Chapter XXII: Conflict
"Nice name."
Looking at the eleven or twelve-year-old Qing Liang in front of him, he should have been an innocent age, but he was squeezed by people everywhere.
Beneath the ragged clothes was a thin body, which seemed to have no place to wash, and looked quite dirty.
It's just that the turquoise eyes are full of agility, and the clarity is like a calm lake, which makes people's hearts sway.
I didn't expect to meet her here.
Tianxing muttered softly, and then rubbed the little head of the green scales.
The appearance of the green scales in front of him was very similar to that of him back then, helpless and lonely, if it weren't for Ge Mo and the old man taking him in before and after, he probably wouldn't have imagined what he would become now.
Xiao Ding stepped forward, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that Tianxing's attitude towards the little girl in front of him was no different.
After all, in the eyes of others, "aliens" will naturally be excluded and ridiculed.
However, he did not have any disgust for this little girl named Qinglan, on the contrary, he felt that the little girl was quite pitiful.
This little girl grew up under the strange eyes of everyone, and must have suffered a lot.
"Little girl, do you still have a family?"
Although Xiao Ding already had the answer in his heart, he still sighed in his heart when he saw Qing Yan shake his head.
"Little Brother Tianxing, this is not far from the residence of our mercenary team, why don't you bring this little girl back to our residence first. Xue Lan, if there are any extra clothes on the camel cart, put one on her, as well as water and food, prepare one. ”
Xiao Ding took the lead in giving the order.
If she left Qing Liang alone, she would probably find it difficult for her to live alone in Stone Desert City.
Of course, the fact that he was able to accept the green scales so readily was also closely related to Tianxing's attitude towards the green scales.
After Xue Lan heard this, a touch of joy appeared on her pretty face, and she hurriedly picked up Xiao Qinglin and walked towards the camel cart.
Even though the rest of the team members were dissatisfied, they still didn't dare to disobey Captain Xiao Ding's orders.
It's just that when they looked at the green scales, their smiling faces suddenly became quite cold, and there was a hint of disgust in their eyes.
Xiao Ding was naturally aware of it, but he had to shake his head gently.
People's hatred for snake people has never weakened, and the little girl with green scales has half of the snake people's blood flowing in her body, so she will naturally be disgusted by people.
Just like today's battle with the snake people in the desert, either you die or I die, how can there be half mercy.
"Jie Ji, isn't this Xiao Ding, the captain of the Motie Mercenary Squad? I heard that you went to the desert to look for traces of snake people, why, now you are back in the dust? ”
Just as everyone was about to leave, a rather annoying voice sounded.
Tianxing hurriedly looked for prestige, and subconsciously grasped the handle of the Demon Breaking Knife with his palm.
"This laughter ......"
I saw a group of people walking towards them unhurriedly.
There were more than 20 people on the other side, each dressed as a mercenary, and his upper body was almost naked, leaving only thin clothes to block the scorching sun.
There was also a short-handled knife pinned to his waist, and the back of the knife exuded a faint coldness, which seemed more oppressive than Xiao Ding's rather chaotic weapons.
The person at the head was in his early thirties, his face was quite gloomy, and after seeing Xiao Ding, his face suddenly showed a faint mockery.
"Hmph, it's from the Storm Mercenary Squad." Xiao Li snorted coldly.
And a person flashed beside Tianxing, it was Danzi of the Motie mercenary team, and he whispered to Tianxing about this sudden storm mercenary team:
"The mercenary guild in the city has a limited number of tasks, and each additional team means that the pay is lower. Our Desert Iron Mercenary Squad has been ostracized everywhere since it was established in Stone Desert City, and this Storm Squad is one of them.
Although it didn't tear the skin, there were some small frictions on weekdays. If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, the two captains, were both nine-star fighters and were quite intimidating to them, I'm afraid we would have been squeezed out of the mercenary union in Stone Desert City by them a long time ago. ”
"The one who just spoke out to mock us was Luo Gan, the captain of the Storm Mercenary Squad, who is also a nine-star fighter."
Tianxing's eyes froze slightly, and he looked towards Luo Gan.
Looking up and down, that slightly dark face looked a little older, and his appearance was mediocre, it was indeed the strength of the Nine Star Fighter, and there was nothing else special.
But...... From the voice, it is enough for Tianxing to judge that this Rogan is a villain!
However, the strength of his nine-star fighter also relaxed Tianxing's vigilant heart.
Then he smiled self-deprecatingly, he was so nervous because of a laugh, and he was still not calm enough.
"We don't need you to worry about the affairs of our Desert Iron Squad, but we have to take care of yourself, lest you be killed by the Snake People Clan next time you go out, and then your Storm Mercenary Team will probably be disbanded on the spot, right?" Xiao Li snorted coldly and sneered.
"Hehe, don't you bother the vice captain?" Rogan said with a smile.
"Xiao Xuelan, do you want to come to our Storm Mercenary Squad? It's better to stay in our squad than in your waste squad, and today we have hunted down a snake squad that includes the strength of the Nine Star Fighters. ”
Luo Gan's eyes drifted to Xue Lan in the crowd, with a subtle hint of obscenity in his eyes, and said with a smile behind him.
Xue Lan snorted lightly, and her red lips opened slightly: "Hmph, this girl is not rare, we also killed one of the snake people of the Nine Star Fighter, but it is no worse than you."
Besides, you have only broken through to a nine-star fighter at such an age, and this girl is ashamed of you, I am afraid that there is no hope of being promoted to a fighter in this life.
And our two captains may be able to break through the realm of Doushi one day, and at that time, don't kneel and beg for mercy. ”
"Haha~"
"That's a good point!"
……
Hearing Xue Lan's words, as well as the ridicule around her, Luo Gan's dark face instantly turned red.
Xue Lan's words pointed to his age, and this also poked at his sore spot.
There were already many captains of mercenary squads, with the help of his rather vicissitudes of life, threatening that he was quite old, and clamoring for him to quit the mercenary union.
And today he was provoked by the little girl in front of him, which made him suddenly angry, and his sharp eyes stared at Xue Lan fiercely.
"Hehe, there is a price to be paid for saying the wrong thing."
Xiao Ding blocked Luo Gan's sight, his tone was neither light nor serious, and Gu Bo said without surprise: "Captain Luo, the little girl is not sensible, you are an elder, you shouldn't worry about her junior." ”
Tianxing clasped his hands and looked like he was watching a good show.
"Tsk, why didn't you find out that their Motie mercenary team was so venomous? is an elder and a junior, so it is almost said that this Rogan is too old, but it is too embarrassing to trouble these 'juniors'. ”
Rogan's face was so gloomy at the moment that he could drip water, and the team members behind him also stepped forward.
Naturally, the Motie team was not to be outdone, and showed their weapons one after another, and the two sides suddenly became tense.
However, the tension vanished as a dense burst of sounds sounded that drove the armor.
The patrol guards in the city are here!
Both sides put away their weapons in their hands with a tacit understanding, as if the other side had just turned a blind eye to the impending conflict.
"Don't get complacent too early, we'll see!" Rogan let out a low cry of rage and waved his hand, and the entire team immediately left in the direction they had come.
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