Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 385 - 81: Yan Yu’s Hoe

Chapter 385: Chapter 81: Yan Yu’s Hoe

Seeing that Yan Yu did not respond to her probing, Ye Jun felt a bit embarrassed, but she quickly regained her composure and teased him:

“I was being presumptuous, wasn’t I? As the captain of the Zhenhai Team, the second-to-none Longcheng Flying General, you naturally don’t need to consider retiring early to get married and have kids, do you?”

“What are you joking about?” Yan Yu pretended to be displeased, “Am I someone who hasn’t accomplished anything significant and has no interest in starting a family?”

“You’re not,” Ye Jun said with a smile, “but with your value, the higher-ups would never let you sit idle.”

Yan Yu was rendered speechless again. Secretary Ye, who spent all day working with Liu Longtao, might not have cultivated the abilities of other cultivators, but she had certainly grasped the rules of the system.

“Oh dear,” Ye Jun stretched with a yawn, smiling as she said, “I’ve discovered that I’m invincible as long as I set my mind on lying flat.”

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“So it’s negligent governance then?” Yan Yu said with a deliberate glare, “I’ll report this immediately!”

“Scared,” Ye Jun playfully crossed her arms across her chest, “Please don’t report me! I’ll do anything!”

Seeing that she was still in the mood to joke, she did not seem to be brooding over it.

But if she had truly let go, why hadn’t she automatically passed the trial?

As Yan Yu pondered quietly, he suddenly heard Ye Jun say:

“Speaking of which, Yan Yu, with so many beautiful girls around you, haven’t you taken a liking to any of them?”

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“Not at all,” Yan Yu quickly denied.

“How so?” Ye Jun said with a smile, “Are they all too familiar to make a move?”

“You can guess,” Yan Yu teased.

“Hmm…” Ye Jun really began to guess, “Chen Lingyun is quite a good girl, but her family background is too prominent; being with her must be very stressful, right?”

“Indeed,” Yan Yu agreed, although most of that stress probably came more from the girl’s difficult personality rather than her family, but that wasn’t something he needed to explain to Ye Jun.

“Su Yunjin and Lin Ning, though their family backgrounds can’t compare to Chen Lingyun’s, are also quite favorable,” Ye Jun continued, “The difference is probably in their personalities. I think Su Yunjin is gentler and smarter, while Lin Ning is relatively more naive and lively… You don’t have feelings for either of them?”

“Keep guessing,” Yan Yu neither confirmed nor denied.

“I haven’t had much contact with Zhao Yuanzhen,” Ye Jun said with a smile, “She must be the naive and carefree type, right? Xie Ruoxi is more introverted and shy… Now that I think about it, you have all types of girls in your team! If you don’t fancy this one or that one, could it be that you like men?”

Her probing was too obvious that Yan Yu couldn’t help but laugh aloud:

“None of the above. I am 100% heterosexual, and I like girls who are good-looking, well-shaped, and smart. As for why I wouldn’t consider my teammates, the answer is simple: I am only nineteen years old, in the prime of my youth, so why the rush to date?”

“That’s true,” Ye Jun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing him admit he was heterosexual, and her mind started to calculate again.

Good-looking, well-shaped, smart? Do I count? How does Yan Yu see me?

Just as she wanted to continue the casual chat and probe further, suddenly, they heard a shrill air raid siren from outside the window.

The two of them were startled and immediately flew out of the open window using their Sword Control, only to see black smoke spreading everywhere around them.

A vast number of unidentified civilian cultivators were fighting and killing each other in the streets, creating chaos as crowds fled in panic.

“What’s going on?” Ye Jun, who had never seen such a scene, cried out in shock.

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This was Jinmen Prefecture! The accompanying capital of three dynasties, the gateway to the Bohai Sea, how could the authorities allow turmoil here?

Yan Yu, however, was slightly taken aback and then quickly realized.

Is this my heart demon? Hilarious.

In a past life, after the civil strife in Jinmen was quelled, the official report claimed that over two thousand warriors had died, but the actual death toll was definitely upwards of three thousand. Originally part of Squad Six, after the first day of fighting, I was reorganized into Squad Eighteen; on the second day, I ended up in Squad Fifty-Six… Why? Because the members of my original squad were all gone, killed, leaving nothing but the squad number!

If it hadn’t been for this turmoil, ordinary warriors might have become the third major pillar supporting Lu Country, just like the cultivators from the Military Manor and those from the teams. But this one incident led to heavy losses among veteran warriors, one in ten new recruits surviving, with all the instructors dead as well, followed by a frantic influx of new recruits and inexperienced new instructors, causing a rapid decline in overall quality that was inevitable.

Sigh, this really doesn’t count as a heart demon; even if you remind me about it here, it only annoys me.

So annoying! Let’s end this quickly!

“Ye Jun, how’s your swordsmanship?” Yan Yu asked.

“Uh, it’s so-so,” Ye Jun replied, somewhat embarrassed.

The Dragon Soar Team, consisting of five members with four taking offensive roles and three as Sword Immortals, naturally didn’t need her sword technique, which was why Ye Jun hardly ever practiced it.

“Come on, give it a try,” Yan Yu said with a smile. “It’s just an illusion; it doesn’t matter whether you can beat it or not. Just give it a shot.”

“Yeah.” Ye Jun thought that made sense and nodded in agreement.

As the two descended, they saw a group of ordinary martial artists being slaughtered on the main road below by civilian cultivators… All were faces familiar to Yan Yu.

But Yan Yu was unfazed, his mind as still as an ancient well.

They’re illusions, what do they have to do with me? Besides, even if it were real, it wouldn’t bother me.

Now that the Longcheng Flying General has been reborn, would I let my brothers lose their lives for nothing again?

Huang Tingjian cleanly and decisively killed off the civilian cultivators, leaving only the strongest Sword Immortal. Then, turning to Ye Jun, he said via telepathy:

“Here, this one’s for you. Have a go at it.”

“Oh.” Ye Jun then attacked with her controlled sword.

Her swordsmanship skills truly weren’t very impressive, about the same level as Yun Jin’s. She was too slow in her reactions, lacking in aggression, and completely devoid of skill. It didn’t take long for her to engage the civilian cultivator on equal footing—an expected outcome, given the mediocre skills of the civilian cultivators, who were all self-taught.

But Yan Yu was thoroughly enjoying the fight, continuing to offer comments and guidance through telepathy:

“Speed up the rhythm.”

“Use the ‘White Rainbow Through the Sun’ to strike at his face.”

“Triple ‘Eagle Soars into the Sky’! Too late, no problem, keep fighting.”

“This guy has a flaw in his sword technique habits. When he turns left, he likes to trace an arc and lags half a beat.”

“First attack his left side, then suddenly switch to the right to catch him off guard.”

“Right, just like that.”

Ye Jun executed the strategy of feinting one way and attacking another, forcing the opposing civilian cultivator into a complete retreat. He could not fend her off, and it left her quite amazed.

What’s happening? Could it be that I also have the talent of a Sword Immortal?

Engrossed in these thoughts, the opponent made an error; his flying sword was knocked away in a frontal clash, exposing a vulnerability.

“White Rainbow Through the Sun!” Yan Yu called out.

Ye Jun executed the sword technique, and the Tianwen Sword shot forward, decapitating the opponent.

“I won!” She couldn’t help exclaiming in surprise.

Although it happened in the Illusion Realm, her opponent’s swordsmanship level wasn’t weak (in her opinion), and this was also the first time she had won a pure Sword Control Technique duel without using any magical treasures against a professional Sword Immortal!

“Not bad, not bad,” Yan Yu said with feigned surprise. “I had no idea you actually had a talent for swordsmanship, Sword Immortal Ye Jun! One really cannot judge a book by its cover!”

“Haha, I’m surprised myself,” Ye Jun humbly replied, “but it’s all thanks to your guidance.”

“Don’t mention it. If you weren’t capable yourself, all my advice would have been pointless,” Yan Yu said, seeing the clouds lift from her face and continuing with compliments. “I still suggest you try pursuing other career paths; don’t just fixate on defensive roles. You’re a cultivator, not a corporate cog; there’s no need to limit your career development for the team.”

“Mm-hmm.” Ye Jun pondered seriously. “Maybe I should try dual-classing in swordsmanship?”

“That could work,” Yan Yu immediately agreed. “After all, there’s no cost to giving it a try.”

Did Ye Jun really have a talent for swordsmanship? Obviously not; her victory was because the opposition was weak.

But if Ye Jun wanted to follow in Lord Master’s footsteps and attempt to cultivate two professions, she certainly couldn’t tell the team (as she knew permission from above would be unlikely). So, if she encountered problems while practicing swordsmanship, who else could she turn to but me for advice?

Haha, Liu Longtao, I’m about to have an affair with your deputy captain! My axe is ready to swing!