Lingling's Reciprocity

After the banquet ended.

Zhao Manyan said his goodbyes and left with some noblewoman he'd picked up from who knows where.

Dongfang Chen glanced at Mu Nu Jiao and Ai Tu Tu, whose face was still streaked with little teardrops.

"Where are you two headed? I'll give you a ride."

Ai Tu Tu didn't speak. Instead, she hid behind Mu Nu Jiao, her cute little face, still marked with tear stains, twitching adorably.

The look she gave Dongfang Chen was complicated—whether from fear or shyness, it was hard to tell.

Mu Nu Jiao shot Ai Tu Tu a helpless glance.

What's there to say about you? Daring to provoke that Great Demon King—truly reckless and still itching for trouble.

"Drop us off at the school dorms."

Mu Nu Jiao said.

She and Ai Tu Tu were roommates.

Mingzhu Academy's rules stated that new students had to live on campus for a full half-year before they could rent a place off-campus.

So both Mu Nu Jiao and Ai Tu Tu were still in the student dorms.

But that rule clearly didn't apply to Dongfang Chen.

After all, with his talent, enjoying a bit of "privilege" wasn't unreasonable.

So on the very first day of school, he'd moved out with Ye Xin Xia and Ding Yumian.

"By the way... what about my family?"

Mu Nu Jiao asked.

She'd actually come to meet Dongfang Chen today carrying a mission assigned by her clan.

Even though the two of them had already confirmed their relationship and even kissed, Mu Nu Jiao still didn't know Dongfang Chen's true intentions—was he just playing around, or was he serious?

"What, afraid I'll ditch you? You're already mine, so don't even think about running."

Dongfang Chen said with a teasing grin.

Mu Nu Jiao's face flushed under his gaze.

For a split second, she really had thought he might just be messing around.

"Then I'll tell my family the truth."

"No problem."

After finishing his chat with Mu Nu Jiao, Dongfang Chen turned to Ai Tu Tu with a smile.

"Walked already? What are you still standing here for? Doesn't someone need to go change clothes?"

"You!!!"

Ai Tu Tu's big eyes instantly welled up with tears again.

This hateful jerk—not only had he spanked her, but he'd even spanked her until...

Right now, Ai Tu Tu just wanted to get back to the dorm and change out of her wet clothes.

"Alright, alright, I'll stop teasing you."

Dongfang Chen said playfully.

Then he led the two girls to the parking lot.

He'd driven to tonight's banquet.

Normally, the chauffeur's job would have fallen to Grandpa Sai, the butler.

But ever since arriving in Magic City and advancing to Dou King, Dongfang Chen hadn't had Butler Sai follow him anymore.

He no longer lacked the strength to protect himself, so Butler Sai, being an Archmage, could just enjoy a comfortable retirement at the clan estate.

After dropping the two girls off at school, Dongfang Chen's life settled into a calm routine.

During the day, he'd go to school and flirt with the girls; at night, he'd go home to bond with Yumian and get all cozy with Xin Xia.

This peaceful life went on for a few days, until it was interrupted by a phone call.

"Dong! Fang! Chen!"

The moment he picked up, he heard Lingling's furious roar on the other end.

"You big liar! You said you'd make time to come do missions with me, but it's been so long and you haven't come to see me even once! I'm never talking to you again!"

Lingling's voice was full of grievance.

She'd been looking forward to doing missions with Dongfang Chen for so long.

But over these past few days, Dongfang Chen had only been in contact with her through his phone—he hadn't come to the hunting agency to find her even once!

It left her trudging off to school every single day, miserable.

"Cough, cough, I've been pretty busy lately."

Dongfang Chen let out an awkward laugh.

He had actually gone to the Qingtian Hunter Club to look for Lingling before.

But she wasn't there at the time, and he'd run into Leng Qing instead.

Leng Qing had said she wanted Lingling to spend more days at school and not take on missions.

So Dongfang Chen had just never gone to find Lingling again.

"I don't care! You have to spend time with me today, no matter what!"

Lingling's angry voice came through.

Even when she was mad, her voice still sounded lovely.

"Fine, what kind of mission did you pick up over there?"

"Come to the agency first, then we'll talk!"

"Alright."

"Why are you so late!"

Lingling stood at the entrance of the Qingtian Hunter Club, hands on her hips, her little face puffed up in anger like a little hamster.

She might not be a mature, stunning beauty like her sister, but at least she could count as a cute little one, right?

Did Dongfang Chen really not care about her at all?

"Sorry I'm late."

Dongfang Chen stroked Lingling's twintails, then pulled a delicately wrapped cardboard box from his Storage Ring.

"Here, I went to buy you a present. See if you like it."

Lingling froze for a moment, then took the box from Dongfang Chen's hands.

"Ah! This is the latest display card I've been wanting!"

As a Master Hacker, Lingling swapped out her Computer Accessories almost every year.

But her sister Leng Qing, wanting her to focus on school, hardly ever gave her extra pocket money for computer upgrades.

So Lingling had always taken missions from the agency, using the bounty she earned to update her computer setup.

Lately, with Leng Qing forcing her to go to school, Lingling's Little Treasury had run dry, leaving her with no spare cash to buy the newest display card.

"Hehe, since you gave me a gift, I'll forgive you for being late."

Lingling happily jumped onto Dongfang Chen, her short legs straddling his waist, and with a smack, she kissed him on the cheek.

Before Dongfang Chen could really savor it, Lingling had already dropped back to the ground.

"Hurry up and come in. The agency just got a new client."

With that, Lingling quickly turned and went back inside the agency.

But Dongfang Chen, sharp-eyed as ever, caught the deep red flush spreading across her little face as she turned.

He chuckled to himself. This little girl.

Then he followed her in.

Once inside the agency, Old Man Bao was still lying back in his chair.

Dongfang Chen greeted him and then sat down next to Lingling.

At that moment, Lingling was talking to a well-dressed woman.

She was the client this time.

"You're saying... your husband might be a Demon?" Lingling stared at the Beautiful Woman, her thoughts unclear.

"Yes, yes... I suspect he might be going out at night to commit crimes. Every time he comes home, his clothes are covered in bloodstains. I'm sure it's not human blood—it's some kind of animal blood..."

After a few more exchanges, the Beautiful Woman suggested that the hunters send someone to protect her, but unfortunately, Lingling refused.

The conversation ended on a sour note.

"Did you spot the problem?"

Watching the Beautiful Woman leave, Lingling asked Dongfang Chen.

She knew this guy had strong Mental Power—maybe he could see something.

"I did spot the problem."

Dongfang Chen scooped Lingling up and sat her on his lap.

Lingling pouted but didn't struggle.

"This woman is a demon."

Dongfang Chen said.

The other party should be the Scale Skin Demon Mother from the Original Work, capable of infecting and parasitizing through blood.

Under Dongfang Chen's Soul Perception, the Scale Skin Demon Mother lurking inside her body was laid bare.

"Are you sure?"

Lingling said in surprise.

"Actually, not long ago, her husband also came to the hunting lodge and said he suspected his wife was the demon. So it seems the husband was right, and the wife is the real demon?"

Though Lingling had some guesses about this case, she didn't dare jump to conclusions without more evidence.

"No. Both of them—husband and wife—are demons."