Chapter: Chapter 137
“As expected, you’re not as harmless as you seem.” The divine envoy stared coldly at Leticia. She knew she had been lured in.
It was evident that everything was within this girl’s calculations. She had sent her strong subordinates to retrieve the package, thereby luring herself out.
How laughable that she had eagerly leaped into the trap like a moth drawn to a flame.
“What’s the point of saying that now? I just didn’t expect you all to make a move against me.” Leticia stroked her chin with one hand, watching with interest as the person in black was surrounded by the four demon races.
She didn’t believe this person could escape. After all, two of the four Heavenly Kings were gathered here, along with Xue’er, whose strength was no weaker than the Heavenly Kings.
A total of three Heavenly King-level combat powers, plus Leticia, who could unleash short bursts of power. If this person managed to escape, Leticia felt she could go and hit herself with a block of tofu.
However, the person in black remained calm and reached for their waist. “I just wanted to solve the problem in a simpler way.”
“You want to use me to exchange for that half-elf, right?” Leticia asked directly.
Besides using her to exchange for Lin Qingyu, Leticia couldn’t think of any other reason why the person in black would come after her.
But why did they think capturing her would make Bai Ling hand over Lin Qingyu? Very few people seemed to know about her relationship with Bai Ling.
Was there an inside informant?
“Do I need to answer that question?” the person in black retorted. The answer was so obvious that there was no need to reply.
Moreover, she didn’t want to waste any more time here.
Quickly drawing a short knife from her waist, she slashed her palm fiercely.
Leticia’s pupils contracted. Although she didn’t understand why the person in black was doing this, her intuition told her that the person in black was definitely trying to escape.
“Stop her!” Leticia shouted loudly.
But her warning was a step too late. The person in black had transformed into countless black lights, scattering in all directions.
Yiyefute and Aina reacted the fastest, but their attempts to block were completely ineffective.
Looking at the air caught in the combined capture magic, the two Heavenly Kings were stunned for a moment.
How did they escape?
Leticia also wanted to know the answer to this question and couldn’t understand how it was done.
Superpowers?
But could superpowers manifest in such a bizarre way?
And if it were superpowers, at least she could track them. But the method used by the person in black was very different, and Leticia couldn’t track those black lights at all.
Puzzled and perplexed, Leticia spent the entire afternoon in her room pondering the mysterious person’s methods.
It wasn’t until she returned home and heard that Leticia had been attacked that Bai Ling rushed to knock on her door.
“Are you okay?” As soon as Leticia opened the door, Bai Ling darted in front of her, examining her from head to toe.
Only after confirming that Leticia was fine did Bai Ling breathe a sigh of relief.
“Have some confidence in me, okay? I’m not an idiot. Those guys’ trap was so obvious; it would be a miracle if I fell for it.” Leticia pushed Bai Ling away slightly with a frown.
The girl’s intense gaze made Leticia a little uncomfortable. She felt as if Bai Ling’s gaze would burn through her clothes and see right through her.
However, being cared for felt pretty good.
Bai Ling nodded, “I didn’t expect them to make a move against you.”
She felt a little guilty. Leticia was still so weak now, and she had dragged her into such a dangerous situation.
She hadn’t felt anything before, but hearing the news of Leticia’s attack made her realize how unscrupulous those people were.
She was the one who took in Lin Qingyu, yet they attacked Leticia. It was truly infuriating.
“Don’t get all sentimental. Since I got involved, I was prepared. And this attack was not dangerous at all.” Leticia snorted dismissively, indicating that she was not some mascot.
She didn’t need Bai Ling’s concern because she had enough ability to protect herself.
“Just focus on your own matters. I can handle my own here.” Leticia patted Bai Ling’s face, “However, you can strengthen the protection around Xiao Ya. They couldn’t deal with me, so they might turn their attention to Xiao Ya instead.”
Bai Ling’s face blushed slightly. Leticia’s intimate gesture made her wonder if the person in front of her was really Leticia.
Would that fiery and tsundere girl comfort her with such a tone and expression? Probably not.
And to even pat her face, it was too surprising for Bai Ling.
Leticia’s words also made sense. Their side was impenetrable, and now they had hit a wall with Leticia. Those people in black would definitely think of another way.
They definitely wouldn’t choose to force their way through. If they had the confidence to attack head-on, they would have done so long ago, and they wouldn’t have used such a foolish trap to deal with Leticia.
It was likely that the person in black didn’t expect her to open the package at all; they just wanted to lure her out of the residential area to ambush and kidnap her.
If Leticia were just an ordinary girl, she might have fallen for it.
But, Leticia was very vigilant.
“I understand, but now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. Should we keep Lin Qingyu locked up there permanently?”
The security personnel Bai Ling had mobilized had a time limit. Short-term deployment was fine, but it was unlikely they could stay there for a long time.
They also had their own jobs. They couldn’t stay there indefinitely just because of an unidentified half-elf.
The daily defense of the Central City still relied on them.
“Of course not. A blacksmith needs to be strong himself. I have my own plans for this matter, so you don’t need to ask.” Leticia’s mischievous smile made Bai Ling curious. “If it succeeds, we won’t have to worry about her safety.”
“Really?”
“Why would I lie to you? Of course, it’s true.” Leticia was a little annoyed by Bai Ling’s lack of trust in her. “I probably know what she’s afraid of. Now my goal is to help her overcome her fear. As long as she can get past this hurdle, her future will be bright.”
The Elven Queen, with divine artifacts at her disposal, and the artifact possessed a very well-tempered divine being. Furthermore, she had powerful demon lords behind her. Such a future, wouldn’t it be bright?
It would be extremely bright!
Regardless of whether it was for Evangeline or Leticia, it was blindingly bright!
Although she didn’t much believe in the bright future Leticia spoke of, Bai Ling was willing to trust Leticia.
She felt that Leticia wouldn’t speak carelessly, at least not to her.
Moreover, Bai Ling could feel that Leticia was serious when she said that last sentence; she wasn’t joking.
If that was the case, why not believe Leticia?
“Then, do you want to go see her tomorrow?” Bai Ling asked.
Tomorrow? Leticia thought about it and decided it wasn’t urgent. “Let’s wait a few more days. Help me convey a message to her, saying that I’m looking forward to her decision.”
“Okay.” The girl nodded.
Normally, after discussing this matter, Bai Ling should have gone home to accompany her sister. However, this young lady seemed to be lingering, not wanting to leave.
“Hmmm? What are you doing?” Leticia, who had planned to relax and play games after Bai Ling left, looked at Bai Ling with confusion, wondering what the girl was up to.
Bai Ling’s eyes showed some struggle. She took a step forward and then returned to her original spot, making Leticia think of all sorts of strange things.
What is this person doing?
“Are you okay? If you’re sick, call a doctor.” Leticia casually picked up a roll of white paper from the table and hit Bai Ling on the head.
“I just want a hug,” Bai Ling said shyly.
She hadn’t had any intimate contact with Leticia for a long time, and she started to crave close contact with this petite girl again.
Perhaps, she had been poisoned by this girl and would never be able to leave her side.
It was just too difficult to say such words. Although Bai Ling was strong, she was still a young girl experiencing her first love.
Leticia was her first love, and she had no idea how to handle her feelings, so she could only follow her desires and desperately squeeze closer to Leticia.
However, this method was not very effective. While Leticia, a true beauty enthusiast, would occasionally not mind Bai Ling’s closeness, the reason she didn’t mind was not because she liked Bai Ling, but because Bai Ling was beautiful.
Superficial? Yes, Leticia was that superficial.
Both Bai Ling and Leticia herself understood this principle.
How could she win over this almost flawless girl? In Bai Ling’s opinion, there might be no answer.
Because their identities themselves almost severed the possibility of developing feelings between them.
Leticia was rational, and Bai Ling was equally rational.
They were essentially the same kind of people and would not put desire above responsibility.
“Scram, thanks~” As expected, Leticia’s reply was very characteristic of her.
Her refusal didn’t make people angry; instead, it made them think that this girl was truly cute, even her way of refusing was with such a tone and manner.
“Just for a little while,” Bai Ling mumbled.
“Do you want me to step on your face with my foot, you pervert!” Leticia tilted her head and said impolitely to Bai Ling.
“Mmm.” Bai Ling lowered her head and looked at Leticia’s feet. Those delicate jade feet were wrapped in semi-transparent black stockings, faintly revealing a bit of skin color.
It seemed, perhaps, not entirely unacceptable?
Seeing Bai Ling’s eyes, Leticia was also stunned. Why did it feel like this girl was seriously considering her suggestion?
If she really agreed, would she actually have to step on her face with her foot?
No, no, it felt too perverted just thinking about it.
Compared to this, a hug would be more acceptable.
To avoid getting into a dilemma if Bai Ling agreed to her request, Leticia gritted her teeth and proactively hugged Bai Ling, who was still in a daze.
After hugging her, she immediately pushed Bai Ling out the door. “Alright, alright, hurry up and go.”
Saying that, she slammed the door shut, leaving an ainda-recovering Bai Ling standing there in a daze.
After a while, Bai Ling reached up and pinched her face, pulling it hard.
Pain. It wasn’t a dream.
Leticia hugged her proactively? Why? Was it an illusion?
Bai Ling couldn’t understand what had just happened. To be honest, she had almost agreed to Leticia’s request, but then, Leticia had hugged her proactively and then pushed her out the door?
She couldn’t understand it, truly couldn’t understand it.
“Mmm.” While Bai Ling was still wondering, her phone rang.
Taking out her phone, Bai Ling squinted. “Is there something?”
“Miss Xi said she wants to chat with Miss Lin. Should we agree?” a male voice came from the other end of the phone.
Xi Mengyao wanted to chat with Lin Qingyu? Bai Ling scratched her head. Then let them chat.
Although Xi Mengyao was still under suspicion, the probability was quite low. She was probably just a pitiable child who had been manipulated by the mastermind.
Moreover, if she really had problems, there were quite a few listening devices in Lin Qingyu’s room.
“Yes, you don’t need to ask me about such things in the future. If they want to chat, let them chat.” Bai Ling made the decision.
It would be best if Xi Mengyao had no problems, and if she did, they could be discovered quickly. She didn’t think this choice was wrong.
If it were Leticia, she would probably make the same choice.
Perhaps?
…
With Bai Ling’s consent, Xi Mengyao gently knocked on Lin Qingyu’s door.
“Miss Lin, do you have time?” she asked softly.
The reply she received was a pair of emerald green eyes, full of vigilance, peeking out from the slightly opened gap in the door.
“I’m Xi Mengyao, living next door. I heard that Miss Lin is also staying here, so I wanted to come over and chat with you.” Xi Mengyao smiled at Lin Qingyu.
Bai Ling had already coordinated the story. Lin Qingyu was presented as an ordinary human who had been caught up in this trouble, just like Xi Mengyao. Therefore, Xi Mengyao, feeling bored, wanted to find Lin Qingyu to chat.
“I know you,” Lin Qingyu said in a low voice. She opened the door, allowing Xi Mengyao to enter her room. “Your movie was very good.”
“To get such results in my first film role, I’m surprised myself,” Xi Mengyao giggled.
She didn’t actually expect the movie to be successful before. After all, it was about the relationship between two girls, and the story was bizarre. She felt it only became popular because of the gimmick of the elves.
After all, although there had been themes of falling in love with elves before, this was the first time a beautiful human girl fell in love with a beautiful elf girl.
“I heard Miss Bai mention you. You seem to be…”
“Poisoned by the elves. Maybe it’s because I killed the Elven Queen in the movie, so the elves hate me.”
Lin Qingyu could only express that the girl was overthinking things with this guess.
The attitude of the elves towards their own queen could only be described with one word: indifference.
Expecting them to be angry because of a human movie that misrepresented the Elven Queen?
Impossible!
Lin Qingyu dared to pat her chest and guarantee that this beautiful young actress was definitely not attacked for this reason.
“I don’t think that’s likely. All the extremists within the elves should have died by now.” Lin Qingyu poured a glass of water for Xi Mengyao.
Taking the glass of water, Xi Mengyao asked doubtfully, “Why?”
“Because the extremists have all died on the battlefield.” Lin Qingyu shook her head. This was not a secret within the elf race.
After the previous queen’s death, the Elder Council carried out a major reshuffle. The elders who insisted on continuing the war were sent to the front lines to command operations.
And their fates were not very good.
The better ones returned to the Elven Royal City a few years later, but their power was basically stripped away, and they could only act as mascots in the Elder Council.
The worse ones were directly cleaved by that ominous figure, leaving no complete corpses.
Under such circumstances, if any elf were to send subordinates to kill people because of a human movie that misrepresented the Elven Queen, it would be a joke.
Did they think their lives were too long?
Why did Lin Qingyu flee to the human world? It was precisely because the elves dared not conduct a large-scale search here.
If they dared to act with impunity here, the recently retired Sword Saint would dare to act with impunity in the Elven Royal City.
Last time, the Sword Saint cleaved the Elven Queen with a sword.
This time, how many elf elders would he kill?
No elder dared to gamble whether that ominous figure would spare them. The risk of losing was death, and they hadn’t lived long enough yet.
“Huh?” Xi Mengyao blinked. “Miss Lin, do you know a lot about the elves?”
“Yes, I grew up in the elf race.” Lin Qingyu nodded. She pointed to her eyes and said to Xi Mengyao, “See my eyes?”
Her eyes were like the most beautiful emeralds in the world, shining brightly under the light.
Xi Mengyao was captivated for a moment. Such beautiful eyes shouldn’t appear on an ordinary-looking girl like Lin Qingyu; they should be an embellishment for a beauty.
It wasn’t that Xi Mengyao looked down on Lin Qingyu, but rather that these eyes were too beautiful and too out of place for their owner.
It was like a plain car equipped with the best engine, making people feel a sense of incongruity.
It wasn’t that it was impossible, it just felt like a waste.
Such a good engine should be placed in a very expensive sports car; ordinary cars should use ordinary engines.
“Very beautiful,” Xi Mengyao said, swallowing.
“My father was a human soldier captured on the battlefield. My mother was captivated by my father’s beauty, and that’s how I was born,” Lin Qingyu said calmly. “I am a half-elf; half of the elven blood flows in my body.”
“Half-elf?!” Xi Mengyao’s eyes widened. Although she had heard that humans could give birth to half-elves, who were neither human nor elf, this was the first time she had actually seen a half-elf.
Moreover, if Lin Qingyu hadn’t told her proactively, she really wouldn’t have doubted Lin Qingyu’s true identity.
Were half-elves really that similar to humans?
“Yes, that’s why when I watched that movie, I felt that the director hadn’t considered the tragedy that would result from the union of elves and humans at all,” Lin Qingyu said softly.
Because the girl in front of her was the protagonist of that movie, she was willing to share her views with Xi Mengyao.
The union of elves and humans inevitably led to a tragic ending. This was a fact proven by the experiences of many couples over the years.
“Half-elves cannot integrate into either society. They are born to be rejected by both worlds,” the girl with emerald eyes sighed. Even she was discriminated against, let alone those half-elves with no status.
Was it any better on the human side?
No, although discrimination against half-elves was not as obvious as in the elven race, it did exist. At least, half-elves were inferior to ordinary humans in status, and their scope of employment was also greatly restricted.
That couple might have been happy, but after they left this world, what would happen to their children?
“I’m sorry, I didn’t know that.” Xi Mengyao didn’t know how to comfort the girl who was feeling down. She could only stroke Lin Qingyu’s back and comfort her in the gentlest voice possible.
“It’s not your fault. In your eyes, cross-racial love must be a very romantic thing. But only those who have experienced it know how much pain their children will suffer.” Lin Qingyu closed her eyes. Speaking these words lessened the pressure in her heart.
But it also made her eyes sting a little because talking about it reminded her of her dark past. She felt wronged and wanted to cry.
But crying in front of a girl she had just met seemed inappropriate, so she held back.
“Thank you for listening to me. Although I didn’t really like the movie, you looked very beautiful in it.”
“Haha, thank you for the compliment.” Xi Mengyao scratched her head somewhat shyly. She could tell that Lin Qingyu’s mood seemed a bit down and could roughly understand her feelings.
What she said must have really happened to her.
Half-elves were discriminated against by elves, so as a half-elf, Lin Qingyu’s past must have been very unpleasant.
“So, you fled to our side and were chased by the elves?”
“Yes, I took something very important before I left and then threw it away. Those elves must be frantic now.” Lin Qingyu became happy when she thought of this.
Just imagining those elves in utter panic made her want to laugh.
You looked down on me, you cursed me all the time, you made me bear the blame. Did you really think I was made of clay to be molded however you pleased?
“Huh?”
“I can’t tell you this. If you know, you might encounter greater danger.” Although she really wanted to boast about her glorious deeds, Lin Qingyu knew that the girl in front of her was just an ordinary person.
Knowing too much was not good for ordinary people.
For Xi Mengyao’s safety, Lin Qingyu felt it was better to say less.
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