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Chapter 368 - 365: The Deterrent Doesn't Work

"According to this reasoning... the more poison gas absorbed, the bigger the white eggs will grow, and the more cracks will appear on the eggshells... When it accumulates to a certain point, the eggshells will break, and the creatures inside will come out?"

Gao Fei felt more and more convinced this was the case.

"After studying for so long, I've finally got a clue." Gao Fei chuckled, "Little eggies, you like absorbing poison gas, don't you? Well, that's easy to handle, I'll find a lot more poison gas for you in the future! Let you have your fill!"

Poison gas was a very common thing and could be found easily.

Gao Fei was filled with anticipation, eagerly awaiting... the hatching of some awesome creatures from the white eggs...

"My lord!" Chen San rushed in hurriedly, "Chiliarch Cao Buwei has arrived, please hurry out to meet him."

"Who?" Gao Fei was startled.

"Chiliarch Cao Buwei."

"What's he here for?"

"Not sure..."

"Let's go, see what's going on." Gao Fei put away the white eggs and then stood up to go outside.

...

Outside the military camp.

A luxurious carriage was parked in the middle of the road, surrounded by a group of fully armed soldiers.

Inside the carriage sat two people, Cao Buwei and Ding Dalin.

"My lord, it's been such a long time, and Gao Fei still hasn't come out. Isn't he putting on a bit too much airs?" Ding Dalin began to stir the pot.

Cao Buwei's expression turned ugly.

"The unworthy one did not know of Chiliarch's arrival and has failed to meet you from afar." Just then, a man's voice sounded from outside the carriage.

"Gao Fei is coming..." Just as Ding Dalin was about to push the door open to get out of the carriage, Cao Buwei stopped him.

"Drive straight in," Cao Buwei said in a deep tone.

"Huh?" Ding Dalin was taken aback.

"Tell the coachman to drive straight in," Cao Buwei emphasized.

"Oh, oh, okay," Ding Dalin came back to his senses, turned around, and ordered the coachman, "Go, straight in."

"Go!"

The coachman flicked the reins, and the two fine horses moved their hooves and charged into the military camp.

The gate-guarding soldiers were stunned, unsure what to do, whether to step forward to stop them or to let them pass directly. After all, seated inside the carriage was a Chiliarch... After hesitating for a moment, the gate-guarding soldiers ultimately did not stop them, allowing the carriage to burst into the military camp with pomp and pageantry.

"Huh?" Gao Fei was dumbfounded. What was this situation? He had come out to greet them, but not only did the other party not show up, they even drove the carriage straight into the military camp. What did this mean?

Chen San was also full of surprise, "My lord, this..."

"Let's go, and have a look," Gao Fei took a deep breath and then strode into the military camp.

Chen San hurried to follow.

The carriage finally stopped, the door opened, and Cao Buwei and Ding Dalin stepped down from the carriage. After alighting, Ding Dalin voluntarily stood behind Cao Buwei, hands hidden in his sleeves, and watched Gao Fei with a cold smirk on his face.

"Chiliarch..." Gao Fei walked over quickly and greeted Cao Buwei with a fist-and-palm salute.

Cao Buwei scanned Gao Fei from head to toe, "Are you Gao Fei?"

"Yes, it's me." Gao Fei nodded.

"Doesn't look like much, does he."

"Ah?"

"Didn't understand what I meant? Let me explain it to you, what I mean is... someone like you is completely unqualified to be a Centurion."

"Chiliarch, sir," Gao Fei's face darkened, "although you are my superior, you still cannot insult me."

"Insult you?" Cao Buwei sneered coldly, "I'm telling the truth! And it's what I truly believe!"

Gao Fei's cheeks puffed, as anger surged to his chest; he held it in, finally managing to suppress his rage, "I was personally appointed by the Lord of the City Lord's Mansion, if you have any objections, you can take them up with him."

"Don't try to use the Lord of the City Lord's Mansion to pressure me." Cao Buwei's eyes widened, "I am a Chiliarch, your superior. If I decide to deal with you, not even the Lord of the City Lord's Mansion can interfere." In officialdom, rules trump everything else.

"Sir, on what grounds would you deal with me? What have I done wrong?" Gao Fei asked, holding back his anger.

"Let me ask you, how long have you been in your position?"

"Almost a month now."

"Why haven't you reported to me?"

"Report?"

"Stop playing dumb with me! There's an unwritten rule in officialdom: subordinates should report to their superiors as soon as they take office, as a sign of respect to their superiors and to receive instructions. You couldn't possibly be unaware of this, could you?"

"There's a rule like that? I had no idea."

"Enough with the act, Gao Fei, I know you come from the City Lord's Mansion, you're a confidant of the Lord, but you can't just ignore everyone, can you?"

"I haven't... this is a misunderstanding..."

"Still arguing even though you've done wrong! Gao Fei, I'm very disappointed in you! I'm going back right now to write a letter, asking the Lord of the City Lord's Mansion to replace you." With that, Cao Buwei left, huffing with anger.

Ding Dalin walked up to Gao Fei, a cold smirk on his lips, "Pack up your belongings, in a couple of days you'll be out of here."

Gao Fei glanced sideways at Ding Dalin, "And you are?"

"Prick up your ears and listen well, my name is Ding Dalin, I'm the clerk at the Chiliarch's side," Ding Dalin proclaimed haughtily, where "clerk" essentially meant secretary.

"A mere clerk dares to give me orders? Truly courting death." Gao Fei, having been holding back a belly full of fire with nowhere to vent, found Ding Dalin coming straight to him. Gao Fei raised his hand and slapped him fiercely.

"Smack!"

Ding Dalin received a resounding slap on the face.

Five red finger marks appeared on his face.

Ding Dalin was stunned, looking at Gao Fei in disbelief, "You... you dare hit me..."

"I hit you, yes," Gao Fei lifted his hand and slapped Ding Dalin again, "You cur, you dare to provoke me, you're asking for death!"

"Gao Fei, you've got some nerve!" Cao Buwei came storming over, his face filled with anger, "How dare you strike my man! You must not want to live!"

"Chiliarch, sir, why don't you ask me why I hit him?" Gao Fei said expressionlessly, "This guy came to me, provoking me. I could no longer endure and had to strike him." He added another sentence, "Surely, if the Lord of the City Lord's Mansion hears about this, he won't blame me." Gao Fei knew he couldn't best Cao Buwei and therefore invoked the name of the Lord of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Good! Very good!" Cao Buwei laughed in extreme anger, "Gao Fei! Don't think that just because you're a confidant of the Lord of the City Lord's Mansion, I can't do anything to you. Just you wait, I will make you pay a painful price." After this threat, Cao Buwei got on the coach and left.

Cao Buwei had wanted to teach Gao Fei a lesson personally, but he restrained himself in the end. Though he said he didn't care, he actually harbored some fear for Gao Fei... more precisely, he feared the City Lord backing Gao Fei... He wasn't sure just how close Gao Fei was to the City Lord...