Chapter 123
Miss Diva, if Bai Ling guessed correctly, this lady is likely approaching forty this year, while the young girl in the photo appears to have just reached adulthood.
Wow, this isn’t even like an old cow eating young grass anymore, it’s more like a cow on the verge of death wanting to eat grass sprouts.
“Miss Diva, this lady…” Bai Ling pondered for a moment, deciding to share her concerns with Miss Diva. However, she faltered mid-sentence, stuck on the name.
She didn’t know the girl’s name, not even her surname.
“Her surname is Xi.”
“Right, and how old is Miss Xi?” Bai Ling continued her inquiry.
“She is exactly eighteen this year, and ‘Love in the Sea of Forests’ is her first work,” Miss Diva introduced Miss Xi’s particulars.
Bai Ling and Leticia exchanged glances, seeing similar emotions in each other’s eyes.
This Miss Diva seemed serious; she genuinely liked that Miss Xi.
“However, your age difference seems to be a little… significant, doesn’t it.” Leticia used her fingers to indicate this ‘little’. “When you came of age, little Xi probably wasn’t even born yet?”
“I’m a superpowered individual, so aging is slower, so it doesn’t matter.”
No, we weren’t talking about that.
Leticia pressed her temples and elaborated on the current situation for Miss Diva. “You haven’t expressed your feelings to her, either directly or indirectly, have you?”
“No, I’m afraid she wouldn’t like someone like me,” Miss Diva nodded.
However, she had done a lot behind the scenes for little Xi. For instance, the female lead in this film was secured through Miss Diva’s personal connections.
Many people wondered why this nascent and obscure young girl was chosen for the lead role, but no one guessed the truth.
Who would have guessed that Miss Diva, who was deliberately avoiding meeting little Xi, was the one behind it all?
Of course, Leticia wasn’t aware of these details. “Actually, aside from the age difference, you and that little Xi are quite well-matched.”
Both were rare beauties, and Miss Diva’s personality seemed quite good. At least in terms of external factors, they were well-matched.
As for family background, Miss Diva was a hero of the human race. She had slain so many demons on the human-demon border that she herself was capable of being someone’s benefactor.
The only issue was age.
To put it bluntly, Miss Diva’s age was suitable for Miss Xi’s mother.
“For this matter, you can only do your best and leave the rest to fate.” Leticia indicated that Miss Diva’s romantic journey was long and arduous, though thankfully not the most difficult.
For the highest difficulty, one only needed to look at Miss Bai, who, despite possessing unparalleled beauty as an unfair advantage, had made no progress after over a month of persistent advances, which was truly lamentable.
Miss Diva sighed. She knew her feelings for little Xi were somewhat unusual, but when it came to emotions, one wouldn’t turn back until they hit a wall.
She had to hit it to see if the wall was harder than her head.
“As for methods, I don’t know many; most are very common,” Leticia pointed to her chest and said to Miss Diva, “The most crucial thing is to make the person you want to conquer know that you are sincere. Whether she accepts it is her business; whether you do it is your business.”
“Don’t you know I’m sincere too?” Bai Ling interjected sourly from the side.
Leticia immediately turned and shot Bai Ling a glare. “Yes, but I don’t accept your sincerity.”
It seemed the relationship between these two had a certain… subtlety.
Observing the interaction between Leticia and Bai Ling, Miss Diva became very confused about their relationship.
If you said their relationship wasn’t good, their practiced sparring was more intense than some couples who had been together for years. If you said their relationship was good, it didn’t quite seem like it.
It felt like something in between, awkwardly stuck at a peculiar point.
A step up would be lovers, a step down would be ordinary friends. These two girls were probably in the stage of ordinary friends with mutual attraction.
Little Bai had already proactively expressed her feelings, but little Qian’s rejection was also very clear.
It was strange, such a clear rejection yet their current relationship existed. Miss Diva couldn’t understand it at all.
She, an old woman, could no longer understand the relationships between girls nowadays.
After the meal, Miss Diva’s confusion about the relationship between these two girls grew. Occasionally, they would do things that only couples did, and then they would quarrel over the smallest things.
Of course, what surprised Miss Diva most was the appetite of a certain Miss Bai.
“You’ll get used to it. Her appetite is like a pig’s. Ah, no, even pigs don’t have as big an appetite as her.” Seeing the stunned Miss Diva, Leticia chuckled. “This meal was great. Thank you, Miss Diva, for your generous hospitality.”
“Ah, the advice you gave me was also very good.” Miss Diva stated that Leticia’s advice was extremely helpful, much of it being something she had never heard before.
“These are just theories, not tested in actual combat…” Leticia was about to be polite when her phone suddenly rang.
Simultaneously, Miss Diva’s and Bai Ling’s phones also rang.
They exchanged surprised glances; the three girls saw confusion in each other’s eyes.
Why did their phones ring at the same time?
Could something have happened?
Leticia was the first to take out her phone and answer. “Hello?”
Xue’er’s voice came from the other end. “Your Majesty, the elves have made their move.”
Made their move? So soon?
Leticia glanced at the other two girls, who were still on their phones, and noticed their expressions were slightly different.
Bai Ling was similar to her, showing confusion and bewilderment.
But Miss Diva was anxious, repeatedly asking, “How is she? Is she seriously injured?”
“Where is it? Was anyone injured?” Leticia asked.
“The situation is still under investigation. All we know is that elven scouts detonated a magic bomb in the manor where Lin Qingyu is currently residing. Whether Lin Qingyu was injured, you can ask Miss Bai; she should know more than us.”
“Understood.”
Hanging up, Leticia looked at Bai Ling. “Is Lin Qingyu alright?”
“She is safe, but another girl who happened to be passing by when the bomb exploded was affected and is now seriously injured,” Bai Ling replied calmly.
A girl passing by?
Leticia and Bai Ling both looked at Miss Diva, whose expression had turned grim. Could it be…
“I think we might need to go together,” Leticia said after Miss Diva hung up her phone.
“Little Xi is injured; I need to go see her,” Miss Diva put away her phone. She had heard what Leticia and Bai Ling were saying.
So, she knew the three of them were likely going to the same place.
“Well then, without further ado, let’s set off immediately,” Leticia said to the other two.
But Bai Ling shook her head, restraining the eager Leticia, and indicated that she could go alone. “I’ll have someone escort you home. This is our business; it has nothing to do with you.”
It was better for Leticia, the boss of the demon race who temporarily lost her combat ability, not to get involved in the conflict between humans and elves.
This was Bai Ling’s opinion.
“Your body hasn’t recovered yet, and no one knows if those elves will make a surprise return. I don’t want you to get hurt due to my negligence,” Bai Ling said earnestly, looking into Leticia’s eyes.
The initial surge of adrenaline subsided. Leticia thought about it and realized she really didn’t need to wade into this muddy water.
You could only fish in muddy water if there were fish to catch.
This half-elf had no exploitable value. As for Flora, this deity could be a reason for Leticia to act.
However, Leticia felt no need to risk her life. Having Xue’er or Kira go would be more reasonable than her going herself.
“Alright, then I’ll have Xue’er go help you there,” Leticia nodded, accepting Bai Ling’s suggestion.
Thus, the three girls parted ways at the hotel entrance. Leticia went home by car, while Bai Ling and Miss Diva leaped directly towards the scene of the incident.
There was nothing much to say on the way, except that Xue’er kept updating Leticia via phone about the losses caused by the explosion.
The place where Bai Ling had settled Lin Qingyu was extremely remote, even more remote than the residential area where they were staying, the kind of place where one wouldn’t see a living person for half a month.
To protect Lin Qingyu, Bai Ling had also borrowed several elite teams from the Hero Association and the United Government, personally commanded by her old friend, Ms. One-Eyed Dragon.
This setup could be described as airtight, if not an impenetrable fortress.
For example, the elves’ sneak attack did not affect Miss Lin Qingyu at all.
The security force was quite reliable. The only problem was that an innocent bystander somehow appeared at the scene of the crime and happened to be caught in the blast of the last magic bomb thrown by the elven attackers.
Yes, this unlucky passerby was the female lead of their conversation, the popular actress, the star of ‘Love in the Sea of Forests,’ Miss Xi.
This poor girl was a purely ordinary person. After taking the blast, she fainted completely.
According to the examination by the accompanying physician of the security team, she had broken several bones, and a strange magical aura was flowing within her body.
“It’s poison. Elven races are masters of poison, and Miss Xi has a very potent kind,” Xue’er, upon arrival, immediately recognized the extent of Miss Xi’s misfortune.
This was not just physical pain; if not handled properly, the person might even die.
This kind of poison was used by the elves on the battlefield when fighting against human superpowered individuals. For ordinary people, the threat was extremely, extremely high.
“With Candice’s help, we can only keep her stable for three days,” Xue’er informed Leticia of the timeframe after communicating with Candice. “After three days, there will be no hope.”
“Did you tell the person with the surname Bai and that Diva about this?” Leticia saw the residential area gate gradually becoming clearer; she was almost home.
“Told them.”
“Alright, does Candice have a way to detoxify it?”
“Of course, there is. We always prepare antidotes before fighting the elves,” Candice, who was waiting to welcome the empress downstairs, answered Leticia’s question. She adjusted her monocle and explained, “But that’s for us. I can’t guarantee the outcome if it’s used on ordinary humans.”
Saying that, she reached out and helped Leticia out of the car.
Whether intentional or not, Leticia’s arm sank into Candice’s enormous, soft mounds, causing the pure empress’s face to flush red.
Candice was so big and soft.
This development clearly exceeded the specifications, right?
Shaking her head vigorously and casting those strange thoughts out of her mind, Leticia asked again, “So, are there any other ways to detoxify it?”
“Yes, the elves must have the antidote. While there is poison without an antidote, it’s impossible for it to appear in this situation.” Candice stated that an antidote existed, but it was in the elves’ hands, and generally impossible to obtain.
“So, we need to find the elf who caused this trouble?”
“Correct.” Candice helped Leticia into the room.
Kira was home today, but seeing her engrossed in her homework at the desk, Leticia felt it was better not to disturb her sister.
“What I can do now is suppress the toxicity, but suppression can only last for three days. After three days, I can only give the girl our demon race’s antidote. Whether she lives or dies depends on her luck.”
“Does the human race have no antidote?” Leticia asked curiously. Why did she feel like humans were helpless against elven poisons?
“I don’t know about that. They likely have it, but how would I know if they do?” Candice stated that she was the imperial physician of the demon race and truly couldn’t grasp human matters.
Oh, I see, Leticia said she understood.
Then, she planned to rest for a while.
What about the poisoned, dying girl?
Please, she was poisoned by elves, and her race is human. What did her life or death have to do with Leticia, a demon lord on vacation?
Leticia cared about Lin Qingyu because that was her purpose for coming, and Flora’s request in her dream.
But this Miss Xi, Leticia had only seen her on the big screen.
Although she was beautiful, Leticia wasn’t the kind of shallow girl who couldn’t walk when she saw a beautiful woman.
Whether Miss Xi lived or died was of no concern to Leticia. Her letting Candice suppress the poison for three days was already the utmost benevolence.
When Bai Ling returned, it was nearly midnight. Leticia had already washed up and was sitting on the bed in her pajamas, reading something.
Bai Ling was much more restrained when entering Leticia’s bedroom now. At least she would knock on the door and ask.
Of course, the main reason was that there was now another person in Leticia’s house, and that person had a rather poor impression of Bai Ling. Moreover, Leticia was very submissive to that person. Bai Ling felt that if she continued to be as reckless as before, she would have to pay a great price later.
“Yo, how did it go?” After waiting for Bai Ling to bring a chair and sit by the bed, Leticia closed her book and asked.
“Miss Xi’s condition is not optimistic. Miss Diva is already looking everywhere for ways to detoxify little Xi,” Bai Ling shook her head.
“Ah, I was asking about Lin Qingyu. What relationship does that Miss Xi have with us?” Leticia stated that she had no feelings.
An innocent bystander, what business of hers was it?
“If I hadn’t placed Lin Qingyu there, she wouldn’t have been injured. This is my fault.”
“The place you arranged was already the best. Her passing by there was something no one could have predicted,” Leticia had already heard from Xue’er how remote and deserted Bai Ling’s chosen location was.
Under normal circumstances, even if a fight broke out there, innocent people wouldn’t be affected. But nothing was absolute. Who could have imagined that a popular young star would appear there without anyone accompanying her?
Wrong time, wrong place, leading to this wrong scene today.
Bai Ling’s arrangements were basically foolproof. Didn’t the elves’ sneak attack fail?
But Miss Xi, who suddenly appeared at the scene and was affected by the magic, was truly troublesome. Where else could she not go but here? Now, she basically put her life on the line.
“Are you trying to cover for me?” Bai Ling looked up and asked softly.
Leticia shook her head. “I’m just stating the facts.”
Covering for Bai Ling? She wasn’t that bored.
Right is right, wrong is wrong. Leticia had a scale in her heart to judge right from wrong, and these judgments wouldn’t care if you were Bai Ling or not.
“Do you have a way to save her?” A flicker of emotion crossed Bai Ling’s eyes, and then she brought up another question.
This question caused Leticia to reach out and tap Bai Ling on the head. “You want me, a demon, to help a human detoxify from elf poison?”
Setting aside the question of why Leticia would help humans, simply detoxifying was something Leticia couldn’t help with.
As Candice said, to cure elven poison, one had to find the elves who administered it. The antidotes they, the demon race, had were for their own use. The possibility of humans dying on the spot after drinking it was quite high.
“I’m not Doraemon; I can’t do everything. I’m just a shut-in who can’t do anything but play games.”
“If you have the leisure to look for me, you might as well ask our pitiful Miss Lin Qingyu if she has any ideas.”
Leticia’s words made Bai Ling pause. Ask Lin Qingyu?
“After all, she grew up among the elves. She must know more about elves than we do,” Leticia glared at Bai Ling, annoyed. Why couldn’t this blockhead understand?
“Also, you need to let her know how much effort you all put in to protect her, how many people are poisoned and their fate is unknown. In short, you need to make her feel like you suffered heavy losses for her.”
“As long as she’s moved, maybe she’ll reveal her secret. Even if she doesn’t know the antidote, trading Miss Xi’s life for the trust of an important half-elf is a very profitable deal.”
“But she’s human, and I can’t use her as a pawn to exchange for Lin Qingyu’s trust.” Bai Ling couldn’t accept such a cold reality.
“What do you mean ‘pawn’? Miss Xi is currently poisoned, right?”
“Yes.”
“She needs an antidote, but only elves have the antidote, right?”
“Mm.”
“Lin Qingyu is a half-elf, right?”
“Yes.”
“Then why don’t you take a chance? Maybe she really has a way to detoxify it?” Leticia looked at Bai Ling, thinking this person’s brain was truly a bit sick.
She had a better person to ask for help, yet she came to her, a demon who would definitely not give her a good look and likely had no solution. Isn’t this seeking suffering?
Did Leticia have any relationship with the elves?
No.
Her greatest interaction with the elves was probably visiting them a long time ago and discussing some matters with the former empress of the elves, which ended unpleasantly.
And Lin Qingyu, although she was a half-elf and her life among the elves wasn’t great, at least her race had the word ‘elf’ in it, right?
She had elven blood. Going to her would be more reasonable than coming to Leticia, a demon.
“I just thought you might have a way,” Bai Ling lowered her head, saying somewhat dejectedly.
She didn’t need to think much; usually, others thought for her, and she just had to fight.
Now, she needed to think for herself, but she found her brain to be insufficient.
Leticia’s brain was quite capable, which was why Bai Ling thought of asking Leticia for help first.
In terms of results, Bai Ling did get a method. Although she was slightly ridiculed, at least she had a method.
“If you could stop thinking about being horny all the time, I think your brain could at least think clearly about such matters,” Leticia sighed, reaching out and pinching Bai Ling’s cheek. “So, can you stop focusing your energy on how to get close, Miss Bai?”
“I chew!” Bai Ling firmly stated that she was indeed prioritizing conquering Leticia among the important matters.
Protecting her sister, protecting humanity, and then conquering Leticia.
The first two goals were being completed well, so Bai Ling’s main focus was now on conquering the girl who was currently ravaging her cheeks.
But Bai Ling felt that conquering Leticia seemed more troublesome than the previous two matters, as the former could be solved with force, but Leticia could not be dealt with by force at all.
If Bai Ling truly wanted to force herself, Leticia would probably send Bai Ling a sentence like ‘Let’s go to the afterlife together.’
“Sister, Sister Bai, although this is your private matter, can you please not be so openly intimate!” Kira, who had just showered and was wearing pajamas, entered the room intending to sleep with her sister. Seeing the intimate interaction between Leticia and Bai Ling, she felt a bit awkward.
