“Huh? Mo Zili is missing?!” Leticia was stunned when she heard the news from Xue’er.
She was fine yesterday, so how could she disappear today?
“Yes, she hasn’t appeared in the academy all day. We thought it was a bit strange, so we observed outside her room and found that she wasn’t in her room.” Xue’er nodded. In fact, by the time the watchers realized something was wrong, it was already noon. Mo Zili must have disappeared sometime last night.
In short, the girl could not be found at all.
“Are there any clues?”
“Unfortunately, there are no clues. We only know that the person who took her away is powerful, because our people were monitoring her the entire time, but she disappeared without our people noticing.” Xue’er was quite confident in the people she had stationed there to monitor. While they couldn’t say they didn’t let a single mosquito get through, they certainly wouldn’t be so blind as to not notice something unusual when a grown woman walked right past them.
Mo Zili’s bizarre disappearance could only have two explanations: either there was a secret passage in the house, and Mo Zili used it to evade the watchers’ sight.
Or, a person powerful enough to take Mo Zili away at night, strong enough to do so without alerting any guards or the academy’s defensive magic.
Was this difficult?
For Leticia, it was easy.
But for most powerful individuals, it would definitely not be achievable; even the Four Heavenly Kings might leave some trace.
However, there were only a few people in the demon race stronger than the Four Heavenly Kings, and Leticia didn’t think they would bother dealing with a little girl.
“Xue’er, if it were you, could you do it?”
“Yes, but it would require some preparation,” Xue’er replied. Give her some time to prepare, and she could do it.
“Your level of strength should be the minimum threshold. Those weaker than you cannot do it… Regardless of who took Mo Zili, why she was taken is also a question,” Leticia scratched her head, this was too difficult to guess.
Who knew what that person wanted with Mo Zili?
First, she ruled out that guy Frank. His entire family combined couldn’t beat Xue’er alone. Besides, kidnapping a girl who clearly had a good relationship with a certain big shot just to save face would be suicidal, wouldn’t it?
That guy, though annoying, had some intelligence.
Whatever the case, Leticia didn’t think he would do something as suicidal as that, and even if he wanted to, he lacked the ability.
“Miss Mo has many mysteries surrounding her. Just guessing here won’t yield any results,” Xue’er said to Leticia. “Your Majesty, please relax. Our people have already begun searching the entire city for Miss Mo. As long as she hasn’t left the Demon King’s City, we will definitely find her.”
Even so, Leticia was still a little worried. She had a feeling that Mo Zili’s disappearance might foreshadow something bad.
The key point was, why did she disappear?
It definitely wasn’t her teacher. If her teacher wanted to take Mo Zili, they could just walk in openly and take her, no need for sneakiness.
Who could it be? It was impossible to guess.
“What were the results of the blood test from yesterday?” Perhaps she could start with Mo Zili’s background, but her parents were currently unknown, and Leticia didn’t know her identity either.
Yesterday, a little later, she had already given that blood sample to Xue’er, asking her to personally go to that place to test for any familial relationship between Mo Zili and her current suspect.
Judging by the time, the results should be out.
“She is not that person’s child. I am now comparing that blood sample with all the nobles in the city. The results should be available in a few days.”
Not her, really?
Leticia was a bit surprised. She really thought she could have a premonition this time, but it turned out she guessed wrong?
But at that time and place, only that demon army was repelled by the human counterattack. It couldn’t be that the victorious demon army abandoned Mo Zili, could it?
Why? There was no reason.
It couldn’t be that they felt they couldn’t afford to raise the child, so they abandoned her on the battlefield, right?
Moreover, an infant appearing on a battlefield was already strange. How could there be a pregnant woman in the army?
Even if Mo Zili was born before the expedition, a normal person wouldn’t bring a baby only a few months old to the battlefield, would they?
Logically and emotionally, Mo Zili should not have been there.
“Your Majesty, there’s no need to rush. We will figure everything out in a few days.”
Even though she said that, Leticia was worried. She was worried that something would really happen.
The current demon race was her life’s work. If it were to suffer a major blow from something, Leticia would be heartbroken.
“Tomorrow, call Elsa over. Let her accompany Xiaoya for a walk. It’s time for me to work harder too.” Leticia sighed. She had wanted to accompany Xiaoya on walks around the Demon King’s City, which she herself found somewhat unfamiliar, every day, but it seemed that wasn’t going to happen now.
Leticia’s current state was that she wanted to slack off and was slacking off, but as soon as something happened, she would unconsciously recover from her state of slacking. Occasionally, she would make a comeback.
Then, she would lie down on the ground and slack off again.
Although this state was strange, it was much better than completely slacking off before. At least Xue’er felt relieved now, knowing that the Demon King was behind everything, providing a sense of security.
“Bai hasn’t come yet, it seems she isn’t home.” Leticia stood on tiptoe and took out a brown book from the bookshelf behind her. This was a transcribed copy of the prophecy book owned by the demon race.
It was originally kept underground in the Demon King’s Palace, and only Leticia and Qila could touch it.
However, there were several such transcribed copies, and Leticia and several trusted demon powerhouses each had one.
“The sun and moon are the same sky, the ancient gods will vent their anger of being imprisoned for countless years, and destroy the demon cities…” Looking at the translated prophecy, Leticia’s brows knitted. It wasn’t that she was overthinking; it was that she truly dared not ignore this prophecy.
If this prophecy came true, it would be a devastating disaster for the demon race.
Although it would not lead to the extinction of the race, it would definitely set back their national strength by decades. Leticia didn’t want her hard-earned save file to be directly ruined because of something like this.
…
“Sister, are you finally going to work seriously?” At dinner, after hearing Leticia’s arrangements for the next few days, Qila asked in surprise.
She thought her sister would always accompany Xiaoya, but she didn’t expect her to remember to do chính sự (proper business/work).
Qila was truly touched. Of course, if her sister had woken up to this realization earlier, Qila would have been even happier.
“I have to work seriously. She has too many mysteries, and it involves that person. Can I not worry?” Leticia said helplessly. “Fortunately, she is not that person’s child.”
Otherwise, Leticia would have to seriously consider how to deal with Mo Zili.
“That person? Which person?” Leticia’s cryptic behavior made Qila a little unhappy. How was she supposed to know who her sister was talking about?
“The one who tried to cause trouble when I was injured,” Leticia said reluctantly, pressing her temples.
Mentioning this person made her unhappy. It could be said that this person was the main reason Leticia started to slack off.
She couldn’t help it; her heart had turned cold, and it was hard to warm up again.
She diligently served as the Demon King, clearing obstacles for the demon race and almost losing her life, but what happened? That person actually tried to gather a group of people discontent with the Demon King to force the Demon King to step down while she was most vulnerable due to her injury?
Could Leticia tolerate that?
She was so angry that she spat out two mouthfuls of blood. That night, she ordered the scoundrel to be captured and dragged away to be executed without even an interrogation.
On such matters, Leticia was never a magnanimous person.
Everything alive in that noble’s manor was purged under Leticia’s orders. Even eggs had to be scrambled, and earthworms had to be split in half vertically.
To describe it in one word, it was a river of blood.
“Ah?” Qila scratched her hair. Even with that explanation, she still didn’t know who her sister was talking about.
She had no idea what had happened at the time, and no one told her. She only knew that her sister was very angry at that time, and after that, her sister began to become decadent.
“In short, there was a white-eyed wolf who wanted to overthrow me while I was injured, so I annihilated his entire family,” Leticia explained concisely.
Hearing this, Qila didn’t have much of a reaction. Instead, Xiaoya, who was beside them, almost spat out her drink in surprise.
Annihilating someone’s entire family, wasn’t that the colloquial term for wiping out a clan?
From Qianqian’s tone, she didn’t seem to think there was anything wrong with doing so?
“What’s wrong, Xiaoya?” Leticia asked with some concern, noticing Bai Ya’s slightly unusual expression.
“It’s nothing, it’s just that… Sister Qianqian really did that to the entire family…”
So, she was surprised by this?
Leticia smiled helplessly. Yes, in Bai Ya’s view, one person’s actions should be their own responsibility, and the mistakes of one person should not involve their families.
However, this wouldn’t work in the demon race.
The rules here were ancient. For someone committing such great treason, annihilation was the least they could expect; exterminating nine generations of their family was considered good.
“The rules of the demon race are very different from those of humans. Although they are harsh, they are indeed the most suitable for the demon race,” Leticia said, reaching out to pat Xiaoya’s head. “The lives I have accumulated are countless.”
However, Xiaoya thought, Qianqian sister didn’t seem like a heartless killer at all.
In her opinion, Qianqian sister was like a naive young lady, raised in a greenhouse since childhood, never having seen the outside world.
Although from her sister’s previous statement, it could be inferred that Qianqian sister was probably a very valiant girl a long time ago, as her sister met Qianqian sister on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, one would always kill, wouldn’t they? Sister would kill, Qianqian sister would kill, everyone would kill.
“But I basically never went to the battlefield,” but at the next moment, Leticia’s words stunned Bai Ya. “The way I kill isn’t with knives or swords or anything like that, but with people’s hearts and power.”
“But Sister said she met Qianqian sister on the battlefield,” Bai Ya said subconsciously.
“Nonsense! She ambushed me while I was traveling!” Leticia retorted, slapping the table. That Baibing fellow was too good at flattering herself. If it were truly on the battlefield, could she snatch her head from the midst of an army?
That was a joke, it was impossible!
She lost so quickly because she was caught off guard and her moves were chaotic. Baibing, on the other hand, was well-prepared, striking unexpectedly. What kind of fight was that?
She lost so quickly purely because she panicked, her moves became disorganized, and Baibing was well-prepared, taking advantage of the element of surprise. What kind of fight was that?
“Eh? Is that how it was?” Bai Ya asked in surprise. She thought her sister had truly defeated Qianqian sister in a fair fight on the battlefield.
As it turned out, it was an ambush?
This was too shameless of her sister.
And she lied to herself, saying she defeated Qianqian sister honorably on the battlefield. That was too wicked.
“Of course, that’s why I don’t like her,” Leticia snorted. “Forget it, forget it, it’s all in the past. Tomorrow, Xiaoya, you go with Elsa and tour the Demon King’s City. She knows this place better than I do.”
Bai Ya was actually not very satisfied with this arrangement. Even if Qianqian sister didn’t accompany her, she thought it would be a good choice to have Qila accompany her.
But Elsa, her sister’s love rival, accompanying her, made Bai Ya a little unhappy.
An enemy! This was an enemy!
But Xiaoya was not a little girl who would make unreasonable demands. She knew that Qianqian sister and Qila were very busy recently and couldn’t attend to her.
At this time, asking Qianqian sister or little Qi to accompany her would seem too thoughtless.
Although Qianqian sister wouldn’t say anything, her impression of herself in her heart would definitely worsen significantly. If she obediently accepted Qianqian sister’s arrangements, Qianqian sister would definitely reward her later.
At that time, humph, she could propose a meeting between her sister and Qianqian sister.
This request wasn’t excessive, was it? It was just a meeting. Qianqian sister couldn’t possibly refuse, and after meeting, everything would be easier to talk about.
It was better than not being able to meet at all. At that time, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and perhaps their relationship would progress greatly.
Xiaoya believed in her sister. She would definitely seize this opportunity. If she couldn’t seize it, Xiaoya would ridicule her sister fiercely.
She couldn’t waste the opportunity to meet that she had worked so hard to earn!
