Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 331: Chapter 27 Yan Yu Battles Secretary Su
 

“Asking me what to do?” After listening to Su Yunjin, Yan Yu chuckled and said, “Instead of asking me, why not ask Ruoxi what her plans are for handling it?”

“It seems to me that Ruoxi wants to send that aunt away sooner rather than later, but at the same time, it would be best if she didn’t let her know that Ruoxi has money now,” Su Yunjin replied. “Otherwise people who get to know her afterwards might all come over to borrow money, which would be troublesome.”

“That’s not a problem,” Yan Yu shook his head. “University student cultivators have already been organized into combat units, and their families will all be kept under surveillance. Xie Ruoxi joined the team midway, so the process hasn’t reached her yet. Eventually, she’ll be brought into the Military Manor courtyard, then no poor relatives will be able to see her, and there’s no need to worry about borrowing money… Oh, her family is in the Annan Army’s jurisdiction, that might be troublesome. I’ll ask Instructor Qi about it someday.”

“As always, the captain has thought of everything,” Su Yunjin said with a smile.

Yan Yu’s brows furrowed slightly, feeling as if “an ancient lady lay beside him whispering suggestions, contentedly saying ‘You’ve thought of everything, husband,’ after he agreed, and then she trimmed the candle and started to sleep”…

Damn, what’s the use of such a vivid imagination? It must be because I caught it from that clone of the Demonic Sect Enchantress in the Mysterious Realm!

“Captain, raise your hand for a moment,” Su Yunjin said.

Yan Yu sat on the edge of the bed, lifted his left arm high to let Su Yunjin confirm if the injury had affected the tendons and veins.

Her fingers bearing Runescript, Su Yunjin gently brushed over the area surrounding his wound, bringing a tingling, somewhat itchy sensation.

“The wound has already healed,” Yan Yu said, puzzled. “Do you still need to check it so meticulously?”

“Of course,” Su Yunjin, who had indeed received advanced training with the Zhendong Army medical team, explained in detail. “Torn muscles are like a puzzle torn in half; Runescript is like the glue that sticks them back together. The piecing together is simple, but the edges might not align properly, especially just after returning from the battlefield. To stop the bleeding urgently, the medical team wouldn’t have been meticulous enough to match every single muscle fiber before joining them.”

“This won’t pose a problem in the short term, but over time it might affect muscle exertion. It would be more troublesome to deal with later; it’s better for me to take care of it now… It will just take some time, don’t move.”

Yan Yu, who knew nothing about medical matters, let Su Yunjin carry on her talk as she felt around on his body.

On second thought, something didn’t seem quite right. In my past life, I’ve been through countless battles, and I’ve been dragged back from the brink of death more than once or twice—why don’t I remember such an extremely tedious and complicated examination?

Then again, perhaps I’ve had such examinations without knowing. After all, the hospital’s equipment is more advanced, and surgery is quicker. It’s not necessarily that someone like Secretary Su would be so diligent.

Thinking it over, I decided to let it be and let her do whatever she wanted.

With Runescript activated on her hands, Su Yunjin kneaded Yan Yu’s shoulders, seeming both to check the wound and to give a massage. As she did so, she asked, “I heard that during this expedition to the Mysterious Realm, you encountered enemies who could mimic your appearance and read your thoughts, then reveal them in public?”

“Yeah,” Yan Yu said.@@novelbin@@

“So what the clone said about wanting to start a harem, that was true too?” Su Yunjin asked casually.

Here it comes again, the familiar weight of the question!

Forewarned, Yan Yu laughed and replied, “Of course it’s true. But the clone just reads your mind and deliberately twists it.”

“Is that so? It was twisted?” Su Yunjin continued to massage his shoulder.

“Yeah, it’s twisted,” Yan Yu said.

“By how much was it twisted?” Su Yunjin pressed on.

“Twisted by a bit, I suppose.”

“Captain knows that’s not what I’m asking about.”

“I don’t know, what do you want to know?”

“Then I’ll ask directly: Captain, have you ever thought about starting a harem?”

“Of course not, I am a gentleman of integrity,” he responded.

“Starting a harem has nothing to do with whether you’re a gentleman,” Su Yunjin retorted diplomatically. “Generally, normal boys have such thoughts during puberty. After all, male animals have the instinct to spread their genes as widely as possible.”

She spoke with utmost understanding, as if implying, “Even if you wanted to start a harem, I could comprehend that,” but Yan Yu did not alter his statement and instead replied, “I’ve never thought about it. Right now, just managing the team takes up a lot of my time and energy. You’re suggesting I manage romance like a business, to find ten or eight wives—that’s just asking for trouble. It’s too exhausting, totally unnecessary.”

“Hmm.” Su Yunjin appeared thoughtful before suddenly asking, “If ten or eight clones are hard to manage, would four or five be alright then?”

“What do you mean?” Yan Yu was surprised.

“I heard.” Su Yunjin said nonchalantly, “Their clones apparently all said they liked you.”

“Sigh.” Yan Yu slowly sighed and, shaking his head, said, “There’s nothing I can do. You see, I’m handsome, capable, and gentle—it’s only natural for girls to fall for me, right? But when it comes to relationships, I have high standards. I would never entertain casual flings just because someone likes me, so it really doesn’t bother me.”

Pfft.

Su Yunjin couldn’t help but smile. The first two points were passable, but Team Leader, when did your personality ever come close to ‘gentle’?

Rather than gentle, it’s more like you are formidable enough to give a sense of solid reliability…

Her face turned slightly red as she continued to ask:

“So, how do you view their affection? For example, Ling Yun, her clone said you are a special existence to her.”

“Let that riddle keep her cool wherever she pleases,” Yan Yu said impatiently, “What is a ‘special existence’ supposed to mean? We’ll talk about it when she has figured it out.”

“And what about Ningning?” asked Su Yunjin softly, “She seems to have a crush on you.”

“There are many who have a crush on me,” Yan Yu said matter-of-factly, “I can’t be expected to deal with every single incident of someone having a crush.”

“It seems Ruoxi kind of admires you like an overbearing CEO,” Su Yunjin went on.

“She’s read too many female-oriented novels, it doesn’t need attention.”

“Sister Zhao directly says you are her husband, you know?”

“That’s too low. We don’t even have a dating relationship, how could it have gone as far as possession? That’s absurd.”

“Hmm, I think I understand now,” said Su Yunjin, her movements slightly forceful, “At first, Team Leader said that the clones deliberately misinterpret your thoughts. Later, when mentioning that their clones like you, Team Leader, you seemed to acknowledge these feelings as real… so, are the clones’ words misinterpretations, or are they true?”

“Why are Team Leader’s previous and subsequent statements contradictory? Can you tell me why?”

Yan Yu was momentarily stunned but hadn’t realized Secretary Su had set a logical trap early on and was silently waiting for him to fall into it.

Indeed, playing word games with a literary girl could never be taken lightly in any form!

He fell silent for a moment, and just as the atmosphere was getting tense, he suddenly said:

“As I mentioned, it’s a partial misinterpretation.”

“Oh?”

“Partial misinterpretation means it only misinterpreted a single person—me,” Yan Yu seriously continued the lie, “The so-called ‘exposed inner thoughts’ only affect you if they strike a chord. If it’s a deliberate misinterpretation, it’s just stoking the fire and won’t achieve a mental breakdown. See, I don’t mind, but they all seem to care a lot.”

Su Yunjin fell silent, seeming not to have expected Yan Yu’s answer to be so… how should it be described?

Brazen? But seemingly bulletproof.

She had asked the other girls beforehand. Everyone was secretive about their own clone’s words, only willing to discuss others, but Yan Yu was different—he didn’t avoid the issue and his attitude was quite open.

After a long silence, Su Yunjin, unable to discern the truth, sighed deeply:

“Ah, if only I had been there at the time.”

Out of nowhere, Yan Yu shuddered.

If she had been there, her clone exposed her true feelings, then taking advantage of the moment to confess directly…

Stop! He couldn’t allow himself to imagine any further!

Mere Secretary Su, there’s no way she could conquer me!

Quack, I am the strongest in this world!