Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Yan Yu occasionally feels like he's a diligent old farmer, busy every day turning soil in various fields.

The Jinmen field is typical Hebei soil, with deep and fertile layers, capable of long-term planting without fallowing.

The only minor flaw is that every time he plows, it feels like the earth beneath his feet is doing crosstalk.

Oh dear, you've plowed this furrow quite deeply.

Almost done, let's push a bit harder!

Yes, yes, yes, plant everything! I can handle it!

Yan Yu often wants to just throw down the hoe and quit, but considering if he leaves right away, who knows how these soils might gossip about him behind his back.

So he decides to use all his brute strength, almost turning this field upside down, flipping all the moist and fertile soil to the surface, finally sowing the seeds slowly.

The next morning, after getting up, Yan Yu washes his face in the bathroom, feeling both a sore back and aching waist, thinking farming is truly exhausting work.

Hoeing grain at noon, sweat dripping onto the soil!

After circulating the Runescript around his body to dispel the soreness and pain in his muscles, Yan Yu leaves the room.

He hasn't walked far when Li Zhaojiang blocks him in the corridor.

"Old Yan!" His brother-in-law looks exhausted, clearly didn't sleep well last night, grabs Yan Yu's collar, gritting his teeth, "Please tell me you didn't spend the night with Enmin and Muneun!"

"Nonsense, how could I?" Yan Yu pushes him away, "Do you think I'm like you? Having a girlfriend and still messing around outside..."

Li Zhaojiang thinks it makes sense. Not to mention others, his family's Zhao Yuanzhen, with her ample chest and long legs, obviously not one to be trifled with, surely must have kept Old Yan up last night.

Oh dear, the more he thinks, the sadder he gets. Brother couldn't meet Enmin and Muneun last night and had to guard an empty room alone, while you were playing poker with three wives!

Li Zhaojiang grows more resentful with these thoughts, staring at Yan Yu with a gaze full of envy, longing to swap places with him!

"Later, take those two 'Euns' away; I've got serious business to discuss with Park Changmin." Yan Yu instructs.

"Yes, Sir Yan!"

The utterly loyal Li Zhaojiang turns and leaves, going to find Lee Soo-en and Kim Min-eun to carry out the task, believing brother-in-law's instructions to be perfectly right!

Lee Soo-en and Kim Min-eun, who didn't manage to catch Yan Yu at his doorway last night, accept that their mission has already failed, and no longer harbor any wishful thinking — pursuing further would become relentless harassment, risking annoying Yan Yu instead.

Since there's no need for a honey trap anymore, naturally, they don't need to mask their personalities, nor do they need to curry favor with Li Zhaojiang.

Li Zhaojiang doesn't understand, thinking the two are simply upset over their failed pursuit of Yan Yu.

Isn't this just the right time for tender-hearted warm man Li Zhaojiang to step in and soothe their wounded hearts?

Li Zhaojiang becomes more enthusiastic, determined to spend the whole day sticking to the two girls, never leaving them!

With no girls to bother him, Yan Yu directly calls Park Changmin into the meeting room alone, speaking bluntly:

"Let's sign the agreement with Lu Country soon. I know your concerns, but the major trend is hard to resist; the later you sign, the worse it is for you."

Park Changmin is silent for a moment, then says:

"To sign or not to sign is not up to me. The orders I've received are to try and establish a connection with you."

"Isn't that easy to handle?" Yan Yu responds without hesitation, "Just report to the Pear Blossom Courtyard that you've successfully established contact with me, and my directive to you is to sign the agreement quickly."

"Big brother… no, Master Yan, hear me out." Park Changmin forces a smile, "It's precisely because the terms proposed by Lu Country are too harsh, that's why they hope to go through you; after all, you wouldn't exploit us to the point of leaving us with nothing, but the Empire might."

"How does this relate to imperialism?" Even though he knows it's impossible for anyone to eavesdrop on this conversation, Yan Yu firmly denies, saying, "We both want to establish a closer partnership, but some of your people aren't mentally prepared."

"Don't forget your role, Comrade Park! You need to help us work on internal thoughts over there!"

Park Changmin visibly shivers at the word "comrade," murmuring:

"I came as the delegation leader. If I go back with this unchanged agreement, it would be a wasted trip, and if the blame comes, I would have to take responsibility!"

"That's even easier." Yan Yu responds without hesitation, "I'll talk to the Privy Council, draft a ridiculously demanding contract and send it to you, then you can flat-out refuse, argue logically, ultimately convincing us to drop unreasonable demands and restore the original agreement terms. Wouldn't that work?"

Park Changmin is speechless. Thinking it over, it might actually work.

The rampaging Goryeo giant serpent, now in today's world, aside from Lu Country, there's no other force capable of handling it.

Concerned with Pear Blossom Courtyard's fundamental interests, regardless of how excessive Lu Country's demands might be, they would eventually have no choice but to comply.

In other words, this agreement must be signed.

If a harsher agreement is drafted, it could lower upper management's psychological expectations. It's well-known, even if for identical work results, if leadership's preliminary expectations are different, then the final evaluation will unquestionably vary.