55: The beauty that never fades

“Detected Wang Xuerou with a comprehensive rating of 93. Please make the following choice, Host:”

“Choice 1: Immediately suppress Wang Xuerou. Reward: Prison Suppressing Demonic Physique Origin, which can forge a supreme demonic body.”

“Choice 2: Let Wang Xuerou go. Reward: A mid-grade spiritual vein.”

“Choice 3: Kneel and beg for mercy, and slap yourself vigorously. Reward: Heavenly Crippled Hand.”

“System, I choose One.”

“Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Prison Suppressing Demonic Physique Origin.”

Wang Xuerou looked up at the approaching Cao Nie, her body involuntarily leaning back.

Her cold and arrogant face was covered in frost, and even her breathing quickened a bit.

“Minister Cao.” She forced herself to maintain her dignity, her voice trembling slightly: “Do you know what you are doing? If this Princess reports what happened here to His Majesty…”

Before she finished speaking, Cao Nie had already pinched her delicate chin, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes: “This Prime Minister is now at Gui Xu Realm Seventh Level, will he still fear His Majesty?”

He leaned closer, his voice suddenly turning cold: “Wang Xuerou, if you know what’s good for you, obey this Prime Minister. Otherwise… your entire clan will be annihilated without discussion.”

Wang Xuerou’s pupils constricted, staring at Cao Nie in disbelief.

Breaking through to Gui Xu Realm half a year ago, and now already at Gui Xu Realm Seventh Level? Impossible.

After the shock, she was filled with deep suspicion.

“Gui Xu Realm Seventh Level?” Wang Xuerou sneered and struggled free: “Cao Nie, this Princess is warning you one last time. If you don’t leave, don’t blame…”

Before she finished speaking.

A crisp slap echoed through the hall.

Wang Xuerou was caught off guard and turned her head away, a trickle of blood sliding from the corner of her lips, and a bright red palm print quickly appeared on her right cheek.

She trembled all over, her knuckles turning white, and she turned to glare at Cao Nie: “You’re courting death.”

Wang Xuerou’s spiritual power surged around her.

The next moment.

“Slap.”

Another slap landed heavily on her left cheek.

Her phoenix hairpin fell, and her long black hair cascaded down to her waist.

She suddenly realized.

With only Penetrating Void Realm cultivation, how could she contend with a Gui Xu Realm expert like Cao Nie?

She suppressed the humiliation, gritting her teeth: “Prime Minister Cao, let’s discuss this properly. Whatever you want, this Princess can give it to you.”

Cao Nie pinched her chin again, playfully saying: “What this Prime Minister wants, wasn’t it already made clear just now?”

Wang Xuerou turned her head away, her voice trembling: “Anything but this Princess’s innocence.”

Cao Nie chuckled, then leaned in and whispered in her ear: “This Prime Minister… wants your body.”

Wang Xuerou’s expression changed drastically, and she abruptly pushed Cao Nie away, trying to escape out of the hall.

She had only run a few steps when she was pulled back by a great force, falling into Cao Nie’s arms.

“Mmm.”

Before she could react, her lips were sealed by his hot breath.

The strange and soft sensation made her body stiffen; this was a feeling she had never experienced before.

After she reacted, she desperately pounded Cao Nie’s chest, trying to break free.

But how could she shake the power of a Gui Xu Realm expert?

Gradually, her resistance weakened.

Cao Nie picked her up and strode towards the phoenix couch.

“No… Prime Minister Cao… you can’t…” Wang Xuerou’s voice was already laced with a sob.

However, all her struggles were in vain.

Finally, within the bedchamber enveloped by a barrier, she could only watch as her phoenix robe was stripped off piece by piece.

When everything was over.

Wang Xuerou curled up in the bedding, tear stains still on the corners of her eyes.

Cao Nie had already straightened his clothes and looked down at her from above: “Empress, this Prime Minister is very pleased, and will come often in the future.”

“Of course, if you are not afraid of the Wang clan and your own destruction, you can certainly go tell His Majesty.”

“This Prime Minister sincerely believes that before you can accuse this Prime Minister, you will surely die first.”

Cao Nie condensed a golden-red talisman seal with his fingertip and directly struck it into Wang Xuerou’s glabella.

Her expression froze, her eyes instantly lost focus, allowing the strange mark to rush into her primordial spirit.

Cao Nie gently kissed Wang Xuerou’s forehead, then left the place in high spirits.

The sound of the hall door closing came, and Wang Xuerou awoke as if from a dream.

She focused her mind inward and was startled to find a golden mark on her primordial spirit, which increased the speed of spiritual energy absorption by five times. Her pupils couldn't help but constrict slightly.

As soon as Cao Nie stepped into the mansion gate, the butler, Cao Hui, hurried forward to greet him.

“Clan Leader, someone is visiting. Madam is entertaining them in the front hall.”

Cao Nie changed his direction and walked directly towards the reception hall: “Do you know who the visitor is?”

Cao Hui quickly took two steps, lowering his voice: “I heard it’s Madam’s master.”

Cao Nie raised an eyebrow slightly.

Hong Ling’s master, isn’t she also Xiao Bei’s master?

It seems she has come for their marriage.

Thinking of Xiao Bei, who had already become Cao An’s main soul, a hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes: “Let’s go.”

Inside the reception hall.

Hong Ling was chatting happily with a beautiful woman in purple.

The beautiful woman in purple sat gracefully on a sandalwood chair, her dark purple robe draped down, perfectly outlining the curves sculpted by time.

“Indeed.” Cao Nie stopped by the door, his eyes reflecting the graceful figure: “A beauty untouched by time.”

Hearing the murmur.

Hong Ling and the beautiful woman in purple simultaneously turned their heads to look outside the door.

Hong Ling rose to greet him, intimately taking Cao Nie’s arm: “Husband, you came at just the right time.”

Cao Nie smiled gently, his gaze showing confusion: “And this is?”

“This is my master, Sect Leader Yu Tianyin, the Sect Leader of Xuanyin Sect,” Hong Ling introduced.

Sect Leader Yu Tianyin scrutinized Cao Nie.

An astonishing sight was reflected in her pupils.

Just now, Hong Ling told her that Cao Nie was in the Gui Xu Realm, and she hadn’t believed it.

But now, it seemed far more than just an ordinary Gui Xu Realm.

Cao Nie nodded with a smile: “Since she is Hong Ling’s master, then she is naturally also my, Cao Nie’s, master.”

“Master, please take the main seat, and we can chat slowly.”

Cao Nie and Hong Ling sat down together.

Sect Leader Yu Tianyin gazed at the two, her eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

“Hong Ling, weren’t we just discussing your engagement with Xiao Bei at the Cao clan? How did you end up with Clan Leader Cao?”

As their master.

She had seen Hong Ling and Xiao Bei’s relationship.

Before coming, she was happy that the two could form a good marriage.

Who would have thought that after arriving, she would find out that Hong Ling had already separated from Xiao Bei? As a master, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Hong Ling held Cao Nie’s arm tightly. Cao Nie had truthfully told her about Xiao Bei’s fate.

After recognizing where her true feelings lay.

Her heart was entirely devoted to Cao Nie.

As for Xiao Bei’s fate, she no longer cared.

Before Hong Ling could answer, Cao Nie interjected: “It’s like this: at that time, Cao Family Head conducted a test for Hong Ling and Xiao Bei. Unexpectedly, Xiao Bei had no feelings for Hong Ling at all, and he even became demonized and was captured by demonic cultivators. His whereabouts are still unknown.”

With that, a hint of melancholy flashed across his brows.

“Is that so?” Sect Leader Yu Tianyin cast an inquiring look at Hong Ling.

Hong Ling’s eyes were clear, and she nodded frankly: “Master, that’s how it was. It was only after that test that I realized I liked Husband. Master, you also know that Husband and I grew up together, and it just so happened that Husband also liked me, so we ended up together.”

Sect Leader Yu Tianyin took a sip of tea, a hint of deeper meaning flashing in her eyes.

A woman’s natural intuition told her.

This matter was not so simple.