"Isn't he just the cutest little thing?" Bai Lingling cooed, clasping her hands together.
Cute?! Mo Lingxu's entire being stiffened. This foolish girl dares call the Lord of the demon beast court… cute?! He glanced down at his current form... It looked like a compact, fluffy, undeniably dog like vessel. Perhaps the disguise is too effective.
Bai Lingling laughed,a light, mischievous sound, and sauntered over. "Such a majestic dog, aren't you?" she teased, her fingers descending to scratch behind his ear.
Unhand—oh.
A strange,warm sensation spread from the point of contact. It was… inexplicably pleasant. Her fingers were gentle, tracing circles that somehow unraveled a tension he'd carried for centuries. This is… unacceptable sorcery.
Wait. I am Mo Lingxu! I command legions, not… head scratches!
The horrifying realization jolted him. If any of his subordinates saw the Lord of the mighty Demon beasts court practically purring under a human girl's hand, his reputation would be ashes.
He'd have to conquer another three realms just to salvage his dignity!
With a jerk that was more offended pride than actual resistance, he pulled his head away, fixing her with a glare he hoped conveyed 'I could end you with a thought.'
To him he looked fierce, but he had forgotten he wasn't in his mighty black panther form anymore and to Bai Lingling that only made his expression look like a cute pout.
Bai Lingling seeing her little beast's expression could simply giggle lightly, thinking he was just the shy type, she did not bother on forcing a connection now.
Besides the little beasts was stuck with her forever!
"He will stay in this room with me" She announced to the two guards who were watching her play with the strange beast.
Bai Lingling did not mind their gaze her focus landed on the room, it wasn't much but she could turn it into something.
"This room..." Bai Lingling muttered under her breath unsure of what to make of it and the next moment Lin Xiaoyu walked in sweating.
"Young Miss, I swear on my life, this is the best one in this whole… this whole…" she trailed off, unable to glorify the rundown complex, "...place. I checked every single one last night!"
Her eyes were so earnest they sparkled with unshed tears of apology.The sheer dedication was almost tragic.
"Before bringing you in last night and tending to your wounds, I made sure to check every room and pick the best one for you!" Now that Lin Xiaoyu spoke like this.
Bai Lingling realized she wasn't much older than her. She looked around 21 year old eventhough she was a timid person by nature, it gave her a cute and innocent demeanor.
Bai Lingling smiled at her thoughtfulness and also realized her torn clothes were changed to something way better too.
Her injuries did not heal much but Lin Xiaoyu must have cleaned them up.
"Thank you Xiaoyu" Bai Lingling said with a small greatful pride and that only was enough to make Lin Xiaoyu's chest swell with warmth and fulfillment.
Bai Lingling looked around the room again.
Tsk if this is considered the best room in this part of the residence, does that not mean that the rest of this place is worse than trash.
The image of that scum Yan Hai... smug, privileged, probably lounging in her main hall, flashed in her mind. A cold, sharp smile touched her lips.
He really thought he was still playing with the cowardly Yun Qingqing.
Well he was mistaken, because soon he took will learn why heaven did everything it could to reject her.
But for now there was nothing Bai Lingling could do but to renovate this place.
Bai Lingling thought of her next step, till her gaze landed on our of breath Lin Xiaoyu.
"Why are you sweating so much?"
"Young miss i just finished cleaning up most of the rooms and I rushed her immediately to also clean this one up. But I did not come earlier because I did not want to disturb your sleep" Seeing now sincere Lin Xiaoyu was Bai Lingling immediately felt touched.
The people of the original owner of this body were really devoted to her. If only she had such people around her in her past life, maybe life would have been easier.
Bai Lingling did not let her emotions consume her. She quickly cleared her throat "Only you cleaned everywhere?" Bai Lingling asked and Lin Xiaoyu nodded like it was something to be happy about but Bai Lingling for sure was not happy about it.
Slowly, with the grace of a predator spotting prey, Bai Lingling turned her head. Her gaze landed on the two guards trying to become one with the wall.
A chill swept through the room. The hairs on their arms stood at attention. Since when did their little miss have a gaze that could freeze a beating heart?
Their feet instinctively shuffled toward the door.
"Move another muscle,"Bai Lingling's voice sliced through the air, sweet as poisoned honey, "and I will personally ensure your next assignment is latrine duty for the entire demon beast army I plan to raise."
They froze. Latrine duty for imaginary demon beasts sounded suspiciously… plausible coming from her.
But the guards weren't dumb, they immediately realize what she meant and quickly sourced for cleaning materials to clean up the room.
In a blur of movement, they were gone and returned with buckets, rags, and the frantic energy of men who had seen their future... and it was very, very dirty.
Lin Xiaoyu immediately felt touched that Bai Lingling had stood up for her. She felt like her little miss was too precious for this cruel world.
Even though it was a bit strange with the way her little miss acted lately, she only liked Bai Lingling even more!
It did not take long before the room looked better than it did, even though it did not look like the best. It looked better.
Bai Lingling finally turned around, ready to thank her guards and maybe yell at them a little for letting a woman take on all the work, but before she even opened her mouth...
...three completely unfamiliar people were already blocking the doorway like badly placed furniture.
The man in front, looking around thirty something and dressed way too nicely for this dusty place, gave her a smile that instantly annoyed her.
"So this is Yun Qingqing, yes? Hah, been a long time since we last met," he said, laughing like they were old friends.
Bai Lingling stared at him.
Who?
She had never seen this man in her life.
Behind him stood a guy and a girl.
The guy looked handsome enough, probably in his twenties, but the way he kept staring at her made her want to throw something at him.
His eyebrows were wrinkled so tightly it looked like he smelled something bad.
The girl beside him was pretty too, glued to his arm like she was scared he would float away without her.
She lifted her chin at Bai Lingling like she owned the whole building.
Bai Lingling blinked at all three of them.
…And?
Who invited these people?