My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 410 - 407: Night Exploration of the Ancestral House

"An ancestral mansion?" Gao Fei blinked in surprise, "What ancestral mansion?"

"It's the hereditary family residence," Ding Runqiu explained.

"Very good," Gao Fei nodded in appreciation, "The information you provided today is very important. I will investigate later, and if the investigation proves true, I will reward you handsomely."

"This humble one does not long for your excellency's reward; I only wish to live the rest of my life in peace and stability."

"That can be arranged, as long as you remain honest, I won't trouble you."

"Thank you, your excellency, thank you. If there's nothing else, this humble one shall take his leave."

"Wait, I have another question."

"Your excellency, please ask. I will answer truthfully to anything I know," Ding Runqiu hastily said.

Gao Fei stared into Ding Runqiu's eyes, asking word for word, "Your son's death is somewhat related to me, do you not resent me?"

"I dare not bear resentment towards your excellency," Ding Runqiu shook his head.

"What a dare not," Gao Fei chuckled, "You surely despise me, but due to my power, you dare not seek revenge and can only harbor hatred in your heart. Am I right?"

"No..." Even if Ding Runqiu thought so, he didn't dare admit it.

"Alright, you may leave. After you go back, think carefully about how you should proceed. Your life and death are in your own hands."

"Yes, once I return, I shall surely reflect deeply."

Ding Runqiu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and turned to leave.

...

Late at night.

Gao Fei, Chen San, and Liu Qing arrived in front of an ancient residence.

"This is Cao Buwei's ancestral mansion," Chen San whispered.

"It's quite imposing," Gao Fei remarked after a glance, "The paint on the exterior walls has peeled off quite a bit, and there are some cracks here and there, with weeds overgrown, giving off a sense of dilapidation; the mansion must have been uninhabited for a long time."

"Your excellency, shall we go inside?"

"Hmm, let's go."

The three of them climbed over the courtyard wall to enter the ancient mansion.

The first sensation was a chilly draft, the second was filth—all about were dust and cobwebs, and the third was size; the mansion consisted of a front courtyard, a middle courtyard, and a back courtyard. The three courtyards connected together formed a unique landscape.

Their tasks were clearly divided: Gao Fei was responsible for the back courtyard, Chen San took the middle courtyard, and Liu Qing was in charge of the front courtyard.

...

Gao Fei searched meticulously, not overlooking any corner.

An hour later, Gao Fei had searched the back courtyard. Not to speak of an amethyst, he did not even see a single Spirit Stone.

"Did Ding Runqiu deceive me?" Gao Fei frowned, "He shouldn't have the courage, should he?" After pondering for a moment, Gao Fei activated Clairvoyance and scanned the back courtyard. "Huh? There's a basement here?" He briskly walked over, moved a stone table aside, and saw an iron door on the ground. He reached out, pulled the iron door open, and revealed a pitch-black hole.

Gao Fei pushed Clairvoyance to its limit to explore the basement.

"Pfft!"

A unique energy rose from the basement, blocking Gao Fei's vision completely.

Clairvoyance was ineffective...

Gao Fei hesitated for a moment, then leaped down.

The strange energy enveloped Gao Fei, making his movements cumbersome and greatly obstructing his vision; he could only see clearly within a meter's distance; anything beyond a meter was invisible.

"So oppressive!"

Gao Fei felt a tightness in his chest, breathing becoming difficult, as if... a ten-thousand-pound boulder was pressing on him, leaving him gasping for air...

"No! Can't stay here any longer! Need to hurry up and get out!"

Just as Gao Fei was preparing to leave, a strange voice sounded...

"Young man, since you've come, don't be in such a rush to leave."

"Who's there!" Gao Fei's face changed: "Who's speaking!"

"Pfft!"

A point of bright light suddenly appeared, illuminating the entire underground chamber.

"Uh?" The oppressive energy that was pressing down on Gao Fei also disappeared.

"I'm right behind you." The weird voice continued to sound.

"Swish!"

Gao Fei swiftly turned around, "Where are you? Why can't I see you?" There was nothing behind him, just empty space.

"There's a small calabash in the corner, I am inside that calabash."

"Calabash?"

Gao Fei looked intently, and indeed saw a calabash the size of a thumb in the corner, the same color as the wall, if one didn't pay attention, it would go completely unnoticed: "You're in the calabash?"

"Yes." The calabash shook a little.

"Who are you? Why are you in the calabash?" Gao Fei asked, on guard.

"Young man, let me out first, then I'll explain in detail to you."

"Let you out?"

"Yes, you just need to open the lid of the calabash, and I can come out."

"Why should I let you out?"

"If you let me out, I'll give you a lot of benefits."

"First tell me, who are you? Why are you in the calabash?"

"Alright, I'll tell you... My name is... Immortal Master Huang, and I've spent my life doing good deeds, helping many people... Later, I was besieged by enemies, dozens of them attacking me together, they were really shameless, ganging up on me like that, what kind of skill is that...

I fought desperately, and in the end, I killed all the enemies, but I also suffered serious injuries, and at that moment, a despicable little man named Cao Buwei stumbled upon me, first deceiving me with lies, and while I was not paying attention, he trapped me in this broken calabash... Cao Buwei threatened me, demanding that I teach him powerful spells, and if I didn't agree, he would kill me...

To save my life, I had no choice but to bow my head... Strangely enough, several months have passed, and Cao Buwei hasn't shown up... By the way, young man, do you know Cao Buwei?"

"I do." Gao Fei nodded: "Cao Buwei is already dead."

"Ah? Dead?" Immortal Master Huang said excitedly: "That's good! A scoundrel like Cao Buwei deserves to die! Young man, our meeting is fate, let me out and I'll give you tremendous benefits."

"Tremendous benefits?" Gao Fei's mouth curved slightly: "Tell me, what benefits can you give me?"

"Whatever you want, I'll give it to you." Immortal Master Huang said.

"That's a big claim." Gao Fei smirked: "I want amethysts, can you give me that?"

"Amethysts? That's nothing!" Immortal Master Huang laughed: "How much do you want? Is one hundred thousand enough?"

"One... one hundred thousand..." Gao Fei almost bit his tongue: "You... are you joking with me? You can't joke about such things! It could kill someone!"

"I'm not joking, I'm very serious." Immortal Master Huang's voice came out from the calabash: "Just let me out and I'll give you one hundred thousand amethysts, I swear by my word!"

Gao Fei's face twitched a few times: "You can come up with one hundred thousand amethysts?"

"I can." Immortal Master Huang said: "Let alone one hundred thousand amethysts, even a million amethysts, I could produce them just the same."

"I feel like... you're bluffing."

"I'll tell you the truth, I'm a person of high status, a mere one hundred thousand amethysts is really nothing to me."

"A person of high status? Can you be more specific?"

"Hmm... I and the Human Emperor are sworn brothers, whenever he sees me, he has to call me 'Big Brother'."

"What did you say?" Gao Fei exclaimed: "You and the Human Emperor are sworn brothers? The Human Emperor calls you big brother? Is that true?"