My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 520 - 517: Brewing Storm (Part Nine)

"Sigh!" Ximen Lie let out a heavy sigh, "I was careless for a moment and got ambushed by that crazy woman, nearly annihilated."

"Crazy woman?"

"That's Shangguan Yunyue, the Palace Master of Piaomiao Palace. This woman is too insane. Once I've recovered from my injuries, I will not let her go," Ximen Lie said viciously.

"Right, we can't let her go!" Gao Fei nodded vigorously, "Immortal, don't worry, I will come and help you up right now." Gao Fei quickly walked over and reached out to help Ximen Lie, "Come on, get up slowly, don't strain yourself… Just lie down for me!" Gao Fei suddenly shouted and, making a fist with his hand, smashed it down hard on Ximen Lie's head.

"Buzz!!!"

Ximen Lie swayed and then fell to the ground, his eyes wide open as he looked at Gao Fei, "You..."

"Damn! He can still stay conscious!" Gao Fei shook his hand and threw out a hammer, smashing it towards Ximen Lie's head.

"Clang!"

After being hit with the hammer, Ximen Lie finally closed his eyes.

"He's not dead, is he?" Gao Fei bent down and checked Ximen Lie's breathing with his hand, "He's still breathing, not dead." Gao Fei's tense heart finally relaxed, "Knocking out an immortal, just thinking about it is crazy!" Gao Fei swiped his hand over the Storage Ring, and then a Bronze Coffin appeared. He opened the coffin lid, placed the unconscious Ximen Lie inside, closed the lid, and then stored the Bronze Coffin back in the Storage Ring.

After doing all this, Gao Fei thought about leaving, "No, that's not right, there's still something I haven't done." His original purpose for coming here was to find what was attracting the Li Fire, kidnapping Ximen Lie was unexpected.

"What exactly is attracting the Li Fire?" Gao Fei's eyes were sharp as he scanned the surroundings, "Forget it, let's just release the Li Fire and let it find whatever it is by itself." Thinking this, Gao Fei opened his mouth and exhaled a ball of flame, a cyan flame that radiated a terrifying aura.

"Go on, go find what's attracting you," Gao Fei pushed the Li Fire with his hand.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The Li Fire circled around the hall and then fell toward the ground. "Crack crack crack..." The hard floor suddenly split open with several cracks, and a fierce flame surged up from underneath. Standing at a distance, Gao Fei exclaimed, "There's flame hidden beneath the ground? Is that what's attracting the Li Fire?"

While Gao Fei was still in shock, the Li Fire had already tangled with the ferocious flame. To describe it as 'tangling' was not quite accurate, 'fighting' would be a better term – yes, fighting! The Li Fire and the ferocious flame clashed and battled fiercely, with the Li Fire growing stronger in combat and the ferocious flame starting to retreat steadily.

"Pfft!"

The fierce flame suddenly transformed into a fierce tiger, raising its claws to strike at the Li Fire.

"Whoosh!"

The Li Fire dodged to the side, avoiding the fierce flame's attack, then with a roll on the ground, transformed into a cyan-colored large bird. It spread its wings, extended its sharp talons, and launched a torrential assault on the fierce flame.

"What kind of flame is this? It can actually withstand the Li Fire's attack," Gao Fei marveled to himself.

It wasn't long before the battle ended.

The fierce flame, in the form of a tiger, lay on the ground barely breathing, while the Li Fire, in its form as a cyan-colored large bird, held the tiger down with its talons. Then it opened its beak wide and started to tear at the tiger, and in the blink of an eye, the tiger was devoured by the bird. "Erp!" The large bird belched contentedly and then transformed back into a flame, drifting leisurely back towards Gao Fei.

"You devoured the tiger... oh, no, I mean, you absorbed the flame that sprang from the ground?" Gao Fei looked at the Li Fire in surprise, "Eh? Your size seems to have gotten a bit bigger, and your color has changed a bit, too."

"The Li Fire has the ability to devour other flames," the voice of Xuan Jizi echoed in his mind, "The flame that just shot up from underneath isn't ordinary. Since the Li Fire has devoured it, its power must have increased." After saying this, Xuan Jizi paused, "Stop dawdling, you should leave quickly. You've kidnapped an immortal and absorbed some unknown flame. Once discovered, you'll be in big trouble."

"I'm leaving now." Gao Fei put away the Li Fire and hurriedly left the hall.

...

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Shangguan Yunyue, pulling along the Emperor Dugu Jingtian, arrived above the battlefield and shouted loudly, "The Emperor is here, everyone, cease your hands!!!"

"Eh? The Emperor has come?"

"It really is the Emperor!"

"Everyone, rush over there, rescue the Emperor!"

Millions of soldiers, their emotions surging, charged towards where Shangguan Yunyue was.

"Your Majesty! I've come to save you!" The Grand Steward Liu Yifei also hurried over, followed by Nangong Qi and others. It had to be said that Nangong Qi and the others were quite inept; several of them ganged up on Liu Yifei alone and still did not gain the upper hand.

"Stop playing mute and start talking," Shangguan Yunyue pushed Dugu Jingtian a bit, "Don't forget, I still have a strand of your soul in my hand."

Dugu Jingtian took a deep breath and then yelled with all his might, "Everyone, cease your hands! Cease!!!"

"Swish!"

The millions-strong army all stopped in their tracks, looking uniformly at Emperor Dugu Jingtian.

"This is all a misunderstanding," Dugu Jingtian slowly said, "Everyone, retreat."

Ah? Misunderstanding? Retreat?

The soldiers were all stunned.

"Your Majesty, you... are you confused?" Grand Steward Liu Yifei exclaimed, "What nonsense are you speaking..."

"I am not confused," Dugu Jingtian shook his head, "I am very clear-headed!"

"Your Majesty..." Just as Liu Yifei was about to speak, he was interrupted by Dugu Jingtian.

Dugu Jingtian waved his hand, "All of you, exit. This is all a misunderstanding."

"Your Majesty, could it be that you have some unspeakable difficulties..." Liu Yifei shouted anxiously.

Dugu Jingtian's face darkened, "What? Do my words no longer hold sway? Liu Yifei! I am ordering you now, lead the army to retreat immediately!"

Liu Yifei opened his mouth as if he wanted to say more, but when he saw Dugu Jingtian's stern face, he swallowed back his words, frowned deeply, turned around, and led the millions of soldiers out of Piaomiao Palace. At that moment, Liu Yifei's heart was filled with frustration and confusion—what exactly was going on?

"Alright, they have all left," Dugu Jingtian said to Shangguan Yunyue, "Are you satisfied now?"

"I'm sorry," Shangguan Yunyue said with an apologetic tone, "I was also forced to make this difficult decision. I hope you can understand."

"Hmph!" Dugu Jingtian snorted coldly, "If you truly want my forgiveness, return my soul to me."

"You know that's impossible," Shangguan Yunyue shook her head.

Dugu Jingtian calmed the fires in his heart and asked in a deep voice, "Can I leave now?"

"Of course," Shangguan Yunyue nodded, "You are free to leave at any time! Of course, if you wish to continue your stay as a guest, you are also welcome."

"Stay as a guest? I don't want to see you for the rest of my life! Nor will I step half a foot into Piaomiao Palace again!" Dugu Jingtian said word by word, "Hurry up and bring out the Immortal. I want to take him with me."

"Wait here for a moment, I will personally go and invite the Immortal," Leaving these words behind, Shangguan Yunyue soared away into the sky.