Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 722 - 12 Captain Yan must feel a lot of pressure having a girlfriend like that_2

Chen Lingyun sat in the tent waiting for him, her gaze falling on Lolo who was behind him, immediately making the temperature around her seem to drop several degrees below zero.

Tang Xiaolian still wanted to greet the two individuals, but all she heard was Chen Lingyun’s face revealing a radiant, fake smile, gently saying,

"Captain, you finally came. I thought you might have died on the way."

"I walked around the temple, dealing with several civilian cultivators." Yan Yu snapped his fingers, "Lolo, pour some tea."

Lolo, already intimidated by Chen Lingyun’s imposing presence, felt as though she had received a grand pardon upon hearing this, and hurriedly ran to find tea leaves from the water machine outside.

"Found a new darling, huh?" Chen Lingyun said with a beaming smile, "An ugly duckling? No wonder you never paid attention to the girls in our team."

Tang Xiaolian was restless and desperately wanted to use the excuse of "Let me go get some water" to leave, but Lolo had already taken that task to fetch the tea, making this excuse unavailable. Thus, she had no choice but to let her gaze wander around, pretending to examine the decor.

Oh dear, that fluorescent tube up there is kind of long! What brand is it...

"Don’t talk nonsense," Yan Yu explained leisurely. "When I entered the temple earlier, I wanted to see the rules of this Mysterious Realm. I just happened to notice that this girl is quite observant and her character isn’t bad, so I gave her a helping hand. Does the Zhendong Army still have many recruitment slots available?" ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Oh, aren’t you kind-hearted?" Chen Lingyun chuckled, "What’s her cultivation level?"

"Just entered the Marrow Cleansing Stage," Yan Yu answered.

"The Marrow Cleansing Stage is a bit low," Chen Lingyun remarked.

"It’s fine," Yan Yu turned to Tang Xiaolian, "Xiaolian, what’s your cultivation level?"

"I... I’m at the Great Perfection of the Marrow Cleansing Stage, okay!" Tang Xiaolian immediately stood up in protest, "I’m almost at the Hua Mansion Stage!"

"Marrow Cleansing is fine," Yan Yu said. "Cultivation levels can be caught up if not too far behind, especially with resources available. The main thing is reliability of character, we don’t want to spend a lot of resources only to end up nurturing a bunch of ingrates. To be honest, I have some concerns about the current recruitment and political audit guidelines; you help me bring up a suggestion to your dad..."

"Let’s talk about that outside," Chen Lingyun interrupted him. "You said you went to explore the temple, how did it go?"

"Passed 6 stages," Yan Yu replied.

"So you didn’t pass the seventh stage," Chen Lingyun said, her smile teasing.

"We got to the 17th stage, though!" Tang Xiaolian chimed in, boasting, "We were only one stage shy of passing!"

"I only went for one attempt; what’s the point of repeatedly trying such boring trial stages?" Yan Yu said, his face showing disdain. "Your cameras broke down when you were approaching the Buddhist temple, did you know?"

"Ah?" Tang Xiaolian was a bit confused—she was still wearing her camera.

"I know," Chen Lingyun responded.

"Why are you still wasting time here then?" Yan Yu scoffed. "You know your father is very worried about you, right? I just came back from the west side because your dad called me over to rescue you, straightaway, no less."

"Then, Yan God, please hurry and help us to pass the stages. That way my dad can rest easy," Chen Lingyun suddenly cheered up, standing up, "Lets’ go, Xiaolian."

"Okay!" Tang Xiaolian immediately stood up.

Shortly after the three of them left the tent, Lolo came in with a tray of tea, only to find the tent already empty.

... Eh?

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The trio entered through a side gate on the outer wall and arrived in the first courtyard, where they saw countless golden monk soldiers rushing towards them with their sticks, numbering at least ten.

"Xiaolian," Chen Lingyun instructed lightly.

Tang Xiaolian quickly waved her sleeve, releasing a large swarm of Flying Fire Ants.

These Gu Insects had been cultivated by her for a long time and had become very aggressive, each emitting a toxic fire. They first barred several monk soldiers who came close, followed by a burst of golden light, which was the already hatched Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu!

This Golden Silkworm Gu, a fierce insect of the world, flapped its wings and shot out three to four meters away. It crashed into a monk soldier, immediately creating a bloody hole, and the wound festered with green and infected blood. It was clearly extremely poisonous, fulfilling the saying touch and die, contact and maim!

"Wow, nice job," Yan Yu praised. "Cleaning up the riffraff is quite efficient."

"Still nothing compared to Captain Zhou’s Great Bright Fire," Tang Xiaolian said modestly.

"That Great Bright Fire of hers is a major spender of True Yuan. In terms of cost-effectiveness, surely it cannot compare to your Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu," Yan Yu said dismissively.

"Indeed," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "it’s only Zhou Hongyu’s talent that is decent, otherwise he couldn’t sustain such expenditure, don’t you think so, Xiaolian?"

Tang Xiaolian instinctively wanted to nod, but her instincts sensed a trap, and she hurriedly shut her mouth and didn’t reply.

It had to be said, the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu at the Hua Mansion Stage among enemies really was a bit like a supermodel. Impervious to swords and spears, unharmed by water or fire, and at the same time with swift speed and ferocious attacks, able to bite through even the Flying Sword in one bite, unless you have the mobility and dodging skills like Yan Yu, otherwise you could just expect to be effortlessly slain by Tang Xiaolian.

The two of them breezed through the first six levels without Yan Yu even drawing his sword. Chen Lingyun, on the other hand, occasionally released a few Yaksha Demons to help drive away the enemy when the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu was unleashing its fierce might.

Upon reaching the seventh level, it turned out to be that detestable Go game level again, making Yan Yu’s eyelid twitch as he thought, ’Why does this Buddhist Mysterious Realm even test chess skills?’

A stone table in the courtyard, with a Go game set out in a black and white endgame. Chen Lingyun just took one look and sat down on the black side, picking up a piece.

An unseen large hand picked up a white piece and began to make a move.

Chen Lingyun, without thinking, quickly placed a black piece.

Both sides were playing swiftly, but the speed of the black pieces was clearly winning over the white, so much so that towards the end, the white pieces’ speed became increasingly slow, often falling into long ponderations.

Chen Lingyun, however, remained calm, never hesitating with her moves, as if she had calculated exactly where the opponent would place the next piece.

"Captain Yan," Tang Xiaolian quietly sent a message, "Vice Captain Chen’s chess skills are kind of scary. Don’t you think she could have made a career out of this if she wasn’t a cultivator?"

"Do you want the Governor’s daughter to become a professional chess player?" Yan Yu asked in astonishment.

"Oh, I forgot," Xiaolian chuckled embarrassedly, "But Captain Yan, having such a smart girlfriend must be quite the pressure, huh?"

"She’s not my girlfriend," Yan Yu replied.

"Ah? But she, towards you..." Tang Xiaolian said, taken aback.

Seeing the 17th level, the Buchen Pass, it was clear that Chen Lingyun was extremely concerned about your opinions and views, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been unable to hold back her anger even knowing it was just an illusion. So, there’s no romantic relationship between you? Does that mean the Governor’s daughter is just harboring an unrequited love for you?

"What about her towards me?" Yan Yu frowned.

"Nothing," Tang Xiaolian pondered for a moment and then smiled, "Hehe."

"What are you laughing at?" Yan Yu asked.

"I just thought of a joke."

"Don’t tell me, I’m not interested."

"Eh? Shouldn’t boys be asking, ’What joke is that?’ at least give me some face!"

"Be serious, we’re on a mission!" Yan Yu said sternly.

Tang Xiaolian fell silent, watching Chen Lingyun playing chess and thought to herself:

Chen Lingyun, you really are excellent, but liking someone is beyond one’s control, maybe Captain Yan just doesn’t like too outstanding a girl!

Ah well, what can you do~

"It’s over," Chen Lingyun finally placed the last piece, not waiting for a response from the white pieces before standing up, stating, "Opponent’s skills are probably around professional fifth dan level, it’s really troublesome having to play with them each time I pass."

"That just shows your capability," Yan Yu chuckled.

"Playing chess should cultivate one’s sentiments, not to compete for victory," Chen Lingyun said lightly, smiling, "Being forced to play when I don’t want to is torture for me too."

"See?" Yan Yu turned and grumbled to Tang Xiaolian, "Why she doesn’t get along with Lord Master, know why? A mountain can’t house two tigers, a scene can’t entertain two stars; Lord Master loves the limelight too, no wonder he can’t stand her personality."

Tang Xiaolian snorted with laughter, but said:

"I think Lingyun’s personality is pretty good."

"Then you’re criticizing Lord Master." Yan Yu immediately took out his phone, "I’m going to tell him right now."

Although there was no cell signal in the Mysterious Realm, Tang Xiaolian hurriedly grabbed his arm, said "Captain Yan, don’t," then realizing it only later, she withdrew her hand under Chen Lingyun’s smirking gaze, coughing awkwardly and said:

"Cough, let’s hurry up, no need to waste time!"