"Strange, why do I feel like someone's following us?" Leticia kept looking back. Starting from this morning, the person hiding behind her seemed to have gotten lazy with pretending and started watching openly without concealment.
Previously, she could only notice that person's spying gaze at very specific moments, but now Leticia could clearly sense that burning gaze.
It was definitely that person surnamed Bai.
Besides that pervert, no one else would look at her like this.
Was that person planning to stop pretending and stand in front of her for a showdown?
But it seemed like she didn't have that intention. She appeared to just not want to hide her gaze anymore... Oh wait, could she be deliberately letting herself know she was watching?
The purpose was to tell Leticia that she was always watching Leticia.
Including when Leticia was flirting with girls—she was watching then too.
"Tch, what is this, a threat?" Leticia muttered to herself somewhat irritably.
Did that person think she would restrain herself after knowing she was being followed?
What a joke. Who was Leticia? The Demon King! The boss of all demons!
In the Demon Realm, she could do whatever she wanted.
If Bai Ling had the guts, let her come out and cut her down. Did that person dare?
"Sister Qianqian, what have you been muttering about? I can't understand a single word." Little Ya poked Leticia's waist. Since this morning, Sister Qianqian had been acting strange.
She kept talking to herself, and her facial expressions kept changing, like she was performing some face-changing magic trick.
"Nothing, just got annoyed by some bastard." Leticia rubbed her face and adjusted her expression. "Alright, let's continue."
"Mm-hmm." Though curious about who the bastard Sister Qianqian mentioned was, Little Ya knew that anything Leticia didn't want to tell her wouldn't be revealed no matter how much she acted cute.
And about this matter, Little Ya's intuition told her that Leticia wouldn't tell her.
They were currently strolling on the Demon Realm's largest commercial street. The shops here were quite different from those on the human side. While clothing stores and such would never be absent, there were also demon-characteristic magic shops here.
The display cases of these shops contained rows of finely crafted thin wooden sticks—these were the tools demons used to cast magic: magic wands.
Leticia's magic sword belonged to a variant of magic wands. Although it looked like a sword and could be wielded like one, essentially it was indeed a magic wand.
Generally speaking, the more magic circuits engraved in a magic wand, the higher its quality. Magic wands like Leticia's and Qila's belonged to the highest quality category.
"Would Little Ya like to buy one as a souvenir?" Leticia asked.
Although Bai Ya couldn't cast magic, taking one back as a souvenir would be nice.
The magic wands displayed in this shop might not be great in terms of practical performance, but appearance-wise, they were all very appealing.
Quite vibrant colors, main structures that were neither too thick nor too thin—they would definitely feel comfortable to hold. And the prices on the tags seemed to silently tell everyone how prestigious they were.
"But it wouldn't be useful for me to have one." Although Little Ya found these magic wands beautiful, she couldn't cast magic.
In her hands, they would just be pure decorations.
"It's fine, I'm quite wealthy. I can afford one magic wand." To receive Little Ya, Qila had generously lifted Leticia's spending restrictions. So currently, Leticia was in the rare state of being able to spend money freely.
"Let's go in and take a look first."
Pushed by Leticia into the magic wand shop full of bourgeois atmosphere, Bai Ya was immediately surrounded by a group of big sisters whose eyes gleamed with unsettling light.
"Is this young lady here to select a magic wand? Our magic wands here use the finest materials from Demon King Castle. Each magic wand's magic circuits are carefully engraved by masters..."
Surrounded by shop clerks, Little Ya was forced to begin selecting.
Meanwhile, Leticia politely declined help from other clerks, indicating she wanted to look around by herself.
Leticia had an unmistakable aura of nobility about her, making the shop clerks almost certain that this young lady's identity was not simple.
Since she made this request, approaching her further would only be annoying.
So in the end, only one relatively experienced-looking clerk accompanied Leticia around the shop.
"May I take out a magic wand to examine it?" Leticia stopped in front of a display case and turned to ask.
"Of course, but if it's damaged, you'll need to pay the original price."
Hearing this, Leticia looked down at the price tag on the outside of the case. Mm, not very expensive.
"Take it out for me to see. I hope its quality matches its price."
"Our magic wands here definitely won't disappoint you, miss." The shop clerk smiled awkwardly as she walked to the counter and took out that magic wand.
Taking the magic wand, Leticia immediately frowned. There were way too many useless magic circuits in this wand.
It completely pursued quantity over quality. Just by touching it, she knew this outwardly gorgeous magic wand was completely flashy on the outside but rotten inside. Anyone who bought it would undoubtedly be a pure sucker.
"Not good enough." She shook her head and returned the magic wand to the shop clerk. "Do you have any magic wands suitable for beginners?"
"Are you planning to buy for that young lady over there?" The shop clerk looked toward Bai Ya, who was completely confused. If she couldn't use magic at all, perhaps that type would work?
"Mm, her talent isn't very good, but having a magic wand is better than not having one." Leticia started lying through her teeth again.
Bai Ya simply had no magic talent whatsoever. She was human—having magic talent would be the strange thing.
"Then we recommend you purchase magic wands from over here." The shop clerk led Leticia to a nearby counter. "The magic wands here can have one spell inscribed in them. As long as the user can activate magic, they can cast the inscribed spell once."
"Although it's one-time use, at crucial moments, this will undoubtedly become a trump card."
"Oh, that sounds quite nice." Leticia's eyes lit up. This idea seemed pretty good—letting Little Ya have the ability to protect herself.
"Quick, take it out for me to see."
......
When Leticia and Bai Ya walked out of the magic wand shop, she wasn't carrying anything.
Yes, she didn't buy any magic wands from the shop.
The reason was simple—she felt they weren't worth it. The money for buying these magic wands would be enough to hire a master to create a fool-proof magic wand specifically for Little Ya.
In terms of quality and cost-effectiveness, having someone custom-make one seemed better no matter how you looked at it.
"I'll place an order when I get back and have them make the most beautiful magic wand for Little Ya." Leticia said to her Little Ya sister.
But Bai Ya wasn't very interested in magic wands. She was human—even if she got a magic wand, she could only treat it as an ordinary decoration.
"You don't need to spend so much. To me, magic wands are no different from ordinary wooden sticks."
"That's not true." Leticia shook her head. "The magic wand I'm preparing for Little Ya will allow Little Ya to use magic."
"Eh?"
"The specific principles are a bit complex to explain, but I think my subordinates can definitely make it. So trust your Sister Qianqian." Leticia patted Little Ya's head confidently. "When that time comes, Little Ya will have the ability to protect herself."
Though it would be a one-time ability to protect herself.
If Bai Ling received her letter, she should arrive here in the next few days. If she didn't come, that meant that person wasn't home at all.
If she wasn't home, where would she be?
Leticia's gaze subtly drifted toward behind her. Could she be here?
Leticia had no intention of hiding Bai Ya's abnormality from Bai Ling. This was Bai Ling's biological sister—she definitely needed to explain things clearly to her.
That strange magic-nullifying ability—Leticia had never encountered anything like it. She was the Demon King, yet the Demon King's spells were so easily erased.
The upper limit of this ability was simply unimaginable.
Although this ability couldn't manifest when Bai Ya was conscious, who knew what it might become in the future?
If her ability only affected demons, then Leticia would have to seriously consider how to keep Little Ya sister in the Demon Realm and not let her leave.
A walking anti-magic field—that was an existence that completely countered demons.
"Little Ya, I think your sister might be following right behind us, secretly watching us." Leticia spoke up.
"Eh?" Bai Ya was stunned.
"Does that person like peeping so much?" Leticia was somewhat displeased. If you want to watch, watch openly—what's with sneaking around behind people?
Acting like she'd drive her away if she actually appeared in front of her.
Bai Ling naturally didn't know Leticia's thoughts. She was currently on the rooftop of a three-story building with Mo Zili, with the black-haired girl holding binoculars and observing the girl in the distance who seemed to be looking back.
"Have we been discovered?"
"Remove the 'have we'—we've definitely been discovered." Bai Ling said helplessly. This girl had no idea how to hide her gaze, and Leticia was such a sensitive girl. This was one hundred percent discovered.
So now Bai Ling was considering whether to jump down and have a showdown.
In this situation where you know I'm secretly watching you, the longer she dragged it out, the more mockery she might receive later.
But being mocked by Leticia in that tone of "ah ah ah, I really can't stand you" didn't seem like a bad thing either.
"Ah, is it because of me? Sorry, I was being too selfish." Mo Zili quickly put down the binoculars and apologized to Bai Ling.
She felt the problem definitely wasn't on Bai Ling's side. After all, she had already witnessed this girl's god-like methods. If it wasn't Bai Ling's fault, then it was obviously her own fault.
That girl called Qianqian was very capable, and Mo Zili had heard that very capable people could sense gazes falling on them.
Perhaps it was her undisguised gaze that exposed their presence.
"It doesn't matter. She's been suspicious for a while." Bai Ling shook her head. "But I didn't bring you out just to track her. We still have things to do, don't we?"
Yes, Bai Ling brought Mo Zili out not to track Leticia, but to help Mo Zili search for clues about her parents.
Why would demons leave their child on a battlefield? Was there some conspiracy? Who was Mo Zili's teacher, and why did she have connections with demons?
These were all questions Bai Ling wanted to investigate, so she directly brought Mo Zili out of the academy.
Mo Zili also didn't want to stay at the academy. Although Leticia had taught that annoying man a lesson yesterday, who knew if he would continue tormenting people today?
Out of sight, out of mind—it was better to run out with Bai Ling.
"After your business is finished, I'll go find her. But before that, let's first visit the places you often go to in your dreams."
"Okay."
......
"Divine Throne..." In the outskirts of Demon King Castle, inside an abandoned church, Mo Zili's teacher coldly stared at the girl who had been sitting in the front wooden chair since she entered the church.
That person emanated an aura she was very familiar with. Only people from that organization would carry this kind of aura.
Divine Throne—why would these troublemakers appear in this place?
"Why I'm here—shouldn't you be very clear about that?" The girl stood up and patted her skirt. "This place really was hard to find. If not for the guidance of the divine lord, I might not have been able to find it."
"So you're here to stop me?"
"Ah, do I really need to answer this question?" The girl turned around, showing a smile. "I think you should know the answer."
Tch. The woman snorted coldly. It looked like there would be a tough battle today.
The girl could see the woman's fighting spirit, but she seemed somewhat nonchalant, as if she didn't take the woman in front of her seriously at all. "Sigh, people nowadays always can't tell who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. Compared to inhumane people like you, we of Divine Throne are so great."
"You all use divine power to satisfy your own desires. How are you any better than me?"
"At least our reasons sound more righteous?" The girl giggled. "And no matter what you say, we haven't killed anyone, have we?"
"But you plan to use divine power to take revenge on the demons. Demon lives are also lives."