289: Chapter 289 The Empress Actually Invited Me in the Golden Palace?

When the other officials saw the Old Prime Minister run away, they instantly snapped out of their daze.

"Old rascal! You have no martial ethics! To think you'd run away without calling us!"

"Your Majesty! This servant suddenly feels discomfort in my Dantian; it seems to be a sign of Qi Deviation. I urgently need to go into seclusion. I take my leave!"

"Your servant's wife is giving birth! This servant also takes my leave!"

"Master Li, you're confused! You're a eunuch, where would you get a wife from... Never mind, this servant also takes my leave!"

In an instant, the Golden Throne Hall was in total chaos.

The civil and military officials each displayed their own Divine Ability.

In just a few short breaths.

Hundreds of Great Yan officials scrambled to squeeze out through the threshold of the hall.

The Commander of the Imperial Guard, who was running at the very back, was very sensible.

With a clang, he shut the hall doors.

In the vast Golden Throne Hall, only Cao Kun and Empress Yue Chan remained.

Just as everyone had run out.

From inside the hall came a "puchi" sound—a sharp blade piercing flesh, accompanied by the muffled thrum of surging Spiritual Qi.

The officials standing outside the hall shuddered in fear, collectively shrinking their necks.

"That was close, that was close. Blood almost splattered right there."

The Minister of Revenue wiped away cold sweat, whispering to the Vice Minister of War beside him.

"That sound... could it be that the Prince Consort's skull was split open by Her Majesty?"

"Hush! Don't talk nonsense! This is the imperial family's business; we should stay out of it!"

Inside the hall.

Empress Yue Chan had somehow summoned a three-foot-long green Flying Sword into her hand.

The blade was perfectly aimed, stabbing directly into Cao Kun's forehead.

"You want them all?"

"Do you want to turn my Great Yan palace into a brothel?!"

"If you dare to let those eight hundred women outside step foot into the Great Yan palace today, I will perish with you right now!"

Empress Yue Chan was furious.

It was one thing for this scumbag to hide a dozen or so in the Demon Suppressing Tower.

But now he actually wanted to bring in over eight hundred more at once!

Did he really take her, the Empress of Great Yan, for a mere decoration?!

Cao Kun sat on the dragon chair, motionless.

Ordinary Magical Artifacts couldn't harm him.

Not to mention this standard-issue Flying Sword, which couldn't be more ordinary.

He deliberately chose not to circulate his Spiritual Qi for defense, just to let her vent.

Cao Kun raised his hand, gripped the blade, and calmly pulled the Flying Sword out of his forehead.

The tiny wound on his forehead healed in the blink of an eye under the circulation of Chaos Qi.

"What are you thinking?"

Cao Kun casually tossed the Flying Sword onto the bluestone floor of the hall.

"I'm talking about the treasures offered by those forces; I want all of them!"

"As for the eight hundred women outside, they're just a bunch of vulgar, common beauties!"

"Even all of them combined aren't half as beautiful as my Empress wife. Why would I want them? To keep them around and waste the palace's food?"

Empress Yue Chan was stunned for a moment.

She had originally prepared to have a huge argument with Cao Kun.

But she hadn't expected Cao Kun's sudden sweet nothings to make her heart soften.

Her towering rage had dissipated by more than half.

Furthermore, the compliment about her beauty had completely shattered the dignity she was struggling to maintain.

But as the dignified Empress of Great Yan, how could she be coaxed so easily?

Empress Yue Chan still refused to give Cao Kun a pleasant look, haughtily turning her head away with a cold snort.

"Hmph! You're dodging the question! You smooth-talker!"

"Do you think I'd believe your nonsense? The look in your eyes just now clearly showed you had taken a fancy to those women outside!"

Seeing this, Cao Kun wrapped his arms around Empress Yue Chan's slender waist from behind and recited affectionately.

"Though flowers bloom before my eyes, all are but common hues; My life's sole love remains the fairy by my side."

"Even with thousands of blooming trees within this deep palace, I crave only the scent of my beloved."

The hall fell silent once more.

Only Cao Kun's affectionate voice echoed through the vast Golden Throne Hall.

Each word of these four lines struck the softest part of her heart.

Empress Yue Chan's heart began to race.

Although she was the monarch of a nation, she was, in the end, a woman inexperienced in matters of the heart.

Throughout history, what woman could resist a man of heaven-reaching strength who was also willing to lower his status before her and shower her with sweet words?

The joy in her eyes could not be hidden.

Yet, she still glanced at Cao Kun with a pout, pretending not to understand.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Stop trying to fool me with these cheesy poems."

"Do you take me for one of those naive little girls out there?"

Cao Kun chuckled, leaning close to Empress Yue Chan's ear, his lips brushing against her rounded earlobe.

He shamelessly began to provide a "deep" translation.

"It means that no matter how many wild flowers are out there, I have no interest in them."

"In this life, your husband only has a taste for the unique, milky scent of you, my Empress of Great Yan~"

As he spoke, Cao Kun lowered his head.

He took a deep breath against Empress Yue Chan's fair, slender neck.

"You... what nonsense are you spouting! Who has a milky scent!"

Empress Yue Chan was a mix of shame and anger.

She had practiced supreme imperial Cultivation Technique since she was a child; how could she possibly have such a childish scent!

With that, she stood up, attempting to escape the embrace that made her heart flutter and her body turn to jelly.

But once she had entered Boss Cao's hunting range, there was no way he would let her escape so easily.

Cao Kun was quick to react; he grabbed Empress Yue Chan's slender wrist and yanked her back.

"Ah..."

Empress Yue Chan gasped, stumbling.

Having lost her balance, she fell back into Cao Kun's broad, solid chest.

Cao Kun took the opportunity to wrap his arm around her shoulders, turning her around to face him.

"What are you running for? I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Cao Kun affectionately recounted their journey from the first time they met until now.

He raised his hand and gently caressed Empress Yue Chan's cheek, his movements tender.

"Do you really think that I, Cao Kun, am the kind of scumbag who falls for every woman he sees?"

"In my heart, each and every one of you is unique!"

"In the Divine Ruins, when I risked damaging my Divine Soul to forcibly summon the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to slay God Emperor Lingxiao, it wasn't to save those Prodigy at all!"

"It was simply because I didn't want you to be sad for me!"

These words were spoken with such conviction—turning black into white—that even Cao Kun almost believed them himself.

Empress Yue Chan stared blankly into Cao Kun's deep eyes.

Scenes from the Ancient God Ruins involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

Although this man was shameless and lustful, at the most critical moments, he had always stood before her, shielding her from every storm.

Empress Yue Chan's eyes suddenly grew warm.

She stopped struggling.

Her hands slowly wrapped around Cao Kun's waist.

She buried her burning cheeks deep in Cao Kun's chest.

A muffled voice came from within, tinged with a hint of shyness and tenderness.

"You... you only know how to bully me..."

"This is the hall... how about... we return to the bedchamber..."

Upon hearing this, Cao Kun felt a "boom" go off in his head.

The cold Empress of Great Yan was initiating an invitation! Who could withstand that?!

Just then, the System's prompt sounded right on time in Cao Kun's mind.

[Ding! Detected that the thirteenth Jade Beast, Empress Yue Chan, has felt the host's extreme pampering and favoritism!]

[taming value + 15!]

[Current taming value: 90/100]

[Reward: 1500 task points!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a milestone reward: one Golden Mystery Gift Pack!]

[You are only one step away from completely subduing the Empress of Great Yan. Please keep up the good work!]

Hearing the System's prompt, Cao Kun no longer bothered to hide his intentions.

Even the System told him to keep up the good work; if he still played hard to get today, he wouldn't be a man!

"As you command! My Empress of Great Yan!"

Cao Kun let out a hearty laugh and swept Empress Yue Chan up into his arms.

He rushed impatiently toward the Empress's bedchamber behind the hall...

Murong Xue