Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

"Because you're too weak." Zhou Hongyu hit the nail on the head.

Xie Ruoxi immediately turned pale, as if she had lost all hope, and could only silently shrink into her bed, cosplaying as a snail.

But Lin Ning realized something wasn't right and shook her head, saying:

"That's not right. Actually, most of us focus on defense. Hongyu and Sister Zhao are the only ones who actively attack more frequently, yet they have better results than us."

Tang Xiaolian showed everyone the battle records, and the facts proved it to be true.

Zhou Hongyu and Zhao Yuanzhen liked to attack proactively, their results stabilizing around 3~4 to 1. Lin Ning and Li Minghu balanced attack and defense, scoring around 5~6 to 1. Yun Jin and Xiaolian focused more on defense, often getting hit with scores of 7 to 1 or even 8 to 1.

From this data, it seems that attacking and striving for initiative is the key to narrowing the score gap. Solely defending equals handing over the pace, allowing Yan Yu to play as he pleases, turning us into sandbags and targets. How can we win like that?

However, Ye Jun is clearly not the type to actively attack, how do we explain her results then?

"Could it be related to technique?" Xie Ruoxi mustered the courage to ask.

It's not that I'm not trying or that I'm a rookie, but because you all have skills that I don't!

"That's very possible." Zhou Hongyu said seriously, "Let's find some time to practice with Ye Jun, I'll study her closely."

"It's definitely not a technique problem." Lin Ning retorted, "Didn't Ling Yun just say? Build a stronghold, fight a dull battle, this doesn't really sound like a situation where someone has advanced techniques."

"Or maybe Jun has a unique body structure?" Tang Xiaolian speculated.

"Absolutely not." Zhou Hongyu immediately denied it.

She could accept losing to others in tactics and techniques, but she would never admit to falling behind in physical fitness.

After all, I come from a Martial Arts School, and even after becoming a Cultivator, I still constantly train my body, practicing diligently. I will never lose in this aspect, not even to Zhao Yuanzhen!

"Sigh." Li Minghu sighed, "Stop guessing blindly, none of you are right."

"Then why don't you tell us?" Chen Lingyun said with a playful smile.

"It's not something I can just carelessly talk about." Li Minghu shook his head, refusing.

"Is it that she doesn't want to say, or is it that you're not sure if you can say?" Chen Lingyun suggested, "You could ask her."

"Fine, let me ask." Tang Xiaolian raised her hand.

She took out her phone again, sending several messages to Ye Jun.

A few minutes later, Ye Jun finally replied, sending a voice message.

"Actually, there's no real technique, it's just enduring when getting hit."

Everyone was speechless, we didn't need to ask you that! Everyone endures, the question is why you can endure for so long!

Tang Xiaolian sent another message, and Ye Jun was honest enough this time, replying with more detail:

"Don't make a sound, endure silently, pretend it doesn't bother you, this will trigger his competitive spirit. As long as he gets worked up, he'll adopt more aggressive tactics, which will deplete his stamina faster."

"Additionally, letting other people wear down his sharpness beforehand is also a good strategy, I never go up first anyway."

Everyone finally realized, so that's how it is!

Although they understood the method, it wasn't convenient to blindly imitate it. Everyone has their preferred way of playing, asking Hongyu to act like a corpse the whole time, she'd rather not compete with Yan Yu like this.

Moreover... relationships first, competition second, as long as everyone is happy, that's the best.

Even if you use such a highly opportunistic tactic, what does getting MVP matter? Can MVP be eaten?

Might as well just lie down and win. While you lose honor, you gain happiness!

Having thought of this, no one cared about the scores anymore, instead gossiping about the rumors between Yan Yu and those two Goryeo girls.

"You tell him." Zhou Hongyu instructed, "No matter who else he brings home, they'd have to get past me first. If they can't beat me, I won't acknowledge them."

"At least find someone local!" Lin Ning also chimed in, "Aren't you worried about the negative influence from finding someone foreign?"

"It has nothing to do with local or foreign, he really shouldn't find anyone else! We're running out of space at home!" Tang Xiaolian protested.

"Unless he doesn't bring them back." Xie Ruoxi suggested.

"Not bringing them back won't work either." Zhou Hongyu retorted, "We barely have enough to go around ourselves, why let outsiders join in?"

"The problem is, if he doesn't bring them back and secretly meets with a mistress outside, what can we do about it?" Tang Xiaolian sighed.

"Then we have to rely on everyone's strict vigilance." Zhou Hongyu insisted, "Catch one, chop one."

"No, it's not like it's gotten to the point of killing people..."

While everyone was still arguing, Ye Jun had already replied:

"Yan Yu doesn't really care about them; it's more one-sided wishful thinking from Pear Blossom Courtyard, hoping to use a honey trap to leverage his position, bypassing the negotiation table to achieve their goals."

"Really?" Tang Xiaolian clicked her tongue, "Jun, don't just take Yan Yu's word for it! He might say that, but end up sneaking next door to spar with those Goryeo girls after practicing with us in the middle of the night!"

"No." Ye Jun said, "He's soaking in the bath with me right now, I'm scrubbing his back."

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, though a somewhat complicated feeling welled up inside.

The bathroom is such a good place, it's just a shame it's too small to fit many people… Should we build a public bath in the villa?

"Go ahead." Chen Lingyun laughed, "There's an indoor swimming pool on the first floor, used by Yun Jin to practice the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art. Later, the hassle of filling and draining it made everyone reluctant to use it... better to convert it into a shallower bath."

"Let me design the bath's decor!" Anna immediately insisted.

Her mind, full of inspiration, had already conjured countless scenarios set in a bathroom background.

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Elsewhere, Ye Jun had Yan Yu sit on a stool, scrubbing his back carefully with a towel.

Cultivators' bodies differ from ordinary people; their skin achieves self-sufficiency on a material level, neither extracting nutrients from the outside world nor producing waste due to metabolism.

However, being active outdoors inevitably results in various dust, so black dirt still appears.

As Ye Jun washed the towel, she suddenly heard Yan Yu ask:

"So your expressionless face is just an act to trigger my competitive spirit, right?"

"Not entirely." Ye Jun replied, "Mostly it's out of embarrassment."

"Embarrassment?"

"I feel shy making noises." Ye Jun laughed, "Then I realized you seemed eager for me to lose composure, so I told them it would trigger your competitive spirit."

"If that's the case, I can accept it." Yan Yu said, "But if you're pretending to be nonchalant just to provoke me, then it feels a bit tasteless, too calculating."

"Whether it's an act, surely you have your judgment." Ye Jun laughed, "I haven't asked about your end yet. Building a stronghold, fighting a dull battle, what does that mean?"

"It's a compliment on your defensive skills, as unmoving as a mountain."

"Nonsense! It's saying I'm unresponsive, right!"

"How could that be?" Yan Yu immediately defended, "Don't you know whether you have charm or not?"

Ye Jun paused for a while, then said:

"Sometimes I do feel like I'm not that attractive. For instance, now I'm scrubbing your back and making bubbles, the body wash is all applied, yet you have no reaction."

"Cough." Yan Yu was slightly embarrassed, he couldn't admit "your scrubbing technique feels too professional, I subconsciously perceive you as an experienced spa therapist," so he simply said:

"Then close your eyes."

"Okay, they're closed."

"Turn around."

"I turned."

"Hold the bathtub, stand firm."

"Of course, need to stand firm, or else might slip... What are you going to do?"

"Prove you have charm."