My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 363 - 360 Zhu the Big Beard

Southwest direction.

A group of men was gathered around a fire, feasting on meat and drinking wine, rowdy and lively.

"Eat up, drink up! There's plenty of meat, and the wine's on me!" Zhu the Bearded laughed heartily, "After we're full, we'll head back to our stronghold to play with women!"

"Long live the boss!" the men shouted in unison.

"With me, you'll eat the best and drink the spiciest, and play with women as you please," Zhu the Bearded said with a smug look. "Life is for living large. Do whatever you want, and if someone rubs you the wrong way, just pull out your knife and take care of him!"

"The boss is right!"

"The boss's words are golden truths!"

"It's exhilarating to follow the boss!"

The men began to suck up, saying all the right things to keep Zhu the Bearded cheerful.

"My cultivation isn't very high right now, so I can only rob villages and small towns, but once my cultivation rises, I'll lead you to rob cities and seize all the valuable things! We'll take all the beautiful women!" Zhu the Bearded declared ambitiously.

"Come, let's all raise our glasses to the boss!"

"Cheers!"

The men laughed and joked, ate and drank, their mood very relaxed.

"What's that sound?" Zhu the Bearded suddenly looked up.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A distant rumble was heard.

"It sounds like... the sound of horses galloping... Seems like... there are quite a few..."

"Damn it! It's soldiers! They've come after us!"

"Quick, grab your weapons and let's fight them!"

"Fight my ass! Didn't you see they outnumber and outpower us? If we really start fighting, we'll definitely be the ones to lose."

"What should we do then?"

"What can we do? Run for it!"

Zhu the Bearded, seeing that things were going south, immediately led his men in a hasty retreat.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The soldiers rode their horses and quickly gave chase.

"Boss, they're catching up..." one of the bandits cried out in panic, "We can't escape..."

"Damn it!" Zhu the Bearded's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. "Since we can't escape, let's fight them. If we kill one, we break even; killing two means we've made a profit."

"Right, let's fight them."

"Fight!"

"At worst, we die! In eighteen years, I'll be a hero again!"

These bandits were originally fearless. Now, spurred on by Zhu the Bearded, they became frenzied, wielding their weapons and charging at the soldiers... But they didn't realize that as they turned to fight desperately, Zhu the Bearded had quietly slipped away...

Zhu the Bearded was indeed ruthless, abandoning all his men just to save himself.

Brothers! I'm sorry! If there's an afterlife, I will definitely repay you! Zhu the Bearded silently said to himself.

"Kill them!"

"Kill!!!"

The battle ended quickly.

Over a hundred bandits were all slain, not a single one left alive.

"Leave a few men to clean up the aftermath, the rest of you follow me to chase the bandit leader," Gao Fei commanded as he spurred his horse into motion.

Chen San led a group of soldiers to quickly follow.

...

"Good gracious, I've finally made it back," Zhu Dabeard, leaning against the door, gasped for air, he was completely exhausted from the frantic run.

"Leader... how come it's only you who's returned..." a young man ran out from inside, asking with a puzzled look on his face.

"Don't ask so many questions... Hurry and activate the Formation, quickly..." Zhu Dabeard said urgently.

"Ah... yes..." the young man pulled out a Command Flag from his bosom and waved it in the air a few times.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

A white fog was born out of nowhere and enveloped the entire mountain stronghold.

"Sigh... now we're safe," Zhu Dabeard's hanging heart gradually settled down.

"Leader, what exactly happened?" the young man persisted, "Uncle Wang and the others, why didn't they come back with you?"

"They're all dead," Zhu Dabeard gave a heavy sigh, "killed by the government soldiers... that I could come back alive is already fortunate enough..."

"Ah? They're all dead?" the young man was shocked, "How could this happen? Was it the government soldiers? They always kept to their own waters, why would they this time..."

"Stop asking, my mind is in chaos right now, let me be alone to clear my head," Zhu Dabeard gestured with his hand.

The young man opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing Zhu Dabeard's grim face, he swallowed back his words and silently left. The young man felt terrible, absolutely terrible; just yesterday, the stronghold was bustling with life, and today it was deathly silent. Over a hundred people... just like that... gone... Now in the vast stronghold, only he and Zhu Dabeard remained...

Oh, that's not right, there were still a bunch of women captives locked up in the back yard...

...

It wasn't long before Gao Fei and his men arrived.

"This should be Zhu Dabeard's lair," Chen San looked ahead, "A Formation? Zhu Dabeard really went all out, to set up a Formation outside his lair, and it looks to be of no low level."

"Can a Formation stop us? Zhu Dabeard is thinking too naively!" Gao Fei gave a sweeping gesture, "Attack! We must slay Zhu Dabeard today! To eliminate a menace for the people, to eradicate future troubles!"

"Rumble, rumble..."

Hundreds of soldiers carrying weapons charged forward and began to hack at the white fog.

"Huh?"

Gao Fei raised his eyebrows, "It turns out to be an auto-repairing Formation, quite interesting." Gao Fei saw very clearly that the fog, once dissipated by the soldiers, quickly gathered back together.

"Ugh... I'm suddenly feeling a bit dizzy..."

"Me too..."

"No good, I can't stand anymore."

"Thump, thump!"

In the blink of an eye, over a dozen soldiers had collapsed on the ground, faces turning blue, blood oozing from the corners of their mouths, clearly showing signs of poisoning.

"Everyone fall back!" Gao Fei's expression changed, "The fog is poisonous, don't get close."

Indeed, without Gao Fei's warning, the soldiers had already retreated, terrified by the toxicity of the white fog.

Gao Fei stepped forward to examine the poisoned soldiers, "The poisoning isn't deep, their lives are not in danger, they'll be fine after a few days of recuperation. Someone, carry them aside."

A group of soldiers came over and carried the injured soldiers to the side.

"My lord, this white fog contains potent poison, and it also has the ability to self-repair; breaking through it will be quite difficult," Chen San said in a grave voice.

"Zhu Dabeard does have some skill, obtaining such an excellent defensive Formation," Gao Fei said coldly, "No matter how clever the Formation, there will be a flaw, as long as we find the flaw, we can easily break the Formation."

"The fog is thick, we can't see what's inside at all, finding the flaw is incredibly difficult," Chen San frowned.