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Yan Yu and Ye Jun sat on the bed, chatting more and more energetically, and actually talked through the night. It could probably only be attributed to the fact that cultivators simply have more stamina than ordinary people.

By the next morning, news came from the research base saying that the project on the Marrow Cleansing Stage had concluded, and Comrade Yan could return to his unit.

"You'd better return to your unit quickly. Military duties are hectic, it really isn't good to delay you."

After bidding farewell to Liu Longtao and Ye Jun, Yan Yu left Pingjing via Sword Control.

The greatest gain from this trip to Pingjing wasn't finishing off Fan Wentang, but rather truly becoming friends with Ye Jun.

Originally, the two were just acquaintances and didn't really understand each other very well. If the relationship had to be quantified, his favorability with Ye Jun wasn't even as high as with Lord Master. After all, Lord Master directly called him "Old Yan," while Ye Jun used "Yan Yu" or even "Captain Yan," which made their level of closeness self-evident.

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The prerequisite for "deepening the relationship" is to "unlock the emotional connection," and the prerequisite for "unlocking the emotional connection" is to "become familiar with each other and let down guard." From acquaintance to friend, to ambiguous relationship, and then to lovers, each step must follow the other, and one cannot be hasty for quick results.

Some people are too impatient and attempt to skip the "unlocking the emotional connection," jumping directly from friends to lovers, going up to a girl and confessing, then turning around and joining the circus to put on makeup;

Some are even more impatient than a rushed king, wanting to skip even the "becoming familiar with each other" step. This kind of behavior is commonly known as "blind dating," and in the new era, there is a slang term called "blasting gold coins"...

Having lived two lifetimes, Yan Yu naturally wouldn't make these common male mistakes.

Firstly, he needed to raise Ye Jun's favorability to the level of a friend, and maybe even get to the point of "friends who can talk about anything." Then, if Ye Jun couldn't stand being in the team anymore, he could take the opportunity to poach her.

If the relationship remained that of distant acquaintances who had known each other for a long time, suddenly saying to her, "Stop working with the Dragon Soar Team," would only make her instinctively defensive and likely turn him down politely.

As for Lord Master saying "Old Yan is chasing after Ye Jun," that was just a rumor with no basis in truth.

"If you could ensure that Ye Jun stabilizes and shines in the team, would I need to hit on her?"

What the previous life had proven was that this guy only cared about himself, and didn't care how Ye Jun was doing... This girl is truly outstanding, it's too much of a pity to see her talents go to waste, better to let her continue to shine at my place.

Yan Yu, having returned to Jinling Prefecture via Sword Control, was soon surrounded by the girls of the team, enjoying an unprecedented reception.

"You weren't punished, were you?" Lin Ning asked worriedly.

"Nope, it seems to have been suppressed," Chen Lingyun said nonchalantly, "It's announced that it was an accidental injury during training."

"Ah, I think there's a problem with that," Zhao Yuanzhen casually said, "Are they even daring to recruit such evil cultivators?"

Yan Yu instantly looked at her in shock. Demonic Sect Enchantress, how dare you say such a thing?

In your past life, you ran from Lin'an all the way to Nanjiang, killing and silencing people along the way, doing harm to countless innocents. And in the end, weren't you also taken in by the government... Never mind.

Zhao Yuanzhen has no memories of the future, and in this lifetime, she indeed hasn't killed any innocents, so it wouldn't be fair to judge her by past life actions.

We'll just let her keep her pretty little head on her neck for now!

"Alright, alright," Xie Ruoxi interrupted, "Let's not talk about state affairs, what are we eating tonight?"

"How about Northwestern food?" Zhao Yuanzhen suggested.

"Aren't we eating at home tonight?" Lin Ning protested in shock, "I've already bought the groceries! They won't be fresh anymore if they stay in the fridge overnight!"

"Then let's eat at home," Yan Yu decided, "During my time in Pingjing, I was dragged out to restaurants by Lord Master every day, eating food that's too oily and salty; I almost threw up... I just want to eat Ningning's cooking!"

"Alright, cut it out with the flattery," Lin Ning complained, though she couldn't help but smile and headed towards the kitchen.

Zhao Yuanzhen and Xie Ruoxi went to the living room, lying on the couch to watch TV. Yan Yu was about to follow when he suddenly heard Chen Lingyun ask:

"Was it Lord Master who told you to kill him?"

"It was an accidental injury," Yan Yu replied, "The higher-ups didn't want to save him, it's not my business."

"Haha," Chen Lingyun gave a slight smile, ignoring his response, and continued, "I know it was impulsive, but people on the outside won't know that. They probably see it as a signal of hostility you, as a government-trained cultivator, are sending to the private cultivators."

"Is it really that complicated?" Yan Yu said with a laugh, "He was bad news to begin with, even Lord Master couldn't stand him and wanted to beat him up, can't my actions be out of righteous indignation?"

"Of course, they can," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "But you can't deny that there are many bad and stupid people in the world."

"Stupid people can't see it, bad people pretend not to see it. The former are easily led by the nose, while the latter actively lead others. Essentially, there isn't much difference. So there may be some private cultivators who don't understand the full story, and think you're hostile towards them...

Of course, now that you're the Longcheng Flying General, they probably wouldn't dare to trouble you, but just be careful all the same."

"Got it," Yan Yu was indifferent.

In his previous life, he served in the mobile forces, where he had killed too many cultivators who had done wrong. He killed a betrayer named Zhang San, and then Zhang San's associate Li Si held a grudge against him ever since, and so on - he had made too many enemies this way, but what of it?

Even Empress Yuanzhen was taken in by the government, showing that the future was already a nightmare world where the strong rule. The public recruitment of people like Fan Wentang was just the beginning.