Btth: The Rise of Qingshan

Early morning, in the master bedroom of a courtyard residence in the south of Rock Desert City.

"Young master, it's time to wake up..."

A girl in an elegant cyan-green long dress tugged at the quilt with both hands, her slender waist slightly straightened as she leaned forward, her delicate face full of helplessness.

The girl in the green dress pouted her small mouth and called out softly, her pair of fair and delicate hands gently pulling the quilt. Her actions and calls finally seemed to rouse the drowsy young man a little.

"Mmm... Qing Ling..."

Amidst the girl's crisp calls, the young man's hazy eyes fluttered open, a sliver of light peeking through his eyelids. Then, the young man lazily mumbled and casually pulled the girl's wrist.

"Ah!"

With a cry of surprise, the girl who came to wake him was pulled into the quilt, hugged like a rag doll and pressed beneath him.

"Y-young master, young master..."

The girl, Qing Ling, struggled but couldn't break free from his embrace, calling out nervously. But only the sound of his steady breathing reached her ears, with no response whatsoever.

As if possessed, she didn't continue to disturb the young man. She tilted her head, her bright eyes quietly watching his sleeping face, the corners of her lips unconsciously curving into a smile. She was so engrossed that she simply stared blankly.

The sun in Rock Desert City arrived early and quickly. The light outside grew brighter, and rays of sunlight spilled onto the floor through the open door, making the entire room quite bright.

"Qing Ling, Qing Ling... Strange, it's this time already. Qing Ling has always been punctual, and that girl isn't here either..."

Voices came from the courtyard outside the room, calling out from afar, as if someone was looking for someone. Only when Qing Ling heard the commotion did she react.

As she subconsciously turned her head, a shapely long leg had already stepped through the doorway.

"Ahhhhhh!"

A scream echoed throughout the courtyard, instantly stirring up the originally peaceful room.

Yan Qingshan, awakened by the noise, threw a morning tantrum, rubbing his sore eyes and shouting impolitely, "What's all the racket? Can't a person get some sleep?"

"Y-you, you, you... how could you... how could you do such a thing..."

A woman's voice came from the doorway, stammering and unable to finish her sentence as she pointed at the two disheveled figures on the bed.

They were too much! They had only known each other for a short time and were already rolling around together. Qing Ling was still a child!

"What 'you' you? Don't you know this is my room? Trespassing on private property, do you have any manners? Get out of here!"

He greeted her with an even louder roar, startling the girl so much that she instinctively took a step back and staggered out of the room.

"Really... finally got rid of her."

As soon as the woman left, Yan Qingshan's facade crumbled, clutching his head with a dark expression.

When he first woke up, he was indeed in a bad mood, throwing a morning tantrum. But after that roar, he realized what had happened.

In this awkward situation, he could only put on a tough act and chase her away, otherwise who knew what would happen.

"Young master, don't be angry. Sister Xue Lan didn't mean it."

A timid voice came from beside him. Qing Ling, the girl in the green dress, had been pressed onto the bed and hugged like a doll. Her clothes were wrinkled, and some parts were even revealing, filled with a different kind of allure.

"Help me get up first. What's going on today? Don't you usually wake me up later? And why did that woman come so early?"

Yan Qingshan sat up lazily, his mood terrible and his tone naturally unpleasant. Qing Ling silently served him, helping him get dressed with her soft, delicate hands, kneeling by the bed and carefully arranging his clothes.

"Young master, you and Sister Xue Lan agreed to meet this morning. You reminded Qing Ling yesterday to wake you up on time, otherwise..."

As Qing Ling spoke, her small face flushed, her small mouth puckered, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks. Her voice was barely audible as she said, "You said Qing Ling's bottom would suffer..."

His head instinctively lowered, his gaze involuntarily sweeping over her, taking in the curves of her petite figure, which were beginning to develop.

Perhaps it was because she had been living well and getting good nutrition these past few days, her figure was becoming more defined. Not to mention a youthful face... but it was certainly very alluring.

Even the most cold and composed man had his moments of impulse. Hearing Qing Ling's words, Yan Qingshan subconsciously turned his gaze to the place she had just mentioned.

"Young master!"

Qing Ling seemed to sense his gaze and, as if the temptation wasn't enough, obediently lowered herself, her hands and feet propped up on the bed.

"You little minx, you've learned some tricks!"

Yan Qingshan leaned down and flicked her delicate nose, then gave her two light pats. "A small punishment as a warning. Next time, if you fail your task, young master will punish you again."

After saying that, Yan Qingshan fled the room as if running for his life. He wouldn't admit that he couldn't resist the temptation and had reached out his hand.

Who asked this little minx to be so alluring? Compared to Xiao Yi Xian's gentleness, Qing Ling was extremely tolerant and obedient to him, almost regarding him as her everything.

"Young master, Qing Ling thinks your punishment is quite nice..."

Qing Ling turned over and lay on the bed, embracing the quilt that Yan Qingshan had slept in, returning to the warmth of the covers. She narrowed her eyes like a kitten, savoring the lingering scent of Yan Qingshan.

Yan Qingshan walked along the path, recalling his incredibly smooth experiences these past few days. He himself was quite surprised. The girl in the room who called him young master was the very person he had come to Rock Desert City to find.

Besides Xiao Yi Xian, another super potential in the Jia Ma Empire, the owner of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, the mixed-blood Snake-People named Qing Lin by Xiao Yan.

That's right, Qing Ling was Qing Lin. But Yan Qingshan felt that Qing Lin was not a very good name. Xiao Yan's naming talent was truly... Colorful scales were called Cai Lin, and blue scales were called Qing Lin, really…

Because he felt that Qing Lin was not a good name, blue scales, was that reminding the girl of her Snake-People identity?

He took a homophonic name, Qing Ling, which sounded similar, but the meaning of the name was different, a happy girl who liked blue and whose voice was like a wind chime, a beautiful meaning.

Qing Ling, like Xiao Yi Xian, was a very sensitive girl in need of care. But compared to her, Qing Ling was even more pitiful. Xiao Yi Xian only lacked friends, but no one would reject or even hate her.

On the contrary, many people had a good impression of her.

But Qing Ling, because of her mixed-blood Snake-People identity, had endured scorn and hatred since childhood. Just a few people were willing to approach her.

Even her few friends would unconsciously reveal disgust when they saw the snake scales on her wrist. The sensitive girl had no sense of security.

Yan Qingshan was the first person who didn't show any disgust towards her. The original Yan Qingshan's hometown, Qingshan Town, was very far from the Tager Desert, and Snake-People were completely unfamiliar to him.

As for Yan Qingshan now, what's wrong with the half-beast girl? You've only seen her in the 2d. Now that he had seen a real person, and such a cute and obedient little lady, he was too happy to care, how could he have any disgust?

It was because of the warm feeling Yan Qingshan gave her that Qing Ling was easily lured by him, even actively asking to become a maid instead of a younger sister.

Yan Qingshan had resisted a little at first, but he was quite satisfied with the considerate care of the cute maid, so he didn't mention anything about sisters anymore.

Such a careful, considerate, and very caring maid, he would be a fool to refuse. These days, he had gotten used to being served by Qing Ling, and he had even developed a bit of a temper and an air of a young master.

For example, the incident of sleeping in and throwing a morning tantrum had never happened in Qingshan Town. Was it all Qing Ling's fault for being too gentle?

Of course, it was also because he was too tired from his continuous cultivation every day. But compared to the days of bitter cultivation in the medicinal bath day and night in Qingshan Town, he was indeed a bit decadent now.

"Young master, Sister Xue Lan is waiting for you!"

Qing Ling's voice came from behind. She had already tidied up Yan Qingshan's messy bed and came out, arriving in front of him to adjust his collar, smooth out the wrinkles in his clothes, and give him a sweet smile and a wink.

Yan Qingshan pinched Qing Ling's cheek before slowly walking towards the living room. Qing Ling entered the kitchen to prepare tea and snacks for the two people inside, and then, remembering that her young master had just woken up, she hurried to prepare breakfast and washing utensils.

Yan Qingshan stepped over the threshold of the living room. On a soft chair beside the tea table in the living room sat a slender figure, her arms crossed and her long legs stretched out. As soon as she saw him enter, she shot him an angry glare.

"Bang!"

As soon as Yan Qingshan walked to the opposite side, the woman erupted, abruptly standing up and placing one foot on the tea table, pointing at Yan Qingshan and scolding,

"You brat, you little rascal! You said you would take good care of Qing Ling, and this is how you take care of her? Qing Ling is only eleven years old, how could you..."

"Qing Ling is my maid. What I do with her is none of your business. She doesn't feel wronged, so you don't need to speak up."

Yan Qingshan calmly sat down on another soft chair opposite the girl, leaning back and smiling coolly,

"Also, let me remind you, everything in this place is my property. If anything is damaged, you will have to pay for it.

I spent ten thousand gold coins on this house, and the other things I left behind are worth about the same.

Take this tea table, for example. Its craftsmanship and materials are the best in Rock Desert City. Just this tea table alone could probably cover your family's expenses for several months.

Are you sure you don't want to take your foot down and continue to show off your figure?"