In Battle Through the Heavens, lying down makes you stronger.

Chapter 117 The Timid Little Maid Qinglin

Xiao Ran just slightly opened his eyes.

Then I saw a man who didn't seem very old.

She has a lovely, delicate oval face, like a beautiful porcelain doll.

He was slightly pursing his lips and tilting his head.

She meticulously and attentively held a damp towel, concentrating on wiping her face.

The girl looked focused, seemingly quite satisfied with her "masterpiece," and her small mouth was slightly open in a smile.

Suddenly, she glanced down casually,

Then he discovered that Xiao Ran had opened his eyes and was smiling at him.

He was immediately startled, grabbed the towel, took two steps back, and bowed timidly to Xiao Ran.

"Yes, I'm sorry, young master. I just saw you were asleep and wanted to clean your face."

"I didn't mean to disturb your sleep."

Its timid appearance was like that of a frightened little rabbit.

It inevitably evokes a sense of pity in people.

It looked a little smaller than me.

She was dressed in a light green, elegant outfit. Although she was petite, she was surprisingly well-developed, though she looked a little immature.

Xiao Ran shook his head and slowly stood up.

Seeing this, the maidservant was about to step forward to help him up.

Xiao Ran waved his hand.

"Thank you, I'm fine. May I ask who you are?"

The young maidservant slowly stepped forward to support Xiao Ran, and spoke to him as she did so.

"Young master, my name is Qinglin. I was ordered by the commander and the second commander to serve you."

"Oh, Qinglin." Xiao Ran nodded, his eyes lighting up.

He quickly concealed the fleeting surprise in his eyes.

Looking at the little girl in front of me, biting her lip and nervously twisting the towel in her hands.

Xiao Ran couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, never expecting to meet her so soon.

If Little Fairy Doctor were to cultivate, her talent for the Calamity Poison Body would be extremely high, and she would encounter almost no bottlenecks before breaking through to the Dou Zong realm.

But the price to pay is the need to ingest poison and endure the pain of it consuming the body.

However, Qinglin is different. With her Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, she only needs to bring snake-type magical beasts into a forced contract.

The fighting spirit within the snake-like magical beast will naturally enter his body, helping him to improve his cultivation level.

Not only are there no bottlenecks whatsoever, but the speed of improvement is beyond description.

It's true what they say, you can meet people anywhere in life; surprises always come too quickly.

However, if this little girl is to be trained quickly,

It is said that in the original work, the corresponding cultivation method only exists in the Heavenly Serpent Mansion?

However, Xiao Ran disliked the chaotic matchmaking schemes orchestrated by the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

What to do? Suddenly remembering the system's quirks, Xiao Ran instantly understood.

We can wait until this system task is completed and see if there's a chance to obtain a suitable cultivation technique for the little girl. If all else fails, we can always wait until we become stronger and then try to find a way to deal with the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

While Xiao Ran was deep in thought.

When the maid Qinglin saw Xiao Ran, she stared intently at her wrist.

Curious, I lowered my head and saw a few green scales on my wrist.

He immediately looked anxious and said,

"I'm sorry, young master, I didn't mean to scare you."

Seeing that the little girl was almost in tears,

Xiao Ran smiled slightly and reached out to take the little maid's hand.

Qinglin's body stiffened, and she instinctively tried to break free.

Although the leader instructed him to serve Xiao Ran and to obey Xiao Ran in everything.

But she was, after all, just a lowly maid, and a descendant of a human and a snake-person, with hateful mixed-race characteristics.

Facing the handsome Xiao Ran, she felt even more inferior, feeling that she was not good enough for him.

Just then, Xiao Ran's gentle voice came from beside him.

"Your scales are so beautiful."

Then I touched the scales on Qinglin's little wrist; they were smooth and shiny, with a very pleasant feel.

"I'm sorry, Qinglin, I drank too much last night and I was a little dizzy earlier."

"You're so cute, how could I be scared of you?"

As she spoke, she reached out and squeezed Qinglin's little hand.

Qinglin's cheeks flushed red with embarrassment, but her face still showed lingering worry.

She weakly raised her eyes to look at Xiao Ran.

"Young master, are you really not afraid of me?"

"Heh, you're not a tiger, why would I be afraid of you?"

Xiao Ran smiled and waved his hand, then changed the subject and asked,

"Did you see that big lion that came with me last night?"

Upon hearing Xiao Ran's words, Qing Lin nodded repeatedly and said earnestly.

"Young Master, I saw it! Last night was the first time I'd ever seen such a huge magical beast!"

"And it's a monster that drinks alcohol!"

Qinglin naturally knew about the big lion that Xiao Ran mentioned.

The people at the mercenary group's base said that he came with Young Master Xiao Ran.

The regimental commander, the second regimental commander, and Young Master Xiao Ran and his brothers were drinking, and the big lion had also prepared more than twenty barrels.

One gulp and you can fill a whole bucket; that's pretty fierce.

Its size alone is astonishing, especially its fangs; it even snores when it's drunk.

Xiao Ran smiled and nodded,

"Yes, look, that big guy is one of the ones I brought over."

"I'm not afraid of such a ferocious lion, so how could I be scared by such a pretty little girl like you?"

Qinglin felt a surge of shyness and joy upon hearing Xiao Ran's words.

Then she thought of the scales on her wrist and felt a little inferior.

He noticed the dejection in the little girl's eyes.

Xiao Ran stood up and patted Qing Lin's little head.

"Qinglin, I am a man who has traveled all over the country and seen a lot of the world, but what I want to tell you now is..."

"You live for yourself, so you don't need to care too much about what other people think."

"besides,"

As he spoke, Xiao Ran lowered his hand, took Qing Ning's soft little hand, and gently stroked her scales.

"Your scales are beautiful, I like them very much."

Upon hearing this, Qinglin's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

Like her, the offspring of humans and snake people, she is considered a hybrid by many, and many regard her as an omen of misfortune.

If she hadn't been taken in by the leader, she might have been beaten to death by angry people who were angry that many of her relatives had been killed or humiliated by the snake people.

Except before joining the mercenary group, she almost always carefully avoided being bullied by her peers and some vicious people.

I've never heard anyone say such things to me before, or even say they like my own scales...

Qinglin felt both grateful and shy. She nodded heavily to Xiao Ran and bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Young Master Xiao Ran."

Xiao Ran smiled and patted Qing Lin's hair.

"I plan to stay here for a while, and I'm short of a maid."

"If you're willing to be with me..."

Qinglin nodded eagerly.

"Yes, yes, Qinglin is willing, thank you, Young Master Xiao Ran."

(End of this chapter)