Villainous Cao Cao: Inheriting Everything from the Chosen One

192: Avoid risks in advanceAs soon as these words were spoken, they instantly drew the attention of everyone present.

Lu Qingwu, Zhao Wei, and Mu Zining exchanged a glance, each seeing a touch of tacit amusement in the other’s eyes.

Almost simultaneously, they stepped forward and surrounded Cao Bu and Tang Shuying.

Seeing this, Tang Shuying’s face turned pale in an instant.

She knew all too well what these three women wanted to do.

Not long ago, Lu Qingwu and Zhao Wei had joined forces to persuade Mu Zining in exactly this same way.

Later, she had even joined their ranks in the persuasion.

She never imagined that this fire would spread to her so quickly.

”Cao Bu, you... how could you do this?”

Tang Shuying’s voice carried a hint of tears.

In her eyes, Cao Bu’s behavior was nothing short of beastly.

Cao Bu’s lips curled slightly: ”Shuying, it is not that I want to do this; it is that Ye Lingxi will not be happy following Chu Hao.”

Mu Zining gently nudged Tang Shuying’s arm and nodded in agreement: ”Cao Bu is right; look at Mo Yu, isn’t she looking perfectly happy right now?”

Tang Shuying instinctively turned to look, seeing Mo Yu and Jiu Ling’er lying together nearby, their faces indeed glowing with satisfaction.

She cursed inwardly: ”They are already like this, how could they not be happy?”

”But...” Tang Shuying still wanted to resist.

Lu Qingwu interrupted her directly, her tone firm and decisive: ”Shuying, there are no ’buts’! Do you want to watch Ye Lingxi live in misery in the future?”

Tang Shuying’s face darkened, and she glared fiercely at Lu Qingwu.

She really wanted to roar back: They aren’t even officially together yet, so how can you talk about misery?

This is clearly sophistry!

But before she could speak, Zhao Wei had already affectionately taken her arm and persuaded her softly: ”Shuying, we are all experienced; our judgment of men is always more accurate than that little girl Ye Lingxi’s.”

”Chu Hao appears upright on the surface, but he is stubborn and pedantic inside. If Lingxi follows him, she will have plenty of suffering in the future.”

Mu Zining also chimed in from the side, sighing: ”That’s right. Think back to when we started; didn’t we all have to go through struggles to understand what choice was best for ourselves?”

”Although Cao Bu’s methods are a bit direct, he can lead us to Immortal Ascension and give Lingxi a more stable and powerful future.”

”This is true happiness.”

The three of them spoke one after another, wrapping Tang Shuying tightly in their words.

She felt a suffocating pressure, isolated and helpless.

Her gaze involuntarily turned back to Cao Bu.

Cao Bu sat there calmly, a mysterious smile playing on his lips.

As if saying: ”Look, this is the irresistible trend.”

At this moment, Tang Shuying felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

She was not only fighting for Ye Lingxi but also resisting an established and unshakable rule.

And ironically, she herself had once been one of the maintainers of this rule.

She took a weak step back: ”But Lingxi and Chu Hao are truly in love. Is it really appropriate for us to force them apart?”

Hearing this, Lu Qingwu gave a disdainful chuckle: ”Shuying, don’t be too naive; in this world, how much is ’true love’ really worth?”

She didn’t wait for Tang Shuying to answer and immediately retorted: ”Do you love Chu Tianxuan?”

Then she answered her own question: ”Yes, but that was only in the past.”

”Love changes! If even you cannot guarantee that you can keep loving forever, how can you guarantee that Ye Lingxi and Chu Hao can?”

”Rather than that, it is better to break them up now; suffering for a moment now is better than your son suffering greater humiliation in the future.”

”This is called mitigating risks; you should understand this principle better than anyone.”

Cao Bu, listening from the side, couldn’t help but give Lu Qingwu a thumbs up.

A great ’mitigating risks’; this reason is simply unassailable.

”But is it really right for us to decide her life on our own?” Tang Shuying made a final struggle.

This sentence was more like an interrogation of her own wavering heart.

Lu Qingwu reached out and pressed Tang Shuying’s shoulder, her tone incredibly firm: ”Not only is it right, she will thank you in the future for the decision you made for her today.”

Mu Zining pointed directly at Mo Yu not far away: ”A living example is right here, what is there to hesitate about?”

Tang Shuying looked at Zhao Wei, and Zhao Wei also nodded firmly at her: ”Shuying, we need Lingxi to join us.”

Tang Shuying slowly looked around at everyone present; their faces all wore the same tacit approval.

Seeing this scene, she finally resigned herself to fate, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said: ”Alright.”

Hearing her relent, Lu Qingwu, Zhao Wei, and Mu Zining exchanged glances again, a trace of banter flashing in their eyes as their plan succeeded.

Want to escape?

Since everyone is on the same boat, no one can expect to remain uninvolved.

Tang Shuying took in their expressions, sighing deeply in her heart: ”My son, Mother has failed you.”

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When Tang Shuying left the Time Wheel Emperor Palace, her steps were incredibly heavy.

Lu Qingwu’s words that she would thank her in the future, as well as the seemingly concerned yet unquestionable gazes of Mu Zining and Zhao Wei, kept echoing in her mind.

On Yingke Peak.

Tang Shuying paced outside Ye Lingxi’s door for a long time before finally gathering the courage to knock.

”Auntie?”

Ye Lingxi opened the door and, seeing Tang Shuying, a pleasant surprise appeared on her face.

Tang Shuying walked into the room, looking at the graceful prospective daughter-in-law before her. The words she had rehearsed repeatedly on the way could not be spoken now.

”Auntie, what’s wrong? You don’t look well.” Ye Lingxi asked with concern, obediently handing her a cup of hot tea.

Tang Shuying took the teacup, her fingertips trembling slightly.

She avoided Ye Lingxi’s clear gaze and said in a low voice: ”Lingxi, Auntie came today because I want to talk to you... to talk about you and Hao’er.”

Ye Lingxi’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head, whispering: ”Auntie, Chu Hao and I are truly in love; we will definitely be fine.”

”True love.” Tang Shuying chewed on these two words, a bitter look appearing on her face: ”Lingxi, do you know? In this world, sometimes true love is exactly the most unreliable thing.”

Ye Lingxi looked up in astonishment: ”Auntie, what do you mean by that?”

”I mean that you and Hao’er are not a match.” Tang Shuying hardened her heart and said: ”Leave Hao’er; you deserve a better destination.”

”A better destination?” Ye Lingxi stood up abruptly, her face full of disbelief: ”Auntie! I don’t understand! Didn’t you support us before? Why all of a sudden... Is it not that you want to break us up, but someone else—someone you cannot refuse?”

Seeing that she had guessed a little, Tang Shuying no longer hid it and said straightforwardly: ”It is true that someone hopes for you and Hao’er to separate.”

Ye Lingxi pressed: ”Who?”

Tang Shuying hesitated for a moment, then whispered: ”It is Cao Bu.”

”Clan Chief Cao?!” Ye Lingxi exclaimed in surprise.

Tang Shuying nodded and said in a low voice: ”Cao Bu can give you a more stable and powerful future.”

”Following him, you don’t need to worry about any storms; he can protect you, and even protect your Family.”

”As for Hao’er, his personality is too stubborn, and the path ahead is difficult. If you follow him, you will only suffer.”

”I’m not afraid of suffering!” Ye Lingxi became agitated, her eyes instantly turning red: ”I just want to be with Chu Hao! Auntie, how can you say such things? Chu Hao is your son!”

”Exactly because he is my son!” Tang Shuying’s voice became somewhat sharp: ”I cannot watch him potentially endure greater pain in the future! Lingxi, you are still too young and do not understand the cruelty of reality! Love changes!”

”It won’t! Chu Hao and I will not change!” Ye Lingxi shook her head stubbornly, tears welling up in her eyes.