Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 349: 45 Ye Jun and Li Minghu

Chapter 349: Chapter 45 Ye Jun and Li Minghu
 

Ever since their lengthy conversation that night, Ye Jun and Yan Yu had grown much closer.

The two not only frequently chatted and shared funny videos with each other but occasionally engaged in some mutual favors.

For instance, as Ye Jun was an Assistant Officer, she needed a second magical artifact besides the Xuan Guang Ruler, and so she had been intensely inspecting the inventory of all four armies. Yan Yu could help by keeping an eye out in the Zhendong Army’s inventory or offering some advice on artifact selection—this wasn’t something you could count on Lord Master for, as he certainly wouldn’t spend the time to study artifacts suitable for Assistant Officers.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: What kind of shady deals are you making?

[Zhu Jun]: That blonde girl last time, her eyes were practically glued to you.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Because I’m a handsome guy.

[Zhu Jun]: You’ve used up all the handsomeness.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: I haven’t seen you sending messages recently, I thought maybe something happened at the border again.

[Zhu Jun]: Nope, if anything happened, it wouldn’t be our turn. Our team, just like yours, is preparing for the battle at the East Sea Departure Palace, the Southern Border has been completely handed over to the Flying Dragon Battle Team.

[Zhu Jun]: Cai Qianlong has been in the limelight lately, making huge progress. It’s said that some big shot has the idea of recruiting him as a son-in-law, intending for the first child to take his surname and the second to take the woman’s, and then they’d inherit the family business in that order.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Which big shot?

[Zhu Jun]: Let’s not discuss state affairs.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: It makes sense, the future belongs to the Cultivators. No one feels comfortable with ordinary people holding high positions.

[Zhu Jun]: Lord Master laughed himself to death when he heard it, with a sharp comment, “Brought in for breeding, to improve the genes”.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: That’s an exaggeration. Aren’t the Liu Family the same? Back in the day, they had intermarriages with the royal family for generations, claiming to be the “iron-capped kings”. Then they realized the dynasty was about to fall and hastily distanced themselves, ending up completely clean.

[Zhu Jun]: Hey, keep that between us, don’t go telling Lord Master, he’s sensitive about this subject.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: I know well that Lord Master is a bit narrow-minded.

[Zhu Jun]: Anyway, this whole mess is ultimately your fault.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: How did it turn into my fault?

[Zhu Jun]: Because everyone knows that Chen Tianming sees you as his future son-in-law, his own daughter hasn’t even reached the Marrow Cleansing Stage yet. Given her aptitude for cultivation, they need someone with the nation’s second-best aptitude to improve the Chen Family genes.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Bah! Nonsense!

[Zhu Jun]: At least Chen Tianming has a Cultivator daughter. Nowadays, they’re all considering genetic superiority. What are those ordinary families supposed to do? Just sit back and accept their fate?

[Yi De Fu Ren]: It’s all rumors, I have nothing to do with Chen Lingyun.

[Zhu Jun]: Whether it’s a rumor doesn’t matter, they definitely have to consider and prepare for this possibility.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Then has anyone approached you for a marriage alliance?

[Zhu Jun]: Yeah.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Who? Can you say?

[Zhu Jun]: There’s nothing inconvenient to say about it. It’s Lord Master’s father.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Wow, a team romance.

[Zhu Jun]: Give me a break, they didn’t even ask Lord Master before calling me in for a talk.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: That’s seriously disrespectful.

[Zhu Jun]: Thinking he’s Lord Master’s father, I didn’t want to embarrass him too much, so I just acted as if I didn’t understand and brushed it off.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Not bad, giving some face to the old man.

[Zhu Jun]: Later, when Lord Master found out, he went home and made a big fuss, nearly blew the roof off. Almost gave the old guy a heart attack.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: From a joyous event to an almost funeral.

[Zhu Jun]: Then Lord Master came to me and said, “Ye Jun, I’m at ease with you as the deputy leader, but I wouldn’t trust anyone else.”

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Meaning, just do well as the deputy leader and don’t get any other ideas.

[Zhu Jun]: That’s the idea, but I wasn’t thinking anything else to begin with. Lord Master is way too chauvinistic, he’s the type who needs a wife who’s utterly submissive to him, following his lead.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: But that’s not what you said before.

[Zhu Jun]: What did I say before?

[Yi De Fu Ren]: When we first met, I pointed out that you two weren’t suitable, and you fiercely argued against it.

[Zhu Jun]: Well, we weren’t familiar with each other back then, and I didn’t know your intentions. What if you were there to drive a wedge between us?

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Now you see that I was right, don’t you?

[Zhu Jun]: Indeed, only suitable as a teammate.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: That’s the idea.

[Zhu Jun]: Why did your tone suddenly turn into that of a comic sidekick while you were talking?

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Ah, really?

[Zhu Jun]: Check the chat history.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Aiyo, I must have caught that Jinmen drawl from you.

[Zhu Jun]: So it’s all my fault, huh? Let me tell you, I barely spoke Jinmen dialect growing up; the language I was constantly exposed to at home was Mandarin. Don’t even try to pin this on me.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Indeed, I haven’t really heard you speak the Jinmen dialect.

[Zhu Jun]: So you’re deliberately playing the comic sidekick to amuse me.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: That would be a false accusation against me.

[Zhu Jun]: Still playing along?

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Then I’ll shut up.

[Zhu Jun]: Scram!

Yan Yu smiled faintly, closed the chat window with Ye Jun, and turned to message Li Minghu.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: How’s the battle report from the Southern Border?

[Yuegua Donghu]: An agreement has been signed. The second Witch King seems to be planning to deal with domestic affairs first since his position isn’t necessarily secure.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Oh, so you must not be busy lately. What are you up to?

[Yuegua Donghu]: I’m looking at your chat history with Ye Jun.

Yan Yu: …………….

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Ah?

[Yuegua Donghu]: Ye Jun says you’re mean, deliberately playing the comic sidekick to tease her.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: I’m being falsely accused.

[Yuegua Donghu]: It’s okay, I’ve looked over the chat history, /covers mouth with a laugh, it was her who started talking to you in the comic sidekick style; you must have been influenced by her. I’ve already cleared it up for you.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Do you guys chat often?

[Yuegua Donghu]: Mhm, we’re both deputy captains of the battle team after all, so there’s a lot of common ground work-wise.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: You haven’t been gossiping about me behind my back, have you?

[Yuegua Donghu]: If I said we haven’t discussed you, would you believe me? After all, you’re the Longcheng Flying General. Any discussion about domestic cultivators surely can’t bypass you, right?

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Indeed. How has Li Zhaojiang been lately? Has he reached the Marrow Cleansing Stage yet?

[Yuegua Donghu]: Mhm, he’s at the Marrow Cleansing Stage now.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: What about you?

[Yuegua Donghu]: I need to practice for a while longer.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: I thought your cultivation talent was stronger than your brother’s.

[Yuegua Donghu]: But I have health issues. I have a defect in my foundation, and it’s too dangerous to directly practice fasting. The medical team plans to come up with a conservative plan for me before I start practicing fasting.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: Okay then. Marrow Cleansing itself can greatly enhance one’s foundation, so your physical condition should definitely improve by then.

[Yuegua Donghu]: I hope I won’t be a burden anymore /prays.

[Yi De Fu Ren]: You’re not a burden now. Isn’t everyone in the Flying Dragon Battle Team fond of Deputy Captain Li?

[Yuegua Donghu]: Don’t be silly, what use is affection? As long as I don’t hold everyone back on the battlefield, I’ll be satisfied.

At this point, Yan Yu reflected carefully.

In his previous life, the Valkyrie, after ascending to the Marrow Cleansing Stage, indeed coughed much less — it was only natural for the Annan Army to think she was fully recovered.

But strengthening the foundation was like applying glue and paint over cracks. Just because it wasn’t visible on the surface didn’t mean the real problems inside had been completely solved.

With an inherent defect, it was difficult to compensate with acquired efforts, and in the end, it was still necessary to use a secret method to reconstruct the body completely and permanently.