SLLBTT Chapter 71
Translated by Q the Panda (ko-fi)
⋇⊶⊰Chapter 71⊱⊷⋇
"So..." said the Snow Wolf King, "honestly tell me..."
"Honestly!" Lion Cat crouched on the ground, nodding vigorously. "I'll be completely honest! Extra honest!"
"What's the deal with the jade pendant?"
"Jade pendant?" Lion Cat looked confused. "What jade pendant?"
"It's the engagement jade pendant between you and Bai Lingling."
Lion Cat looked innocent. "There's no such thing!"
"Then how did you get close to him?"
"We haven't seen each other in a long time!" Lion Cat replied, "I'm now part of the black bear family."
However, the Snow Wolf King asked, "During these days, Bai Lingling hasn't contacted you at all?"
"No," Lion Cat replied, "Maybe he just likes ragdolls? ...Who knows, he might be into the popular ragdoll substitute now? Anyway, ragdolls all look the same."
"......"
Initially, when the Snow Wolf King asked Lion Cat about the jade pendant, Lion Cat claimed ignorance. The Snow Wolf King, skeptical, sought confirmation from Bai Lingling. However, Bai Lingling insisted that Lion Cat had the jade pendant, leading the Snow Wolf King to believe Lion Cat was lying. Now, it seemed the Snow Wolf King trusted the wrong person.
Lion Cat indeed did not lie in this matter.
Besides, his intelligence wasn't enough to conceal facts from the Snow Wolf King.
The truth was, Lion Cat started as a livestreamer, later recruited by the Poisonous Me Company for acting. During this time, Lion Cat crafted a persona, claiming to be a delicate and beautiful ragdoll. A mysterious fan sent him catnip. Although Lion Cat had no digestive issues, he enjoyed chewing catnip, believing it tasted exceptionally good, surpassing all others. Later, while working on the set of "Domineering Wolf King and Charming Cat Consort," he discovered that Bai Lingling was the one sending the catnip. Bai Lingling had been handling the catnip, imbuing it with his scent. With his keen sense of smell, Lion Cat detected this and secretly rejoiced, thinking he could now rise to prominence.
However, after being kidnapped, he lost contact with Bai Lingling.
Currently, he got along well with the black bear demon and had not considered reaching for Bai Lingling's favor again.
As for Bai Lingling, where was he right now?
At this moment, Bai Lingling was in the royal palace.
What was Bai Lingling doing in the royal palace?
Of course, waiting for a delivery.
He was waiting for the "Overthrow the Dynasty" set from Express Dynasty, the delivery service.
"It was supposed to be express, but why the long wait?" Bai Lingling complained to Queen Ming.
Queen Ming asked, "Did you remind the store?"
"Someone as noble and elegant as me, how could I possibly remind the store?"
Irritated, Queen Ming took Bai Lingling's phone and contacted the seller. "I'm in a hurry to overthrow a dynasty! Where's the package?"
"Dear customer, overthrowing a dynasty requires careful preparation, usually at least a month in advance. We've already discussed this – no rush orders!"
Suppressing his anger, Queen Ming said, "But your package has already been sent!"
"Oh, let me check the tracking number."
After a while...
"Dear customer, here's the situation! You're in the North, and our factory is in the West. Cross-border logistics might be a bit slow."
"Your shipping location clearly states the North!"
"Dear customer, here's the thing! Our company's registered address is indeed in the North! But your items are specially customized and need to be manufactured in the West. Besides, according to North's laws, it's not allowed to replicate royal items within North's borders! They must be made in the West!"
Queen Ming was also angry, pointing at Bai Lingling. "You really! I told you early on to go to Yiwu wholesale, but you didn't listen!"
"The quality there is really awful," Bai Lingling said seriously, "I can't accept being crowned in such poor-quality attire."
As the two were at an impasse, they suddenly heard good news: "The delivery is here!"
The delivery is here!
These four words were so inspiring!
However, delivering items for rebellion into the royal palace wasn't that simple.
Generally, items entering the palace must undergo layers of security checks. However, there was an exception — Queen Ming's Qingque Terrace items. Queen Ming, citing his belief in health preservation, refused security checks. "Security scanners emit radiation! It causes cancer!"
Therefore, everyday items sent to the Qingque Terrace were exempted from checks.
This delivery was mixed in with daily items, going through the green channel directly to the Qingque Terrace.
Queen Ming said, "Quick! Hurry up and bring it in!"
The palace servant responsible for carrying the delivery heard Queen Ming's excited cheers and thought, "A shut-in master who has been at home for a long time is indeed different. He goes crazy at the mention of a delivery."
So, the servant brought the delivery box in and left.
Queen Ming dismissed the attendants, and together with Bai Lingling, they opened the delivery. They found the box to be exceptionally large, like a coffin. Queen Ming frowned. "Didn't you just buy the imperial seal and royal robe? Why is this box so big?"
"It seems the store also threw in a life-sized human standee. It'll be convenient for me to place it outside the palace for promotion after successfully overthrowing the dynasty."
"Is it that good?" Queen Ming's resentment toward the seller lessened a bit. He picked up scissors to open the delivery and reached into the box.
As the box opened, a white figure darted out.
Queen Ming agilely leaped backward, only to see a person emerge with a large and long tail behind them.
Recognizing the tail, Queen Ming said, "Beautiful Lady Jiao, long time no see."
Liu Jiao replied, "I'm not a Beautiful Lady anymore. I am now the Snow Leopard Chief Guard!"
Bai Lingling, seeing Liu Jiao, was also extremely surprised. He stood up abruptly, "You... you're still alive?"
Liu Jiao found the question redundant but nodded. "Yeah! Do I look dead in this state?"
Queen Ming sneered, "You'll die soon."
"?" Liu Jiao looked at Queen Ming.
Queen Ming remained indifferent. "It seems the Snow Wolf King doesn't care much about you, sending you to the front lines. In reality, as a snow leopard, how could you possibly be a match for two divine snow wolves?"
"That's not right." Bai Lingling shook his head and asked, "Where is Bai Xiaoxiao?"
"He went to rescue Leng Jiao."
Queen Ming chuckled again. "It seems, in his heart, this Sheep Noble Consort is indeed very important! Unfortunately, even if he releases Leng Jiao from the divine hall, it's of no use!"
Hearing this, Liu Jiao immediately became anxious, "Why? What happened to Leng Jiao?"
"After locking him in the divine hall, I gave him a unique scorpion venom. Without my antidote, Leng Jiao wouldn't survive."
"Unique scorpion venom? Irreversible?" Liu Jiao found the words familiar and pulled a small scorpion from his pocket. "You mean this? We've already obtained the antidote!"
Speaking of it, back in the underground chamber at Master Kongque's residence, the Snow Wolf King subdued the black bear demon, revealing his true form as a snow wolf. Master Kongque was greatly alarmed. "You, you, you, you, you, you, you..."
Although Master Kongque was of divine lineage, so was the Snow Wolf King. In terms of the hierarchy of the food chain, a divine peacock had phoenix-like combat power against ordinary demons. However, in front of the divine snow wolf, it was just a chicken — adding the Vulture Guard, it became two chickens.
The divine snow wolf gave a couple of bites to the vulture, then menacingly threatened, "Do you know there's a dish called 'Peacock Stir-Fry with Green Onions'? I'm just missing the green onions now."
Master Kongque immediately knelt down, "Great Boss, whatever you like, feel free to take! From now on, I am your servant!"
So, the Snow Wolf King got the antidote as he wished, carrying the vulture and peacock in his hands, much like holding a chicken in the left and a duck in the right, and returned to the Temple of the Heavenly Emperor.
The Chief Investigator took the two birds and began using his professional interrogation methods to question the feathered duo.
After taking the antidote, Liu Jiao slowly woke up. Upon opening his eyes, he saw the Snow Wolf King sitting by the bedside, knitting a sweater.
Liu Jiao didn't remember being stung and just stared at the Snow Wolf King. The room had a soft and warm orange light, illuminating the Snow Wolf King's delicate fingers, gracefully manipulating the knitting needles, gently weaving the soft yarn.
"Xiao Baizi..." Liu Jiao suddenly spoke, realizing his voice was somewhat hoarse.
The Snow Wolf King, upon hearing Liu Jiao's call, surprisingly had moist eyes. He turned to look at Liu Jiao but pretended as if nothing happened, giving a faint smile. "Awake? What's the matter?"
"The way you knit... it's like the old lady at our village entrance."
"......"
Liu Jiao seemed to understand he didn't express himself well and hurriedly explained, "I mean the good-looking kind of old lady."