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

Chapter 266 I Just Read It Once

The next day, Yan Yu brought Xie Ruoxi to the school and went to the archives room to meet Qi Changping, where they encountered the messenger monk sent by the Pingxi Army.

The messenger took out a pad, unlocked it and handed it to Yan Yu. On it was a list of all the Taoist magic currently in stock in the Pingxi Army.

Yan Yu was not polite and carefully browsed through the list of Taoist methods. Suddenly he asked:

"One for one or one for two?"

The messenger's eyes widened in shock, as if he had never expected Yan Zhanlong to say such shameless things. Qi Changping beside him quickly explained:
"Of course it's a one-for-one exchange! The value of Taoism is difficult to assess, but right now everyone assumes it's a one-for-one exchange."

"But none of your techniques are very good." Yan Yu complained with an embarrassed look on his face, "I want to pick out a powerful water-based technique for Yun Jin, but I can't find one after searching for a long time."

"How about you try something else?" the messenger asked patiently. "Why don't you try another powerful technique first, then go find Annan and Dingbei and try the water technique!"

"That's too much trouble." Yan Yu waved his hand and said, "Why don't you just let me pick two methods directly?"

"That won't work!" The courier didn't have the authority to do so, and quickly refused, "It can only be a one-for-one exchange! Comrade Yan Yu, I really can't make the decision on this."

"Forget it, forget it. I won't trade anymore." Yan Yu said impatiently, "When you have a powerful water-walking technique, we can make a deal again."

The messenger was immediately horrified, because the leader had instructed before the trip that "the ownership of Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire must be taken away." He hurriedly tried to persuade Yan Yu, but was dragged aside by Qi Changping, who whispered:

"Don't bother with him. How about we add another Taoist method for you? This time, let Yan Yu pick two and settle the matter as soon as possible."

"But..." The messenger wanted to say, "We only plan to trade one for one," but he thought that if Yan Yu didn't nod, this "one for one" might not be possible, so he could only silently send a message to his leader to ask.

The leader replied quickly: Yes.

So they both breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Yan Yu and said:
"Okay, then you pick two methods."

"This and this." Yan Yu didn't hesitate and just checked the options.

The messenger and Qi Changping took a look and saw that they were the only two thunder techniques in the inventory list: Yushu Thunder and Shenxiao Thunder. They suddenly felt as if they had suddenly realized something - it turned out that Yan Zhanlong had never intended to exchange for the Water Dao Technique from the beginning, and was actually coming for these two thunder techniques!
"Are you sure you want to switch to this?" the courier asked, confirming, "These two are still in the academic research phase and may not be effective."

The classics looted from the secret realm are voluminous and numerous, and many of the exercises in them are just the authors' "fantastic ideas" and "paper talk", which may not be able to be successfully practiced. Therefore, they must first undergo "academic investigation" by the research department and be identified as "suitable for practice" before they can be practiced.

Since there are tens of thousands of existing classics, it is impossible for scientific researchers to practice and verify them one by one, so it is said that supercomputers and artificial intelligence are used for analysis... Yan Yu does not know the details of how it is done, but he knows that the signature Taoist methods that were used in the previous life can definitely be practiced now!

"Yes, these two." Yan Yu said affirmatively.

"Okay." The courier took out a box from his waist, applied for unlocking remotely, and it was approved. It opened with a click, and he took out a USB flash drive from it.

Qi Changping hurriedly welcomed the person into the archive room and inserted the USB drive into the computer. The messenger quickly dragged out two files. After verifying that they were correct, he formatted the USB drive, ejected it, and with a twist of his hand, physically destroyed it.

Yan Yu:………………

You say he was not confidential enough, but at least he formatted and destroyed the hard drive; you say he was cautious... why didn't he use the jade slip?
"Ruoxi!" After the messenger left, he waved to Xie Ruoxi in the distance and called over, "Go inside and learn thunder magic."

"Copying, taking photos, or taking anything out without permission is not allowed," Qi Changping warned her worriedly, "You can only study in this room, understand? People can leave, but the Tao can't." "Huh?" Xie Ruoxi thought to herself, "My worst strength is studying." She said with a sad face, "Then when can you come out?"

"I'll let you out when you learn it." Yan Yu added, "If you don't learn it in the morning, you won't have lunch. If you don't learn it in the afternoon, you won't have dinner. If you don't learn it in the evening, you'll starve until dawn."

Qi Changping saw Xie Ruoxi's face turned pale with fear, and was about to speak to her to explain, but he heard Yan Yu's voice transmission:
"Instructor Qi, please don't say too much. Xie Ruoxi is on my team, so please don't interfere with my team affairs."

Even the charge of "interfering in team affairs" came up, and Qi Changping couldn't intervene anymore. In Xie Ruoxi's eyes, she naturally took Yan Yu's threats seriously and could only enter the archives room with a dejected look on her face.

Yan Yu and Qi Changping went outside and chatted for a while, only to hear the instructor ask:
"What's going on with Xie Ruoxi? You were the one who brought her here. It's been so long, why are you still trying to assert your authority?"

"There's nothing we can do about lazy bones." Yan Yu sighed and said, "If I don't play for three days, I'll just lie down."

"This isn't a solution." Qi Changping was silent for a moment, then said, "We have these kind of shrewd soldiers in our army. To be honest, blindly using force isn't always effective. We need to be gentle when necessary and build closer relationships so we can negotiate more easily."

"How to be gentle?" Yan Yu asked him.

"Xie Ruoxi has parents and a brother," Qi Changping suggested. "Try working with her family and see if you can find a way to motivate her and instill in her the right values."

"She hasn't told her parents about the monk yet." Yan Yu also hesitated. "I think her relationship with her family is quite delicate. Starting from this direction, I'm afraid I might accidentally backfire."

"What's the subtle method?" Qi Changping asked with a frown.

"It's hard to say." Yan Yu shook his head. "She didn't take the college entrance examination after graduating from high school. Can you guess why?"

"Hmm." Qi Changping pondered. "I've looked at her mock exam scores at school. If she performs normally, I'm afraid she wouldn't even get into a top three university. From this perspective, maybe she simply doesn't want to study anymore..."

"Look." Yan Yu spread his hands and said, "Isn't that the end of it? If other families encountered this situation, wouldn't the parents force their children to study for a junior college? And what if they can get the opportunity to upgrade from a junior college to a university? I think her family may also be a bit biased towards boys."

"Wait, that's different," Qi Changping said quickly. "She didn't do well in school, and she didn't want to continue studying because of setbacks. Her parents probably thought she wasn't cut out for it, so it's understandable that she'd given up on higher education. But cultivation is different! She has excellent talent for cultivation. Didn't you tell her that? With such good conditions, it's unacceptable for her to give up on it."

"How can you tell her that?" Yan Yu glared. "She's already throwing in the towel and refusing to obey me, and you're telling her she's talented, making her think she has the conditions to negotiate with me, right?"

Qi Changping remained silent.

He personally felt that this kind of thing couldn't be concealed for long. You're deliberately lying to her, bullying her, and playing with her now. When she finds out that she's actually pretty awesome, won't she just come after you for revenge?
However, this was the Zhenhai team's business, and Qi Changping couldn't interfere. He nodded and said:
"Anyway, as long as you know what's going on..."

Before he finished speaking, a loud thunderclap suddenly came from the archives room!
The shock wave instantly broke down the wall, and countless bricks and stones shattered and flew everywhere. Yan Yu had already flown up on his sword like lightning, but Qi Changping was a little slow to react and was instantly engulfed by the smoke and dust.

Yan Yu's sword flashed into the air, avoiding the explosion. He swept his spiritual sense over the smoke and dust, then quickly rushed in, only to find Xie Ruoxi sitting in the ruins in a daze... Seeing the captain rushing over, she quickly stood up and threw herself into his arms, crying:
"Wow, captain, I was wrong, wow!"

"Wait." Yan Yu quickly felt her body all over to make sure she was not injured. Then he asked anxiously, "What was that explosion just now? Who attacked the archives room?"

"It's me." Xie Ruoxi said timidly, "Didn't you say that I can only come out after I learn the Thunder Technique?"

"I finished reading those two articles on thunder magic. I wasn't sure if I understood them correctly, or if I could be considered to have mastered them, so I tried to use them..."

(End of this chapter)