Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 406 - 2: New Year’s Itinerary

Chapter 406: Chapter 2: New Year’s Itinerary

The New Year’s Eve dinner refers to the dinner on the evening of the last day of the lunar year.

However, if the families of both spouses are not together, and if transportation allows, it’s common to have lunch at the bride’s home and dinner at the groom’s, counting both as New Year’s Eve dinners—if it’s the case where the groom joins the bride’s family, then it’s the other way around.

So, the moment Yan Yu heard it was “lunch on New Year’s Eve,” he immediately widened his eyes in surprise:

Hey! What relationship do we have that I should come to your house for New Year’s Eve dinner?

Stared down by Yan Yu, Lin Ning awkwardly turned her head away, mumbling:

“I didn’t force you, it was my dad who wanted to invite you over for dinner, not my idea. Of course, I’m not opposed to the captain coming, but I’m not particularly eager either. It’s better if the captain comes, but it’s no big deal if he doesn’t.”

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Yan Yu: ……..

So troublesome, why not just say “please, captain, come to my house for dinner”?

No, no, no, I can’t just agree willy-nilly. It’s New Year’s Eve! In what capacity should I go? And what if all her relatives are there? Damn, what if her old man suddenly calls me ‘son-in-law’ and sticks me with it!

Seeing Yan Yu silent for a long time, Lin Ning seemed a bit disheartened and quickly said:

“Forget it, you don’t have to come. I know it’s not appropriate and didn’t mean to put you on the spot. Just pretend I never said anything.”

That’s more like it! Yan Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, glad not to be forced to say “you wish.”

Lin Ning went to cook, and Yan Yu continued watching TV to pass the time.

Currently, the talk of society focused mainly on The Secret Realm of Li Palace. Even those completely ignorant of cultivator systems could understand from the analysis and hype just how stunning Zhenghai and Dragon Cavalry Team’s performances were at the gates of Li Palace, and just how… exaggerated Yan Yu’s record was.

Single-handedly blocking an entire wave of attacks!

The news even spread abroad, so much so that Anna specifically sent a message to comfort him, congratulating him for “showing off your prowess in front of the national public” once again.

Li Minghu also sent a congratulatory message, casually asking if “Dual Sword Control” could be exchanged.

Of course, it could. If the Valkyrie could master Dual Sword Control, dealing with the monkeys at the Southern Border would be more assured.

After replying to Li Minghu, Yan Yu scrolled through more messages and indeed saw one from Zhang Huaide also asking about Dual Sword Control—indeed, the Sword Immortals of top-level teams could see the value of Dual Sword Control in an instant.

That implies, besides teaching Ningning Dual Sword Control, I still need to get her and myself another Flying Sword.

Noting these tasks on his to-do list, suddenly he heard Su Yunjin calling everyone to the dining room:

“Dinner’s ready, captain and everyone else, come quick!”

Yan Yu made his way to the dining table and had just sat down when the sound of breaking porcelain came from the kitchen.

“What happened?” Su Yunjin went to ask.

“It’s nothing,” Lin Ning shook her head. “I wasn’t holding it steady, and a plate broke.”

“I’ll help you clean it up.” Su Yunjin brought a broom over.

The two were cleaning up the broken dinnerware in the kitchen, and Chen Lingyun also came downstairs, glanced at the table, and suddenly asked Yan Yu:

“Have you eaten yet?”

“Not yet, why?” Yan Yu responded.

Before Chen Lingyun could reply, Zhao Yuanzhen hurried out of the restroom, mumbling something about “everybody sit down, I’ll start for us,” then grabbed chopsticks and scooped food into her mouth.

A second later, she turned and spat it out, frantically shouting:

“Water! Water! Water!”

Yan Yu calmly handed her a teacup, and Zhao Yuanzhen gulped down a large sip of tea, finally showing a “back from the brink” expression, grimacing and sticking out her tongue while saying:

“So salty! How much salt did they put in here!”

“Is it very salty?” Lin Ning came out of the kitchen, took a bite to taste, calmly spat the food out, picked up the dish, and said, “It might be too much salt; I’ll go add some water to dilute it.”

She left for the kitchen, looking exhausted, while Yan Yu and Chen Lingyun exchanged glances. Zhao Yuanzhen, undeterred, reached for another dish, gingerly tasting it.

“This dish is too bland, no flavor at all,” the Demonic Sect Enchantress sighed, resting her chopsticks on the edge of the table, “I really can’t summon any appetite.”

Yan Yu was suddenly horrified: What happened? Even Zhao Yuanzhen “lost her appetite,” how awful could these dishes possibly be!

“Ningning seems a bit out of sorts,” Chen Lingyun quietly messaged him, “do you have any clue what’s up?”

“I don’t have any clue…” Yan Yu looked back to see Lin Ning absent-mindedly pouring the dishes back into the soup pot, added half a bowl of boiling water, then incessantly stirred, just stirred,

like a numb, mechanical cement mixer. Hey, you didn’t even turn on the stove underneath!

“What’s wrong with Ningning?” Su Yunjin also returned to the dining table, concernedly asking, “She seems a bit off.”

Although it seemed like she was asking everyone, her gaze was fixed on Yan Yu, clearly implying, “captain, what did you do to her?”

Xie Ruoxi also came down from the second floor and saw Lin Ning busying herself in the kitchen, with a group of people gathered around the dining table, none of them having touched their chopsticks.

Even Zhao hadn’t touched hers!

She slowly made her way to the dining table and after looking for a long while, hesitated before asking,

“Are these dishes… poisoned?”

“Forget it.” Yan Yu stood up, “I’ll ask.”

He walked into the kitchen, approached Lin Ning, and while scanning the girls standing behind him out of the corner of his eye, he quietly asked Lin Ning,

“What’s the matter?”

“Sorry, I’ve been a bit tired lately,” Lin Ning replied softly, “This dish might be beyond saving, maybe we should just eat out tonight.”

Yan Yu: ……….

If it had been someone else, he would really think it was intentional retaliation. But Ningning’s emotions were all written on her face—headline being “I’m not happy”, content being “Because the captain refused to come over to my house for dinner, I’m a bit upset now and can’t bring myself to cook properly”.

Cooking is one thing, but what about training? Would things also start falling apart? In poor form, performing abnormally?

Yan Yu was silent for a while before saying,

“I’m busy on New Year’s Eve, how about a few days earlier? The 29th or 28th?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Ning frowned, and her melancholy quickly turned to irritation as she frowned and asked,

“Are you pitying me, captain? I don’t want your pity, I’ll explain things to my dad myself.”

You really are difficult to deal with… Yan Yu thought to himself, but he smiled and said,

“No, it’s just a normal visit, just like how leaders in other units also visit the families of outstanding employees during the New Year. But if you don’t want to, then forget it.”

Perhaps the term “outstanding employee” struck a chord with her, Lin Ning no longer resisted and just stared at the soup pot for a moment before finally pouting and saying,

“Hmph, if the captain insists on visiting my home, then there’s nothing I can do.”

She seemed to want to maintain her original depressed state, but her eyebrows and eyes soon couldn’t help but relax.

Seeing that he finally managed to sort it out, Yan Yu breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the dining table to announce,

“We’re eating out tonight.”

The girls then all got up, preparing to leave.

As Yan Yu was about to go back to his room to change clothes, he suddenly heard Su Yunjin’s voice transmission asking,

“Captain, when do you plan to visit Ningning’s house next month?”

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“Ah, this…” Yan Yu was also startled, after a moment he asked, “How did you know?”

“I saw Ningning talking to you just now, and her lips seemed to form the words ‘come to my house,'” Su Yunjin said with a light smile, “So, are you planning to pretend to be her boyfriend and spend the New Year with her family?”

Although her tone was light-hearted, a sense of heavy seriousness spread with her voice transmission, as if it could crush all the air around.

“No, no.” Yan Yu immediately denied, “It’s just that her dad wants to thank me for looking after his daughter this year, so he invited me for a meal—I’m going as the captain of the team, definitely not pretending to be any boyfriend.”

“I see.” Su Yunjin mused, “Coincidentally, my parents also want to thank the captain for my training this year. You should be able to spare one day next month to visit my home, right?”

“Ah?” Yan Yu was dumbfounded, “Really?”

“Of course it’s true.”

“But why do I feel like this is something you just thought of on the spur of the moment? You haven’t even called your parents about it.”

“It’s something my parents had mentioned a while ago,” Su Yunjin lied seriously, “I originally thought it was too much of a disturbance to the captain, so I didn’t want to say anything. But since you’ve already accepted Ningning’s invitation, I’d like the same treatment.”

No, no, no, in reality this has nothing to do with your parents, it’s just that you want the same treatment, right! You ended up saying what was on your mind, didn’t you?

Yan Yu also felt overwhelmed. Considering that the strongest in this world never fears any challenges, he could only agree for now and deal with it when the New Year approached.

“Yan Yu.” Chen Lingyun suddenly transmitted her voice, “Do you have any free time recently…”

“No, your house is the only one I will not visit!” Yan Yu immediately refused decisively.

“…to help me check my Prison Banner.” Chen Lingyun revealed a sweet smile, “Come to think of it, was it Ningning who invited you to her house? Oh, it’s almost the New Year, going to meet relatives, right? Because you refused, she was unhappy, and only now has she cheered up… because you relented, right?”

“Even if you guessed it, it’s of no use,” Yan Yu emphasized, “And I’ll say it again, I will not visit your house during the New Year.”

“That’s okay,” Chen Lingyun said with a beaming smile, “I can come to your house.”

At this, Yan Yu was startled, images of New Year’s Eve with this princess firmly controlling her parents and sister flashed through his mind, causing his hair to stand on end.