My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 536 - 533: Mysterious Space (Part 10)

Shangguan Yunyue slowly opened her eyes, "Where am I... Gao Fei? Why are you here? Didn't you already leave? It must be an illusion! Yes, definitely an illusion!" Shangguan Yunyue pinched herself, "Ouch! That hurts! This isn't an illusion!"

"Of course it's not an illusion," Gao Fei curled his lip. "Counting this time, I've saved you three times now. Even a stone should be moved by now, right?"

"Why did you save me?" Shangguan Yunyue glared at Gao Fei.

"What? Now it's wrong for me to save you?"

"Didn't you already leave? Why did you come back?"

"If I hadn't come back, you would have been captured by savages and met a miserable fate."

"You..."

"Alright, enough questions. You're very weak right now, you should rest. I'll go find you something to eat." After saying this, Gao Fei turned and left.

As she watched Gao Fei's retreating figure, a complex expression flashed through Shangguan Yunyue's eyes.

It didn't take long for Gao Fei to return, holding a plump rabbit. "We're in luck, I caught a rabbit just outside." Gao Fei expertly started a fire, skinned, and roasted the rabbit, and soon a delicious fragrance wafted through the air.

Drawn by the smell, Shangguan Yunyue's stomach embarrassingly growled.

"Here, take it and eat." Gao Fei handed over a rabbit leg.

Shangguan Yunyue initially didn't want to take it, but she ended up catching it... Annoyed at herself for her lack of backbone, she thought, 'Well, if I'm going to lose face, so be it! It's not the first time anyway. Filling my stomach is what matters.' After reassuring herself with these thoughts, she opened her mouth and began tearing at the rabbit leg.

"How is it? Tastes good, doesn't it?" Gao Fei asked, sitting beside her with a piece of meat in his hand, devouring it with big bites.

Shangguan Yunyue ignored Gao Fei.

"What should I call you? Should I address you as Palace Master Shangguan? Or Shangguan the Great Beauty? Or perhaps the Most Beautiful Woman in the World? Or should I just call you by your name?" Gao Fei made small talk.

Shangguan Yunyue slightly furrowed her brow but still didn't respond to Gao Fei.

"Do you think... we can get out of here after being trapped?" Gao Fei voiced his worries. "What if we can't? Just the thought of possibly living in this godforsaken place for the rest of my life makes me shudder. Palace Master the Great Beauty, does your heart tremble?"

Shangguan Yunyue's frown deepened.

"The Spiritual Energy here is thin, and the place is rife with wild beasts and savages; it's easy to run into danger," Gao Fei continued on his own. "Living here is too dangerous."

"Can you shut up!" Shangguan Yunyue finally spoke, her tone very cold. "You're really annoying!"

"I'm your lifesaver, you know. And this is how you speak to me?" Gao Fei smacked his lips, "That's really ill-mannered, don't you think?"

"I don't want to listen to you. Please shut your mouth."

"If you don't want to listen, you can cover your ears."

"You..."

"Palace Master the Great Beauty..."

"Shut up! Don't call me that!"

"So what should I call you? The Most Beautiful Woman in the World?"

"Are you deliberately picking a fight? You can't seem to stop itching until I curse at you, can you?"

"You women really are unreasonable... No wonder the ancients said: 'Only small-minded men and women are troublesome to deal with!' That saying couldn't be more accurate! You women are just illogical. Of course, there are also some women who are mild and virtuous, with good temperaments and characters, but such women are too few."

"Do you think you men are so great? You men are overbearing, impulsive, and love to stir up trouble. This world is in chaos just because there are too many of you. If there were no men, the world would definitely be more peaceful," she declared.

"That's getting more and more outrageous," Gao Fei curled his lip. "Without men, how would you women have children? How would you carry on the family lineage?"

"That's none of your business. Anyway, we have our ways. Without you men, we women would live a much happier and better life."

"Enough, let's stop this topic right here, shall we? We can't discuss this any further! This world can't do without men, just as it can't do without women. It wouldn't work to lack either side."

The two were a pair of natural enemies, bound to argue whenever they met.

"Say, can we have a calm and peaceful conversation?" Gao Fei took a deep breath. "No arguments, alright?"

"I have nothing to talk to you about," Shangguan Yunyue huffed.

"You woman…" Gao Fei shook his head. "You must have been coddled too much as a child; you grew up to become unreasonably domineering."

"How am I being unreasonable!"

"If you were reasonable, you wouldn't be speaking to me with that tone. I am, after all, your lifesaver. You should be more polite when talking to me."

"Alright!" Shangguan Yunyue nodded. "Hand over the Earth Core Flame, and I'll be polite to you!"

"I don't have the Earth Core Flame on me."

"The Earth Core Flame is definitely with you."

"I said I don't have it! If you don't believe me... well, there's nothing I can do." With that, Gao Fei turned and lay down, closing his eyes. "I'm going to sleep now. Don't disturb me anymore."

"Hmph!" Shangguan Yunyue snorted coldly. "The Earth Core Flame is the treasured heritage of Piaomiao Palace; I must take it back!" After finishing the rabbit leg, Shangguan Yunyue tossed the bone aside and lay down on the ground, quickly falling asleep. She dreamt that she had returned to Piaomiao Palace and was living a life of luxury once again...

"Sshhhhhh..."

"Ssshhhhhhhh..."

Shangguan Yunyue was awakened by a faint noise. She opened her eyes, groggy, and sat up. "What's that sound?"

"Shush!" A tense voice came from behind her, "Don't make a sound!"

"Eh?" Shangguan Yunyue glanced at Gao Fei, her expression puzzled. "You..."

"Shut up!" Gao Fei glared fiercely at Shangguan Yunyue. "Don't talk!"

"Sshhhhhh..."

"Ssshhhhhhhh..."

The sound grew clearer and clearer. Shangguan Yunyue could hear it distinctly; it was coming from outside the cave, like the sound of some animal crawling.

Gao Fei's eyes widened as he stared at the cave entrance, his expression extremely tense. Shangguan Yunyue also noticed that Gao Fei was holding a rock in his hand.

A glint of green appeared at the entrance, followed by two, three, four glimmers of green...

"It's snakes!" Shangguan Yunyue's face changed color. The green glints were the eyes of snakes. Dozens of large snakes slithered into the cave, their eyes flickering green, mouths open, tongues flicking, looking terribly fearsome.

Gao Fei picked up a stone and rushed forward, believing in the principle that the first to strike has the advantage, and the latecomer suffers. The quicker you act, the more chances you have to escape.

"Pfft!"

The rock in Gao Fei's hand smashed a large snake's head, splattering red and white brain matter all over the ground. "Bang!" Gao Fei was hit by a large snake's tail, thrown airborne to collide with the stone wall, then slowly slid down to the ground, a sweet taste in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.