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

Chapter 323 The More I Ask, the Bored I Am

Everyone passed through five battle halls and entered the depths of the Mirror Lake Palace.

Lin Ning had a lot of questions in her mind, like what the clone said, "I just like your straightforwardness and frankness," and "If you enter my harem like this, you will be suppressed by Ling Yun," and so on.

But whenever she looked for an opportunity to question, Yan Yu would immediately interrupt her in various ways, such as "What is this! Oh... books", "There is a figure over there! I must have seen it wrong, it's a statue", etc.

After many times, she gradually realized that Yan Yu didn't want to hear her questions.

She kept her mouth shut, but secretly communicated with her sisters.

"What do you think?" Lin Ning asked.

"I haven't really watched it." Xie Ruoxi replied, "If the captain wants to start a harem, then let him do it."

"No." Lin Ning was speechless. "It's a modern society now, how could such a thing still be allowed? Isn't he afraid of being criticized by public opinion?"

"He shouldn't be afraid." Xie Ruoxi said.

Lin Ning didn't believe it at all and racked her brains to think about Yan Yu's character.

Shit… He really doesn’t seem afraid.

Before the match against the Feilong Team, there was a ruckus over the Zhenhai Team's "too high female ratio," leading to criticism from all sorts of gossipy netizens. Yan Yu's reaction was simply "Haha, idiots," and he didn't even bother to post a single word. It was just him and Sister Zhao fighting the online trolls...

"Anyway, even if he really does have a harem, I won't be in it, so it has nothing to do with me." Xie Ruoxi said nonchalantly, "He can marry as many wives as he wants."

Lin Ning:………………

Ruoxi, your clone didn't say that. I remember her saying, "When I become powerful, I'm going to kidnap the captain and marry him."

But think about it, if he really reached the point where he was strong enough to beat the captain, and he was tied up and taken to the Civil Affairs Bureau to force him to put his fingerprints on the registration, wouldn't he be unable to start a harem? After all, in modern society, if you want to start a harem, you must not register your marriage, because the law does not support polygamy.

"Where are Lingyun and Sister Zhao?" Lin Ning continued to ask.

"He can't have a harem." Zhao Yuanzhen said coldly, "Otherwise I will castrate him!"

Lin Ning decided to ignore Sister Zhao and asked:
"What do you think of Lingyun?"

"I think it's quite interesting." Chen Lingyun said with a smile.

How could this be interesting... Lin Ning was about to complain harshly when she heard Chen Lingyun ask again:
"Do you think what Yan Yu's clone said is really what he really thinks?"

"Yes." "Of course." "That's a must." The girls said one after another.

If it's not true, then we're just blasting ourselves into thin air! It has to be true!

"If that's the case," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "then what our clones said is all true? Sister Zhao wants to be the first wife, Ningning has a crush on the captain, Ruoxi wants to force the captain to marry her, and I want the captain to have a harem..."

"It's not true, it's not true!" The girls were shocked and denied it quickly.

Xie Ruoxi even made up his mind and said nonsense:

"Is it possible that this secret realm is inherently hostile to women? Female clones will deliberately speak nonsense to smear our reputation, while male clones will speak the truth?"

"I don't think it's possible," Chen Lingyun said with a smile. "The essence of gender is actually the difference in sex chromosome pairs. If the secret realm mechanism responds differently based on the difference in sex chromosome pairs, then what would happen if a cultivator with abnormal chromosomes entered? Wouldn't that be a loophole?" Xie Ruoxi was speechless. Of course she knew it was impossible, and she was just talking nonsense to shut Chen Lingyun up, to stop her from continuing.

"I... I have no interest in Yan Yu in that aspect at all!" Lin Ning felt that a denial was not enough, and continued to add, "I regard Yan Yu as the captain, and we only have comradeship and friendship. That clone is talking nonsense. I'm very afraid that you and the captain will misunderstand, so I'm explaining it again here, don't think too much!"

"I don't want to be a first wife either!" Zhao Yuanzhen also defended herself. "My concept of marriage is very traditional and conservative. I can only accept a lifelong couple. Even if I marry the emperor, I will have to dismantle the three harems and six courtyards. I absolutely cannot accept having more sisters in the family."

"So the clone's claims are all false," Chen Lingyun concluded. "Yan Yu hasn't considered starting a harem. The most likely scenario is that the Zhenhai team was previously hyped up about gender issues, and while he didn't care, he might still feel a little uncomfortable. The clone read this and deliberately said this to break his defenses, but failed."

"That's right." "That's how it should be." "That's the only explanation." The other three girls nodded in agreement.

Of course, expressing agreement through voice channels is another matter entirely, but what one actually thinks in their heart is another matter entirely.

Because this is actually a very simple logic problem: as long as my copy tells the truth, Yan Yu's copy will also tell the truth; if my copy tells a lie, Yan Yu's copy will also tell a lie.

So, is what my own copy said true or false? Anyway, everyone knows it in their hearts, but they will never change their words.

It must be a lie!
Since they were all lies, there was no need to discuss them or discuss countermeasures. Everyone followed Yan Yu gloomily and continued forward, the atmosphere in the team darkening at a noticeable speed.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Noticing the low morale, Yan Yu turned around and asked in confusion, "Are you still hiding this secret communication from me, or are you still brooding over the clone incident?"

"No, no." "They are all groundless lies." "We are just wondering when the secret realm will end." The girls hurriedly explained.

"Oh." Yan Yu didn't expose them, but nodded calmly and said, "That's good."

Seeing that he was decisive and didn't say much, the girls felt even more aggrieved.

Why don't you tell us a few more words to prove your innocence? Even if you say "my clones are lying too," whether that's true or not, at least it'll make us feel better!

Zhao Yuanzhen couldn't help but asked directly:

"Yanyu, will you have a harem in the future?"

"How should I know what will happen in the future?" Yan Yu asked her back.

"What about now?" Lin Ning asked immediately.

"Of course I don't have that thought now," Yan Yu sneered. "I don't even plan on finding a girlfriend, so why would I want to have a harem? Don't you think it's funny to ask such a question? It's like someone who doesn't even buy lottery tickets but spends all day wondering 'what would I do if I won 1000 million?'"

Hearing him admit that he "had no intention of starting a harem", the girls all breathed a sigh of relief.

But then I thought, the captain doesn't even plan to find a girlfriend...

The atmosphere became even colder, everyone was a little dejected and had no spirit at all.

Yan Yu led the others through the rooms deep within the Mirror Lake Palace, touring them one by one. Apart from numerous useless furniture and artifacts, they eventually found a few scattered magical treasures, elixirs, spiritual herbs, and so on. Finally, in one room, they found the core of the secret realm—a small, exquisitely shaped bronze mirror.

"Ningning, take the others and pack up. Lingyun, come and refine this mirror," Yan Yu instructed, then suddenly looked puzzled. "Why do you all seem so listless?"

"No, we're just a little tired after conquering the secret realm." Everyone said perfunctorily in a listless manner.

(End of this chapter)