My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 357 - 354: Discovering the Crack

The military camp's backyard hill.

Two groups of people were in a standoff.

On one side was Gao Fei and his group, on the other was Feng Chen and his companions.

Both sides glared at each other, neither willing to give in, and the atmosphere was rather tense.

Feng Chen gritted his teeth and said, "It's late. Please, Lord Gao, return to your guest room to rest."

"I'm not tired." Gao Fei smiled.

"Lord Gao!" Feng Chen stared at Gao Fei, his eyes cold and terrifying, "Do you really want to make an enemy out of me?"

"Are you trying to intimidate me?"

"You can think of it that way!"

"You might be disappointed then!" Gao Fei shrugged, "Today, I must open up this crack and take a look below, and no one better try to stop me."

"You dare!" Feng Chen took a step forward, a strong murderous aura erupting from him, "As long as I am here, you will not succeed!"

The conversation had basically broken down at this point.

Next... was the falling out.

"Don't stop, keep digging." Gao Fei waved at Chen San and Liu Qing.

"Yes." Chen San and Liu Qing sped up, clearing the debris from the crack.

"Come here! Seize them!" Feng Chen bellowed.

"Clatter..."

A group of fully armed soldiers closed in.

"Who dares!" Gao Fei glared, a powerful aura emanating from him, "I am an imperial envoy! If you lay a hand on me, it's the same as rebellion, and your entire families will be executed!"

"Uh..."

The encircling soldiers hesitated, seemingly intimidated by Gao Fei.

"What are you standing around for? Take action now!" Feng Chen shouted angrily.

"Those who wish to die, come at me," Gao Fei said coldly, "Think of your families and do not bring disaster upon them without cause."

The soldiers' hesitation deepened; they were rational people who understood that killing an imperial envoy was a grave crime, one that merited the execution of their entire families!

"Rebellion! This is rebellion! You dare disobey my orders?" Feng Chen raged, thundering, "Believe it or not, I can have you killed right now!"

"Enough, stop pressuring them," Gao Fei curled his lips, "Even if you shout yourself hoarse, they won't dare to touch me." He added, "After all, this matter has nothing to do with them. The main responsibility lies with you. You can be driven to act in desperation, but there's no need for them to do the same." After Gao Fei spoke these words, the expressions of the soldiers changed.

"Bastard!" Enraged, Feng Chen bellowed uncontrollably, "Damn you, Gao, I'm taking you on!" Feng Chen drew a longsword and slashed at Gao Fei.

"A mere glimmer dares to compete with the sun and moon." Gao Fei flipped his wrist and a large hammer appeared in his palm. He swung the hammer lightly with one hand, "Clang!" The hammer blocked the longsword falling from the sky, emitting a piercing noise.

"Thump thump thump!"

A tremendous force burst from the hammer, knocking Feng Chen flying.

"Ah!"

Feng Chen, like a kite with its string cut, traced a beautiful arc through the air before crashing heavily to the ground. His body twitched uncontrollably as blood streamed from his mouth. The longsword in his hand also fell to the ground, leaving him looking utterly miserable.

Everyone present was dumbfounded!

Only Chen San and Liu Qing behaved quite normally. They were both well aware of Gao Fei's strength, so when they saw Gao Fei effortlessly defeat Feng Chen, they were not the least bit surprised.

Feng Chen was at the Fourth Layer of the Golden Core Stage, a full three minor realms above Gao Fei. Logically, Feng Chen should have won... but in the end, Gao Fei triumphed, which was truly shocking.

Gao Fei's cultivation wasn't high, but he had numerous trump cards. Within the Golden Core Stage, Gao Fei was absolutely invincible. Even when encountering a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Gao Fei could put up a fight.

"Cough cough cough…" Feng Chen struggled to rise from the ground, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Gao Fei: "You… you…"

"I told you before, don't provoke me, don't mess with me, don't threaten me. You just wouldn't listen, eh? Now you're tasting the bitterness, aren't you? Now do you realize your mistake? Now are you scared? I'm telling you, it's too late!" Gao Fei rattled on, "I'm puzzled here, I came to investigate Li Xiaoming, what are you wailing about for no reason?

What business is it of yours?"

"I… I…" Feng Chen's chest heaved, but he was unable to utter a complete sentence.

"I can see now, you must have done something bad, and you're afraid I'll find the evidence, so you jumped out to stop me," Gao Fei said methodically. "I'm giving you a chance right now. Confess the bad things you've done, and I'll plead with the city lord on your behalf for leniency."

"In your dreams!" Feng Chen cursed loudly: "You expect me to confess? No way! I'm warning you; I'm a confidant of Steward Li. If you touch me, you're disrespecting Steward Li. If Steward Li gets angry, you won't be able to handle the consequences!" Feng Chen invoked his powerful backer, hoping to suppress Gao Fei with the authority of Steward Li.

"Let me ask you something, who is more powerful, Steward Li or the city lord?"

"Of course, the city lord is!"

"That's right, I am the imperial envoy personally appointed by the city lord. In other words, my backing is the city lord. With the city lord backing me, do I need to be afraid of Steward Li?"

"Steward Li has wide-reaching divine skills. If he wants to deal with you, he has countless ways."

"Alright, does it help you to tell me all this? In my eyes, everything you say is rubbish, utterly useless."

"You…"

"Since you're so stubbornly deluded, then don't blame me for turning my face on you." Gao Fei leapt forward, brandishing the large hammer and smashing it down on Feng Chen.

"Buzz!"

The hammer cleaved through the air, creating ripples that were quite pleasing to the eye.

"Bang!"

The hammer struck Feng Chen's chest, and then… Feng Chen was sent sprawling through the air...

After gliding through the air for dozens of meters, he landed on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Feng Chen's chest caved in, several ribs broken, his face and body smeared in blood. This time, there was no way Feng Chen would be able to stand up again! In fact, Gao Fei had already shown mercy; otherwise, Feng Chen would already be a corpse.

"My lord, the crack has been opened," Chen San's shout came from behind.

"You two, guard the outside. I'm going to take a look inside." After giving the order, Gao Fei leapt into the crack.

Chen San and Liu Qing stayed behind, keeping watch over the soldiers.

Poor Feng Chen lay in the distance, spitting blood without anyone to tend to him. As the saying goes, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; Feng Chen was done for, so no one cared about him anymore.

"…" Feng Chen lay on the ground, staring at the pitch-black night sky, his mind blank. The situation had spun out of his control, and he knew he was finished, utterly done for! He was resentful; he truly couldn't accept it. It had taken him decades to climb to the position of Centurion, and just a few days after starting to enjoy it, he was pulled down, the blow too heavy for him to bear.