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

Chapter 470 Zhou Hongyu's Obsession
"Very floating?" Xie Ruoxi asked in confusion, "How floating?"

"Watch the video." Chen Lingyun said.

She played the video on the projection screen, and the girls went over to watch curiously. They saw Hou Qing and another swordsman exchanging offense and defense, sometimes falling into a disadvantage, and sometimes regaining the advantage.

Seeing something, Lin Ning suddenly took the mouse, dragged the progress bar back a few seconds, and asked in surprise:

"The Cang Song Welcoming Guest interrupted and then White Crane Spreads Its Wings? What kind of sword technique is this?"

"It's not a sword technique," Yan Yu said. "Look here: his sparring partner's sword strike was a bit too high. Hou Qing originally wanted to use Cang Song Welcoming Guests to intercept, but halfway through, he suddenly realized that his opponent's sword strike was too high, leaving a flaw. He quickly switched to using Bai He Liang Chi to attack his opponent's lower body, forcing him to fly his sword back to save him."

"I see." Lin Ning quickly shook her head again, "That's still not right. I've already used the Cang Pines Welcoming Guests halfway, so it would be too late to change it to White Crane Spreading Wings. There's no time window."

"So, to put it nicely, 'he's very thoughtful,' but to put it bluntly, 'his strength is a bit exaggerated.'" Yan Yu said with a smile, "He's a swordsman who likes to take shortcuts. He has an extraordinary keenness and persistence in finding the enemy's weaknesses, but he lacks combat experience. Often, even if the opponent accidentally reveals a flaw, the timing or strength won't allow him to exploit it, but he subconsciously seizes it. Therefore, his strength fluctuates. Sometimes he seizes the opponent's flaw and wins with a single blow, and sometimes he loses his rhythm in trying to find the flaw, and ends up giving away a great advantage."

"Amazing." Chen Lingyun's eyes sparkled with admiration. "That's exactly why the Fire Phoenix team wanted to recruit him. Zhang Huaide told me, 'Hou Qing's perception is very sharp, but his judgment is slightly lacking.'"

"Without some talent to show off, there's no way you'd be picked by the Fire Phoenix Team," Yan Yu said as a matter of course. "Given Zhang Huaide's command style, he prefers guys who take unconventional approaches, with both strengths and weaknesses clearly visible. He can use his commanding skills to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses."

"Indeed." Su Yunjin seemed to be thinking. "Zhou Hongyu and Qin Meng are also the type with obvious strengths and weaknesses."

"In that case, I think we can set a trap and lure Hou Qing into it." Chen Lingyun smiled sweetly, but the words she spoke were sinister.

"That's not necessary." Yan Yu shook his head. "Since Zhang Huaide has told you all this, he must be afraid that you will plot against him. If you insist on plotting, he will easily see through it, or even take advantage of you. That would be pointless."

"I don't think Zhang Huaide would overestimate his abilities and plot against me," Chen Lingyun said with a smile. "Given his personality, he's willing to share this with me. It's more likely that he's trying to say, 'Hou Qing on our team has this shortcoming. Find a way to teach him a lesson so I can use it to educate him later.'"

Yan Yu thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true.

Zhang Huaide's style in his previous life was exactly like this: he would first point out your shortcomings. If you didn't listen, he would let you do as you pleased. Only after you stumbled and suffered a loss would he take advantage of your frustration and regret to point it out to you again.

This method did work for most stubborn people, with the exception of Zhou Hongyu. Xiao Zhou herself was the type who had gone astray and needed drastic measures, not a long-term, gradual approach. She might not live to see that point, and she might end up killing herself at any moment.

No one understands Zhou Hongyu better than me! No one!

"After discussing intelligence, let's move on to tactics," Chen Lingyun said leisurely. "As the visiting team this time, our entry order will be as follows."

"The home team's front line enters the field first, followed by the away team's front line three minutes later, the home team's back line enters the field four minutes later, and the away team's back line enters the field three minutes later."

"In other words," Lin Ning quickly figured out, "from the time the Fire Phoenix team enters the field to the time our team finally enters, there's a 10-minute gap... Aren't you really afraid they'll steal the goalkeeper?"

"We still have to be on guard," Chen Lingyun said with a smile. "If they adopt an aggressive 5-1 lineup and leave Qin Meng for last—although it's unlikely, to prevent them from stealing the goalkeeper, Yan Yu, you absolutely mustn't slack off after entering the field, okay? You must find their front line as soon as possible."

"Nonsense, do you think I am you?" Yan Yu asked back.

"If you can't find the opponent's forwards, go find the goalkeeper," Chen Lingyun continued. "If the goalkeeper position is also missing, it means the opponent may have chosen to hide and wait to reunite with our team. At that time, you will do what is convenient for you and prioritize self-preservation."

"Yeah." Yan Yu said.

"Everyone else, follow me." Chen Lingyun put away her smile and said calmly, "After entering the venue, go and meet up with the captain immediately, and then make subsequent adjustments based on the situation. Understand?"

"Understood!" the girls responded in unison.

The plane finally arrived at Gongbufu Airport. After getting off the plane, everyone checked into a local hotel.

Not long after, guests came to the door.

Although there is no explicit rule to do so, it has almost become a tradition for the two teams that are about to compete against each other to visit each other after arriving at the rest area. I don't know who started this trend.

"Hello, Captain Yan." Zhang Huaide picked up the large pot of butter tea in his hand. "It's issued by the army to help prevent altitude sickness."

"Thank you." Yan Yu nodded.

The likelihood of altitude sickness for cultivators who have reached the Marrow Cleansing Stage is naturally minimal, but it's not completely impossible. Take Li Minghu for example... This girl has shattered the myth that cultivators aren't afraid of illness, so much so that the military office treats them like masters, even registering a visit to the school hospital for a cold. "What's up, Xiao Zhang?" Yan Yu asked, seeing Zhang Huaide put down the teapot but not leave.

Zhang Huaide pondered for a moment and said slowly:

"Team Zhou seems to have a strong obsession with 'beating you'. I don't know why."

"Oh, you're asking that." Yan Yu laughed, "I think it's mainly because Xiao Zhou is a bit of a loser. Ever since she lost to me in the Fourth College Exchange Competition, she's been brooding over it."

"If that's the case, then we've actually lost to Team Longxiong more often," Zhang Huaide said, puzzled. "But Team Zhou doesn't harbor similar hostility towards Team Liu."

"Maybe it's because Liu Longtao is not as handsome as me." Yan Yu said.

Zhang Huaide fell silent, thinking to himself:

Is it really possible that Captain Zhou is obsessed with Captain Yan because he has a crush on him?

Well, judging from Captain Zhou’s performance, it’s unlikely.

But just in case, I still have to confirm it clearly... If it is really an unspeakable love affair, it will most likely affect her condition frequently.

"I see. Thank you, Captain Yan, for letting me know." Zhang Huaide smiled slightly. "I look forward to playing against you this time."

He politely said his goodbyes and left, pushing the door open, and saw Chen Lingyun coming from the side corridor.

After watching Zhang Huaide leave, Chen Lingyun entered the room and asked Yan Yu:
"What's he doing here?"

"Here's some butter tea." Yan Yu pointed at the teapot on the table.

"I guess it's also a test." Chen Lingyun shrugged.

But it doesn’t matter. This time, the captain is indeed leading the charge, so there is no need to hide anything.

But Zhang Huaide returned to the floor where the Fire Phoenix Team was located, came to Zhou Hongyu's door and knocked.

Zhou Hongyu came over to open the door, welcomed the deputy captain into the room, and asked:
"how?"

"Captain Yan didn't test us verbally. He doesn't care who leads the charge," Zhang Huaide replied. "He should be fighting alone in the early stages."

"I told you." Zhou Hongyu was not surprised by this. He just said coldly, "In the final analysis, strength still speaks."

"There is another question." Zhang Huaide said.

"ask."

"It has nothing to do with this match, but it's very important for our team's future development." Zhang Huaide asked seriously, "Captain Zhou, do you have any different feelings towards Captain Yan? Besides wanting to defeat him?"

Zhou Hongyu glared, as if about to explode and roar on the spot, but soon his expression turned cold and disgusted, and he asked:

"Did he tell you?"

"That's my guess," said Zhang Huaide.

"Stop talking nonsense." Zhou Hongyu said.

"Okay." Zhang Huaide nodded and said goodbye.

There is no direct denial... Are you unwilling to argue or don't want to admit it?
This is really troublesome. I’m not good at this kind of thing. Let’s observe it later.

(End of this chapter)