My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 367 - 364 Absorbing Poisonous Qi

"Outrageous! This infuriates me!" Ding Runqiu slammed the table forcefully, "Gao Fei, you're going too far!"

"This matter must not end here," the steward Wan Fu said indignantly, "Give him a taste of his own medicine, let him see just how formidable the master is."

"Set off tonight to find Dalang, tell him everything that has happened here, and have him take revenge for me," Ding Runqiu instructed.

"Right away, I'll go now," the steward Wan Fu nodded and left the room.

"Gao Fei, don't think I'll be afraid of you just because you're a Centurion! Push me too far, and you'll regret it," Ding Runqiu hissed through clenched teeth.

...

Military camps were divided into four levels, namely Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding.

The Jia-level camp was the largest, led by a Wan Fuchang; the Yi-level camp was second, led by a Chiliarch; the Bing-level camp was third, led by a Centurion; and the Ding-level camp came last, led by a Decurion.

One level suppressed another, the hierarchy was strict, and the system was stern, with those who defied their superiors punished by a barrage of arrows!

The camp where Gao Fei was stationed was a "Bing-level camp."

There were strict limits on the number of people in each camp, with the Ding-level camp not exceeding fifty people, the Bing-level camp not exceeding five hundred people, the Yi-level camp not exceeding five thousand people, and the Jia-level camp not exceeding fifty thousand people.

...

Steward Wan Fu traveled overnight and arrived at the Bing-level camp by evening the next day.

"Wan Fu? What brings you here?" Ding Dalin asked in surprise.

"Eldest Young Master, I'm relieved to see you," Wan Fu said with a somber face, "It was the master who sent me, he's been bullied…"

"Who dares to bully my father?" Ding Dalin was furious.

"It's Gao Fei, oh, the newly appointed Centurion."

"Him? Why would he bully my father?"

"Here's what happened…" Wan Fu embellished the story, "Eldest Young Master, you must take revenge for the master. You didn't see how upset he was, he couldn't even eat."

"Distributing silver to the commoners?" Ding Dalin scoffed coldly, "What a great philanthropist indeed."

"Eldest Young Master…"

"Go back and tell my father that I'll take revenge for him."

"Ah, with these words from you, Eldest Young Master, I feel at ease," Wan Fu began to brown-nose, "With the Eldest Young Master stepping in, we'll make sure Gao Fei can't get away with it. Compared to you, Eldest Young Master, that Gao Fei is nothing but trash."

...

The next morning.

Ding Dalin arrived at the council hall with a can of tea leaves, "My lord, I've acquired some fine tea from outside, I specially brought it for you to enjoy a fresh taste."

"You're thoughtful," Cao Buwei nodded with a smile.

"My lord, there's something I don't know if I should mention…" Ding Dalin hesitated in his expression.

"Speak your mind, don't hem and haw,"

"The Centurion of the Border Town, Gao Fei, has been in office for many days now and hasn't yet paid a visit to my lord…" Ding Dalin said while observing Cao Buwei's facial expressions, "This Gao Fei clearly doesn't take my lord seriously." Cao Buwei was a Chiliarch, Gao Fei's direct superior, and since Gao Fei was new to the post, it was both reasonable and customary for him to pay a visit to Cao Buwei, as this was an unwritten rule in officialdom.

It is only natural for subordinates to pay their respects to their superiors.

Cao Buwei frowned, "Perhaps they are too busy."

"Even if they're busy, they should make time to pay their respects to the lord," Ding Dalin said with wide eyes. "When Li Xiaoming and Feng Chen were Centurions, they both made sure to visit the lord.

Li Xiaoming is even the son of the Grand Steward, and he didn't put on airs." Ding Dalin paused before continuing, "Another thing that is quite infuriating is that Gao Fei executed Feng Chen without any fuss. Regardless of the circumstances, Feng Chen had been a Centurion, listed in the military roster.

According to the rules, Gao Fei should have sought your approval first, my lord, and only after you nodded should he have laid hands on Feng Chen..."

Cao Buwei nodded, "This Gao Fei certainly is out of line."

Why do petty people attract hatred? Because they excel at instigating trouble and sowing discord. Ding Dalin was an outright petty person, spewing slander in Cao Buwei's presence and attempting to incite conflict between Cao Buwei and Gao Fei. It was tremendously sly.

Ancient wisdom says: It's better to offend a gentleman than to provoke a petty person.

When a gentleman is angry, he will confront you openly, but when a petty person is angry, they will play dirty tricks behind your back, impossible to guard against.

"My lord, you should really teach Gao Fei a lesson and let him understand the extent of your authority," Ding Dalin said.

"Teach him a lesson?" Cao Buwei glanced at Ding Dalin, "Tell me the truth, has Gao Fei offended you?"

"Ah? No, not at all." Ding Dalin vehemently denied, "I don't even know Gao Fei."

"Really not?"

"Really not!"

"Alright then, you may leave," Cao Buwei waved his hand dismissively.

"Ah?" Ding Dalin was taken aback, "My lord... about Gao Fei's matter..."

"I am well aware of it," Cao Buwei said indifferently.

Ding Dalin opened his mouth, wanting to say something else, but upon seeing Cao Buwei's cold expression, he swallowed his words and then quietly left the room.

Standing up, Cao Buwei paced the hall with his hands behind his back. "Ding Dalin's words do hold some truth. This Gao Fei has been in his position for quite some time and has not yet paid me a visit, clearly showing a lack of respect for me… Since you don't come to me, then I will come to you. I want to see with my own eyes how many heads you've grown."

...

Border Town.

Level C Military Camp.

Inside a small building.

Gao Fei sat in a chair, holding a transparent bottle, gazing at it intently.

After a while, Gao Fei opened the bottle and poured out all the white eggs inside onto the table, arranging the hundreds of eggs into an irregular pattern.

Two days ago, Gao Fei led his troops to crush bandits and chased them down to their stronghold, only to be stopped by the White Mist Formation. Gao Fei entered the mist alone with the intent to break the Formation Eye and destroy the Formation. Unexpectedly, the poison gas released by the mist proved to be extremely fierce, causing Gao Fei a great deal of trouble.

Just as he was about to retreat, the white eggs in his storage ring started to quiver... Driven by curiosity, Gao Fei took the white eggs out...

Afterward, the white eggs began to crazily absorb the poison gas, and in just a moment, the toxic mist was completely drained away.

With the poison gas threat gone, Gao Fei effortlessly smashed the Formation Eye, broke the Formation, and then executed the bandit leader, Zhu Dahuzi.

Having absorbed the poison gas, the white eggs increased slightly in size, and Gao Fei also noticed... some fine cracks appearing on their shells.

"What is the origin of these white eggs, and how can they absorb poison gas?"

Gao Fei frowned in deep thought.

"After absorbing the poison gas, they grew in size, and now there are cracks on the eggshells."