Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

At the edge of the deck of the Weihu Battleship, a young woman held a mobile phone to her ear with one hand, and irritably placed her other hand on her hip, displaying a huffing expression on her face.

Her eyes were not very big but were clear and expressive. Her nose was as round and cute as polished jade, and her delicate mouth was pressed together firmly. Even the most critical men had to admit that she was a beauty, quite unlike the grim visage of a ghastly demon.
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But to Yan Yu at the other end, the screen lighting up with "Ningning extends a voice invitation to you," as well as the urgent ringing of the mobile phone, felt almost like a death call from hell.

However, it didn't matter.

What does the strongest fear from hell? Watch me employ the compassion of a bodhisattva and the tactics of an Arhat to save all these evil spirits!

Yan Yu calmly answered the call, only to immediately hear Lin Ning's forceful voice:

"I messaged you, huh, I sent you so many messages! You didn't read any, didn't reply to any! Are you having a heated chat with Deputy Team Leader Li instead? Explain yourself right now!"

"What's so strange about that?" Yan Yu replied with a slight smile, "The more important the person, the later I'll read their messages, taking my time to read carefully."

Lin Ning: ......

Ningning's battleship has taken a hit from anti-ship firepower, respiratory system damaged! Voice communication system damaged!

"Wha-, what!" She said incoherently, "Don't talk nonsense, what do you mean by 'important person'? I, you, I am going to kick you!"

"What don't you understand?" Yan Yu asked curiously, "You are all members of my team. Deputy Team Leader Li is from another team. Do I need to explain who is more important?"

There was no response on the other end of the phone, only the sound of huffing and puffing.

"Hmm, so what did you think I meant?" Yan Yu continued to press.

"Hmph, don't bother me." Lin Ning finally regained her composure and continued to scold him, "We are here working hard to clear the Mysterious Realm, and you, as the team leader, are riding dragons, taking photos, and hyping things up! Is this the proper way to behave?"

"Oh, you're unhappy about that?" Yan Yu asked back.

Lin Ning: ?!

Her temper flared up again, the kind that even a dry powder fire extinguisher couldn't quell.

Overcome by fury, she pinched a Sword technique in her hand, and the Green Bamboo Sword furiously stabbed into the sea ahead, causing a large splash of water.

"What's that sound?" Yan Yu asked from the other side, "Did you jump into the sea?"

"That's right." Lin Ning said huffily, "I drowned, now deal with it."

"Then we're doomed," Yan Yu pretended to cry out, "Our team's most powerful Sword Immortal is gone, what am I supposed to do as the team leader!"

The most powerful Sword Immortal... Lin Ning couldn't help but smile, only to hear Yan Yu add:

"Maybe we should poach Li Minghu to fill her position."

Lin Ning: !!!!!!!!!!

She was so angry that she lost her impulse to rage, and her voice cooled down:

"Is that so, that's great! Li Minghu probably won't supervise, push, or complain about you all day long, right? She won't make you feel troubled."

"Indeed." Yan Yu continued, "But she lacks in one aspect compared to you."

"Where does she lack compared to me?" Lin Ning narrowed her eyes.

I'm at full rage meter now, not someone you can pacify with just a few words!

"That would be the emotional aspect, of course." Yan Yu replied calmly, "We've fought side by side for so long, we've developed deep feelings for each other, Li Minghu can't fill that void."

Lin Ning: ......

Deep feelings, huh...

Hmph, forget it, I'll be the bigger person and forgive your pettiness!

"I won't hold it against you." She said grumpily, like a cat that had been smoothed out after puffing up, "So you've returned home now?"

"Returned home, I'm currently lying on the sofa."

"Go to my room and help me water the flowers on the balcony."

"You're keeping flowers too?"

"Yun Jin gave them to me, and she insists on checking them regularly, which is so annoying."

"Yun Jin keeps flowers?"

"She has so many flowerpots on her balcony, all of them are her own flowers, don't you know?"

"Of course, I don't know, I have never been to your rooms."

"Then this time I am mercifully granting you permission to enter my room." Lin Ning's anger had completely vanished, replaced by a jubilant tone, "Then look in the fridge to see if there's anything expired, and clear out anything past its best-before date as we need to make space for some South Sea seafood we're bringing home."

"Hold on, one thing at a time, I can't remember everything if you say it all at once."

"Then tell me after you've watered the flowers..." Lin Ning said as she turned around, only to suddenly see that Su Yunjin, at some unknown point, had appeared beside her, wearing a faint smile.

That smile made Lin Ning feel a bit unfamiliar.

"Yun Jin." Lin Ning smiled awkwardly, "You... when did you get here?"

"From when you said 'I have to regularly check your flowers, it's so annoying.'" Su Yunjin replied with a smile, "Ningning, after you two finish talking, could I have a few words with the team leader?"

"Okay, I... I don't have anything else to do either," Lin Ning said with a dry laugh, "Here you go."

She handed the cell phone to Su Yunjin, who took it and asked:

"Captain."

"...What's up, Yun Jin?"

"Why didn't you reply to my message?" Su Yunjin asked calmly.

Yan Yu: ......

Here it comes, the tag-team barrage! My warrior soul is igniting! Just come at me in waves, please me to your hearts' content, and watch as I mercilessly grind you all to dust!!!

"Is it something urgent?"

"How would you know if it's urgent or not if you don't look, Captain?"

"How about I look at it now?"

"If it was really urgent, don't you think it's too late to look at it now?"

"Let me have a look." Yan Yu browsed through the messages she had sent, "Finished reading."

"Doesn't the Captain have anything to say?"

"Right, Yun Jin, have you seen the recent trending topics? Have you heard about Yan Zhanlong?"

"Captain, isn't changing the topic too abruptly? What does Yan Zhanlong being trending have to do with not replying to my messages?"

"It's precisely because Yan Zhanlong became a hot topic that I've had a ton of stuff to deal with, which is why I didn't get around to replying to the messages. You understand my situation, don't you, Yun Jin?"

"You had no time to reply to my messages, but you had time to chat with Vice-Captain Li?"

"Weren't you the one who came later? How did you know I sent a message to Li Minghu?"

"I hope the Captain can directly answer my question instead of brushing me off with some 'important person' excuse. After all, we are on the same team, aren't we? What if I need to notify the Captain of something critical but can't find him, can you understand my concern?"

Hearing this, Yan Yu smiled faintly. Secretary Su's rank indeed seemed higher than Little Ningning's, but unfortunately, there's still a vast gap compared to me, the strongest in this world.

He answered composedly, with no hint of panic or guilt in his voice:

"The chat with Vice-Captain Li was because Li Zhaojiang had sought me out before, saying that to thank me for looking after his sister in the Mysterious Realm, he wanted to invite me to the Prince's Mansion for a meal."

"Oh," Su Yunjin said after a moment of silence, "If it's about having a meal, I can understand why you sought Vice-Captain Li out first."

"Do you mind?"

"Mind what?"

"Do you mind me having a meal with Vice-Captain Li?"

"Of course I don't mind, I'm just a teammate of yours, Captain. Why would I mind who you have meals with?"

"But I do mind," Yan Yu said calmly, "As the captain, I should, of course, prioritize having meals with my own people over outsiders. That barbecue place we visited last time was quite good. Let's gather for a meal again after we return, I've missed your cooking."

Su Yunjin: ......

She sighed softly, somewhat helplessly saying:

"Yan Yu, could you not always activate airplane mode? It's really worrying when we can't reach you at all."

"Mhm, I understand," Yan Yu said honestly, "After Yan Zhanlong trended, my messages and missed calls went over 99+. Not turning on airplane mode was a bit too much to handle. One of these days, I'll get a new phone and SIM card just for our team, known only to us, and never switch it off, how about that?"

"Err, you don't need to go to the trouble of getting a new phone," Su Yunjin laughed again, though this time her smile contained less frost, "Alright then... Right, Ningning asked you to water her plants, right?"

"Yes, do your plants need watering too?"

"Mhm, on my balcony, the row by the window, water all of them, but don't do it while the sun is shining on them, do it in the evening. And then go to my room, and for the independent pots placed underneath, just water them thoroughly at once."

"How many pots are there?"

"Ten pots."

"Got it, is there anything else?"

"That's all, Captain, have a good rest."

"You too, don't overdo it."

Su Yunjin hung up the phone and returned it to Lin Ning, who looked like she had something to say but hesitated.

"What's up?"

"Yun Jin." Having witnessed the entire range of Su Yunjin's facial expressions, Lin Ning also felt a subtle realization creeping in and asked uncertainly, "Do you think in the Captain's eyes, we are easy to deal with?"

"Huh?" Su Yunjin was also taken aback.

In the villa in Jinling, Yan Yu tossed his phone onto the coffee table beside the sofa and stood up calmly, stretching lazily.

The true strongest in this world, whether it comes to real combat or social interactions, will forever be the unmatched MVP, invincible!

Ah, the life of the mighty is indeed as lonely as snow.