170: Chapter 170 Does Empress Lanlan Only Favor Sacred Artifacts?

At this moment, Cao Yang deeply knew Hong's importance and danger, so he didn't dare to easily bring her out of the Inner World, unless he was within his absolutely safe Invincible Domain.

"Yanran, I've come to visit," Cao Yang transmitted his voice into the palace.

Soon, Empress Lanlan walked out of the palace with a look of pleasant surprise on her face. Looking at Cao Yang, she felt an inexplicable trace of joy in her heart.

"Brother Cao, how did you suddenly think of looking for this little girl? Please, come in." Empress Lanlan invited Cao Yang into the palace with a smile.

"Mhm, Yanran, I just wanted to chat with you," Cao Yang replied as he walked into the palace.

"Hehe, Brother Cao is the esteemed Heavenly Emperor, yet you can still find time to chat with this little girl; it truly makes me feel overwhelmed by your favor." Empress Lanlan laughed softly, her smile incredibly charming, like a flower in full bloom.

It could be seen that she rarely showed such a gentle side in her daily life.

"Haha, Yanran, you are no ordinary little girl. As the ruler of a nation and the esteemed Empress, a beauty with both talent and power like you is truly rare in the Divine Realm." Cao Yang laughed and praised her.

"Brother Cao really knows how to joke. Let's go sit in the pavilion over there." Lan Lan Yanran pointed to a pavilion in the middle of a nearby lake and suggested.

Cao Yang nodded and then walked into the small pavilion together with Empress Lanlan.

After entering the pavilion, Cao Yang immediately noticed several exquisite tea canisters placed on the table. These details undoubtedly showed the pavilion owner's love for tea.

"Brother Cao, please take a seat," Empress Lanlan gestured gently and personally led Cao Yang to sit down.

Once Cao Yang was seated, Empress Lanlan gracefully brewed a cup of divine tea for him and then slowly sat down opposite him.

Cao Yang took a light sip of the tea, his face showing a look of intoxication as he praised it endlessly: "The tea brewed by Sister Yanran's own hands is indeed extraordinary. Compared to the tea you gave me last time, the taste is even more mellow."

Hearing this, Empress Lanlan's cheeks turned slightly red, and she said with a playful pout: "Brother Cao, stop talking nonsense. The tea leaves both times were of the same variety; the taste should naturally be similar."

The corners of Cao Yang's mouth curled up as he laughed softly: "Haha, Sister Yanran's tea-brewing skills can be described as reaching the peak of perfection. Naturally, you can brew the same tea into completely different flavors."

Faced with such direct praise from Cao Yang, Empress Lanlan's face instantly flushed pink, as delicate and moving as peach blossoms blooming in spring.

Seeing the usually cold and majestic Empress now as shy as a young girl, Cao Yang couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure and chuckled secretly.

An hour later.

Seeing that the topics they could chat about were thinning out.

Cao Yang frowned as he suddenly remembered something.

With a wave of his hand, a long sword emitting a sharp aura appeared in his hand.

This was a top-grade divine kite sword. The blade glinted with a cold light and divine radiance, incredibly sharp as if it could cut through anything.

Cao Yang handed the sword to Empress Lanlan and said with a smile, "Sister Yanran, this is a gift for you."

Looking at the sword in Cao Yang's hand, a flicker of doubt flashed in Empress Lanlan's eyes as she asked in confusion, "Brother Cao, what do you mean by this?"

She didn't take the sword immediately but examined it carefully.

"Sister Yanran, this is a top-grade divine kite sword. Its sharpness can be said to be unparalleled in the world," Cao Yang explained.

"But Brother Cao, I already have my own top-grade divine sword! Besides, I haven't done anything to deserve this. How can I take Brother Cao's divine sword for no reason?" Empress Lanlan smiled slightly, revealing charming dimples.

Cao Yang was stunned; he hadn't expected Empress Lanlan to refuse.

He thought to himself, "Does she not like this sword? Or is she just embarrassed to accept my gift?"

"Sister Yanran, is your top-grade divine sword as beautiful and majestic as mine?" Cao Yang asked.

Empress Lanlan shook her head, indicating no.

"Then can your divine sword cut through a top-grade divine sword of the same level with one strike?" Cao Yang looked at Empress Lanlan seriously, his eyes flashing with light.

Empress Lanlan was slightly taken aback and then shook her head gently: "I'm afraid not..."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corners of Cao Yang's mouth. He directly threw the divine kite sword to Empress Lanlan and said with a laugh, "Then take it!"

Empress Lanlan subconsciously caught the divine kite sword.

Then, Cao Yang continued, "And I'm not giving it to you for nothing. Just exchange it for ten canisters of the top-grade divine tea we're drinking."

Upon hearing this, Empress Lanlan smiled slightly and readily accepted the gift.

She said gratefully, "Then Yanran thanks Brother Cao." After saying that, she put away the divine kite sword.

However, Empress Lanlan muttered to herself in her heart, "What's the difference between this and giving it to me for free?"

Just then, Cao Yang suddenly took out a Golden Armored Puppet emitting a powerful aura and said to Empress Lanlan, "By the way, take this Quasi-Saint Puppet as well! You betrayed Baichuan Holy Academy once; they might not let it go and could come looking for trouble recently. I don't want anything to happen to you because of insufficient strength."

Before he even finished speaking, Empress Lanlan impatiently reached out to take the Golden Armored Puppet, her eyes flashing with excitement.

She carefully observed the Golden Armored Puppet, stroking its golden shell as if she couldn't bear to put it down.

Seeing Empress Lanlan so fond of it, Cao Yang couldn't help but smile.

Cao Yang was also somewhat speechless, wondering if Lan Lan Yanran had just looked down on the divine sword he sent earlier, rather than being a person who was well-bred.

"Thank you, Brother Cao. Don't worry, I will protect myself,"

Empress Lanlan said with a face full of smiles, her eyes clearly showing a bit more tenderness.

"Mhm, I'm leaving first. Remember to send the tea over to me!" Cao Yang finished speaking and disappeared from the pavilion.

"Brother Cao, let me see you off..." Before Empress Lanlan could finish her sentence, Cao Yang was gone.

Why does this person leave right after giving things? And in such a hurry? Lan Lan Yanran was speechless.

In the courtyard where Cao Yang lived.

Cao Yang said in his heart, "System, check Lan Lan Yanran's information."

Target: Lan Lan Yanran (Divine Realm Daughter of Destiny)

cultivation base: God Emperor Peak (Early Stage Quasi-Saint)

Physique: Dream Origin Heart

Favorability: 89

Reward: 1 million sign-in attempts

Damn, what kind of treasure did this woman use? My Indestructible Holy Eye actually couldn't see her true Realm.

With the Daughter of Destiny's ability to fight above her level, Cao Yang wouldn't have believed it if he had fought Empress Lanlan back then.

It seems I'll have to be careful in the future. Otherwise, while I might be fine, it would be hard for his women not to get hurt.

"System, how is Sister Yanran's combat power?" Cao Yang asked in his heart.

"Ding, replying to Host, Empress Lanlan can kill a Middle Stage Quasi-Saint."

So her combat power isn't that strong. No wonder she directly submitted to the Heavenly Court back then.

"System, isn't the combat power of the Divine Realm's Daughter of Destiny a bit weak?" Cao Yang asked in his heart.

"Ding, Empress Lanlan's Physique is Heaven-Defying. As long as she closes her eyes, her cultivation base increases, and her Realm Breakthrough is very fast. She is not even a hundred thousand years old yet!"

Damn, is this not just AFK leveling?

She's almost catching up to me!

Cao Yang was shocked!

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