Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 748 - 22 Prolonged separation must lead to reunion, prolonged union must lead to separation_2

"It’s my turn, Tang Xiaolian, my question is the same as Yun Jin’s, just changing the range of people asked: between me, Qin Meng, Meng Qingxi, and Hou Qing, whom would you choose?"

"That’s cheating!" Tang Xiaolian immediately cried out, "The answer must be ’yes’ or ’no’!"

"Then I’ll ask it this way..." Yan Yu tried to rephrase the question but was interrupted by Tang Xiaolian’s clamor:

"Asked is asked, cheating makes it invalid. Yan Yu, you’re skipped! Next!"

"It’s okay, my question is the same." Zhao Yuanzhen signaled for Yan Yu not to fuss about it and flashed a cold glint in her eye as she stared at Tang Xiaolian, "Yan Yu, Qin Meng, Meng Qingxi, and Hou Qing—if out of these four, you have to choose someone as a love interest, would you choose Yan Yu?"

Tang Xiaolian fell silent.

If she said yes, then without a doubt, she would be considered a sneaky cat by the girls from Zhenhai Team. But if she lied and said no, there was another problem: What if someone here spread her answer to Huofeng Team?

Qin Meng and Meng Qingxi were fine, but Hou Qing had pursued her before. She definitely didn’t want to reignite his baseless hopes and have him pester her again! Then she would be criticized by Deputy Captain Zhang for not behaving in a game like this...

She held her wine glass with a conflicted expression, already guessing that Yan Yu and Su Yunjin had teamed up to make her the target for the whole game—In fact, in Huofeng Team, there was a rule that everyone could only be asked twice in one round of the game. She had concealed this rule with malicious intent because she actually wanted to get Yan Yu drunk and coax out his true feelings!

As expected of Captain Yan, even in these interactive games, he could quickly take control and set the pace of the battlefield...

Tang Xiaolian wasn’t foolish either, quickly devising a counter-strategy:

Instead of pretending to be drunk like Lingyun, she decided to feign weakness and drink for now, waiting for them to let their guard down before causing internal strife on the other side! Chaos was her trump card to turn defeat into victory!

"Yeah, if I had to choose from those four, of course I would choose Yan Yu." Tang Xiaolian smiled sweetly, "After all, when it comes to strength, Captain Yan is the top among the four!"

She tried to explain it as "I choose Yan Yu because he is the strongest," but she couldn’t fool the other girls seated there. Even for Zhao Yuanzhen and Xie Ruoxi, when it came to matters of love, they would rather err on the side of belief—they were not asking who was the strongest, they were asking whom you would pick as a love interest—You’re just coveting Yan Yu! No point in quibbling!

Zhao Yuanzhen took a drink, shooting a cold look at Xie Ruoxi beside her, which meant, take action.

Xie Ruoxi caught on immediately and asked with a smile:

"Tang Xiaolian, the true purpose behind your visit here is to see Yan Yu, isn’t it?"

"No." Tang Xiaolian earnestly responded, "I truly came to continue practicing the Six Senses with Lingyun."

After another gulp of the strong liquor, she wondered what kind of drink it was, feeling it was a bit strong?

Most of the wine brought by Chen Lingyun’s mother was beautifully packaged red wine, perfect for decorating a wine cabinet, but Lin Ning, considering this, chose the plainest packaging earlier, which turned out to be Moutai Kweichow from 1972, 54% alcohol content. Even amongst the Huofeng Team, everyone would sip it slowly—never like Tang Xiaolian’s continuous gulping!

The cup was a disposable plastic one, not some thumb-sized shallow wine bowl!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tang Xiaolian dared not use her True Yuan to refine the alcohol’s effect. Fortunately, after a Cultivator’s Marrow Cleansing, one’s resistance to chemical substances also increased, so she, only slightly tipsy, smiled and asked:

"What about you, Ningning?"

"I..." Lin Ning also wanted to continue the barrage against Tang Xiaolian—after all, the girl did seem to have her sights set on Yan Yu. But seeing Tang Xiaolian’s blushing cheeks and slightly unfocused eyes, as if a bit drunk, the kind Lin Ning felt a twinge of reluctance, turning to ask:

"Yan Yu, can we add a rule, like each person can be asked only so many times a round?"

"No." Yan Yu replied unyieldingly, raising his wine glass and downing it in one go.

Lin Ning heaved a helpless sigh and refilled their glasses—this time pouring a bit less.

"My turn!" Tang Xiaolian chirped, "Yan Yu! Between Zhao and Ruoxi, if you had to choose a love interest, you would choose Zhao, right?"

If you can’t beat them, join them! You all crazily use this tactic against me, so I will return the favor!

Zhao Yuanzhen and Xie Ruoxi immediately looked flustered, their gaze turning to Yan Yu.

Yan Yu found himself in a dilemma—neither of these were good options, how could he choose?

Forget it, choosing the Enchantress would make her intolerably smug, while the little weakling would just feel inferior again; on the other hand, choosing the little weakling would anger the Enchantress, but she couldn’t really do anything about it, plus she was flexible enough to understand the necessity of my choice.

The so-called "fair and square" isn’t about everyone getting an equal share, but rather my absolute say in the matter—it’s fair because I say it’s fair!

"You’re wrong, I choose Ruoxi." No sooner had he lifted his cup than the Enchantress by his side had him in a chokehold, bellowing with rage:

"How dare you not choose me! How dare you not choose me! I’ll kill you!"

"Gack, I can’t breathe!" Yan Yu immediately feigned suffocation.

Of course, being a Cultivator, he was not going to die from being choked, but with Zhao Yuanzhen dragging his head into a massage pillow and giving it a wild rubdown in broad daylight, Yan Yu naturally had to act unwilling and aggrieved, lest the vinegar in his harem turn their fiery gaze upon him... All of you, direct your hostility at the Enchantress!

Sure enough, Su Yunjin came over to rescue him first, and Xie Ruoxi also tried to pull Zhao Yuanzhen’s arm in an attempt to make peace, but she shook her off with a jerk.

Tang Xiaolian perked up. Excellent! Enemy infighting!

Chen Lingyun lay on the table, the joyful smile on her face emerging from within the crook of her arm:

Good! Good! Splits and reunions over and over, what a grand spectacle! Tang Xiaolian, you’re doing great, keep stirring up his harem!

Haha, I’m going to enjoy the show!

Yan Yu had finally gotten loose, being straightened up by Su Yunjin who was fixing his disheveled collar, and he was still somewhat missing the gentle touch behind his head. Then, seeing Zhao Yuanzhen’s teary eyes and looking aggrieved, he suddenly felt a bit of tenderness, and he transmitted a message to her:

"Idiot! The game never said you had to tell the truth!"

"That’s exactly what I’m mad about!" Zhao Yuanzhen persisted, "You wouldn’t even penalty-drink to choose me, what does that mean? Who is your true Daoist couple, me or Ruoxi?"

"Of course it’s you," Yan Yu said leisurely, "Because you are my Daoist couple, that’s why I chose Ruoxi! After all, her relationship with me isn’t nearly as close as yours is with me. So, I needed to say some pleasant things to build her confidence, you get it?"

Zhao Yuanzhen: ......

Hey, that doesn’t sound wrong!

It was common knowledge within the team that Xie Ruoxi had issues with her confidence, so it seemed there wasn’t anything wrong with Yan Yu showing her a bit more affection, after all, it wasn’t for real...

"Then say now: everything you said before was a lie." Zhao Yuanzhen transmitted.

"Everything I said before was a lie," Yan Yu said.

"Among everyone, you like me the most," the Demonic Sect Enchantress continued to demand.

"Among everyone, I like you the most, alright?" Yan Yu was getting impatient.

"Humph." Zhao Yuanzhen was satisfied but little did she know, Xie Ruoxi, while certainly being inwardly insecure, had another image behind the scenes:

Give her a little sunlight and she’ll shine!

Hearing that the captain had chosen her over Sister Zhao, at first, she couldn’t believe it. After all, Sister Zhao’s terrifying figure was there, and she was constantly bestowing all sorts of benefits on the captain—who dared to compare with her? Little Ruoxi even humbly thought that if the captain could share a bit of his affection for Sister Zhao with her, she might be content.

Can you believe I actually won in the captain’s heart? Hehe, doesn’t that mean the captain actually likes me in his heart?

"Captain," Xie Ruoxi asked proudly, puffing out her chest, "if we were already married and I wanted to go cosplay at a convention, would you allow me to go?"

The crowd frowned upon hearing this, feeling uncomfortable.

Come on, Ruoxi! What Yan Yu was asked was "choose between Sister Zhao and yourself," not that he had to choose you no matter what. What does it mean by you announcing that you’re at the finish line?

Yan Yu saw at a glance that her confidence had inflated again and, with the girls all watching, he scoffed:

"No! I would divorce you right away!"

"Eh!" Xie Ruoxi cried out in disbelief.