Not being able to remember the names of her own subordinates—wasn't that quite embarrassing?
That's what Leticia thought, but even if she wanted to help Tōri break the curse now, she had no method or energy to remove curses.
Currently, the most urgent matter was still catching that escaped woman.
"Lance is still pursuing, right?"
"Lord Lance seems to have realized his mistake and is now leading his direct subordinates in pursuit along that person's escape route." Tōri reported. "But so far they haven't caught that person's tail. We don't know if they're chasing in the wrong direction."
Uh, if they were chasing in the wrong direction, that would be somewhat embarrassing.
But there was no better method available now. Let Lance chase over there—as long as he could buy time for Leticia's side, that would be good.
"Also, Your Majesty, the matter you assigned yesterday has progressed considerably. An abnormal cavity was discovered beneath the ruins of that house."
"That place has been cleared?" Leticia blinked. She thought it would take more time to clear everything, but unexpectedly her subordinates were so efficient.
"Because it was a task assigned by Your Majesty personally, everyone's enthusiasm was very high." Tōri replied calmly.
No one dared slack off on orders personally given by the Demon King.
The cleanup team sent there last night worked through the night. Even so, they had only just managed to clear away some of the large debris.
But this was enough. Leticia wasn't planning to rebuild that "auspicious site"—she just wanted to see what was underneath that house.
And the result was just as she expected. There really was something beneath the house, and quite a lot of it.
"That monster should have come out from this underground space..." Standing in the huge pit, Leticia surveyed the area and reached a conclusion.
Tōri waited quietly at the edge of the pit. This was one of the rare occasions she appeared in the open.
Although when Leticia encountered that monster last time, she was also beside Leticia, but like those attendants, she didn't have time to act before Leticia dispatched the monster in three moves.
Having a protection target more powerful than herself really gave the bodyguard a headache.
Since Leticia had arrived here, those workers who had labored all day finally got time to rest. They were dismissed to go home—they were no longer needed here.
Even though the house had collapsed, the strange phenomena in this area still hadn't disappeared. The continuous cold rain turned the soil into a muddy mess, severely affecting Leticia's mood.
"Tch, it's all turned to mush." Frowning, she used a wooden stick to scrape away the mud under her feet, revealing mottled yellow spots mixed in the soil.
These things should have been paper or similar materials before, but were pulverized when the monster appeared.
"But how did that monster appear?" Leticia compared the monster's size with the pit beneath her feet and found this space couldn't possibly contain that monster.
So that monster wasn't previously contained here, or rather, initially this monster wasn't so huge.
Something caused the monster to appear. As for what that was, she'd probably only know after Bai Ling brought Mo Zili over.
Mo Zili—Mo Zili was the key. She very likely was a descendant of those demons who had competed with Leticia's ancestors for the Demon King position long ago, and inside that stolen divine artifact, the deity that had once been sealed by the Demon King might be imprisoned.
This would explain everything—why that deity would destroy the demon race upon emergence, because it had been sealed by the Demon King before.
Deities were quite petty. Among the several deities Leticia had encountered, only Flora had a decent temperament. The other two could only be described as having poor temperaments.
Two-thirds ratio, and Flora herself said she was an anomaly among deities—most deities had bad tempers.
If Qing wasn't one of Evangelyne's people, Leticia would inevitably clash with her when they met.
Uh, actually even though they were on the same side, they still had verbal conflicts.
At this point, Flora deserved special praise—not only did she have a good temperament, but she also gave Leticia gifts every time they met.
Once was a parasol that could defend against mental attacks, another time was a necklace that could distort others' perceptions. Both were quite useful items.
And Flora just gave them to Leticia for free. Just based on these things alone, Leticia had to give Flora a good evaluation.
Beautiful appearance, pleasant words, and never letting people leave empty-handed when meeting—who would dislike such a girl?
If this wasn't Evangelyne's treasure, Leticia really wanted to snatch the necklace hosting Flora's consciousness and wear it herself.
"Wonder if that Bai person saw the message I left for her." Leticia stepped on air to return to ground level. "If she saw it, hurry up and get over here so I don't have to worry."
Of course, she wasn't worried about Bai Ling's safety, but worried that this person would mess up and lose Mo Zili.
It didn't matter if Bai Ling didn't come, but Mo Zili definitely had to come—this was Leticia's current thinking.
That Bai person was just someone dispensable. Right, dispensable!
......
"She wants me to bring you to see her." Bai Ling looked at the flyer posted in the alley and said to Mo Zili. "What's your opinion?"
"Are you talking about Miss Su?" Mo Zili asked. "Why?"
"Perhaps she obtained some information we don't know about. I trust her judgment." Bai Ling stepped aside to let Mo Zili get closer to examine the flyer. "Anyway, I think since she used this method to have me bring you to see her, she definitely has her reasons."
After examining the flyer carefully from top to bottom, Mo Zili asked curiously: "But the flyer doesn't specify who should go where. Why would Miss Bai think this is information from Miss Su for you?"
"Intuition, and only she would do such roundabout things." Bai Ling chuckled softly. That girl really still had this personality.
Seeing the faint smile on Bai Ling's face, Mo Zili suddenly felt her heart flutter. This mysterious and powerful Miss Bai looked really beautiful when she smiled.
"If Miss Bai trusts Miss Su, then I'm also willing to trust your judgment."
......
"Eh, sister? Miss Mo? Why are you here?" Bai Ya looked at the two girls brought into the hall by the maid, rubbing her eyes in disbelief.
Because yesterday's trip wasn't particularly pleasant, she strongly requested to stay home and slack off today. Leticia and Qila also had no intention of forcibly dragging Bai Ya out, so today's house was left for Bai Ya to watch.
But Little Ya never expected to see her own sister walk in from outside.
"She asked me to come for something, and also had me bring Mo Zili along." Bai Ling walked to her sister's side and reached out to pat her little head. "Has Little Ya been having fun these past few days?"
"Yes!" The little girl hugged Bai Ling tightly, nuzzling randomly against the girl's reasonably developed chest.
Bai Ling's face bore a smile as she gently stroked her sister's hair. Being away from her sister for so long, she did indeed miss her sister's scent.
It would be nice if Leticia could also nuzzle in her arms like Little Ya later.
But given that girl's personality, when actually held in her arms, she'd probably bite her shoulder directly.
Acting cute like Little Ya was impossible. If Leticia really made such movements, Bai Ling would think something was wrong with Leticia's brain.
A Leticia who wasn't tsundere and didn't put on a sour face—would that still be Leticia?
About half an hour later, Leticia, who had received Bai Ling's message and hurried back, performed exactly as Bai Ling expected.
"Do you like following people around and peeping so much? Do you know that in the Human World, you'd be arrested and thrown in jail for this?!" The petite girl put her hands on her hips, looking disgusted as she spoke to the smiling white-haired girl.
What a familiar feeling—this tone, and the faint fragrance she could smell only after getting close—all of this made Bai Ling understand that this Leticia was the Leticia she had been thinking about.
"For you, being arrested would be worth it." Miss Bai unhesitatingly threw a fastball.
But our Demon King had high resistance to fastballs, especially fastballs thrown by Bai Ling.
She grabbed Bai Ling's hand without blushing or her heart racing, dragging the bewildered girl toward the study. "Come with me. I have something to tell you."
Watching Bai Ling being dragged into a small room like a delicate victim by the domineering Demon King Leticia, Mo Zili's mouth opened slightly. So this was the relationship between Miss Su and Miss Bai?
This was too enviable—ah no, surprising.
"Um, Miss Little Ya, did Miss Bai and Miss Su go into the small room for a reunion after a brief separation?" Mo Zili asked curiously.
Although Bai Ling had previously said her relationship with Leticia wasn't very good, from their current behavior, their relationship was ridiculously good.
This made Mo Zili wonder whether the "not good relationship" Bai Ling thought and the "not good relationship" she thought were the same kind of not good relationship.
"Uh, they probably wouldn't do that kind of thing." Bai Ya's eye twitched. Although she'd love for sister and Sister Qianqian to really be having a reunion after separation, judging from these two people's personalities and other aspects, the possibility of such a thing happening was basically zero.
And indeed, as Bai Ya predicted, after entering the study and locking the door, Leticia immediately subjected Bai Ling to a ten-minute scolding session.
The core content was condemning Bai Ling's shameless behavior of entering the Demon Realm without her permission and engaging in despicable peeping activities.
"A pervert like you should be shot a hundred times!"
"I just wanted to protect Little Ya." Bai Ling immediately retorted.
As a sister, secretly protecting her own sister's safety—that was fine, right?
If Qila also went out to play someday, Leticia would definitely have people protect Qila's safety too. It's just that she had no one available to send, so she had to come protect her personally.
This was all explainable, wasn't it?
"Then why did you peep at me while I was bathing?" Leticia rolled her eyes. How come she felt like Bai Ling's gaze fell on her much more often than on Little Ya?
Is this your attitude toward protecting your sister, Miss Bai? In the future, when lying, could you say something more credible? Saying such obviously false things makes it very difficult for people to handle.
"I didn't peep. I didn't see anything!" Bai Ling immediately stated she hadn't seen anything.
Without using her abilities, her eyesight wasn't good enough to see through that thick white mist to clearly see the girl's body in the pool.
Besides, "I've already seen it before anyway."
"You bastard, I'll fight you!" Leticia began pummeling Bai Ling's head with her small fists.
That time was clearly when Bai Ling suddenly appeared in her bathroom completely naked.
Leticia was completely stunned at that time. Besides, she had been properly wrapped in a bath towel that time, but was seen when Bai Ling pulled her out of the water.
The total time was less than ten seconds.
"Shouldn't we discuss business first? What did you call me here for?" Bai Ling protected her head and asked weakly.
She knew she was in the wrong this time, so she didn't say anything else in defense. The more she talked, the more it seemed to make Leticia angry. It was better to take a few hits like this and let the matter pass.
"I want to ask you—why did you take Mo Zili away?" Leticia asked back.
"She asked me to take her away. I also wanted to know the secrets hidden about her, so I took her along." Bai Ling explained. Her idea for taking Mo Zili away was simple—she purely wanted to know which two demons had left this girl in the Human World.
Anyway, Little Ya had Leticia watching over her and wouldn't have big problems. Following her around all day wasn't productive, so she might as well find something to do.
Also, keeping Mo Zili by her side would prevent Leticia from constantly looking for this girl.
Even knowing Leticia had no interest in Mo Zili, Bai Ling still felt uncomfortable. Clearly Leticia was hers—she didn't want to see Leticia with other girls.
But at that time, she couldn't openly appear and tell Leticia she was jealous. The best method was to take Mo Zili away while investigating what happened several years ago.