10: Let the Queen get pregnant with my child
Three full punches caused Cao Kun's head to be completely buried in the ground.
Cao Nie withdrew his hand, his face somewhat ferocious, his fists covered in blood, dripping onto the ground one drop at a time.
The Grand Elder outside the house saw all of this through the door and unconsciously swallowed his saliva.
This Cao Nie, he really dared to commit patricide!
But then he thought about it and understood.
As the Cao Family Head's Grand Elder, he knew how much Cao Nie's mother loved Cao Kun, dedicating her entire life to the Cao Mansion and to Cao Kun.
Yet in the end.
Cao Kun didn't even come to see her funeral.
Looking at it from Cao Nie's perspective, none of this seemed strange.
Cao Kun raised one hand and tightly gripped Cao Nie's pant leg, a weak voice emerging: "Unfilial son, promise me, you must bury me with your Aunt He, so we will never be separated."
Cao Nie trembled all over, neither smiling nor not smiling, an indescribable rage soaring to his Heavenly Spirit Cap.
"Bury them separately," Cao Nie roared, his voice low.
Cao Kun struggled his head out of the ground, half of it already smashed beyond recognition.
He stared fiercely at Cao Nie, enunciating each word: "Unfilial son, if you dare to bury me separately from your Aunt He, I'll go down and beat your mother to death."
"Damn it!"
Cao Nie raised his fist with all his might and exploded Cao Kun's head.
Blood splattered on his face, making him look incredibly ferocious and terrifying.
His chest heaved up and down, clearly showing Cao Nie's anger at this moment.
Seeing Cao Kun completely dead, a surge of satisfaction rushed straight to his Heavenly Spirit Cap.
This dead lickspittle, he really knows how to lick.
Cao Nie dragged the bodies of He Jie and Cao Kun outside, throwing them onto the ground, and instructed the Grand Elder in the distance: "Grand Elder, bury this dead lickspittle with my mother, and burn He Jie and Ye Chen to ashes for me, then scatter them."
The Grand Elder looked at Cao Nie, who was covered in blood, feeling more than a little afraid.
But he still agreed, biting the bullet.
"Yes, Cao Family Head."
Cao Nie nodded and then said: "If anyone asks, you know how to answer, right?"
The Grand Elder nodded like a pounding garlic, his plump body appearing quite comical.
"Thieves broke into Cao Mansion, attempting to kill He and Ye. The thief Cao Kun fought fiercely but was not an opponent, and was thus killed. Cao Nie intervened, eliminated the thieves, and was highly praised by the elders, becoming the Cao Family Head."
Cao Nie nodded slightly.
A lickspittle like Cao Kun deserved to die.
Suddenly, a cold light flashed.
Cao Nie's peripheral vision caught Shen Yunyue thrusting a long sword.
Cao Nie turned around, looking at everything indifferently, without any defense.
The long sword pierced through his clothes, but could not advance another inch.
No matter how hard Shen Yunyue tried, the sword could not break through Cao Nie's defense.
Shen Yunyue looked up and saw a palm coming towards her face.
A crisp slap echoed throughout the Listening Rain Pavilion.
Shen Yunyue tumbled several times in the air before landing.
She lay paralyzed on the ground, feeling a sudden dizziness.
After a long while, the dizziness disappeared, and she stared fiercely at Cao Nie, seemingly unaware that half of her face was swollen.
"You'd best kill me, otherwise, one day, I will make you, Cao Nie, pay the price."
Cao Nie walked forward.
He squatted down and pinched Shen Yunyue's neck.
"Bad woman, don't waste it, Cao Family Head still expects you to bear children."
Shen Yunyue stared at Cao Nie defiantly, her eyes full of madness: "If you dare to make me give birth, I'll strangle the child as soon as it's born."
Cao Nie was unconcerned: "Truly, the most venomous heart belongs to a woman."
Disdain flashed in Shen Yunyue's eyes: "You even killed your own father, what right do you have to speak of me? If you don't want any of this to happen, you'd best kill me."
Looking into Shen Yunyue's eyes, Cao Nie grinned.
"Cao Family Head will not only not kill you, but will also make you wholeheartedly fall in love with me, your enemy, make you my most loyal plaything, and make you a blade in my hand."
Shen Yunyue shook her head, her hair disheveled: "Impossible, I, Shen Yunyue, will die before I fall in love with you."
Cao Nie sneered and whispered into her ear: "Love comes with time, that is Cao Family Head's motto."
Saying that, he pinched Shen Yunyue's neck and walked towards the house.
What Cao Kun had just said had filled him with anger.
This woman, Shen Yunyue, was just what he needed to vent his fury.
Just as he was about to enter the house.
Cao Hui rushed in from outside the courtyard.
"Cao Family Head, the Great Xia Emperor has sent someone, specifically asking to see Cao Kun, the Cao Family Head, and you."
Cao Nie glanced at the Grand Elder and instructed: "Grand Elder, make arrangements, Cao Family Head needs to bathe."
With that, he closed the door.
He walked towards the bed, dragging the struggling Shen Yunyue.
Cao Hui looked at the already deceased Cao Kun at the doorway with a complicated expression.
Only a dozen or so core members of the Cao Mansion knew about everything that had happened here.
After all, it was all too bizarre.
A father wanting to strip his son's physique, and a son killing his own father.
No matter how this was spread, it would be detrimental to the Cao Mansion.
Fortunately, he had activated the Listening Rain Pavilion's defensive formation.
No one knew about Cao Kun being killed by Cao Nie.
Otherwise, it would have been difficult to clean up the mess.
"Grand Elder, what should we do now?"
The Grand Elder exerted tremendous effort to emerge from the rubble.
He sighed.
"Let's go. I'll stall the Great Xia Emperor's people. You personally go fetch a bucket of water for Cao Family Head. Everything here absolutely cannot be leaked. We'll make plans after Cao Family Head comes out."
An hour later.
Cao Nie, having bathed, walked out of the room wearing a dark red brocade robe.
Inside the room behind him.
Shen Yunyue was curled up in the corner of the bed, silently weeping.
She somehow produced a dagger, and a look of resolve to die flashed in her eyes.
"No, I can't just die like this. I need to gain Cao Nie's trust, take my time, and avenge my clan's destruction."
Having thought this through, Shen Yunyue put away the dagger and wiped away her tears.
Her eyes were firm, and a plan quietly formed in her mind.
As soon as Cao Nie stepped out of the Listening Rain Pavilion.
He saw the Grand Elder waiting for him there.
Upon seeing Cao Nie appear.
The Grand Elder quickly came forward to greet him.
"Cao Family Head, the Great Xia Emperor's people have returned with the news of Cao Kun's death. Additionally, the Great Xia Emperor wishes to see you."
Cao Nie's eyes narrowed slightly: "See me?"
The Grand Elder explained: "It's likely because of your breakthrough to the Gui Xu Realm; she wants to win you over."
Cao Nie nodded: "Alright, Cao Family Head will go meet this Great Xia Emperor."
With that, he left the Cao Mansion and headed towards the Great Xia Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Palace Imperial Guards had been instructed beforehand.
Cao Nie reported his name, and proceeded smoothly to the Imperial Study's entrance.
Upon hearing Cao Nie report his name.
A eunuch guarding the door went inside to report.
Soon, the eunuch came out.
"Young Master Cao, the Great Xia Emperor requests your presence."
Cao Nie nodded slightly and stepped into the Imperial Study.
As soon as he entered.
Cao Nie's gaze fell upon the person on the Dragon Throne.
Daughter of Destiny: Summer Glaze.
Cultivation: Gui Xu Realm Ninth Layer.
Talent: Imperial Grade.
Physique: Ice Soul Immortal Body.
Identity: Great Xia Emperor.
The entire Great Xia knew that the Great Xia Emperor was male, and what Cao Nie saw now was also male.
But the panel above this Great Xia Emperor's head showed her to be a woman.
This was interesting.
If the various kings knew that the Great Xia Emperor was a woman, they would likely force this female Emperor off the throne.
Great Xia had a tradition: the throne was passed down to males, not females.
Cao Nie shook his head, seemingly understanding something.
Summer Glaze! Or Summer Glaze!
[A Daughter of Destiny has been discovered. Please make the following choice, Host:]
[Choice One: Leak the Great Xia Emperor's identity as a woman. Reward: Ten Low-Grade Desolate-tier cultivation techniques.]
[Choice Two: Pretend not to know. Reward: Ten Tiger's Might Pills.]
[Choice Three: Make the Female Emperor pregnant with your child. Reward: Ten Ninth-Grade Creation Pills.]