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Chapter 864 - 864 72 Agreed

Chapter 864: Chapter 72: Agreed Chapter 864: Chapter 72: Agreed Yan Yu didn’t ask everyone to give an answer right away, but instead let everyone consider it carefully before replying, as there should still be some time before reaching Great Perfection in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Done! Easy peasy! All those so-called emperors, they’re all beneath my feet!

Confused, the girls left. Just after closing the door, Yan Yu received a call from Zhou Hongyu:

“There’s nothing to think about, I’m willing.”

Yan Yu: …

“No, sis,” he pleaded earnestly, “this is not something to joke around with, you really should think it over, okay?”

“No need,” Zhou Hongyu said coldly, “even if there’s no such thing as the Golden Core Stage power-up, my answer would still be the same.”

She decisively hung up the phone, turned to look at the three girls beside her, raised her chin proudly, and went back to her room.

Tang Xiaolian felt a mix of emotions. She had originally thought that Captain Zhou was coerced by Yan Yu, having no choice but to come to him.

Now it seemed she was totally willing! Even more proactive than Yan Yu!

The three of them looked at each other, only to hear Li Minghu say indifferently:

“Such a matter, indeed, should be carefully considered.”

She too turned and went back to her room. Tang Xiaolian and Ye Jun exchanged glances for a moment, then went their separate ways.

Back in her room, Tang Xiaolian lay down on the bed, unavoidably feeling extremely depressed.

She picked up her phone, opened the chat window with Zhou Hongyu, and tried to type. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, but no words came out.

No, no! Captain Zhou is now a love rival, I can’t continue to treat her as my big sister and pour out my heart to her without restraint!

But…

Alas, Captain Yan oh Captain Yan, why do so many girls like you? It’s so annoying…

Regarding the Golden Core Stage power-up that Yan Yu mentioned, to say Tang Xiaolian wasn’t tempted would be a lie. Yet, she still strongly resisted it, because she didn’t want to give up her first time for such an extreme utilitarian reason.

Really, if it were just the two of us lying on the bed, then Captain Yan confessed to me, followed by a bunch of sweet nothings and cuddling until the romantic atmosphere was thick, I would have just given it up.

Even if there was no such thing as the Golden Core Stage power-up.

Tang Xiaolian covered her eyes with her arm, remained silent for a long while, then suddenly picked up her phone again and opened the message window to Yan Yu.

“Sorry, Captain Yan…”

After typing six characters, she sorrowfully bit her lower lip and then rapidly deleted everything.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!” Tang Xiaolian screamed towards the ceiling a few times, as if to vent the dissatisfaction in her heart.

Afterwards, she vigorously jumped out of bed, went into the bathroom, and washed her face forcefully.

When she raised her head again, drying the water droplets on her face, she saw a chubby golden beetle flying onto her shoulder.

Tang Xiaolian turned and sat on the washbasin, lifted her arm, and let the Golden Silkworm Gu crawl up to her fingers along her clothes, then sighed and said:

“Little bug, should I agree to Captain Yan’s request?”

The Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu lifted its antennae and elytra, angrily waving its mouthparts, opening and closing.

Human and insect hearts aligning, Tang Xiaolian’s troubled emotions passed over, making the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu very upset, tossing back a few scattered thoughts.

Mate! Strong one! Possess!

Tang Xiaolian’s face began to blush, thinking to herself how silly she was, the little bug didn’t have the same moral concepts as humans.

The mouthparts of the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu were opening and closing even more rapidly, quickly sending over more angry emotions:

Bite head! Overpower! Mate! Lay eggs! Strong one! Possess! Mate! Offspring! More and more!

Tang Xiaolian pushed the angry bug to one side, and continued to depress on her own, suddenly noticing that the phone beside her lit up.

It was a message from Captain Zhou.

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Ye Jun returned to her room, filled the bathtub with hot water, and started to bathe.

Submerging her plump body into the warm water, she first moaned comfortably, then began to space out on her own.

Charging towards the Golden Core Rank ah…

It’s not that she doesn’t want to, but…

She doesn’t want to mix other impurities into this affection.

Quite frankly, since she was young, Ye Jun was the treasured girl, loved by all from her kindergarten days, the teachers adored her, kids vied to be her friend. In fourth grade, when a director visited her school to select child dancers for a Spring Festival Gala performance, she was the first to be chosen.

Though after three months of training, she ended up being eliminated and didn’t make it to the grand stage of the Spring Festival Gala—she lost out due to family background. But being able to stand out among the distinguished children for three months was evidence enough of her exceptional beauty and charm.

Later, in middle school and high school, she became even more beautiful and elegant. With her cheerful personality and eloquence, she was popular among boys and girls alike, and of course, there were several confessions… all of which she declined.

The reason was simple: not interested.

During her school days, she was quite career-minded, not just aiming to get into a good university and find a good job, but hoping to gain recognition from her family and society, or in simpler terms, “to make something of herself.”

From this perspective, she should be more inclined to accept Yan Yu’s proposal. After all, a higher Golden Core Rank essentially equals more attention from higher-ups, as well as a higher societal status and a brighter future.

But is it worth it to trade this affection for that?

Ye Jun soaked in the bathtub for a very long time before finally making a tough decision.

She picked up the phone by the bathtub and began to text Yan Yu.

[Zhu Jun]: I’m sorry, I can’t agree to your proposition.