Chapter: Chapter 371
Miss Bai, having injured her shoulder, found herself with rare free time. Leticia saw this white-haired girl lounging in her living room every day, watching shows or playing on her phone, which made Leticia feel a bit uncomfortable.
With Bai Ling staying here, she couldn’t stir up any trouble.
“Your medication today is to be taken the same way as always,” Leticia said, pulling a vial from her pocket and tossing it to Bai Ling. She then glanced at the television, her expression shifting slightly to one of surprise. “You actually like this kind of drama?”
“I don’t particularly like it, but it’s good for passing the time.” Bai Ling caught the vial Leticia threw with her freely moving left hand, bit open the stopper with her teeth, and downed the gray potion in one go.
As she swallowed, Miss Bai’s complexion worsened slightly. This potion really didn’t taste good.
Speaking of which, alchemy potions never seemed to taste good, not even the ones Leticia personally crafted with love (?). Bai Ling couldn’t bring herself to like them.
“Tastes bad, doesn’t it? That’s how they’re supposed to taste,” Leticia chuckled, seeing Bai Ling’s face contorted as if she had eaten something foul. “Do less of that stuff in the future. You were lucky this time; I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to hold back next time.”
“I know, I won’t fight you again,” Bai Ling said feebly, leaning back on the sofa. The potion’s strange aftertaste still lingered on her tongue, making her feel a little nauseous. “I’m so bored, is there anything fun to do?”
After being idle at home for four or five days, Bai Ling couldn’t stand it anymore. She wanted to go out and have some fun.
Or, she could play with Leticia at home.
“Your hand is still in the recovery period. Rest well and don’t think about frivolous things,” Leticia said, walking over to Bai Ling and plopping down in the empty spot next to her. She glanced at Bai Ling’s right arm, which was hanging in a sling, and let out a soft hum. “You can go out in a few more days. Behave yourself today and tomorrow, understand?”
Bai Ling’s physique was excellent, which meant her recovery was much faster than Leticia had anticipated. An injury that should have taken half a month to heal was already nearing completion in less than a week.
In a few more days, Miss Bai would be back to full health.
“Okay, but I’m still so bored.”
“That’s why I invited Xiao Lu and the others to visit tonight. We can play with that thing that Qila and Xiao Ya bought before.” Leticia propped her head on her hand. “Before, we only had a few of us, and it wasn’t very engaging. Tonight, with more people, we should have a lot of fun.”
The combat chess set that Qila and Xiao Ya had bought had always lacked enough players to play together. Today was Friday, and at Leticia’s invitation, Guild Leader Xiao Lu and the others would almost all be coming to play, making the number of people more than sufficient.
Adding Xiao Ya and Qila, it seemed like gathering eight people would be easy.
“Really?” Bai Ling’s eyes lit up. Who knew how bored she had been these past few days? “I really hope it’s nighttime already.”
“Alright, I can just make you sleep until nighttime if you want.” Leticia magnanimously offered to grant her wish. As a god who controlled dreams, she could easily make Bai Ling sleep until late at night.
However, Bai Ling might feel a bit dizzy after waking up, as sleeping for too long in a day wasn’t good.
“Never mind, I feel more at ease in the real world than in dreams.” Perhaps due to her abilities, Bai Ling could always keenly perceive that dreams were just dreams; that illusory feeling made her uneasy.
“Please, you can rest assured with the dreams I create,” Leticia assured her, patting her steel-like chest.
Beep beep beep! As soon as she finished speaking, the phone on the coffee table suddenly rang.
Bai Ling glanced at the phone curiously, wanting to see who was calling Leticia at this time.
What appeared on the screen was an unfamiliar number. Leticia had labeled the contact as “Silver Cat Cat.”
Cat Cat?
Her eyes narrowed slightly. This nickname didn’t seem like something one would use with just any acquaintance. Who was this person?
“What does she want with me at this hour…” Leticia mumbled to herself and picked up the phone, heading towards the balcony.
This action further fueled Bai Ling’s suspicion about the other party’s identity. If it were just an ordinary person, Leticia wouldn’t go to the balcony to take the call.
For instance, if it were Xiao Lu calling, Leticia would absolutely answer it casually right beside her. The fact that Leticia was going to the balcony now indicated that she didn’t want Bai Ling to know what they were talking about.
Interesting.
Miss Bai closed her eyes, concentrating all her energy on her ears, hoping to overhear what Leticia and this mysterious person were discussing.
In many ways, this wasn’t the right thing to do. To put it bluntly, it was eavesdropping.
But what did it matter? Bai Ling, as Leticia’s lover, simply wanted to understand her restless girlfriend a little better. Was observing for the Sword Saint considered eavesdropping?
“…detect, I…”
A strange female voice drifted into Bai Ling’s ears. Her expression immediately turned serious. It was a girl, and her voice was so pleasant.
With such a beautiful voice, her appearance absolutely couldn’t be bad!
Bai Ling didn’t know why she’d reached that conclusion, but she just felt it. The woman on the other end of the phone was definitely a very beautiful person.
Could it be that Leticia had found a mistress outside?
No, no, Leticia wasn’t that kind of person. She was very pure and wouldn’t do something like eating from one bowl while looking at another, Bai Ling tried to convince herself.
But when she looked up, she saw Leticia’s radiant smile.
A single phone call could make her that happy? What were they talking about?
Bai Ling wanted to hear more clearly, but Leticia seemed to have sensed something. After glancing back at her, she actually cast a soundproofing enchantment at her feet!
She didn’t want her to hear something!
Looking at the Demon King’s beautiful smile, a strange emotion welled up in Bai Ling’s heart. She suddenly sensed a crisis; her little Leticia was about to be snatched away by some vixen who had appeared out of nowhere!
No, she had to do something, at least figure out who that person was.
“I have something to go out for. I probably won’t be back for lunch,” Leticia said, ending the call. The first thing she said upon returning made Bai Ling feel a pang of sadness.
One phone call stole Leticia away from her. The enemy was formidable!
“Oh? What is it?” Bai Ling shifted her body, asking casually as if by accident.
“A business deal, a big one.” Without any hesitation, Leticia replied. She ran into her bedroom with her short legs, and when she reappeared, she was wearing a rather large shoulder bag.
Opening the flap of the bag, Leticia showed Bai Ling the neatly arranged vials of various colors inside. The potions shimmered enchantingly under the sunlight, inducing a slight delusion in Bai Ling, making them appear like gems.
Is it really business? she thought. It seemed that given Leticia’s personality, it was indeed likely to be purely business.
Potions made by the Demon King herself sold for six figures on the black market, and it wasn’t uncommon. This bag contained more than ten vials, which was practically a heap of liquid gold!
No wonder Leticia was so happy. Who wouldn’t be happy when there was money to be made?
“Have you been busy with these things these past few days?”
“What else? Some defective products I brewed while making yours. Although their effects are a bit weaker than the regular potions, who here has discerning taste?” Leticia flashed a profiteer’s smile. She was in a monopoly business; in the entire Central City, she was the only one capable of such business!
She set the standards, so who dared to object?
It’s just that the effects are slightly worse than the original, and the side effects are a bit larger. If you have the ability, then don’t buy them. My potions are sold to whoever wants them.
When conflicts arise in the future, and the opponent drinks a potion and their combat power increases by twenty to thirty percent, you’ll have nowhere to cry!
“No more talking. The arranged intermediary is waiting for me. I’m leaving now.” With a bright, sunny smile, Leticia happily opened the door and ran out of the room.
Her joy was palpable.
Although Leticia’s reason was very convincing, Bai Ling still felt a little restless. She kind of wanted to follow her.
As long as she concealed her aura, she could follow far behind Leticia, and even a Demon King at full power wouldn’t be able to detect her. Bai Ling was confident of this.
Yes, her hand was injured, and her combat power was reduced, but tracking wasn’t about combat power.
Her current state was more than enough for tracking.
After all, Bai Ling was genuinely curious about what kind of existence warranted such a nickname as “Silver Cat Cat” from Leticia.
Turning off the TV, Bai Ling stood up. Fortunately, even though she couldn’t go out, she was still properly dressed, allowing her to leave directly.
If she was going to track, she couldn’t keep this white hair. In Central City, white hair was still too conspicuous. For this issue, Bai Ling was naturally prepared. The Hero Association’s special hair dye could quickly turn her hair black.
Afterward, she could simply wash it off with plain water, and the black dye would come off, making it incredibly convenient and harmless to her hair. It was great!
In less than a minute, a sneaky black-haired girl quietly walked out of the apartment building, which only had two residents, and followed far behind the girl who, in her eyes, was like a torch.
Leticia had no habit of restraining her aura. She only restrained it during special occasions. Normally, she almost always let it flow naturally, not deliberately activating or hiding it.
This provided great convenience for trackers like Bai Ling who could clearly sense Leticia’s aura. Bai Ling didn’t have to spend much effort searching for Leticia in the crowd. Even across several walls and main roads, Bai Ling could clearly sense Leticia’s aura.
It was like a soaring pillar of light, telling everyone that Leticia was right there.
“Is she nearby?” Bai Ling watched as Leticia weaved through various alleyways, seemingly without taking any detours, feeling that the Demon King’s anti-tracking skills were really lacking.
Couldn’t you at least take a few loops? Maybe then you’d actually discover someone following you?
But Leticia didn’t do that. She followed the path, and if there was no path, she would simply blink through walls, emphasizing speed.
After following Leticia for about an hour, Bai Ling finally saw Leticia’s destination. Without realizing it, they had already strayed far from the Central City’s urban area and arrived at the edge of a wasteland where almost no one ever went.
This still belonged to Central City, but it was the suburbs, where very few people came. Perhaps during spring, some people would come for picnics, but now it was almost winter. Who would come here to brave the cold wind?
In the center of the wasteland, stood two figures, cloaked in black robes, their appearances indistinguishable. One was tall, and the other was short, and they seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.
Upon seeing the two figures, Leticia happily waved. She must have been acquainted with them.
Quietly hiding in the lush forest, Bai Ling cautiously watched the two figures in black in the open space. She watched very carefully because some people were extremely sensitive to gazes and would become alert if they were being watched.
Bai Ling didn’t want her tracking to be discovered by Leticia, or else Leticia might just beat her to death.
What she didn’t know was that her tracking plan had been exposed from the very beginning.
“Someone’s hiding there, should we do something?” Yin raised his eyelids and asked softly.
“Just an idiot, don’t mind her.” Leticia snorted. Did that white-haired idiot really think she was hiding well? Didn’t she look at who she was tracking!
Who gave her the confidence to try and track a Demon King silently?
If Leticia weren’t too lazy to bother with that idiot, she would have already been led into a trap, wouldn’t she?
“Are they your acquaintances?” Yin took the shoulder bag Leticia handed him, took out a vial from the bag, and looked at it for a moment before nodding. “The quality is very good; they can be sold for a good price.”
“Of course. Don’t you know who I am?” Who would dislike compliments? Leticia certainly didn’t.
” I’ll give you the payment after the potions are sold. Shall I leave now?”
“Wait a moment, can I borrow Victoria for a day?” Leticia looked smilingly at the shorter cloaked figure beside Yin. She suddenly wanted to tease a certain white-haired idiot who loved to track.
Yin naturally wouldn’t refuse this request. It was just borrowing for a day; she wasn’t that stingy.
“Remember to provide meals. Will she be picked up tomorrow morning?”
“Yes, that’s about it. It’s good for this little girl to make a few friends.”
