“And Lin Qingyu stole something from the elves, something very important to them, so the elves are now looking for her,” Leticia continued.
She didn’t intend to tell Bai Ya that the elves had actually been fooled into siding with them. Compared to the actual elves, that mysterious force had no information at all, so telling Bai Ya would be of no use.
Bai Ya, however, was clearly more concerned about something else, “Stealing, stealing things?!”
Was Lin Qingyu a thief?
“Isn’t stealing wrong?” the young girl asked.
Stealing was indeed wrong, but it depended on who stole what.
If a person stole something from someone and ran to the demon realm, then from Bai Ling and Bai Ya’s perspective, that person was definitely wrong.
But from Leticia’s perspective, she would think that person did a great job. This was abandoning the darkness for the light and deserved a great reward.
So, if Lin Qingyu brought the elves’ treasure to the human world, from a human perspective, Lin Qingyu was certainly not at fault, but rather greatly meritorious.
Weakening the elves’ strength and increasing humanity’s power, with the decrease of one and the increase of the other, it wouldn’t be excessive to award Lin Qingyu a medal.
“Xiao Ya, the adult world is very dark,” Leticia patted Bai Ya’s shoulder. “Especially people like your sister, she’s quite dark-hearted.”
Bai Ling’s eyes widened. Since when was she dark-hearted?
She had always acted with integrity and rectitude. Even during the period when she was killing people, she hadn’t done anything shameless, like ambushing.
When she killed people, she openly charged forward and chopped them down in one go. It was all done openly; others simply couldn’t stop her.
To be reasonable, Bai Ling attacking from the front and directly beheading the enemy leader couldn’t be called an ambush, right?
It was clearly the person being cut who hadn’t taken proper protective measures, which had nothing to do with Bai Ling.
As for after retiring, Bai Ling felt even less guilty about anything she had done.
Every action she took was aboveboard. Whether it was pursuing Leticia or other matters, had she ever felt guilty about anything?
No.
In pursuing Leticia, she had directly expressed her feelings. Now that Leticia was no longer able to fight, she had no intention of taking advantage of her weakened state.
As for other matters, there was even less cause for guilt.
Hiding her identity and dealing with the guild leader was a request from the older members of the association. Then there was protecting Lin Qingyu now. Was she wrong to protect her sister’s friend?
The elves themselves said that Lin Qingyu was not the half-elf they were looking for. Could Bai Ling force them to admit that Lin Qingyu was the half-elf they were looking for?
Speaking of which, Bai Ling suddenly remembered that she and Leticia seemed to have a bet.
She seemed to have lost that bet?
Leticia bet with her that Lin Qingyu was not the person the elves were looking for, and the elves’ confirmation proved Leticia’s guess.
Lin Qingyu was indeed not the person the elves were looking for.
So, did she lose?
But why hadn’t Leticia mentioned it for the past two days, as if she had completely forgotten about it?
Did Leticia have such a bad memory? Bai Ling didn’t think so.
The Demon King’s memory was quite good. If she wasn’t mentioning it, she was probably planning to settle the score after Lin Qingyu’s matter was completely resolved.
After all, she had been busy these days. If Leticia had asked her to fulfill her promise now, Bai Ling would have felt very uncomfortable.
“That bet…” Bai Ling said softly, “I lost.”
“Why are you bringing this up? Do you want me to collect the reward now?” Leticia glared at Bai Ling helplessly. She was here helping Bai Ling with Bai Ya’s mindset, and this girl’s thoughts had wandered to such a strange place.
“No, I just wanted to remind you.”
“Don’t worry, my memory is very good. I’ll settle the score with you after this matter is resolved.” Leticia’s words confirmed Bai Ling’s guess.
The Demon King was reasonable. It wouldn’t be good for either of them for Bai Ling to fulfill her promise now.
Bai Ling would find it difficult, and Leticia would find it unsatisfying.
It would be better to settle the accounts without any burden after the matter was over.
“Ahem, in short, from our perspective, Lin Qingyu is not wrong, but rather meritorious, so we must protect her. Do you understand, Xiao Ya?” Leticia continued what she had just said to Bai Ya.
The young girl nodded. Of course, she understood the reasoning. She was human, so she had to stand from a human perspective.
If someone viewed things from an elven perspective, they were either crazy or wanted to be a traitor to their own kind.
“Then, can I still be friends with Xiao Yu in the future?”
“Of course, as long as she’s willing, your sister will definitely not stop you from associating with her.” Leticia looked at Bai Ling. “Isn’t that right, Sister Bai?”
“Ah? Ah.” A hint of struggle flashed in Bai Ling’s eyes. Actually, she was still unwilling to let Bai Ya get too involved with Lin Qingyu, after all, she was a half-elf.
And a half-elf who had conflicts with the elves.
Bai Ling didn’t want her sister to get involved in these matters. She could face these things alone; Bai Ya shouldn’t have to.
She knew her thoughts might be a bit extreme, but this was what she, as an older sister, wanted to do for her younger sister.
“We have to let Xiao Ya know some things, and besides, she’s already jumped into this muddy water, hasn’t she?” Leticia saw Bai Ling’s hesitation but felt that Bai Ling was thinking too much.
Could Bai Ya get out of this now?
Her sister was the Star River Sword Saint, and her good friend was the princess of the demon realm. Although she had no idea about the identities of the powerful people around her, those who knew wouldn’t care about that.
Bai Ya had already been drawn in. The moment she knocked on Leticia’s door, this little girl was inevitably entangled in the most dangerous vortex of this world.
Fortunately, her close friends and family worked together, weaving a large net around her to protect her from being swallowed by the profound darkness.
“I, I still think we shouldn’t let Xiao Ya get involved,” Bai Ling said stubbornly.
When it came to her sister, even Leticia couldn’t easily change her mind.
“As you wish. I hope you won’t regret it later.” Leticia didn’t want to get too involved in Bai Ling’s family matters. “Alright, alright. Since you’re unwilling to listen to me, then please, Miss Bai, take Xiao Ya home.”
