158: High five with son

Three hours later.

Cao Nie was completely limp in Summer Glaze’s arms, his head buried deep in her snow-white chest.

Summer Glaze looked down at the man slumped in her arms, her red lips slightly curved, revealing a triumphant smile.

“Minister Cao lasted longer this time than before.”

Her fingertips brushed over the man’s firm back, and deep satisfaction flashed in her eyes: “Keep up the good work; I’m waiting for the day you turn the tables.”

Cao Nie didn’t even have the strength to lift his eyelids; he could only glare at her weakly.

This woman was simply a vixen; that place was like a bottomless abyss, always draining him completely dry.

He seriously suspected whether she had cultivated some kind of cultivation and replenishment secret art.

Otherwise, with his past achievements, how could he always be defeated by this woman?

Cao Nie forced himself to turn over and pull Summer Glaze into his embrace.

“Your Majesty, do not get carried away; I, your Prime Minister, will make you beg for mercy on your knees sooner or later.”

As long as his cultivation grew higher and higher, he was confident he could make Summer Glaze kneel and serve him.

This woman had become the goal he must conquer in this life.

Summer Glaze leaned into Cao Nie’s arms, tightly embracing his waist, a satisfied smile on her lips.

That Cao Nie could wrestle with her for three hours as a mortal had far exceeded her expectations.

This made her increasingly fond of Cao Nie.

If Cao Nie were to become a god one day, perhaps he truly could turn the tables and make her beg for mercy on her knees.

Thinking of this, her body trembled slightly, and she felt a faint sense of anticipation in her heart.

But she refused to yield verbally, lightly snorting, “Is that so? Then I’ll wait and see; don’t tell me Minister Cao will be panting on me again from exhaustion then!”

Cao Nie didn’t say anything, just coldly hooked the corner of his mouth.

He was always too lazy to waste words; he preferred to prove himself with actions.

He secretly swore in his heart.

Next time, he would definitely make this woman cry and beg for mercy.

By then, who was on top and who was on bottom, who begged whom, wouldn’t that be up to him?

Just imagining Summer Glaze, this high and mighty Empress, with red eyes and a soft voice begging him.

Tsk, that taste, just thinking about it made his blood boil and his heart pound.

Summer Glaze seemed to sense something, looking up at Cao Nie with deep anticipation in her eyes.

As a woman, there was no one who didn’t admire strength.

If Cao Nie could truly conquer her from body to soul.

Then she would completely acknowledge this man’s place in her heart.

Just as her thoughts drifted, Cao Nie suddenly spoke, interrupting her: “You just said Ye Qianqian is to be my son’s wife?”

Summer Glaze’s fingertips twirled his hair, and she softly explained, “This girl possesses the Ethereal Divine Body; if she awakens it, she will definitely rank among the top-tier Divine-level experts.”

A glint flashed in her eyes: “I took her as a disciple because I also wanted to cultivate a great general for the imperial court. As for the marriage alliance…”

Her red lips curved slightly: “It’s merely icing on the cake.”

A sharp glint flashed in Cao Nie’s eyes, and he said in a deep voice, “Our son has a Half-Step Forbidden talent; even if that girl awakens her physique, at most she’ll be Divine-level.”

“It’s not a suitable match; as his father, I absolutely cannot let my child suffer.”

He waved his large hand, his tone more resolute than ever: “This marriage, I do not agree!”

Summer Glaze rolled her eyes in exasperation: “Heh, Cao Nie, do you think I don’t know what schemes you’re cooking up?”

“You’re even coveting your son’s wife; are you even human?”

Cao Nie’s expression remained unchanged, and he spoke with righteous indignation: “What do you know! Yuan’er is still young; what if he doesn’t like this girl in the future? You, as his mother, are making arbitrary matches; aren’t you afraid the child will resent it?”

“Besides, a true man should prioritize his career; if he’s always entangled in romantic affairs, wouldn’t he lose at the starting line?”

He grew more animated as he spoke.

“Don’t forget, Yuan’er is going to inherit the throne in the future!”

Cao Nie suddenly lowered his voice, his expression serious: “As a ruler, being tempted by beauty is the greatest taboo. So this marriage must be called off!”

He paused, then added: “To completely cut off Yuan’er’s thoughts, Qianqian must marry someone else.”

Summer Glaze dangerously narrowed her phoenix eyes: “Oh, then who do you say she should marry?”

Cao Nie coughed, his face not red, his heart not pounding: “She can marry anyone, just not Yuan’er.”

Summer Glaze scoffed, her jade finger poking his chest: “I think marrying you is most suitable.”

Cao Nie’s eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: “Your Majesty is wise! Your humble servant also thinks this plan is excellent.”

“Cao! Nie!”

Summer Glaze’s jade hand shot out, accurately seizing his lifeline, and a cold glint flashed in her phoenix eyes: “There are only a handful of women in this world who are worthy of Yuan’er.”

“If you dare to harbor designs on Qianqian.”

“I will ensure you can never display your virility again in this life.”

Cao Nie gasped, quickly begging for mercy: “Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you; I won’t touch Qianqian, is that okay?”

Summer Glaze then snorted coldly and let go, her chest heaving with anger.

This shameless scoundrel, he actually coveted his son’s wife; he was utterly despicable!

Cao Nie rubbed the aching spot, secretly glancing at Summer Glaze’s expression, outwardly submissive, but inwardly seething.

What a joke, the woman he set his eyes on, how could he let her escape?

Once Summer Glaze entered the Immortal Palace Secret Realm.

He would launch a fierce pursuit of Ye Qianqian.

Step one: approach Qianqian as an elder, showing concern and care under the guise of guiding her cultivation.

He would send rare elixirs daily, and occasionally bring novelties, slowly planting the seeds of affection in her heart.

Step two: once the little beauty matured, he would use the pretext of admiring flowers under the moonlight to gradually narrow the distance.

When she experienced her first stirrings of love, then…

Step three: once the deed was done, even if Summer Glaze came to demand an explanation, it would be too late!

Thinking of this, Cao Nie couldn’t help but inwardly apologize to his son: “Yuan’er, you’re still young; let your father bear this undeserved suffering for you.”

“Don’t worry, your father will definitely find you ten or eight stunning beauties in the future, all of them top-notch, as compensation.”

As he thought this, a meaningful smile unconsciously curved his lips, as if he had already seen the beautiful future.

Summer Glaze breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Top-tier Divine-level talented women were extremely rare.

She was also preparing for the future of Great Xia.

But she didn’t expect Cao Nie to completely disregard her threat.

The next morning, before the mist had dispersed.

Cao Nie stood with his hands behind his back, watching Summer Glaze transform into a streak of light and disappear into the Immortal Palace Secret Realm.

Once that graceful figure completely vanished, the corner of his mouth subtly curved upwards.

In the following days, Cao Nie visited Ye Qianqian’s courtyard almost every day.

Initially, the little girl was still timid, but now she could face him calmly.

This day, a gentle breeze blew.

Cao Nie sat in the pavilion, holding little Xia Yuan in his swaddling clothes, watching Ye Qianqian practice swordplay in the courtyard from afar.

The young girl’s posture was as graceful as a startled swan, her sword light like water.

“Yuan’er, watch carefully.”

Cao Nie suddenly lowered his voice and spoke earnestly to the infant in his arms: “The prettier a woman is, the more she will deceive people.”

He deliberately lifted his son’s small head, letting him admire Ye Qianqian’s graceful figure: “Especially this kind, outwardly pure and lovely, but in reality, malicious in thought; you must stay away from them in the future.”

Little Xia Yuan opened his large, dark eyes, looking bewildered.

Cao Nie continued to instruct him earnestly: “You are destined to inherit the great legacy in the future; remember not to indulge in beauty.”

His expression suddenly turned serious: “Remember your father’s golden rule — when women start to affect your cultivation, don’t hesitate, hand them all over to your father for disposal.”

Saying this, he even nodded sagely: “In the future, many noble young ladies from prominent families will surely throw themselves at you. So, for those ninety points and above, your father will vet them for you; for those below ninety points, you can do as you please.”

Little Xia Yuan suddenly giggled, his small hands waving wildly.

Cao Nie’s eyes lit up: “Good son, are you agreeing to your father?”

He carefully held up his son’s chubby little hand and gently clapped it: “Pinky promise, whoever goes back on their word is a grandson!”