The next few days passed without major incidents. After taking Little Ya around various places in Demon King City, Leticia felt she was the one who was surprised.
So this was what her Demon King City had become. The changes since she took power over ten years ago were quite dramatic.
Although the buildings were still the same, various infrastructure already had some flavor of human society, just replacing technology with magic.
In the foreseeable future, perhaps the demon side could also create something similar to a network.
And during these days, Leticia confirmed one thing.
Someone was following her.
Yes, someone had been following behind her and Little Ya. The distance might be far, but they were definitely following behind them.
After just a bit of thinking, Leticia guessed who that person was.
Except for that bastard surnamed Bai, who else could it be?
Who would be stupid enough to follow an ordinary girl with no special features except cuteness as she wandered around Demon King City?
Leticia didn't think she had anything worth others' attention besides her Demon King identity. Without the Demon King identity, she was just an ordinary demon who would at most make passersby sigh "what a pretty girl" when walking down the street.
As for Little Ya, ah, she indeed had no special features.
Demons who could tell she was human basically knew this young lady was Demon King's honored guest. Demons who didn't know wouldn't keep their gaze on her too long.
Just a cute little girl with black hair—the demon side had plenty of those.
And when did the person following her appear?
Right on the day Little Ya arrived here.
The answer was so obvious. Leticia wasn't the type of girl whose nerves were thick enough to ignore these clues.
Definitely Bai Ling. She'd bet her head on it.
"How is it? Has the letter sent over there received a reply?" After ending the day's activities, Leticia unusually entered the study and locked the door.
In the room, a black-haired girl in pure black robes stood quietly.
Upon seeing Leticia, the girl knelt on one knee very cleanly. "Your Majesty."
"Don't worry about these formalities." Leticia waved her hand somewhat embarrassedly. This girl was the leader of the Demon King's Court shadow guards. Everything else was fine—her brain just couldn't turn corners.
Leticia didn't like communicating with this type who was as rigid as steel. Usually her exchanges with this person were quite brief conversations.
Of course, in fact Leticia wouldn't see this person even a few times a year. More often she had Xue'er relay messages for her.
Dealing with such people, Xue'er was more professional.
"The person replacing Emily replied that Miss Bai's house door is locked. No matter when they knock, there's no response. The house should be empty."
Hoho, so no one's home?
Then where might our dear Miss Bai be?
Could she be right here, secretly being a voyeur?
The corner of Leticia's mouth slightly curved up. She suddenly thought of a method—a way to make that surname Bai jump out herself.
"Certain people might not be able to sit still tomorrow."
......
"Eh, going to the Magic Academy again tomorrow?"
After finishing the feast Xue'er prepared, Leticia told Bai Ya about tomorrow's arrangements. Although Bai Ya found this arrangement somewhat strange, she had no objections.
Going to the academy to drink tea and eat cakes was also quite nice.
But another girl present wasn't so agreeable. Qila gently tugged her sister's sleeve and asked quietly: "Sister, what scheme are you plotting?"
Tomorrow's arrangement should have been going to the library, right? Why suddenly change the schedule to go to the academy?
The academy didn't have anything particularly fun. Could it be taking Bai Ya to watch passionate magical exchanges between students?
"I have my own ideas. Qila, don't worry about so much." Leticia had an expression of having everything under control. "I'm going to take a bath. Do you two want to come together?"
"I'll pass. I still have unfinished work and need to work overtime later." Qila pressed her temples and shook her head.
"So busy recently?"
"Yes! Because sister has been slacking off constantly, these past few days' work has all fallen on me!" Qila glared at Leticia indignantly. If it weren't for sister taking Bai Ya out to have fun these days, would she be this tired?
Qila felt she could now give herself a title: Acting Demon King.
What was it called when you didn't have a Demon King's benefits but had to do a Demon King's work? This was it!
"Eh, is Little Qi that busy?" Bai Ya also heard the sisters' exchange. She came over and hugged Qila. "But Little Qi is so young—are you already a corporate slave?"
"Don't say that. Corporate slaves at least get wages." Qila didn't react much to Bai Ya's intimate gesture. She just frowned and struggled with almost negligible force. "I'm being exploited for free labor."
What were other families' princesses like? Carefree, protected in greenhouses as delicate little flowers.
Every day thinking about which talent to choose for their harem, or bickering with their sisters, enjoying daily life belonging to royal family members.
Ah, right, Qila was talking about Evangelyne and her sister.
Honestly speaking, Qila envied Evangelyne's sister. They were both princesses—why was her treatment so different?
That princess also had a bad temper, was willful and spoiled, and was only average-looking. Why could she happily be a little princess while she had to enter corporate slave life early in her prime years?
"You can't say it like that. We're working hard for our beautiful life." Leticia righteously declared their goal was lofty.
"Then please work hard for our beautiful life, sister! Don't dump everything on me!" Qila said unhappily.
"No wages?! Then why does Little Qi still work so hard?" Bai Ya's focus had obviously shifted.
Because no one would pay Qila wages. Qila was the demon race's princess, with status second only to her sister, Demon King Leticia. Who would dare pay her wages?
And... the Demon King job originally had no wages. Everything in the demon race belonged to the Demon King. Paying herself wages would be like taking off pants to fart—unnecessary, right?
......
"Taking a hot bath every day really feels great." Floating in the steaming hot springs, Leticia squinted her eyes with an enjoying expression.
She knew that now there was a pair of eyes watching her, but she wasn't planning to expose that person's little thoughts yet.
Only after that person really couldn't hold back and jumped out herself could Leticia mock her to her heart's content, right?
Today Little Ya hadn't accompanied her here. Having this place to herself for once, Leticia planned to soak a bit longer.
Unfortunately, her wishful thinking ultimately came to nothing.
"Your Majesty, news came from the academy. That girl called Mo Zili seems to have some problems." After Xue'er came in and reported news from the Magic Academy, Leticia was stunned for a long while before reacting.
"What happened? What's wrong?" Leticia tilted her head and asked.
Although Mo Zili had become an academy student, she didn't seem to attend classes. Her daily activities were fairly routine too—going to the cafeteria in the morning and noon, spending afternoons at the Afternoon Tea Society mingling with those enthusiastic girls, and after dinner in the evenings, returning to where she lived.
No matter how you thought about it, such a monotonous life shouldn't have problems, right?
Did the three live wires from the detective club cause some big trouble? But although they were scatter-brained, they still had bottom lines. Leticia didn't think this time was a problem they caused.
And these past few days Mo Zili had been participating in Afternoon Tea Society activities, making those three have to freeload food and drinks at the Afternoon Tea Society every day for "close surveillance" of Mo Zili.
Did this look like they would cause trouble?
Leticia didn't believe it.
"Actually, it should count as a relationship problem." Xue'er briefly explained what had happened recently to Leticia.
This matter was quite melodramatic—the very clichéd plot of a domineering young master taking a fancy to a commoner girl, except in this script, the ordinary girl was unwilling to accept the young master's feelings.
Mo Zili clearly stated she currently had no thoughts of romance. Even if she were to date, she would choose someone else, not that arrogant young master who acted like he was king of the world.
"Who is that person?" Leticia raised her eyelids with some displeasure. She hadn't expected there were still such people among her demons. It really made her feel indescribably awkward.
Weren't those nobles who liked bullying men and women and committing all sorts of evil already completely eliminated? Could there still be a fish that slipped through the net?
"It's some great noble's child from the eastern area. Good talent, and also the heir to a title." Xue'er had naturally already thoroughly investigated the person involved.
Investigating such people who were already on record was completely without difficulty. Knowing the name, just flip through the archives and it was done.
"Huff, getting cocky? Think I can't lift my blade anymore?"
"It's probably just that young master's personal action. After all, from his performance, he seems to have genuinely fallen for her." Xue'er spread her hands, indicating she was also surprised, but that was the fact.
That great noble's heir had taken a fancy to Mo Zili and wanted Mo Zili to be his wife.
And the reason was quite classic.
Just because Mo Zili was beautiful and talented, our young master felt Mo Zili was worthy of him and began his pursuit.
Of course Mo Zili wouldn't accept. A stranger suddenly jumping out saying he wanted her to be his wife—who would accept that?
"Then it was breaking down, getting angry, making threats, and so on. These people still have that disgusting pride in their bones." Xue'er shook her head with a disgusted expression.
Leticia completely agreed with this. She had already eliminated quite a few such nobles, but unfortunately she didn't dare kill too many, so there would always be some fish that slipped through the net.
"What about the academy? Doesn't the academy care?"
"Your Majesty, this is a private conflict between academy students. As long as no school rules are violated, the academy won't interfere."
How to put it, the academy's reaction in this regard was indeed quite normal. That young master was currently only at the stage of making verbal threats. He also knew that once he violated school rules, no one would be willing to speak for him.
During his years at the academy, he had heard about and seen quite a few once-imperious young masters and young misses being mercilessly expelled from the academy for violating school rules.
At least he didn't want to be expelled from the academy for violating school rules. If his hot-tempered father learned why his son was expelled, he probably couldn't even go home.
So although he spoke very excitedly, when it came to concrete actions, it was more thunder than rain.
But this still caused Mo Zili distress. The Afternoon Tea Society's activities today were also forced to suspend because of her, making Mo Zili feel very guilty.
"Perfect, tomorrow I'll go counsel her." Leticia stepped out of the pool and stretched.
Since there were no outsiders today, she hadn't worn any clothes into the pool at all. Fortunately, the thick white steam rising from the hot springs made everything blurry and unclear. Perhaps only she could see her exquisite body clearly.
Taking the bath towel Xue'er handed over and wiping off the water droplets on her body, Leticia yawned. "Hah, getting a bit sleepy."
"Your nightgown has been placed in the changing room... May I ask why Your Majesty cares so much about that girl?"
"She's bait." Leticia smiled mysteriously. "Bait for catching a big fish."
After seeing this smile, Xue'er seemed to understand something too. She returned a smile. "I understand."
Ah this, what do you understand? Leticia blinked. She wanted to use Mo Zili to fish out that surname Bai person, but she felt like Xue'er had misunderstood something.
"I understand Your Majesty's plan. Rest assured, Your Majesty, I absolutely won't tell anyone else about your thoughts!" Xue'er said righteously, her eyes flashing with excited light. The Your Majesty just now reminded her of many years ago, when she worked with Your Majesty to deal with those nobles.
This time, Your Majesty should want to do the same thing, right? Make an issue out of Mo Zili's matter to warn those nobles who seemed to be getting cocky again.
"Um, Xue'er, you might have misunderstood." Leticia wanted to explain, but Xue'er showed her an "I understand" smile.
You don't understand at all!
I really didn't think that much! I just want to use her to make that surname Bai jealous and unable to resist jumping out!