"I..." Xiaoli touched her smooth, fair neck, in disbelief.
At this time
Ye Ran gently waved his right hand, and the vines that had been binding Qin Guangxiao withered and disappeared instantly.
Qin Guangxiao shook his arms and crawled out of the ground.
I almost lost my balance.
He quickly ran to Xiaoli's side and looked her up and down.
"Xiaoli, your...your injury..."
Qin Guangxiao looked at Xiaoli, reached out his hand as if to touch her cheek, but stopped mid-air...
Xiaoli looked at his dazed expression and gave him a slightly reproachful look:
"What...what are you looking at?"
Qin Guangxiao's gaze lingered on Xiaoli's smooth, jade-like skin as he murmured:
"Xiaoli, you...you've become more beautiful..."
These words were quite blunt, and Xiaoli's cheeks flushed red...
"What, you don't want to kill me now?" Ye Ran looked at the scene before him, a smile playing on his lips, and teased.
Qin Guangxiao then came to his senses, and a look of embarrassment immediately crossed his face.
"Young lady, now you believe I'm not a bad person, right? Please take your child and leave for a moment," Ye Ran said kindly to Xiaoli.
Xiaoli glanced at Ye Ran, then at Qin Guangxiao.
He nodded obediently and led the child deeper into the alley.
Only Qin Guangxiao remained.
At this moment, Qin Guangxiao scratched the back of his head: "Um... I didn't know you... Boss, um... I didn't expect that..."
He spoke incoherently.
Then he simply knelt down on the ground with a "thump".
He kowtowed deeply to Ye Ran:
"Boss, I didn't get much schooling and I'm not good with words. I, Qin Guangxiao, will never forget your great kindness! I was blind to your greatness before and offended you. I...I apologize to you!!"
He paused, glanced at Xiaoli, then looked up and said firmly:
"Boss, although I don't know what grudge you have against the Fiend Stronghold, I will do my best to take you to the headquarters. I only beg you to give Xiaoli and these children a way out..."
Ye Ran looked at Qin Guangxiao and said, "Alright, get up."
Ye Ran waved his hand and helped Qin Guangxiao up: "I asked you to lead the way, why do you always act like you're sending me to my death...?"
Ye Ran patted his shoulder, brushing the dust off it: "Take the way with peace of mind. I'll make sure you come back safely and reunite with your girlfriend..."
Hearing Ye Ran's words, Qin Guangxiao quickly waved his hand: "Um, she's not my girlfriend...no..."
"I can't be bothered with it, just lead the way." Ye Ran didn't point it out.
Qin Guangxiao scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke:
"Sir, although you said it's not suicide, that fortified stronghold is truly formidable. Their headquarters is teeming with experts; they already had seven Diamond-level Grandmasters there, and now they've expanded their forces. I've seen at least nine Diamond-level Grandmasters now..."
Qin Guangxiao paused for a moment, then said with utmost seriousness:
"Here, they're like local tyrants; even the officials have to give them some leeway..."
"Nine Diamond-level Grandmasters?" Ye Ran and the others couldn't help but chuckle.
"You don't need to worry about that. Just lead the way."
Looking at Ye Ran's confident demeanor, Qin Guangxiao couldn't help but ask:
"Boss, aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of? Why should you be afraid?"
Before Ye Ran could speak, Duobao interjected,
It looked at Qin Guangxiao and slightly raised its head.
He looked at Qin Guangxiao with an expression that seemed to say, "How could you mortals possibly understand?" and slowly began to speak:
"Don't even mention nine! What difference would ninety-nine make? In my eyes, they're nothing but a bunch of worthless scoundrels..."
Listening to this turtle bragging,
Qin Guangxiao paused for a moment, but didn't say anything more...
Duobao looked at Qin Guangxiao's disbelieving expression.
She couldn't help but glare at him:
"Hey, young man, you better believe me!" Duobao pointed to Ye Ran and the others beside him, then pointed to himself.
"Leaving aside them, even I, your Daoist master, could easily take down your entire bandit stronghold single-handedly!!"
The more this turtle talked, the more impressive it became.
Qin Guangxiao said in a daze:
"real??"
"snort....."
Duobao gave a light snort, adopting an air of superiority, his tone ethereal:
"Right now you're only at the Gold level, your vision is still narrow. Seeing me is like a frog in a well looking up at the moon. But when you're lucky enough to reach the Grandmaster level, you'll see me as a mayfly looking at the blue sky..."
"Smack!!"
Duobao hadn't finished showing off yet.
Then I heard a crisp sound on my forehead.
"Who?! Who's hitting me, Daoist Master?!" Duobao shrank back, looking around.
Ye Ran looked at Duobao speechlessly:
"Stop talking nonsense..."
Subsequently,
He then looked at Qin Guangxiao:
"Just lead the way without worry; you won't be in any danger. As for them..."
Ye Ran pointed to someone waiting in the alley.
They didn't go far.
Xiaoli and the children, cautiously watching Qin Guangxiao,
"If you're willing, I can take you and these people back to the Dragon Kingdom to settle down."
"Really?!" Qin Guangxiao exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Ye Ran's suggestion.
He nodded frantically,
"Yes, we are willing!!"
"Don't rush to agree." Ye Ran smiled at the excited Qin Guangxiao and pointed to the alley.
"Why don't you ask for their opinion first?"
"No need, they'll definitely be willing." Qin Guangxiao shook his head, his expression wistful.
"To be honest, boss, I picked these kids out of piles of corpses. They're just like me, trash from the bottom of society. They'd definitely be willing to return to Dragon Kingdom and start a new life..."
Listening to Qin Guangxiao's speech,
Ye Ran was silent for a moment, then patted Qin Guangxiao on the shoulder:
"You are not trash, and your love is even less so..."
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