Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Anna, being thin-skinned, had accidentally fallen into Yan Yu's embrace, but she quickly got up in a panic, her face blushing red.

Everyone's expressions visibly relaxed, but what they were each thinking was anyone's guess.

Yan Yu, on the other hand, didn't show a hint of embarrassment and even put on an "you're causing me trouble again" attitude, admonishing Anna and saying,

"Don't make such a fuss. I haven't even given my stance yet, why are you already thinking of backing out?"

"I…" Anna stammered, then, flustered with embarrassment, she blurted out, "Then just say if it's okay or not! If not, we'll think of another way!"

"This matter isn't something I can just say is okay and it'll be okay. I'll go and ask the higher-ups tomorrow," Yan Yu waved a hand and said, "For now, let's eat."

"I'll go get the dishes." Su Yunjin stood up and said.

Inside the kitchen, Lin Ning was absentmindedly serving the dishes. Seeing her come in, she quickly asked,

"What's the verdict? What's her relationship with the captain exactly?"

"She seems to have feelings for the captain," Su Yunjin candidly said, "But I don't think the captain feels anything for her."

"Oh." Lin Ning immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

There were too many women interested in the captain. Nowadays, even throwing a shoe in the new street market might hit one of Yan Zhanlong's female fans—but Yan Yu would only tell them "you're not even worthy." So as long as the captain wasn't flirting with her, there was completely no issue.

Unlike Lin Ning, who was carefree, Su Yunjin's brows were slightly furrowed, thoughts whirling in her mind.

In the living room, Anna explained the situation again in Russian to her two older female cousins, Sofia and Maria naturally had no objections. After all, they came to ask for troops, not a loan. It was natural that they couldn't expect a simple affirmative response, and wasn't Natasha still hustling around lobbying in the capital of Lu Country?

Time to eat!

Part of the dinner was personally cooked by Lin Ning, while the rest was ordered by phone from a nearby restaurant. Anna's two cousins, although not accustomed to using chopsticks, were very satisfied with the greasy, salty stir-fries, heartily enjoying them with their forks and spoons.

By comparison, Anna and Su Yunjin, both had their appetites affected by their concerns, only ate a small half bowl of rice before they stopped picking up their chopsticks.

After dinner, everyone arranged their own leisure time.

The two cousins planned to explore the night market for snacks, with Zhao Yuanzhen eagerly volunteering to be their guide. Although Anna didn't want to go out, she had no choice but to follow as a translator since her two sisters couldn't speak Rikoku.

Yan Yu stayed at home, idly playing with his phone for a while.

The Zhenhai Battle Team's victory in the first public broadcast of the Lu Country Mysterious Realm competition resulted in the fans becoming even more loyal, with more people online praising Yan Zhanlong.

Of course, that didn't mean the haters had all disappeared.

The "Zhenghai hater leaders" that Yan Yu had previously paid special attention to had split into two groups: half stopped mentioning the Mysterious Realm competition and pretended nothing had happened recently; the other half became even more obstinate, claiming "Being strong doesn't mean I can't question your character", only to be blasted by the fans until they were skin and bones.

Hmm, speaking of which...

"By the way, how are things on your dad's side?" he quietly sent a Divine Sense message to Chen Lingyun.

"It seems they've finished talking," Chen Lingyun said languidly, "Because we won so impressively this time, it's unlikely they'll waste any more effort on the matter."

"So, the negative comments online right now are unorganized and spontaneous haters?" mused Yan Yu, "Should we let them see the iron fist or not?"

"I suggest not," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "Why not keep them as electronic pets?"

"That makes sense." After carefully considering it, Yan Yu agreed with her reasoning.

No matter how excellent your performance is, you can't expect to never be targeted by haters. It's actually better to keep this notorious group of haters' accounts around; it makes monitoring them easier in the future.

Yan Yu continued to check other messages.

As expected, other battle teams sent congratulatory messages for the Zhenghai Team's victory over the Flying Dragon Battle Team.

Qiu Ze's congratulations were the warmest, as they were both part of the Zhendong Army; his Shenxing Battle Team also shared in the glory. Li Minghu and Zhang Huaide were relatively polite and reserved in their responses, while Zhou Hongyu, who was never fond of social interactions, was not to be expected. Only messages from Lord Master seemed somewhat sarcastic...

Poor Lord Master, who had been led by public opinion by Chen Lingyun before the match, and casually mentioned by Cai Qianlong after, now probably everyone in Lu Country thought he was evenly matched with Cai Qianlong.

"Li Minghu is asking how you managed to dodge the massive bombardment from the Mysterious Realm Gatekeeper in the competition," Chen Lingyun suddenly asked.

Su Yunjin sat down beside Yan Yu and brought over a basin full of washed fruit to the coffee table.

Yan Yu help himself to a jujube without any courtesy and explained to Chen Lingyun through Divine Sense communication:

"Oh, you mean the Nine Heavens Yin Demon Secret Thunder, right? That one's quite troublesome; if it hits you, you're basically done for, so you have to explode it from a distance using the Flying Sword."

"That's it?" Chen Lingyun asked in surprise. "I watched the replay, and the explosions were very dense. Can the Flying Sword really clear a safe space in time?"

"Of course, it can," Yan Yu replied calmly. "You can scan for the Secret Thunder with Divine Sense. As long as you're fast enough to hit it before it explodes, you can reduce its blast radius and lethality." Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

"Hmm, I'll study it when I get the magical artifact," Chen Lingyun mused thoughtfully.

The Nine Heavens Yin Demon Prison Banner had been taken for research immediately after leaving the Mysterious Realm. But as a war trophy of the Zhenghai Team, it would eventually be returned to Chen Lingyun sooner or later.

"Yan Yu." Su Yunjin, munching on grapes, casually remarked as if it were nothing, "I didn't expect you to actually know Transcendents from overseas."

"You're talking about Anna, aren't you?" Yan Yu saw through her probing thoughts at a glance. However, his relationship with Anna was currently clear and pure—more like that between a deity and a stepping stone—so there was nothing to hide, and he candidly explained, "I met her during the last exchange competition between the four academies..."

Lin Ning and Xie Ruoxi also just happened to come to the living room and sat down on a nearby sofa, pretending to be engrossed in their phones while subtly listening to Yan Yu's story.

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Meanwhile, Zhao Yuanzhen was leading Anna and the two witches on a food tour around the pedestrian street, gleefully devouring delicious street food, oil smeared around their mouths.

The supper that night was all paid for by international friends! Food tastes best when it's free, even for a Demonic Sect Enchantress.

She walked ahead, full of pride, while Sophia and Maria intentionally lagged behind to speak with Anna in Rasputin:

"Anna, are you really just ordinary friends with the Dragon Slayer?"

"Otherwise?" Anna retorted irritably. "Why would I lie to you?"

"You're just too reserved," Sophia complained. "Like you grew up in a devout family."

"Not at all," Anna denied stubbornly. "I left Lu Country for Amur not long after meeting him, how could I have had time to develop a relationship with him?"

"True," Maria pondered for a moment. "Why don't you go for a night raid tonight?"

"Stop joking, it's not funny," Anna said in frustration, pressing her forehead.

"I'm serious," Maria shared an example with her. "I have a friend in Novy Urengoy who fell in love with a young man from a devout family. His family was very strict, not allowing him to be with any woman before marriage."

"Later, she got him very drunk on vodka at a party and took him to a hotel... Now their child is almost seven or eight years old."

"Maria, do Rikoku Cultivators have resistance to alcohol?" Sophia suddenly asked.

"They probably do," Maria mused for a moment before suddenly saying resolutely, "then we'll use the 'Rasputin Spell Curse'!"

"You're crazy!" Anna exclaimed in shock. "I would never use that!"

The Rasputin Spell Curse, born during the Romanov Dynasty, was an infamously notorious black magic. It hid two spell words within the pupils and, with a direct gaze into the eyes of the target, would completely capture the target's mind, leaving them willing to do anything for the spellcaster...

The Rasputin witches would use this black magic to have their way with a beloved man and subtly conceive a child.

But deep down, Anna was a traditional woman of Lu Country, utterly unwilling to resort to such dark magic.

"Of course, we know you wouldn't agree," Sophia revealed a knowing smile and said, "Maria and I will cast the spell on him, and all you need to do is go in and enjoy yourself. You can just blame it on the two of us afterward."

Anna almost choked in astonishment. Was this how you treat your sister? Putting aside everything else, if Yan Yu sleeps with me and doesn't want to take responsibility, won't I have lost everything for nothing?

"What are you talking about?" Zhao Yuanzhen, walking ahead, heard them chattering away in Rasputin, which he didn't understand, but he didn't mind. His mood was buoyant as he spoke to Anna, "Let's go line up; there's a grilled squid stall up ahead!"