Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 503 - 99: Investigating Ling Yun, But Ended Up Receiving Advice
Chapter 503: Chapter 99: Investigating Ling Yun, But Ended Up Receiving Advice
That day in the Mysterious Realm, during the live broadcast across the nation, four members of the Zhenhai Team acted abnormally.
Lin Ning looked embarrassed, Sister Zhao turned to attack the team leader, Yun Jin seemed dazed and slow, and Ruoxi was as pale as death, all clearly under the influence of the Heart Demon’s Illusion Technique, their emotions visibly disturbed.
Now, the issues of these four had been clearly identified, but Chen Lingyun and Yan Yu still had to go through the process.
In fact, not only the Zhenhai and Huofeng Teams but also Dragon Cavalry Team and Qing’an Team, who hadn’t fought in the Mysterious Realm, along with other renowned teams, essentially had to undergo psychological assessments. The more powerful the team, the sooner they started.
The reason, as Li Weiguo had said, was that they couldn’t wait to encounter a Heart Demon again, suffer a defeat, and only then circle back to remediation.
On the way there, Zhang Jin had already made a preliminary assessment of Yan Yu, confirming that he was a very confident man who liked to be in a position of authority.
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Next, it was Chen Lingyun’s turn.
Unlike Zhao Yuanzhen, whose information was highly confidential, Chen Lingyun’s background material was accessible to Zhang Jin. The Provincial Governor’s only daughter, few relatives, straightforward family relations, excellent in both character and learning from elementary through high school, with teachers and classmates’ evaluation all recorded and exclusively positive.
But Zhang Jin could affirm with a hundred percent certainty that this information had been crafted, typically minimizing negativity, highlighting the positives, and editing out the unfavorable parts.
Zhang Jin wasn’t sure about other countries, but in Lu Country, the intelligence agency operated this way—they didn’t touch the families of the powerful. In the feudal era of the past, intelligence agencies often only answered to the emperor, so they could freely pry into the private affairs of the Outer Court officials. Now that the republic was established and there was no emperor, the intelligence agency answered to both the nation and the Cabinet. With more entities to be accountable to, anyone could interfere. This dignitary was from Cabinet Member A, untouchable; that dignitary from Cabinet Member B, unapproachable. What they ended up with was invariably prettified intelligence, and there was nothing to be done about it.
Zhang Jin’s department, which dealt with the military, categorized information related to cultivators under “active generals.” Only Chen Lingyun’s information was filed under “important officials’ families,” handled by the neighboring department… which resulted in such selectively edited information, showing the immense influence of her father, Provincial Governor Chen Tianming. The sibling department dared not offend him, perhaps even letting one of his subordinates handwrite this information.
Looking at the papers filled with nothing but praise, Zhang Jin inwardly resolved never to offend Chen Lingyun.
Deal strictly and impartially with her, and she might just mention it to her father, leading the state agency to take action against you—it wasn’t a baseless fear.
Chen Lingyun came in through the door with a smile. As Zhang Jin quickly glanced at her, seeing a sweet and charming girl, his resolve to mind his words strengthened.
“Please, take a seat.” She said with a cheerful smile.
Chen Lingyun sat down gracefully, smiling as she spoke,
“What would you like to ask? I’ll try to answer.”
“Hmm.” Zhang Jin organized his thoughts and went straight to the point, “In the Mysterious Realm then, did the Heart Demon try to stir up negative emotions in you?”
“Yes,” Chen Lingyun replied, “but I suppressed them.”
Indeed, Chen Lingyun was like Yan Yu, both capable of suppressing their emotions so they couldn’t become vulnerabilities.
“Can you share what specifically it was?” Zhang Jin asked cautiously, “Of course, I won’t tell anyone. It’s just for reference in the psychological assessment results.”
“I can,” Chen Lingyun answered, “It was a bit of schadenfreude.”
“Joy?”
“Yes, joy,” Chen Lingyun said with a smile, “Though everyone was affected by the Heart Demon in turn, even to the point of losing their Dao Heart, it’s better that these issues came to light sooner rather than later. It’s much better than them arising suddenly during intense battle later on.”
“In fact, even before this encounter with the Heart Demon, I had already noticed some issues within the team. Since you’ve conducted psychological assessments on them, you must know that they all harbor… varying degrees of affection for the team leader, right?”
“Yes,” Zhang Jin did not deny the evident, “To be honest, although I’ve noticed it, coming up with a treatment plan is still quite challenging.”
“Indeed, it’s a difficult situation,” Chen Lingyun said gently, “Among them, Yun Jin and Sister Zhao absolutely refuse to give up, even if Yan Yu finds a girlfriend. Yun Jin will likely quietly wait for a chance to steal him away, while Sister Zhao… will definitely have a big fight with him.”
“Because he does not want to hurt any of them, Yan Yu chose to delay making any relationship official, always remaining single. However, this leads Ningning and Ruoxi to think they have a chance as well, ultimately causing all four of them to have vulnerable points in their hearts.”
“That’s right,” Zhang Jin nodded.
“I don’t want him to keep dragging this out,” Chen Lingyun’s expression turned serious. “I hope he can respond to everyone’s feelings and completely resolve everyone’s heart vulnerabilities at once.”
“But how exactly should he do it?” Zhang Jin was also troubled and sighed, “As you said, choosing between Su Yunjin and Zhao Yuanzhen would directly cause a major issue.”
“Then accept them both,” Chen Lingyun said firmly.
Zhang Jin: ………
“Since he cannot reject either, he might as well just agree to both,” Chen Lingyun resumed smiling. “As long as everyone is happy and content, there won’t be any heart vulnerabilities.”
“Would that really make everyone happy and content?” Zhang Jin was skeptical. “Wouldn’t sharing a love with other women create even greater heart vulnerabilities?”
“There is no perfect solution that solves all problems,” Chen Lingyun replied. “All policies are forced by the current helpless situation. If Yun Jin and Sister Zhao must choose between each other, what would happen to the one who gets abandoned? That path is definitely impassable. So, we must accept all parties, and whatever problems we encounter along this road are for later concern. We must trust that there will be a turn for the better in the future.”
Zhang Jin was left speechless, thinking it’s no wonder she’s the daughter of the Provincial Governor.
After toppling the monarchy, the system of concubinage also wound up in the refuse of history. Now that a century has passed, monogamy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become a solid basis of ethics and morality. Even she thought it unfeasible without much consideration, and once publicly stated on a societal level, it would surely cause a huge stir.
Chen Lingyun could straightforwardly ignore ethics and morals, openly suggesting “accept all parties.” Such flexible thinking, unbound by ethics and morals, might indeed be essential for a politician.
When carefully considered, the higher-ups would most likely also agree with this approach.
If no one can rise above, then everyone will always be restrained by their Heart Demons; accepting only one would surely make the others’ Dao Hearts implode. Therefore, tacit approval to let Yan Yu have them all is necessary. As for how this would play out on a societal level and the intense criticism from moral guardians, all that would be directed at Yan Yu, and there’s no way they would blame the Imperial Court or the other girls.
To Yan Yu, he probably would not care about considerations. Some time ago, people even called it “harem team,” and he simply dismissed it with a smile?
For the superiors, this plan could resolve the girls’ heart vulnerabilities. The cost of all being borne by Yan Yu, it’s just the perfect plan!
Hmm?
Zhang Jin suddenly tested the waters and asked:
“You seem really keen on Yan Yu opening a harem, huh?”
“Yes,” Chen Lingyun smiled, “because only in this way can everyone be truly happy and content. I cherish the Zhenhai Team as it is now, and I don’t want to see everyone in conflict or even falling apart.”
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Zhang Jin wanted to ask, “Do you also have a penchant for watching the drama unfold?” But seeing the resolute meaning in Chen Lingyun’s smile, he was somewhat shaken for a moment.
Even if she is indeed a well-disguised Pleasure Seeker, at least the proposed harem strategy is feasible and is the most suitable plan to submit upward.
Even stepping back ten thousand steps, what is her true character to me?
I am merely a humble cog in the system, only wishing to complete the tasks assigned by my superiors.
Then, let’s decide on this happily!
