Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

The conflict between Zhou Hongyu and Zhao Yuanzhen was clearly seen by Yan Yu.

Wherever there are people, there are rivalries. The girls of the Zhenhai Team couldn't even be a united front within their own ranks, how could they accept Zhou Hongyu without any friction?

Yan Yu didn't demand that they love each other like sisters, as long as they could communicate effectively and avoid meaningless conflicts, he would be satisfied.

Hongyu was really considerate just now, even knowing to smooth things over with the Enchantress, saving me some trouble. The Enchantress was also generous this time, shaking hands and making peace with Hongyu, my heart is somewhat relieved!

Yan Yu cleared his throat, intending to praise the two and set them as an example of "valuing harmony"... then he saw Zhou Hongyu lean in and say:

"Yan Yu, have this shrimp."

She placed the shrimp she picked up with her chopsticks into Yan Yu's bowl, and her upper body leaned closer in the process.

Everyone: ......

Yan Yu's expression remained unchanged as he calmly picked up the shrimp and put it into his mouth, then suddenly heard a crunch; Zhao Yuanzhen had accidentally broken her chopsticks.

"Yan Yu." She forced a smile like a beast ready to pounce while picking up another shrimp with her broken chopsticks, "Have my shrimp too."

The two flanked Yan Yu on each side, competing fiercely, their chopsticks move like the wind. A dish of stir-fried shrimp with green beans, just five or six shrimp, was swiftly all piled into Yan Yu's bowl.

Yan Yu hadn't finished the shrimp when Zhao Yuanzhen pulled his right arm into her embrace. Dragging over another dish of mixed tofu, she said with a grim but smiling face:

"Come, eat some tofu."

Zhou Hongyu saw her smile but couldn't hold back the fierce expression underneath. She secretly smirked, thinking that Tang Xiaolian's plan was brilliant; Yan Yu must now see this enchantress as narrow-minded and unreliable!

Feeling even more smug, Zhou Hongyu's long legs under the table began to shake, rubbing against Yan Yu's leg. On the table, she moved over a dish of lettuce with ham and said:

"Don't just eat tofu, it's bland. Have some ham."

Yan Yu was speechless, glancing at everyone at the table. Su Yunjin looked awkward, Xie Ruoxi was eager, Chen Lingyun smiled with curved eyes. Despite their different expressions, no one spoke up.

Damn, none of them planned to step in and stop this! I don't recall training you all to be such drama-loving women!

Zhou Hongyu and Zhao Yuanzhen faced off, you grabbed a dish of tomato scrambled eggs, I took a plate of braised eggplant with beans, everything piled up on Yan Yu's sides, each taking turns to feed him.

Seeing Yan Yu eat the sweet pickled cherry tomato given by Zhou Hongyu, Zhao Yuanzhen scooped up some loofah with a ladle, unwilling to be outdone, and brought it to his mouth.

"I can't eat anymore," Yan Yu waved his hand and said.

"You ate hers but not mine," Zhao Yuanzhen snorted coldly, "You're making it difficult for me."

"Difficult?" Yan Yu sneered, "Then don't do it!"

He kicked the table leg, spilling a large amount of soup, and used the momentum to leap back.

Zhao Yuanzhen lunged forward, charging at Yan Yu; Zhou Hongyu followed closely, refusing to let go. The two attacked Yan Yu fiercely, not for anything else, but to enact a "girlfriend currently offended" scenario, intending to viciously humiliate the rival and crush her dignity into the mud!

Yan Yu sprinted upstairs, with the two women chasing him closely. Then, various chaotic noises could be heard from the second floor, like tables flipping, cabinets falling, and bottles rolling on the floor.

"This is outrageous," said Su Yunjin, frowning at the table full of dishes, "I worked hard to cook, and they're not eating properly. I need to go up and talk to the captain."

She stood up and walked upstairs.

Xie Ruoxi remained silent, just picking at her food. She planned to go back to her room for a snack later, so she had to pretend to eat a lot here to avoid suspicion.

She took a few bites of cucumber strips, then noticed Chen Lingyun smiling at her, making her feel guilty.

"Well..." Xie Ruoxi stammered, "I ran out of snacks in my room, so I have to eat more dinner, haha hahaha..."

Chen Lingyun's mouth curved with a faint smile and said:

"It's okay if you don't finish."

"You're right," Xie Ruoxi replied stiffly, "I'll go rest in my room, hahaha..."

She quickly slipped away and headed to the second floor, eager to return to her hidden stash of snacks, she swallowed and was about to happily go back and eat when she remembered her pact with Zhao Yuanzhen.

Right, I promised to share with Sister Zhao.

Xie Ruoxi sneaked to the room's door, hearing the sounds of fighting and muffled punches and cries from inside.

Oh dear, Sister Hongyu is tough but not bad at heart. Sister Zhao shouldn't fight her to the end. If they both get hurt, other bad women will take advantage, wouldn't it be like a shellfish trapping a water bird, benefitting the fisherman?

With this thought, Xie Ruoxi raised her hand to knock, determined to persuade Zhao Yuanzhen to value harmony.

After knocking for a while with no response, likely because they were engrossed in fighting and didn't notice, Xie Ruoxi walked through the wall, saying;

"Alright, stop fighting, this is meaningless..."

Hmm?

Ah…

Oh no!

Xie Ruoxi hurriedly turned to leave but was grabbed tightly by a big hand on her shoulder, feeling a burning evil glare at the back of her head.

Oh, trying to escape?

"No——" Xie Ruoxi's scream echoed from upstairs.

Chen Lingyun ignored it, continuing to eat the food on the table.

She was interested in joining the fight but knew Yan Yu had already gathered his strength, it was unnecessary to confront him head-on now and risk self-inflicted harm.

Let others wear down his fighting spirit!

She leisurely sipped her soup when her phone suddenly rang.

Lord Master? A rare visitor, why call me?

"Hello?"

"Chen Lingyun, why can't I reach Old Yan's phone?" Liu Longtao asked on the other end.

"Oh." Chen Lingyun glanced aside and saw Yan Yu's phone screen-down next to his table seat, "He didn't bring his phone with him."

"What's he doing?"

"He's fighting."

"Well, I'm also fighting," Liu Longtao chuckled, "I've been fighting for a long time."

"A long time?" Chen Lingyun was intrigued, "Is there an enemy even Young Master Liu can't handle?"

"Young Master Liu can't beat third-year students preparing for high school exams when he's just started middle school," Liu Longtao sighed.

"Haha." Chen Lingyun immediately understood the metaphor and smiled, "Don't worry, even if you can't come back, there's plenty of space in the mausoleum at Lugu Mountain."

"I'm not dead yet, and you're already planning my mausoleum?" Liu Longtao said, exasperated, "Chen Lingyun, I really can't get along with you, only Old Yan can tame you."

"Listen carefully. The reason Orochi hasn't been discovered is that it doesn't exist in monster form. It can split into eight avatars and disguise as humans, blending into society and preying upon mortals. The ocean can't contain them, they're likely already spread worldwide."

Chen Lingyun stopped smiling, and the voice from the other end also halted.

After a while, she boredly picked up her phone and asked:

"Are you dead?"

"Not yet," Lord Master's voice returned, "Can't die, but feels like I can't come back."

"Sealed?"

"Possibly, I didn't understand the opponent's methods," continued Lord Master, "If I don't return within a week, tell He Ye not to worry, then have Old Yan come to the capital to search for my trace."

"Alright, I'll say you're dead," Chen Lingyun chuckled, "Let He Ye grieve and remarry quickly."

"How ruthless!" Liu Longtao couldn't bear it anymore, "I'm fighting for the country on the frontline, and you send breakup letters from the back?"

"That's just how I am," Chen Lingyun said indifferently, "If you don't want to be manipulated by me, then don't die easily."

"...Of course, how could I die?" Lord Master hung up.

Chen Lingyun picked up her chopsticks again and continued eating until most of the dishes were finished. The sounds above had also completely ceased before she wiped her mouth with a napkin and then walked upstairs.

In the room, amidst the scattered "corpses" of the defeated, Yan Yu posed like a thinker, sitting alone at the bedside, single-handedly contemplating the meaning of life and the truth of the universe.

"Putting on airs again?" Chen Lingyun chuckled, "Lord Master has trouble."

"He's dead?" Yan Yu put on his clothes, stood up spiritedly, like a champion boxer.

"Said he can't come back," Chen Lingyun said calmly.

"Oh." A cold gleam flashed in Yan Yu's eyes, "So he married a Chongying woman, defected, and abandoned his wife, never to return?"

"Your imagination is rich," Chen Lingyun laughed heartily, "No, he should be trapped. He tried to call you earlier, but you didn't answer."

"My phone's downstairs," Yan Yu patted his pants pocket.

"So he found me," Chen Lingyun continued, "Gave some intel on Orochi at the last moment."

"What intel?"

"I didn't ask much, roughly saying Orochi hasn't stayed entirely in Chongying, its avatars have spread worldwide and are hidden."

"For ****'s sake, shouldn't you have asked for detailed intel on such a global matter?" Yan Yu fell back, "Can't you be reliable at critical times?"

"Not convenient to ask,"

"How is it inconvenient? Did they sew your lips shut?" Yan Yu sarcastically quipped at her.

"I hadn't finished asking before he hung up," Chen Lingyun said truthfully.

Yan Yu: ......

"That useless Lord Master!" He immediately changed his tone, "With such poor strength, why play the deep-cover game. Now it's done, incomplete intel, how are we supposed to rescue him?"

"Or don't rescue," Chen Lingyun hinted.

"Sigh." Yan Yu shook his head, "Though he's useless, I can't leave him be. If I don't rescue him, no one else can."

"After all, brother is Lu Country's number one cultivator."