Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

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But speak of the devil, Yan Yu was at the school training the Shenxing Battle Team's junior members, and the girls waited at the villa, looking left and right for his arrival but to no avail, which left each and every one of them fuming with anger.

Even Chen Lingyun, who often feigned a sweet smile, no longer had the energy to pretend and just listened quietly as everyone discussed strategies.

"If you ask me," Zhao Yuanzhen began, inciting discussion with a radical idea, "we should string him up and give him a beating first. Slap him once, and if he refuses to come clean, slap him three or four more times in a row. Let's see if he prefers to keep his teeth or continue hiding the truth!" Continue your saga on empire

"Sister Zhao, you think you can beat him?" Lin Ning expressed her doubt.

"Of course," Zhao Yuanzhen was about to say it would be no problem, but then she remembered that if she revealed abilities the others hadn't seen before, it would surely raise their suspicions. She quickly changed her response and said, "Of course not, but if we unite, we can lay an ambush without raising any alarms.

Then, once he gets back, we can take advantage of our numbers and take him down on the spot!"

"Hmm." Su Yunjin looked at Xie Ruoxi, pondering, and said, "That could work. We can lay an ambush around him, using the Invisibility Technique or hiding our tracks in our own ways, while Ruoxi stays in the living room pretending no one has been here, and see what Yan Yu does and says when he comes back."

As everyone knows, men often feign propriety in public, but if left alone with a woman, their true colors are likely to show—this way, when Yan Yu sees Xie Ruoxi, his attitude towards her and his real intention for sheltering her will be clear as day to us.

"Won't the Invisibility Technique be detected by Divine Sense?" Lin Ning reminded.

"Don't rush," Su Yunjin calmly said. "Who would activate their Divine Sense for no reason as soon as they get home? Right, Ling Yun?"

Well, maybe not necessarily... Chen Lingyun said with a vague smile:

"Indeed, it's worth a try."

Since even the most intelligent Chen Lingyun suggested trying it, Lin Ning had no further objections and only instructed Xie Ruoxi:

"Ruoxi, just stay here and don't let on that we've returned, alright?"

"But..." Xie Ruoxi mustered her courage and said, "If I lie to him and he takes his anger out on me later or even fires me, what should I do?"

"That won't happen," Su Yunjin said with a smile. "Yan Yu isn't like us; he's quite tolerant."

So what you're saying is that you all are less forgiving and hold grudges! Xie Ruoxi thought helplessly, but she could only nod and agree.

If she offended Yan Yu, she could still appeal to his emotions (beg for mercy) or reason with him (make excuses), but if she offended these girls, she had no means to alleviate the situation—they were not only Yan Yu's teammates but also his cohabitants. If they were to speak ill of her to Yan Yu in the future, Xie Ruoxi figured she couldn't withstand it.

Seeing Xie Ruoxi did not resist, the girls exchanged glances and quickly dispersed, disappearing from sight in an instant.

Wall-Penetration Technique!

Seeing everyone disappear into the walls and vanish from sight, Xie Ruoxi was dumbfounded. These cultivators could even pass through walls? Outrageous!

But since she was now responsible for being the bait, she wasn't in a position to question the older sisters. Also, she couldn't use her phone for fear of being suspected of sending signals to Yan Yu, so she had no choice but to turn on the TV and look for some dramas to pass the time in boredom.

Having spent half the day away, Yan Yu finally returned to the villa. As he pushed open the door, he saw Xie Ruoxi lying lazily on the couch, eating chips and staring intently at the TV.

"Why are you here watching TV?" he frowned and said immediately, "What about your work? Is it all done?"

From the bathroom, the ceiling, outside the balcony, and behind the railing on the second floor, where the hiding girls were crouched, they instantly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Yan Yu's unapologetically stern voice.

That's a relief, it doesn't sound like there's any romantic involvement—what kind of man rushes back only to urge his romantic interest to get back to work? Wouldn't that just kill his likeability?

"Uh, I've finished all my work," Xie Ruoxi quickly sat up straight and answered honestly.

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"The fan operations are still going on?" Yan Yu was immediately amused, "So you're saying the entire 1.2 billion people of Lu Country are already 'fanned out'? There's not the slightest room for growth left?"

"That's exactly it." Xie Ruoxi hurriedly explained, "Yan Yu, you know the leading actress from 'Princess Diaries', right? She was once voted 'the most disliked actress by the Miti audience'. The reason was that too much marketing and excessive exposure by her team made her seem too perfect, which ultimately had the opposite effect."

"Your popularity is already quite high. In the earlier rounds of promotions, we've pretty much covered most of the general public. If we continue to increase the intensity of the promotions, it can lead to these people being bombarded with the same message over and over again, which easily triggers a backlash, causing them to unfollow or even turn into haters. That would be counterproductive."

"That's no excuse for you to be lazy though." Yan Yu sat down next to her, casually grabbed the chips from her hand, and started eating, "Even if my popularity is high enough, what about the other members of our team? Is all our material prepared? Are the operational strategies in place? Is the next step of the plan ready?"

"Speaking of that, I was just going to ask you." Xie Ruoxi cautiously asked, "I don't know the other sisters on the team very well, can you tell me about their character settings?"

Good question! The girls hiding in the shadows immediately perked up their ears, eager to hear how Yan Yu really viewed each of them.

"Character settings, huh." Yan Yu stroked his chin and said, "Although their character settings aren't as brilliant as mine, they certainly aren't dull. I'll give you a brief description."

"Deputy leader Chen Lingyun, to describe her in three words: short, trashy, affected! She's only one meter fifty-six, a bottom-tier height among cultivators nationwide. Personality-wise, she's trashy to the max, taking pleasure in watching other people's awkwardness. Her face is always plastered with a fake smile, and she talks in a cloying, nasal voice...

That's about it, see what you can do for the promotions."

Outside on the balcony, Chen Lingyun's smile faded as her eyes narrowed slightly, a chilling gleam flitted across them.

"Uh." Xie Ruoxi trembled a bit, after all, the subject herself was eavesdropping from somewhere, "Aren't you afraid to speak ill of someone so recklessly? Aren't you scared for your life?"

She decided it was best to recast what she'd heard, forcing a laugh as she rephrased, "Got it, so Sister Chen Lingyun's character is: a cute and petite girl, with a bit of a naughty devil in her personality, a sweet smile, and a particularly pleasant voice... right?"

"Although your descriptions make me feel they're completely detached from reality, promotion is indeed about turning black into white, so let's go with what you said." Yan Yu said thoughtfully, "Then there's Su Yunjin, hmm..."

"Su Yunjin is a literary girl. Even though she loves reading, she always chooses deep, profound works of literature. She speaks softly and seems easy to bully, but that's just a façade she puts on. In reality, she's tough to deal with and can smile while saying things that send shivers down your spine.

Sometimes I really feel sorry for her future husband; he's definitely going to be eaten alive by her... How about that?"

Behind the railing of the second floor, Su Yunjin quietly listened to Yan Yu's evaluation of her. Her fingers involuntarily clenched inside her sleeves, and her calm gaze began to frost over.

"I understand." As if sensing the icy aura descending from above, Xie Ruoxi battled the urge to flee and managed a strained smile, "Uh, so Su Yunjin... Sister Yun Jin is a very intellectual girl with a literary air. She appears delicate but has a strong and determined inner core, plus she's emotionally intelligent and speaks impressively, like a young lady."

"From a promotional perspective, we could say that," Yan Yu said, stroking his chin, "Next is Lin Ning, let me think..."

"Lin Ning has a serious nature and tends to fuss over various peculiar details. She often criticizes others. She believes in hard work and is a struggler, but because she's too focused on her goals, she has simple thoughts and is easily swayed by a few words. She's tough-talking but soft-hearted; the kind of girl who becomes more interesting the more you tease her... Help me polish this up."

On the rooftop, Lin Ning was so furious her cheeks puffed up, her lips tightly pursed, her fingers subconsciously forming a sword technique, barely holding back from activating her True Yuan.

"Ahahaha, it sounds like all good qualities to me," Xie Ruoxi half-heartedly joked, her eyes scouting for escape routes, "So Sister Lin Ning has a serious and persistent character, unwavering in what she believes. She may seem tough, but actually has a soft spot in her heart for girls."

"Oh Xie Ruoxi! It's lucky you didn't join the civil service; you would have been a real apple-polisher," Yan Yu laughed heartily, "Finally, there's Zhao Jiuzhen. Her character setup is actually quite distinct, summed up in four contrasts."

"Seems crafty, but is actually naive; seems seductive, but is truly innocent; seems tough, but is really mellow; seems fierce, but is actually a complete wimp..."

Before he could finish, the enraged Demonic Sect Enchantress, with cheeks flushed in embarrassed anger, burst out of the bathroom and pounced on Yan Yu like a ferocious tigress in full fury!

"You little thief, I'm going to take you down!!!"

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, instead of looking frightened, Yan Yu burst out laughing:

"Bring it on!"