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Chapter 867 - 867 73 Delicious Tears_2

Chapter 867: Chapter 73: Delicious Tears_2 Chapter 867: Chapter 73: Delicious Tears_2 “Come here.” He patted the bed beside him, “Sit here.”

“Oh.” Xie Ruoxi, holding her forehead, walked over aggrievedly and sat down beside Yan Yu obediently.

“I have something to tell you.” Yan Yu continued, “You know about Golden Core Ranks, right?”

“Mm.” Xie Ruoxi honestly said, “A top-grade Golden Core is like an SSR, occupying the C spot in combat power; middle-grade is SR, barely usable; low-grade is R, just for filling up numbers.”

“Your understanding… damn, it’s not really inaccurate.” Yan Yu cursed with a laugh, “But unlike those card-drawing games, where everyone has the same probability, the Golden Core Stage is different. Its probability depends on each person’s cultivation talent, you get it?”

“I get it.” Xie Ruoxi naively nodded, soon looked at Yan Yu, her eyes conveying a pitiful expression, “So, Captain, are you doomed to only form a low-grade Golden Core? It’s okay, Ruoxi won’t look down on you for that, in my heart you are always the great and omnipotent captain… Ouch! Ouch! Let go, Captain!”

Yan Yu employed the Two-finger Poison Dragon Drill, applying the captain’s punishment at Xie Ruoxi’s temples, only stopping after this pretty waste begged for mercy for a long time.

“Wah, you’re bullying me again!” She said with teary eyes, turned over and buried herself into the bed covers, fast burrowing in like a little hedgehog retreating into its den.

Yan Yu grabbed her legs, dragged her out of the covers, then said:

“According to current theoretical research, you and Liu Longtao are probably the only two cultivators in Lu Country whose talent is sufficiently high to ensure forming a top-grade Golden Core.”

“But, no one can be certain that reality will progress exactly as theoretical calculations. Core Formation Tribulation only gives you one chance, whatever core you end up with decides your grade, with no regrets allowed.”

“Mm.” Xie Ruoxi continued lying on the bed, curling up and hugging her legs, “So, what’s next?”

“I have a secret technique for striking towards the Golden Core Realm.” Yan Yu said.

“Oh, then I’ll just use it.” Xie Ruoxi replied without thinking.

After all, since she joined the team, be it what to practice or how to practice, it was all decided by Captain Yan Yu alone—she had long since gotten used to entrusting her fate entirely to Yan Yu.

“Don’t rush.” Yan Yu continued, “This technique involves Dual Cultivation, including elements of Bedroom Technique.”

“What’s Bedroom Technique… Oh! Oh!!!” Xie Ruoxi suddenly sat up.

She, a woman who browsed novels across various websites, how could she not understand what that meant?

“It concerns your purity, you need to think it over carefully.” Yan Yu said.

“So what do you think, Captain?” Xie Ruoxi thought for a moment and asked seriously, “Would you reject dual cultivating with me?”

Yan Yu brewed his emotions for a while, then responded with utmost sincerity:

“No, I don’t reject. Ruoxi, you’ve done cosplays, you should have some basic recognition of your own beauty, right? As for personality, to tell the truth, although you were lazy, timid, and fearful at the beginning, frankly a waste, you’ve grown quite remarkably now.”

“I really like you, and I don’t reject dual cultivating with you. What I’m worried about is, whether you would reject dual cultivating with me, giving yourself… to me.”

Here, Yan Yu subtly switched concepts, tying “Dual Cultivation” and “giving yourself to me” together; the latter sounded like it meant confirming a relationship, which could also be interpreted as “giving me your Primordial Yin” – the right to explain was in his hands.

But he definitely was overthinking because, given Xie Ruoxi’s simplicity and her unconditioned trust in Yan Yu, she didn’t even ponder the hidden meanings, instead giggling happily:

“Captain, you speak as if you’re an outsider. If I hadn’t met you, I’d still be scurrying around working odd jobs trying to scrape together my meals every day.”

After saying this, she slightly lowered her head, sneakily glancing up at Yan Yu’s expression, said in a low voice:

“And besides, after doing it… you’ll like me more, right?”

Yan Yu didn’t respond, merely sighing deeply in his heart.

If the Exorcism Sword Manual were copied millions of times and spread throughout Martial Arts, practicing the Exorcism Sword Manual couldn’t raise one’s standing in Jianghu, but not practicing it would certainly result in being eliminated.

The same logic applies to Dual Cultivation. If you choose to join, then it’s just continuing the competition; if you give up, then you’ve even lost the qualification to continue competing, how could someone afraid to bet stay at the gambling table?

But Yan Yu couldn’t say this, because it clearly wasn’t what Xie Ruoxi wanted to hear.

She needed hope, even if it were an illusory mirage, at least it shined with the light of hope.

Silently opening his arms, Yan Yu gently embraced Xie Ruoxi. She was first stunned, but soon got excited, tearfully throwing herself into his embrace—Yan Yu could even feel through his clothes the soft and moist touch of her tender face and the warm tears streaming down her cheeks.

“Don’t worry.” Yan Yu gently patted her back, “The future will get better.”

“Mm.” Xie Ruoxi gripped his sleeve tightly, “I always believe in you…”

She swallowed the rest of her words, but a joyful smile bloomed on her face.

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After sending Xie Ruoxi away, Yan Yu took a while to calm his emotions.

To be honest, with her heaven-defying cultivation talent, she might truly not need this secret technique at all.