Ivelia, who had just teleported over, glanced at Leticia in front of her.
Leticia's clothes were soiled with dirt, and she was still holding a farming tool in her hand.
The residual magic from Lin Ling's recent teleportation magic was indeed lingering here, but at the very least, Ivelia couldn't detect Lin Ling's scent on Leticia.
Ivelia quietly watched Leticia.
Standing at the edge of the field, Leticia was also at a bit of a loss for words.
The air fell silent for a moment.
Then, Ivelia double-checked.
Lin Ling had not made contact with her; she couldn't smell Lin Ling's scent on her.
It seemed her teleportation had been timely enough.
The moment she felt Lin Ling and Leticia drawing close from a distance, she had immediately used teleportation magic to warp over.
Fortunately, she had interrupted their meeting before they actually interacted.
At this thought, Ivelia's expression softened slightly.
“Continue with your studies.”
Leaving those words behind, Ivelia slowly departed.
Leticia stood on the spot, watching Ivelia's retreating back.
Hearing someone call out to her, Leticia decided to go back to farming.
Meanwhile, Lin Ling had already run into the residential district.
“Whew, whew...”
Lin Ling leaned against a wall, panting heavily.
“How on earth is the Demon King catching up to the great Miss Saintess?”
She couldn't seem to understand.
Why was Ivelia still able to track her down so accurately even after she had run for so long?
Was the Demon King's perception really that powerful?
No, this wasn't just ordinary tracking anymore.
It was almost as if some kind of tracking magic had been placed on her.
Lin Ling looked down at her clothes.
“Could there really be tracking magic? Is the Demon King actually some kind of terrifying stalker?! Did she put tracking magic on Miss Saintess's clothes last night?!”
She muttered under her breath.
But before she could thoroughly inspect her clothes, a voice suddenly echoed in front of her.
“Oh, are you Miss Saintess?”
“Yikes!”
Lin Ling shuddered violently, almost teleporting away again on the spot. However, realizing it was a male voice, she managed to hold herself back.
When she looked up, she realized a male lizard-kin was standing in front of her.
Seeing Lin Ling get so startled just from him calling out to her, a hint of confusion appeared on his face.
“My apologies, did I startle you?”
“Phew...”
Lin Ling patted her chest.
“I thought you were the Demon King.”
Hearing this, the lizard-kin looked even more confused.
“Why are you hiding from the Demon King?”
Lin Ling's expression froze.
“Uh, just for some weird reasons.”
When she thought about how Ivelia had been following her all day, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
If things kept going like this...
Miss Saintess's freedom would be completely gone.
That was absolutely unacceptable.
“Hmm...”
Seeing that Lin Ling didn't really want to talk about it, the lizard-kin didn't press her further.
“Well, if Miss Saintess doesn't want to say, then you don't have to.”
With that, he bowed slightly to Lin Ling.
“Hello, my name is Data.”
“You must have met my wife. Her name is Nashi.”
Hearing this, Lin Ling's eyes instantly lit up.
“You're Dashi's father!”
Data nodded.
“Yes.”
Realizing that the person in front of her was Mrs. Nashi's husband, Lin Ling immediately beamed with a happy smile.
After all, Mrs. Nashi's family was already very familiar to Miss Saintess in the residential district.
“Would you like to come over to my house and rest for a bit?”
Data looked at Lin Ling, who still seemed terrified of being discovered.
“Sitting out here, you'll probably be easily found by the Demon King.”
Although, given the Demon King's perception abilities, hiding in his house wouldn't actually make much of a difference.
But it would probably give Miss Saintess some peace of mind.
Hearing this, Lin Ling nodded immediately.
“Yes! I really need to!”
Afterward, Data led Lin Ling toward his home.
Not long after the two left...
Ivelia arrived at the spot where Lin Ling had just been standing.
She looked down at the ground.
Some information had been left there.
It seemed to be written with very simple traces of magic.
Respected Demon King, Miss Saintess has been settled in my home.
Please come by later to take her back.
—Data.
Ivelia: “...”
She stared at the words, falling silent for a moment.
Then she let out a soft sigh.
In that case, she would let it be for now.
Then she began to walk slowly toward Mrs. Nashi's house.
She couldn't let Miss Saintess get startled and run away again this time~
Inside Mrs. Nashi's home—
This was Lin Ling's third time here.
Yet every time she came, she seemed to have a novel experience.
The first time she came, she met the gentle yet not-so-gentle Mrs. Nashi.
The second time she came, she resolved the Danasuo matter.
And this time...
As soon as Lin Ling stepped through the door, she saw a large object covered with a cloth in the corner.
“Huh? What's this?”
Looking at the object wrapped in the massive cloth, Lin Ling's eyes instantly sparkled with curiosity.
Data followed her gaze.
“Ah, you mean this.”
“This is a wood-carved toy I'm teaching Dashi to carve.”
“Are you interested in it?”
“A toy?”
Lin Ling's eyes grew even brighter.
Seeing Lin Ling's interest, Data walked over and slowly hauled the cloth-covered object out from the corner.
“It's a bit heavy, please wait a moment.”
He dragged the object into the center of the room.
The toy wrapped in the cloth was quite large.
It didn't look like an ordinary wood-carving ornament.
Rather, it seemed like something children could sit on to play.
Lin Ling circled around it a few times.
“Is this a toy?”
“It's so big!”
As she looked, she seemed to be wondering what exactly it could be.
“Thanks to you.”
Looking at the cloth-wrapped toy, Data's expression softened considerably.
“Now, the children of the demon race can happily play outside to their hearts' content.”
“So, I taught Dashi to make this toy.”
“It's not completely finished yet, but once it's polished, we should be able to place it in the open space of the residential district.”
“The children will surely love it.”
Just thinking about the children playing happily in the residential district made Data feel incredibly joyful.
Seeing the smile on his face, Lin Ling couldn't help but smile as well.
“Wow, Uncle Data really loves children.”
“Indeed.”
Data nodded.
“Every time my patrol ends and I see the children's happy smiles, I feel like the days of the demon race are finally no longer so agonizing.”
As he spoke, his voice grew slightly softer.
“And about my child's matter.”
“I don't even know how to thank you.”
With that, Data prepared to kneel down before Lin Ling.
Startled, Lin Ling immediately rushed over to support him.
“You can't do that!”
“Miss Saintess doesn't like people kneeling to her!”
She said very earnestly.
Looking at the holy and generous Miss Saintess before him, Data seemed to want to say more.
But in the end, he kept his words to himself.
He simply lowered his head, his voice very soft.
“I'm sorry.”
“It's fine.”
Lin Ling waved her hand.
“When it comes to gratitude, the thought is what counts.”
As she spoke, her attention quickly drifted back to the toy wrapped in the massive cloth.
“If you want to thank me, then let me have a look at this toy.”
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