Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 535 - 31: Ouch, what are you doing?

Chapter 535: Chapter 31: Ouch, what are you doing?

In the dead of night, time for breathing exercises, in Yan Yu’s room.

“So, Sister Zhao, how much longer do you have to wear that mask?” Lin Ning asked curiously.

“Hmm.” Zhao Yuanzhen dared not answer, only humming in response.

“About another week.” Yan Yu calculated the time and answered for her.

“Oh.” Lin Ning took it that Sister Zhao’s face must indeed be horribly disfigured, too ashamed to show herself, so she did not bring up the heartbreaking matter again.

The three sat opposite each other, palms together, with two puppets perched on the shoulders of Yan Yu and Zhao Yuanzhen, helping with Qi Refinement, akin to adding two more inlets to a swimming pool that was being filled, naturally speeding up the process.

It was not until the breathing exercises were over that Zhao Yuanzhen quickly removed her mask and, with a whoosh, dived into the blanket, silent thereafter.

But Lin Ning was feeling conflicted.

Since spending the night here last time, she still couldn’t swallow her pride, sneaking back to her own room every night after her cultivation exercises were done.

Of course, there was always the danger of being discovered, forcing Lin Ning to squat by the door every time, sweeping the corridor outside with her Divine Sense for a long time before daring to leave.

After tonight’s cultivation session, seeing that Zhao Yuanzhen had chosen to stay again, she immediately felt a surge of “I demand equal treatment” but could not voice it due to her self-respect.

After thinking for a long time, forget it.

Lin Ning reached the door, verified with her Divine Sense that no one was outside, then twisted the lock. She glanced at Yan Yu and, seeing that he showed no sign of asking her to stay, immediately felt a surge of anger.

She decided to leave in a huff, putting on an air of “I don’t want to stay here anyway,” but suddenly her face changed, and she quickly darted to Yan Yu’s bed and dived into the blanket in a flash.

Just as Yan Yu was about to ask what was going on, he suddenly heard a knock on the door from outside.

“Yan Yu,” said Ye Jun, “are you asleep?”

Yan Yu decided to feign sleep in silence, but then he heard Ye Jun exclaim in surprise:

“Eh? The door is unlocked… it opened by itself, I didn’t push it!”

Yan Yu: ……

He remembered Ningning had just unlocked the door and, upon discovering Ye Jun’s approach, had immediately abandoned it and fled, which led the door to be carelessly left ajar.

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“Is there something wrong?” Yan Yu tucked a pillow into the blankets and, keeping his composure, asked without betraying any emotion.

Ye Jun walked into the room, casually closing the door behind her. Seeing the bulging blankets beside Yan Yu, she initially felt puzzled and curious, but then subconsciously assumed it was just several pillows piled up inside and thus didn’t suspect anything. She simply sighed and said:

“Sorry to disturb you, I can’t fall asleep. My mind is full of concerns about the team.”

“Go ahead,” said Yan Yu.

Under the blankets, Lin Ning twisted his thigh forcefully.

Talk you head off! Hurry up and send her away with a polite brush-off!

“Mm-hmm,” Ye Jun started, sitting down on the chair by the desk, and suddenly said, “I feel that I can’t continue like this.”

“What exactly do you mean?” Yan Yu inquired.

Lin Ning twisted even more forcefully – are you really going to keep asking out of curiosity?

As she kept fidgeting, Yan Yu could only bend his legs, creating the shape of a small tent with his blanket to give more space inside.

The nearby Zhao Yuanzhen appeared to be asleep, quiet and without any reaction, allowing Yan Yu to breathe a sigh of relief.

“It’s the Dragon Soar Team’s issue,” said Ye Jun. “The team wants me to use the Xuan Guang Ruler to protect everyone during battles, but this means I can’t put any effort into practicing attack moves. If this continues, I’ll definitely be eliminated.”

“Rather than being slowly boiled like a frog in warm water, it’s better to just switch teams. Even if the corresponding treatment and resources decrease, at least my potential for future growth won’t be stifled.”

“You’re right,” Yan Yu analyzed for her. “But there’s a problem: if you just up and leave, what will the Dragon Soar Team do? With four pure damage dealers, their tactical options are already limited, and they rely entirely on your Xuan Guang Ruler’s defense to ward off control spells. Without the Xuan Guang Ruler, how will they continue to fight?”

“The Dingbei Army should be able to resolve that,” thought Ye Jun, I’m being forced to switch teams, why should I care about my old employer?

“Just afraid that the Dingbei Army’s solution is to try everything to prevent you from leaving,” Yan Yu pointed out sharply.

Ye Jun was momentarily stunned by his words, then fell silent.

Could that be? From what she knew of the Dingbei Army, it was very likely.

“The premise for a transfer to be approved is that, after the transfer, the situation looks indeed better than before,” Yan Yu continued analyzing. “Even Lord Master, if he proposed to switch to being an Assistant Officer or Envoy, would most likely not be approved. Why? Because his damage is both strong and showy, why would the higher-ups take the risk of allowing him to switch to support?”

“Similarly, if you want to leave the Dragon Soar Team, the biggest obstacle is not the Dingbei Army’s upper echelons, but your past performance—the Xuan Guang Ruler as a defense tool is too powerful. With just a sweep of it, the others can go all out with their damage. If you abandon it, what will you switch to? An attacking or control Assistant Officer? Whether you can even succeed on those paths is unknown, they can’t compare to the value of your specialized defense, so it’s impossible for the upper echelons to approve.”

“So I’m being held back by the Xuan Guang Ruler,” sighed Ye Jun.

“Your best course of action right now is to continue on your current path while privately exploring the possibilities of a transformation,” Yan Yu guided her through her confusion. “For example, the Oil Lamp Treasure you acquired from the Mysterious Realm, you should thoroughly research and master it until your offense is at least decent. If in the future the team no longer needs a defense, you could simply switch your main Magic Treasure from the Xuan Guang Ruler to the Oil Lamp, so you’re not directly eliminated.”

“Decent, meaning on par with our team’s damage dealers?” Ye Jun couldn’t help but show a bitter smile as tears uncontrollably welled up. “It’s difficult.”

The Dragon Soar Team was the cream of the crop, and anyone who served as a damage dealer there was among the best in the entire Dingbei Army. She was a late starter, without Xie Ruoxi’s freakish talents; to catch up with these top damage dealers was exceedingly difficult!

Yan Yu thought, of course, I know it’s difficult. If it was easy for you, you’d have stayed with the Dragon Soar Team, right? How would I manage to poach you then?

He chuckled inwardly, but outwardly, he continued to comfort her:

“While it’s difficult, there’s still feasibility. The future is in your hands.”

“Alright,” said Ye Jun, wiping away the tears on her face. She asked, “Should I practice the Sword Control Technique, or the Oil Lamp Treasure?”

“Both,” Yan Yu replied.

It was already hard to catch up to the output of her teammates by practicing just one discipline; now with two to master, the likelihood became even slimmer.

Yan Yu’s proposed solution couldn’t solve the issue Ye Jun was worried about, but it could solve her worries—making her think it could solve the problem.

Once Ye Jun was cut from the Dragon Soar Team, I’ll be there to take her in, gaining a Ye Jun who can attack and defend with a solid foundation of basics. After she takes root on my side, I’ll officially teach her the high-end stuff and nurture her… Wahaha, perfect!

Why is Ningning touching my leg again… Wait, is it the Enchantress?

Zhao Yuanzhen was fast asleep, when suddenly she turned over and hugged Yan Yu’s thigh.

“Your blanket is moving?” exclaimed Ye Jun in shock.

“It’s nothing, just my hand,” Yan Yu quickly withdrew his hand.

But Ye Jun could see clearly that even after Yan Yu’s hand was removed, the blanket was still slightly moving.

Could there be someone hidden inside…

“Haha, it’s getting late.” She stood up awkwardly, her face seemingly flushed. “I’ll be going then, won’t disturb you any longer, haha…”

As soon as Ye Jun left and closed the door, Lin Ning sprang up from the bed, dashed to the door to lock it, then swiftly used the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step, appearing back on the bed as if by Flash, and pulled Zhao Yuanzhen off Yan Yu:

“Sister Zhao, you should sleep without clinging to the captain!”

“Ow!” Zhao Yuanzhen was finally woken up, and complained discontentedly, “What are you doing!”