Simultaneously traversing from Type-Moon

Du Can searched carefully again and finally found someone who matched Qing Lin's identity.

A little girl, who looked even younger than him, was completely wrapped in a black cloak, like women in the Middle East who dared not expose their skin.

It wasn't for any religious reason; the main reason was that Qinglin was a hybrid of human and snake-people, and there was a deep-seated hatred between the two races, with extreme hostility between them.

A mixed-race person like Qinglin is extremely disliked by both sides.

She dared not expose the snake-man scales hidden beneath her body, for that would likely subject her to humiliation.

For example, right now.

"Big brother, there's a child over there. Let's grab her and sell her to those mercenary groups that need someone to serve them. We should be able to get a lot of money from her, right?"

"Hehehe! Great idea, let's do it!"

Several fierce-looking thugs surrounded the lone Qinglin in a small alley.

"Hehehe! Little girl, why are you all alone? Where's your mother? Do you want us to take you to find her?"

"Yes, it's very dangerous to walk around on the street alone. You can easily run into bad people."

The thugs spoke kindly, but their bodies completely surrounded Qinglin, blocking her way.

"I...I don't have a father, nor...a mother. My mother died shortly after I was born. Please, gentlemen, have mercy on me and spare my life. I'm an orphan, and my flesh doesn't taste good."

Qinglin looked at the group of fierce-looking people in front of her and trembled with fear. She stammered as she told them about her background, hoping to gain their sympathy.

If someone had even a modicum of conscience, they might feel sorry for Qinglin after hearing her words.

Unfortunately, none of the people present had any conscience.

For the locals, what's the value of conscience in surviving in this harsh desert? It's better to use it to exchange for food.

"Don't worry, little girl, we don't eat people."

“Since you don’t have parents, we can be your parents. Now, I’m your new dad, so come with me and I’ll treat you to all the good things in life.”

The thugs drew closer and closer, quickly cornering Qinglin against the wall.

"Help...help me! Someone please save me!"

Qinglin couldn't help but raise her voice and cry for help.

However, not only is this a narrow alley where the sound won't travel far and no one will hear it, but even if someone does hear it, given the cold-heartedness of people in this area, it's unlikely anyone will come to her rescue.

"Go ahead and scream! Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you!"

"Now come with us obediently! Otherwise you'll get hurt and cause the price to drop."

This group of thugs completely abandoned all pretense of civility and prepared to seize Qinglin directly.

"Someone, please save me..."

Tears welled up in Qinglin's eyes.

At that moment, a touch of blue suddenly appeared in Qinglin's eyes.

It was a vibrant green, like the greenest plant, so striking in this city enveloped in yellow sand.

In an instant, blue flames ignited, burning away all the impurities of the world.

The group of thugs were engulfed in blue flames, and before they could even scream, they were reduced to ashes in the raging fire.

Chapter 120 Qinglin: Brother!

"This...this is..."

In Qinglin's eyes, those fierce-looking guys had all been taken away by the blue flames, as if they had never existed.

Qinglin couldn't believe it. Had her prayers worked? Had a kind god saved her?

At this moment, a figure slowly emerged from the boundless emerald flames.

The emerald green flames did not harm the other party; instead, they danced merrily around it like a pet.

Like a god of fire...

"Yes... Your Majesty..."

Qinglin was completely stunned.

She stared blankly at all of this, then realized that it was this god of emerald fire who had just saved her.

She immediately knelt down.

That was a etiquette her recently deceased mother had taught her, saying that she must do this for kind people who had helped them.

The deity just helped her; He's a good person… no! A good god. She must kneel down and thank Him.

Just as Qinglin was about to kneel down and kowtow, Du Can reached out and helped her up.

"My Lord, I..."

When Qinglin saw the deity grab her hand and prevent her from kneeling, she panicked slightly.

"I am not a god, I am just a passerby who couldn't help but intervene after seeing you about to be kidnapped by human traffickers."

Du Can looked at the thug he had burned to ashes. He rarely killed people so casually, but human traffickers and such beasts deserved to die!

"What's your name?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, my name is Qinglin."

"I told you not to call me any god, I'm not a god." After hearing Qing Lin say his name, Du Can knew that he had indeed saved the wrong person.

Of course, even if she weren't Qinglin, given what she had just experienced, I would definitely have gone to rescue her if I had seen it.

"...Then what should I call you?"

After hearing Du Can's repeated denials, Qing Lin became flustered and completely at a loss.

"My name is Du Can. As you can see, I only look a little older than you. Why don't you call me Brother Du Can from now on?"

Du Can said this.

"I...how could I..."

Qinglin couldn't open her mouth completely.

After all, no one would call someone they've just met "brother," unless that person is a Liangshan hero from "Water Margin."

"If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. Just call me by my name, Du Can."

Du Can noticed Qing Lin's predicament but didn't pressure her, simply assuming that they weren't meant to be.

"No! Brother Du... Brother Du Can!"

Qinglin cried out with intense shame, then realized that it wasn't difficult to utter those words.

She initially seemed to be just a little scared.

I was afraid that saying those words would offend him.

She was afraid that everything in front of her was fake, that no one was actually coming to save her, and that everything before her was an illusion.

She feared that this angelic person before her would vanish in an instant, just like her mother, who had once given her warmth, only to have that warmth turn cold and disappear swiftly.

But after she actually said it, she felt as if nothing had happened, nothing had left her, and she hadn't lost anything.

On the contrary, I felt incredibly happy. It was like having my mother back.

"Mother……"

Qinglin hugged Du Can tightly and started crying.

Du Can wanted to say that she had mispronounced the word, that he was her brother, not her mother, but seeing Qing Lin crying like this, he could only pat her head.

"Qinglin, do you want to leave here with me? Let's live somewhere else?"

Upon hearing this, Qinglin, with tears still in her eyes, immediately wiped them away and nodded.

"Brother Du Can, I'm willing to leave with you. However, I want to see Mom one last time."

After hearing this, Du Can said, "I'll go with you to see your mother."

The two wandered through the city.

Actually, Du Can could have flown directly with Qing Lin, but that would have been a bit of a letdown, so he didn't do it.

After walking for quite some time, they stopped on a desolate sandy area.

There was a small mound, not very prominent, with a stone on it as a marker.

Qinglin knelt directly in front of the mound and began to speak to it.

"Mom, today some bad guys tried to kidnap Qinglin, but Brother Du Can appeared and saved her. Qinglin wants to leave here with Brother Du Can and go to a place where there are no bad guys."

"Mom, don't worry, Qinglin will take good care of herself and will definitely not be kidnapped by bad people. Qinglin will come to see you again in the future."

Qinglin wiped away the tears that kept flowing.

There is a certain degree of reproductive isolation between humans and snake people, making it difficult for them to produce offspring. Even if offspring are produced, they rarely live past the age of two.

Qinglin has lived this long because her mother took great care of her.

After all, Qinglin's identity is subject to a lot of discrimination, and her mother's situation before her death was probably not very good either.

...Speaking of which, Xiao Xiao is a hybrid of human and snake-human races, and she has never been discriminated against since childhood.

After all, given her parents' wealth and influence, absolutely no one would dare to discriminate against her.

At this moment, Du Can spoke up, "Qinglin, how about I take you and your mother with me?"

"Huh?" Qinglin couldn't figure out what Brother Du Can was going to do. Was he going to dig up their mother's body from the ground and then carry her away?

Is it wrong to do it this way?

"Could it be okay if I just give your mom a place to sleep?"

Du Can thought that Qing Lin might not have understood what he meant, so he changed his words.

“Brother Du Can, I know that Mom is dead, not just asleep. If you could take her body with you, that would be wonderful.”

Qinglin naturally wanted to move his mother's grave as well, since Stone Desert City was not a peaceful place, with countless human mercenaries gathering there and violent battles frequently taking place.

The snake people sometimes come to this city to carry out raiding activities.