. On the outskirts of the Tagor Desert, in Stone Desert City.
Jiang Cheng and Medusa walked along the bustling street, their faces constantly drawn to each other, for they had never seen such a handsome man and beautiful woman.
Medusa walked forward with a hint of disdain, the stares from the street making her extremely uncomfortable, even giving her an urge to kill them all.
Fortunately, Jiang Cheng was beside her; otherwise, Medusa might have truly slaughtered everyone in Stone Desert City on the spot.
"So beautiful! I never expected to see such a beautiful woman in this desolate place. I'd love to have a deeper conversation with her."
"Me too, hehe..."
Lewd voices echoed in her ears, and Queen Medusa's killing intent was palpable.
"Get out of my way!"
With a tremor from Queen Medusa's body, an invisible force caused almost all the men on the street to kneel on the ground. Even a male dog could not escape Queen Medusa's punishment.
The invisible pressure astonished everyone, leaving them bewildered as to what had happened and why they had suddenly knelt.
Jiang Cheng rubbed his nose and said, "That's enough. There's no need to go on a killing spree here. Besides, we were just trying to talk things out, weren't we?"
Hearing this, Queen Medusa withdrew her oppressive aura. After all, this was still the human world. If she indiscriminately killed innocent people, this bookworm would probably be the first to object.
Calmness...
it's really hard.
Queen Medusa suddenly turned her head to look in a direction not far away. She saw a girl kneeling on the ground, weeping bitterly. In front of her, a merchant was pointing at her nose and cursing.
"You clumsy brat! Don't you know what I just broke? Get out of here!"
The girl was dressed in an elegant light green outfit. Although petite, she was strangely well-developed, though she looked slightly immature.
Her cute, delicate oval face was like a beautiful porcelain doll. Her timid appearance, like a frightened little rabbit, evoked a feeling of pity in one's heart.
Now, however, she looked pitiful, crystal-clear tears sliding down her cheeks.
Even though the girl looked so pitiful, the shopkeeper opposite her remained unperturbed, continuing his relentless insults, ignoring the onlookers.
"You brat! Why are you so close to me? I couldn't even hold my things properly! Damn it, even if I sold you, you wouldn't be worth anything!" The vendor grabbed the girl's ear and slammed her to the ground.
Just as he was about to retaliate, Jiang Cheng grabbed his right hand and calmly said, "Sir, have mercy. Besides, this little girl didn't do it on purpose."
Seeing someone interfering, the shopkeeper immediately cursed, "Who are you? This brat broke my porcelain! That's worth ten gold coins! If you have money, give it to me!"
Queen Medusa, intending to kill her outright, saw Jiang Cheng place ten gold coins in the other man's hand.
"This should be fine, right?"
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw the money. He immediately changed his demeanor, smiling broadly, "It's fine, it's fine, hehehe, I was blind and offended this young man earlier, please forgive me."
"But young man, judging from your clothes, you're probably not from the Tagor Desert. I'll remind you, this girl is no good, she's a troublemaker. You'd better stay away from her..."
The shopkeeper glanced at the girl kneeling on the ground, turned around angrily, and left. If it weren't for Jiang Cheng bringing the money, he probably wouldn't have let her leave safely today.
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Ignoring the whispers and pointing fingers around him, Jiang Cheng knelt down to help the girl pick up the food that had fallen to the ground.
"Girl, what's your name?" Jiang Cheng asked after putting the last piece of food back into the bag.
"Ah?" The girl paused, then stammered, "I...I'm called...Qing Lin..."
Qing Lin...it really was her.
Hearing her name, Jiang Cheng's heart skipped a beat. No wonder he felt an inexplicable attraction when he first saw her, especially Qing Lin's slender waist, which was so captivating as she moved.
As a loyal fan of *Battle Through the Heavens*, he knew Qing Lin; she was a girl with rare pupils.
Qing Lin was the offspring of a snake-person and a human. Usually, infants with this condition wouldn't live past two years old, but she was an example.
There were many people like Qing Lin, considered a curse by both humans and snake-people. Living so many years longer meant nothing but more scorn and ridicule.
Moreover, Qing Lin possessed the most extraordinary pupil in the world—the Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupil.
It almost exclusively appears in the descendants of humans and snake-people. This type of pupil is the nemesis of all snake-like magical beasts; except for a very few with pure ancient bloodlines, it can be forcibly controlled.
It cannot control humans or other magical beasts, but it can draw out their souls and seize control of their bodies.
With the Azure Serpent Three-Flower Pupil, Qing Lin's strength reached a new height, advancing to the Dou Zun realm in just a few years—a remarkably rapid progress.
Qing Lin timidly raised his head, but upon seeing Queen Medusa behind Jiang Cheng, a look of fear appeared on his face.
"You…you are…a snake…"
As a descendant of snake-people and humans, Qing Lin possessed snake-people blood and naturally sensed the terrifying power within Queen Medusa.
Queen Medusa's cherry lips parted slightly, "You are…a descendant of snake-people and humans?"
Qing Lin lowered his head humbly. Because of this identity, Qing Lin's status in the entire Stone Desert City was lower than that of a pet.
Anyone could bully her, including children on the street. All she did was beating and scolding, and relentlessly ostracized, never experiencing the joys of being human.
If it weren't for the two captains, she would have been violated by those lewd people long ago.
Jiang Cheng looked at the green scales on Qing Lin's hand and couldn't help but become very interested.
Qing Lin shrank back in fear, her voice slightly tearful: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to scare you..."
Queen Medusa naturally ignored her. Although Qing Lin's bloodline was somewhat similar to hers, it was extremely mixed, and naturally couldn't be fully cultivated into a snake-person powerhouse.
"It's alright. No matter what you become, your body will ultimately be your own. Don't care about worldly opinions; living your own path is the true way to stay away from those short-sighted fools."
Jiang Cheng gently rolled up Qing Lin's sleeve, looking at the emerald green scales, and smiled.
(End of Chapter)