The Deepest Affection in Qin's Time

Consort Yan frowned slightly and hesitated, saying, "Your Majesty, this..."

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "I know that Cao Cao is powerful, so I will not make things difficult for you two. As long as I make sure the Empress Dowager is safe, that's enough. If I can save her, I will; if not, then so be it. I will not blame you for this."

Seeing that Ying Zheng had put it this way, and that this was a crucial moment for cooperation between the Yin Yang School and the Qin royal family, Yan Fei hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.

Simply confirming the safety of Empress Dowager Zhao Ji was not a difficult task for her, given her relationship with Cao Yuan.

The Moon Goddess listened from the side, her face sour, saying nothing. Right now, the name Cao Yuan was the one she hated most.

After Yanfei and Yueshen left, Yingzheng summoned Zhao Gao.

"The Yin-Yang School's Dongjun and Yueshen have agreed to go to Xinzheng. You must arrange the plan carefully to ensure that the Empress Dowager is brought back to Xianyang safely. Do you understand?"

Ying Zheng instructed, "Remember, if the situation is truly hopeless, you must not let Dongjun and Yueshen of the Yin-Yang School be in mortal danger."

He knew that Donghuang Taiyi valued Dongjun and Yueshen highly, and it seemed that he had some important plan that required them.

Upon hearing Ying Zheng's words, Zhao Gao felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

In the end, he still had to make one more trip.

Moreover, who knows what unexpected things might happen this time.

Hopefully, Cao Yuan will let him off the hook...

Chapter 162 Good Pregnancy

Several months have passed since the bronze box was last used.

On a whim, Cao Yuan summoned all the women together.

The women were already familiar with each other, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

During these days, even if there were some frictions, they all dissipated under Cao Yuan's philosophy of yin and yang harmony.

While the women were asleep, Cao Yuan took out a bronze treasure box and placed it in the center of the luxurious bedroom.

Apart from women like Zhao Ji and Nongyu who had never used the bronze box before, all other women knew its function.

The moment Cao Yuan opened the door, all the sounds in the room vanished without a trace.

"Click, tap-tap..."

With a soft sound, the bronze box opened.

In an instant, a semi-transparent thin barrier was erected, enveloping the entire area.

"Girls, let's begin!"

Cao Yuan smiled and said to the women in his room.

A moment later, the women sat cross-legged around Cao Yuan and began to absorb spiritual energy to cultivate.

Just as Cao Yuan and the women began absorbing the spiritual energy from the sixth bronze treasure box.

Xianyang, the capital of Qin.

Zhao Gao, looking constipated, led his six sword slaves, along with Dongjun Yanfei and Yue Shen from the Yin-Yang School, to Xinzheng in Han.

"Senior sister, Cao Yuan is an enemy of the Qin state. Junior sister advises you to be careful and sever ties with him as soon as possible."

Inside the carriage, the Moon Goddess adopted a sarcastic and unsettling mode.

Yan Fei merely glanced at the Moon Goddess indifferently.

"I have nothing to do with him, so what's the point of trying to distance myself from him?"

The Moon Goddess was speechless after Yan Fei's retort. She wanted to say something more, but seeing her senior sister's increasingly menacing gaze, she immediately shrank back and remained silent.

She thought to herself, "Senior sister, you're bound to suffer a major setback in love sooner or later."

She no longer had any intention of opposing Yan Fei; she just wanted to watch her senior sister make a fool of herself.

Yan Fei couldn't be bothered with her junior sister's little schemes.

She gazed wistfully at the blue sky and white clouds outside the car window.

To this day, she still doesn't understand how Cao Yuan broke through to the Celestial Realm in such a short time.

Unless Cao Yuan actually opened the bronze treasure box and obtained the legendary treasure containing the power of the Azure Dragon.

But according to the cult leader, isn't it only possible to open it after all seven boxes are gathered?

Yanfei was somewhat bewildered for a moment.

She didn't know why she cared so much about Cao Yuan's matter.

Perhaps it's because he's special enough...

Xinzheng, Cao Mansion.

Inside the room, people were constantly breaking through to higher realms.

In an instant, the spiritual energy within the barrier surged and rolled continuously.

Cao Yuan still showed no signs of making a breakthrough.

Once one's strength reaches the Celestial Realm, mere spiritual energy is no longer of much use and cannot bring about a qualitative change.

Of course, this wasn't entirely without effect.

At least now Cao Yuan felt that the internal energy in his body—no, it should now be called spiritual energy—was more than twice as abundant as before, and it was more condensed, showing a tendency to materialize.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, the sky turned from clear to dark, and night fell.

Cao Yuan opened his eyes, looked at the barrier that had disappeared, and the women surrounding him, some sitting quietly, some cultivating with their eyes closed, and smiled slightly.

The lack of a breakthrough this time was within his expectations.

However, his strength has increased by at least twice as much as before.

If he were to fight Donghuang Taiyi again, he was confident he could suppress or even defeat him. However, killing Donghuang Taiyi would likely be quite difficult.

Only those who have reached his level of strength know how difficult it is to kill someone of the same level.

While it may not reach the exaggerated level of rebirth from a drop of blood or immortality, it can still reattach severed limbs and heal itself from serious injuries.

Just as Cao Yuan was about to spend the night with his group of beautiful wives, he suddenly felt a mysterious pull, as if something was drawing him in.

Cao Yuan closed his eyes and meditated, carefully sensing the sensations.

He wasn't a master of divination and deduction like the Moon God or Donghuang Taiyi, so he could only rely on his intuition to find it.

Just when Cao Yuan was completely clueless, he suddenly realized that this power seemed to be somewhat similar to the spiritual energy he had just absorbed—no, it should be said that it was the same.

Could it be...? A sudden flash of inspiration struck Cao Yuan.

Could it be the seventh bronze treasure box?

He has absorbed the spiritual energy of six bronze treasure boxes in a row, and perhaps some connection has been formed between him and the bronze treasure boxes.

Thinking of this, Cao Yuan was overjoyed.

Even if I absorb the spiritual energy from another treasure box, it doesn't necessarily mean I can break through to the legendary realm of immortals and gods.

But it's better than nothing.

At the very least, if he could absorb another bronze treasure box, his strength could double again, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to kill Donghuang Taiyi then.

Cao Yuan glanced at the already pitch-black night and suppressed his urge to search for the seventh bronze treasure box overnight.

He could sense that the seventh bronze box was not far from him, roughly the distance from the state of Han to the state of Zhao.

Clearly, this seventh bronze box must be located within the territory of the Zhao state.

"Aman, Nongyu and I will go back to our rooms to rest first."

Madam Hu, carrying a belly that appeared to be six months pregnant, was being carefully attended to by Nongyu. Both women's pretty faces were beaming with happy smiles.

After some twists and turns and misunderstandings, with Cao Yuan's mediation, they finally accepted each other and were willing to spend the rest of their lives with Cao Yuan.

Cao Yuan naturally had no objections; on the contrary, he gave Nongyu a few more instructions.

After Madam Hu left, Jingni, with her slightly protruding belly, nodded to Cao Yuan, picked up her daughter, and left as well.

There's nothing I can do, I'm just so lucky to get pregnant, and I'm pregnant again.

The remaining women in the room exchanged knowing smiles and began to rest without saying a word.

The next day, after a night's rest.

Cao Yuan left the Cao residence alone, full of energy, without disturbing anyone, and headed straight for the State of Zhao.

Even though the bronze box is not very useful to him now, and he cannot continue to absorb more treasures in the short term for the sake of his foundation, it is still best to keep the box safe.

Along the way, Cao Yuan wanted to test his speed.

As a result, in less than half a day, they had traveled hundreds of kilometers and arrived in Handan, the capital of the Zhao state.

However, it must be said that traveling at such a high speed consumes a terrifying amount of spiritual energy.

Although spiritual energy is gradually recovering in the world today, it is still difficult to quickly replenish the spiritual power consumed.

The city of Handan was incredibly prosperous, bustling with people and vehicles, making one almost forget that it was still the Warring States period, a time of constant warfare.

Cao Yuan strolled through the area, following an unseen force, and slowly arrived at the foot of a pavilion.

He looked at the plaque with the three characters "Feixue Pavilion" inscribed with some surprise.

Of course, he wasn't surprised that the Snow Woman's Feixue Pavilion from the anime had appeared here.

Instead, they were surprised that the bronze box was not in the Zhao King's palace.

He thought for a moment.

According to what Xue Nu said, Fei Xue Ge in Handan was opened by Ya Fei, who is now the younger sister of the King of Zhao.

In other words, the bronze box of the Zhao royal family may now be kept by Consort Ya.

That makes sense. Given Consort Ya's abilities back then, there was probably no one in the Zhao royal family more suitable than her.

Thinking of this, Cao Yuan couldn't help but miss the Snow Maiden, who had been missing ever since.

If he hadn't learned from Zi Nu's intelligence that Xue Nu had appeared at Mirror Lake Medical Manor more than a year ago, he would have almost thought that Xue Nu had encountered some misfortune.

As Cao Yuan reminisced about the Snow Maiden, a woman with a full head of silver hair emerged.