Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 805 Emotional stability
Inside the laboratory through the observation window, the fleshy cocoon was still molting downwards.

Li Minghu's upper body was fully exposed, with smooth skin and slender limbs. Apart from his full head of blood-red hair, he was almost indistinguishable from a normal human being.

Yan Yu was watching her changes intently when Lin Ning suddenly pulled him aside.

"Hey, Captain!" Lin Ning said, "With Minghu in this state, shouldn't you avoid her?"

"What do I have to avoid?" Yan Yu asked her instinctively. "We're a couple who signed a contract!"

"Connecting couples with signing contracts? Captain, you're something else!" Lin Ning thought to herself, but said aloud, "..."

"Even if you're already a couple, it doesn't mean she's willing to let you see her body right now. Although what's showing is still human form, what if the lower part isn't attractive and gives you psychological trauma?"

Yan Yu thought to himself, how could I possibly have psychological trauma? What kind of bloodshed and violence haven't I seen in my past life?
However, Ningning isn't wrong. Just because I can accept it doesn't mean Minghu can. Anyway, waiting outside or inside is the same; even if something happens, it'll only take a few seconds to get inside.

As Yan Yu left the observation room with Lin Ning, he suddenly remembered what she had said earlier, so he took out his phone.

Sure enough, Li Zhaojiang was calling my phone non-stop, and my chat app was overflowing with messages:
"Old Yan, say something, Old Yan!"

"Old Yan, you have the guts to kiss my sister, but not the guts to meet your brother-in-law?"

"Have my sister call me back, right now!"

The initial messages were aggressive, but later they were clearly being sidelined, and their tone was forced to soften.
"My sister isn't in good health, so please don't let her overwork herself and let her rest more."

"Please, Old Yan."

Yan Yu scratched his head, looking on. "If I really slept with your sister, I'd accept it. But we didn't, so what are you imagining? Annoying!"
"You like to overthink things, don't you?" he texted Li Zhaojiang.

My brother-in-law had clearly been watching the phone the whole time, and he immediately called.

Yan Yu hung up immediately.

Li Zhaojiang dialed again.

Yan Yu hanged up again.

Li Zhaojiang persisted and called for the third time.

Yan Yu hung up on him and then added his number to her blacklist.

Li Zhaojiang initiated another video call invitation.

"If you send it again, I'll delete you from my friends list too," Yan Yu warned.

"Old Yan, how is my sister?" Li Zhaojiang had no choice but to type.

"It's alright, we're still observing," Yan Yu replied.

"Observe, what observation?" Li Zhaojiang typed quickly, "What did you do to her? I'm telling you, she's really not in good health. If you bully her too much, I'll take you down with me..."

"Is your brain filled with nothing but lewd nonsense? Do I have to tell you 'Minghu tastes really good' before you'll calm down?" Yan Yu replied impatiently. "I haven't slept with her yet, so stop arguing. I'll let you know when there are results."

After blocking Li Zhaojiang's messages, Yan Yu finally let out a long sigh of relief.

The world is now peaceful.

"He's really persistent," Lin Ning couldn't help but say. "Captain, if I disappeared one day, would you be this persistent in looking for me?"

"Why did you disappear?" Yan Yu suddenly became alert.

"It's like... for example, discovering a clue to some kind of treasure, and then suddenly having to rush over to find it..." Lin Ning stammered.

This girl really couldn't lie; her thoughts were practically written all over her face. Yan Yu pondered for a moment before replying:
"They'll probably search the whole world for you, and once they find you, they'll make you pay the price."

"Hey!" Lin Ning exclaimed, "After being missing for so long, shouldn't your first thought be one of overwhelming joy, holding me tightly as if you're afraid of losing me again?"

"You've been reading too many romance novels," Yan Yu said, glancing at her sideways. "You left without saying goodbye, making others worry about you for no reason, and in the end, you get a reward, right?"

"Hehe." Lin Ning wrinkled her nose and giggled. "If I really encounter a similar situation, I won't leave without saying goodbye like Li Minghu did, so don't worry."

The two continued chatting for a while, when suddenly they heard the sound of glass shattering inside.

Yan Yu rushed into the observation room and saw Li Minghu, who had completely emerged from the cocoon. With a single blow, he shattered the glass of the observation room.

She was completely naked, her eyes had turned into scarlet vertical pupils, and she held a blood-red longsword upside down in her hand, pointing it at the crowd present.

Its sinister and malevolent aura is extremely similar to that of the Blood Demon Lord inside the giant flesh and blood serpent.

Chen Lingyun smiled slightly, and the Black and White Impermanence behind her cast spells together, striking away the Soul-Binding Chains and the Soul-Hooking Nether Light.

Li Minghu quickly sidestepped, dodging the Soul-Binding Chains that attacked first, but he couldn't dodge the Soul-Hooking Nether Light that followed—the eerie blue light, like a bolt of lightning, turned in the air and suddenly pierced Li Minghu's heart, instantly freezing him in place.

Yan Yu looked at Bai Wuchang without showing any emotion. He saw that the other party's soul was solid and looked like an ordinary person. His eyes were even more cold and piercing, and he could not hide his true feelings at all. He wondered how many Yin ghosts he had eaten to be cultivated to this point. He was probably not far from truly obtaining a divine position.

Chen Lingyun, you are such an amazing trainer!

“Something must have affected her mind.” Mei Yingxue stepped forward and first pressed several acupoints on Li Minghu to seal her cultivation with her true essence. Then she carefully searched her sea of ​​consciousness.

"How so?" Yan Yu asked.

“She is temporarily unconscious,” Mei Yingxue replied. “Her actions just now were a spontaneous reaction of her body.”

"Spontaneous bodily behavior?" Chen Lingyun became interested. "Even without the manipulation of the soul, the body can act on its own?"

"That seems to be the case for now, but I still need to study the specific mechanism." Mei Yingxue withdrew her divine sense and breathed a sigh of relief. "But her original chronic illness can be confirmed to be completely cured."

Yan Yu looked at Li Minghu again and saw that she had her eyes closed and her expression was peaceful. Her body was also slender and tall, no longer the sickly, excessively pale one she had before, but rather a rather healthy flesh color.

Her measurements had also changed. Others might not have noticed, but Yan Yu knew her body data very well. He could tell at a glance that she had gotten bigger, smaller, and bigger, and her height had increased by a full ten centimeters. She had gone from being well-proportioned to being on the thinner side. It was truly a miracle!

Rather than saying she was cured of her illness, it's more accurate to say she had a new body and was now a Valkyrie free from the torment of disease!

Looking at the blood-red longsword in her hand, it was not the Heavenly Flash Sword she was used to, but another longsword with an eerie shape, as if it had grown out of her body.

"The Kusanagi Sword originated from the tail of Yamata no Orochi," Chen Lingyun suddenly said.

"What do you mean?" Yan Yu asked.

"It's nothing," Chen Lingyun said with a smile. "Let's talk about it after Minghu wakes up."

The medical team rushed over upon hearing the news to check on Li Minghu's condition. The three waited outside, but Ye Jun hurriedly pushed the door open and walked in.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, looking at Yan Yu in surprise. "I'm her boyfriend, okay?" Yan Yu replied. "She's going to reconstruct her physical body, so I have to wait here for the results."

"And what about you two?" Ye Yun looked at Chen Lingyun and Lin Ning, then suddenly laughed, "Speaking of which, what kind of relationship do you have with the other girlfriends of the same boyfriend? Sisters?"

"Why are you worrying so much?" Yan Yu pushed her back. "Hurry up and go in to check on her. Send me a message if there's any news."

After pushing Ye Jun into the operating room, Yan Yu led the two away.

It was already past midnight, and to maintain a normal biological clock, it was time to go to sleep.

The secret base had clearly not considered the issue of Yan Yu staying there, so they could only temporarily vacate a dormitory room for him and move in two single beds to make do.

The three of them had no interest in doing anything else. After washing up, they turned off the lights and lay down fully clothed.

Yan Yu lay between the two, his mind still preoccupied with Li Minghu. To his right came Chen Lingyun's even breathing; she seemed to be asleep.

Ningning on the left was clearly not asleep, because when this girl falls asleep, she subconsciously grabs the hand of the person next to her, which has almost become an unconscious instinctive habit of grinding her teeth.

"Captain." After a long while, Ningning finally spoke through her voice, "Are you asleep?"

"I'm asleep," Yan Yu replied.

"How can you still communicate with me telepathically if you're asleep?"

“Dreaming,” Yan Yu said.

"I'm actually thinking, Mei Yingxue is really amazing," Lin Ning said to herself. "Li Minghu's chronic illness, which hadn't been cured for so many years, was fixed with just one pill she refined. She also wrote our sword-controlling technique textbook, right? And formations—I heard she taught Ye Yun formations?"

“Of course,” Yan Yu said. “Otherwise, why would I call her Teacher Mei?”

“She’s definitely a teacher-level figure.” Lin Ning paused for a moment. “So why doesn’t Sister Zhao like her?”

"Didn't she tell you?" Yan Yu asked.

"No, I don't remember," Lin Ning said.

"Then you'll have to ask her yourself." Yan Yu chuckled. "It involves personal privacy, so I can't comment casually."

"Haven't you commented enough already?" Lin Ning immediately retorted, "Besides, you said it's personal privacy, so what, am I supposed to ask Sister Zhao? Humph."

She turned away angrily, ignoring Yan Yu.

After a moment, seeing that Yan Yu didn't come to comfort her, Lin Ning turned around again and said:

"Give me the pig's trotter."

She held Yan Yu's left hand, their fingers intertwined tightly, and pulled it to her chest before closing her eyes and falling peacefully asleep.

The next morning.

Not long after everyone got up and left the bedroom, they received good news from Ye Yun:

Li Minghu has woken up.

Upon entering the laboratory, one sees Li Minghu wearing a hospital gown, a guilty and apologetic smile on her face. Her long, blood-red hair has been tied up by the doctor and placed on a tray on a trolley next to her, otherwise it would have been dragging on the ground.

"Ah, you've arrived." Mei Yingxue said, holding the data report. "Her body has recovered very well overall. In fact, it's very difficult for her to get injured after the reconstruction. The high-speed regeneration ability of the flesh and blood giant serpent is well demonstrated in her."

"But the downside is also troublesome: First of all, this long hair can't be cut short. Cutting hair itself is considered damage, and it also falls within the scope of rapid regeneration, so no matter how short it is cut, it will grow back."

"Secondly, she can no longer sleep. When she is awake, her soul can suppress the impulses of her body; once she loses consciousness for any reason, her body will inevitably go out of control without anyone to control it."

“I understand,” Li Minghu nodded and said. “You don’t need to cut your hair. It’s only waist-length anyway, and you can tie it up when you’re fighting.”

"As for sleeping, you can use meditation instead, right?"

“Actually, it’s not just about sleep,” Ye Jun said from the side. “You need to be careful to keep your emotions stable at all times. Whenever you experience extremely strong emotions, your body’s primal impulses will also be amplified, thus increasing the possibility of losing control.”

“That’s still better than my previous frail health,” Li Minghu nodded and said. “I’m very satisfied with my current condition.”

She turned to look at Chen Lingyun and the others, and said with a smile:
"Thank you for coming to see me."

“It’s alright.” Lin Ning pointed to Yan Yu beside her. “We came here with this guy! Even though we can’t do anything here, he insisted on coming to wait for your results.”

Li Minghu didn't speak, but just smiled at Yan Yu.

Seeing the way the two were exchanging glances, Lin Ning could easily guess that they were communicating telepathically. She pursed her lips to the side and then looked at Chen Lingyun's expression.

With a bright smile, Chen Lingyun continued to ask Ye Yun:

What exactly constitutes a strong emotion?

“Joy, happiness, anger, sadness, fear,” Ye Yun replied. “Basically, I’d say any of the more primal emotions count.”

"What about the loss of control of the body?" Chen Lingyun pressed her for an answer.

"It's because the impulse to do something brought about by emotions is amplified," Mei Yingxue explained. "Some things that you might have been able to resist before become unbearable after the impulse is amplified, which is what psychology calls 'emotional instability'."

"I see." Chen Lingyun drawled out the last syllable.

"What mischief are you plotting now?" Yan Yu suddenly asked warily.

"I was thinking, shouldn't we let Minghu test whether she can control her emotions?" Chen Lingyun asked with a smile via telepathy. "For example, you'd have to cultivate with her and help her break through to the Golden Core stage, right?"

"At the moment of breaking through to the next rank, will she be able to suppress the surging sensation within her? I'm very curious about that."

"What's so hard to suppress?" Yan Yu completely dismissed her doubts. "Minghu is very emotionally stable, okay?"

If Sister Zhao were in this situation, it would be disastrous. Expecting her to control her emotions is like expecting a sow to speak human language.

But the Valkyrie in her previous life was known for her "calmness and composure," and no one had ever seen her show any emotional fluctuations; she was like a precisely operating swordsmanship machine.

“I believe she will absolutely not have any problems,” Yan Yu reiterated his point of view.

"Why don't we go to the Wudang Mountain base now, and you can cultivate with her tonight?" Chen Lingyun suggested.

There was a nagging feeling that something was amiss, but backing down now would seem like being overly suspicious... So Yan Yu replied without hesitation:

"Alright! Now that she's recovered, let's help her break through to the Golden Core stage tonight!"

(End of this chapter)