Chapter 23 Prove You Are Charming
Jinling Prefecture Villa.
Yan Yu went on a business trip and took three people with him. The remaining girls were bored at night, so they pushed the furniture aside in the living room on the first floor, laid out blankets, and chatted under them.
The most excited one was Anna. She was the queen in the Northern Border, unique and unmatched, always interacting with people quietly and cautiously. Nothing compared to a girls' night talk here, where she could speak freely without any concerns.
So she turned off the lights directly and told several ghost stories, but found everyone uninterested, seemingly not very intrigued.
Well, it's mainly because of helping Ling Yun rebuild the Underworld, they've seen too many ghostly creatures, and aren't really scared of these things anymore.
"Wonder how the captain's side is doing." Lin Ning said casually.
"They've had several feasts today," Xie Ruoxi said gloomily. "For lunch, they had fried carp, three-pot dish, and eight-treasure tofu. For dinner, they ate copper pot beef with seaweed soup rice, probably quite satisfied too."
Her face was full of "Didn't take me" unhappiness.
"It's okay, Ruoxi," Lin Ning comforted her on the side. "I'll try to learn it tomorrow, and see if I can make it for everyone."
"Ningning!" Xie Ruoxi exclaimed emotionally, rolling over with her blanket and snuggling up to Lin Ning.
"Eating is really no big deal. We could always find time to Sword Control over, have a meal and come back, no one would say anything." Tang Xiaolian sighed, "The key is whether they have any activities tonight."
"Definitely," Zhou Hongyu's expression was equally gloomy. "I just called Zhao Yuanzhen, and she didn't answer."
Her face showed "Sneaking behind my back" dissatisfaction.
Talking about this made everyone sigh helplessly.
Some things, when eaten too much become tiresome and need a break; but not eating them for a few days makes one miss them oddly.
Especially when oneself has none and learns others are munching away happily, it just made emotions a messy mix, wishing to teleport over instantly and take their place.
"Why don't we head straight to Jinmen and surprise them?" Tang Xiaolian suggested.
No one agreed. They'd probably be back tomorrow, won't have to bear a night, that's too exaggerated.
"Minghu." Chen Lingyun suddenly asked, "Who are you messaging?"
"Oh." Li Minghu rubbed his temples, said worriedly, "My brother was just complaining to me, saying he is interested in the two beauties in the Pear Blossom Courtyard's envoy group, but when Yan Yu arrived, he stole all limelight, and the two beauties have been circling him all day."
"It's because they're planning to woo him," Anna said candidly. "Foreign women are like that, thinking their charm can win over Lu Country's Divine General, so they must try."
Then noticed everyone's eyes on her.
"Why stare at me?" Anna said confused, then quickly reacted and explained, "I mean their country is threatened by giant serpents, so they need Yan Yu's help, hence the honey trap. It's different from me, I don't ask Yan Yu for anything, I am purely in true love with him."
Everyone shifted their gaze, thinking, aren't we all? We have no other intentions with him, it's all pure love keeping us here.
Sorry, everyone present are all pure love warriors!
"Oh, Sister Zhao replied!" Xie Ruoxi suddenly shouted.
Everyone quickly gathered to look at her phone.
No pictures, only text saying the three of them teamed up against the Demon King Yan Yu, and refreshed their scores once again.
Zhao Yuanzhen against Yan Yu is 4:1, Su Yunjin against Yan Yu 7:1, Ye Jun against Yan Yu 2:1, still losing all three games (Note: Scores compare who is smaller).
"No way, Ye Jun is that good?" Lin Ning exclaimed, "Two to one?"
"She's always been good," Tang Xiaolian took out her phone, and pulled up previous score records, "She generally keeps it within three-to-one, occasionally four-to-one, this time it's a new best achievement for us all."
"How did she do it?" Zhou Hongyu frowned, looked at Li Minghu for an answer, "Did she mention any secret?"
Zhou Hongyu and Zhao Yuanzhen are both the type who like to be aggressive, and their scores have been pretty consistent at about four-to-one recently. Although still far from beating Yan Yu, they are already better than most others.
Like Yun Jin, Xiaolian, who often lose seven or eight points, nearly defeat easily and totally. Xie Ruoxi even reached double digits at one time, feeling defeated, it's become the team's embarrassment, making others stop caring about her scores.
"Hmm—" Li Minghu wasn't sure whether to tell, since such matters belonged to the private domain.
"I heard Yan Yu mention once," Chen Lingyun suddenly laughed, "He said: Ye Jun is good at fortifying positions, and fighting dull battles."
"What does that mean?" Zhou Hongyu asked puzzled.
"I know!" Lin Ning shouted immediately, "Focusing on defense and letting Yan Yu attack?"
"Yeah, since attacking consumes more stamina," Tang Xiaolian pretended to analyze, "In late game, stamina decides the winner, when exhaustion hits, a lapse in focus and mistakes lose points. Yan Yu surpasses us because his physique is formidable, so he must be worn down."
"I don't get it," Xie Ruoxi said confused, "I don't actively attack either, why can't I still match his stamina?"