My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 195 - 193: Life-bound Gu

"In the end, I'm still too weak," Gao Fei sighed.

"What did you say?" Sima Shangyue asked.

"If I were at the Golden Core Realm Cultivation, I wouldn't have to fear Ninefold Mountain," Gao Fei replied. "Or alternatively... if I were at the Nascent Soul Stage, I could wipe out Ninefold Mountain with a single slap."

"..." Sima Shangyue was somewhat speechless, Gao Fei had quite the imagination.

"Go ahead." Gao Fei nodded. "Take a look at Ninefold Mountain and see what tricks they're really playing."

Three months is neither long nor short; it mainly depends on one's mood. When anxious, time feels slow, but when content, it seems to pass quickly.

...

The wind howls cold and the Yi River chills.

One moment, the sky was clear, and the next, a violent wind arose, clouds massed, and then it began to snow heavily.

When it's warm, it rains; when it's cold, it snows. One's life is spent amidst the interchanging rain and snow.

"Don't keep a straight face," Gao Fei said with a smile, looking at the messenger from Ninefold Mountain. "Give us a smile."

"If you were in my shoes, being plotted against by villains, could you smile?" the messenger huffed.

"Sure, I could smile," Gao Fei nodded without hesitation. "I'm broad-minded. No matter how difficult the situation, I'll face it with a smile. There was once a great person who said, 'You live your life either laughing or crying. If you can, better to laugh than to cry, because crying is a sign of weakness.'"

"Can I leave now?" the messenger said coldly.

"No rush," Gao Fei waved his hand. "Let's talk a little more... By the way, I still don't know your name."

"My name is Xiao Nanshan."

"Nanshan? Why not Beishan, Xishan, or Dongshan? Why insist on Nanshan?"

"..."

"All right, you can go now. We'll see each other again in a few months."

Xiao Nanshan, without a word, turned and left.

"Don't go making careless talk when you go back," Gao Fei called out. "Otherwise, I'll tell everyone about you peeking at the Sect Leader's granddaughter taking a bath."

Xiao Nanshan, who was walking quickly, stumbled, nearly falling over. Shameless, despicable, scoundrel! I won't let you off! After cursing inwardly, Xiao Nanshan quickened his pace and left.

"Runs quite fast," Gao Fei sneered. "You're still too green to fight me."

...

The night was pitch black.

Gao Fei sat cross-legged on the bed, cultivating. Surrounding him were several jade artefacts, all of which had been found in the Yin Yang Sect's treasury; they were quite ancient, harboring pure spiritual energy, which made cultivation much more efficient.

After a while...

Gao Fei slowly opened his eyes: "I've finally cultivated to the ninth level of the Inedia Stage, not an easy task."

"In today's society, spiritual energy is scarce, slowing down the cultivation speed."

"In ancient times, spiritual energy was dense, certainly enabling a superfast cultivation speed. That era was the golden age of cultivators. It's pity I was born in the wrong era."

"Reaching this point today, luck has played a major role."

"The path ahead will only get tougher, ascending to the Immortal Realm is no easy feat."

Gao Fei sighed inwardly.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

A series of urgent ring tones from the cell phone interrupted Gao Fei's contemplation.

Gao Fei reached for the cell phone and saw it was Lu Pingguan calling (Lu Pingguan was the elder of the Lu Family in the capital, a figure of great influence). Gao Fei pressed the answer button: "Elder Lu, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Gao, where are you?" Lu Pingguan's tone was somewhat anxious.

"I'm in the southwest."

"Can you come to the capital?"

"What for?"

"Lu Hao is sick, seriously ill; the hospital can't cure him..."

"What!" Gao Fei's expression changed: "Lu Hao is sick? What illness?" Through recent interactions, Gao Fei had started to see Lu Hao as a younger brother. Now hearing about Lu Hao's severe illness, Gao Fei immediately became anxious.

"I don't know... the hospital can't figure it out..."

"I'll rush over right away, I'll be in the capital by tomorrow night at the latest." After hanging up the phone, Gao Fei called over Sima Shangyue: "I need to go out for a while, and I'm afraid I won't be able to return soon. You help me keep an eye on Xiong Batian and Dongfang Jian; as soon as they show up, contact me..."

Sima Shangyue nodded: "Okay, I got it." During the time when Xiong Batian was Sect Leader, he bullied him every day. Since Gao Fei took charge, he had been quite polite. Comparing the two, he definitely had a better opinion of Gao Fei.

After giving a few instructions, Gao Fei left the Yin Yang Sect that same night.

...

First, take a car to the airport, then catch a plane to the capital.

The following evening, the plane Gao Fei was on slowly landed at the capital's airport. When Gao Fei descended from the plane, he saw a stretched limousine parked below, surrounded by a group of men in black suits.

"Mr. Gao!" A man with glasses quickly walked up: "Mr. Lu sent me to pick you up."

Gao Fei nodded: "Thank you for your troubles."

"Please get in the car, Mr. Gao." The man with glasses opened the car door, inviting Gao Fei to enter with utmost respect. When coming to the airport, Old Master Lu had instructed him to be very respectful when meeting Gao Fei and to make absolutely sure that Gao Fei felt no dissatisfaction.

Gao Fei didn't stand on ceremony and directly got into the limousine.

"Ping Ping Pang Pang..."

The car door closed, and the limousine slowly started moving, driving out of the airport.

An hour later, the limousine stopped in a manor.

"Mr. Gao, you've finally arrived." With white hair full on his head, Lu Pingguan rushed over and grabbed Gao Fei's hand, shaking it vigorously. It was clear that his emotions were quite stirred at the moment.

"How is Lu Hao?" Gao Fei asked.

"He's fallen into a coma, and his breathing is getting weaker..."

"Quick, take me to him!"

"Alright, come with me."

Under Lu Pingguan's guidance, Gao Fei arrived at Lu Hao's room. Just as he reached the doorway, Gao Fei heard a sobbing sound—it was a woman crying. Pushing open the door, Gao Fei saw Lu Hao lying motionless on the bed, his complexion pale as paper, beside him sat a woman. It was actually Feng Yan!

Feng Yan held Lu Hao's hand, shedding tears non-stop. Seeing Gao Fei enter, she immediately stood up: "Brother Fei... you must save Lu Hao... if anything happens to him, I won't be able to go on... "

Gao Fei nodded: "Don't worry, I'll save him." While speaking, Gao Fei stepped towards Lu Hao.

Hmm?

A strange light flashed in Gao Fei's eyes. How could this be?

The aura around Lu Hao was in total chaos, absolutely chaotic to the extreme. Of course, ordinary people couldn't feel it, only a cultivator like Gao Fei could detect it. Everyone has an aura around them; a stable aura means the person is healthy. Once it's in chaos, it indicates trouble.

Gao Fei carefully examined Lu Hao's body, then frowned deeply.

Lu Hao's body was healthy, with no issues whatsoever! Finally, Gao Fei activated his clairvoyance and scanned Lu Hao from head to toe, eventually locating the problem... it was in Lu Hao's brain...

After activating his clairvoyance, Gao Fei could clearly see that there was something extra in Lu Hao's brain—a filthy, worm-like creature. This worm was currently tearing at Lu Hao's brain nerves, and several of the nerves had already been severed... It was precisely because of the severed nerves that Lu Hao remained unconscious.

Lu Hao's situation was dire, and it was estimated that he wouldn't survive long without intervention.

"Brother Fei... Is there hope for Lu Hao?" Seeing Gao Fei's furrowed brow and silence, Feng Yan became anxious.

Lu Pingguan also looked at Gao Fei with a very tense expression.

Gao Fei exhaled: "The situation is grim, but it's good that I arrived in time; otherwise, Lu Hao would have truly been done for."

Feng Yan's eyes lit up: "So you mean... you have a way to treat Lu Hao?"

Gao Fei nodded: "Yes."

"That's wonderful, truly wonderful!" Feng Yan cried out with excitement: "Lu Hao finally has hope, heaven has eyes."

Seeing Feng Yan's excited expression, Gao Fei sighed softly inside. Although Feng Yan wasn't attractive, her feelings for Lu Hao were indeed genuine! If Lu Hao really married Feng Yan, their marriage would likely be a happy one.

"You all go out." Gao Fei waved his hand: "I don't want to be disturbed while treating Lu Hao."

"Okay, okay, we'll leave." Lu Pingguan pulled Feng Yan out of the room and closed the door behind them.

Gao Fei looked at Lu Hao's pale face and softly said: "Who on earth have you offended? Your enemy used such a venomous method against you!" As he spoke, Gao Fei placed his hand on Lu Hao's head, transferring a stream of pure True Qi into Lu Hao's brain.

Once the True Qi entered Lu Hao's brain, it transformed into a sharp sword and slashed towards the ugly worm.

After a brief struggle, the worm was slain by the True Qi sword.

Killing the worm was only the first step; the next was to reconnect the brain nerves that had been severed by the worm—a task that required great focus and effort.

...

In the outskirts of the capital,

within a manor,

"Puchi!"

A dark-faced man suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his complexion turning deathly pale. A look of horror flashed in his eyes: "How could this... My Gu worm has been killed... Who has such power! Ah!" As he spoke, the dark-faced man vomited another mouthful of blood.

The killed Gu worm was his life-bound Gu, connected to his mind and spirit. With the worm's death, he too suffered a severe impact.

"Looks like I've encountered a true master!"

Enduring the pain, the dark-faced man took out his cell phone from his pocket and dialed a number: "There's been an unexpected complication... My Gu worm has been killed... The other party is definitely a master. I'm injured now and certainly no match for him... Don't worry, I was very secretive; they definitely can't find me...

Okay, okay, that's it." The dark-faced man threw his phone aside then sat down cross-legged to meditate and heal his wounds.

His injuries were severe, and he wouldn't recover quickly. Most importantly... with his life-bound Gu destroyed, his strength had considerably diminished. Cultivating a new life-bound Gu worm in the future would be an incredibly difficult task.