My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 408 - 405 I'm Also Reasonable

Zhou Xintong patted Gao Fei's shoulder, slurring his words, "Old Zhou here is a reasonable man. Just be honest, and naturally, I won't make things difficult for you! The same goes for everyone else. They won't make things hard for you either!"

With a deadpan look, Gao Fei glanced at Zhou Xintong, "Do you enjoy patting my shoulder that much?"

"Eh? What do you mean?" Zhou Xintong's face darkened, "Patting your shoulder is a sign of my respect for you..."

"Bang!"

Gao Fei's fist smashed into Zhou Xintong's face, followed by a kick that sent Zhou Xintong flying.

"Boom!"

After crashing into a table, Zhou Xintong fell to the floor with a heavy thud, "Damn it! Dare to hit me? I'm going to kill you... Eh... What's happening? Why am I so weak and powerless..."

"Thud! Thud!"

The other nine Centurions all collapsed to the ground, convulsing, their eyes wide with terror, "We... can't muster any strength either..."

"I've got it!" Centurion Feng Xiaojin cried out in shock, "There's poison in the wine! We've been poisoned!"

"You're not stupid," Gao Fei said with a light chuckle, "Indeed, you've all been poisoned. Ever heard of Soft Bone Powder? Even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would lose their strength after taking it."

"You drank the wine too! Why are you fine?" Feng Xiaojin asked weakly.

"Because I took the antidote in advance," Gao Fei said indifferently.

"Despicable! Shameless! Resorting to such a dirty trick to scheme against us!"

"If you have the guts, kill us! Once we regain our strength, we will never let you go."

"You despicable coward!"

All ten Centurions cursed vehemently.

"Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?" Gao Fei stood up, pushing the chair away, "For the crimes you have committed, even killing you ten times would suffice."

"What crimes have we committed?!"

"Are you not aware of what you've done?"

"Aware my ass!" Zhou Xintong shouted, "Damn it all! I swear, I'll kill you!"

Gao Fei's expression darkened, "Chen San, smack him!"

"Swoosh!"

Chen San darted over and began to furiously slap Zhou Xintong's face, striking hard with each blow. In no time at all, Zhou Xintong'a mouth began to bleed, and several of his teeth were knocked out, creating a grisly sight.

"Stop," Gao Fei commanded.

Obediently, Chen San dropped his hand and stepped aside.

Gao Fei took a step forward, looking down at Zhou Xintong, whose mouth was covered in blood, "Swear at me one more time, I dare you."

"I... I... won't... let you off..." With missing front teeth, Zhou Xintong's speech whistled and was no longer clear.

"Lock them up! After I consult with Lord City Master, we'll deal with them." Gao Fei issued the order.

"Yes."

Chen San and Liu Qing stepped forward, carrying Zhou Xintong and the others out.

That same night, Gao Fei wrote a confidential letter and had Chen San deliver it to Chaotic Wind City's City Master, Bai Daqing.

Five days later.

Chen San returned, bringing with him Bai Daqing's command.

Opening the command, Gao Fei saw it contained just one word, "Kill". Nodding to himself, he said, "Post a notice. For committing bribery, perverting the law, and numerous vile deeds, Zhou Xintong and the others will be beheaded at the vegetable market at the third quarter of the noon hour tomorrow."

"Yes!" Chen San took the order and left.

After the notice was posted, all the common people were astounded. Some knelt on the streets, weeping tears of joy. Others started setting off firecrackers in celebration... Over the years, they had been oppressed too harshly by Zhou Xintong and his lot. The commoners had been seething with anger but dared not speak out, enduring and living wretched lives.

Now, at last, Zhou Xintong and the others were to be beheaded, and the common people could finally look forward to better days.

The next day at noon, the vegetable market was swarming with people, a sea of heads as far as the eye could see.

When Zhou Xintong and the others appeared, the citizens uniformly cursed and screamed; some, overcome with emotion, began throwing rotten eggs and spoiled vegetable leaves to vent their deep-seated resentment. The scene nearly spiraled out of control.

Gao Fei had anticipated this scenario and had dispatched a large number of soldiers to maintain order well in advance.

"I won't accept this!"

"Unacceptable!!!"

"On what grounds are you killing me? On what grounds!!!"

"Gao Fei, you bastard! Even as a ghost, I won't let you off!!!!"

Zhou Xintong and the others roared in fury.

With a grand wave of his hand, Gao Fei commanded, "The hour has come, proceed with the execution!"

The executioner stepped forward, knocked down Zhou Xintong and the others to the ground, and raised the Da Dao to strike.

"Thunk... Thunk..."

Ten heads rolled to the ground, blood spurting high.

Gao Fei descended from the platform, facing the countless citizens, and declared loudly, "My fellow citizens, I assure you! From this day forward, no one shall dare to bully you again!"

"Good! Very good!!!"

The citizens cheered together, having longed for many years for an official with a conscience.

"My lord, how shall we deal with the families of Zhou Xintong and the others?" Chen San stepped forward to inquire.

"Sentence those who should be sentenced; exile those who should be exiled; try to spare their lives as much as possible," Gao Fei pondered for a moment before saying.

"Understood," Chen San nodded and departed.

...

After the death of Zhou Xintong and the others, no one in the barracks dared to cross Gao Fei anymore.

This was deterrence! The deterrence of blood and severed heads!

After a period of observation, Gao Fei selected ten new centurions, and Chen San and Liu Qing were among them. From then on, Gao Fei firmly controlled the barracks; his word was the Imperial Decree, and all were to obey.

As per the usual practice, he left the running of the barracks to Chen San and Liu Qing while he dedicated himself to quiet cultivation.

With Chen San and Liu Qing by his side, Gao Fei felt much more at ease.

...

Three months later.

Gao Fei's cultivation had advanced to the Ninth Layer of the Golden Core Stage.

"Just a little more to reach the Tenth Level," Gao Fei sighed, "Cultivating with amethyst is so fast, like riding on a rocket! Unfortunately... I have completely used up all the amethysts on me..."

He had swindled fifty pieces of amethyst from the bandit leader Hao Niu, which he had been using for his cultivation during this period.

"I need to find a way to get more amethysts," Gao Fei frowned and thought hard, "Where to find amethysts?"

After a long time, he still could not come up with a method.

"Forget it, let's go for a walk instead," Gao Fei stood up, pushed open the door, and walked out, inhaling deeply the fresh air that welcomed him.

"My lord," Chen San approached briskly from a distance, "You finally came out. If you hadn't, I would have knocked on your door." Gao Fei had been in closed-door cultivation for three months, and all the affairs of the barracks were weighing on Chen San and Liu Qing, who were quite worn out by the burden.

"What is it? Something wrong?" Gao Fei asked.

"Err... no issue... it's just that not seeing you for these days made me feel uneasy..." Chen San chuckled, "My lord, you look radiant. Your cultivation during this closed-door session was fruitful, wasn't it?"

Gao Fei nodded, "Not bad, I've advanced from the Second Layer to the Ninth Layer of the Golden Core Stage."