My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 386 - 383: One Hundred Lashes

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"All right," Ding Dalin could only agree for the safety of his family.

"I won't let your sacrifice be in vain," said Cao Buwei, "I will take good care of your family, and in addition, I will kill Gao Fei to avenge you."

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Inside the tent.

Ding Dalin knelt on the ground, sobbing bitterly as he confessed, "It's all my fault, it has nothing to do with Lord Cao. It was I who couldn't stand Gao Fei and colluded with bandits to murder him."

"Cao Buwei really didn't know?" Miao Kuangfeng asked coldly.

"He didn't know," Ding Dalin shook his head vigorously.

"How could a mere clerk like you get a million Spirit Stones?" Miao Kuangfeng asked.

"I... I embezzled them..." Ding Dalin had already thought of an excuse, "I exploited my authority to demand Spirit Stones from my subordinates, and over the years, I amassed quite a few."

"Scoundrel," Miao Kuangfeng cursed, "You really have some nerve!"

"I realize my mistake. Please, sir, have mercy and give me a chance to start anew."

"Does Cao Buwei know about your extortion of Spirit Stones from your subordinates?"

"He doesn't."

"Really?"

"I did it all covertly, I didn't dare let Lord Cao find out. He's a man of integrity; if he knew, he certainly wouldn't let me off lightly."

"You are the scum of the military, a parasite! Guards, take Ding Dalin out and behead him!" Miao Kuangfeng shouted loudly.

"Clattering!"

A group of soldiers rushed in from outside.

"Please, sir, show mercy," Cao Buwei urgently pleaded on the sidelines, "Ding Dalin has achieved quite a bit over the years..."

"You still have the face to plead," Miao Kuangfeng glared fiercely at Cao Buwei, "It's precisely because of your lack of strict discipline that Ding Dalin committed such a grave mistake."

"Yes, I'm at fault..."

"Since you're at fault, you must accept punishment! Come, take Cao Buwei out and lash him a hundred times with the whip," Miao Kuangfeng commanded.

After being reprimanded by Miao Kuangfeng, Cao Buwei didn't dare to plead anymore and obediently followed the soldiers out of the tent.

"Take Ding Dalin out and execute him!" Miao Kuangfeng said without mercy.

"Lord, spare my life, oh lord, spare my life!" Ding Dalin wailed desperately, his voice piercing and heart-wrenching.

"Bang!"

Several soldiers dragged Ding Dalin out.

"I understand my mistake, I truly do. Please, sir, give me one chance, I won't dare to do it ever again..." Ding Dalin cried and sobbed, mucus and tears intermingling.

"Clang!"

A soldier clenched his fist and struck Ding Dalin's neck hard.

"Ugh..." Ding Dalin's eyelids flipped, and he passed out on the spot.

The soldiers dragged Ding Dalin out like a dead dog, then chopped off his head. Blood spurted wildly, covering the ground, and just like that, Ding Dalin died a pathetic death.

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Elsewhere.

Cao Buwei was pinned to the ground, stripped of his clothes, while soldiers lashed him mercilessly with a whip. Each crack elicited a pained grunt from Cao Buwei; just a few lashes in, a layer of cold sweat had broken out on his face. Before the execution, the soldiers had sealed his Dantian.

With his Dantian sealed, True Qi couldn't circulate, and Cao Buwei was essentially reduced to a commoner, which made the whipping all the more agonizing.

After a hundred lashes, Cao Buwei was completely enervated, gasping for air as he lay prostrate on the ground, devoid of any strength to even twitch.

In the end, it was the soldiers who had to help Cao Buwei up and take him back to his quarters.

Before leaving, the soldiers unsealed Cao Buwei's Dantian. The obstructed True Qi quickly resumed its flow throughout his body, alleviating much of the pain from his injuries.

Cao Buwei took out an elixir and popped it into his mouth; it wasn't long before his complexion grew rosy, and the wounds on his body began to scar over slowly.

"That was really too close," Cao Buwei let out a slow breath, "I almost died!" His expression twisted viciously, "Gao Fei! Just you wait, I won't let you off!!!"

After this incident, Cao Buwei's hatred for Gao Fei deepened.

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Meanwhile.

Inside the tent.

Gao Fei slammed his hand on the table and cursed, "That old fox! So cunning! He even made Ding Dalin the scapegoat!" Gao Fei had thought for sure that Cao Buwei would be dead by now, but who would have known... Cao Buwei had managed to escape in the end.

Cao Buwei was a thorn in Gao Fei's side, a thorn that, as long as it wasn't removed, prevented him from resting easy.

"Hey, old man," Gao Fei kicked the bandit elder, "are you really sure you never saw Cao Buwei?"

The bandit elder shook his head, "I only saw Ding Dalin; as for Cao Buwei... I didn't see him."

"Did Ding Dalin mention... if it was Cao Buwei who instructed him to do it?" Gao Fei persisted in asking.

Again, the bandit elder shook his head, "He didn't say."

"Damn it!" Gao Fei stood up and paced around the tent, "Old man, go see Wan Fuchang right now and tell him... that Ding Dalin personally told you it was Cao Buwei who made him do it..."

"You want me to lie?" the bandit elder blurted in surprise.

"What? Is there a problem?" Gao Fei glared.

"Of course there's a problem! And a big one at that!" The bandit elder shook his head as if it were a rattle-drum, "Lying is risky, and if exposed, the consequences could be severe."

"If you don't tell and I don't tell, who would know you're lying?" Gao Fei said dismissively.

"There are no walls in the world that air can't penetrate."

"Enough with the useless talk, just tell me if you'll go or not."

"Wan Fuchang isn't easy to fool; he has sharp eyes... Another thing, Cao Buwei definitely won't admit to it, and with Ding Dalin dead, there's no proof. If Cao Buwei insists I'm framing him and I don't have any solid evidence... This matter will surely end up unresolved..."

"You've got a point," Gao Fei stroked his smooth chin, "If only Ding Dalin weren't dead. With the right methods, we could pry open his mouth and confirm Cao Buwei's guilt."

"Actually..." the bandit elder hesitated, "I think... it seems like Wan Fuchang intentionally let Cao Buwei off..."

Gao Fei's eyebrows shot up, "What do you mean by that?"

"Think about it, even if Ding Dalin confessed, they wouldn't have killed him so quickly, right? At the very least, they should have called me in to confront him... Even an idiot can see that Ding Dalin was taking the fall for Cao Buwei, and I don't believe Wan Fuchang couldn't see through that.

Anyone who becomes Wan Fuchang is definitely not lacking in intelligence." The bandit elder smacked his lips and took a sip of water, "This is just my guess, as to whether it's true or not, I'm not sure."

After hearing the bandit elder's words, Gao Fei frowned, reluctantly admitting to himself that there was some sense in what the bandit elder said. Wan Fuchang Miao Kuangfeng executing Ding Dalin did indeed seem a bit hasty...

Was it possible... that Miao Kuangfeng truly intended to protect Cao Buwei?