Alice in the Land of Steam

Will Chapter 1259 also backfire?
Lorena had taken everything into account, except for one thing: the little bat's intuition.

Basically, Leticia never relied on facts or evidence to judge a matter, but relied on her beast-like intuition that she had developed during her years of escape. Of course, in layman's terms, what she believed was right, and what she doubted was wrong.

You may think this is extreme, one-sided, and unreliable, but in fact the little bat has used this theory to avoid many conspiracies. This is why the countess was able to leave her alone in the Swamp of the Void Roots and go alone to face the old wolf Gundaruf.

Therefore, when Leticia suspected that the Lingge in front of her was not the real Lingge, she had already determined this fact in her heart. However, even if she determined it, it was a serious matter after all, so Leticia did not dare to act rashly. What if she was just overthinking?

In order to verify this hypothesis, she did something that she would never do in the past: testing.

That arrogant, conceited, impulsive, and willful little bat would actually test others? If it were spread, everyone would be surprised. Even Leticia herself was shocked by this idea: When did I become so cautious?

Maybe this is also a kind of growth.

So she said to Lingge: "Come and play with me, or I'll take your first kiss away!" Doesn't it sound like a child's threat? Lingge's reaction is also in line with his personality. If it were someone else, they might not even notice that there was something wrong with this young man.

Except Leticia.

This is certainly not because she knows Lingge better than others, but because the two of them have a common secret.

Lingge’s first kiss is long gone!

It was even taken away by the little bat himself... uh, with his own mouth!

Anyone in this world can use this sentence to threaten Lingge, except Leticia.

Therefore, if it was a real Lingge, he would never behave so blandly.

This is normal. After all, when someone places an illusion and sets its behavior logic, it is based on his understanding of Ringer. Adding some details of his daily interactions with others, he can simulate it pretty well. As long as he doesn't meet someone who is particularly competitive, like Alice, or someone who has a detailed understanding of Ringer and can even tell the difference from a look, an expression, or even the tone of a sentence, like Saint Shallia, it is basically impossible to be discovered.

But she only needs to use this illusion to deal with the night time. As everyone knows, Xiao Xia will not come to see Ling Ge at night unless there is something important; Alice will, mainly to find Ling Ge to play games, but Lorena "happened" to give her some interesting alchemy props, and now she is immersed in them, so she probably won't show up in the short term.

Who could have expected that Leticia was neither a stubborn person nor a detail-seeker, but a wild person? It was even more impossible to expect that she would be so bold as to hide such a big secret. To be honest, if Rorona could have expected this, she would not have to play these tricks of driving the tiger to devour the wolf, and could have directly summoned Xiao Xia to kill everyone.

But since she didn't expect this, the initiative returned to Leticia's hands.

Now, the little bat only has to think about one question: where did this fake Ringer come from? Who put her here? And for what purpose?
First of all, Lingge was ruled out. There was no reason, just because Leticia felt that he didn't have the courage to deceive her.

Secondly, just pick one of the remaining people on Yunjingkong Island as the culprit based on your intuition.

The little bat was like a dormant tiger, crouching behind the young man and staring at him for a long time. If it was the real Lingge, he would have noticed the gaze long ago, and might have turned back to teach her a lesson, and then made a few subtle threats, the content of which would either involve a countess who had already left the island, or a shepherdess with an iron fist, which would guarantee that the little bat would be trained to be obedient.

Leticia often complained about this guy in her heart, saying that he was bullying, taking advantage of the situation, and currying favor with the powerful... Anyway, she just repeated the bad things Alice said. Today, this fake Lingge was so quiet, which made her a little uncomfortable.

"Hmmmm..."

She gnashed her teeth and scanned the weak points of Lingge's illusion one by one, like a wolf lying in wait for its prey. Although werewolves and vampires are natural enemies, maybe Leticia has learned something from those rude and cunning guys?

Suddenly, she shouted, "Watch out!"

It pounced on the young man in front of the desk with lightning speed. The lights flickered for a moment, and only a white shadow flashed in the air. Even the moonlight outside the window didn't have time to react. The little bat had already rushed to the desk, climbed up the back of the chair with both hands, opened its mouth and revealed a pair of sharp fangs: "I'll bite!"

With one bite, the skin and bones were pierced, and the familiar touch of flesh and blood flowed out... This was of course impossible.

The actual situation was that the young man's illusion turned into mist with a "puff" sound and dissipated in the air. The little bat bit directly on the air. Because she bit too hard, she almost broke her teeth. The numbness and pain from her upper and lower jaws made her feel as if she had bitten into a piece of moldy and stale bread, and her little face suddenly twisted.

When someone refined the illusion item, she did not add additional combat functions to it. On the one hand, she did not think that anyone on the territory of Yunjingkong Island would dare to attack this young man. On the other hand, it was impossible to do so. After all, there must be some price to pay for making the illusion simulate the original body to the point of lifelikeness.

"Bah bah bah!"

The little bat, having bitten a mouthful of air, jumped off the chair, spat several times to the side, and rubbed his slightly sore cheeks. He then turned his gaze to the place where the fake Lingge disappeared, but saw a milky white pearl lying quietly on the chair. The surface that should have been crystal clear had become dull for unknown reasons, and even cracked into a hideous crack, almost splitting it in two.

The little bat touched it lightly, and the pearl immediately turned into powder and disappeared without a trace, just like Alice said, "destroying the body and covering up all traces."

Who was it that deliberately created such a prop? Who was it that was able to place the prop for creating illusions in Ling'er's room without telling anyone? And who was it that was so afraid that his plan would be exposed that he even destroyed the prop he had worked so hard to make?
Well, maybe it wasn't hard work. For that guy, props of this level are just a piece of cake.

That’s right, the above questions are not interrogations, but statements. It is clear who the murderer is. Recalling this morning, the guy smiled and gently asked if she needed help, and she spared no effort to give her advice and cheer her up. Could it be that all these were fake! ? Little Bat’s hands were shaking and her heart ached! She didn’t expect that she gave everything but didn’t get a good result! She thought it was a sisterly love, heart-to-heart, but she didn’t expect that there were conspiracies and calculations behind it, and they used each other! Sure enough, all the emotions in this world are no longer trustworthy!
At this point, the little bat finally experienced the first step to becoming an adult: experiencing betrayal.

Leticia has turned dark.

……

Rorona didn't know that she had been exposed. In fact, according to her cautious character, she should have placed one or two more props for early warning in addition to the pearl used to create the illusion. Once the illusion was broken, it would warn her and change the plan at any time.

But I don't know whether she was afraid of putting too many props and exposing herself, or whether Leticia's trust in her lowered Princess Umi's vigilance, causing her to inadvertently overlook such an important matter, so that she didn't leave a backup plan in the end. This incident tells us not to be confused by the victory in front of us and ignore the small stones that are close at hand.

Of course, even if it is a small stone, Leticia is by no means a stepping stone, but a roadblock that can trip you up.

Princess Umisu, who had no idea what was going to happen next, was looking at Lingge with a strange look.

The young man turned around silently, avoiding her gaze, and focused only on the book in his hand, but he couldn't read a single sentence. He prayed silently in his heart that he could spend this night in peace and that neither Leticia nor Rolena would cause him any more trouble.

Unfortunately, Rorona will not let him have his wish. After all, she has her own wishes. Otherwise, why would she plan so carefully?
"Ling Ge." She suddenly said, "Don't you think it's late now?"

Lingge glanced at the dim night outside the window. There was only a blurry forest in his sight and even a few stars were invisible. He nodded silently, indicating that it was indeed very late, but so what?

"Isn't it time to go to bed?" Rorona smiled slightly: "If you don't get enough rest, you won't have the energy for class tomorrow."

"Then go to sleep first." The young man replied calmly, "I'm not sleepy yet."

"No."

Rolena shook her head, then put her left hand on her chest. After taking a deep breath, her face turned pale in an instant. She looked very weak and said, "I, I'm sick. I can't walk. I need someone to help me get to bed and rest..."

What are you pretending to be? Weren't you the one who just stirred the cauldron with such a big and thick stirring rod? If you are still weak, what about those like Olvera or Ieta? Are you paralyzed?
Linger looked at her helplessly, his eyes seemed to ask: "Do I look so gullible?"

Rorona blinked her eyes. "You can pretend that I fooled you."

Ling Ge said expressionlessly: "I don't want to pretend."

"Why? You are so gentle to Olvera, Ieta, and even little Leticia, but you have a prejudice against me? This won't do, Lingge." Princess Haixi seemed very disappointed with him. She stood up while sighing. I don't know if it was an illusion, but her aura suddenly became so strong and aggressive, just like a harmless little dolphin turned into a ferocious shark with a bloody mouth. "I want to be gentle with you, but you are always merciless. What should I do, Lingge?"

Facing her extremely aggressive gaze, Ling Ge couldn't help but sweat a few drops on his forehead: "What do you want to do, Rolena?"

"I didn't do anything. I just wanted to experience the treatment that Olvera and Ieta received." Rolena said with a smile, "Lingge, you are so gentle to them. You can't be so cold to me. Of course, if you don't agree, I can only fight for it myself."

Princess Haiqi walked towards Lingge step by step, her shadow gradually spread over the wall and bit the young man's body fiercely.

Linger's mouth twitched. Should I say it's not surprising? After all, Rorona has never been a quiet person since she was a child. It's just that the curse restricted her performance. But even when the curse was the most serious, she could still use her alchemy to escape the eyes of her mother and sister, and even run to the human territory, stubbornly doing what she wanted to do; now that the curse has weakened a lot, she has lost such checks and balances, and will naturally become more wanton.

Although Ling Ge didn't quite understand this reason. What does it mean to want to be treated like Olvera or Ieta? Do you also want me to stay by your side and coax you to sleep every night? But you are not prone to insomnia like Olvera. Or do you want me to carry you from the alchemy workshop to the fairy deep sleep hotel for three meals a day? But you are not disabled, nor do you have a psychological shadow on the outside world like Ieta.

Or...is this another prank?

Well, with Rorona's personality, this possibility is possible. Then the question is, should I cooperate with her? How should I cooperate? Is it really good to indulge her like this? Will it make her swell up and become more arrogant in the future? If she dares to use Leticia to plot against so many sisters including Olvera, Yieta and Baiye today, will she dare to ride on Xiaoxia's head and bully others tomorrow? That is to seek her own destruction.

As Ling Ge thought about it, a smug look flashed across Rorona's eyes. She knew how she looked in Ling Ge's mind, but as long as she handled it properly, a disadvantage could be turned into an advantage. For example, she could use the name of a prank to do something to Ling Ge that others wanted to do but couldn't or dared to do. As for how to change her image in Ling Ge's mind? It's simple. If you do a lot of pranks, you can make it real...

"Drink!!!"

Just as she was feeling proud, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the window, and then a petite figure broke through the window, and with a loud crashing sound, she landed in front of the young man in a heroic posture amid the flying glass fragments. Then the person raised his head and fixed his gaze on Lorena, with a pair of eyes burning with anger.

"Uh."

Princess Haiqi stopped in her tracks and couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

She suddenly realized that if she played too many pranks, it would backfire...

Give meow
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