My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 141 - 140: Ignorance Kills
"Master! I've brought the soul lamp of my junior brother!" Wang Yang pulled out a small and exquisite oil lamp from his sleeve. It was finely crafted, with a glass cover surrounding it, and at this moment, the lampwick inside had gone out.
"Swoosh!"
Lu Sanyang snatched the oil lamp and stared at it with widened eyes: "It really went out... The soul lamp has indeed gone out..." Lu Sanyang's eyes began to redden, and his hand holding the lamp started to tremble: "Who was it! Who killed my disciple! Who!!!"
Dongfang Dadao was Lu Sanyang's favorite disciple, and after more than a decade of being together, they had developed a deep affection for each other.
Now that his favorite disciple had been killed, how could Lu Sanyang not be furious, not be angry, not go mad?
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A tranquil courtyard.
Two men sat on stone stools, chatting and drinking tea in a very harmonious atmosphere. These two men were Dongfang Fengyun and Dongfang Jian.
"I don't know what's the matter." Dongfang Fengyun rubbed his chest with a hand: "When I woke up this morning, my chest felt stuffy and extremely uncomfortable."
"Are you sick?" Dongfang Jian asked with concern: "Shall I get you some medicine..."
"No need." Dongfang Fengyun waved his hand: "It's not that serious! It'll be fine after resting a while." Saying this, Dongfang Fengyun paused: "Counting the days, your brother should have already arrived at Bright Pearl City. If all went well, he should have captured Gao Fei by now!"
"I can hardly wait," Dongfang Jian said: "I want to see Gao Fei right away, and give him a good beating! Break his hands and feet, then hang him up and torture him until he begs me! Begs me fervently!" Just thinking about Gao Fei kneeling and pleading before him made Dongfang Jian feel exceptionally pleased.
"Clang!"
The tightly closed courtyard doors were suddenly pushed open, and an old man walked in. Upon closer inspection, it was actually Lu Sanyang.
"Elder Lu! What brings you here?" Dongfang Fengyun hastily stood up and politely asked: "Do you need us for something?"
Dongfang Jian also stood up and respectfully greeted him.
"Whom did Dadao seek to avenge by coming down from the mountain?" Lu Sanyang asked with an icy tone.
"Uh..." Dongfang Fengyun was taken aback, not expecting Lu Sanyang to ask this.
Dongfang Jian was also full of confusion.
"Speak quickly!" Lu Sanyang sharply commanded: "Whom did Dadao seek to avenge by coming down from the mountain!"
"...To find a man named Gao Fei!" Dongfang Fengyun answered: "Elder Lu, why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"Dadao is dead," Lu Sanyang said word by word: "My favorite disciple is dead!!!"
"What!" Dongfang Fengyun was shocked: "Elder Lu, this is not something to joke about..."
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Lu Sanyang scoffed: "It's all because of you! If you hadn't come here spouting nonsense, why would my disciple have descended the mountain? And he wouldn't have died!" As he spoke, Lu Sanyang's body erupted with a towering murderous intent.
"Thump!"
Dongfang Fengyun swayed and fell to the ground, his spirit utterly shattered: "Dadao is dead... He's gone... How could this be... How could... My son! My son!" Dongfang Fengyun burst into heart-wrenching sobs.
"Dad, don't be like this," Dongfang Jian hurriedly approached to comfort him, finding it strange that the brother's death didn't sadden him at all, even though he was the younger brother. But he still managed to put on a deeply sorrowful expression on his face.
"Just what kind of person is Gao Fei!" Lu Sanyang demanded sharply.
Tears raining down, Dongfang Fengyun was heartbroken and in no mood to answer Lu Sanyang's question.
In the end, it was Dongfang Jian who responded to Lu Sanyang: "Gao Fei is a young man, about the same age as me. He used to be a poor kid but somehow found great fortune and became a billionaire..."
"Say something useful!" Lu Sanyang glared at Dongfang Jian: "Is this Gao Fei an ordinary person, or a Cultivator of Immortality?"
"...An ordinary person?"
"Are you sure?"
"It should be certain..."
"What do you mean 'it should'? Either it is, or it isn't! Give me a definitive answer!"
"An ordinary person! Gao Fei is an ordinary person!" Dongfang Jian hesitated for a moment, then firmly nodded: "He's just an ordinary person!"
"Really an ordinary person?" Lu Sanyang frowned: "In that case, it wasn't Gao Fei who killed Dadao?"
"Definitely not," Dongfang Jian promptly nodded: "With Gao Fei's capabilities, he couldn't possibly be my brother's opponent!" As he spoke, Dongfang Jian added: "However, having said that, my brother's death is definitely connected to Gao Fei. He must have hired others to kill my brother."
"Hired help?" Lu Sanyang's frown deepened.
"Elder Lu, you must avenge my brother!" Dongfang Jian said angrily: "We can't let his death be in vain." As he spoke, Dongfang Jian made a show of wiping his eyes, though there were no tears – it was all for Lu Sanyang to see.
"You don't need to tell me that! Dadao was my disciple, and I will naturally seek revenge for him! The most important thing now is to find the murderer!" Lu Sanyang said coldly.
At that moment, Dongfang Fengyun managed to gather a bit of strength and, with tearful eyes, looked at Lu Sanyang: "Elder Lu, where is my son's... body? I want to see him... to see him one last time..." Dongfang Fengyun had always felt indebted to his eldest son, who left him when he was young and whom he could only see once every few years.
He had intended to make it up to his son when the opportunity arose. Yet before he could take any action, his son was gone.
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What is the most painful thing in the world? There is nothing more heartbreaking than an elder sending off a younger one to their grave.
"I can't agree to your request," Lu Sanyang shook his head.
"Why?" Dongfang Fengyun's eyes narrowed with frustration. "Even if you are my son's master, you don't have the right to stop me from seeing my son for one last time, do you?"
"Until now, I haven't seen Da Dao," Lu Sanyang said slowly.
"What?" Dongfang Fengyun was stunned. "You haven't seen Da Dao?"
"No," Lu Sanyang shook his head.
"Then how did you know... that Da Dao had died?" Dongfang Fengyun's expression became agitated. If it was something Lu Sanyang had just heard, then there could have been a mistake.
The corners of Lu Sanyang's mouth twitched. "Da Dao's soul lantern has been extinguished."
"What is a soul lantern?" Dongfang Fengyun was taken aback.
"The soul lantern was invented by our Ancestral Master. Its purpose is to predict the life and death of disciples..." Lu Sanyang explained the origin and function of the soul lantern in the simplest terms.
After listening to Lu Sanyang's explanation, Dongfang Fengyun's face turned ashen. The hope that had just arisen was shattered once again. His voice trembling, he asked, "Has there never been a mistake?"
"Never," Lu Sanyang said with certainty. "Not once. Once the soul lantern goes out, the disciple will die."
"My son, my son, why is your fate so cruel," Dongfang Fengyun broke down in tears once more, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Pack your things and leave the Yin Yang Sect immediately." Dropping this sentence, Lu Sanyang turned and walked away. He harbored resentment toward Dongfang Fengyun and Dongfang Jian. If not for them, Dongfang Da Dao would not have died! Seeing Dongfang Fengyun and Dongfang Jian now, Lu Sanyang felt suffocated with anger.
Kicking us out?
Dongfang Jian furrowed his brows. Once we leave the Yin Yang Sect, where can we go? It's certain we can't stay in the country, we'll have to flee abroad... Does this mean we'll have to live a life on the run forever?
No!
I refuse to accept this fate!
I cannot simply resign to this!
We must resist!
A fierce determination flashed in Dongfang Jian's eyes. After days of hesitation, he finally made a decision. He would go to the back mountain to find Xiong Batian, release him, and then become Xiong Batian's disciple. After that, he could stay in the Yin Yang Sect with dignity.
Having made up his mind, Dongfang Jian left his still weeping father and stepped towards the back mountain.
...
Bright Pearl City.
In a common house in the suburbs.
Gao Fei opened his eyes and slowly exhaled. "Finally, I have cultivated to the Tenth Level Peak of the Qi Gathering Stage, and I can try to break through to the Inedia Stage at any moment." Gao Fei looked down at the inner core in his hand. Half of the spiritual energy inside had been absorbed. The remaining half should support him in the attempt to break through to the Inedia Stage.
"Inner cores are wonderful things. It would be great if I could get my hands on a few more."
"What a pity, inner cores are too precious and rare to find."
"I estimate that after entering the Inedia Stage, the spiritual energy within the inner core will be completely consumed, and my cultivation will slow down again," Gao Fei mused to himself.
"Eh? Such a strong killing intent!" Gao Fei's expression changed instantly as he clearly felt a surge of killing intent approaching the house he was residing in. Before he could react, the door shattered, and a person walked in— an old man with a face full of murderous intent.
"Who are you! Why have you broken into my room!" Gao Fei's pupils shrank in alarm. The Inedia Stage! The stranger was actually a cultivator at the Inedia Stage, and moreover at the Third Layer, with a Combat Power of 13,000 points.
The old man sized up Gao Fei. "Are you Gao Fei?"
"You know me?" A flicker of confusion crossed Gao Fei's eyes.
"You're no ordinary man!" The old man furrowed his brow. "You are a cultivator! And your cultivation is not weak; you have actually attained the Great Perfection of the Qi Gathering Stage. It seems my disciple must have been killed by you then!" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"Who's your disciple?" A sinking feeling hit Gao Fei's heart.
"My disciple is Dongfang Da Dao!" The old man enunciated every word. "A few days ago, he came to seek vengeance on you and ended up dead. I originally thought you had sought help to kill him, but now I realize you didn't need any assistance, because you were capable of killing my disciple yourself!" Here, the old man sighed. "Ignorance leads to death!
It's because Dongfang Fengyun and Dongfang Jian were too ignorant and underestimated your strength that they caused the death of my disciple! They truly deserve to die!"
The man was Dongfang Da Dao's master!
At the cultivation level of the Inedia Stage!
This was serious trouble!
Gao Fei's face grew extremely grim; he had not expected his adversary to find him so quickly! If he didn't handle the situation properly today, he might very well lose his life.
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