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

Chapter 587: Failed Beauty Trap
"The captain is coming back." Chen Lingyun suddenly said.

"He still remembered to come back?" Lin Ning said angrily, "He didn't say a word, just sent a message and ran away. I think we should just find another captain."

"The captain isn't the type to suddenly go on a trip for no apparent reason," Su Yunjin said softly, "perhaps there's something important going on..."

"Stop, stop!" Lin Ning raised her left hand flat with the palm facing down, and pressed her right index finger upwards against the palm of her left hand, making a "stop now" gesture. "The captain is not here, Yunjin, can you please stop drinking tea? He can't hear you!"

Su Yunjin wanted to make some excuses, but soon couldn't help giggling.

Sorry, Ningning. The only thing I absolutely won't compromise on is matters related to the captain.

But Ruoxi and I came back in the morning, and the captain came back in the afternoon. This must be fate.

"How are you going to deal with him?" Zhao Yuanzhen said casually, his legs crossed on the sofa. "Count me in."

"I'm not going." Xie Ruoxi said quickly.

Last time, everyone united to fight against the captain, but she was intimidated by the captain and immediately surrendered... Although the girls did not blame her afterwards, she was also frustrated by herself, so when she heard about "dealing with the captain", she subconsciously shook her head and refused.

"We're not planning on dealing with the captain!" Lin Ning shouted, "But at least ask him what he did when he went out?"

"He won't tell the truth." Chen Lingyun said with a smile.

"Then find a way to make him confess the truth!" Lin Ning said murderously.

"I'm not even sure what I'm doing." Su Yunjin sighed. "She's not his girlfriend, so why would I force her to reveal her whereabouts?"

Lin Ning was speechless for a moment, and then she said:
"It's not like a girlfriend has to judge a boyfriend! We're a team, isn't it normal for team members to care about each other? If I suddenly left without saying goodbye and you asked me, I would of course answer truthfully!"

Her logic is actually untenable, because the key point is not "whether you can ask" but "should you insist on asking when the other party is unwilling to speak?" Needless to say, just because Lin Ning is willing to answer truthfully doesn't mean she has the right to demand the same from others.

Of course, Chen Lingyun and Su Yunjin were both girls with high emotional intelligence. They knew that Ningning was a tough and assertive person, so they didn't dwell on this topic with her.

Xie Ruoxi suddenly said:
"Don't interrogate the captain. If he gets upset, he'll use the excuse of training to torture us, and I'll be implicated by you too."

Lin Ning was isolated and helpless, so she quickly turned to her ally Sister Zhao for help.

Zhao Yuanzhen pondered:

Indeed, setting aside other aspects of the little thief, his temper was unwavering, practically the kind of "male chauvinism" everyone online complained about. The more you pressed him about things he didn't want to talk about, the more his pride would be damaged, leading him to resort to intimidation and coercion. He'd suffered from me so many times in this regard in the past, it was all recorded in his book of hatred.

But there are more ways to find out than just interrogation. Isn't there that...honey trap?
Besides, I'm quite concerned about what he did this time. What if the thief went out treasure hunting and didn't ask me? I'm his Taoist partner, and we're marital property. Shouldn't I get half of the treasure he got?
Thinking of this, the witch said:
"Ningning, use your honey to trick him into talking!"

"Ah, me?" Lin Ning was stunned.

"I agree." Chen Lingyun was overjoyed when she saw Lezi coming, and immediately agreed, "With Ningning's beauty, we can definitely take him down in a minute and make him confess everything!"

"Wait!" Su Yunjin said hurriedly, "Ningning can't do something like a honey trap, right? Otherwise, let me do it instead."

Her original intention was that Lin Ning was too shy to do such a thing as alluring others with her beauty. This was of course true. Lin Ning had already been about to refuse, but after hearing Su Yunjin's words, her competitive spirit suppressed her and she said with a forced smile:

"I'll go then! Everyone wants to know anyway, so I'll just consider it a contribution to the team."

Su Yunjin was a little upset that she got there first, but then she changed her mind and realized that Ningning was very strong-willed. The more he tried to compete with her, the more she would refuse to let go, and he would end up making things worse.

If I didn't say anything, with Ningning's reserved personality, how could she really use the honey trap? Even if it was just a simple voice, sweet and charming, she couldn't do it!
Thinking of this, Yun Jin fell silent. She would wait for Lin Ning to face Yan Yu later, wanting to use the honey trap but failing. When she went over to help, she would be friendly with the captain and sell Ning Ning's favors. A win-win situation!
Lin Ning had just spoken, and immediately felt embarrassed and regretful. She'd waited for Yun Jin to continue arguing with her, so she could take advantage of the situation and let her take over the honey trap... Yun Jin fell silent, leaving her feeling somewhat bewildered.

After a moment of confusion, the stubbornness that is unique to test-takers came back:

You think I'm not good enough and want to see me make a fool of myself, right? I'm going to show you if I can do it!
Seeing that Su Yunjin didn't respond, Lin Ning stood up angrily and said:
"Ruoxi, come and help me."

"Ah? Oh." The indecisive little Ruoxi immediately followed.

The two of them came upstairs and heard Lin Ning say:

"Ruoxi, please help me put on some makeup that will stun men."

"Leave it to me!" Xie Ruoxi immediately became proud when he heard that it was something he was good at, and patted his chest vigorously.

Seeing her patting her chest, Lin Ning suddenly felt a little frustrated for no reason, but she quickly cheered up and secretly comforted herself:
Don't be afraid! Speaking of body types, Sister Zhao's is even more exaggerated, and the captain hasn't been particularly nice to her. The captain isn't some milk cow!

Arriving at the study, Xie Ruoxi took out a large makeup bag from the cabinet and laid it out in front of the computer desk, including foundation, eyeliner, gel... Lin Ning also acted decisively. She went to the bathroom to wash her face and tied her hair up to make it easier for the makeup artist Xiaoxi to work.

Xie Ruoxi plugged in the curling iron and asked casually:

"Why did you agree just now?"

"Promise what... Oh, a honey trap?" Lin Ning blushed slightly and said embarrassedly, "Everyone wants to know what the captain did this time, but no one is too embarrassed to ask. So someone has to step up."

"Then do you want to know?" Xie Ruoxi picked up the paintbrush.

"Of course." Lin Ning said, "I need to monitor whether he does anything that would let the team down.

"Ningning is very worried about the captain." Xie Ruoxi said with a smile.

"No, no!" Lin Ning also felt that her rebuttal was a little weak, so she added with a stiff upper lip, "It's the same old story: everyone is worried about the captain, but they're too embarrassed to say it out loud. So, someone has to speak up, right?"

"Yeah." Xie Ruoxi sighed and said sadly, "Alas, why do I always... I really wish I could be like you."

Lin Ning was silent for a while:

"Ruoxi..."

"what happened?"

"Are you also..." Lin Ning asked cautiously, "Worried about the captain?"

"Yeah." Xie Ruoxi responded.

"When...was it?" Lin Ning felt something in her heart drop, and then seemed to be pulled up. She could no longer tell what was what.

"It was a long time ago, I've forgotten about it." Xie Ruoxi said calmly, but her hands were busy working. "The captain is the type that makes people worry about him. It's normal to worry about him."

"so you……"

Xie Ruoxi suddenly felt a little regretful, feeling that she shouldn't have told Ning Ning so much about herself, so she deliberately said:

"By the way, will your honey trap this time make the captain think that you like him so much that he can't help but throw himself into his arms?"

"No way!" Lin Ning had been fooled and immediately clarified, "First of all, I don't like him, OK? Secondly, even if the captain thinks so, it's just wishful thinking! He misunderstood that I like him, which means he's interested in me himself, which is why he's imagining things!"

"Indeed." Xie Ruoxi said with a smile, "Ningning, you are so beautiful, the captain will definitely fall into your trap."

"I'm not using the beauty trick!" Lin Ning blushed a little, then changed the subject and said, "Girls love to look pretty, so it's normal for me to wear makeup, right?"

"That's right." Xie Ruoxi also changed her tone, "Putting on makeup is very normal. As for the captain being tempted by her beauty, that's his problem, not ours."

"Yeah." Lin Ning finally had nothing to say, but her mind was full of random thoughts.

She had more or less sensed the others' feelings for the captain. But even if you knew the answer, sometimes hearing someone else say it out loud still made you feel strange. Oh, it was all the captain's fault! What was he doing messing with all those girls?
"Okay." Xie Ruoxi said with satisfaction after working for a long time.

Lin Ning looked at herself in the mirror. Her lips were red, her teeth were white, and her smile was bright. She had that beautiful natural makeup. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't even see any trace of makeup on her face.

"Thank you Ruoxi." She stood up happily, only to hear the sound of a door opening downstairs.

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Since the monks' competition had not yet begun, after Yan Yu received the task, he continued to fly south from Jinling and returned on his sword.

Although not much time had passed strictly speaking, he felt like he hadn't seen his team members for a long time.

After returning, he first gave the Heyuan Jingping to Yunjin and asked her to refine it and use it, and then looked at the training progress of the other girls and made new overall plans.

Alas, there's nothing I can do. As a general of the Lu Kingdom, I have the responsibility to eliminate and annihilate the country's major enemies one by one. At the same time, as the captain of the team, I also have to plan the lives of the girls on the team. As the saying goes, "the more capable, the more work." My schedule is so full and meaningful!

Yan Yu returned to the secret realm, opened the door, and shouted:

"Girls, your captain is back!"

"Captain, are you back?" Su Yunjin ran over to give him slippers.

Yan Yu took off his shoes and asked curiously:
"Where's Ningning?"

In the past, when I came back from outside, Ningning, who was always the quickest to react, was the first to greet me. Why did it become Yunjin this time?
After hearing this, Su Yunjin kept smiling and asked gently:
"Is there something I didn't do well enough?"

Yan Yu immediately felt an indescribable pressure coming over him. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably be sweating profusely, but who is he? Little Yun Jin, you dare to put pressure on me? He immediately said earnestly:
"Yunjin, you did do something wrong. You're just too sensitive. I'm just a little hungry and wanted to ask if there's anything to eat at home."

After the monks fasted, they were neither hungry nor thirsty, but that did not mean they would not have pig cravings. Just look at the demon girl from the Demon Sect. Su Yunjin did not doubt him and quickly said:

"There are some small cakes in the refrigerator. I'll get them for you."

"Are there any small cakes in the refrigerator?" Zhao Yuanzhen quickly poked his head out from the sofa in the living room.

"Sister Zhao, you've already eaten!" Su Yunjin quickly reminded her, "I didn't have an appetite, so I planned to leave my portion for the captain!"

"Stingy!" Zhao Yuan said earnestly, "I didn't say I wanted to eat, why are you so nervous?"

"It's okay!" Yan Yu waved his hands generously, "I gained a lot from this trip, and I'm in high spirits. I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight!"

"Great, great, young master, you are so generous!" Zhao Yuanzhen was immediately delighted. "Lingyun, pick out a few good restaurants, and I will make the final decision!"

"What did you get this time?" Chen Lingyun asked with a smile.

Yan Yu ignored Anna's company and just told everyone about his trip to the secret realm. He then took out the Liangyi Microdust Sword and demonstrated it.

Seeing the Liang Yi Sword teleporting back and forth in the living room, Zhao Yuanzhen was also a little envious, but this reward was tied to the Liang Yi Sword itself, and even if she went there, she would not be able to gain any benefits. She asked unwillingly:
"That's it, nothing else?"

"And this." Yan Yu fished out a bottle from his bosom. "This is the Heyuan Jingping. It's said to be able to hold the innate Ren water source of rivers, lakes, and seas. One drop can transform into 180,000 kilograms. There are still a few drops of the ancient Han water source left in it. You can use it directly when you transform into a body later, Yunjin. It saves a lot of effort."

"Thank you, Captain." Su Yunjin was very happy.

"What about me?" Zhao Yuanzhen asked him.

"I'll treat you to dinner tonight." Yan Yu said.

Zhao Yuanzhen was speechless! He wanted to make a fuss, but Yan Yu glared at him. Considering that he had to eat the big dinner that the little thief would treat him to in the evening, he endured it and decided to talk about it after dinner.

Damn you little thief! You actually went exploring the secret realm without me. I'll remember this grudge!

If I were to take charge tomorrow... No! Why wait until tomorrow? I'm going to eat him up tonight, until his wallet is empty!

She secretly circulated her true energy around her spleen and stomach to stimulate digestion, intending to clear out the inventory.

Yan Yu was still talking to Su Yunjin when he suddenly heard a cough and Lin Ning came down the stairs.

Oops, I got a new skin!
Lin Ning was no longer in her usual energetic T-shirt and hot pants outfit. Instead, she was wearing a rather ladylike light-colored shirt and skirt. Her hair was no longer in her usual simple ponytail, but was tied into an intricate and elegant bun. She also had delicate makeup on her face. She asked reservedly:
"Is the captain back?"

The girls were stunned for a moment, and then they all reacted:

Ningning didn't know that the captain had already given instructions for this trip, and was still thinking of using the beauty trap to trick him into talking!

Among the three, Yun Jin was the most kindhearted. She was thinking about how to remind Lin Ning so that she could know the truth without being embarrassed. Suddenly, Lin Ning walked over to Yan Yu and asked with a sweet smile:

"What did the captain do this time? Can you tell me about it?"

"Are you going to be on a TV show?" Yan Yu frowned suspiciously, "Just like Yun Jin Ruoxi and the others did before?"

"No." Lin Ning raised her small, fair chin, revealing a charming expression, and asked with a hum, "I just want to dress up. Do you have any objection?"

"As long as she's not in heat..." Before Yan Yu could finish her words, Lin Ning lifted her skirt and kicked her. She said angrily:

"I wouldn't look for you even if I were in heat!"

The girls all held their foreheads in their hands. As expected, expecting Ningning to play the role of a lady and seduce a man was still a bit too difficult.

Lin Ning's feet were faster than her mind, and she didn't react until she had kicked someone. Seeing that this beauty trap was not going to work, she simply stopped pretending, grabbed Yan Yu's collar, and yelled fiercely:
"Where did you go this time? What did you do? Who were you with? Did anything happen? Tell me now!"

"Hey, what are you doing?" Yan Yu pried her hands apart and said contemptuously, "You look like a jealous little kid. Who taught you that?"

"I'm not jealous!" Lin Ning was annoyed. "I'm just fulfilling my duty of supervision among the team members!"

"Since when can team members supervise the captain?" Yan Yu asked in surprise, "Who made this rule?"

"Don't change the subject!" Lin Ning shouted.

"Ningning, it's like this." Yun Jin explained the matter tactfully.

Lin Ning listened indignantly, knowing that Yan Yu was going to find a way to unlock the Liangyi Sword this time, not to go on a secret date with some girl, so she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she thought about how she was worried that he would hide something, so she dressed up deliberately to use the beauty trick to trick him. Suddenly she felt a little embarrassed, said "I'm going to the bathroom" and ran away.

In the bathroom on the second floor, Xie Ruoxi was removing her makeup while asking in surprise:
"Captain, you confessed so quickly? You're worthy of being Sister Ning, it's an easy feat."

"It has nothing to do with me." Lin Ning said in a muffled voice, "He explained it to everyone as soon as he came back."

"Indeed, there's nothing to hide after all." Xie Ruoxi showed a relieved expression, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm just exploring the secret realm."

"What's so good about it?" Lin Ning couldn't help but complain. "I even dressed up on purpose to try to get him to talk, but he told me as soon as he got back. Doesn't it seem like all my efforts were in vain?"

"No." Xie Ruoxi said with a smile, "After all, how could it be meaningless for the captain to see my beautiful side?"

Lin Ning was stunned when she heard this, but when she thought about how Yan Yu’s eyes seemed to flash with surprise and admiration when he saw her for the first time after returning, her anger immediately subsided and her expression gradually softened.

Yes...as long as he's not out hooking up with anyone else. As for me putting on makeup just for him...

Humph, he got it cheaply.

(End of this chapter)