194: Chapter 194 Stop pretending, Your Majesty is quite adept at throwing yourself into my arms!

A beauty in his arms, soft jade and warm fragrance.

The incredible sensation coming through the palace robes was enough to take a man's life.

If it were some lustful young lad, he probably wouldn't have been able to control himself.

He would have staged a scene of defying the monarch right here in the Royal Treasury.

But Cao Kun's mind was racing.

This Empress had a very proud nature. If he took advantage of her peril to force a capture now, it might end in mutual destruction.

At that time, not only would he fail to get the stage rewards for the taming value.

He would also lose an SSS-grade top-tier Jade Beast for nothing.

He absolutely could not throw away long-term interests for a moment of pleasure.

“To eat her, I have to make her lie flat willingly.”

Having made up his mind, Cao Kun decisively activated the longevity green wood immortal belt on his body.

One hand covered Empress Yue Chan's flat lower abdomen.

“You...”

Empress Yue Chan weakly spat out a single word, her voice trembling.

The next second.

A continuous stream of vital energy followed Cao Kun's palm and was forcibly poured into her body.

It followed her Meridians and rapidly permeated through her entire body.

It began to soothe the Body Integration Stage spiritual energy that was rioting due to the backlash of the National Destiny.

Empress Yue Chan's delicate body trembled slightly.

She originally thought Cao Kun was going to take the opportunity to be indecent and was about to resist to the death.

But she found that the intense pain was rapidly receding.

The spiritual energy that had been rampaging through her Meridians was quickly calmed down.

It obediently retreated back to the Dantian along the Great Circulation route.

Not only that.

Empress Yue Chan was shocked to find that this vital energy was also repairing the hidden injuries left by the National Destiny's backlash.

Broken Meridians were reconnected, and dried-up acupoints were filled with vitality.

She knew all too well how difficult it was to suppress the hidden dangers of the Great Yan National Destiny's backlash.

Every time it happened, she could only use her Body Integration Stage cultivation to forcibly endure it, and she would remain weak for months afterward.

The reason she lowered herself to take the initiative to cooperate with Cao Kun.

Besides wanting to use Cao Kun as a blade to eliminate Bi Yuntao's lineage.

The core reason was that she simply had no way to use her full strength right now.

If she wanted to obtain enough Heavenly Dao Luck in the soon-to-open Ancient God Ruins to resist the National Destiny's backlash.

She had to have a powerful helper to protect her path.

But she never expected.

The backlash danger that had troubled her for so long and could even endanger her life.

Was actually resolved so easily by Cao Kun!

Who exactly was he?

With a Mid-stage Deity Transformation cultivation, he could actually mobilize such a massive and high-level vital energy?

Empress Yue Chan raised her eyes and gave Cao Kun a deep look.

Feeling the smoothness and warmth under his hand, Cao Kun couldn't help himself.

He gently squeezed a couple of times.

Taking the opportunity, he leaned close to Empress Yue Chan's reddened ear and teased with a wicked smile.

“Your Majesty's posture for throwing yourself into my arms is truly practiced.”

“If you like me, just say it directly. There's no need to be so indirect.”

“I'm not some irresponsible scumbag.”

His hot breath hit Empress Yue Chan's crystalline earlobe.

Empress Yue Chan wanted to curse him for being shameless.

But the sense of comfort flowing through her Meridians made her unable to utter a single harsh word.

A moment later.

Empress Yue Chan's Meridians were sorted out, and her body regained its strength.

Just as she was about to get up, she found that Cao Kun's wandering hand was still rubbing her lower abdomen.

It even went further, sliding up half an inch along her waistline.

Empress Yue Chan only felt her cheeks burning hot.

“Presumptuous!”

She pushed Cao Kun away, creating distance between them.

To hide her embarrassment, she quickly put on her Empress's air.

Her phoenix eyes glared coldly at Cao Kun.

But her beet-red earlobes still betrayed the panic in her heart.

“Not a single word of what just happened is to be mentioned to outsiders.”

“Hurry up and pick your remaining two treasures.”

“Leave immediately once you've picked them.”

Cao Kun looked at her forced composure and laughed inwardly.

This high and mighty Empress really had a unique charm.

He deliberately put his hand to the tip of his nose and took a light sniff, looking like he was savoring the aftertaste.

“So fragrant.”

Empress Yue Chan's eyelids twitched wildly, and she almost lost control again.

Cao Kun knew when to stop; the heat was just right, and further stimulation might cause an explosion.

He turned around and continued to stroll through the treasury.

His Divine Sense swept over the glowing Magic Treasures and Jade Slips.

Top-tier Spirit Treasures, Heaven Rank peak-grade Cultivation Techniques, rare Spiritual Plants.

Any one of them taken outside would be enough to make all sorts of Cultivators fight to the death.

But Cao Kun lacked interest.

He was currently wearing a top-tier Immortal Artifact set, holding the chaos divine sword that could kill enemies across stages, and his Cultivation Technique was the Chaos Unity Art that pointed directly to the Dao.

These mundane things really couldn't catch his eye.

As he walked.

His gaze suddenly stopped on a transparent glaze bottle.

Inside the bottle was more than half a bottle of purple liquid.

Thunder light flickered in the liquid, and tiny lightning arcs were faintly moving around.

“lightning tribulation liquid.”

Cao Kun recognized this thing.

This was a sliver of vitality born at the core of the world's Lightning Tribulation when a Cultivator was Undergoing Tribulation; it was extremely difficult to collect.

Even for a Body Integration Stage powerhouse, trying to collect this in a Lightning Tribulation was a life-and-death gamble.

The System had issued a quest to take down Empress Yue Chan, and the reward was the legendary technique, Thunder Emperors Myriad Laws.

This bottle of lightning tribulation liquid could be used for practicing lightning arts later.

Preparing it in advance was definitely not a loss.

“The second item will be this.”

Cao Kun put the lightning tribulation liquid directly into the System space.

Empress Yue Chan watched him put away the lightning tribulation liquid, her brow furrowing slightly.

Although lightning tribulation liquid was precious, it could only be used by Cultivators who practiced top-tier lightning-attribute techniques.

Moreover, it was extremely violent; a slight mistake could lead to body explosion and death.

This Cao Kun not only had a powerful Physical Body and knew healing arts, but did he also practice lightning arts?

“There's one last item.”

Empress Yue Chan spoke to remind him.

Cao Kun nodded and took another large lap around the treasury.

He simply couldn't find a third thing that moved his heart.

But then he had a second thought.

Once I take down Empress Yue Chan, the entire Great Yan Dynasty will be mine.

So why bother picking things here?

Isn't that just redundant?

Cao Kun stopped his steps.

He turned to look at Empress Yue Chan, who was standing not far away and had already calmed her emotions.

Empress Yue Chan saw him staring at her.

It made her feel a sense of unease for no reason.

She had a premonition that nothing good would come out of this bastard's mouth and frowned warily.

“What are you looking at Us for?”

“Have you chosen your third treasure yet?”

Cao Kun stroked his chin and spoke solemnly:

“I've looked around, and of the thousands of treasures in this treasury, none can compare to you, Your Majesty.”

“For this third treasure, I think it's better if Your Majesty just packages yourself and gives yourself to me.”

Empress Yue Chan was choked with anger.

This scoundrel. He really had designs on her!

Spiritual energy surged in her palm, and she was about to lash out.

But Cao Kun laughed loudly and changed his tune: “Just a joke!”

“I'll save this third slot for now. We'll talk after we come out of the Ancient God Ruins!”

Empress Yue Chan gave a cold snort, taking it as a silent agreement.

She couldn't be bothered to waste more words with this rogue who talked nonsense.

She waved her large sleeve.

Dark-gold formation patterns lit up under Cao Kun's feet.

“Get back to your Yunlan Villa.”

Space distorted.

Cao Kun's figure disappeared directly from the Royal Treasury.

Looking at the empty treasury.

Empress Yue Chan's tense body finally relaxed.

She raised her hand and subconsciously touched her lower abdomen.

The warmth from that man's palm seemed to still linger there, shockingly hot.

...

Yunlan Villa.

A ripple appeared in space, and Cao Kun's figure appeared out of thin air in front of the courtyard gate.

“This Empress looks cold, but she's quite well-endowed when held.”

Cao Kun muttered to himself and looked up into the courtyard.

By now, the night was deep.

By the stone table in the center of the courtyard sat a sultry figure.

Cao Kun took a closer look.

It was Pei Qinglan.

She was wearing a jade-green silk short dress.

The fresh green color, instead of hiding her mature charm.

Instead, it brought out her 'big sister' temperament even more sultrily.

Moreover, her previous promise to change into something shorter was really not just talk.

It was truly short.

Fair, slender, plump and firm, her beautiful legs full of flesh were brightly exposed under the moonlight.

She was currently comfortably crossing her legs, her jade feet slightly raised.

Her toes were hooked onto a high-heeled embroidered shoe inlaid with crushed jade.

As her calf swayed, it gently rocked.

Bringing with it a faint, alluring fragrant breeze.

Seeing Cao Kun return, Pei Qinglan met Cao Kun's gaze with a half-smile:

“Young Master Cao, the long night is slow, Qinglan has been waiting for you for a long time.”

“What a coincidence.”

Cao Kun closed the courtyard gate behind him, set up a soundproofing barrier, and strode forward:

“I'm the kind of person who can't stand to see a beauty staying in an empty room alone.”

Pei Qinglan