Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 429 - 25 Steak and Treatment

Chapter 429 -25 Steak and Treatment

“Having handed over the Liang Yi Microparticle Sword for research and registration, Yan Yu welcomed a new vacation—since he wasn’t armed with the dual swords, his power couldn’t be fully realized; therefore, apart from ‘urgent missions that only he could handle,’ Li Weiguo would certainly wait until the Liang Yi Microparticle Swordsmanship was returned before considering sending Yan Yu into battle again, an easily deducible conclusion.”

“Thus, Yan Yu could calmly plan the next stage of the team’s training schedule.”

“Su Yunjin needed to collect the Rootless Water in preparation for her Water Element Tao Transformation. Lin Ning had even more to learn; mastering the Cloud Dividing Eight Trigrams Step and the Two-handed Sword Control Technique as soon as possible was imperative.”

“Chen Lingyun would wait for the arrival of Ox-Head and Horse-Face from the Dingbei Army as well as continue researching the Nine Heavens Yin Demon Divine Seal Technique; Xie Ruoxi didn’t have anything new to learn, but her basics in all areas were so lacking that she needed to catch up urgently.”

“As for the Demonic Sect Enchantress, Zhao Yuanzhen, first set aside the training and such, and hurry up with the puppet upgrades—that trip to Nanjiang, her puppet wasn’t with her but left with Zhao Yuanzhen for modifications.”

“Speaking of which, during the Departure Palace event broadcasted live worldwide, using the puppet as a trump card and then boldly killing the caught-off-guard Xiandao Jingyin, there wasn’t a subsequent need to keep it a strict secret.”

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“Just use it when necessary.”

“Yan Yu was typing on his phone, organizing his to-do list into notes when he suddenly heard Lin Ning call out:”

“‘All right, everyone, come eat!'”

“As for Zhao Yuanzhen, who had vowed to ‘beat up Yan Yu’ on Lin Ning’s behalf, she had already become restless with the increasingly aromatic smell from the kitchen, rushing over with a vow to eat the first slice of braised beef steak out of the pot.”

“Yan Yu rose from the couch just in time to see Xie Ruoxi and Su Yunjin come down from the second floor. In the kitchen, Lin Ning was holding Zhao Yuanzhen’s waist tightly, preventing her from lifting the stew pot’s lid, crying out.”

“‘Another minute to simmer! Sister Zhao, just one more minute!'”

“‘Captain.’ Xie Ruoxi greeted him.”

“‘You look a bit pale.’ Su Yunjin transmitted her voice to him, ‘I will come to your room later to check on you.'”

“This was another subtle move from Secretary Su: If she checked in her room, Yan Yu might soon say ‘Okay, I have to get going’; but if she checked in Yan Yu’s room, how long the two of them could stick together was for her to decide.”

“Yan Yu didn’t see through her little trick and readily agreed.”

“Chen Lingyun was the last to come downstairs; the girl was still in her pajamas, seemingly just woken up from a nap, rubbing her eyes as she came down, glancing at Yan Yu without saying a word.”

“Yan Yu went over to the dining table to see Lin Ning carefully wearing oversized oven mitts and straining to bring over the stew pot filled with juicy, bone-in beef steak.”

“‘Try it and see, it’s my first time making this,’ she said humbly, ‘I don’t know if it’s good.'”

“Zhao Yuanzhen had already lifted the lid, quickly grabbing a piece for her bowl and began to gnaw on it.”

“The girls all reached out their chopsticks for some, and Yan Yu tried a piece too—it tasted good.”

“‘How is it?’ Lin Ning looked at him expectantly, her eyes shining with an inexplicable light, ‘Give me your comment.'”

“‘Tender and flavorful.’ Zhao Yuanzhen answered, ‘But the portion of meat is too small, you should pay attention when selecting the ingredients next time.'”

“‘I wasn’t asking you!’ Lin Ning retorted irritably.”

“‘Ningning, this pot of beef steak was especially stewed for you,’ Chen Lingyun said with a smile, ‘Hearing that you’re coming back today, she went to the market early in the morning to buy ingredients.'”

“‘That’s not true!’ Lin Ning immediately paled with shock, quickly retorted, ‘The beef steak was of course stewed for everyone! It’s just that I thought since the captain was injured, he needed plenty of high-quality protein during recovery, so I chose to make a pot of braised beef, but that doesn’t mean I made it especially for the captain, right? If I were making it special for him, I wouldn’t have brought it to the dining table, I would have just taken it straight to the captain’s room, wouldn’t I? Of course, I wouldn’t do that!'”

“Yan Yu did not respond to her defense, simply saying:”

“‘It’s quite delicious, I’ll have another bowl.'”

“‘I’ll get it for you.’ Su Yunjin stood up.”

“‘Hey, I’m talking to you.’ Lin Ning wanted to kick him, but fearing that she might hurt him, she could only huff, ‘It’s not made especially for you, you should know!'”

“‘I know, I know.’ Yan Yu took the small bowl from Su Yunjin, ‘Thanks, Yun Jin.'”

“Seeing this, Lin Ning grew even angrier: ‘What about me? Don’t you thank me?'”

“‘I did want to thank you,’ Yan Yu replied, ‘but this pot of beef wasn’t made especially for me.'”

“The girls immediately burst into laughter, Lin Ning appeared crestfallen, and Chen Lingyun, as if that wasn’t enough, added salt to the wound:”

“‘Since it’s made for everyone, let’s all thank Ningning together.'”

“Thanks, Ningning,” Xie Ruoxi didn’t catch on and immediately echoed in response, “Big Sis Ning makes the best beef.”

“Thanks, Ningning,” Su Yunjin also said with a smile, “It’s hard work.”

Lin Ning forced a smile. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to hear everyone’s thanks, but the person she wanted to hear from hadn’t said anything…

The phone beside her suddenly lit up with a new message:

[Win Over with Virtue]: No matter who you cooked it for, it was really delicious, thanks Ningning.

Lin Ning immediately felt better and waved her hands saying:

“No need for thanks, no need. I cook for you guys every day, what’s with the mushy talk, let’s eat, let’s eat… Zhao sis! Slow down with the eating! Leave some for everyone!”

Zhao Yuanzhen had been quietly battling her food since earlier, and there was already a large pile of bones at the edge of her bowl.

Everyone quickly continued to reach for food with their chopsticks, eating and drinking, and soon the big pot of steak was gone.

After a meal and wine, everyone moved to the sofa to rest and entertain themselves, while Su Yunjin headed to the second floor, calling out to Yan Yu privately:

“Come up, I’ll take a look at you.”

“Mhm,” Yan Yu followed her upstairs.

Once in the room, all that could be heard was Su Yunjin saying:

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“Alright, take off your clothes.”

Yan Yu stripped off his clothes, leaving only his shorts, revealing a body with clearly defined muscles. Su Yunjin concentrated the Runescript True Essence at her fingertips and cautiously slid them over the surface of his skin, suddenly feeling her heartbeat quicken and her cheeks heat up.

“Hmm, many muscle fibers are torn,” she said, forcefully suppressing her romantic feelings and calmly continuing, “It probably happened because of overexertion.”

“In the Ascending Heaven Stairs challenge, we used geomagnetic force to replace gravity and increase amplification,” Yan Yu explained, “so every step put a lot of strain on the body.”

“I understand,” Su Yunjin paused for a moment before adding, “Logically speaking, high gravity should primarily cause damage to the legs and cardiovascular system, but why are your arms also so heavily worn out?”

“Oh, it’s because Tang Xiaolian from the Huofeng Team went with me,” Yan Yu casually explained, “She was pinned down during the Ascending Heaven Stairs challenge, and later I had to carry her up, so probably that’s why my arms got injured too.”

“I see, that explains it,” Su Yunjin said as she started to massage and knead him, infusing the area with Runescript True Essence for tissue repair, and then asked, “Speaking of which, I’m actually a bit curious.”

“Captain, you wanted to explore that Mysterious Realm on your own, not wanting to put us at risk for your personal affairs, which I can understand. But why did you take Tang Xiaolian with you?”

“…Yun Jin.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Has the gravity in this room increased?”

“Stop joking, this isn’t some Heavenly Ladder,” Su Yunjin quickly reined in her pressure and gently said, “I don’t mean to criticize the captain. You must’ve thought things through and weighed all options when deciding who to take to the Mysterious Realm, I just want to know why.”

“Uh, I didn’t really think or consider much,” Yan Yu laughed bitterly, “I didn’t know my way around there, and Tang Xiaolian happened to be a local, so I asked her to lend me a hand.”

“Now I understand,” Su Yunjin said dispassionately, “So you brought her along because she could be of help to you.”

“Yes,” Yan Yu suddenly realized something and quickly added, “I don’t mean that you wouldn’t be helpful, it’s just that I didn’t want to trouble you guys, after all, it’s not a mission from the authorities.”

“But the captain got hurt, huh,” Su Yunjin continued, “Exploring a Mysterious Realm alone, isn’t there a risk of getting injured? What would you do in case you encounter another Heavenly Ladder Challenge next time?”

“Uh, I’ll just be more careful?” Yan Yu tentatively answered.

“Next time, take me with you,” Su Yunjin revealed a beautiful smile, speaking tenderly yet firmly, “If we encounter a situation like this, I can help treat your injuries right away.”

“I don’t know what the situation might be next time,” Yan Yu explained, “and it’s not even certain if there will be a next time…”

“You just need to promise me for now,” Su Yunjin interrupted.

Quack, there’s the gravity again!