Chapter: Chapter 356
Emerging from the dark sewer, Laeticia and Yin bid farewell to each other like strangers and went their separate ways.
The sun was brilliant overhead. Although the black market was called the black market, it was a bit counterintuitive that it opened during the day.
However, this was a good thing for Laeticia, as she didn’t have time to fool around at night. That clingy blonde girl would pester Laeticia every night, making Laeticia want to pin the bastard on the bed and let her experience the Demon Lord’s prowess.
During the day, she could use the excuse of going out on missions to reasonably gain freedom. Moreover, Bai Ling had been very busy these days, and her transactions with Yin could be kept secret, so no one would pay attention.
After all, Yin was a bona fide wanted criminal. If an S-class hero from the Hero Association like herself mingled with such a dangerous wanted criminal and went to the black market together, wouldn’t people find it highly problematic?
Unless Laeticia claimed she was trying to convert this silver-haired girl, but would any fool believe that?
“Next is going on a mission, this mission is quite simple…” Laeticia took out her phone, glanced at it, and stretched. There was still plenty of time, so she could walk over slowly.
The mission was very simple. A certain school was holding an event, and to prevent any accidents, they had requested the Hero Association to hire some heroes to prevent them.
The reward was not high, but the work was quite easy, which was perfect as an excuse.
Laeticia’s working hours were from afternoon to evening. When she floated to the entrance of the school, the three heroes who were doing the mission with her were already waiting there.
“Yo, Leader!” Laeticia happily waved to the gray-haired girl.
Yes, the Leader’s three-person squad was partnered with Laeticia this time, but the previous two girls and one boy had been replaced by a more pleasing combination of three beautiful girls.
Lu Siyu, with a relaxed expression, was explaining the key points of this mission to Zi Meng, who was very nervous beside her, and making the girl relax. The difficulty of this mission was extremely low, and they wouldn’t have any problems even if they slacked off.
Hearing Laeticia’s energetic voice, both girls looked up in Laeticia’s direction. Lu Siyu nodded at Laeticia, considering it a greeting.
Zi Meng’s reaction was more obvious. She didn’t expect to see an acquaintance here too, “Good afternoon, Sister Su!”
This girl was quite lucky. Laeticia sized her up. After being toyed with by the Dream God, Zi Meng’s mental power had improved significantly. Her originally pure black eyes were now coated with a layer of color, which was the manifestation of her superpower. As long as she activated her ability, she could pull anyone who saw her colored eyes into her dreams.
However, what Laeticia cared about was not this. She felt an aura on Zi Meng that could drive her crazy, an aura that represented freedom.
“Is this the aura of the Key? No wonder those gods reacted that way before.” Laeticia pressed her temples, thinking with some helplessness. She needed Zi Meng’s help to break the seal, as the Key was essential. Fortunately, Bai Ling had saved Zi Meng, otherwise, Laeticia would have no one to cry to now.
Although she herself had the physique of the so-called universal key, there was a very awkward problem: her universal key did not open her own lock. She could indeed insert herself into the keyhole, but then no one could turn the key.
So, after going in circles, she still had to ask Zi Meng for help.
Of course, there was an essential difference between Laeticia and the Dream God. The Dream God wouldn’t care about Zi Meng’s life or death after the ritual, but Laeticia would not do that; she would do her best to keep Zi Meng alive.
A part of the Dream God’s seal had been broken, and Zi Meng was still alive, which meant that as long as she controlled the dosage, the seal could be broken without harming the Key.
However, this seemed to be a unique characteristic of the Dream God’s seal. Infino’s seal was not like that; the Ancestor’s seal had to be broken all at once, meaning a Key had to be consumed.
It was equivalent to exchanging one life for another.
Of course, this was前提 the Key was a mortal. If Laeticia, who had completely broken free from the seal, were the Key, then there would be no impact. This made Infino’s thoughts active, and these days, the Ancestor had also started to busy herself preparing for her breakthrough ritual.
If Laeticia encountered other gods wanting to break free in the future, she might be able to use her special talent to make some deals with the gods. Although gods looked down on mortals, they were quite strict with their own kind, and their promises were almost never broken.
So being a god was really awesome!
“Good afternoon, Xiao Meng. You’ve become even more beautiful after a few days.” Laeticia reached out and ruffled the cute girl. She had to build a good relationship with this girl so that she could ask for help later. “If you have any problems using your abilities, you can ask me.”
Seeing her eager demeanor, the Leader let out a cold snort. Laeticia’s current appearance was like a legendary simp, and it was obvious that she was asking for a favor. “Qianqian, are you trying to abduct our Xiao Meng? I’m telling you, don’t even think about it!”
Hearing the Leader’s words, Laeticia immediately puffed out her chest, which was impossible to see, and said righteously, “This is called investment, do you understand investment?”
“Then why don’t you invest in me, Qianqian? Am I too old to catch your eye, sob sob sob…” The Leader covered her eyes and let out fake cries with all acting and no emotion.
“Pfft, you didn’t even shed a tear, Leader. Besides, your ability is too special, and I can’t give you any advice. If it were Xiao Lu, I could give some advice, but with a divine stick ability like yours, I’m helpless.” Laeticia quickly walked to the Leader’s side and explained to her old friend.
“Explanation is concealment! As expected, Qianqian is a fickle渣女, a big渣女!”
“Nonsense, I’m very pure!” Laeticia immediately retorted with her hands on her hips. Everyone knew that she had only one romantic experience, and it was recent.
Laeticia could be criticized in other areas, but in terms of relationships, she was actually quite good. Although she often said jokingly that she wanted to find other beautiful girls to spend the night with, in reality, she really didn’t dare.
She was afraid that if she went out and messed around, ten months later, a girl would show up with a baby.
That wouldn’t be much fun. There was once a Demon Lord who encountered such a situation, and in the end, the Demon Lord had to lock those two troublemakers in the Demon Lord’s Palace. Before dying, he took them both away together, lest these illegitimate children cause any impact on his legitimate descendants after his death.
Getting back to business, this mission went smoothly. Laeticia and the Leader’s three-person squad wandered around the school’s activity venue until the end of work. During this time, Laeticia shared many methods of using psychic abilities with Zi Meng.
I, Laeticia, can’t understand what superpowers are, but I know how to use psychic power. Moreover, the origin of Zi Meng’s superpower is the divine authority of dreams that Laeticia possesses. It is very professional and targeted for her to teach Zi Meng.
“So this is how abilities should be used. No wonder I always felt a blockage when using my abilities. Thank you, Sister Su!” Zi Meng blinked her watery eyes and nodded vigorously.
In just one afternoon, she felt that her strength had risen another notch. If she improved by a few more notches, could she successfully hypnotize Xiao Ya?
Yes, Zi Meng’s current goal was to successfully hypnotize Xiao Ya. This was not because she wanted to do something indecent, but because she wanted to prove her ability.
As for how she discovered that her abilities could not affect Xiao Ya, that was another story. In simple terms, it was an accident. Xiao Ya saw Zi Meng releasing her abilities, and then Zi Meng discovered that her abilities could not affect Xiao Ya.
Since then, Zi Meng’s small goal had become how to hypnotize Xiao Ya.
“No, I’m so sour. Why can that brat Xiao Meng be treated like this, while we can only sit here and drink the northwest wind!” This harmonious scene obviously provoked the Leader, who was on the other side. She grabbed her gray hair and kept muttering in a low voice. The black aura entwined behind her even made some children afraid to approach her.
Seeing her friend become like this, Lu Siyu had no choice but to try her best to placate the slightly unbalanced Leader, while also signaling Laeticia with her eyes, indicating that Laeticia should quickly go and care for the lonely Leader.
“I’ll treat you to dinner tonight!”
“Okay! Watch me bankrupt you!” With one sentence, the Leader was successfully revived to full health. The negative pressure behind her instantly turned into positive pressure, and her expression changed from a resentful woman to a bright and sunny one. This change of face made the other three stare in amazement.
Finally, Laeticia rubbed her nose and gave her evaluation, “Tsk, women.”
They say women are fickle creatures, and now she had seen how fickle they were.
“Hehe, this is called sunny romance, this is called not having any hidden motives. If it were a calculating girl, you would never guess what she was thinking. Compared to those calculating bitches, aren’t I cuter?” The Leader chuckled, but before she could laugh a few times, Lu Siyu next to her reached out and grabbed her face.
Undoubtedly, the Leader had accidentally offended her friend with her words. Classmate Lu Siyu was the type of person who always had a poker face and rarely showed emotion, so she felt unhappy.
“Siyu, I wasn’t talking about you. You know me. If I wanted to scold you, I would call you a dead face directly…”
Leader, you really dare to say that! Laeticia silently mourned for the Leader for two seconds, then showed an interested expression and started to watch the show, while also saying to Xiao Meng beside her, “Xiao Meng, remember, you must think before you speak. Look, the Leader didn’t think this time.”
“Mhm, I understand. I will remember clearly.” Zi Meng nodded very seriously. Her ultimate goal in life was to win the heart of the beauty, so she naturally had to learn these things well.
While the two girls were excitedly watching and gossiping, Lu Siyu had already grabbed the Leader’s slightly plump face and started to torment it. Watching the small face change into various shapes under Lu Siyu’s hands, both of them felt that Lu Siyu was really experienced in rubbing the Leader’s face.
It seemed that the Leader had courted death quite a few times, otherwise, how could Lu Siyu be so experienced?
“Damn it, Lu Siyu, I’m irreconcilable with you!”
“We have already severed our ties. Now we are mortal enemies!”
Listening to the Leader’s muffled voice, Laeticia giggled. Her laughter was clear and pleasant, like wind chimes rustling in the breeze.
Zi Meng also stared blankly at Laeticia’s smiling face with her eyes narrowed. She hadn’t had the chance to observe her carefully before, but now that she looked, Sister Su actually smiled very beautifully!
No wonder she was with Xiao Ya’s sister.
Recalling that white-haired Sister Bai, Zi Meng felt that the genes of Xiao Ya’s family were really terrifying. Not only did they produce a peerless beauty, but they also came with a little beauty. Although the great beauty was taken, the little beauty was still available, right?
However, Sister Su and Sister Bai did give people the feeling of being a match made in heaven. Besides Sister Su, Zi Meng couldn’t think of anyone else who could match Sister Bai’s beauty, which could only be described as stunning.
And Sister Bai was not only beautiful, but she also had a good personality and strength. The only flaw of her was her ridiculously large appetite, but this small flaw made this sister seem super cute.
A perfect person would make people afraid to approach, but when that perfect person also had a foodie attribute, she suddenly became approachable, right?
Laeticia, on the other hand, was different from Bai Ling’s performance. At first glance, Laeticia’s appearance was not as soul-stirring as Bai Ling’s. Her goodness needed to be slowly discovered through long-term interaction.
The Demon Lord Miss was a slow-burn character. At first, she would only make people feel that this girl was quite cute, but she would subtly make people feel that Laeticia was really good, much better than that good-for-nothing flower vase blonde who only had beauty.
