My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 209 - 207: Abyss of Magic (Part 5)

Gao Fei was furious, waving the large hammer with one hand, "I see you really do not want to live anymore!"

"Don't be angry, listen to me explain slowly," Nong Zizai said anxiously.

"What is there to explain!"

"It's not that I don't want to save people, it's that I... I simply can't save them..."

"What do you mean?"

"The Indifferent Gu is a very special kind of Gu Art, I... I don't have the ability to remove it..."

"You're playing me for a fool!"

"My life is in your hands, how could I dare to play you," Nong Zizai said with a mournful face: "I really have no way..."

Gao Fei frowned, "Is everything you said true?"

"Absolutely true!" Nong Zizai swore to heaven: "If I tell half a lie, may thunder strike me, and may I never die a good death."

"What about others, can anyone else remove the Indifferent Gu?" Gao Fei asked.

"There is one person who can," Nong Zizai said: "It's just..."

"Just what? Don't hem and haw, speak up!"

"The person I'm talking about is Zhu Feng's father, Zhu Dahe."

"Him? Hasn't he gone missing?"

"Yes, he has gone missing," Nong Zizai sighed: "If he hadn't gone missing... Nine Bends Fort's strength would have risen even further. With good luck, he might have become a Gu Art Grandmaster..."

"Except for Zhu Feng's old man, can't anyone else remove the Indifferent Gu?" Gao Fei asked.

Nong Zizai nodded: "Yes, the Indifferent Gu is a very special kind of Gu Art. In the entire Nine Bends Fort, only Zhu Dahe has a deep understanding of the Indifferent Gu." Upon saying this, Nong Zizai paused, "The Gu Art Zhu Feng practices was taught by Zhu Dahe, including the Indifferent Gu."

"Are you saying, because Zhu Dahe is missing, there's no one who can cure my friend?" The anger that Gao Fei had just suppressed instantly flared up again.

Nong Zizai's expression was somewhat hesitant, as if he had something difficult to say... "Alas!" After a long while, Nong Zizai sighed, "All of you, step back." He spoke this to the villagers in the fort.

Nong Zizai's authority was still very high; at his command, everyone retreated, including Elder Leng Daqiu.

"There's a secret that I've hidden in my heart for more than a decade, I originally wanted to take this secret to my grave... but..." Upon saying this, Nong Zizai let out a bitter laugh: "Man's plan cannot compare to heaven's, your appearance has disrupted my arrangements... to protect the safety of the villagers in the fort, I... can only reveal this secret..."

"What secret?"

"The secret about Zhu Dahe's disappearance."

"About Zhu Dahe's?"

"Actually, I know Zhu Dahe's whereabouts," Nong Zizai said.

"Huh?" Gao Fei was startled: "You know Zhu Dahe's whereabouts? Where is he?"

Nong Zizai sighed softly, his expression somewhat complex: "Zhu Dahe is in Nine Bends Fort... it's just that the place where he is located is a bit special, others can't discover it..." In the following time, Nong Zizai narrated a bizarre story, with Zhu Dahe as the main character.

More than a decade ago, Zhu Dahe was the strongest man in Nine Bends Fort, his mastery of Gu Art was unfathomable, and some asserted that there was a great chance for Zhu Dahe to become a Gu Art Grandmaster!

Zhu Dahe was obsessed with Gu Art, besides eating and sleeping, he spent all his time researching Gu Art. As the saying goes, for every effort, there is a reward; his diligent effort could be exchanged for a rich reward!

Just entering middle age, Zhu Dahe had already become a Gu Art Master, only one step away from becoming a Gu Art Grandmaster.

It was this step, difficult to surmount, that Zhu Dahe spent several years trying to achieve without success. Repeated failures angered him greatly, making him more and more irascible, easily erupting in anger. No one in the fort dared to provoke Zhu Dahe, even Village Chief Nong Zizai kept his distance.

One night, the sky suddenly let down a heavy rain, a torrential downpour, with strong winds swirling as if the end of the world had come. At that moment, a loud noise came from the back mountain, as if something had collapsed. Nong Zizai came out to investigate and found a black hole in the back mountain, bottomless, where one could faintly see a weak light flickering within.

Just then, Zhu Dahe arrived at the scene. When he saw the black hole, he became excited, muttering words like "holy land" and "blessing."

Nong Zizai greeted Zhu Dahe, but Zhu Dahe didn't respond at all, making Nong Zizai very angry. No matter what, he was the Village Chief, the master of Nine Bends Fort. In theory, Zhu Dahe was his subordinate, and for Zhu Dahe to ignore him was an act of insubordination. According to the rules of the fort, he should be punished.

While Nong Zizai was angry, Zhu Dahe did something that stunned him...

"Whoosh!"

Zhu Dahe leaped into the black hole, instantly disappearing without a trace.

Nong Zizai was completely dumbfounded, it took him a long while to come back to his senses. He hurried over and called out Zhu Dahe's name, but received no response. Nong Zizai was really anxious. Even though Zhu Dahe was disrespectful to him, he still cared for the kinship between them, and could not stand by and watch him die.

Nong Zizai found a rope, tied it around his waist, and then jumped into the black hole in search of Zhu Dahe. He lowered more than a hundred meters of rope but still did not reach the bottom. The darkness was pitch black all around, cold winds blew, and an eerie chill filled the air. Nong Zizai became afraid and did not dare to venture any deeper, so he hastily returned to the surface.

In the following time, Nong Zizai kept watch beside the black hole, waiting for Zhu Dahe to return. He waited for many years, but Zhu Dahe never showed up again.

As time passed, Nong Zizai lost hope and became convinced that Zhu Dahe was dead.

Out of certain concerns, Nong Zizai sealed off the news, and covered the black hole with a stone slab. In the whole village, only he knew the truth. Even Zhu Dahe's son, Zhu Feng, was unaware. It wasn't that Nong Zizai intentionally kept it secret, but the matter was too strange, and if exposed, it could easily cause chaos.

This secret was hidden in Nong Zizai's heart for more than a decade. Today, he spilled everything, feeling much relieved afterward.

...

After hearing Nong Zizai's story, Gao Fei's brows slowly furrowed. "A black hole? Zhu Dahe jumped into a black hole? Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

"If you don't believe it, I'll take you to the back mountain now to see the black hole myself," Nong Zizai said.

"Of course, I want to take a look. To tell the truth, I don't believe you right now," Gao Fei hummed.

Without another word, Nong Zizai led Gao Fei towards the back mountain.

"Here it is," said Nong Zizai, bending down and using his arms to move a heavy stone slab. Once the slab was moved, a black hole was revealed on the ground, an elliptical black hole. It was pitch black inside, with cold winds drifting out from it.

"There really is a black hole," Gao Fei walked over, activated Clairvoyance, and probed the situation of the black hole.

After a moment, his brows furrowed...

With his current cultivation, Clairvoyance allowed him to see hundreds of meters away, but now... he couldn't see the bottom of the black hole. What did this mean? It meant the depth of the black hole exceeded hundreds of meters.

Earlier, Gao Fei had observed carefully and noticed that the area around the black hole was uneven, with no signs of human excavation. In other words, this black hole was naturally formed, not man-made.

A naturally formed...bottomless black hole, that's too inconceivable!

"Now do you believe it?" Nong Zizai said. "I didn't lie to you, right?"

"That Zhu Dahe really jumped down?" Gao Fei asked.

"I saw it with my own eyes. There's no mistake," Nong Zizai nodded affirmatively.

"According to what you said... did Zhu Dahe show any hesitation when he jumped down?"

"No, he did not hesitate. Instead, he seemed a bit excited, as if... there were something good down there. Oh, right, before jumping down, he was muttering something about a 'sacred land' and 'fortune' under his breath. Because his voice was too soft and it was heavily raining at the time, I didn't hear it very clearly."

Gao Fei fell silent. Zhu Dahe must have discovered something; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so excited, let alone jump down the black hole without fear... A sacred land? What sacred land? Fortune? What fortune?

Was there a sacred land beneath the black hole? Did the sacred land contain fortune? Was that the way to understand it?

The more Gao Fei thought about it, the odder it seemed. Zhu Dahe was widely recognized as a Gu Art genius, the most likely to become a Gu Art Grandmaster! He had a bright future, was respected by everyone, had a son, and a worry-free life with a glittering career. Under such circumstances, Zhu Dahe was unlikely to attempt to end his own life.

It looked as if this black hole truly had some history.

Standing by the edge of the black hole, looking inside, even Gao Fei, with all his courage, felt unnerved. Zhu Dahe had dared to jump down without hesitation; what kind of bravery did that require?

What was inside, after all?

Should he go down to take a look?

What if it was dangerous?

Or perhaps... there was fortune below? Wouldn't it be a pity to miss out?

Gao Fei squinted his eyes, two thoughts surfacing in his mind: one was to go down and take a look, the other was not to risk it. The two ideas clashed, with neither able to persuade the other.

Relying on his own strength, plus the Thousand Transformations Stone, he should be able to handle any danger.

Still, he should go down to take a look. Having discovered such a place, it would be too regrettable not to explore it. What if there were treasures below? Then he would strike it rich.

Besides, going down to search for Zhu Dahe might save Xu Lingxiu.

In an instant, Gao Fei made his decision: Go down and take a look!

Search for Zhu Dahe and explore the secrets of the black hole.

After making up his mind, Gao Fei turned to Nong Zizai: "I'm going down to take a look. Unless there's a major accident, I should be back soon. While I'm gone, look after Lu Hao and Xu Lingxiu for me. If they suffer any grievances, I will hold you responsible!"

"Ah?" Nong Zizai's mouth gaped open, his face filled with shock as he looked at Gao Fei: "You're going down? Don't you care for your life!"

"Just a black hole, it's not going to stop me!" With a light leap, Gao Fei jumped into the black hole, and his figure disappeared without a trace.

Nong Zizai stood there, staring blankly, mumbling to himself, "Crazy, completely crazy, not even caring for their own life."