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

Chapter 607: Heroes have always been beautiful

Coming to the study, Yan Yu casually looked around at the furnishings.

Then I saw her cabinet full of comics, light novels and figures against the wall.

"Everyone moved back so soon?" Yan Yu asked in surprise.

"Although my body has been fasting, my spirit still needs food." Xie Ruoxi said seriously.

Her expression was extremely solemn, as if she was a missionary preaching the glory of God.

Yan Yu was also a little speechless, so he sat down on the chair in front of the desk and asked:

"What questions do you have for me?"

"Wait a minute, I'll change my clothes." Xie Ruoxi opened the wardrobe and said pretentiously, "It's a bit hot today. I'm going to sweat if I don't change clothes."

This is a lie, because monks have a strong tolerance to ambient temperature and do not need to rely on sweating to dissipate heat, nor do they need to change into cooler clothes.

But Yan Yu didn't say anything because he wanted to see it.

Xie Ruoxi used to have a lot of cosplay costumes in her closet, mostly popular female characters from mobile games, and a few from popular anime heroines. But after learning about Yan Yu's preferences, she'd cleared out her wardrobe once again, and now she mainly wore casual and school uniforms from romantic comedies—the kind that wouldn't look weird to anyone.

She changed into a white shirt, tied tightly into a bow, revealing a hint of her belly and navel. She then added a grass-green tie and a delicate black necklace, and a turquoise plaid skirt.

"Is it a fashionable high school girl this time?" Yan Yu guessed.

"It's a hot girl." Xie Ruoxi replied.

I have to say, she's quite good at playing the role of a hot girl from anime. If it were Yunjin or Ningning, even if they wore revealing clothes, smoky makeup, and arm tattoos, they'd still look like the gentle, well-bred daughters of good families—mainly because society is biased these days, and people think a hot girl must at least have a hot body.

Looking closely, she's probably at the main C level. It doesn't matter if she can't compare to the Demon Gate Demon Girl; she's of an extraordinary standard. Visitors from other worlds have genetic differences from us Earthlings, but even compared to Anna and Ye Jun, she's not inferior. I approve of you on this point, Xie Ruoxi!
From today on, you are no longer a pretty loser with only a pretty face! Instead, you are a loser with both good looks and a great figure!
"Does this one suit me?" Xie Ruoxi asked cautiously after changing her clothes.

"It's quite suitable." Yan Yu replied.

As we all know, due to the need to show off, the captain often does not give a full score evaluation, because it will seem that he has not seen the world, so "pretty good" can basically be regarded as a full score.

Xie Ruoxi immediately smiled happily.

"So what's your problem?" Yan Yu asked again.

"Uh, it's like this..." Xie Ruoxi slowly pulled a chair over and sat down next to Yan Yu. She finally came up with a question to talk about:
"I feel like I'm more suited to a powerful, all-powerful tactical style, but my weakness is my lack of self-preservation. Defense isn't my forte, my positioning and dodging aren't very agile, and my awareness isn't well-developed. It's fine if I have teammates to cover me, but if I'm forced into a solo situation, how can I best protect myself?"

"Practice." Yan Yu said concisely.

"I'm definitely training hard, but I feel like I'm just naturally dumb." Xie Ruoxi revealed a pitiful and aggrieved expression. "Ningning can master the same dodging technique in just a few minutes, but I might spend days studying and still not get the hang of it."

"Lack of understanding." Yan Yu immediately came to the conclusion.

A gifted cultivator with extraordinary talent and immense strength could be explained by their poor performance in technical areas as "unable to bully weaker players." Jing Ye is the most typical example. However, considering that Xie Ruoxi had indeed practiced for a long time, yet her progress was still not very noticeable, perhaps it was because her comprehension was really not that high.

This isn't referring to the savvy in practicing martial arts, but rather the savvy in adapting to changing circumstances in combat, or to use a more general term:

IQ.

"How about some brain-boosting oral solution?" Yan Yu thought for a long time and said hesitantly, "Or let Ning Ning make you some crucian carp soup and stewed walnut juice."

"Captain, I'm serious!" Xie Ruoxi hugged Yan Yu's arm, shaking him and acting coquettishly, "It's not my choice whether to be smart or stupid, but now that I've joined the Zhenhai team, I can't hold everyone back!"

The clever Xixi had already observed everything thoroughly. As long as she took advantage of the captain under the pretext of discussing tactics, the captain would not get angry!

Sure enough, Yan Yu didn't care that she was pressing against him, but concentrated on thinking of a solution.

In his previous life, the training methods of ordinary warriors were almost unsuitable for Xie Ruoxi. After all, this group of people mainly believed in "lack of cultivation, but make up for it with technology", and Xie Ruoxi's cultivation had exceeded the standard, which was exactly the other extreme.

The closest match to her was probably Jingye Liu Longtao. Unfortunately, his so-called "lack of skills" only applied to him compared to technical masters like Li Minghu. Among the entire team of cultivators, he was a formidable presence, and didn't have to worry about protecting himself.

However, compared with Jing Ye, Xie Ruoxi's technical savvy is much worse, almost to the outrageous level of "if he doesn't kill the opponent in the first round, he will be killed by the opponent in the second round."

Oh no, what should I do?

The best way, of course, is to find her a defensive magic weapon, such as Ye Jun's Xuanguang ruler. Infuse true essence into it and create a protective shield to put on your body. Then you won't have to fear anything - but defensive magic weapons are not so easy to find. There is no identification technique in this world, and you have no idea what the magic weapon's effect is before it is refined and recognized by its master.

The next best option is to arrange teammates to provide support around her to prevent her from being left alone and targeted by the enemy. This is also the tactical strategy currently adopted by the Zhenhai team.

But Ruoxi did have a point. It was better to learn to defend yourself than to rely on others for support. If she ever needed to act alone in the future, she couldn't afford to waste someone solely to act as her bodyguard.

How about letting her use all her strength to activate the magic weapon Lightning Cone and use the circling Thunder Dragon to repel the surrounding attacks?

No, it would consume too much energy. I'd already used up more than half of my energy in just over a minute of full power. How could I use a special move as a self-defense tool...

Yan Yu's mind raced, searching for a solution from his rich memories of battles in his past life. Seeing him lost in thought, Xie Ruoxi couldn't help but grow fonder and more attached. She hugged him tighter and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

Hey, I'm hanging out with the captain.

The captain smells so good!

Yan Yu finally felt a soft sensation on one side of his body. He looked closely and found that a woman was abusing her power for personal gain and taking advantage of him!
Damn it, I'm here to help you come up with a self-protection strategy, but you only think about my masculinity and how to stick with me!

He instinctively wanted to say, "Get lost!" or "How dare you get so close to me?" But then he thought, Ruoxi was timid by nature, and it took a lot of courage for her to get so close. If he scolded her rashly, causing her to retreat and become fearful again, that would be the least of his worries. He was afraid that it would affect her Daoist heart, causing her to go back to being that pretty, lazy, lazy person. That would be bad.

My personal sacrifice of a little male beauty is a small matter, but the country has lost a monk with extraordinary talent in thunder magic, that is a big matter!
Thinking of this, Yan Yu could only endure the humiliation and unhappiness of being molested, and with the spirit of serving the country and the people, he picked up Xie Ruoxi and placed her on his lap.

Ruoxi was different from the demon girl. She felt a bit like a slender branch with a lot of fruit. She wasn't very heavy to hold. But when Yan Yu suddenly held her under the arm, she let out a small cry, then quickly reacted and hugged the captain's neck tightly, not letting go. Hehe, I knew the captain had me in his heart... Wait, wait, why are you touching me again?
Can't you just hold me tight? Man!

While Yan Yu was helping her regain confidence, he was still thinking about teaching her how to protect herself.

Since they lack sufficient savvy, there's no point in pursuing the technical path. It's like someone with a dull mind who can't learn anything. Forcing them to take cram schools and get into college is a waste of time. It would be better to send them to learn a trade like hairdressing.

She was also very clear in her own understanding that she was only suited to a powerful and powerful fighting style, so she should find a Taoist method for self-defense! The effectiveness of a magic weapon is difficult to determine before it recognizes its master, but Taoist methods should be no problem! It is written in black and white, and the effect of practicing it can of course be predicted in advance.

Thinking of this, Yan Yu suddenly felt his hands tighten, and were firmly grasped by Xie Ruoxi - just when he was about to reach the top.

"Captain!" She suppressed her dissatisfaction and said aggrievedly, "You can't do this! We are not even boyfriend and girlfriend!"

"Indeed." Yan Yu picked her up from his body again and put her on the chair beside him. Then he stood up without mercy, "Then I won't touch you anymore. Goodbye."

"Huh?" Xie Ruoxi was stunned.

No, shouldn't you take advantage of this opportunity and say, "Then girl, just obey me"?
Wait a minute, wait a minute! As long as you, Captain, are willing to be my boyfriend and we have a legitimate relationship, I won’t mind you touching me any more!

After Yan Yu left the study and closed the door, Xie Ruoxi realized that he had really lost interest in her. She immediately became bored and even dejected.

I thought my favorability was high enough to start the conquest, but I didn't expect the captain was just after my beauty!

It must be because beauty is not enough!

Xie Ruoxi looked down at her cosplay costume and quickly made a decision.

If the hot girl school uniform can't make her captain, then...

...I can only use my swimsuit.

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However, Yan Yu flew out of the villa on his sword, flew to the school, landed on the roof of the administrative building, and then hurried to the principal's office.

When I opened the door, I saw Li Weiguo talking to Chen Tianming.

Old Taishan? When did you come?

"Can't you knock on the door?" Li Weiguo was also startled, and then he saw that it was Yan Yu, and felt a little dissatisfied.

"It's an important matter." Yan Yu said.

"What's the matter?" Li Weiguo's heart skipped a beat and he didn't even bother to knock on the door.

"I need to find a defensive method for Ruoxi," Yan Yu said. "You know she has excellent talent, but her skills are so poor that she needs special protection. If this continues, she'll be targeted by those with ulterior motives!"

So that's what happened... Li Weiguo waved his hands impatiently:
"Can't you just go to the archives and ask for approval yourself?"

"Then I need your signature."

"Can't we just go through the procedure?"

"Speed is of the essence in war, and delay is of the essence..."

"Okay, okay, I'll sign for you, and don't bother me anymore." Li Weiguo waved his hand and gave Yan Yu a note that said "You are allowed to read the book and do as you please", and then drove him out of the principal's office.

Yan Yu rushed out of the door, and Li Weiguo turned to Chen Tianming and sighed:

"This kid isn't nervous at all."

"A good general is one who can remain calm in times of crisis." Chen Tianming said slowly.

"I'm afraid he'll get too cocky." Li Weiguo pondered for a moment, realizing that although Yan Yu always boasted, he never actually let down his guard. So he could only sigh, "Precisely because he's undefeated, his prestige among the team's cultivators is a bit too great. Not to mention Qing'an's Li Minghu and Longxiong's Ye Jun, even that heartless girl from the Fire Phoenix team is said to have a different eye for him since she was rescued last time. If this continues, I'm afraid he'll attract more attention."

"Heroes have always been obsessed with beauties." Chen Tianming smiled slightly, "That's normal."

Li Weiguo looked at his old friend suspiciously, thinking, "Haven't you already considered him your son-in-law? Are you really not bothered by his flirting with female monks from other teams?"

After pondering for a moment, I suddenly had an epiphany:

For this old friend, career always trumped personal relationships. As a father-in-law, he certainly disliked his future son-in-law's philandering. But as the governor of Jianghai, and the leader of a radical reformist faction, the more top cultivators Yan Yu could connect with, the happier he would be.

Honestly, the brotherhood between Yan Yu and Liu Longtao, Li Zhaojiang, and Zhang Huaide might not withstand the test of future upheavals. In contrast, if romantic relationships could develop between Yan Yu and Li Minghu, Zhou Hongyu, and Ye Jun, they would be far more solid than the aforementioned brotherhoods. Otherwise, why, since ancient times, have marriage alliances always been more common, and even more reliable, than sworn brotherhoods?
Because men and women can have children! Many people don't really take their brothers seriously, but they can't help but take their own children seriously. Blood is thicker than water, how can it be severed so easily? If you really met a ruthless man like Liu Bang, who could abandon even his father, children, and wives, then brotherly love would surely have long since broken him.

If he thought about it carefully, Yan Yu had already been identified as a member of Chen Tianming's faction due to his relationship with Chen Lingyun. If he really could capture those female monks and get them to join Chen Tianming's camp, the radical reformists' voice in the Privy Council would expand dramatically... Compared to that, what would it matter if his own daughter Chen Lingyun suffered a little injustice?

Li Weiguo was silent for a moment, then suddenly pointed at Chen Tianming and said with a smile:
"You're so cruel that you even use your own daughter as a bargaining chip. I don't think those old men can defeat you."

"Old Li, I'm not going to hide it from you." Chen Tianming suddenly smiled bitterly, "These were actually Lingyun's ideas."

"Do you think I will believe it?" Li Weiguo said with a smile.

"I know you don't believe me." Chen Tianming shook his head and sighed, asking, "Do you think that if I was really behind this, would I have to hide it from you and deny it?"

"Okay, then why did Chen Lingyun do this?" Li Weiguo asked with a chuckle, "She's going to suffer a huge loss in this matter, and your wife definitely doesn't want that either. The only one who benefits in the end is you, right?"

"Maybe he thinks this is interesting?" Chen Tianming frowned and guessed.

"You might as well say she's being filial to you," Li Weiguo sneered. "For your career, you'd rather be cuckolded than go to such lengths to make friends with so many women!"

(End of this chapter)