Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 217 Post-match press conference!

Next comes garbage time.

The monks of Dingbei Army came to clean up the scene, confirmed the location of the secret center within the ruins, and carefully took it out.

After a special person refined it, the Zhenhai Team and others were able to leave the secret realm.

If this were an esports competition, there would be thunderous applause outside the secret realm, countless spotlights shining brightly, and thousands of media cameras trained on this side, waiting for the team to step onto the podium. On top of it sat a trophy too big to lift with one hand (designed to be lifted by the entire team together)...

But it didn't.

Lin Ning turned his gaze and looked around. The people in the military camp were still working in an orderly manner, like the precise gears running on a huge machine.

This cooled down the little vanity she had just felt after winning.

Therefore, the monks who look so glamorous today are actually just a few parts of this huge machine.

"What are you thinking about?" Su Yunjin noticed that her steps were a little behind, so he stopped and waited for her.

"No, nothing." Lin Ning hurried to catch up.

After walking for a while, she suddenly said:

"The captain clearly stole the show this time, so why can't you see any joy on his face?"

"Perhaps it's because for him, this is indeed not an achievement to be proud of." Su Yunjin speculated thoughtfully.

"Really..." Lin Ning also thought silently.

So what is the real achievement worth pursuing and striving for?
After being examined by the medical team, everyone returned to the hotel where they had stayed yesterday to rest and regroup.

Yan Yu returned to his room and took out his phone, only to see that many of his friends had sent him messages of congratulations. Since there were so many, he put them aside for now and would reply to them all when he got home...

Ok?
[Tsundere Monster sent you a video invitation].

Sister, is there anything you want to talk to me about?
Yan Yu clicked the call in confusion, and saw his sister's face appear on the screen instantly... Judging from the background, it should be her school.

Oh, by the way, school has already started.

"Brother." Yan Jing said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work in this competition."

Yan Yu subconsciously wanted to sneer and say "hard work at all", but suddenly changed his mind, she specially video chatted with me at school just to ask, "Brother, have you worked hard?"

I don't believe it! This girl is not that kind of person!

"What's wrong?" Yan Yu asked seriously.

Yan Jing did not disappoint him. She moved her face away from the screen, revealing three or four junior high school girls behind her, and boasted:

"Ding ding ding! See? This is my brother Yan Zhanlong! I didn't lie to you, okay?"

Watching the little girls' expressions change from surprise, astonishment, shock to shining eyes, Yan Yu was also stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he was speechless.

Damn it, Jingjing, you're only in junior high! Why are you already showing off like this? Where did you learn this cocky, show-off personality?!

Seeing that Yan Yu didn't know what to say for a moment, Yan Jing's face quickly returned to the screen and said with a smile:
"Okay, it's okay, you can hang up now."

Yan Yu hung up the video call in annoyance, lay on the bed and continued playing with his phone for a while, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Yanyu!" Lin Ning called through the door, "We're going to a press conference later, and Ruoxi asked you to go over and put on makeup."

"Okay." Yan Yu stood up.

When she opened the door, she saw that Lin Daiyu had already applied her makeup. Her makeup was more delicate than Su Yunjin's, focusing on outlining her eyes and highlighting her plump lips. Her hair was let down, a rare occurrence (Lin Ning usually liked to wear it in a ponytail), and the ends were curled with a curling iron, giving it a stylish, delicate and playful curve, adding a touch of beauty to her innocent appearance.

"Why are you looking at me?" Lin Ning felt a little uncomfortable.

"Is your makeup too heavy?" Yan Yu asked with a frown.

"Hey, is there?" Lin Ning quickly took out her mobile phone and checked the selfie camera.

"I think the makeup is too heavy," Yan Yu replied. "You can compare it with other people."

"Captain, do you like that kind of natural makeup?" Lin Ning asked tentatively.

"I like my girlfriend not to wear makeup, so that she won't get lipstick on her when we kiss." Yan Yu replied calmly.

"You, you!" Lin Ning blushed instantly and kicked hard, but Yan Yu dodged nimbly. Then, feeling a little aggrieved at being taunted, she didn't continue to chase him, but just shouted, "How can you say such things!"

"What are you talking about?" Yan Yu also showed a puzzled expression. "You asked me what kind of makeup I like on girls, and I told you. And it's just my aesthetic preference. Why did you hit me?"

"I'm not!" Lin Ning realized something was wrong. She seemed to have overthink things... No, he was trying to trick her! "I didn't ask what makeup you like, I asked what kind of makeup you think looks best on me." She quickly recovered and said confidently, "But you're talking about girlfriends, kissing, and eating lipstick. Isn't this just making dirty jokes to harass your teammates?"

"Bullshit!" Yan Yu was immediately furious. "You were clearly asking about my preferences!"

"Where's the evidence?" Lin Ning stretched out her fair hand and said with a sly smile, "Do you have any evidence? Do you have a recording?"

"I'm the captain." Yan Yu said majestically, "What I say is evidence."

"Hmph." Lin Ning turned her head away pretending not to pay attention to him, but she secretly glanced at the expression on his face out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that Yan Yu didn't react, she suddenly stretched out her leg like lightning and stepped on him, then quickly ran away.

Yan Yu:………………

Are you a primary school student from somewhere?

But Lin Ning ran back to Xie Ruoxi's room, and then stuck her head out to confirm that Yan Yu had not followed her, and then she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

You annoying captain, you always love to tease girls with your words! This kick is your punishment!

"Where is Yan Yu?" Xie Ruoxi was drawing eyebrows for Chen Lingyun. When she saw Lin Ning coming back from outside, she asked.

"He'll be here soon." Lin Ning suppressed her emotions and sat next to Chen Lingyun.

After a moment, she suddenly whispered:
"Ruoxi, I think my current makeup is a bit too heavy. I want to change it to something lighter."

"Sure." Xie Ruoxi said nonchalantly, "Which parts need to be lightened?"

"I want to change my makeup to a natural one." Lin Ning looked at herself in the mirror and whispered, "I'll stop wearing lipstick and use lipstick instead."

"Why are you suddenly making your own decisions about your makeup?" Chen Lingyun asked with a smile, "Didn't you just listen to Ruoxi last time?"

"Yeah." Lin Ning said nonchalantly, "If you put on too much lipstick, it might get into your mouth while you eat. It's really troublesome just thinking about it."

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After the game, it was still the Feilong team that attended the press conference first.

Before the game, it's "home team first", and after the game, it's "loser team first". The Feilong team lost at home, so they were present first before and after the game... Although it sounds unlucky, considering that the second teams of the other three armies also experienced the same thing, there is no need to sympathize with them alone.

The reporters were of course merciless. As soon as the question-and-answer session began, someone asked a very pointed question:

"Who do you think should be primarily held responsible for this defeat?"

Vice Captain Shen Rui held the microphone, his face showing no sign of frustration or regret over his defeat. He just smiled and said:

"Everyone watched the live broadcast, right? The main reason Team Feilong lost this time was because I was defeated and retired too early, causing the entire team's command system to collapse..."

Before he could finish his self-criticism, the microphone was finally snatched away by Cai Qianlong, who had lost his patience.

"It's my responsibility." Cai Qianlong suddenly stood up, holding the microphone, and bowed to the reporters present. "The defeat cannot be blamed on Shen Rui, because his strength is not enough to withstand the concentrated fire of the Zhenhai team at the same time."

"At the start, we were five against four, so we had the advantage in numbers. To leverage this advantage, we needed to have smooth command. As the team captain, I should have ensured that Shen Rui wasn't targeted during the battle, but I failed to do so. Therefore, I bear the sole responsibility for this defeat."

The reporters looked at him silently. If it were a movie plot, the whole audience would have burst into applause, everyone admiring the captain's courage and spirit of responsibility.

But the reality is that not everyone has sympathy, but everyone has brains. You're right, this defeat is indeed your responsibility. Your public admission of responsibility saves us a lot of effort in writing the press release... So everyone started to think about how to write the press release in advance, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

"But we lost this time, but we may not be defeated next time!" After admitting defeat, Cai Qianlong suddenly cheered up and shouted, "Next time we face the Zhenhai team, we won't be defeated so easily!"

The atmosphere became lively again. Reporters all liked conflicts and tension. As soon as the host signaled the next question, seven or eight hands were raised.

"Captain Cai, the Zhenhai team chose a four-on-five tactic this time, and Captain Yan Yu went alone to challenge the Secret Realm goalkeeper. Do you think this is a disregard for the Feilong team?" The reporter who grabbed the right to ask the question immediately added fuel to the fire.

"Yes." Cai Qianlong said seriously, "But this is the truth. Because right now, we are indeed no match for the Zhenhai team, and we don't have the strength to arouse Captain Yan Yu's interest!"

"Captain Cai," another reporter asked, "what do you think of Yan Yu, the captain of the Zhenhai team?"

"Yan Yu is very strong," Cai Qianlong said seriously. "Extremely strong. I once consulted with Liu Longtao, the foremost cultivator of the Dingbei Army. Liu Longtao is certainly very strong, but he is probably slightly inferior to Yan Yu. Yan Yu may be the strongest cultivator in the entire Lu Kingdom right now."

We should have been allowed to interview Captain Cai sooner! The reporters who had received the explosive remarks were moved to tears and quickly raised their hands to indicate that they had questions.

At Shengjing National Defense College, everyone who was watching the live broadcast fell silent. They all secretly looked at Jing Ye's expression and chuckled to themselves.

"It's not so bad." To ease the tense atmosphere, Ye Jun stepped out to smooth things over, "At least he didn't say that he and you were evenly matched."

Liu Longtao's face darkened, and he said after a while:

"Everyone is obsessed with this, right?"

(End of this chapter)