Chapter: Chapter 459
The kind Demon King, the brave Elven Queen, and the tragic love story do not exist. Behind this tear-jerking tale lies a surging tide of conspiracy!
“For them, this kind of story is the best!” After finishing this story, Leticia mischievously winked at Bailing, indicating that she had no other intentions; she just wanted Linglong and Yinya to know some stories from other races.
After all, a story is just a story; she never claimed it was history. Stories can be made up, right?
Seeing such a shameless defense, Bailing glanced at the two moved Orc girls, sighed, and thought that Leticia wasn’t entirely wrong. The story did not really slander humans, and even that daring human girl had quite a charming personality.
The only villain in this story was the decayed elders of the Elven race. Listening to this story made Bailing feel a bit itchy, wanting to take down all those guys.
“Letty, is this story true? Did the Elven Queen really fall in love with a human girl?” Linglong, while touched, still maintained some rationality. She found the story too bizarre—how could the Elven Queen, who ran away from her race, actually encounter a Demon King in the capital of the human world?
Why would the Demon King appear in the capital of the human world? Surely, the Demon King couldn’t have run away just like the Elven Queen, right?
And how could the Elven Queen possibly fall for a human girl? After all, they are not only different races but also the same gender!
It’s truly a miracle if they could see eye to eye.
“If you want to discuss other matters, there might be room for negotiation, but regarding this ending, there’s no problem at all. The Elven Queen simply fell in love with a human girl; this is what my friend firmly told me!”
“Letty’s friend?”
“I’m telling you, my friend has a high position in the Demon Race. She’s the most trusted maid of the Demon King; the Demon King can go out without anyone else, but she can’t leave her behind!” Leticia’s expression was serious, as if it were all true.
Oh, this is indeed the case. She does have a friend who works as the Demon King’s maid; her name is Xue’er, and she is currently supporting the Demon Race as a pillar.
“Eh? Letty actually knows such a powerful person? Then, Letty, have you seen the Demon King?” Linglong exclaimed with her mouth covered. For her, figures like the Demon King and Sword Saint are legendary characters, with no connection to someone like her, a commoner.
“I have seen her a few times, but the Demon King is very busy! I can’t just go and visit her whenever I want,” Leticia said, putting on an exaggerated regretful expression while telling lies.
If she wanted to see the Demon King, she could just look in the mirror; as if the Demon King were really busy! The Demon King had long since begun slacking off!
It is true that Her Highness the Princess is busy. The Demon King is only diligent if she manages to work about an hour a day.
Bailing was also shocked by Leticia’s thick skin. Looking at the chicken leg in her hand, she suddenly felt that even striking this girl in the face with all her might might not break through her defenses.
Praising herself like this, Leticia, could you be more shameless?
If you’re going to say you’re strong and beautiful, that’s one thing. But saying you’re busy working? That completely disregards the facts!
“But I heard the Demon King hasn’t attended court or dealt with state affairs for years now; the current Demon Race is managed by that Princess!” The Sword Saint spoke with righteous indignation, representing justice as she began her attack!
“The Princess of the Demon Race?” The two Orc girls were instantly diverted.
As Orc girls, they are somewhat sensitive and longing for the title of Princess.
Compared to the lofty Empress, the Princess is much more interesting to them.
“Um, the Princess of the Demon Race is probably five or six years younger than the Demon King. She has lived under the Empress’s oppressive reign since childhood and was often punished by her sister for making little mistakes…”
As Bailing narrated, a very different image of the Demon Queen appeared in everyone’s minds. This Queen was ruthless, even towards her own sister. She could leave her sister naked and displayed on a crooked tree at the palace gate during winter!
Heaven, what a devil of a sister! If someone else were treated this way, they’d surely be at odds with their sister forever, right?
But this little princess was different; she was obedient and understanding, knowing that her sister’s actions had her own hardships. Later, as her sister began to decline, she took on the responsibility of leading the Demon Race and started assisting her sister.
“This Demon King is really inhuman!” After listening to Bailing’s story, Yinya, who just thought the Demon King was a good person, immediately switched sides, declaring that she couldn’t stand such a wicked Demon King.
Wow, that switch of allegiance is quite quick! Leticia stared at Yinya in shock and then turned her gaze to Bailing, who was drinking water to moisten her throat. “You…”
“What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong?” The Sword Saint smiled sweetly at Leticia. She wasn’t good at fabricating stories, so about ninety percent of what she said earlier was true.
It was all stories that Leticia had recounted when reminiscing about the past with Qila. As firsthand witnesses, their testimonies carry a lot of credibility.
So Leticia wanted to argue, but after going through the entire story by Bailing, she couldn’t find anything to refute, at most just criticizing Bailing for embellishing and glossing over some things.
Qila was indeed quite the troublemaker back then, and Leticia was extremely busy. Besides, she was just a girl in her early teens, what proper educational methods could she come up with?
“At least I didn’t strip her and hang her on a tree…” Although the act of hanging someone naked on a tree did happen, she hadn’t completely stripped her.
“Does that mean everything else is true?” Yinya was even more surprised. She originally thought this story was made up by Bailing, but Leticia’s reaction seemed to indicate that most of it was true?
Leticia, who can see the Demon King, surely knows more about these matters than Bai Ling. But even Leticia could only correct that one mistake, which meant there was no issue with the rest of the story?
“Uh… probably, maybe, should be…” Leticia rubbed her chin, struggling with her expression. She was recalling how much she had done to her sister back then, but as she thought about it, she was surprised to find that her past self seemed to be even more malicious than what Bailing described.
So, does that mean Bai’s story is kind of cleaning her own slate? Glancing at Bailing with a peculiar look, Leticia shook her head. No, this person likely didn’t know those other matters; she simply wanted to undermine her.
But she didn’t know enough to explain everything that happened back then.
However, even so, Leticia could not refute Bailing’s story; she couldn’t just say, “Your story is completely wrong; the Demon King did much worse than you mentioned!”
“Well, from a certain perspective, the story isn’t that problematic. The Demon King wanted her sister to succeed, which is why she resorted to such measures.” Accepting this black pot, Leticia could only slightly cleanse herself on the starting point, “The little princess was quite unruly, and the Demon King was thrust into the throne at a young age. While contending with ministers and facing the mischief of her sister, she had no choice.”
“Oh, I see! Every family has its own difficulties,” Yinya said, calming down from her previous indignation. While she couldn’t imagine the situations the characters in the story faced, she could sense from Leticia’s words that things were not easy.
“Yes, actually, Yinya, your life is quite good. You can ensure survival without too much backstabbing. I envied such a life back then.” Leticia sighed; being a Demon King is not easy, and a misstep can lead to an abyss.
If it weren’t for her successfully eliminating the influential nobles one by one, the Demon Race would have been under their control by now.
As for the unfortunate Demon sisters? They would serve merely as tools to inherit the Demon King bloodline.
The nobles of the Demon Race had long coveted that noble bloodline.
“I know a bit about these things; when I wandered on the vast grasslands with my father as a child, I also encountered schemes for power among big tribes.” Linglong, who has wandered in the grasslands, naturally knows more than Yinya. “Sometimes, the greater the power, the more it attracts envy.”
“That’s true. But as long as you possess the strength to suppress everything, those scheming little people will not dare to act.” Leticia said cheerfully.
Could she have defeated those great nobles through tricks? Actually, no.
When she took action against those nobles, she was already a powerful sorceress. Facing those cornered people, she personally led the team against them, and one could say her position was fought for by her own hands.
Once she truly became the strongest in the Demon Race, all opposition voices vanished because those dissenters knew that this Demon King seated on the throne was someone who could kill.
And their little power was not enough to protect them beneath her.
For the sake of their lives, they all chose to submit.
“Linglong, do you know? You already possess the conditions to become that great a person. Don’t forget, you can transform into a dragon!” Leticia pointed at Linglong with a captivating tone.
The ability to transform into a dragon is undoubtedly pure enhancement for Linglong now. With this skill, challenging higher rank opponents would be as easy as eating and drinking… provided she can fully master it.
Currently, being unable to change at will is not good. Linglong at least needs to be able to change size at will to be considered competent.
But reaching that level will take Miss Dragon Lady a long time.
“But I feel like this was just a fluke. I’ve been trying hard these days to find a way to transform, but I can’t remember anything.” Speaking of transforming into a dragon, Linglong became downcast. If she could master this skill, she’d be overjoyed; after all, this is a trump card capable of overturning situations. She would be delighted to have another ace up her sleeve.
Unfortunately, she can’t find the means to master this transformation, and for now, she can only regard that incident as a fluke.
“As long as you persevere, I believe you’ll definitely find the knack.” Bailing uncommonly offered comforting words, “I faced a similar issue in the past. It took me a long time to fully master my new abilities.”
“Really? I thought you were born this way!” Leticia exclaimed in surprise. She actually thought Bailing’s strength was something she woke up with, which previously made her feel a bit unbalanced.
But according to Bailing now, her strength wasn’t achieved immediately?
Then Bailing added that made Leticia again complain about the unfairness of the heavens, “Back then, I couldn’t control my abilities, which forced Senior Sang and the others to move me to an uninhabited area to practice controlling my powers alone. I practiced for almost a year before finding a way to manage my abilities.”
Alright, not being able to control one’s own overwhelming power—this kind of distress is truly enviable.
Leticia wants to have such a stressful concern, even if it meant being put under house arrest for a whole year.
“Okay, you, the one with supernatural luck, don’t join us mundane discussions.” Picking up a long bread and stuffing it into Bailing’s mouth, Leticia turned back to Linglong, “But she’s not wrong. Persistent practice will eventually lead you to discover the knack of transforming into a dragon.”
Being able to transform once means you could transform a second time. The first transformation has proven that Linglong indeed has such potential, only needing some guidance to fully unleash it.
As for what that guidance entails, it’s up to the person involved to explore seriously. Leticia’s suggested methods had already been confirmed to be utterly useless.
“Maybe your kin knows something about transformation into dragons. It seems we really need to prioritize the trip to the Sleep Dragon Mountains.” After thinking it over, Leticia finally found a reasonable direction to search for answers.
After all, the Sleep Dragon Mountains have a settlement of Linglong’s kin. If it is a settlement of Dragon People, it would be entirely normal for them to possess secret arts related to transformation.
