Chapter: Chapter 17
“How are your retirement days? Are you happy?” On the computer screen, a young girl who looked only about twenty years old smiled and greeted Bai Ling.
The girl had short gray hair and looked very capable. Faintly, Bai Ling could see the luxurious interior of the room behind the girl.
This girl was an old friend of Bai Ling’s and the human powerhouse who had discovered Bai Ling, a rare gem.
“I… don’t know what to do.” Bai Ling sat on the bed, hugging her knees, her eyes full of confusion. “Xiao Ya has her own life, and I don’t know what I can do for her.”
After two days together, Bai Ling realized that she was the one who needed to be taken care of. She had almost no common sense, not even knowing how to boil water.
Was there any need for a sister like her?
The gray-haired girl showed an unsurprised expression. She had already guessed all the problems Bai Ling would encounter after returning to ordinary life.
“The meaning of life needs to be discovered by yourself. My advice is to go out more and make more friends.”
“Friends?” Bai Ling softly repeated the words.
In her more than twenty years of life, she had never had friends. When she was a child, she was ostracized by her peers because of her unusual hair and eye color, so friendship was out of the question.
Later, she became the Star River Sword Saint. As a Sword Saint, she had no friends or comrades; she had always been alone.
The person closest to her was probably the pilot who flew the plane. Bai Ling always took that plane when she was on missions.
Naturally, she also became familiar with that muscular uncle who looked a bit fierce but had a very good personality.
“I originally wanted to suggest you find a boyfriend, but seeing you like this, it’s better to take it slow,” the girl chuckled a few times. Her voice gave people a sense of trustworthiness, whether it was her talent or her ability.
“What are those retired heroes doing now?” Bai Ling asked.
She was not the first retired hero, nor would she be the last.
Before her, many heroes had left the Hero Association for various reasons and became members of the general public.
The most famous among them should be those seniors who turned the tide thirty years ago during humanity’s first contact with aliens.
When Bai Ling joined the Hero Association, those seniors had already faded from people’s sight, or in other words, they had retired.
“That’s top-secret information,” the girl winked at Bai Ling. “But since you’re asking, it’s not impossible to tell you.”
“‘The Great Sage’ became a teacher after retirement. His teaching ability is quite outstanding, and his students like him very much; ‘The Songstress’ returned to her old profession and is now a popular singer; ‘Fist of Thunder and Fire’ became a fitness coach and is also quite popular.”
The girl casually mentioned a few heroes who were famous years ago. Their retirement lives were indeed colorful.
“They’re living well,” Bai Ling murmured, unsure if it was envy or some other emotion.
“They all had personality flaws when they were heroes, but now they have overcome these flaws,” the girl paused and continued, “And in my opinion, your problem, Xiao Bai, is the easiest to solve.”
“Make a few friends and play with them, and you can slowly adapt to this world.”
“For example, that little girl downstairs, you can totally be friends with her. She’s about your age, just a bit of a shut-in.”
Her? Leticia? Bai Ling’s expression became interesting.
Was Senior Sang serious?
“I’ve checked this girl, Su Qianqian. Her background is clean, and her academic performance was good before. I just don’t know why she turned out like this after graduation.”
“That… Su Qianqian she…” Bai Ling wanted to remind the gray-haired girl of Leticia’s true identity, but the words were on the tip of her tongue, and she swallowed them back.
If Senior Sang knew that Leticia lived here, some bad things might happen.
If a battle broke out in Central City, Bai Ling wouldn’t have the energy to protect the city’s safety and the lives of its residents.
Leticia might seem harmless now, but Bai Ling knew that a demon king who refused to be ordinary still lived in the heart of that black-haired girl.
It’s just that the demon king was deeply sealed now, but when the time was right, the demon king would break the shackles on her and announce her return to the world.
“I will try my best,” Bai Ling nodded.
Therefore, the best way was for her to act as the most robust chain. As long as she didn’t let Leticia out of her sight, the demon king would have no chance to return.
In this way, she would also be contributing to the world.
“I feel like you’re hiding something from me, Xiao Bai,” the gray-haired girl said, resting her chin on her hand thoughtfully.
“Yes,” Bai Ling did not deny it.
“Can you tell me what it is?”
“Su Qianqian is very strong,” Bai Ling looked up and said seriously. “I will keep an eye on her.”
“Ah, this…”
