shook her head, refusing him outright.
She wasn't truly naive, just mild-mannered and averse to causing trouble.
By now, she sensed something was amiss; they clearly had ill intentions.
"You'd better cooperate and come with us, or else...," Mo Sheng spread his hands, "I'll have to make things difficult for you."
Qing Lin's face showed a flash of helplessness and anger as she waved her hand and called, "Big Eye!"
"What big eye?" Mo Sheng was momentarily confused.
"Not good!" Below, Mo Cheng's eyes widened with alarm, shouting, "Mo Sheng, beware!"
Whoosh!
A brownish-yellow shadow burst forth from Qing Lin's sleeve, swelling against the wind.
In just a moment, it transformed into a giant king cobra, over twenty meters long, coiled protectively at the top of the dune with part of its body raised upright.
Hiss~
The king cobra's tongue flicked in and out, emitting a soft hissing sound.
Its massive pale golden eyes glared down coldly at Mo Sheng, who was now trembling, almost kneeling in terror.
A powerful aura emanated from the snake, enveloping everyone present.
Below, Mo Cheng's mouth hung open, his body trembling slightly, frozen in shock.
After a long while, a dry voice trembled from his lips, "A fifth-tier magical beast!"
Behind him, several Mo family members went limp, with a few even collapsing onto the sand.
The air soon filled with a faint stench as yellow liquid seeped from some.
Yet no one paid attention to these minor details as they were chilled to the bone by the mighty aura of the king cobra.
Mo Cheng observed Qing Lin's light green eyes, noticing the tiny shimmering emerald dots within them, and then looked at the fifth-tier snake magical beast, noticing a tiny green flower faintly appearing on its forehead.
His pupils contracted, and he murmured internally, "A human and serpent hybrid girl, capable of controlling a fifth-tier serpent magical beast while only a Dou Practitioner... such a physique... as recorded in the ancient texts... only the legendary Green Snake Three Pupils could achieve this..."
As this thought dawned on him, the feverish glint in Mo Cheng's eyes reappeared, "If I could transplant those eyes, I could control a sixth, or even seventh-tier serpent magical beast. Then I, Mo Cheng... could become an unwarranted king of the Jia Ma Empire, and perhaps even alter the dynasty!"
Looking at Qing Lin's innocent face, Mo Cheng's eyes flickered with scheming calculations.
...
Hiss~
The king cobra lowered its massive head, its tongue flicking, leaving sticky saliva trails on Mo Sheng's face.
Its enormous pale golden eyes coldly fixed on him, hinting at killing intent.
His face was tingling with fiery pain as if scorched by boiling water or acid, his skin swelling red where the saliva touched.
Yet he dared not move a muscle, forcing himself to endure the pain as his entire body stood rigid, shaking like a leaf.
In a voice trembling with fear, he pleaded, "Young lady, it's a misunderstanding... a misunderstanding. Since you refuse, I won't force you. I'll leave, okay?"
Nearly in tears, he begged Qing Lin, brimming with supplication.
Qing Lin frowned, hesitating inwardly.
Her naturally timid and kind-hearted nature made her initially consider having Big Eye drive them away. Now that they pleaded for mercy, she couldn't bring herself to be harsh.
Taking a deep breath, she sternly said, "Then leave and stay far away from here. Do not disturb my cultivation again. Otherwise, I'll have Big Eye eat you!"
"Yes, yes!" Mo Sheng replied eagerly, nodding vigorously and promising, "We'll leave immediately. It was my fault. We'll leave now, far away, and won't disturb you again."
Carefully, he retreated a few paces before turning to flee, stumbling and scrambling down the dune.
Elder Mo Cheng, squinting at the scene, secretly sighed with relief, though his mouth curled up slightly in a hidden smile.
Inside, he almost couldn't contain his laughter.
What an incredibly naive, kind-hearted girl.
Heaven is helping me!
Mo Cheng's confidence in obtaining the Green Snake Three Pupils soared by another threefold.
"Sigh~"
At this moment, a sigh, tinged with helplessness and slight disappointment, gently echoed.
This sound, though soft, seemed to reverberate in everyone's ears.
Qing Lin, upon hearing the sigh, shivered slightly, her eyes lighting up with joy and a deep longing emerging within them.
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