Chapter 1127: Chapter 1124: Xiao Qinglin's Ambition (Part 1)
"This girl."
Feeling the warm, soft body wrapped around him, Xu Ran couldn't help but feel a strange sensation stirring within him.
Loli, so high!
Being of mixed heritage from the Snake-People Tribe and the Human Clan, Qing Lin possessed the appearance of a human, but with a hint of the charm of a different race; bewitching in her figure. And that was with Qing Lin still being too young, her body not yet fully developed. Should she grow a bit older, she would certainly become another seductress to all living beings.
By then, even if Qing Lin wasn't quite like Queen Medusa, she wouldn't be far behind.
Moreover, Qing Lin had a strong suppressive effect on serpentine demon beasts, and it was likely the same with the Snake-People Tribe.
Following him, perhaps Qing Lin could even surpass Queen Medusa in the future.
"Hehe, Brother Xu Ran, is it that?" Xiao Qinglin giggled as she looked at Xu Ran, then stretched out a small hand towards a certain spot on Xu Ran, her smile growing even broader.
"Sister Xian Er told me Brother Xu Ran is a big meanie who bullies people." Although Qing Lin was still a little girl, she wasn't completely naive. On the contrary, she had an open disposition, unreserved and straightforward.
At first, she was somewhat timid when she met Xu Ran, but gradually, she became much more comfortable, to the extent that...
"Cough cough, don't listen to your Sister Xian Er's nonsense. Your Brother Xu Ran is a great guy."
"Oh. So, does Brother Xu Ran like Qing Lin?" Qing Lin's teal eyes sparkled with anticipation as she looked at Xu Ran. In her world, Xu Ran was the kindest person to her, and thus, her everything.
She also knew that girls would eventually marry, and she had no desire to marry any bad men. Those bad men would only bully her, not be kind to her. If she were to marry, it could only be...
"What are you saying, little girl? You're still young and don't understand..." Xu Ran didn't expect such a young Qing Lin to be so precocious, which shouldn't be the case. But then again, girls do tend to mature early.
In this world, many girls of Qing Lin's age were already married.
And Qing Lin's figure was also developing quite maturely, although not on par with a mature woman like Ya Fei, yet there was a certain allure to her.
"Qing Lin isn't young anymore. Don't believe me? Brother Xu Ran, feel for yourself?"
"And Brother Xu Ran clearly likes Qing Lin. You're already..."
One jaw-dropping statement after another flowed from Qing Lin's lips, leaving Xu Ran completely speechless.
Oh boy, the kids these days...
So direct.
"Brother Xu Ran, Qing Lin doesn't want to marry those big meanies in the future. None of them are as nice to Qing Lin as you are. And they're not as strong as you either," Qing Lin counted out on her fingers.
Because of Xu Ran's previous actions, in her eyes, Xu Ran was the number one good person in the world.
Moreover, she thought Sister Xian Er and the others were all very nice, and she definitely didn't want to leave Xu Ran.
"I never said I was going to marry you off to someone else. When you grow up, you can make your own decisions. It's not up to me," Xu Ran said with a slight smile.
"So, what Brother Xu Ran means is, once I've grown up a bit, you'll marry me?" Qing Lin blinked her big eyes, deliberately misinterpreting Xu Ran's words.
"Hmm. When the time comes, even if little Qinglin wants to run, I'm afraid she won't be able to escape," Xu Ran said with a smile, sizing up Qinglin's figure. This kind of youthful charm held a fatal attraction for someone accustomed to mature figures like Xu Ran.
However, that would be beastly.
Avalanches would happen.
There were some things Xu Ran thought about and then immediately gave up on.
Qinglin was so nice, he really couldn't bear to bully her.
"Hehe. That's good to hear, Brother Xu Ran is so nice, I wouldn't want to run away. I will be very obedient, very obedient. Whatever Brother Xu Ran says, Qinglin will do," Qinglin said sweetly as she nestled up to Xu Ran, as if making him a promise.
Her obedient and sensible demeanor made Xu Ran plant a kiss right on her puffy little cheek.
"Alright, let's go. We'll pick those things from under the magma and head off. We don't want Little Fairy and the others to get anxious looking for us," Xu Ran said, holding onto Qinglin and stepping directly onto the head of the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
The Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake seemed to understand and carried the two of them towards the depths of the magma.
Xu Ran used his mighty strength to forcefully separate the magma, preventing it from getting close to Qinglin.
"Wow, this is amazing."
Looking at this fiery red world, Qinglin was extremely excited.
It was her first time seeing such a magical world, and she was in Xu Ran's arms, which immediately brought about a romantic sentiment.
In the fiery red magma world, undercurrents surged, and occasionally, strands of extremely fierce magma flows burst forth from somewhere unknown, each containing vast amounts of energy.
In this fiery world, no creatures existed apart from the fire spirit snakes, as the conditions for survival here were simply too harsh. If not for creatures like the Double-Headed Fire Spirit Snake that lived by devouring magma, other magical beasts, possibly even a tyrant-level creature like the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, couldn't move freely here, completely unaffected.
Before long, Xu Ran and Qinglin found the multi-hued green lotus.
In the fiery red lava ocean, the touch of green seemed particularly eerie.
The green lotus, with eight petals, seemed as perfect as the most exquisite green jade, naturally formed. At first glance, it was clear and flawless, creating an irresistible allure.
In the middle of the lotus, there seemed to be a small lotus platform about two to three feet wide, with holes emitting faint fluorescent light, presumably made from the most pure fire property energy that had condensed into lotus seeds.
Under the green lotus, there were extremely slender roots, about ten meters long. On these roots, many tiny tendrils were densely clustered, and as they swayed, Xiao Yan could clearly feel that they were in an almost greedy state, madly absorbing the wild fire property energy from the surrounding magma.
This green lotus floated within the endless magma, much like duckweed in the ocean, drifting about.
"Queen Medusa's scales..." Xu Ran picked up one of the colorful scales, then stored the entire Qinglian into his Space Ring. While other things were expendable to Xu Ran aside from Strange Fire, this Qinglian was indeed a rare treasure for Xiao Yi Xian and the others.
The Qinglian could be used to help with Cultivation, and the lotus seeds inside could be directly ingested for the refinement of the pure fire property power within.
"Everything's done, now it's time to go see Queen Medusa," Xu Ran said.
"No matter how proud she is, she will have to submit beneath me."
Xu Ran's lips curled into a smile. He was somewhat impatient to meet Little Cai Lin.