“Hey, are you just going to eat like that?” Bai Ling asked with a smile, watching Leticia pop apple slices into her mouth one after another.
Leticia glanced at Bai Ling with confusion. She found that Bai Ling’s expression now was like a puppy waiting for its owner to feed it.
It really made her feel a little ticklish.
“Let me guess what you want to say. Are you planning to have me feed you?” Leticia picked up an apple slice with a toothpick and dangled it in front of Bai Ling’s eyes.
Bai Ling’s eyes followed the snow-white flesh as it swayed back and forth. “I peeled two for you. It’s not too much to ask for you to feed me a slice, is it?”
Saying this, she opened her mouth and gestured with her eyes for Leticia to put the apple in.
Leticia’s hand froze in mid-air. Her expression was slightly conflicted, as if she was considering what to do.
Should she comply with Bai Ling’s wish and feed her the apple, or should she, as usual, not go along with Bai Ling?
Seeing Leticia hesitating, Bai Ling didn’t wait for her to figure it out. She leaned forward and ate the apple slice herself.
Based on her understanding of Leticia, this kind of hesitation would ultimately lead Leticia to make the same choice as before.
Therefore, it was better to act first and eat the apple before anything else. In a way, she would still be fed by Leticia.
After all, this was in Leticia’s hand, and by eating it, she was being fed by Leticia, wasn’t she?
“Aren’t you a little shameless for leaning in like that?” Leticia looked at the disappeared apple, feeling a sense of relief. Not having to make a choice felt pretty good.
With Bai Ling leaning in and eating the apple, it was a graceful way for both Leticia and Bai Ling to save face.
Bai Ling got to eat the apple, and Leticia didn’t feel like she had fed Bai Ling. It was a win-win.
“There are benefits to being shameless. Otherwise, I don’t think I’d even get to eat one of the apples I personally peeled,” Miss Bai said with a giggle. “Your appetite has improved quite a bit. You used to only be able to eat a little, and now you’re eating these two big apples. Can you really finish them?”
As soon as Bai Ling said this, Leticia suddenly felt a bit full. “It seems I really am a bit full.”
She put the apple slice she had just picked up back onto the plate and then pushed the plate towards Bai Ling.
“Well then, I’ll ask our resident glutton to help out.”
“When you ask for help, can you use more pleasant words? For example, the kind and generous Miss Bai or something.” Bai Ling felt that the term “glutton” used by Leticia was a bit inappropriate. It might be okay at other times, but not now, right?
Leticia rolled her eyes at Bai Ling. Kind and generous? Couldn’t this girl have any shame?
If Bai Ling was kind and generous, then Leticia could practically be called a living Bodhisattva!
“You should ask those wronged souls who died by your hand if you’re kind.” Leticia chuckled, believing that those unfortunate souls who died with their eyes wide open would unanimously answer that Bai Ling was a living Yama.”
“My kindness is for humans and for you. Others won’t get any of it.”
“Then the kindness I receive is just a tiny bit. You’re not sincere enough; you can’t move me at all,” Leticia replied, shaking her head.
In just a few short sentences, Bai Ling had already eaten the remaining apple slices in front of Leticia with lightning speed. She tossed the toothpick into the trash can and stood up.
“Let’s go see the bedroom. The bed here is very soft.”
“Okay.” Leticia also stood up, quite looking forward to seeing what the bedroom would be like.
The rooms outside were already so luxurious, so wouldn’t the bedroom, the most important one, be even more impressive?
And so it was. When Bai Ling led Leticia into the enormous bedroom, even the well-traveled Demon Lord almost dropped her eyeballs.
“Oh my god.” Stepping onto the soft, plush carpet, Leticia slowly opened her mouth and stiffly uttered a few words. “Damn it, this is more luxurious than my palace. I’m going to chop off the heads of the guys who renovated my palace when I get back.”
As a dignified Demon Lord, her living space was inferior to this place. Where would she even put her face?
But soon, she discovered a very serious problem: there was only one bed in the room.
Although the bed was very large, extremely large, wide enough for three to five people to sleep comfortably.
However, there was only one.
This meant that if nothing unexpected happened, she would likely be sharing a bed with Bai Ling for the next few days.
The thought of seeing Bai Ling in transparent pajamas every day made her feel… completely unacceptable!
Why was there only one bed? Bai Ling must have done this on purpose, absolutely!
This girl’s intentions were too wicked. Leticia absolutely had to express her clear opposition to such behavior!
“Are there any other bedrooms?”
Bai Ling flashed a triumphant smile. “No, there’s only this bedroom, and only this one bed.”
There wasn’t even more than one blanket.
Not only would they be sharing a bed, but they would also be sharing a blanket.
“You absolutely did this on purpose!” Leticia waved her fist and questioned. She hadn’t been told about this beforehand.
If she had known Bai Ling would pull such tricks, Leticia wouldn’t have come.
Although they had slept together a few times before, those times were for other reasons. Unlike this time, when there was no reason at all for Leticia and Bai Ling to sleep together.
This wouldn’t do. The upright and incorruptible Leticia would never accept this.
“I’ll sleep on the floor.” Leticia thought sleeping on the floor here would probably be fine. “Call the attendant to bring me a blanket and a quilt.”
But Bai Ling wouldn’t let Leticia have her way. Before Leticia could react, she hugged her tightly and then tossed the petite girl onto the bed.
“Don’t you really want to sleep on such a comfortable bed?” After doing all this, she smiled and asked the bewildered Leticia.
The bed was so soft, so comfortable, and the quilt exuded a faint fragrance, making one want to bury their head in it and fall asleep.
But, should she really sleep with Bai Ling?
She felt like this wasn’t quite right. They weren’t exactly good friends, so they shouldn’t be sleeping together.
“Our relationship isn’t good enough for us to sleep together yet,” Leticia made her final resistance.
Hearing this, Bai Ling knew that if she just tried a little harder, she would probably be able to sleep with her “Leticia pillow” for a long time to come.
“Then, how close does our relationship need to be? Tell me, maybe I can achieve it.”
…”To sleep in the same bed with me, you have to beat me in the game.” In the game room specifically set up for customers who enjoyed playing games, Leticia said to Bai Ling, pointing at several high-end computers.
“A game? Sure.” Bai Ling nodded naturally. She wasn’t the little novice she used to be.
After Leticia gradually faded from the public eye, Miss Bai had become the pillar of support for the guild led by the “Leader.” Compared to Leticia’s more aggressive playstyle and maneuvers, she had earned the unanimous praise of most guild members.
Leticia was a team player, and although her personal strength was also considerable and she occasionally saved the world, compared to Bai Ling, who saved the world every time, everyone felt that being a pure “waste of space” was better.
When Leticia played, they had to listen to commands and do things. When Bai Ling played, they just had to watch Bai Ling’s performance.
If Bai Ling dominated, they won; if Bai Ling didn’t dominate, they lost. It was simple, with no pressure at all.
Opening the computer and logging into the game, Leticia’s eyes became a little hazy as she looked at the familiar screen and the somewhat unfamiliar character page.
It felt like she hadn’t played this game in a very long time. Even the character she had painstakingly nurtured now felt somewhat strange.
“I occasionally logged onto your account. Your level and equipment are all up to date,” Bai Ling told Leticia. “That outfit you’re wearing was recently released. I remember you liked this style, so I bought it for you.”
“Tsk, you’re overthinking it. I don’t like this kind of thing.” Although she said this, the happiness in her eyes betrayed her. She truly liked this outfit.
“A lot has developed in this game’s technology during my absence. The texture of these white stockings is much better than when I last played.”
Moving the camera, Leticia took a good look at her familiar yet strange character. “Sigh, this outfit is really beautiful.”
“You just said you didn’t like it. Why do you like it now?” Bai Ling said with a smile, finding it hard to suppress her laughter as she looked at Leticia, who contradicted herself within a few sentences.
Beep beep beep. Shortly after logging in, Leticia received a private message from a guild member.
“Sister Bai, come to the arena quickly and spar with me!”
The ID of this guild member was somewhat unfamiliar. They must have joined during the time Leticia was holed up in the Demon Realm. And from his message, it seemed like Bai Ling sparred with him frequently?
“Is this person very familiar with you?” Leticia turned to look at Bai Ling.
Could this person be eyeing what’s in her bowl while looking at what’s in her pot?
“Not familiar, but he often asks me to spar with him. His skill is decent. The Leader poached him from a blown-up major guild.” Bai Ling explained, then, as if feeling her explanation was insufficient, added, “She’s a girl, and her voice is quite nice.”
Good heavens, so many girls played this game?
“Alright, let’s consider it a warm-up.” Leticia stretched her wrists and entered the arena, waiting for her opponent.
“Then I’ll log out for now.” Bai Ling had no intention of watching Leticia get thrashed; she was well aware of the skill levels of both combatants.
Even though Leticia hadn’t played in a long time, with the Demon Lord’s reaction speed, demolishing a young girl wouldn’t be a problem.
The only reason she accepted the invitation from this stranger was to warm up her hands before officially dueling Bai Ling and to see what strange new things had been added to the game after such a long break.
And the result was as she expected. The gameplay hadn’t changed much, except for a few rather useless skills that weren’t as effective as the classic ones.
Initially, due to being new to it, she made several mistakes, almost being pushed into a desperate situation by her opponent. But soon, she gradually turned the tide with her exceptional operational skills and psychological fortitude.
A few minutes later, seeing the victory displayed on the computer screen, Leticia cheered, “Wooohoo! I’m still really good!”
But her opponent wasn’t as happy. Losing was secondary; she was unhappy because the person fighting her wasn’t her “Sister Bai.”
“Who are you, and why are you using Sister Bai’s account?”
She was recognized just like that? Leticia raised an eyebrow. This girl was quite perceptive.
“Oh, how did you know I wasn’t Sister Bai?”
“Although you’re about as strong as Sister Bai, your playstyle is very different from hers. Sister Bai has a strong desire to attack and often launches continuous assaults to force her enemies into making mistakes.” This girl’s hand speed is truly fast; in the blink of an eye, she typed such a long string of text.
It wasn’t over yet. After talking about Bai Ling, she started talking about Leticia.
“And you, although you were clearly a bit rusty at the beginning, that rust quickly disappeared, replaced by extreme stability. Your playstyle is like the opposite extreme of Sister Bai’s. Sister Bai is the sharpest sword, and you are the sturdiest shield. However, your transition between offense and defense is extremely fast. As soon as I made a mistake, you immediately pursued.”
“When attacking me, your offense wasn’t as fierce as Sister Bai’s, yet I couldn’t see any chance of a comeback. This is rarely seen when fighting Sister Bai.”
Bai Ling’s offense was fierce, forcing opponents to react passively, but to support such strong offense, Bai Ling’s moves were bound to have unavoidable openings. If one could exploit these openings, they could unleash a combo on Bai Ling and recover the health disadvantage.
However, while Leticia’s attacks weren’t as strong as Bai Ling’s, the suffocating feeling she gave off far surpassed Bai Ling’s. Because when fighting Bai Ling, you could see a glimmer of hope for a counterattack, but when fighting Leticia, there was no hope at all.
The connection between each move was perfect, leaving no openings. Once you fell into Leticia’s attack rhythm, even a god couldn’t save you.
“So, you must be a big shot who just returned to the game. Did Sister Bai sell this account to you?”
“No, I am the original owner of this account. During that period, the Leader was in charge of it. I don’t know what happened, but the account ended up in her hands. She can explain the specific details to you. Conveniently, she’s online now, and I still need to spar with her.”
Upon reading Leticia’s explanation, the girl was stunned for a long time. Then, she finally recalled a person she had only ever heard of. “Are you Sister Qianqian, whom the Leader and those old guild members talk about?”
