21: Let Hongling get pregnant with my baby
Based on this information, Cao Nie has already constructed a fantasy novel of tens of millions of words.
Hong Ling brought Xiao Bei to get engaged.
Cao Kun disagreed.
Xiao Bei challenged all the young geniuses of the Cao Family.
Xiao Bei won, Cao Kun was humiliated and had to agree to their marriage.
With Hong Ling's physique, Xiao Bei rose all the way to become the strongest in the Three Thousand Dao Domains.
After ascending to the Upper Realm, with Hong Ling's future identity, Xiao Bei swept through all the Heavenly Talents and became a prominent figure in the Upper Realm.
Now that he knows all this.
Cao Nie naturally wouldn't let Xiao Bei have his way.
He, Cao Nie, also wanted to take a shortcut.
“Detected Son of Fortune Hong Ling, with a comprehensive future rating of ninety-nine. The host must include her in the harem. Please make the following choice.”
“Option one: Agree to Hong Ling and Xiao Bei's engagement. Reward: One green hat.”
“Option two: Disagree to their engagement. Reward: Ten Heaven-tier high-grade cultivation techniques.”
“Option three: Deceive and marry Hong Ling, help her awaken the Undying Divine Phoenix Body. Reward: Unlimited Yin Yang Hehuan Powder.”
“System, I choose three.”
“Congratulations, Host, you have received unlimited Yin Yang Hehuan Powder. It is effective for anyone who takes it, and their will cannot resist it.”
The green hat will definitely be worn by Xiao Bei.
The Cao Family only needs the Vatican Saint True Devil Art; what they lack are martial arts.
Unlimited Yin Yang Hehuan Powder, which disregards the strength of experts and cannot be resisted by personal will alone, sounds very good.
Everyone took their seats, and Cao Nie went straight to the point.
“You two, Hong Ling has returned to pay respects to my father. May I ask what brings you two to my Cao Family?”
Xiao Bei’s mother was about to speak when Xiao Bei impatiently stepped forward.
“Mr. Cao, Hong Ling and I are deeply in love. We’ve come this time to formalize our engagement, and I hope Mr. Cao will agree.”
“Once the engagement is set, we will be family. If Mr. Cao has anything to attend to, you can always come to the Xuanyin Sect in the Grand Profound Dao Domain to find me.”
“As long as it concerns the Xuanyin Sect, I, Xiao Bei, can handle it with a single word.”
“If not, I can also go to my master. My master is a great power in the Gui Xu Realm.”
“If your Cao Family has a matter, given the relationship between my junior sister and me, my master can traverse space and arrive in a few days to help your Cao Family.”
Xiao Bei’s tone and demeanor were very polite.
His words also expressed goodwill to Cao Nie, wanting to use this condition to bridge the relationship between the two sides.
If one were to ponder carefully, they would realize that every word was putting pressure on Cao Nie.
With a Gui Xu Realm expert backing him, Xiao Bei didn't believe Cao Nie wouldn't agree.
If it weren't for this connection of his, could Cao Nie suppress the various elders of the Cao Family?
At least in his opinion, Cao Nie had no choice but to consolidate his position as the Cao Family Head.
“Facing the pressure from the Son of Fortune Xiao Bei, please make the following choice:”
“Option one: Agree to their engagement. Reward: Five green hats.”
“Option two: Disagree to their engagement. Reward: Three million spirit crystals.”
“Option three: Test Xiao Bei with Yin Yang Hehuan Powder, break them apart. Reward: Upper scroll of Void Refinement Art.”
“System, I choose three.”
“Congratulations, Host, you have received the upper scroll of Void Refinement Art.”
When the Void Refinement Art is cultivated to perfection, one can tear space with bare hands to draw in chaotic energy for refining, without the need for a cauldron.
Cao Nie didn't take Xiao Bei's words to heart.
He was thinking about how to test Xiao Bei while taking down Hong Ling, causing their relationship to fall apart.
Soon, Cao Nie already had an idea.
He relaxed his expression, revealing a slight smile: “As Hong Ling’s elder brother, I watched her grow up from a young age, and I knew this day would come.”
“Since you two are deeply in love and wish to be responsible for each other, also allow me, as an elder brother, to confidently entrust Hong Ling to you.”
“You two must pass my test. If both of you pass the test, I, the Cao Family Head, will agree to your marriage.”
“If either party fails to pass the Cao Family Head’s test, it means that you do not hold each other in the most important place in your hearts, and your feelings are not strong, so you must separate.”
“Hong Ling, don’t blame your elder brother for being heartless. Marriage is a lifelong matter, and choosing wrongly leads to endless regret.”
After hearing this, Hong Ling felt a warmth in her heart.
When she came, she was afraid that because she was an adopted daughter, Cao Nie wouldn't value her.
That he would casually marry her off in exchange for some bride price.
She hadn't expected that her elder brother, who had cared for her in the past, would continue to be as good to her as always.
Hong Ling's eyes were red; she turned her head away and gently rubbed her eyes.
Xiao Bei watched this scene, his expression becoming serious.
He had originally looked down on Cao Nie.
Until Cao Nie spoke those words, Xiao Bei felt like he was truly not a good person.
How could he have suspected Cao Nie of having intentions towards Hong Ling?
Upon careful thought, the two of them only had a sibling relationship.
It was also his fault for loving Hong Ling too much, imagining every man who came into contact with her as a rival in love.
After thinking it through, Xiao Bei cupped his fists and solemnly said, “Mr. Cao, speak. Any test, I, Xiao Bei, will accept it.”
He had already planned what to do.
If Cao Nie didn't agree.
He would make a bet with Cao Nie and challenge the younger generation of the Cao Family.
If anyone at the same cultivation level could defeat him, he would give up on the engagement with Hong Ling.
Conversely, if he defeated them, he would humiliate Cao Nie and smoothly arrange the engagement with Hong Ling.
“Since Brother Xiao has such courage, I, the Cao Family Head, will explain the details of the test to you.”
“I, the Cao Family Head, will confine you both in two separate rooms, administer an aphrodisiac, and simultaneously arrange for a person of the opposite sex to be with you.”
“I, the Cao Family Head, will draw a circle around this person of the opposite sex. If you cannot resist and step into this circle, it means your love for each other is not firm.”
“If you can endure the effects of the aphrodisiac by your own will and not step into the circle, I, the Cao Family Head, will agree to your engagement.”
Hearing this, Hong Ling, Xiao Bei, and Xiao Bei's mother frowned slightly.
Xiao Bei asked doubtfully, “Mr. Cao, what if one steps into the circle and fails to resist the aphrodisiac, resulting in relations with the person of the opposite sex?”
He looked towards Hong Ling.
Xiao Bei was worried that Hong Ling wouldn't be able to resist.
He himself had no objections.
Even if his will couldn't resist, he still had trump cards to negate the effects of the aphrodisiac.
Hong Ling also looked at Xiao Bei.
She was equally confident in herself.
She was also worried about what would happen if Xiao Bei couldn't resist.
Cao Nie smiled faintly, pointing to Cao Jian and Cao An below: “If you step into the circle, they will act to take the person of the opposite sex away before you get close, leaving you alone in the room until the effects of the medicine wear off, only then will you be released.”
“Don’t worry, Hong Ling is someone I, the Cao Family Head, have watched grow up since childhood. I would not joke with her innocence.”
Hong Ling felt relieved.
This test sounded unreliable.
But thinking carefully, for the sake of each other, being able to resist the attraction of the opposite sex after taking an aphrodisiac means one must truly love each other deeply to withstand the torment of the aphrodisiac.
Conversely, it would be better not to get engaged.
“Alright, I agree.” Hong Ling agreed directly.
Xiao Bei fell into hesitation.
His sixth sense told him that this matter was not so simple.
Seeing Xiao Bei hesitate, Cao Nie's gaze fell upon Xiao Bei's mother.
Son of Fortune's Mother: Yao Yao.
Cultivation: Penetrating Void Realm Ninth Layer.
Talent: High-grade.
Identity: Xiao Bei’s mother, Xiao Family Matriarch, husband Xiao Zhan (fell into a relic a hundred years ago and has not returned since; both mother and son believe Xiao Zhan is dead.)