Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 539 - 35 The Golden-Haired Queen

Chapter 539: Chapter 35 The Golden-Haired Queen

The circumstances were actually not complex.

Emperor Peter’s eastern expedition to establish prestige had made the Amur Witch’s Group feel like they were facing a great enemy, as the alliance between Lu Country and the Witch’s Group was not stable. For Lu Country, there was no difference between the Amur Witch’s Group and other Transcendent forces. Today, an agreement might be reached with the leader, but tomorrow the leader could be overthrown by their deputies, and the previously agreed terms would be completely overturned. The instability was simply too great.

The alliance was formed because Yan Yu, the number one Cultivator of Lu Country, and Anna, the current Chief Witch of the Witch’s Group, had an intimate relationship—the Elders’ Council, putting themselves in his shoes, believed that since Yan Yu was so powerful, he must have a significant say within Lu Country.

That is to say, if Anna were to be unfortunate enough to pass away, the alliance might dissolve on the spot.

In order to prevent this, Anastasia proposed a Plan-B, which was to select several young and beautiful witches from the Witch’s Group to be Anna’s backups.

She arranged for her subordinates to sound out Anna, asking what kind of woman Yan Yu liked. Of course, Anna wasn’t cooperative and said that Yan Yu was a traditional Lu Country man who liked virgins.

This really stumped the Elders’ Council. The Rakshasa nation was extremely open in its customs; most of the young and beautiful had already had their first time, and those who were still pure were likely unattractive, so after several rounds of screening throughout the group, they finally chose six young witches who were decent in both looks and figure while also coming from religious families or conservative rural areas, thus still virginal, planning to have them act as “sisters” to Anna to get familiar with Yan Yu during this opportunity.

Nominal sisters, but actual backups!

According to the arrangement by the Elders’ Council, at this stage it was still Anna who would continue to cultivate a relationship with Yan Yu, and the “sisters” would just consider Yan Yu as a “brother-in-law.” After all, Anna was still the Chief Witch, and no one else had any reason or right to compete with her for her lover.

Of course, should Anna encounter any misfortune, the backups would then compete for the position, and whichever Yan Yu liked would be sent to him. As long as the situation could be stabilized, that would suffice.

For Clara, even though the Elders’ Council did not permit action, a backup that didn’t want to be the real deal wasn’t a good spare. I’m already Anna’s sister, so it’s normal for me to have a closer relationship with my “brother-in-law,” right?

Yan Yu, however, was unaware of the details, his brows furrowed as he corrected her:

“I was talking about combat ability, not anything else.”

Clara was also somewhat embarrassed, and laughed:

“Oh, I should be equivalent to the Marrow Cleansing Stage of your Cultivators, but my spells are very powerful.”

She quickly threw out a few green missiles that burst into bright sparks in the air, bragging:

“Those two Vampires couldn’t beat me.”

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Yan Yu didn’t know what kind of spell she was using, but considering she had already reached the Marrow Cleansing Stage and wouldn’t lack actual combat experience, he tentatively recognized her as 0.5 Ning, a mid-level water standard of the world first-class.

“Besides, although I’ve still got my first time, I’ve seen quite a lot of romance movies,” Clara added, “so if it’s about that kind of ability, I’m confident I won’t be inferior…”

“Stop,” Yan Yu said, “I’m not interested in that.”

“Certainly,” Clara responded sheepishly, smiling, “I know you like Anna, I was just making casual conversation.”

Yan Yu: ???

Wait, I don’t have any sort of relationship with you, why are you acting like a mistress who’s failed to sneak around?

But he had no time to wonder too much, as Amur City was already visible up ahead.

Suddenly, a streak of light flew towards them. It was Anna, riding on a broomstick, who had come after hearing the news and flew next to Yan Yu’s sword light.

“You’ve arrived?” She revealed a joyful and excited smile.

“Mhm,” Yan Yu responded indifferently.

“Clara.” Anna turned her head, ordering unequivocally, “We don’t need you here. Go get something to eat and bring it to my room.”

“Okay,” Clara replied obediently, swiftly maneuvering her broomstick to descend.

Anna led Yan Yu to land on the highest rooftop in the city, jumped off the broom, and said:

“Actually, I didn’t want to trouble you to come, I could have handled that Peter guy by myself. It’s just that the Elders’ Council found Lu Country behind my back…”

“Even if you didn’t plan to ask me for help, you should have at least told me,” Yan Yu sighed, “It’s related to you, yet somehow, I ended up hearing about it from someone else this time.”

“I fight at least dozens of times a month, if I told you about every single one, you’d start to find me annoying.” Anna wrinkled her nose and huffed discontentedly.

“Have I ever found you annoying?” Yan Yu asked in surprise.

“Although you haven’t said it outright, the fact that you never reply to my messages immediately proves that your attitude is rather perfunctory and passive,” Anna stated with confidence.

Yan Yu: ……

Though she had a mixed-blood appearance, only a woman from Lu Country could say something like that, bringing a hometown flavor that made Yan Yu feel a sense of closeness.

The two of them walked down from the rooftop staircase and arrived at the high-rise residence where Anna was currently living.

In the living room, they saw a complex array drawn on the floor with paint. Anna dragged a chair over from the dining area and instructed Yan Yu,

“Sit here, and don’t mess up the array on my floor.”

“What kind of formation is this?” Yan Yu asked.

“It’s for collecting light.” Anna opened the fridge and answered, “Werewolves lose their minds under the moonlight, and vampires get scorched in the sunlight, so if you can control the sunlight and moonlight, you can gain an advantage in fights against werewolves and vampires.”

“Back in our place, that’s called ‘Essence of Sun and Moon’,” Yan Yu laughed, “If I get the chance to obtain some, I’ll send you a few bottles.”

“You can keep it in bottles?” Anna asked in surprise, tossing him a bottle of beer.

“Of course,” Yan Yu said.

While chatting and drinking, Yan Yu finally had time to take a good look at the golden-haired girl he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Though it hadn’t been quite a year since they last saw each other, the long-term battles had clearly caused some sort of transformation in her aura. If the high school girl he met in Shengjing was once a child who hadn’t been beaten down by society, the current Anna had already gained the dignity and maneuvering of someone in power—even when chatting casually, she would subconsciously guide the conversation, keeping control without coming across as aggressive or causing dislike.

Her golden hair had been cut short, barely reaching her shoulders, with strands on either side braided and tied into a nobly ladylike bun at the back of her head, making her appear more mature and alluring. Her facial features were still pretty, but her eyes were no longer naive or hesitant, occasionally flashing a sharp and piercing edge.

It seemed that certain areas had grown somewhat. The image he remembered of her as being quite different from the Demonic Sect Enchantress now didn’t seem to be so far off, and the shape was clearly different, resembling soft, unsupported cotton…

“What are you looking at?” Anna suddenly asked with a smile.

“Cough, cough.” Yan Yu coughed and said, “Nice clothes, where’d you buy them?”

“It’s the uniform of the Amur Witch’s Group.” Anna twirled her collar and smiled, “How do you like the style, fancy it?”

“It looks quite nice,” Yan Yu commented objectively and fairly, “The aesthetic sense of the Rakshasa people is something Lu Country folks can trust.”

“Each member of the Witch’s Group gets three sets of the uniform,” Anna said with a seductive smile, pulling her clothing open slightly to show him, “This is the witch’s robe, made of thick cotton. Not only does it absorb water and block dust, but blood stains aren’t too noticeable on it, and it can have spells and rituals attached to it, giving it some magical functions.”

“Then, this is the sweater, mainly for warmth and protection against the cold, available in winter and summer versions. The winter version has a high neck, and what I’m wearing is the summer version, which is thinner.”

“There’s also a set of underwear, let me show you…”

She spoke very quickly, hardly giving Yan Yu a chance to interject, just as she had unbuttoned half of her sweater. Suddenly, Clara barged in from outside with a plate full of roasted meat, calling out,

“Anna! The food’s here, where should I put it…”

“Get out!”