39: I Don't Know Them
"Yo, saw that person's true face, how was it? Pretty?"
When Bai Ling came to Leticia's house carrying the "True Sight" lens wrapped in tissue, the Demon King was lounging on the sofa watching TV with a completely decadent expression.
In front of her was a plate of cut apples, with some snacks beside the apples. This life was truly wonderful.
Seeing Bai Ling, Leticia waved at her and casually asked that question.
"What fruit does Miss Bai like to eat?" Xue'er, who had opened the door for Bai Ling, stood to the side with her head lowered, asking respectfully.
Bai Ling shook her head. "No need, I won't be staying long."
Su Qi was still with Little Ya, and Bai Ling was still somewhat uneasy about Leticia's sister.
"Xue'er, don't worry about her. This guy will definitely say it herself if she wants something—she doesn't have the concept of politeness in her brain." Leticia said to Xue'er.
Bai Ling was someone who completely didn't understand social etiquette. In her world, things like declining offers simply didn't exist.
Just understand her words directly—this bastard wouldn't have any hidden meanings.
"I saw her. She looks similar to her disguised appearance, just modified some details." Bai Ling sat beside Leticia and returned the lens to her. "You need to improve this thing—it's uncomfortable to wear."
"If it's uncomfortable, don't use it. If you use it, don't complain." Leticia retorted mercilessly. Borrowing her stuff and then complaining about it—could she have some shame?
Anyway, Leticia herself had no use for this thing. How others felt using it? What did that have to do with her?
Bai Ling's intended words were directly blocked by Leticia's statement. After a long while, the white-haired girl finally said to the TV, "You still like watching this?"
The TV was broadcasting news. In Bai Ling's impression, Leticia didn't seem like someone who enjoyed watching television.
She should be playing games whenever she had time, right? Watching news was something that should be Xue'er's or elderly people's habit, wasn't it?
"This is called caring about world affairs, so I don't remain ignorant when disaster strikes." Leticia curled her lips. She indeed didn't want to work anymore, but that didn't mean she wanted to be completely cut off from the world.
If she really wanted to be cut off from the world, why wouldn't she run to some remote mountain valley in the Demon Realm?
Coming to the most prosperous Central City of the humans—wasn't it precisely because she still wanted to enjoy life?
"By the way, do you know that demon?" Leticia asked about Su Qi.
She was very concerned about all news regarding the Demon Realm, because it deeply affected whether her peaceful life could continue.
If Su Qi was a demon of high status, then Leticia would have to consider continuing to run away.
After all, she was Bai Ya's good friend, so Bai Ya would definitely want her good friends to get to know each other. When they met, if the person directly shouted "Your Majesty," wouldn't that be awkward?
Leticia couldn't exactly silence her, and she couldn't use disguise magic either. Bai Ya, a little girl with strong curiosity, would definitely ask, "Why does Sister Qianqian look different from before?"
That would be hard to explain too.
As for whether she could get that demon to keep the secret and not let other demons know, Leticia didn't dare gamble.
Who knew how much support Qila had gained in the Demon Realm during the years she'd been away? Maybe Qila now had even more prestige than she herself had before.
"I don't know her." Bai Ling said coldly, lying.
She knew she wasn't good at lying, so she could only try to minimize her emotional fluctuations and words. This way she could avoid revealing any flaws as much as possible.
"How many demons do you know?"
"Two." Bai Ling held up two fingers. "You, and your sister."
"Ah this..." Leticia suddenly felt like an idiot.
Bai Ling only knew two demons—one was herself right here, so that Su Qi couldn't possibly be Qila, right?
So of course Bai Ling wouldn't know that demon.
"Among the Demon Realm, only you two sisters need to enter my field of vision." Bai Ling slowly recovered from her lying state and had now returned to her original appearance.
Although her state didn't seem much different to Leticia anyway.
"At least give some face to the Four Heavenly Kings I carefully selected."
"The Four Heavenly Kings... too weak, no presence." Bai Ling indicated that the Four Heavenly Kings were all small fry, not worth her attention.
Before Leticia was defeated by her, basically everyone only knew Leticia the Demon King. After Leticia became decadent, the Four Heavenly Kings also had no presence, basically just serving as Qila's followers.
Really no prestige at all.
But Leticia probably had to take responsibility for this herself. During her time as Demon King, she had been quite ruthlessly iron-blooded. The Four Heavenly Kings under her were nothing more than toys she could dispose of at will.
Their lack of presence was indeed quite normal. Who would pay attention to four Heavenly Kings who were merely the Demon King's mouthpieces?