My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 501 - 498: Traces of the Stele Found

Bai Mudan's birthday feast had already been attended, and the congratulatory gifts had been given out; the matter regarding the Stele was also clarified, so Gao Fei's task was essentially completed by now.

Early in the morning, Gao Fei went to bid farewell to Bai Daqing but was refused.

With Bai Daqing's strenuous persuasion, Gao Fei had no choice but to agree to stay a few more days.

"Gao Fei," Bai Mudan pushed open the gate and walked in, "the weather is nice today, accompany me for a stroll on the street." Today, Bai Mudan wore a pure white long dress, her hair was done up high, and her face was lightly made up, making her look exceptionally stunning.

"A stroll?" Gao Fei was taken aback, "I..."

"No refusals," Bai Mudan waved her little fist, "if you dare to refuse, I'll go to my father and have him order you to accompany me!"

Gao Fei, with a wry smile, replied, "There's no need to bother the City Lord over such a trivial matter."

"So you've agreed?"

Gao Fei nodded his head helplessly: "Do I dare not to?"

"Then what are we waiting for! Let's go!" Bai Mudan grabbed Gao Fei's wrist and started heading outside.

"Hey hey hey, don't pull and drag me like this, it will lead to gossip if people see."

"Who dares to gossip, I will cut off their tongue!" Bai Mudan huffed.

"They may not say it to your face, but they can talk behind your back, can you stop their mouths then?"

"Let them be, as long as I don't hear it, it will be fine."

"..." Gao Fei was speechless, finding Bai Mudan too much... he couldn't even find the right word to describe her.

At that moment, Chen San and Liu Qing came walking over: "Sir, where are you heading?"

"Oh, I'm just accompanying Miss Bai out for a bit, I'll be back soon." While speaking, Gao Fei subtly freed himself from Bai Mudan's hand and stepped to the side, putting some distance between them.

"Enough chit-chat, let's hurry up," Bai Mudan urged.

And so, Gao Fei and Bai Mudan left the City Lord's Mansion together.

"Did you see that?" Chen San asked, "They were holding hands just now."

"I'm not blind," Liu Qing replied curtly, "I saw it clearer than you."

"There's something fishy here," Chen San stroked his chin, a sly look on his face, "There's definitely something."

"What could it possibly be?" Liu Qing shot Chen San a glance.

"The young master is smitten, and the young lady is willing; it's a match made in heaven," Chen San chuckled, "If sir married Miss Bai, his status would soar, and we would ride the waves to success..."

"You might be disappointed," Liu Qing stated flatly, "I observed quite clearly just now, Miss Bai might be interested in sir, but he seems to be..."

"Let's make a bet," Chen San huffed, "If sir marries Miss Bai, you owe me ten thousand Spirit Stones; if not, I owe you the same. Ten thousand Spirit Stones is a fair amount, enough for a bet that won't cause too much heartache for the loser."

Liu Qing nodded, "Fine, I'll take that bet!"

...

By evening.

Gao Fei returned, dragging his weary body.

"Sir, did you have fun today?"

"Where is Miss Bai?"

Chen San and Liu Qing rushed out from inside the room.

"Fun, my ass, I'm nearly dead from exhaustion," said Gao Fei irritably, "Accompanying a woman on a shopping trip is sheer torture. Next time something like this comes up, I must hide as far away as possible."

"Sir, may I ask you a question?" Chen San rubbed his hands together, laughing sheepishly.

"What?"

"Are you and Miss Bai... you know, that?"

"Which 'that'?"

"That 'that'! You should know!"

"What should I know? Can you be more specific! Don't play riddles with me."

"...Are you and Miss Bai dating or something?"

"Dating your head!" Gao Fei glared fiercely at Chen San. "What status is Miss Bai? What's my status? How could she ever fancy me?"

"But I clearly saw..." Chen San was about to speak when he was interrupted by Gao Fei.

Gao Fei waved his hand impatiently and said, "Enough, don't talk about it anymore. I'm very tired and need to rest." Having said that, Gao Fei walked away.

"Hand it over." Liu Qing stretched out his hand, waving it in front of Chen San's face.

"Hand over what!?"

"The Spirit Stone, of course! We made a wager, you've lost, and you should give me the Spirit Stone."

"Who says I've lost?"

"The City Lord has already made his stance clear, there's no way he and Miss Bai could..."

"Just because it's not possible now doesn't mean it won't be possible later!"

"You're just being obstinate..."

"Just you watch! Sooner or later, the City Lord will marry Miss Bai." With that, Chen San walked away proudly.

"Jerk!" Liu Qing cursed at Chen San's retreating figure: "Can't accept defeat! Such a petty man!"

...

Floating high above were two figures, one dressed in a grand red robe, Ximen Lie, and the other in luxurious garments, the Emperor Dugu Jingtian.

Ximen Lie stared down at the sea below and asked gravely, "Is the place you mentioned right here?"

"There's a vortex underwater. Through it, we can reach the place I spoke of." The Emperor Dugu Jingtian replied.

"Then let's go down." Ximen Lie leaped downward.

The Emperor Dugu Jingtian hurried to follow him.

They descended swiftly, reaching the ocean floor in no time.

"There really is a vortex ahead." Ximen Lie ignored the surrounding pressure, forcefully breaking through the currents, and charged towards the vortex.

The Emperor Dugu Jingtian followed closely behind.

"Plop! Plop!"

Both of them entered the vortex, where the currents grew fierce and the pressure increased. They started feeling dizzy... After not too long, they were both ejected by a powerful force...

"Thud! Thud!"

The two landed on an island.

"This is the place." The Emperor Dugu Jingtian pointed to the center of the island and said, "There are eighteen peaks. My subordinates found traces of steles at the top of the peaks, but it's uncertain if these are the steles the Immortal is searching for..." Dugu Jingtian had brought Ximen Lie purely to try his luck; even he wasn't sure.

Ximen Lie soared up and headed toward the center of the island at an astonishingly fast speed.

With a flash of light, Ximen Lie landed on one of the peaks. He looked around, and his expression grew excited: "This is the qi... Yes, this is the qi of the rebel stele... Hahaha... Heaven truly rewards the diligent; I've actually found it..."

In the time that followed, Ximen Lie checked the other peaks, and after he was done, his expression was one of extreme excitement.

"Come here!" Ximen Lie beckoned to the Emperor Dugu Jingtian who was standing aside.

"What would you ask of me, Immortal?" Dugu Jingtian quickly walked over.