Chapter 133: 132 “Ai Yi” (Please subscribe! Please vote for Monthly ticket!)
Seeing the petite girl holding a pillow constantly staring in the direction Shane had left, Laischa hesitated several times before tentatively speaking out.
There was no helping it; Laischa cared deeply and after learning of Shane’s existence, she wondered what measures the lady would prepare to take.
Would she challenge the Divine Race?
Or would she raise objections to the Human Race?
Or, perhaps, would she simply erase Shane from existence, nipping the threat in the bud?
These were all possible actions the other party might take.
Therefore, Laischa had no choice but to ask what the other party was planning to do.
However, just as Laischa had barely spoken, the other party interrupted her.
The girl suddenly said so.
Laischa was briefly taken aback.
The girl looked towards Laischa.
“Name,” the other party said to Laischa: “Just call me by my name.”
In other words, the “Ai Yi” mentioned by her was this girl’s name.
Understanding her meaning, Laischa suddenly became anxious.
“How… How could I do that?”
Laischa started to feel a bit uneasy.
It wasn’t that she was too timid; rather, to directly call the other by name was too great a test for the hearts of those in the Demon Clan.
After all, who would dare to address one of the peak figures of the Demon Clan?
Both in terms of emotion and reason, Laischa couldn’t bring herself to casually call out the other’s name.
But the girl, Ai Yi, didn’t care about it in the least.
“It’s okay, I have allowed it,” Ai Yi said, looking deeply at Laischa. “You have now broken away and stand independent of the Demon Clan, and you’ve obtained ‘that thing.’ Therefore, the right to call me by name is, at the very least, something I ought to grant you.”
Laischa was at a loss for words.
“Are you worried that I’ll bring you back to the Demon Clan and make you hand over ‘that thing’?” Ai Yi, as if reading Laischa’s concerns, said thus: “You don’t have to worry about that. To let you go free is a unanimous decision among the six of us; the Demon Clan won’t trouble you over this.”
“Six people?” Laischa first was startled, then inhaled sharply, astounded.
If it was as Ai Yi had said, and all six had unanimously agreed to Laischa’s freedom, then indeed the Demon Clan, from top to bottom, wouldn’t touch Laischa.
No, it should be said that not only the Demon Clan but even the Divine Race would do the same.
“Do you think that in these past ten years, why you were only ever pursued by the Old Demon Clan Faction and never approached by the God and Demon Clans?” Ai Yi revealed a secret unknown to others, “Because the six of us vouched for you and even restrained the God Race; neither God nor Demon Clans made a move against you. Otherwise, do you think you could have escaped with ‘that thing’ unscathed for ten years?”
Laischa was completely at a loss for words.
If what Ai Yi had said was true, then Laischa had also resolved a long-standing doubt.
After stealing ‘that thing’ from the Royal Palace in the Royal Capital, Laischa too was extremely tense and afraid that the God and Demon Clans would come after her.
Even the Three Great Goddesses and the Six Great Demons could potentially be dispatched; such a scenario was not impossible.
Laischa was always anxious about encountering beings of such high level.
Once she encountered beings of such level, even her exquisite Space Magic might not allow her to escape from their clutches.
But ten years had passed, and neither the Three Great Goddesses nor the Six Great Demons had come for her, and the God and Demon Clans hadn’t openly acted against her, which Laischa found very strange.
Today, this question finally had an answer.
“Of course, the Human Race will probably still want to take back that object from you; whether it falls into the hands of the Divine Race or the Demon Clan, it will lead to unfavorable consequences. Only when kept by the Human Race can many people feel at ease.” Ai Yi glanced at Laischa, saying, “Initially, having it in your hands was also not allowed, but your circumstances are special; there’s a bit of leeway to work with.”
“It’s also fortunate that you were originally with the Old Demon Clan Faction, yet you ultimately chose to betray them, leaving yourself without any support. Otherwise, your situation would be much worse than it currently is.” Ai Yi spoke to Laischa as if talking to herself, “Now, you can rest assured for the time being; neither the Divine Race nor the Demon Clan will come after you because of this, and the Human Race will also maintain a wait-and-see attitude out of caution. You can still be somewhat above the law.”
Hearing these words, Laischa felt not the slightest bit of joy.
Laischa muttered to herself with self-deprecation.
“That’s right, for now,” Ai Yi replied to Laischa’s self-mockery, expressionless, “As long as you maintain the status quo, there won’t be any problems. But if you want to use that object to do something else, that’s a different matter altogether.”
“Then you can be at ease,” Laischa gathered her emotions and said softly, “At least, I’ve never thought of using it.”
“…Really?” Ai Yi fell silent for a while before saying, “Perhaps that’s for the best.”
When saying these words, Ai Yi’s tone was laced with a myriad of emotions.
Nostalgia, sorrow, unease, anticipation, or maybe hope and anxiety, a complex mix of feelings emerged.
However, Ai Yi quickly composed herself again.
“Setting aside your issue for the moment, that person suspected to be a Hero cannot be ignored.”
Ai Yi changed the subject.
“Then… what does Lord Ai Yi plan to do?”
Laischa struggled for a moment, then ended up addressing Ai Yi by her title of respect.
Watching Ai Yi in this state, Laischa felt another surge of impulse.
Before her eyes, Ai Yi propped her chin with one hand, her youthful face entirely serious and thoughtful, giving off the impression not of someone pondering major issues, but rather, of someone earnestly contemplating whether or not to eat ice cream, as if worried it might cause cavities.
After reflecting on it, Ai Yi even patted her little hands together as if she had thought of something exciting, like a little girl about to cheer.
This person must be made of pure cuteness, right? It has to be, right?
What to do? I really want to take her home…
Just as Laischa was nearly lost on an indescribable path, Ai Yi finally spoke.
“Anyway, we should observe first,” Ai Yi declared, “What that human intends to do in the future and what sorts of schemes the Divine Race is plotting, all of this must be understood clearly.”
The underlying meaning in her words was very clear and explicit.
“Is Lord Ai Yi preparing to have someone surveil him?”
Laischa asked, having understood.
Yet, Laischa failed to notice that Ai Yi’s eyes were darting around.
Her smile made one involuntarily see hearts in their eyes.
And with that, Ai Yi made her decision.
Laischa raised no objections.
It would be more accurate to say that objections would be useless.
She could only look in the direction Shane had left, just like Ai Yi.
“It seems your life won’t be peaceful from now on; I hope you don’t end up like me, forced into a life on the run.”