Chapter: Chapter 33
“The book is over there on the desk. If you want it, just take it. Don’t disturb my sleep.”
The next morning, when Bai Ling appeared in Leticia’s bedroom in the same manner, she saw Leticia curled up in the covers, too lazy to even open her eyes.
This girl hadn’t slept well for two consecutive days. Today, she was determined to sleep until she woke up naturally, no matter what happened.
“Senior Sang wants to see you.” Bai Ling calmly picked up the booklet on the desk and then told Leticia about their conversation last night. “To be precise, she wants to see Su Qianqian.”
In the human world, Leticia and Su Qianqian were two different people. Senior Sang wanted to see Su Qianqian, not Leticia.
“Sang Zhitong? Why would I see her?” Leticia waved her hand. “Just say I don’t want to see her. I was exhausted yesterday.”
This time, Bai Ling didn’t force Leticia. She was actually a little worried that Senior Sang would recognize Leticia, the famous Great Demon King.
It was for the best that Leticia didn’t want to go.
“Then get some good rest. I’ll be going back now.” Bai Ling nodded and whooshed back upstairs.
“It’s strange that she didn’t pester me today.” Leticia was a little confused by Bai Ling’s easygoing attitude.
However, despite her confusion, she preferred to close her eyes and have a peaceful chat with the beautiful girl in her dreams.
Why overthink? Isn’t sleeping soundly wonderful?
…
At noon, in the Bai family’s living room, the gray-haired girl accepted the booklet handed to her by Bai Ling.
“It really is this book. It came to me without any effort.” Upon seeing the book’s title, Senior Sang’s face showed a strange smile.
Today, Senior Sang was dressed very casually, making her look like a beautiful young woman in her twenties.
In Bai Ling’s impression, this was the first time she had seen Senior Sang dressed like this.
“Is this book very precious?”
“Precious? Perhaps it is quite precious to the demons, but to us humans, this book is only slightly better than garbage,” Senior Sang said with a smile.
“Demons?” Bai Ling suddenly became nervous. This book had been with Leticia all night yesterday.
If Leticia wanted to, she could have completely… No, she must have finished reading the book by now.
Otherwise, why would she seem so exhausted today?
“I had received information before that the demons wanted to purchase this book from Prince Wen, but due to the covert pressure from various forces, that transaction ended without a hitch.” Senior Sang placed the book back on Bai Ling’s desk. “I had been worried that Prince Wen might try to conduct another transaction with the demons, but now I can rest assured.”
“Senior means that…”
“The book was stolen by a man in black and two strange individuals, one black and one white. After obtaining the book, the latter two injured three S-class heroes who pursued them and then disappeared.” Senior Sang said slowly. “This way, the book will no longer be at risk of falling into the hands of the demons.”
Bai Ling’s expression turned grim. If she guessed correctly, the contents of this book might have already fallen into the hands of the demons.
“I will negotiate with the Hero Association. Those old guys are tight-lipped. They would be more than happy to see Prince Wen suffer a silent loss.” Senior Sang, completely unaware of Bai Ling’s thoughts, happily continued to explain her plan. “As for this book, you can keep it safe for now, Xiao Bai.”
What better way to keep it safe than to have the Star River Sword Saint personally guard it?
“Senior, what will happen if the demons learn about what is recorded in this book?” Bai Ling asked anxiously.
Senior Sang shook her head. “I don’t know, but given how eagerly the demons have been contacting Prince Wen in recent years, this book is probably very important to them.”
“After all, I can’t exactly arrest those demons who contacted Prince Wen and interrogate them about what they want this book for, can I?”
“So that’s how it is… Then, Senior, is there any lead on that man in black?” Bai Ling’s worried heart eased slightly.
It seemed that the book only came into the demons’ view after Leticia’s escape, and Leticia’s reaction to the book wasn’t very strong.
Perhaps, this book was useless to her, right?
“Unfortunately, there are no leads at the moment. All we know is that the perpetrator is a habitual offender with highly sophisticated methods and is very familiar with the crime scene. If it weren’t for an accident, his plan would have been flawless.”
“I am even starting to suspect that this might be a staged act by Prince Wen himself. Due to pressure from various parties, he couldn’t hand the book over to the demons through normal channels, so he arranged for someone to steal it to create the illusion of a theft.”
“This way, he can completely clear himself of suspicion, and others will have no grounds to suspect him, especially since there is no evidence… In fact, he could even use this opportunity to push through some of his proposals.”
“What a cunning plan.”
