Chapter: Chapter 114
“I can only tell you that this matter involves a great deal, but your empress is indeed not involved,” Xue’er said, tapping the table with her finger. “Frankly, you’d be better off running away with your empress.”
As long as the Elven Empress remained within the Elven territory, she would be powerless to resist the Elven Elder Court. Having ascended to the throne at a young age with impure blood, such an empress was undoubtedly to be manipulated at their will.
Those deep-rooted old fuddy-duddies were not easily suppressed even by the previous empress, let alone the current one who had almost no foundation.
“If only it were that simple. You don’t know how heavily guarded the palace is. Even I would have to undergo layers upon layers of checks to enter,” the Elven maiden sighed, realizing that bringing the empress out was an impossible feat.
“That’s your problem to solve. I have some things to attend to, so I’m leaving now,” Xue’er said, downing the red liquid in her cup and standing up to leave.
The Elven maiden also stood up. “I need to go back to my clan too. I hope Her Majesty has been doing well these past few days.”
“She probably hasn’t,” Xue’er replied, implying that given the situation the maiden had described, the current Elven Empress was likely unable to even sleep soundly.
“Can’t you say something nice? Maybe Her Majesty is thick-skinned and doesn’t care about gossip?”
“If she were really thick-skinned, would you be here looking for me?”
“Alas, that’s true.” The Elven maiden shook her head. “I’m leaving.”
“No need to see me out.” As she watched the Elven maiden disappear out the tavern door, Xue’er’s gaze shifted to a dark corner.
Her old friend was lurking there.
“Your eyesight is as good as ever. Long time no see, Miss Xue.” A man in a black suit emerged from the shadows, offering Xue’er a gentlemanly bow. “May I have the honor of sharing a drink with you?”
“No time. If you have something to say, just say it.” Xue’er’s attitude was not as pleasant when dealing with this man.
The man’s expression did not waver at Xue’er’s refusal. He always maintained such a smiling demeanor; it was rumored he had the same expression even when killing someone.
“I want to know, where did that old eagle from Central City go?”
“I’d like to know the answer to that question as well.”
After Old Eagle stirred up trouble, he vanished without a trace, and no one knew where the old man had gone.
His subordinates were completely unprepared for their leader’s sudden disappearance, which had led to considerable turmoil in Central City’s underworld.
It was for this reason that the man had come to find Xue’er.
“You don’t know either?” Xue’er’s answer disappointed the man, a disappointment he had experienced several times already.
He had consulted all the famous information brokers in Central City, but not a single one knew where that cunning old eagle had gone.
“Perhaps he went outside the city,” Xue’er said, half-jokingly.
That was the worst-case scenario. With the current human management capabilities, the ruins outside the city were completely lawless territory.
Trying to catch an old eagle who had become cunning through experience in such a vast area was practically impossible.
“Well, well, since he left on his own, we’ll have to clean up this mess.” The man shook his head and retreated back into the shadows.
After a strange fluctuation of energy, the man’s presence vanished.
His elusive nature was his greatest characteristic.
“There’s a feeling of impending storm…” Xue’er stood in place for a moment, keenly sensing that a major battle was about to erupt in the dark underbelly of Central City.
The power vacuum created by the sudden disappearance of a giant would inevitably lead to confrontations between other similarly powerful giants, all vying to seize Old Eagle’s territory.
But their opponents had the same idea.
Negotiation?
Negotiation through strength was the preferred method for these people who lived in the darkness.
“I should remind Her Majesty that it’s best not to go out at night these days,” Xue’er thought.
This matter had little to do with them. It was an internal human conflict, and they, the demons, should not meddle.
Her Majesty was still recovering from her injuries, so it was better to have some peace during these days.
…
“It looks like your situation is quite dire.” As night fell, Bai Ling, who had been busy all day outside, brought the Captain to Leticia’s room.
The Captain looked utterly exhausted, making Leticia suspect that her own condition might be slightly better than the Captain’s.
“I think the Captain’s situation is even more dire,” Leticia said, pointing to a chair beside her. “Sit down first.”
“Ah, this is unbearable.” The Captain slumped onto the chair, her eyes completely devoid of sparkle.
This girl seemed to be completely broken.
“I heard from the one surnamed Bai that you’ve been training intensely lately. Are you telling me she was lying?”
“Senior… Bai didn’t lie to you. I am training seriously, and I’m doing it voluntarily, but I am indeed very tired,” the Captain said, leaning on the chair. It was evident that she was truly exhausted. “I feel like I could fall asleep the moment I hit the pillow.”
“Then why did you come to see me? You should get some rest.” Leticia held the Captain’s small hand, its burning warmth confirming that the Captain had indeed been training diligently.
“Bai, you’re not going to make the Captain go back alone later, are you?”
Although the Captain’s blood energy was quite sufficient, her mental state was not good.
Being able to fall asleep the moment she hit the pillow wasn’t an exaggeration.
Leticia didn’t know where the Captain lived, but it was certainly not a short distance from her own home.
Letting the Captain go back alone felt ominous.
“She’s staying in the room next to yours tonight. I’ve already bought and renovated it,” Bai Ling said calmly.
“…You’re amazing.” Leticia, after a long pause, finally managed to utter this sentence. “I’m starting to suspect you bought this entire building.”
Bai Ling nodded serenely.
*Slap!* Leticia covered her face with her hand.
It was true!
“I was originally planning to play with you, Qiang’er, but seeing you like this, we’ll probably have to wait a few more days before we can play together,” the Captain said, completely ignoring Bai Ling’s extravagant behavior.
Given Leticia’s current state, playing games was out of the question. Even if she wanted to, Qila would absolutely not let her touch a computer.
She wasn’t interested in looking at her phone either.
The discomfort in her body was still quite noticeable. Although she had the company of Qandice and Xue’er, who were good at taking care of people, this was something Leticia had to endure herself.
“If only I were a boy,” Leticia mused, her thoughts filled with emotion. Boys at least didn’t have to suffer like this.
…
The day after Leticia lay down in bed was Saturday. Although the Hero Association claimed to be open year-round, for heroes like the Captain who hadn’t taken any missions, the weekend was for a good rest.
One couldn’t be tense all the time. People weren’t machines that could run continuously for 24 hours without a break. If they didn’t have time to rest, the Captain and the others would have collapsed long ago.
“So, you heartless Captain, you’re sitting next to me playing games on my computer?!” Leticia asked, leaning against the headboard in her pink cotton pajamas. She stared at the Captain with a deeply hurt expression, as if the Captain had done something utterly heartbreaking.
“Hehe, since you can’t play games right now, let me borrow it,” the Captain said, shamelessly. “Besides, you can watch me play, right?”
“I’d rather play myself.”
“But your sister won’t agree, will she? Xiao Qi is very strict.” The Captain immediately brought up Leticia’s nemesis.
The mention of Qila silenced Leticia. She was completely helpless against Qila. She couldn’t resort to the old method of asserting her seniority through force.
Leticia didn’t want to fall out with her sister.
“This is boring.”
“If you’re bored, you can watch a movie.” The moment Leticia spoke, Bai Ling, holding a mug of brown sugar water, opened the door and walked in. Hearing Leticia’s words, she naturally offered her suggestion.
“Can I go out like this?”
“You don’t need to go out. I’ve converted the downstairs into a home theater. We can play the latest movies too,” Bai Ling said, implying that Leticia couldn’t comprehend her wealth.
True wealth.
“…Fine, you’re amazing.” Leticia gritted her teeth, feeling as though she had just been severely slapped by Bai Ling. “Xiao Qi won’t say anything about watching a movie, will she?”
“Xiao Qi has been taken out shopping by Xiao Ya and won’t be back until the afternoon,” Bai Ling informed Leticia with good news. “Even if she comes back, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
They couldn’t let Leticia lie in bed ill all day. She couldn’t play games, and now she couldn’t even watch movies.
“Then after the Captain finishes this game, we can go together… Should we invite Xue’er and Qandice as well? You should have enough space there, right?”
“Enough space. I’ll go call them first.” Bai Ling placed the cup of water beside Leticia. “I’ve checked the water temperature; it’s just right. Drink it quickly.”
“Got it, got it.” Leticia took the cup. Just as Bai Ling had said, it was warm, giving a comfortable feeling.
She cautiously tested the water temperature with her tongue. As Bai Ling had said, it was ready to drink.
“Hmm? Why are you guys looking at me?” After testing the water temperature, Leticia looked up and found Bai Ling and the Captain staring at her motionlessly.
Bai Ling’s gaze was particularly intense.
“Captain, you’re about to be defeated.”
“Ah! You’re ambushing me! How shameless!” The Captain quickly turned back to continue her game.
Next, it was Bai Ling’s turn.
“You were very cute just now,” Bai Ling said, shifting her gaze away guiltily.
Like a kitten, she had extended her pale pink tongue to lick the liquid in the cup. At that moment, Bai Ling even had some strange thoughts.
For example, kissing.
“I want to heat up this cup of water and splash it on your face to wake you up, you guy with a hopelessly perverted mind, understand?”
“Don’t waste food,” Bai Ling said to Leticia matter-of-factly.
“Then could you please use the food you’ve eaten in a more normal way, rather than providing nutrients for your incurable yellow brain?”
“I’ll go call people.” Bai Ling quickly shied away, realizing that if she stayed any longer, Leticia’s nagging might start again.
Leticia took a sip of the brown sugar water, her eyes narrowing slightly in comfort.
If the water hadn’t been brought by Bai Ling, it would have been perfect. Unfortunately, it was from someone surnamed Bai.
After Leticia took small sips of half the cup of water, the Captain finished her game. She hadn’t lost, but the momentary distraction had made her extremely busy in the last few minutes.
Turning off the computer, the Captain stood up and stretched.
“Nice figure, Captain.” Leticia gave the Captain a thumbs-up.
“Me? My figure isn’t that good,” the Captain said shyly. “I’m a bit fat.”
How to put it, the Captain had a figure that was slightly plump compared to a perfect body. It wasn’t bad, but when standing next to people with great figures, her plumpness was immediately apparent.
Coincidentally, the girls who were close to the Captain all had slim figures.
Miss Lu Si Yu, as a wind-element superpower user, had excellent control over her physique – not an ounce more or less.
To describe her, she was like Bai Ling with ten points deducted from her appearance.
Leticia had the body of a normal fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, slender and weak-looking.
What? Did someone say she was short?
Whoever said that, please step forward! Leticia guaranteed she wouldn’t kill them.
As for Bai Ling, exclude this perfect existence from the discussion. Her beauty score was undoubtedly one hundred points, as the maximum score was only one hundred.
Even Leticia admitted that Bai Ling was truly beautiful, causing her, a staunch rival with a firm will, to develop a good impression of her unintentionally.
Compared to these people, the Captain was naturally considered relatively fat.
Fortunately, the Captain didn’t care too much about these things. While she couldn’t compare to them, her figure was still quite good compared to other girls.
The key is contentment.
She, Xia Hong Ying, was also a beauty, and many people pursued her.
“You’re not fat, not fat.” Leticia extended her hand to the Captain. “Help me up, let’s go wait for Bai outside.”
“Okay.” The Captain took Leticia’s slightly cool hand and helped her up.
“Phew, I don’t have much strength left.” After putting on her slippers, Leticia walked a few wobbly steps, realizing helplessly that it was better to be helped by someone else.
The Captain carefully supported Leticia. The girl was petite, seeming like she could be held completely within her embrace. She had a fragrant scent, perhaps the legendary maiden’s fragrance?
“Now I understand why Bai is like that,” the Captain mumbled softly.
Even she, with her “ironclad” heart, had almost been swayed in an instant. Not to mention Bai, who spent all her time with Qian Qian.
…
As the Captain helped Leticia out of the room, Bai Ling, who had gone to call people, returned at the same moment.
Upon seeing the Captain and Leticia, a flicker of envy crossed Bai Ling’s eyes. She also wished she could have physical contact with Leticia like the Captain did.
But she knew it was unlikely.
Recalling their few interactions, the first time was during a bath. Back then, she and Leticia were not familiar, and Leticia had only helped her because she didn’t want to disrupt her peaceful life.
Later, they gradually became acquainted, and Leticia’s attitude towards Bai Ling became increasingly hostile. This was because the Demon Lord was keenly aware that if she continued to be so accommodating, Bai Ling would eventually make some unreasonable demands.
Rejection was necessary, with a clear attitude, to let Bai Ling know her stance: “Get lost, you scoundrel.”
Although the rejections were not very effective.
“Let me help her.” Bai Ling walked up to Leticia and reached out, intending to snatch Leticia from the Captain’s grasp.
The Captain naturally wouldn’t dare to refuse, but this was not a matter that could be decided by the Captain and Bai Ling alone.
“Scram.” Leticia declared that she wanted the Captain to support her. As for Bai Ling? Even dogs wouldn’t want her.
“Oh.” Bai Ling retracted her hand dejectedly. “Xue’er and Qandice aren’t particularly interested in movies, but I’ve invited Lin Qingyu.”
“Her? That’s fine, I guess.” Leticia had no negative feelings towards Lin Qingyu. Everyone had their secrets, and she completely understood if she didn’t want to share them with others.
Of course, she also didn’t have any positive feelings towards Lin Qingyu. For Leticia to feel good about someone, they either had to be as beautiful as Bai Ling, because Leticia was a pure member of the “beauty-is-everything” club, or it had to be love developed over time, like with the Captain.
Lin Qingyu fit neither of these criteria. She was reasonably pretty, but nowhere near Bai Ling’s level.
Their time spent together… hadn’t even reached an hour in total.
Therefore, Leticia’s current attitude towards Lin Qingyu was that her presence or absence made no difference; Lin Qingyu’s troubles had nothing to do with her.
She, a Demon Lord, cared about a half-elf?
That was laughable.
Taking the elevator downstairs, Lin Qingyu was already waiting at the entrance of the cinema. The girl’s mental state seemed poor today, with two large dark circles under her eyes being extremely noticeable.
She probably didn’t get enough rest last night.
“Good morning, Miss Qian Qian.” Upon seeing Leticia, she greeted her politely. “And this…”
“Xia, just call me Xia Xia. I’m Qian Qian and Bai’s friend. I heard she was back, so I came to see her,” the Captain quickly introduced herself.
“Good morning, Miss Xia.”
Putting aside other matters, this girl’s manner of greeting gave the impression of having received a good education. Such a girl should have an official record among humans.
Even Leticia had forged a profile for herself.
Opening the door and entering the small but fully equipped cinema, Bai Ling naturally sat beside Leticia after she was seated.
“What are you doing? Stay away from me.” Leticia immediately refused, pushing Bai Ling away. “Go sit next to the Captain. Xiao Yu, you come sit with me.” Leticia said to Lin Qingyu, who was about to sit in the back row.
“Me? I’ll sit in the back.” Lin Qingyu was somewhat hesitant. She didn’t want to sit with others, but she was afraid that refusing Leticia would lead to negative consequences.
Being dependent on others, it was normal for this girl to have such concerns.
Furthermore, what made her most hesitant was Bai Ling’s resentful gaze. From their interactions over the past few days, she had learned that this white-haired lady was truly an influential figure. Offending her might lead to difficult times ahead.
Looking at her expression, it seemed she had a good impression of Miss Qian Qian, but Miss Qian Qian didn’t reciprocate and actually disliked Miss Bai.
Wait, weren’t both of them girls?
It’s over. My head is spinning. So, in the human world, girls can fall in love with each other?
“I’ll still sit in the back.” Lin Qingyu said weakly under Bai Ling’s threatening gaze.
After thinking about it, the consequences of offending Leticia seemed less severe than offending Bai Ling. For her own safety, Lin Qingyu decisively chose the former.
Moreover, Miss Qian Qian seemed easy to talk to, so she probably wouldn’t dwell on such a small matter.
“What did you do?” Leticia asked, staring at Bai Ling, who shamelessly clung to her side. She felt that Bai Ling must have threatened Lin Qingyu just now. Looking at the girl’s despairing expression, Bai Ling must have threatened her.
“I didn’t,” Bai Ling said, shifting her gaze guiltily.
Then, she took out a tablet and tapped a few times. “How about this one, ‘Love in the Forest’?”
“Huh? A romance film?” Leticia had always been uninterested in romantic movies.
She preferred action-packed films that exploded from start to finish.
Plot? Not important; Emotions? Best avoided.
Watching a movie was all about enjoyment. Watching two people entangled in complicated emotions, she’d rather play a game.
Demon Lord, no need for emotions.
“It should be called a romantic action film.”
“Is it rated R?”
“Not quite. It’s genuine action. This film tells the story of the spiritual spark ignited between a pure-hearted elven girl and a human girl. It’s the currently best-reviewed film,” Bai Ling explained, glancing at the movie synopsis and reviews on the tablet.
Er, a romantic action film between two girls? And one is human and the other an elf?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Leticia, as a Demon Lord, resolutely opposed such fabricated movies. How could a human girl develop feelings for an elven girl?
They didn’t even speak the same language. Couldn’t it be love at first sight?
“Are you trying to placate me? What’s so great about this kind of movie…” Leticia insisted on her principles until Bai Ling pushed the tablet into her hand.
My goodness, what beautiful girls.
“Cough, cough, actually, I feel like once in a while, watching a romance film to change my palate isn’t bad.” Leticia’s thoughts changed slightly, her cheeks flushing. Just watching the two girls getting close on the big screen was a pleasure.
“Superficial.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Miss Bai, who is just as superficial as I am.” Leticia returned the tablet to Bai Ling and turned to the Captain sitting beside her. “Captain, do you have any objections?”
“I, I’m fine with anything,” the Captain replied, stating she had no objections.
