"It's her! The theft of the Xuanlin Fruit must have been done by this half-demon!"
"That thing that's neither human nor demon, a born bastard!"
Many of her pursuers were no weaker than her, and some were even stronger. If Mo Ling hadn't activated her Qilin bloodline to enhance her stamina and explosive power, she probably would have been caught and killed half an hour ago!
The girl felt despair. She stubbornly bit her lip, and scalding demon blood, hot as boiling water, seeped from the corner of her lips, rising in a white mist. For over twenty years of her half-demon life, she had lived like this within human territory.
[Being ostracized, misunderstood, looked down upon... and now even framed, I almost lost my life here!]
She was clearly just passing through that city; she had no idea about the Mysterious Scale Fruit, but those people just wouldn't believe her! They were determined to pin the blame on her!
Having fled for thousands of miles, her internal energy was nearly exhausted, and even the power of her Qilin bloodline was almost depleted. A look of sorrow appeared in her eyes.
"Perhaps... my birth was a mistake from the start."
[Heartbroken, wronged, distressed, and desperate.]
In these final moments of her life, a flood of negative emotions overwhelmed Mo Ling, and she felt an overwhelming urge to cry.
She used her remaining profound energy to evaporate the moisture from the corners of her eyes, revealing a final display of strength, or rather, stubbornness.
"I don't want to die, I want to live!"
"Those who look down on me, those who think I'm a despicable half-demon... one day, I will surpass them all!"
[Another few hundred miles.]
The pursuers slowly came to a halt, looking at Mo Ling with some hesitation.
[Ahead lies the Ancient Plains, the domain of the Beast King.]
"Damn it, sixth and seventh-tier demonic beasts are rampant in the Canggu Plain, and it's rumored that there's even a tenth-tier demonic beast in the deepest part, making it one of the forbidden areas!"
"The sixth rank of the Xuan Shen system seems to be only equivalent to the level between the Innate and the Celestial Being."
Yun Shou recalled that Mo Ling at this time was only at the fifth level (Chapter 631), which, when converted into the Zun Yuan system, was between a powerful Grandmaster and a weak Innate.
In short, he's pretty bad.
"The Canggu Plain is teeming with demons. Of course, she dares to go in because of her demon blood, but we are pure-blooded humans."
"That damned half-demon, she got away!"
"Our Hundred Fierce Merchant Guild spent a great deal of money to obtain the Mystic Scale Fruit, and she just took advantage of it like that!"
The pursuers were filled with resentment, but seeing that small figure still heading deeper into the ancient plains, they could only curse and give up.
[What they didn't know was that Mo Ling was already delirious. She had overused her bloodline power, leaving her mentally confused and only knowing to run forward blindly, unaware of her surroundings.]
[It wasn't until she had traveled hundreds of miles into the ancient plains that she lost all her strength and plummeted downwards, plunging into a stream.]
The excessive release of the Qilin demon blood's aura caused the small fish and shrimp in the stream to retreat, and she drifted downstream.
"After several dozen miles, this stream will merge into a turbulent current, and after two hundred miles, it will merge into a river."
"That river stretches outwards for four hundred miles, passing by the back mountain of the Qingfeng Sect... She will likely awaken in that section of the river, then find a cave in the back mountain and go into seclusion to recuperate."
[Background Information: Qingfeng Sect and Canggu Plain are neighbors. One side is dominated by humans, and the other by demons. Qingfeng Sect frequently sends disciples into certain areas of Canggu Plain for trials...]
You quietly gaze at the girl in the stream: "So this is the whole story behind Twelve's encounter with her."
You end this future.
In reality, she stumbled into the Canggu Plain, while her pursuers outside hesitated.
Then you appeared and pulled him into your arms.
She wasn't even aware of your presence; she was just running wildly, crashing headlong into your chest. The impact was so powerful that even a small building would collapse.
But you caught it steadily, even using gentle force to protect it.
[Mo Ling was still dazed; she didn't even realize someone was helping her. She thought she had encountered an obstacle or been overtaken by an enemy. A thin, white arm reached out to elbow her.]
【You control her, channeling your profound energy to rapidly heal her injuries and restore her mental clarity.】
"Who...who are you?" She blinked, realizing she was being held in your arms, and tried to struggle, embarrassed and annoyed.
[Struggling but unable to move.]
"You, you let me go."
"Is this how you talk to your savior?"
"I...I...thank you (very quietly)."
You nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the pursuers who hadn't yet turned to leave: "What's going on here?"
One group of people shouted at you, "Brother, since you dare to appear in the Canggu Plain, your cultivation level must be quite high. Can't you see that you've rescued a half-demon mongrel?"
"A half-demon is bad enough, but she also stole our Xuanlin Fruit!"
"We don't care whether you've taken a liking to that half-demon or not, you must return the Xuanlin Fruit!"
Another group shouted in unison, "You're human too! Don't believe that demon-blooded bastard's nonsense!"
"She only looks human; her heart is full of demonic and bestial nature!"
[Mo Ling, who had been struggling in your arms, stiffened slightly upon hearing those words. You could feel her instinctively shrink back towards you.]
You know the truth.
Half a month ago, the Hundred Fierce Merchant Guild went to Cold Autumn City on business, bringing with them a top-tier treasure: the "Mysterious Scale Fruit."
[As a result, the local city lord took a liking to this Xuanlin Fruit and wanted to buy it for his son. However, the price was too high, so the city lord was unwilling to spend a large sum of money and instead chose to steal it.]
[Through a clever judgment, the theft was successful.]
However, the Chamber of Commerce later discovered that an important treasure was missing.
The item was stolen in Cold Autumn City. Even if it wasn't revealed that the city lord stole it, he would still need to lend a hand, pretending to help search for the real culprit.
So—the blame was pinned on Mo Ling, who happened to be passing through Lengqiu City.
[She's a half-demon, and happens to have Qilin blood; if not her, who else should they frame?]
The city lord dispatched his men and members of the merchant guild to hunt her down, intending to kill her on the spot during the pursuit.
[This way, if the Mysterious Scale Fruit cannot be found afterward, it can be said that Mo Ling has already consumed it to refine her bloodline.]
Let's make it a simple case of the dead having no way to prove anything.
They were so close to succeeding.
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