Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest
Chapter 888 - 888 82 The Last Sword Qi Remaining_2

Chapter 888: Chapter 82: The Last Sword Qi Remaining_2 Chapter 888: Chapter 82: The Last Sword Qi Remaining_2 The charm in that glance was simply seductive, causing Yan Yu’s heartstrings to be plucked in an instant.

I shouldn’t, I shouldn’t do this here! How could the charm of a mere Valkyrie make me stand up so easily!

“Ah, don’t be such a stranger.” Yan Yu adjusted his sitting position, then casually waved his hand, “If you could fully recover sooner, then the efforts I made would not be in vain.”

Hearing him say this, Li Minghu also felt slightly awkward and quickly adjusted her facial expression.

It’s not that she denied Yan Yu’s help, but after taking the medicine, to deal with the side effects of the Elixir Medicine, he infused True Yuan all throughout her body while getting a bit handsy, which really couldn’t count as “exertion.”

Following this pattern, if it escalates to exerting his spirit blood, do I have to kneel down and thank you for your mercy…

Li Minghu quickly tossed these wild thoughts to the back of her mind. Regardless, the fact that he was helping her was undeniable, and she did indeed like him, so a bit of an exaggerated description shouldn’t be taken too seriously, otherwise it would be too much.

“What if I can never fully recover?” she decided to take the initiative, “Will you continue to look after me like this forever?”

“What do you think?” Yan Yu smiled, “Don’t forget, we have a deal.”

“I see, then I actually don’t want to recover, what should I do?” Li Minghu leaned closer and whispered affectionately.

“That wouldn’t be appropriate.” Yan Yu said with a smile, “You have people around who care about your health.”

“I don’t mind though,” Li Minghu also cracked a smile.

While they were testing each other with their gazes, suddenly, a yell of “Elder sister” completely disrupted the ambiguous atmosphere between them.

Li Zhaojiang quickly approached, putting himself between Li Minghu and Yan Yu, and with a grin that was anything but genuine, he asked:

“Captain Yan, what are you doing here?”

“So young yet lacking discernment.” Yan Yu looked at Li Minghu and casually pushed Li Zhaojiang aside, “I was chatting with your sister.”

“What about? Include me too.” Knowing that if he threw a tantrum on the spot, he would definitely be sternly scolded and sent off by his sister, Li Zhaojiang couldn’t give her any excuse to send him away, “I have a swordsmanship question I want to ask you, Captain Yan.”

“Find someone else,” Yan Yu said, “I don’t swordfight with men, and you’re not even a Sword Immortal.”

“But I have a heart eager to learn swordsmanship,” Li Zhaojiang shamelessly said, “As long as there is a sword in the heart, who can’t be a Sword Immortal! If you won’t teach me, then I’ll ask elder sister to teach me.”

Li Minghu frowned slightly in difficulty. Sigh, he’s just like a little kid, can’t he see his elder sister is trying to net a man.

“Then ask your sister to teach you,” Yan Yu indeed said.

“Let’s go, elder sister,” seizing the chance, Li Zhaojiang dragged Li Minghu away, “I have so many, so many swordsmanship questions to ask!”

“Didn’t you say there was just one?” Li Minghu asked helplessly.

“Suddenly remembered a lot more!”

Watching the Li siblings leave, and the fragrance around him fading away, Yan Yu felt that even the cola in his hand was not sweet anymore.

Forget it, I’ll get a juice instead.

The base’s beverage machine is self-service, Yan Yu fetched a can of juice, and had just sat back down when he saw another person beside him.

Tang Xiaolian.

“Captain Yan, I heard you took leave last night?” she asked curiously.

“How did you know?” Yan Yu asked in surprise.

“Hehe, I came to your room last night to hang out, and found no one,” Tang Xiaolian said with a smile, “Later I asked and found out you had gone out.”

“Went out for some private matters,” said Yan Yu.

Private jobs, aka exploring the Mysterious Realm on your own. Initially, all Mysterious Realms were owned by the state nominally, but as the number of civilian Cultivators increased, so did the number of Mysterious Realms exponentially, and soon the control in this area became a mere formality.

Now there’s only one ironclad rule: any Mysterious Realm discovered by the state must hand over the findings. As for the realms you discover and explore on your own… if you don’t publicly disclose, the state wouldn’t know, hence it’s called a private job.

“Oh!” Tang Xiaolian exclaimed in admiration, the kind that men generally like, the sound a girl makes uncontrollably out of admiration, “Did you get any good stuff?”

“Of course, yeah.”

“Is there anything I can use?”

“Nonsense, definitely not. The private jobs I do are definitely related to Sword Immortal stuff, definitely irrelevant to you.”

“Don’t be so distant, I will definitely trade something for it.” Tang Xiaolian said cheerfully, “You think I would take it for nothing?”

“Oh?” Yan Yu immediately switched to an aggressive look, staring dominantly at Tang Xiaolian, “That Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu from last time, what did you trade with me? Can you remind me?”

“Uh.” Tang Xiaolian did falter, and after a while, she said, “Consider it a debt I owe you, but I will definitely pay it back in the future, won’t forget.”

Yan Yu was slightly surprised, he thought the girl would act cute and deny it, but she actually talked principles.

“Forget it, forget it.” he waved his hand somewhat boringly, “I initially went there to retrieve the Liangyi Micro Dust Sword, and I couldn’t use the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, so I just gave it to you as a payment for guiding me.”

“That won’t do, different matters should be handled differently.” Tang Xiaolian seriously said, “Just being a guide and getting a spiritual insect like the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, it’s not justifiable anywhere.”

“Then how do you plan to repay me?” Yan Yu curved his finger, lightly tapping the table, “Think clearly, even if the Phoenix Team could fight for a treasure of the same level as the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, it’s not for you to decide. Unless I personally ask the higher-ups, but then it has nothing to do with you again.”

“I can also do private jobs.” Tang Xiaolian stated firmly, “Go explore the Mysterious Realm alone, find a treasure that matches the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu.”

“Young people think too naively!” Yan Yu was about to educate her on how difficult it is to find a Mysterious Realm when he heard Tang Xiaolian say:

“If really can’t find it, use other things to repay! If it’s too little, accumulate it, even one dollar accumulated ten million times is ten million, right?”

The logic is indeed so, but Yan Yu was surprised by her determination. Knowing that if she couldn’t find something to repay, essentially it would also become a form of evasion, as Yan Yu couldn’t possibly set a repayment deadline and interest for her.

Since she said so, it meant she was determined to repay the debt… fine then.

“Right.” Tang Xiaolian continued to ask, “Captain Yan, do you have time tonight?”

“Yes, what’s up?”

“Captain Zhou and I plan to watch a movie.” Tang Xiaolian made a scared expression, “But it’s very scary!”

“What’s so scary?” Yan Yu expressed his confusion, “You all possess extraordinary power, and you still get scared of ghosts?”

“We, of course, watch it from the perspective of weak, powerless mortal girls!” Tang Xiaolian quickly said, “Just reading the synopsis makes it sound very scary, could Captain Yan come watch with us?”

Hmm, I really don’t have anything tonight, and if I stay with Hongyu and Xiaolian, it’d also avoid many night attacks aimed at me…

“Alright.” Yan Yu said, “Then this also counts as you owing me one more favor.”

“Eh! Isn’t watching a movie with two beautiful girls a benefit? How could it also count as a favor owed!”

“Nonsense, beautiful girls are everywhere, but can you just randomly find a Sword Holder from Lu Country?”

In the bowling alley ahead, Qin Meng threw another strike, his eyes suddenly catching Tang Xiaolian pulling at Yan Yu, quickly calling Meng Qingxi by his side:

“Look, Xiaolian is bothering Captain Yan again.”

“Ah, women.” Meng Qingxi sighed, “They can’t change their admiration for the strong!”

“Be careful not to let Captain Zhou hear you say that.” Qin Meng sneered, “Or you’ll be in big trouble.”

“I don’t mind if Captain Zhou hears.” Meng Qingxi said calmly, “Worst case, I’ll kneel and beg for mercy.”