Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 822 From now on, I will definitely take you with me.

To Yan Yu's surprise, Anna's play was actually quite interesting.

The female protagonist is a foreign princess who is stranded in a foreign land. She is found hiding in a room by the male protagonist, an officer of the invading army. Out of compassion, the latter takes her in and decides to send her back to her country.

The two endured countless hardships on their journey, a journey fraught with trials and tribulations, but also featured many sweet moments of romance. In the end, the princess returned to her homeland, but the male protagonist refused her pleas to stay and returned to the army he served.

Years later, the invading army was finally defeated, and all the officers were either captured and purged or went into exile.

The male protagonist, relentlessly pursued by the allied forces and on the verge of despair, suddenly sees the female protagonist leading her army to the border, extending a helping hand to him.

"Now it's my turn to redeem you."

Stories like this, where the male and female protagonists redeem each other, are a classic theme in romance dramas. Wow, Anna! You've become quite multi-talented!

Yan Yu watched the opera with an appreciative eye and gave it a very high score of 8 out of 10. Although Anna's hands were constantly fidgeting throughout the performance, it was still a public occasion, and she wasn't capable of doing anything inappropriate.

As the music ended and the audience dispersed, they gradually left the venue.

Yan Yu was about to leave when Anna grabbed his hand and pulled him backstage.

"Many of our actors are your fans. Would you like to take a photo with them?"

"I have fans in the North too?"

“Didn’t you fight in the North before?” Anna said.

Upon arriving at the backstage rehearsal room, Yan Yu signed autographs for the young actors and took a group photo with them before the troupe left satisfied.

"How do you think it is?" Anna asked, resting her hands on the barre. "Is the play I wrote alright?"

"I'd give you an 8 out of 10," Yan Yu said. "If the details could be made more reasonable, I'd give you a 9."

“Yes, it still needs to be revised.” Anna then extended an invitation, “After reading it, I also feel that some parts need to be deleted, revised, or added. Can you give me some suggestions?”

The two then sat down in a corner and began to look through the script for rehearsals.

Judging from her writing style, Anna is still a literary and artistic young woman. Especially the love story between the male and female leads, it's like water dripping on a stone, slowly building up their relationship over the course of more than five hours of the entire film.

"Your romance scenes are so weak," Yan Yu said. "It's not like an online novel where you can keep adding filler every day. The audience doesn't do anything else; they're just sitting here watching the show. Have you noticed? Towards the end of the romance scenes, many viewers started leaving."

“Indeed.” Anna nodded thoughtfully. “I just wanted their relationship to develop more gradually, to be more reasonable and easier for people to accept.”

“Creators always have to choose between personal commitment and market success,” Yan Yu said with a smile. “You can take your time to think about it; there’s no rush.”

“No need to think it over, I’ve already made up my mind.” Anna pulled a script from her bosom as if by magic. “Look at this, Plan B.”

Wait, where did you pull that script out from?

Yan Yu glanced at it with amazement, then took the script from her and read it carefully.

Well, from a market perspective, there's definitely less of the slow-burning, sentimental drama and more of the blush-inducing, thrilling scenes. Audiences will definitely love it, but...

"This won't pass censorship," Yan Yu said.

“It’s alright.” Anna was prepared. “I won’t be showing this in China. I’ll release it in theaters in other countries. What do you think?”

"It's good, I think it's good," Yan Yu said frankly.

If a drama is popular with the public, it will generally perform well as long as it passes censorship.

"Nothing needs to be changed?" Anna asked.

“Then I’ll have to take a closer look.” Yan Yu flipped through the script again.

“What’s the use of just watching? Why don’t we rehearse?” Anna suggested with a smile. “Ultimately, a play is all about the stage performance. You can’t tell the quality of something just by reading the lines.”

Your map of the Yan Kingdom is a bit short!

Yan Yu looked at the script again. Some parts were indeed extremely violent, and there were many ellipses at the end, which made it easy to imagine what the plot was like—given Anna's personality, she would most likely act it all out.

Of course, Anna herself also liked to put on an act beforehand, and I had already vaguely realized this when Anna pulled me backstage.

Then let's rehearse!
Anyway, the goal is to keep her off-cycle from Yuanzhen and Hongyu, so isn't this the perfect reason?

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Acting is a very hard job.

It requires a fusion of voice and emotion, as well as coordination of posture and movement. Although Yan Yu has strong body control skills, he has not practiced vocalization at all, making his performance somewhat stiff.

Anna, on the other hand, was playing herself. Not only was her voice clear and melodious, but her emotions were also incredibly rich; by the end, her voice was even a little hoarse.

Hmph, witches excel in their unpredictable and bizarre methods, but as for physical prowess—it's nothing special!
After rehearsals, the two set off back to Jinling Prefecture. Anna planned to stay there for a short while so that she could be with Yan Yu...

...to discuss the script revisions in detail.

Back at the villa, the girls weren't too surprised by Anna's arrival.

After all, the last remaining room on the second floor still has someone else's sign hanging on the door!

"You still have my room?" Anna asked in surprise as she reached the second floor.

“Of course,” Yan Yu said. “I haven’t touched anything inside. You can take a look.”

Anna pushed open the door and found that the furniture was arranged exactly as she was used to, without having been moved even a little bit.

Although she has visited Lu Kingdom more than once or twice, her position in the Northern Territory is becoming increasingly powerful, and the opportunities for her to return are becoming fewer and fewer.

Anna was overjoyed that her room was still kept, instead of being given away as a guest room to someone else.

I want to give him a big reward!
Unfortunately, rehearsing the play was so exhausting that she still hasn't recovered.

I need to take a break.

Today's rest is for better training tomorrow!

Anna continued to look around the room: a wardrobe, a bedside table, a single bed and an armchair, and of course, a clear floor-to-ceiling glass door through which one could see the shimmering river in the distance.

This is the Land Kingdom.

The North also has its own unique and beautiful scenery, such as snow-capped mountains, lush coniferous forests, and the ever-cold air that seems to be mixed with frost, where every breath seems to take away the body's warmth.

I still prefer the Lu Kingdom.

pity……

After packing her luggage, Anna opened the glass door and went out to the balcony to enjoy the view.

She saw a woman sitting in the sun on a balcony in the distance to her left. Judging from her appearance, she should be... Chen Lingyun?

Chen Lingyun raised her coffee cup and waved to her from afar.

Anna blinked, then gave a friendly smile.

Great, let's try to fit in with them.

Immediately, images and arias appeared in Anna's theater-loving mind:
"You wicked blonde cowgirl, are you here to break up our family?"

"No! How could I have such thoughts? I'm here to join your family!"

Previously, I visited as a guest. From now on, I will approach you as family!
whee.

Anna turned and left the room, going downstairs to greet everyone and get along well with them.

There were quite a few unfamiliar faces at the villa compared to last time. But for my husband's sake, I hope he won't neglect me too much.

"Hello," Anna greeted Zhou Hongyu. "What's your name?"

Zhou Hongyu glanced at her but didn't say anything.

Anna's smile froze on her face.

Is this really that unfriendly?
She was embarrassed for a while, then mustered up her courage again:
fine!

He's just one person!

Perhaps I ran into someone who's inherently difficult to talk to.

She turned around hastily to look for her target and saw Ye Yun holding her phone, slowly walking to the dining table.

Anna recognized Ye Jun, so she approached and greeted her:

"Ye Jun, it's been a long time..."

"Wait a moment." Before she could finish speaking, Ye Jun raised his hand to interrupt her, then said in a deep voice into the phone:

"Why is the node having problems again? No, I told you to follow the manual! Wait, I'll go back to my room and talk to you."

Anna: ………………

When it comes to real combat, regardless of the form, she is not afraid of anyone present.

However, what she wanted was to integrate, not to take everyone down, which made the current situation rather awkward.

Even the Witch King, no matter how wise and powerful, can't keep up with the situation of offering her warm welcome only to be met with indifference.
Anna crossed her arms somewhat embarrassedly, thinking that if none of these girls would give her face, should she try approaching Yan Yu instead...? Suddenly, she heard Li Minghu ask:

"You're Anna from the Northern Witches' Order? I heard from Yan Yu that you used to be from the Lu Kingdom, right?"

“Yes, how did you know?” Anna turned around and asked in surprise.

The two chatted warmly. Li Minghu was very good at this kind of "big sister" conversation, and the girls who were close to her had to admit that she could indeed exude a warm, motherly aura most of the time. As for her sad, confused, and lonely side, she would only show it to Yan Yu.

Anna chatted with her for half an hour and was so charmed by her friendliness that she couldn't help but complain about Zhou Hongyu and Ye Yun.

“Hongyu is not good at socializing,” Li Minghu explained gently. “As for Ye Yun, she is the busiest among us. When she’s in a hurry, she doesn’t even give Yan Yu face.”

"Actually, you could try Yuanzhen."

“Zhao Yuanzhen?” Anna frowned immediately. “I was quite familiar with her before, but given her possessiveness towards Yan Yu… she’s not easy to deal with, is she?”

"Not necessarily," Li Minghu said with a smile. "Actually, I think Yuanzhen is the easiest person to befriend. She's straightforward and doesn't have many complicated thoughts."

Oh, he's rather silly.

Anna understood what she meant and hesitated before saying:

"What should I talk to her about? I can't exactly talk about Yan Yu."

Wouldn't she be so jealous she'd explode?
“That works too,” Li Minghu said with a smile. “I’ll teach you. If you want to talk to him about Yan Yu, you can do it like this…”

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Zhao Yuanzhen was a little annoyed.

Yan Yu brought his wife home again.

Although she wasn't bringing along a newcomer, but rather Anna, whom she already knew, it didn't stop Zhao Yuanzhen from feeling a little jealous.

I am the eldest wife of the Yan family. How can you bring a younger sister into the family without my consent?
Xie Ruoxi then comforted her, saying:

"At least we know Anna, which is better than bringing those flashy, seductive newcomers, right? Besides, she has a good figure. Although she can't compare to you, Sister Zhao, she can still be of help in suppressing Yan Yu."

Zhao Yuanzhen's thoughts cleared slightly, but he still said uncertainly:

"I don't know if she's on our side."

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Please come in," Xie Ruoxi called out.

Neither of them opened the door, because everyone was used to using magic to pass through the wall after getting permission, which was simple and convenient.

But the person outside kept knocking, then Anna's voice rang out:
"Sister Zhao, may I come in?"

Because she hadn't spoken Mandarin for a long time, her clear voice had a subtle rolled "r" and a trilled "r", so the two of them immediately realized that the person who had come to visit was Anna.

Xie Ruoxi quickly got up from the ground to open the door, while Zhao Yuanzhen continued to sit cross-legged, slowly peeling an orange.

She needed to project a composed and dignified image as a mature woman.

Anna remembered Li Minghu's teachings. After entering, she sat down on the floor with Zhao Yuanzhen and Xie Ruoxi. They first chatted casually for a few minutes to ease the atmosphere, then steered the conversation to Yan Yu, and finally began to complain:
"...He then folded my legs in half, and I struggled very hard, but he was too strong, like a wild beast!"

These words left Xie Ruoxi and Zhao Yuanzhen feeling lingering fear, as they had both experienced the power of the Yan family's spear firsthand. They instantly began to empathize with Anna.

"Sigh." Anna peeled oranges for the two of them. "I don't know what to do either. With my strength, I probably won't be a match for him no matter how many more years I train. Maybe I'll just be bullied by him for the rest of my life."

As she spoke, her voice choked with emotion.

Zhao Yuanzhen couldn't stand seeing a young woman acting so uselessly. Upon hearing this, he even forgot about eating his oranges and slammed his hand on the table, saying:
"Why do you insist on fighting him one-on-one? Aren't we here?"

"you?"

“Yes, us,” Zhao Yuanzhen said seriously, holding out her hand, “He easily broke one of our fingers. What if he made a fist? He’d come over and break us…”

"Give him a punch!" Xie Ruoxi shouted in agreement.

"I see!" Anna exclaimed excitedly. "We can team up and take him down!"

"Don't rush to prove your loyalty." Zhao Yuanzhen's discerning eyes scanned her from head to toe. "How strong are you?"

"Strength? My expertise lies in curses, summoning magic, and..."

"It's not this strength, it's the strength you had when you fought Yan Yu."

“Oh.” Anna held up a number.

"20 minutes?" Zhao Yuanzhen thought that was a bit short, only at Ruoxi's level, so he chuckled and said, "Then you're not good enough, you need to practice more."

“It’s two hours,” Anna said seriously. “The longest I’ve ever lasted is two hours.”

"Good sister!" Zhao Yuanzhen immediately grasped her hands, "From now on, I will definitely take you under my wing!"

Xie Ruoxi couldn't help but wipe away her tears: "That's wonderful! Our comrades' ranks have grown even stronger. Every time I see scenes of friendship and bond like this, I can't help but burst into tears..."

"How about tonight?" Zhao Yuanzhen's eyes gleamed. "I'll call Hongyu again, and the three of us will team up to beat him. Ruoxi will cover for us."

"Tonight..." Anna really wanted to say that she was almost exhausted by him this afternoon, but seeing how enthusiastic Sister Zhao was, she couldn't bear to refuse, so she could only nod vigorously, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)