Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 819 Being led astray by Ruoxi
When it came to attending comic conventions with Xie Ruoxi, Yan Yu initially refused outright.

I'm a grown man, and I'm so heavily made up that even my own mother wouldn't recognize me. How can I possibly go to a comic convention with a young girl like you and hang out with all those brightly colored hairs?

However, Xie Ruoxi proposed a solution that he couldn't refuse.

Yan Yu strongly suspects that the plan was not Xie Ruoxi's idea, and that the designer behind it is probably a highly skilled person.

But no matter how she tried to get information out of her, she could only get Xie Ruoxi's "hehe" response. It was unclear whether she was pretending to be stupid or genuinely stupid.

The two flew on their swords to a hotel near the anime convention venue.

Inside the room, Xie Ruoxi changed her clothes, only to hear Yan Yu ask:

"Are you sure you want to attend the entire comic convention invisibly? If you do, no matter how glamorous you dress up, no one will notice you."

"Weren't you worried that I'd be surrounded by onlookers?" Xie Ruoxi blinked, asking in confusion.

“I do have that concern,” Yan Yu said, “but I wouldn’t be so heartless as to force you to not enjoy the whole process after I’ve already come with you. Actually, as long as you make sure your makeup skills aren’t recognized, it’ll be fine.”

"Let's forget about it." Xie Ruoxi thought about it seriously for a while, then shook her head and said, "Actually, being noticed isn't that important. After all, I'm already famous enough. I don't need to dress up as a two-dimensional character to increase my popularity, right?"

"The fact that you can say something like that already means you've broken free of being a shut-in," Yan Yu remarked.

“This is what they call a mansion hidden in the city.” Xie Ruoxi said with some pride.

Her smile was so innocent and joyful that Yan Yu was also somewhat infected by her vitality and energy, and picked her up to sit on his lap.

“Actually, I looked at today’s guest list, and many people I used to know aren’t here,” Xie Ruoxi suddenly said.

"Does your profession also experience aging and loss of beauty?" Yan Yu asked, touching her thigh.

“Unless you’re a cultivator, you can’t avoid aging in any profession, and models or actors are no exception.” Xie Ruoxi pressed his hands down and explained, “But it’s not that you’re old and lose your looks, it’s just that as you get older, you lose interest in anime and manga, and naturally you retire from the industry.”

"I see," Yan Yu said with a smile. "Oh dear, Little Ruoxi is a cultivator and doesn't age, I'm so happy~"

"I know," Xie Ruoxi said, her face flushed. "I haven't forgotten that you're the one who brought me into this industry, otherwise I might still be working somewhere... Wait, don't tear my skirt! There's a specially designed opening here..."

As it turns out, cosplay costumes are not ordinary clothes after all; they are quite sophisticated in terms of design details.

Yan Yu has grown to love cosplay outfits even more.

Downstairs at the anime convention, many people had already started queuing to enter. Most of them were young men; some had cameras hanging around their necks, planning to take more pictures of the beautiful young girls; others carried large backpacks, planning to buy a large number of girls' beautiful photos.

As the brightly dressed cosplayers gradually arrived, the atmosphere at the venue became increasingly lively, filled with youthful energy and hormones.

In the hotel room, Yan Yu and Xie Ruoxi changed their clothes again. The effects of hormones had completely subsided, leaving only a slight sense of languor and weariness.

"Ah!!!" Xie Ruoxi suddenly screamed, pointing to the stain on her chest and saying, "It's up! Captain, it's up!"

"Don't panic," Yan Yu said calmly. "Think about it carefully. You're planning to go to the comic convention invisibly, so no one will see the stains here because they can't see you at all..."

But Xie Ruoxi ignored him and rushed to the bathroom to wash her clothes.

It took her almost 20 minutes to finally get the clothes clean, and then she took Yan Yu out.

The two stealthily entered the comic convention venue.

Xie Ruoxi seemed very excited, after all, it had been a long time since she had been to a comic convention. Although she couldn't interact with the cosplayers because she was invisible, she still dragged Yan Yu around, chattering incessantly:

"Captain! Look at this pink-haired guy, do you know what character he is?"

"I don't know. The guitarist, is it... um, Guitar Hero?"

"No! That's a different anime character, and it's not called Guitar Hero. Let me give you a hint! This is the character I was cosplaying when we first met!"

"I really can't remember. Why don't you recommend some anime to me, and I'll go check them out?"

"No need for that, the sequels were already terrible."

Xie Ruoxi suddenly stopped talking because the two boys in front of her with cameras suddenly turned around suspiciously.

"Is someone speaking?" one person asked.

"No, you must be imagining things." His companion looked at the empty corner and laughed. "You can't keep applying glue, you're hallucinating."

"Okay, I'll shove it in your mouth next time."

On the main stage ahead, another famous cosplayer appeared. Two boys rushed over, pointed their cameras at the stage, and snapped photos in rapid succession.

"That was close!" Xie Ruoxi, who was in the corner, patted her chest and stuck out her tongue as she said, "We almost got caught."

"They don't have divine sense, how could they find out?" Yan Yu said dismissively. "They'll probably just think it's an auditory hallucination."

"If they come over and touch us, won't we be exposed?"

"Do you touch the air randomly?"

The two talked while glancing at the stage. Thanks to that cosplayer, most people were now crowded below the stage, so there was no fear of being accidentally bumped into here.

"Hmph, it's her." Xie Ruoxi looked at the woman singing and dancing on the stage and snorted. "When I debuted, she was still a nobody."

"Is that a junior you know?"

“There’s no distinction between elders and juniors in our circle. I’m just saying that back then she wasn’t famous, she didn’t know how to do makeup, and her hair was really unfashionable. I never thought she would become a big star now,” Xie Ruoxi said with a click of her tongue, her tone carrying a sense of vicissitude.

“Everyone has their own life trajectory,” Yan Yu said.

"If it weren't for you, would I be the one standing on the stage right now?" Xie Ruoxi became sentimental again.

"With your looks and figure, you're probably doing pretty well," Yan Yu comforted her.

Xie Ruoxi, of course, had no idea that she could become a live-streaming host in her past life. She took out her phone and typed in the chat group for a while, and her mood suddenly brightened:
"They said that the one on stage is still a very hard-working person. The reason why she has such a big reputation is because she participates in various comic conventions all year round like a special forces soldier, and she also does high-intensity live streaming until the early hours of the morning to manage her fan base. She really deserves to earn this money."

Such is human nature, and even cultivators are not immune. When they hear that others are reaping rewards without effort, they are all filled with righteous indignation and wish they could take their place; but if they know that others are working hard to earn money, they will immediately feel admiration, after all, they certainly wouldn't want to do it themselves.

Xie Ruoxi's mood brightened, and she took Yan Yu's hand and said:

"I need to use the restroom, let's go." "Where to?" Yan Yu was stunned.

"Going to the toilet," Xie Ruoxi said with a sly smile. "Didn't we agree on that before?"

Yan Yu remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

Actually, I didn't want to, but she insisted on doing something exciting, and I couldn't do anything about it because I spoil my wife too much.

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After using the restroom, Xie Ruoxi felt weak in the legs and lost the joy and excitement she had when she first entered the comic convention. She simply clung lazily to Yan Yu, as if she had become an arm accessory.

The two wandered between the stalls. Xie Ruoxi took a fancy to a few more items, but couldn't buy them because she was invisible. Just as she was hesitating, she saw Yan Yu deftly and discreetly take the items and then transfer the money to the stall owner's phone.

The popular stalls were alright; the vendors were busy with their business and didn't pay much attention. But the vendors in the corners, idly playing on their phones, would suddenly receive a transfer notification, their expressions utterly bewildered.

Clutching her favorite merchandise, Xie Ruoxi was overjoyed. She leaned over and kissed Yan Yu, saying sweetly:
"Honey, I love you~"

"Consider this compensation for not being able to openly cosplay this time," Yan Yu said generously.

"Actually, I didn't really want to be in the public eye that much," Xie Ruoxi said happily. "I just occasionally reminisce about the past. I'm already very satisfied to be able to experience the atmosphere again. By the way, would you like some milk tea?"

"Didn't we just have some?" Yan Yu asked deliberately.

"Oh dear, I meant that kind of milk tea!" Xie Ruoxi hugged her chest and said coquettishly, "I'm a little thirsty, let's go out."

The two walked towards the exit of the convention center.

It was almost noon, and many visitors were leaving the convention to grab a bite to eat nearby; others were bringing in large quantities of takeout containers to deliver meals to the dedicated staff inside.

As soon as Yan Yu and Xie Ruoxi arrived at the exit, they saw several military cultivators barging in.

Having stayed at the Wudang Mountain base for too long, the two instantly recognized the identities of these cultivators: their eyes were sharp and their gazes moved quickly, clearly scanning the surroundings with their divine sense.

Yan Yu quickly pulled Xie Ruoxi to the side to avoid being discovered by these military cultivators.

The military monks scanned the crowd for a moment, then quickly dispersed into the throng to search for the fugitive.

Suddenly a scream rang out, and Yan Yu quickly turned around to see several demons suddenly appear out of thin air.

Some had three heads and six arms, some had blue faces and fangs, and some opened their blood-red mouths to devour the surrounding crowd!

The military cultivators' expressions changed drastically. They quickly summoned several flying swords and launched a fierce attack on the demons, causing the surrounding crowd to gasp and scream in amazement.

But even faster than them was Yan Yu's Yin-Yang Micro Dust Sword Qi. With a flick of his wrist, sword qi shot out at the speed of light, instantly piercing through the heads, chests, abdomens, and upper limbs of all the demons, turning their filthy flesh into numerous fragments that fell to the ground.

"Oh no, he's trying to escape!" Xie Ruoxi released Yan Yu and rushed to the back. She saw a guy forcefully smashing through the crowd and rushing into the depths of the venue. At the same time, he threw out several demons, trying to use the attacks on innocent people to hold back the pursuers.

Yan Yu naturally wouldn't ignore it, and he shot out several more Yin-Yang Dust Sword Qi, killing all the demons.

The surrounding young people screamed in alarm. Those in the front row hurriedly retreated, while those in the back row rushed forward, snapping photos of the demon's corpse with their phones and cameras. Yan Yu couldn't help but feel his blood pressure rise—were they all out of their minds?

The cultivator who caused the accident had already escaped to the edge of the venue when suddenly a pair of fleshy wings grew from his back, tearing through his clothes and spreading out to a length of nearly ten meters. He then leaped into the air and crashed through the glass curtain wall above, seemingly about to fly away.

"Where do you think you're going!" Xie Ruoxi dropped her pretense, her hands already conjuring lightning as she roared, "Lightning Breaking Fist!"

She hurled two bolts of lightning with force, piercing through the large hole at the top of the venue and accurately striking the winged monster. The monster exploded in mid-air, its mangled body falling helplessly to the ground.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, even more intense camera work than Lei Fa's quickly focused on Xie Ruoxi.

The latter was still in the position of the Rafa Gatling gun, ready to fire two more shots if he missed, but he didn't expect to hit both of them. He was stunned and speechless for a moment.

Then, realizing what was happening, and facing the surrounding barrage of gunfire, he quickly vanished again, turned back and rushed to Yan Yu's side, hurriedly sending a telepathic message:
"No, run away!"

Yan Yu couldn't bother dealing with the military cultivators who had rushed over, so he could only hurriedly transmit his voice and say "Don't worry about us" before Xie Ruoxi dragged him away.

The two rushed out of the comic convention venue in a disheveled state and urgently ascended into the air at full speed on their swords.

Only after reaching an altitude of ten thousand meters did Xie Ruoxi breathe a sigh of relief, saying with lingering fear:

"That was terrifying! Have you ever seen anything like that? The camera was practically shoved right in my face!"

"It really startled me," Yan Yu said with a smile. "Ruoxi, I thought you were going to run away again."

"How could that be!" Xie Ruoxi retorted, "I'm not the same useless person I used to be. Did you see the accuracy of my two lightning spells?"

She gestured with her hands, laughing and shouting boastfully:

"Every shot hits its mark, a one-hit kill!"

“Indeed,” Yan Yu said, clapping his hands. “And your heroic figure has also been captured by photographers. Tonight, we’ll be able to see all sorts of beautiful pictures of you online.”

Xie Ruoxi's face immediately fell, and after a long while, she said angrily:
"I didn't deliberately show up this time to show off!"

“Of course, I know,” Yan Yu replied.

Xie Ruoxi looked at him suspiciously, as if trying to find traces of a lie in his expression.

But she quickly became discouraged and muttered:
"They just say nice things to lie to me."

"It's certainly more appropriate to make a name for yourself through your own abilities than to rely on the popularity of anime characters," Yan Yu said seriously. "I really think so."

Xie Ruoxi's face lit up with joy. She pulled the sword light closer to him and whispered in his ear:
"How about we continue in the bathroom on the first floor after we get home..."

"No way?" Yan Yu said in surprise, "If they find out, you're in big trouble!"

"It's nothing." Xie Ruoxi had completely lost herself in the moment and said shamelessly, "That's the kind of thrill I'm looking for!"

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Although they weren't discovered, the occasional chatter from the girls coming from the living room outside kept the two men, who were doing their mischief in the bathroom, on edge repeatedly—to the point that Yan Yu accidentally tore Xie Ruoxi's cosplay outfit.
Afterwards, instead of getting the clothes repaired, he folded them up and put them in the display cabinet in his bedroom to remind himself not to get carried away and be led astray by Ruoxi.

(End of this chapter)