My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 358 - 355: Spirit Stone Mine

In the depths of the crevice.

Gao Fei walked through the darkness, his eyes sparkling with an indescribable light.

"There are traces of excavation here," Gao Fei stopped, staring ahead, "This looks like a mine…" He took a few steps forward, then crouched down, running his hand over the ground. When he lifted his hand, there was some powder on his fingers.

"This powder..."

A flash of light crossed Gao Fei's eyes, "It's Spirit Stone powder, no mistake, it is Spirit Stone powder. I understand now, this is a Spirit Stone mine."

"No wonder Feng Chen desperately tried to stop me from coming down here. The secret hidden here, if revealed, will definitely cause a huge sensation."

"Li Xiaoming discovered this Spirit Stone mine and didn't report it; instead, he kept it to himself."

"What a bold move!"

"If the city lord, Bai Daqing, were to find out, Li Xiaoming would definitely be beheaded, and even the Grand Steward, Li Jiang, would be implicated."

"Eh? There are some bones here... one, two, three... exactly ten... These bones must be the decurions who went missing... Never expected they all died here?

No need to ask, it must be Li Xiaoming's doing, to silence them."

"Such audacity! Such a ruthless heart!"

An image flashed through Gao Fei's mind: Li Xiaoming discovering a Spirit Stone mine, ecstatic, and after much deliberation, decides to keep it a secret. Then, he secretly orders ten decurions to mine the Spirit Stones. Once the mining was completed, Li Xiaoming brutally murders all ten decurions and seals the crevice shut.

Li Xiaoming believed his deed was flawless, but in the end, things still went awry.

This is what they say: "Heaven's net is wide and sparse, but nothing slips through!"

"Sigh," Gao Fei sighed, "This is the misery of a task that offends people."

Initially, Gao Fei thought that if the matter wasn't too complicated, he would help Li Xiaoming as a gesture of goodwill towards him and his son. But now… the severity of the situation had surpassed Gao Fei's expectations…

After figuring things out, Gao Fei returned to the surface.

"My lord!" Chen San and Liu Qing came forward to greet him, "How did it go? Is everything clear now?"

Gao Fei nodded, "From now on, you two are to guard this place strictly. No one else is allowed near. I'm going to send a message to the lord of the city." After giving the instruction, Gao Fei left, stopping beside Feng Chen as he walked past, "Feng Chen, you must have been involved as well, right?"

Feng Chen turned his head away, completely ignoring Gao Fei.

"You should know the gravity of the situation. If the city lord finds out, what do you think he will do to you?" Gao Fei said indifferently.

Feng Chen's face changed color, "Mr. Gao, you're playing with fire. If you dare let this out, the Grand Steward will never let you off!"

"And you still don't see the error of your ways at a time like this. You're beyond saving," Gao Fei said. Then he reached out, grabbed Feng Chen by the shoulder, and with little effort lifted him up.

"What are you doing!" Feng Chen exclaimed in alarm.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you just yet." Holding Feng Chen, Gao Fei strode away.

…

After returning to his residence, Gao Fei took out a Sound Transmission Talisman, preparing to report the investigation results to the city lord, Bai Daqing.

The Sound Transmission Talisman was given to Gao Fei by Bai Daqing. It could transmit information in the shortest amount of time and cover distances up to a hundred thousand li. The materials for refining Sound Transmission Talismans were monopolized by the government and other powers, and it was impossible to find them on the market.

Every once in a while, the major powers would auction off a few Sound Transmission Talismans. The prices were astronomically high, but still, many people would desperately bid for them, because the utility of a Sound Transmission Talisman was too great. Often, a single talisman could save a life.

Of course, the Sound Transmission Talismans auctioned by the major powers were all low rank, with a transmission range of only a few thousand li. Those high-rank Sound Transmission Talismans would never be put up for auction.

The Sound Transmission Talisman in Gao Fei's hands was of high rank, and if it was auctioned on the market, it would definitely fetch an exorbitant price.

Bai Daqing had given Gao Fei a total of three Sound Transmission Talismans, and to date, Gao Fei hadn't used any.

Just as Gao Fei was about to activate the Sound Transmission Talisman, a sudden uninvited guest appeared in the room— a masked man in black.

"Who are you!" Gao Fei's complexion changed: "Why are you in my room!"

"I've been following you since you left Chaotic Wind City," the masked man in black spoke, his voice harsh and unpleasant.

"Following me? Who are you! Why are you following me!" Gao Fei was startled, to be followed without his knowledge! There was only one possibility... that the stalker's cultivation was far superior to his own, which was why Gao Fei failed to detect his presence.

"I'm following you for two reasons," said the masked man in black. "If you investigated the case quietly and obediently, I wouldn't have appeared. Conversely, if you dared to play any tricks, I would have no choice but to kill you."

"Are you sent by Li Jiang?" Gao Fei asked in a deep voice.

"You are smart," the masked man in black sneered. "You actually guessed my origins! Yes, I was sent by the Grand Steward. He doesn't trust you, so he had me keep an eye on you in the shadows. And indeed, the Grand Steward's concerns were justified; you really can't stay out of trouble."

What a Li Jiang! Gao Fei's face twitched, to think he had a contingency plan, outwardly courteous and promising benefits to me, while secretly having someone watch me! Truly a sly fox!

In the end, it was Gao Fei who had been too careless, thereby putting himself in danger.

"I'm telling you all this just to let you die knowing why," the masked man in black moved closer to Gao Fei, emitting a bone-chilling murderous aura.

"Wait a minute!" Gao Fei shouted loudly: "Have you thought about the consequences! I'm the imperial envoy personally appointed by the city lord. If you kill me, the city lord will not let you off, not to mention you, even your master Li Jiang won't end well."

"There are only the two of us here. If I kill someone and then destroy the body, nobody will know it was my doing," the masked man in black already had his plan in place: "Since I dare to make a move, I'm prepared to ensure there are no loose ends."

"So you're saying, today you're determined to kill me?"

"You brought it upon yourself; what should have been a simple matter, you had to complicate," the man remarked coldly.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be at the Nascent Soul Stage of cultivation."

"Killing you would be as easy as slaughtering a chicken."

"Yes, you are at the Nascent Soul Stage, while I am at the Golden Core Realm Cultivation. The gap between us is just too vast, like heaven and earth, even if I fight with all my might, I won't stand a chance against you."

"At least you're aware of that."

"Can I ask you for a favor?"

"Speak."

"When you make your move later, please do it quickly. Don't let me suffer too much pain; I'm someone who's really afraid of pain," Gao Fei said with a pitiful look on his face, seemingly resigned to his fate.