20: Chapter 20: Gu Shenge Deceives Qinglin Online

The crowd was forcibly pushed aside by an irresistible force, revealing a path for Gu Shengge and Medusa to pass.

The onlookers all turned their gazes toward the couple; especially upon seeing Medusa, their eyes widened, all simultaneously revealing expressions of astonishment, mixed with deep greed.

Although Medusa wore a red veil, obscuring her true face, her soul-stirring, charming eyes and perfect, graceful, enchanting figure alone were enough to make it difficult for anyone to maintain their composure.

The swaying of her snow-white, slender waist exuded a provocative temptation that left people drooling.

Some who lacked sufficient willpower even began to swallow their saliva on the spot.

Sensing the prying eyes of the ants surrounding her, Medusa let out a cold huff.

Instantly, those people felt as if a heavy hammer had smashed hard against their heads.

Their spirits were severely damaged on the spot, causing them to feel dizzy, bloated, and in splitting pain.

The greed and lust that had risen in their hearts vanished without a trace, leaving behind only fear.

Having suffered this incident, how could they not understand that the enchanting beauty in red wearing a veil before them was an expert?

They all displayed expressions of panic, daring not to linger here any longer.

They all scattered like birds and beasts, fearing that if they were a step late, they would be killed on the spot by Medusa.

Gu Shengge glanced at those fleeing members of the Human Race, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes.

To dare covet my Beloved Wife? Seeking death.

If not for Medusa speaking up, he would have taken action to teach these fellows a lesson.

His gaze then turned to Qing Lin, whose braids were being tugged by a desert merchant.

She looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old, with two long, thin braids, a pretty and delicate oval face, and skin as fair and tender as a beautiful porcelain doll.

It was suffused with a hint of panic and fear, and her emerald-green eyes revealed traces of pain.

She wore a light cyan dress that exposed her fragrant shoulders, but her arms were covered by cyan sleeves.

Although her figure was petite, it was quite well-developed and curvaceous, though she still looked somewhat youthful.

Especially that small waist, so slender it could barely be held in one's palm; as she struggled and twisted, it was as if a Little Beauty Snake were displaying its enchanting waist, possessing a unique temptation.

The desert merchant, seeing that the onlookers had all run away, was also somewhat puzzled.

However, seeing that two people were still there, and judging by their attire that they were not common folk, he assumed the couple was here to buy something.

He hurriedly released his hand from Qing Lin's braid, his mean-looking face revealing a fawning expression as he smiled and asked.

"I wonder what you two would like to buy? I have high-quality porcelain here from the Jia Ma Empire. Every piece was fired by a Great Master, exquisite and elegant, and will definitely satisfy you both."

Gu Shengge did not even pay attention to the desert merchant.

He walked in front of Qing Lin, and looking at her scared and panicked appearance, he softly asked her.

"Little girl, do not be afraid. My name is Gu Shengge. I want to take you away from here. Are you willing to come with me?"

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, a trace of confusion rose in Qing Lin's heart.

She did not understand why the other party had suddenly approached her and wanted to take her away.

The desert merchant, seeing that Gu Shengge was here for Qing Lin, immediately changed his demeanor.

"Customer, it is not impossible for you to take this little demoness away, but you must first pay me one hundred gold coins on her behalf. She caused me to break a piece of exquisite porcelain, so she must compensate me."

Upon hearing this, Qing Lin hurriedly shook her head.

Her little face displayed grievances, like a kitten that had been wronged, as she kept defending herself.

"I did not break his porcelain; he broke it himself."

"Hey~ I say it was you who broke it, so it was you who broke it! If it were not for you, this little demoness, passing by me and startling me, how could the porcelain have broken?"

Looking at the desert merchant who was twisting the truth and framing others, disgust surfaced in Gu Shengge's eyes.

A wisp of Dou Huang pressure was released, crushing down upon the desert merchant.

The desert merchant instantly felt a weight on his back, as if a great mountain had pressed down out of thin air, suppressing him directly until he was prostrate on the ground, his head striking the floor, in a wretched state.

He also realized that the young man before him was a terrifying expert and not someone he could afford to offend.

His body trembled in fear, terrified that Gu Shengge would kill him if he said the wrong thing.

He kept kowtowing to Gu Shengge, begging for mercy with tears in his eyes.

"My Lord, I was wrong. I did not know this little demon... young lady was related to you. If I had known, even if I were given a hundred guts, I would not dare to make things difficult for her. Please spare me!"

Qing Lin, seeing the desert merchant who had been making things difficult for her suddenly kneeling and begging for mercy, felt a hint of surprise on her little face.

She had heard from the Great Captain that some experts who had Cultivated Dou Qi to an extremely high Realm could easily suppress ordinary Dou Qi practitioners with just a glance, even without doing anything.

Could this person before her be such an expert?

But why would he want to help her?

Gu Shengge looked at the kowtowing desert merchant and pointed at Qing Lin, saying: "You should apologize to her, not beg me for mercy."

The desert merchant, seeing this, hurriedly apologized to Qing Lin, begging for her forgiveness.

"I am sorry, little girl. I should not have made things difficult for you. Please, spare me. As long as you spare me, I am willing to give you one thousand gold coins as compensation! I beg you!"

Between money and life, the desert merchant chose life without hesitation.

If money is gone, it can be earned again; if life is gone, everything is gone.

Faced with the desert merchant's tearful pleas, Qing Lin did not want to entangle herself with him any further, so she nodded, choosing to forgive him.

This caused the desert merchant to heave a sigh of relief.

Gu Shengge also withdrew that trace of pressure, which made the desert merchant feel a weight lifted from his back.

His eyes were full of gratitude as he looked at Qing Lin.

He did not hesitate, hurriedly scrambling up from the ground, taking out a two-stripe gold card from his storage ring, and offering it to Qing Lin with both hands.

"Little girl, this card contains one thousand five hundred gold coins. The extra is my compensation. Thank you for your forgiveness."

After speaking, he immediately turned and fled in a panic, not even wanting his stall, very afraid that Gu Shengge would change his mind and slap him to death.

Qing Lin looked at the gold card in her hand, stunned.

She looked at Gu Shengge again, hurriedly bowing to thank him for his help, and offered the gold card to him together.

"Thank you for helping me out of this predicament. You should keep this gold card."

Gu Shengge shook his head, pushing the gold card back.

He reached out and touched Qing Lin's head, smiling and speaking softly: "Little girl, keep this card; it is the compensation that person gave you. If you want to thank me, why not leave here with me? As long as I am here, I guarantee that in the future, you will no longer be bullied or scolded by others. How about it?"

Hearing the mysterious man before her speak again, wanting to take her away, Qing Lin became even more confused.

Everyone else who saw her feared avoiding her, so why did he want to take her away so much?

Seeing the little girl's bewildered expression, Gu Shengge's eyes opened and closed, and a flash of cyan light flickered.

His originally black pupils transformed into emerald-green.

He raised his hand, pointing at his own eyes, and explained softly to Qing Lin.

"I think you must be wondering why I want to take you away. It is because we possess the same eyes; in other words, we are of the same kind."

"We are... of the same kind?"

This sentence left Qing Lin stunned on the spot.

She stared blankly at Gu Shengge's eyes, the same emerald-green as hers, perhaps even better-looking.

Could it be that he, like her, was also a half-blood of the Snake People and the Human Race?

"How about it, Qing Lin? Are you willing to leave with me?"

Faced with Gu Shengge's inquiry once again, Qing Lin fell into deep thought.