Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 332: Chapter 28: The Strong Stance of Immortal Venerate Xie
 

Inside the high-speed train carriage from Baoqing Prefecture to Jinling Prefecture, Xie’s father and mother were seated on the same row of seats, while the aunt and uncle were seated on another row, whispering to each other.

Xie’s mother was quietly scolding Xie’s father for letting slip some information when he went to buy the tickets, letting the uncle find out about it, which resulted in her cousin’s family insisting on tagging along under the guise of “visiting their daughter,” much to Xie’s mother’s irritation.

To speak of the grievances between the two families, one actually has to go back to when Xie Ruoxi was in the second grade of elementary school.

At that time, Xie Ruoxi and her cousin were at the same elementary school, and a film crew came to shoot “The Most Beautiful Xiangxi,” looking to pick a few students from Baoqing Elementary School to be extras. The female producer went around each classroom and selected a few good-looking kids from each grade, then it was up to the teachers to ask these children’s parents whether they would let their children join the film shoot during the summer vacation.

Xie Ruoxi was chosen, but her cousin was not. After telling her parents, the aunt immediately blew up.

My daughter is also very pretty, where is she worse than Xie Ruoxi? Why only pick her, are they blind?

The feud between the two families started from there, and from elementary to middle and high school, the aunt always compared her daughter to Xie Ruoxi whenever something came up.

The pretty loser herself wasn’t keen either, her academic performance didn’t improve, and she was crazy about all sorts of anime, often making a fool of herself at school, which made the aunt hold her head high with pride, confident when talking behind backs.

Xie’s mother was also angry about this, but since her daughter was indeed no wallflower and she didn’t want to completely fall out with her cousin, she simply rolled her eyes and spoke harshly to shut down her aunt’s nonsense every time she started complaining.

For over a decade, the Xie family hadn’t won a single round in this regard, causing both sides to form a fixed mindset:

Xie Ruoxi, no good! Cousin, good!

This thought peaked when the cousin graduated from college and got married. The husband worked in real estate sales in Jinling, was good at talking, and could earn a lot of money. The dowry was 188,000 yuan, which made the aunt show off in the village for days… At that time, a typical dowry in the village was only twenty to thirty thousand, and only in urban areas of Baoqing Prefecture would it exceed one hundred thousand. At that moment, the aunt seemed to have finally vented all the frustration from the previous decade.

Could Xie Ruoxi do that?

In the future, there’d be no need to compare. My daughter has graduated from college and married well, while her daughter only has a high school diploma. They’re not even in the same league anymore, comparing further would be degrading.

Then came the news that Xie Ruoxi had become a cultivator, striking the aunt’s household like a bolt from the blue.

The aunt urgently dragged her husband into discussion, demanding their daughter find all related information about the Zhenhai Team, including battle videos and news reports, and to send them to grandma using her phone.

After watching all the battle videos, the aunt immediately declared she had found the key:

There was no Xie Ruoxi!

This wasn’t surprising, since after Xie Ruoxi joined the team, whether it was the Black Dragon Isle battle, the Tianshan Mysterious Realm battle, the Southern Border defense battle, or the Mirror Lake Divine Palace battle, she hadn’t participated in any leagues broadcasted live due to various reasons, so she never had the chance to appear on TV screens.

The uncle did have some sense, reasoning that the Xie family couldn’t possibly lie about such a big matter. Could a lie last momentarily, let alone a lifetime?

But the uncle was also a rural man, not a savvy netizen, and his ability to retrieve information depended entirely on his friends’ circle. He lacked sufficient evidence to convince his wife—the aunt who had been obsessed for over a decade, how could she be persuaded by such a reason? Therefore, she insisted on confirming it herself.

Both families took the high-speed train headed towards Jinling Prefecture.

On the other hand, Yan Yu was still in Su Yunjin’s room, enjoying her massage… no, it should be the injury checkup.

To be fair, Secretary Su was actually quite gentle when she didn’t use heavy gravity spells. She was pretty, had a good aura, well-cultured, her education level outshone most of her peers, and when chatting, her voice was soft and sweet—there was nothing one could fault her on.

Yan Yu still remembered the first time he met her, lamenting her poor ending in her past life, vowing to poach her to be his personal secretary—now that this small goal has been achieved, it felt like a very fulfilling achievement, wahahaha!

Why isn’t the checkup done yet? It’s almost been half an hour.

“Eh, captain,” Su Yunjin spoke up, “someone called earlier to ask if our team is interested in taking a commercial endorsement.”

“Commercial endorsement?” Yan Yu was taken aback, “What did the coach say about it?”

“Instructor Qi said the school won’t interfere with these matters. At most, they’ll just review the contract for any loopholes or traps after we get it,” Su Yunjin said softly.

“Hmm,” Yan Yu wasn’t surprised by this outcome either.

In his past life, the major teams not only took on commercial endorsements, but also participated in celebrity talk shows! The authorities were happy to see these activities, as they could foster a sense of belonging among cultivators toward the society and the common folk. More of this was always seen as beneficial.

What the authorities feared most were those obsessed with martial practice, who lived in seclusion, practicing day in and day out, completely out of touch with society and without any attachment to the secular world… Such people, if they chose to defect, would have no psychological burden whatsoever.

“What do you think?” Yan Yu asked.

“I’m not particularly interested. We can take it or leave it,” Su Yunjin replied, “Mainly because we’re not short on money now, we can just pick and choose the media events we like to participate in.”

“I’m relieved to hear you think this way,” Yan Yu nodded approvingly, “As cultivators, we should enjoy life as much as possible and not be overly concerned like Lord Master, worrying about this and that…”

Before he could finish speaking, someone knocked on the door.

Su Yunjin sighed softly in her heart, thinking to herself that surely some sly fox couldn’t help but come forth.

Yan Yu got up to open the door and saw Xie Ruoxi standing outside, crying:

“Captain, save me!”

“What’s happened again?” Yan Yu frowned.

“My parents sent me a message,” Xie Ruoxi said pitifully, “My aunt and her husband are coming over to grill me. Captain, please help me think of something!”

“Why is your aunt’s family coming too?” Yan Yu was taken aback.@@novelbin@@

So, knowing their daughter has made it big, they’re bringing the whole family over for a free feast, huh?

“Let me tell you…” Without caring that Su Yunjin was present, Xie Ruoxi detailed the grievances between the two families to Yan Yu.

Yan Yu was speechless after listening. The secluded rural environment indeed bred many villagers who loved to gossip, compare with others, and hold grudges, but the key instigators that combined all three traits were extreme cases in any rural area.

There are instigators everywhere, but the problem was that Xie Ruoxi’s mother cared about their reputation and didn’t want to fall out with relatives, which led to the whole family having to endure this relative’s nasty behavior for a long time… So the solution was simple, just move her parents to the Military Manor.

Problem solved!

“Alright, I’ll think of something when the time comes,” Yan Yu said as he was about to step away, but Xie Ruoxi grabbed his hands.

The pretty but useless girl didn’t trust the captain’s word. After all, he was the tyrant who, during every training session, would say “I will hold back,” only to turn around and beat everyone to the ground. He said he would “think about it,” not that he would “definitely come up with a solution,” maybe he’d just forget about it the moment he turned around, leaving me to be the butt of jokes for his amusement!

“Let go,” Yan Yu said.

“Captain, please, I’m begging you to help me!” Xie Ruoxi continued to plead, “I really don’t want to be grilled by that annoying relative again, and it’ll upset my mom so much that she’ll end up grilling me just as harshly… But I’m sure you can find a way, Captain!”

“You should deal with your family issues yourself!” Yan Yu was exasperated with her lack of backbone. You are, after all, Xie Immortal Venerate, a cultivator with one-in-ten-thousand talent. Can’t you show a bit of the cultivator’s backbone and pride?

I was just in the room with Secretary Su talking about how cultivators should embrace life with passion and deal with grievances as they arise, and here you are, making a show that slaps me in the face?

“Ruoxi, don’t worry, the captain will surely help you.” Seeing Yan Yu being beset by her, Su Yunjin also came over to mediate.

Xie Ruoxi became even more anxious. She knew Su Yunjin was in cahoots with Yan Yu and, seeing her seemingly about to pull her away, a thought flashed through her mind impulsively. Closing her eyes and steeling her heart, she dropped to her knees, wrapped her arms around Yan Yu’s legs, and adopted a determined stance that said “I won’t leave until you help me.”

Yan Yu! I, Xie Ruoxi, am on my knees here today! You have to help, whether you want to or not!