Villainous Cao Cao: Inheriting Everything from the Chosen One

272: We’ll be your concubines.Lu Chen was first stunned, then his pupils constricted as he instantly understood Cao Bu’s underlying meaning!

He wanted Qin Yuerou and Lin Wanqing?!

To use this method to adjust his mood?

An absurd feeling welled up in Lu Chen’s heart, and he almost wanted to curse out loud.

But seeing Cao Bu’s frank yet melancholy gaze and thinking of the opportunity he had been waiting for, he forced himself to swallow this resentment. His facial muscles twitched a few times as he squeezed out a smile that looked worse than crying:

”Brother, I understand.”

”If they can truly help you reach Perfection in your state of mind and regain your heart to prove the Dao, I will find a way to make it happen.”

Lu Chen bit the bullet and found Qin Yuerou.

He got straight to the point, even adopting a somewhat commanding tone: ”Hundred Flower Empress, my brother Cao Bu quite appreciates you and your daughter.”

”Currently, his state of mind is damaged, and he needs someone destined to help him through it.”

”If the Empress and your daughter are willing to go and accompany him to provide comfort, helping him recover sooner and prove the Dao as a Great Emperor, I will owe you this favor and will surely reward you handsomely in the future.”

The charming smile on Qin Yuerou’s face instantly froze, replaced by shock, shame, and an uncontrollable surge of anger.

She never expected that Lu Chen would look for her just to have her and her daughter serve Cao Bu!

Although Cao Bu’s reputation was high and his potential was immense, her target was Lu Chen.

Now, it was just great; Lu Chen was pushing them away directly, and to someone else at that!

What was this?

Rejecting what was delivered to his door—were there still men like this nowadays?

In an instant, Qin Yuerou’s opinion of Lu Chen plummeted to rock bottom.

Could this Lu Chen be... incompetent in that regard?

Otherwise, she had hinted so clearly, yet he remained indifferent.

To even make such an unreasonable request was simply failing as a man.

”Heavenly Emperor Lu!”

Qin Yuerou’s beautiful face was frosty as she raised her voice:

”What kind of person do you take me for? And what do you take Wanqing for?!”

Her chest heaved, clearly extremely angry:

”This is absolutely impossible!”

She regretted it immensely now; had she known earlier, she never would have approached Lu Chen.

She had only invited trouble for nothing.

Lu Chen was anxious; if Cao Bu did not become an Emperor, his entire plan would fail.

Seeing that the soft approach wouldn’t work, his gaze suddenly turned cold.

”Hundred Flower Empress.” Lu Chen’s voice was as cold as if it lacked all emotion: ”If my brother fails to prove his Dao or fails the attempt because of his state of mind, it would be a massive loss for me.”

He narrowed his eyes, a clear threat in his tone:

”If you do not agree, I cannot guarantee I won’t do something irrational.”

Lu Chen took a step forward, his gaze like a knife:

”Hundred Flower Empress, you wouldn’t want to follow in the footsteps of the Yin and Yang Heavenly Emperor, would you?”

By now, he already knew that these people couldn’t kill him at all.

Naturally, he acted without any scruples.

Qin Yuerou’s face turned pale instantly, and her delicate body trembled.

She had no doubt Lu Chen had the ability; even the Yin and Yang Heavenly Emperor, who held a fragment of an Immortal Artifact, was killed by him in an instant. Destroying her Hundred Flower Valley would likely truly take only a single thought.

She thought of the hundreds of thousands of Disciples in the Hundred Flower Valley and her daughter Lin Wanqing’s flower-like face. Endless humiliation overwhelmed her.

Finally, under the pressure of Lu Chen’s cold gaze, Qin Yuerou gave a miserable smile, her eyes filled with tears.

”Lu Chen, you really aren’t a man.”

Lu Chen didn’t care; right now, he only wanted to kill Cao Bu and possess the cultivation of a true True Immortal.

As for anything else, it wasn’t worth mentioning.

He warned coldly: ”Remember, bring your daughter. If you don’t, do not blame me for turning hostile.”

After saying that, he flicked his sleeve and turned to leave.

A mere Emperor dared to give him attitude; she was truly courting death.

Qin Yuerou watched Lu Chen’s departing back, her fists clenched as a flash of killing intent passed through her eyes.

Ultimately, she could only let out a powerless sigh:

”So be it. Cao Bu’s strength and talent aren’t much worse than Lu Chen’s.”

”If I can attach myself to him, it might not be a bad thing for me and my daughter.”

”I just don’t know if Cao Bu can accept this unconventional arrangement.”

She turned to leave, preparing to have a good talk with her daughter.

During this time.

Su Li, Luo Qingcheng, and Leng Yue split into six paths, completely wiping out the six forces of the Yunxiao Pavilion and the Dark Imperial Court.

Fang Ruodan also slew the Dark Heavenly Emperor and the Heart Demon Heavenly Emperor.

This shocked the Emperors of the Spirit Realm beyond measure.

If not for the Dark Origin and Heart Demon Origin feeding back into the Spirit Realm, they wouldn’t have even realized these two had fallen.

As for who did it, no one knew.

This left the various Emperors feeling terrified.

Could it be that the Spirit Realm still hid a powerhouse comparable to Heavenly Emperor Lu?

Otherwise, unless it was an instant kill, it would be impossible for them not to notice a battle between the two sides.

A few days later.

Inside the rebuilt Lingxiao Courtyard.

Cao Bu looked at Qin Yuerou before him, as well as the clear, elegant, and pitiable Lin Wanqing by her side, with a hint of confusion on his face.

”I wonder what important matter brings you two to see me?”

Qin Yuerou said coldly: ”Clan Chief Cao, 別裝了, didn’t you have Lu Chen threaten us to come and serve you?”

Cao Bu was stunned: ”What do you mean? When did I ever have Lu Chen threaten you?”

Qin Yuerou frowned: ”Could it be it wasn’t you?”

”Of course it wasn’t me.” Cao Bu shook his head, his tone carrying a perfectly measured grief: ”This Clan Head is currently immersed in the sorrow of my clansmen’s deaths. How could I have the heart to think of such things?”

He paused, then suddenly slapped his forehead as if coming to a realization:

”It must be my brother! Seeing me so depressed all day, he must have come up with such a crooked scheme!”

He waved his hand, his tone sincere: ”You should go back. Don’t worry, I’ll go speak to him in a moment and tell him not to act recklessly again.”

Qin Yuerou was half-skeptical.

But since they were already here, and her daughter Wanqing had already nodded in agreement.

Moreover, Cao Bu’s talent and strength weren’t much worse than Lu Chen’s; his future achievements might not necessarily be below Lu Chen’s.

Go back? It was impossible to go back.

Right then, under Cao Bu’s slightly startled gaze.

Qin Yuerou and Lin Wanqing exchanged a look and slowly walked toward him.

Cao Bu couldn’t help but take a step back: ”Hundred Flower Empress, what... what are you doing?”

Qin Yuerou bit her lower lip, suddenly leaning in as her warm, soft body pressed into Cao Bu’s embrace: ”Clan Chief Cao, I hope you do not despise me.”

As she spoke, she gently pulled over the already blushing Lin Wanqing, her voice tender:

”Clan Chief Cao, please accept us. We... will just be concubines.”

As the words fell, she gave him a push.

Caught off guard, Cao Bu fell back onto the soft couch behind him.

He looked up at the exquisite ceiling of the palace and let out a long sigh, his tone helpless and resigned:

”Brother, you’ve truly made things difficult for me.”

A few hours later.

Cao Bu followed the same pattern, having Qin Yuerou and Lin Wanqing merge a sliver of their Primordial Spirit and Essence Blood into the ten thousand fragrances paying homage to the phoenix diagram.

More days passed.

Cao Bu, whose mood had greatly improved, finally took the initiative to find the eagerly waiting Lu Chen during a morning light.

He looked refreshed, with a smile of sudden enlightenment on his face, as he patted Lu Chen’s shoulder hard:

”Brother, it’s been hard on you these days.”

Cao Bu looked toward the sunrise gradually rising in the distance, his fighting spirit rekindled in his eyes:

”I feel that my state of mind has recovered and my Origin is stable. It is time to achieve the Dao and be called an Emperor.”

Lu Chen was ecstatic, almost moved to tears: ”Brother! You’re finally ready?!”

”Indeed.”

Cao Bu looked up at the sky, his robes fluttering without wind: ”Today, I shall trigger the Emperor Tribulation and prove my Dao to become an Emperor!”

As his voice fell, he flipped his hand to take out the Dragon Yuan Blood Soul and swallowed it in one gulp.

A majestic aura erupted, and his cultivation instantly surged to the threshold!

The pressure of the Quasi-Emperor Peak soared into the sky, triggering a violent resonance with the heaven and earth Laws!

The entire Spirit Realm changed colors as endless tribulation clouds gathered from all directions. A terrifying Emperors Might permeated the land, making all living beings feel a sense of palpitation.

Lu Chen’s whole body trembled with excitement as he quickly cleared the area to personally act as a Protector for Cao Bu.

Dozens of Great Emperors, including the complex-looking Liu Ruyan and the distant, quietly watching Qin Yuerou and Lin Wanqing, all turned their gazes toward the tall figure at the center of the tribulation clouds.

Cao Bu stood with his hands behind his back, facing the rolling heavenly power, the corner of his mouth curling into an unnoticeable arc.

He chuckled inwardly: ”The show is about to begin.”