Beast World: From Villainess to Cub-Raising Chef novel Chapter 224

Chapter 224: Chapter 222: Leia Abducts Bai Su

So, Mr. Qin stepped forward with a chuckle and said, "It’s just a little squabble between youngsters. There’s no need to take it so seriously."

"It is indeed getting late. Anyone who’s tired is free to head home. For those who’d like to stay and have fun, we will of course be happy to entertain you."

"Please, everyone come back inside. It’s not a good look to be standing around out here."

Mrs. Qin went forward to lead the aggrieved Qin Nuo back into the banquet hall.

Before anyone could react, Qin Nuo had already run off, the faint sound of her crying trailing behind her.

Her heart aching for her daughter, Mrs. Qin gave Mr. Qin a meaningful look, then turned and hurried after her.

The banquet continued with Mr. Qin presiding.

But the mood had grown much colder. After all, only the small-timers were left, and Mr. Qin’s desire to play host had diminished somewhat.

He shot a look at Xiao Yi, the president of the Medical Alliance, who had yet to leave.

Having received the signal, Xiao Yi lowered his gaze and discreetly exited the banquet hall.

*

Bai Su looked at the massive crowd that had followed her out and said with a sense of helplessness, "You all really didn’t have to..."

Gu Yong, now without his earlier dignified air, just laughed heartily. "Miss Bai Su, please don’t feel burdened. I’m getting old, and it really is time for me to leave. This is a perfect excuse to have Alan take me home."

Li Chenlin leaned against her as if he had no bones. "Wherever you go, I go. Don’t you dare ditch me!"

Rosa Meiya copied his move, leaning in. "Ditto!"

Li Chenlin shoved her away. "Get lost! What gives you the right to stand with me?"

Rosa Meiya’s face twisted in anger. She turned, grabbed Bai Su’s arm, and whined, "Susu, look at him! Bullying your bestie is the same as bullying you! He’s showing you no respect!"

After all their clowning around, much of the gloom in Bai Su’s heart had dissipated. She couldn’t help but say with an amused laugh, "Alright, that’s enough. There’s a child present. Have you no shame?"

After coming outside, Wen Dabao was draped over Wen Lan’s shoulder, already dozing off.

Bai Su’s heart went out to the child. She retrieved a scarf from her smart-brain’s storage and handed it to Wen Lan. "The wind’s picking up. You should wrap her in this."

Wen Lan, for his part, didn’t refuse and accepted the scarf.

Bai Su then said, "Back in the banquet hall... thank you."

Wen Lan raised an eyebrow.

Bai Su said, "You were the one who had Da Bao smash the table, weren’t you."

’Given Wen Dabao’s troublemaking nature, she would have wanted nothing more than for Bai Su to crush Qin Nuo on the court. Why would she be the one to destroy the table?’

Wen Lan didn’t nod, but he didn’t deny it either.

Bai Su said, "In any case, thank you for tonight."

In the distance, the two youngsters from the Bounty Hunter Guild watched the group but didn’t follow any closer.

Bai Xiaoshe asked, "Big brother, aren’t we going to follow?"

Bai Xiaolang replied, "No. They’re all together. We’d be easily exposed. Let’s go."

Bai Xiaoshe could only nod and quietly left with Bai Xiaolang.

’This trip wasn’t a total waste, though. At least they could now be certain that the backer behind the Medical Alliance was, in all likelihood, the Qin Family.’

’No wonder Xiao Yi was so arrogant. No wonder the International Alliance still couldn’t touch the Medical Alliance, despite all the evil they had done.’

「Elsewhere.」

Bai Su and the others were joking around as they prepared to head back to Snow Country, waiting by the roadside for their heli-pod to arrive.

Suddenly, a RUMBLING sound filled the sky.

Bai Su instinctively sensed danger and dodged to the side.

A Light Energy Bomb plummeted down, landing between her and the others with Li Chenlin.

As the explosion rang out, Bai Su was instantly cut off from the rest of the group.

Li Chenlin sensed something was wrong, and his first instinct was to grab Bai Su.

Leia leaned in curiously, then struck the back of Bai Su’s knees with a rod, forcing her to fall back to the floor so she could easily look down on her.

"So you’re the little chef who had Li Yue craving your food for months, almost to the point of defecting?"

Bai Su winced, her brows knitting from the pain. She watched the young female warily. "You’re Leia?"

’Perhaps it was because Leia’s face was so strikingly similar to Wen Xiaobao’s, but looking at her gave Bai Su a strange, inexplicable sense of familiarity.’

’Besides, Yelias had said that she and Leia could very well be family...’

Leia leaned in closer, a corner of her mouth lifting. "Just a little weakling."

She grabbed Bai Su’s collar. Empowered by her superpower, the fabric rapidly underwent Steelification, transforming into a thin, sharp blade that pressed ever closer to Bai Su’s neck.

Sensing the danger, Bai Su struggled to pull back.

Leia scoffed. "Don’t waste your energy. A little newbie like you? I could crush a dozen of you with a flick of my finger."

Bai Su released her own spiritual power in defiance, forming a protective layer around herself that stripped Leia’s spiritual power from her body.

Leia raised an eyebrow, a flash of contempt in her eyes. "Overestimating yourself."

A murderous glint flashed in her eyes.

She took two steps back, grabbed a random object, and used Steelification to form it into a gun, aiming the muzzle right between Bai Su’s eyes.

She pulled the trigger.

Bai Su activated a system item: "Absolute Rebound." The instant the bullet made contact with her spiritual power, it reversed direction and shot back toward Leia with immense force.

With a loud BANG, the bullet hit Leia in the shoulder. The force of the impact slammed her against the control console behind her, causing the entire fighter jet to shudder.

"Boss!" The three or four males at her side paled in shock. "Are you okay, Boss?"

Shrouded in dust, a short, blurry silhouette could be seen slowly rising from the floor, its eyes blazing with renewed fighting spirit and a predatory gleam.

"I! AM! FINE!"