Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

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Fairy Zhao had a penchant for gourmet delicacies, so Yan Yu used his team leader privileges to ask Ningning, the best cook in the team, to prepare all three meals a day for everyone, just to satisfy Fairy Zhao's craving for good food. He asked Su Yunjin to wash her clothes and make her bed, Xie Ruoxi to keep her company in conversation and laughter, and Chen Lingyun to serve her tea and water.

He treated Fairy Zhao with such sincerity, and she was somewhat aware of it. Yet whenever she probed him, he claimed he was "just fulfilling his duty as team leader," steadfastly refusing to admit anything more!

Alas, to love so sincerely, to be right in front of you, and yet you have no idea that I love you!

The more Zhao Yuanzhen thought about it, the brighter the smile bloomed on her face, like a splendid blossoming flower. The girls around her were still chatting idly, gossiping, and when they saw her suddenly start to giggle to herself, they looked at each another, puzzled.

"Zhao sister, what's... what's wrong with her?" Tang Xiaolian asked in a whisper, perplexed.

"It's nothing." Lin Ning said with an unfazed tone, "She does this often; she must be thinking of some tasty food again."

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The girls chatted, each harboring their own thoughts, until they dispersed one after another late into the night.

After reaching the Hua Fu Stage, everyone had touched the allowed limit of the Spiritual Energy Resurgence, which saved them the time of daily breathing exercises and energy refining.

Speaking of Yan Yu, he lay on his bed, flipping through his messages.

Li Minghu was on a secret mission in the Southern Border, Ye Jun was maintaining order at the cultivators' competition; both were too busy to chat. Anna was recently expanding her territory, intending to extend her influence west beyond the Yenisei River, so she was offline for long periods as well.

Yan Yu then opened Zhou Hongyu's chat and wanted to type something but didn't know what to say.

Embarrassingly, I don't know much about her interests or hobbies; in fact, I'm even more familiar with her lips than her personality!

As he was pondering this, he suddenly received a new message.

[Liu Shao]: Did you receive the Tai Qing Yuan Qi Smoke Mist?

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Yes, add some rock sugar to make it into cotton candy, the kids love it.

[Liu Shao]: I'm talking about something serious here. Thanks for the Mount Wutai issue. The higher-ups wanted me to handle it, but I'm focused on dealing with the onmyoji here and can't leave.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: How's it going with the onmyoji?

[Liu Shao]: I gave them a good thrashing.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Shenyuan Simie, Zhu Xing Dawai, only Kazu Ichiro, which of these three Demon King level guys did you kill?

[Liu Shao]: Nah, where are Demon Kings that easy to kill? Even if you overpower them, there's no way to counter some life-saving trick they might pull that you've never seen before.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Xiandao Jingyin died by my hand.

[Liu Shao]: That was a sneak attack, not something to brag about. And I wasn't there to cut off the head this time; there's a rebellion on their side. I seized the opportunity to enter the enemy's territory alone, and while they were preoccupied with quelling the rebellion, I struck like a sharp and deadly knife right into the vulnerable heart of the Kyoto Yin Yang Institute!

[Yi De Fu Ren]: You blew up the Kyoto Yin Yang Institute?

[Liu Shao]: Not exactly, just fought head-on with only Kazu Ichiro, took off one of his arms, casually killed thirty or forty onmyoji, took some things from their secret vault, and set a fire before I left.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: That sounds a bit dull. The strong ones didn't die; the ones who died were all weaklings. I guess the good stuff isn't stored in the secret vault; they must have given it to the powerful onmyoji already. As for setting a fire, isn't that just making a ruckus for them, what's the actual point? So you just went there for a tour, huh.

[Liu Shao]: What's with all your demands? This time I entered alone, like stepping into an uninhabited land amidst a thousand troops! Not like your few times leading a team on missions, with plenty of hands, can it be the same?

[Liu Shao]: But if you're talking about actual significance, someone secretly contacted me saying they're willing to cooperate with Lu Country on the inside-out, jointly taking down the Yin Yang Bureau.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Who?

[Liu Shao]: Can't say that.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Even if you don't tell me, I know who it is.

Who else could it be? Among the Four Great Demon Kings in the previous life, the only one who chose rebellion was Shenyuan Simie and Zhu Xing Dawai, but the former is a lone wolf who likes to embarrass the higher-ups through sabotage, while the latter plots to split the Yin Yang Bureau. The answer is obvious.

[Liu Shao]: Whether you know or not, I'm still hesitant to trust it.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: It's not for you to decide anyway. Whether they're truly defecting or feigning surrender, the Privy Council has the final say.

[Liu Shao]: But they'll definitely ask for my opinion. Oh, the troubles of holding a high position; even a single opinion can influence the future path of Lu Country. When you officially join the Jiang Hai Governor's family, you'll know my troubles.

Yan Yu's eyes twitched as he read, eventually just blacklisting Lord Master and ignoring him altogether, turning his head to open Zhou Hongyu's chat.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Lord Master is too full of himself; I can't stand it.

[Zao La]: Block him.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Already did.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: By the way, how long do you plan to let Tang Xiaolian stay with me?

[Zao La]: Tang Xiaolian is with you?

[Yi De Fu Ren]: What, you didn't know?

[Zao La]: She never told me, I thought she was at Mount Wutai.

[Zao La]: I'll ask Huaide.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: They said that the master there told her to continue learning with Chen Lingyun.

[Zao La]: If it's for official business, then let her stay. If you want to charge for her food, just find Zhang Huaide.

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