I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 1927 - 1929: A Beauty’s Gift

Chapter 1927: Chapter 1929: A Beauty’s Gift
Swallowing a gulp, you said nothing more, waiting for the second half of this woman’s sentence.
"However, I also know that it is impossible. So, I want revenge against Liu Biao, I want to uproot his descendants, to cut off his roots!" Cai Xiao moved forward a little, her alluring red lips slowly pressed against your forehead, her forehead against yours, nose tips touching, eyes meeting at such close range, "Li Muyun, I hate you! I hate why you didn’t appear ten years earlier!"
Before you could speak, Cai Xiao breathed softly, "It’s not too late. Now, I want you to clearly tell me, if it’s in exchange for Emperor Yu, do you dare to marry me?"
"Marry, why not marry? There is nothing under heaven that I wouldn’t dare to do!" With that, you wrapped your arms around Cai Xiao and pulled her into a fierce embrace, turning over to press her under you, "Miss Cai, I wonder what kind of betrothal gift you want me to prepare for you? Liu Biao’s head, or build a big cauldron to steam and boil his entire clan?"
Actually, in just those very short few seconds earlier, more than a dozen thoughts flashed through your mind, and in the end, you made a decision, not only to take Emperor Yu but also to take Jingzhou!
For Jingzhou, Liu Biao was also an outsider once. The reason he was able to establish himself in Jingzhou was largely by relying on the Cai Family and their entire interest group, such as the Huang Family of Jiangxia, the Kuai clan of Nanjun, and so on. Among these major scholar gentries, the Cai Family was particularly powerful with the widest network. Therefore, when Liu Biao arrived in Jingzhou, the first thing he did was to kill his wife who was on her way from Shandong to Jingzhou and marry Cai Xiao.
Cai Xiao chuckled softly, pushed you off her once more, and then slowly stood up, looking at you and said, "Since you’ve spoken, I’ll speak plainly. There are two things I want as a betrothal gift."
"Speak." You still lay on the ground, supporting your head with your right hand, your body reclining on the floor.
"I want our wedding night in Liu Biao’s bedchamber, while he waits outside."
On hearing this, you couldn’t help but raise a brow, "I say, sister, you’ve got quite the heavy taste there. And the second one?"
"I want you to give me a child, a child who will inherit the land of Jingzhou in the future!" Normally, when a woman speaks of such things, they are shy and hard to bear, but not Cai Xiao.
"Easy." You sprang up, clapped your hands, and said with a smile, "None of these are difficult, but I need to see the construction plans for Emperor Yu first."
Cai Xiao, hearing this, merely smiled, having already guessed you’d say that. She turned and went into the inner room, soon returning with a roll of parchment.
Seeing it, you quickly stepped forward, took it from Cai Xiao’s hand, opened it, looked at it closely a few times, nodded, and said to Cai Xiao, "This is indeed the battleship’s plans, but why is there only part of it, where’s the rest?"
To your question, Cai Xiao smiled without answering. Seeing this, you quickly realized, rolled up the parchment and returned it to Cai Xiao.
The two of you shared a knowing smile.
Perhaps because the most important matter on your mind was settled, you were in a good mood, even having the inclination to chat with Cai Xiao, "Actually, when it comes to intelligence, Sister Cai, you’ve surpassed those literati and martial generals under Liu Biao by several huge streets. If you were a man, I’d unceremoniously strangle you on this ship."
"What if I pledged allegiance to you?"
"That’s not possible." You judged decisively, "With your intellect, it’s absolutely impossible for you to submit to anyone. I don’t want to raise a tiger to bring trouble."
To your surprise, upon hearing this, Cai Xiao suddenly laughed aloud, seemingly very excited, and under your astonished gaze, she laughed and laughed, then suddenly cried. Cai Xiao’s many reactions were completely beyond your understanding range, making you suddenly realize, you really don’t understand women.
After Cai Xiao calmed down, she looked at you and said, "In a little over ten days it will be New Year’s Eve. I will marry you on New Year’s Eve. Before that, you must do three things."
You knew this woman’s requests wouldn’t be so simple, and of course, you also understood in your heart. After all, the forces in Jingzhou are deeply rooted and very complicated, though there is the Cai Family, but if you want to take Jingzhou, there are further many things to do.
"Go ahead, I’m listening." At this moment, you’re no longer merely after the Yu Huang Giant Ship. If your forces could set foot in Jingzhou, even if just one or two counties, it would be equivalent to opening the gate from Xuzhou to the Nine Provinces, making unifying the world just around the corner.
"Under Liu Biao, the only major general worth guarding against is Wen Pin, the rest are just useless gluttons."
Looking at Cai Xiao, you smiled and said, "To kill him?"
With your personal combat ability, assassinating a military general is an easy task.
With a charming smile, Cai Xiao leisurely sat on a lounge chair beside you, showing off her perfect curves, "If it were to kill him, why would I need you to act? I want you to tame Wen Pin. Wen Pin and my brother Cai Mao are the twin pillars of Jingzhou, Wen Pin’s talent even exceeds my brother’s. If you can tame him, Jingzhou can be kept safe from others’ invasion. After all, between Xuzhou and Jingzhou, there are yet two counties in between."
Cai Xiao’s calculations are still very sound, she only wants Liu Biao dead, yet wants you to maintain the status quo in Jingzhou, and the one to rule Jingzhou afterward would not be you, but her herself, you at most would only be in the shadows.
Of course, you also have your calculations in mind, and your vision sees further than anyone else’s.
Nodding, you said, "So what is the second thing?"
"I haven’t thought of it yet. I’ll tell you when I do. It’s late, I’m a bit tired, General Li, please leave."
"I say, I’ve stayed up all night, braving the wind and dew, crossing the icy river just to get here, and it turns out you intend to use me like a gun, huh?"
As if you would leave now—it’s absolutely impossible. Truth be told, you’re quite tired. Yawning, you quickly entered the inner room. Under Cai Xiao’s stunned gaze, you actually stripped off your clothes, standing stark naked in front of her. Even though Cai Xiao had been married for many years, this was the first time she’d seen such a robust male body, instantly leaving her somewhat dazed.
Chuckling slyly, you this rogue even deliberately shook the rod-like thing below at Cai Xiao, a licentious grin on your face.
"You..."
"Since we are husband and wife, then what’s yours is mine. I’m a bit tired, I’m going to sleep first."
Having said that, you wickedly lay down on Cai Xiao’s large, soft bed, wrapping yourself in the quilt that carried her fragrant scent. Shortly, the sound of your even breathing came from the bed.
Cai Xiao tried calling out twice, but you didn’t respond. To be honest, although the words were spoken that way, if asked to really confront you, Cai Xiao still wasn’t mentally prepared. However, just as Cai Xiao turned around, she suddenly felt a gust of wind from behind her. Then, a strong, powerful hand wrapped around her, and before Cai Xiao could make a sound, she was drawn into the warm, fragrant quilt.
"What, what are you trying to do!" Cai Xiao truly panicked; she had never been so frightened from childhood till now.
"Relax, I won’t eat you. In this cold weather, I feared you’d be cold sleeping alone at night; your husband here is like a big heater. Relax, I’m going to sleep."
After those words, you indeed made no further movements, laying flat, with your right arm around Cai Xiao, causing her to curl up in your embrace. With a slightly panicked and timid gaze, she looked fixedly at you, until a long time later, perhaps calmed, or due to sustained tension leading to exhaustion, Cai Xiao, too, drifted into sleep along with your steady breathing.