Chapter: Chapter 331
“Xiaobai, Qianqian, over here!” The Guild Leader, dressed in light attire, waved her hand high and shouted.
With such obvious signposts, Leticia and Bai Ling didn’t need to search for the two girls they were waiting for in the bustling commercial street.
Casually walking up to the Guild Leader, Leticia flashed a very healthy smile at her. “Guild Leader, you’re looking well. Have you been very relaxed lately?”
“Heh heh, I have been quite relaxed. There’s no pressure, the guild is developing steadily, and I feel like I’ve almost become a mascot,” the Guild Leader said, scratching her head with a silly grin.
Ever since Leticia led their guild to the highest level, a lot of players had transferred over from other guilds, some of whom had management experience. This resulted in the Guild Leader, who already wasn’t very involved in management, completely delegating power.
Even though she didn’t have much power to begin with.
“Since the team was short one person, and there’s a new member to integrate, we haven’t taken on many missions recently,” Lu Siyu added from the side. Compared to the Guild Leader, this girl with wind abilities appeared more mature and reliable.
“We originally wanted to take that little girl on a few low-level missions to practice, but somehow, some guy swept up all those low-level missions, and only those with super low cost-effectiveness were left,” the Guild Leader complained unhappily.
Even tasks like finding trouble for bad guys were gone. She didn’t know what kind of bored person would take on so many low-level missions.
Bai Ling subtly nudged Leticia with her elbow.
Others might not know, but she knew perfectly well that the culprit behind all of this was the girl standing beside her.
“Yeah, it’s gotten to the point where I can only take super troublesome missions to make ends meet,” Leticia said, her face quite thick-skinned, a lie coming out as easily as breathing.
Leticia hadn’t hidden the fact that she had joined the Hero Association and become a hero from the Guild Leader, as there was no need to conceal it.
After learning about it, the Guild Leader was initially a little surprised, and after understanding some of the inside details, she accepted Leticia’s choice.
There was no other way, with the path home closed, people had to eat. Demons had to eat too. They couldn’t just steal things when they were hungry, could they?
“But Qianqian, are you really not joining our team? We’re a team with super potential,” the Guild Leader asked cheerfully.
If she could pull Leticia into her team, the Guild Leader felt her hero career might just reach its peak. With such a powerful player leading the team, their team would be unstoppable.
“No, no, you probably can’t handle my workload.” Leticia shook her head. She preferred acting alone, and being in a team would only burden her.
Fortunately, the Guild Leader was just asking casually, and Leticia’s refusal wouldn’t make this naturally easygoing girl hold a grudge.
Compared to these matters, Miss Bai’s thoughts were quite simple: “Where’s the food? I’m hungry.”
This was a celebration banquet, and the banquet was the most crucial part!
“The room is booked already. It’s a very famous restaurant,” the Guild Leader said, knowing Bai Ling’s gluttonous nature. Since the pleasantries were over, it was time to get down to business. “Follow me, it’s only a few steps away.”
Following the Guild Leader to the entrance of a rather luxurious-looking restaurant, Leticia stroked her chin and let out a soft sigh. “Guild Leader, you’re probably going to have to cough up all your bonus this time.”
She had heard of this place online. The taste of the dishes was excellent, but corresponding to the taste was the price, which was completely unaffordable for ordinary people.
If they were just four ordinary girls, eating a meal there wouldn’t empty the Guild Leader’s little vault. However, among these four girls was a “rice bucket” named Bai Ling, who ate without restraint.
“Miss Qianqian, you don’t need to think about saving her money. She became a hero to experience life. She really doesn’t care about this little bit of money,” Lu Siyu immediately revealed the Guild Leader’s secret. The Guild Leader was a true young lady, with enough family assets to live a life of leisure forever.
Even if she ate here every day, it wouldn’t matter, because for her, these expenses were just a small portion.
“I get it, another rich girl,” Leticia covered her face. “So I’m the only one struggling to make ends meet, huh?”
What she said was too shameless, even Bai Ling couldn’t help but extend her hand and flick Leticia’s forehead. “If you’re struggling to make ends meet, then ninety-nine percent of the people in the world would starve to death.”
Let alone when she was the Demon King before, even now, Leticia’s little vault was quite substantial. She earned in a month what an ordinary person earned in a year, so her saving speed couldn’t be described as struggling to make ends meet.
“Compared to you guys, that’s how it is,” Leticia shook her head. At this moment, her peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a somewhat familiar girl. “Is that…”
“An acquaintance?” The Guild Leader followed Leticia’s gaze but saw nothing.
Leticia rubbed her eyes and shook her head. “Perhaps I saw a former employer, but I could also be mistaken.”
She had just seen a flash of silver in the corridor not far away. She had some impression of that silver flash, which was the characteristic of a girl named Yue Xiaoyin.
However, why was that girl here?
Had her father settled everything? Had the threat disappeared?
Forget it, that girl had nothing to do with her current self, so there was no need to worry about it so much.
She should just enjoy this hard-earned celebration banquet.
“Wow, Qianqian, you actually have such a good tolerance for alcohol. I can’t handle it after just one drink,” the Guild Leader said to Leticia, who was sitting beside her, holding a cup of translucent brownish liquid.
What she was drinking was a very low-alcohol fruit wine, which tasted very refreshing and was the Guild Leader’s personal favorite drink.
But compared to her preference, her own alcohol tolerance wasn’t very good. Even with this fruit wine, which was similar to ordinary fruit juice, she entered a dazed state after drinking a glass, which made Leticia speechless.
“Guild Leader, you seem to be drunk.” Leticia was also drinking this beverage and felt it wasn’t very strong. It wasn’t as good as the fruit wine Xue’er prepared for her when they were in the Demon Realm.
Suddenly, she started to miss the Demon Realm. Although she still disliked those people who gave her a bad impression, she really missed Xue’er and Elsa.
They were also partners she recognized. While she was happily drinking and eating here, they could only deal with the mess she left behind in the Demon Realm. Thinking about it this way, she felt utterly contemptible.
“What’s wrong? Why did you suddenly become unhappy?” Bai Ling keenly noticed the change in Leticia’s mood. Leticia’s lips were still smiling just moments ago, but now that smile had completely disappeared, replaced by a hint of sadness.
How could one become sad while eating a celebration banquet?
“It’s nothing, I was just thinking about Xue’er and them.” Leticia took another sip of the fruit wine, her eyes fixed on a spot in the distance, as if the people she missed were right there.
“There must be a way back. Let’s go find it together. We will definitely find it,” Bai Ling put down the chicken leg she hadn’t finished yet, walked behind Leticia, put her arms around Leticia’s neck, and whispered in her ear.
“Mmm,” Leticia let out a sound from her nose. “We definitely can go back.”
On the other side, the drunken Guild Leader had already passed out on the table and started rambling. Most of what she said was nonsensical, and the meaningful words were also somewhat vague.
“… Mmm, ten minutes… why today… such a good day…”
“… Such a cute little girl… her hair is a bit like Xiaobai’s…”
“Hey, is this a kidnapping?… I’m a hero… I’ll smash you to death…”
“… Bomb… Holy crap!”
Suddenly, the drunken Guild Leader performed a “dying man sits up in shock” routine. There was still a lingering flush on her face, and her eyes were still a bit hazy, but she seemed much more sober than before.
“There’s a bomb!”
Hearing the Guild Leader’s shout, Leticia and Bai Ling’s expressions immediately changed. Although they didn’t know what specifically happened, they knew that this meal was not going to be peaceful.
“Guild Leader, calm down and explain the situation,” Leticia ran to the Guild Leader’s side and slapped the back of her head.
Following a flash of blue magical light, the blush on the Guild Leader’s face immediately faded, and the haziness in her eyes completely disappeared.
Magic, convenient, right?
“Phew, my ability just activated automatically. I saw many tattooed men in black ambushing here. Their target was a little girl with silver hair.” The Guild Leader’s face turned a little pale, clearly shocked by the scene she had just witnessed. “They planted many bombs here, and in the end, they detonated the bombs, blowing the place to smithereens.”
“Tsk.” After listening to the Guild Leader’s words, Leticia let out a soft tsk. It really didn’t let people rest.
It seemed she would have to work overtime.
“Qianqian, you go protect that silver-haired girl. Siyu and I will go check for those bombs. If we can disarm them, that would be great,” the Guild Leader said to Leticia. Bai Ling and Leticia were the strongest fighters on their side, so it was best to send them to the front line.
As for her, she had the ability to foresee the future, so dealing with bombs was somewhat feasible. Perhaps she had seen the possibility of disarming the bombs in the future.
“Mhm, mhm, I understand. We’ll do our best to control the situation,” at this moment, Lu Siyu had also completed her emergency report with the Hero Association. She put away her phone and said to the other three, “Association support is on the way, but until then, we four have to hold the line.”
Of course, theoretically, controlling the situation was easy. With Leticia and Bai Ling here, it would be strange if anything went wrong.
“Alright, we’ll split up. Guild Leader, send me the girl’s location.”
“It’s very close, in the xxx hall downstairs. You’ll see the girl as soon as you enter,” the Guild Leader told Leticia what she had seen.
Having received the location information, Leticia and Bai Ling instantly teleported downstairs. This was much faster than running.
The receptionist standing at the entrance of the hall was startled to see two living people suddenly appear. She didn’t know what to do, as her employee handbook didn’t tell her what to do in such a situation.
“I am a hero from the Hero Association, here on a mission.” Leticia pulled out her phone from her pocket and opened her electronic hero credential. Since she was out dining today, she hadn’t brought her paper credential. However, in this high-tech era, how could heroes not have electronic credentials?
Looking at the completely irrefutable golden credential on her phone screen, the receptionist realized she might be in big trouble. This was an S-class hero! A mission that required such a hero to be dispatched, could it be anything but a major event?
“Um, do you need help? I can provide assistance if you do,” the receptionist asked eagerly. The thought of being able to help in such a situation made her feel full of energy.
Young people, after all, had such fantasies.
But Leticia shook her head. She patted the receptionist’s shoulder and instructed, “Go downstairs and find a girl with gray hair. She is also a hero. You should cooperate with her actions. We two are enough here.”
“Okay, I understand then!” The receptionist immediately left her post and ran downstairs.
The receptionists standing outside other rooms looked curiously at the receptionist running downstairs. According to the store’s rules, they were not allowed to leave their posts. So, what had happened to make the newcomer rush downstairs?
Leticia paid no attention to others’ curiosity. She had already grasped the doorknob of the room and, with a gentle push, opened the door.
“It looks like a rather ordinary gathering,” Leticia concluded after scanning the room. Most of the people in the room were elegantly dressed upper-class individuals, likely an everyday dinner party.
However, among these people, there was indeed a very eye-catching presence. Amidst the near-black hair, there was a touch of silver that seemed particularly dazzling.
So, she hadn’t mistaken it earlier. Leticia looked at the girl who hadn’t noticed the movement at the door. This girl was the one she had to protect during her first mission, a girl named Yue Xiaoyin.
