Live-in Son-in-law

Chapter 1540: Chapter 1540: This World Is So Damn Unfair!

Yun Mengyao laughed and said, "You’ve followed Qin Yi for so long, you’re smooth with words. Lang Ya is a stuffy gourd, of course I have to help him. That’s the only way it’s fair."

"Fairy Yun, you just said you were on my side."

The Blood Flood Dragon muttered gloomily.

"Yeah, I support you, but that doesn’t conflict with me helping Lang Ya, does it?"

The Blood Flood Dragon was very depressed. Yun Mengyao was right about one thing: women understand women best. With her help, it was hard to say who would win.

Besides, Lang Ya was from the Dragon Clan, noble by birth and with higher Cultivation than his. On those two points alone, he’d already lost.

Yin Qianqian walked over, smiling as she said, "Blood Flood Dragon, don’t worry, I’ll help you."

"Really?"

The Blood Flood Dragon’s face lit up with surprise.

If he had Yin Qianqian’s help, on the surface he and Lang Ya would at least look evenly matched.

Yin Qianqian nodded. "Young Miss Yun is helping Lang Ya, I’ll help you. That’s what real fairness looks like."

"Thank you, Fairy Yin."

The Blood Flood Dragon was overjoyed.

"Call me Auntie."

"Auntie." The Blood Flood Dragon immediately called out without the slightest bottom line.

For the sake of winning the beauty, he was going all in.

Even Qin Yi sometimes called her Auntie; it didn’t matter if he did too.

Qin Yi smiled faintly. Now it all came down to whose skills were superior.

Qin Yi looked over at the Medusa Queen, blinked, his expression clearly teasing.

The Medusa Queen’s delicate face flushed slightly red.

Then she suddenly pointed ahead and said, "We’re here."

Here?

Qin Yi looked out into the distance and was stunned on the spot.

Where they were standing was slightly elevated. Not far below lay a stretch of ruins, like the shattered remains of a city buried in the desert.

The scene was like a broken Kingdom submerged in sand, with a bit of the Ancient Loulan feel to it.

However, these ruins were far too dilapidated, broken walls and shattered bricks everywhere.

"You live here?"

Qin Yi found it a little hard to believe. The place the Medusa Clan lived was a bit too harsh.

The Medusa Queen’s eyes dimmed. She sighed and slowly said:

"Back then, to avoid a massacre of all living beings, our ancestor defected at the last moment, causing the Evil Lord to suffer a crushing defeat."

"At that time, quite a few Demon Clan tribes were following the Evil Lord. After the fact, our Medusa Clan became a thorn in their side, a spike in their flesh."

"For thousands of years, the descendants of those people have hunted us relentlessly. We had no choice but to hide here and cling to a wretched existence."

Qin Yi and the others all fell silent.

If not for the Medusa Clan’s ancestor back then, this world would likely already have been drowned in misery, rivers of blood, corpses piled like mountains. This Primordial land would probably long ago have become the Demon Clan’s world.

The Medusa Clan saved the common folk, yet they could not save themselves.

No one knew what they had paid back then. Not only did they bear infamy, they also drove themselves into a desperate situation, forced to skulk around, living like rats.

This world is far too harsh to its heroes.

Rumor had it the entire Endless Desert used to be the Medusa Clan’s territory. One could imagine how powerful and glorious the Medusa Clan once was.

But now, they could only cower among these broken walls, spending their days in fear.

This damned world is really fucking unfair.

This was also why Qin Yi believed in neither heaven nor earth nor fate, and struggled so hard against it all.

"How many people are left in the Medusa Clan now?"

The Medusa Queen stayed silent for a long time. Anyone could see how hurt and sorrowful she was.

Only after a long while did she slowly speak. "Including me, there are barely just over twenty people left in the Medusa Clan now."

Qin Yi and the others fell silent again.

A great clan that once dominated a region was now reduced to so few, and still had to endure others’ pursuit and threats.

Rage surged in Qin Yi’s heart, and he cursed heaven for being blind once more.

"The Shadow Clan is inside?"

The Medusa Queen gave a slight nod.

Qin Yi’s eyes turned cold. "Let’s go. We’ll pay this Shadow Clan a visit."

The group rose into the air and arrived above the ruins.

Qin Yi made a move, concealing everyone’s aura.

Looking down from above, one could feel even more keenly how hard life had been for the Medusa Clan all these years.

This place was simply not suitable for living.

Perhaps it had once been a bustling desert city, but now not a single blade of grass grew, desolation stretched as far as the eye could see.

Those crumbling buildings could only barely keep out the wind and rain.

"You have no water source here, no food—how do you live?" Qin Yi asked.

The Medusa Queen gave a bitter smile, her smile full of helplessness.

"The largest water source nearby was taken over by another race. We can only wait until it’s dark and go farther away to search for water and food."

"But we have to be back before dawn. If we’re discovered by other races, we won’t make it back."

Qin Yi sighed. "Why don’t you go somewhere else to live? Far away from here."

"The Demon Clan sees us as abominations and can’t wait to eradicate us. Humans fear and loathe us even more. In this vast world, it’s all the same to us. Being able to find this little place to shelter ourselves, we’re already very content."

Qin Yi was silent for a long time. "Let’s save your people first. You stay here and wait; I’ll go down and take a look."

Qin Yi was gone for roughly ten minutes before he returned.

"Master, how is it?" the Blood Flood Dragon asked impatiently.

He really felt for the Medusa Queen and wished he could slaughter every last person who had harmed her.

Qin Yi said, "The Medusa Clan people are locked in a broken room. There are about twenty-some Shadow Clan members, eating meat and drinking out in the open area."

"Here’s the plan: Yun Mengyao and I will take charge of the Medusa Clan and make sure no one hurts them."

"You go deal with the Shadow Clan. Remember to leave some alive, I have questions for them."

Everyone nodded slightly.

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On the open ground in front of a dilapidated building, a bonfire crackled, with meat roasting over it.

More than twenty Qi Refiners in black robes with fierce auras were sitting around the fire, eating meat and drinking wine.

These people were all small and thin like monkeys. Shadow Clan members always looked like this—slight of build, which made it easier for them to hide and assassinate.

"Chief, the women of the Medusa Clan are really damn gorgeous. There’s nothing fun out here anyway. Why don’t we bring a few out to liven things up?"

"Yeah, Chief, guarding such a group of stunning women and only being allowed to look, not touch—I’m about to suffocate to death."

A man completely shrouded in a black robe lifted his head. In the firelight, one could see the sparse beard on his chin and his overly thin lips. He looked quite old.

He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse. "Don’t forget our mission. This operation isn’t under my command; we follow that person’s arrangements. He said the Medusa Clan people can’t be touched for now, so we won’t touch them."

"Chief, why do we have to listen to him?"

"Exactly. Since when does our Shadow Clan act according to someone else’s whims?"

The man in the lead spoke slowly. "This is the Clan Leader’s order. Do you plan on defying the Clan Leader?"

No one present dared make another sound.

The leader continued slowly, "That person may not be very old, but his Cultivation is extremely high. I saw it by accident— even the Clan Leader gives him three points of courtesy. We still don’t know what he really is. Best not go against his orders and cause unnecessary trouble."

"If you want the women inside, when he and the Medusa Queen return, I’ll ask him for a few to satisfy you."

The others immediately let out a chorus of lewd laughter.

"Thank you, Chief."

"I knew sticking with the Chief means we’ll have meat to eat. You’d never shortchange us."

The group took turns fawning over him, laying it on thick.

"You won’t live to see him come back."

All of a sudden, an icy voice rang out in the night. The surrounding temperature plunged, and even the air seemed to freeze.