My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 194 - 192: You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

"Honorable envoy, may I ask what position you hold within the Ninefold Mountain Sect?" Gao Fei inquired.

"What's it to you!"

"Just curious, but if it's inconvenient to say, forget I asked."

"Hmph! Listen up and listen good, I am an administrator in the Ninefold Mountain Sect."

"Just an administrator?" Gao Fei laughed, "With the way you carry yourself, I thought you were the Sect Leader of the Ninefold Mountain Sect."

"What nonsense are you spouting!" The envoy's face changed color: "Our Sect Leader of the Ninefold Mountain Sect is a figure who commands respect from all over, compared to him, I'm just a pawn, nothing worth mentioning..."

Gao Fei grinned and said, "At least you're aware of your place."

"Hmph!" The envoy snorted coldly, "Given the choice, I would rather be an administrator for Ninefold Mountain than the Sect Leader of the Yin Yang Sect."

"Enough with the boasting. You... think you could be the Sect Leader of the Yin Yang Sect? You're dreaming!" Gao Fei said mockingly, not understanding why he felt such strong aversion to this envoy.

"You... your disrespect towards me is disrespect towards the Ninefold Mountain..." The envoy was so angry that his face turned green, "I will report this to the Sect Leader and have him punish you..."

"Tattling is child's play," Gao Fei retorted with a sneer, "If you're capable, deal with it yourself. What's the point of relying on others?"

"You..."

"What 'you'! In terms of identity, I am above you, in terms of status, I am stronger than you, in looks, I am more handsome than you, and in character, I am far better than you... To put it simply, in front of me, you're nothing but a fart."

"Arrghh... I'm so angry, truly infuriated!" The envoy roared in anger and reached out to grab Gao Fei.

"Bang!"

In one exchange, the envoy was sent flying, tumbling over a dozen times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground. His face turned deathly pale instantly, and a trickle of blood slowly oozed from the corner of his mouth.

"Some envoy you are, acting all high and mighty, you really don't know whether to live or die," Gao Fei huffed.

Standing by, Sima Shangyue was stunned. In his wildest dreams, he had not imagined... that Gao Fei would actually hit an envoy from the Ninefold Mountain—this was an envoy from the Ninefold Mountain...

"Gao... Sect Leader... you... how could you resort to violence," Sima Shangyue said with twitching cheeks.

"I didn't use my hands, I used my foot," Gao Fei wiggled his toes, having just sent the envoy flying with a kick: "If I don't show him some color for acting arrogant in front of me, he might start urinating on my head next time." Gao Fei was not someone to be trifled with.

"Sigh... you've stirred up big trouble," Sima Shangyue sighed heavily, "Ninefold Mountain is not someone we can afford to offend."

"Look at your timidity," Gao Fei looked at Sima Shangyue with disdain, "you're becoming more cowardly as you live! It's just some worthless envoy. So what if I beat him up? If he's not satisfied, let him come seek revenge. See if I don't thrash him."

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The envoy struggled to get up from the ground, glowering at Gao Fei with hatred: "You've made a grave mistake, a very grave mistake! Ninefold Mountain won't let you off!" With that, the envoy turned to leave.

"Stop right there," Gao Fei said casually, "You can't leave just yet."

The envoy halted, glaring furiously at Gao Fei: "What now? You want to imprison me?"

"Great Elder, leave this guy to you. Take good care of him for me," Gao Fei commanded before he turned and left with his hands behind his back and a swagger in his step.

Sima Shangyue sighed and then said to the very angry envoy, "The Sect Leader has given an order, and I must obey... so I can only apologize to you..." Saying this, Sima Shangyue reached out his hand and caught the envoy, whose cultivation was much inferior, and easily subdued him.

"You bastard! You wretch! I will not let you off! I won't let you off!" the envoy shouted loudly.

Sima Shangyue sealed the envoy's cultivation, then found a room and locked him up.

At this point, Sima Shangyue was also getting a headache, uncertain of how to clean up the mess.

...

What was a simple matter had been complicated by Gao Fei's actions.

"You're too impulsive," Sima Shangyue said with a wry smile, "Ninefold Mountain is not someone we can afford to offend."

"You've already said that a dozen times," Gao Fei retorted, "My ears are getting calluses from hearing it."

"You..."

"Alright," Gao Fei gestured with a hand, "I know you're worried that Ninefold Mountain will make trouble for us..." He paused for a moment then continued, "Let me ask you, if that envoy doesn't return to bring charges, then Ninefold Mountain won't have any trouble with us, right?"

Sima Shangyue was taken aback, "Of course, but the key point is, the envoy will definitely report us. First, he was beaten by you, and then he was locked up; he must be furious..."

"Then just keep him locked up," Gao Fei stated, "Don't let him leave."

"This won't do." Sima Shangyue shook his head anxiously, "In just a few days, Ninefold Mountain will send people to look for us... and then we will be in a passive situation."

"Look how worried you are." Gao Fei chuckled, "I'm just kidding with you."

"What time is it, and you still have the mood to joke?" Sima Shangyue was very dissatisfied.

Gao Fei picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said, "We need to find a way to shut that emissary up, to keep him from going back to snitch on us."

"How could that possibly..."

"Why not? As long as someone is human, they have weaknesses; if we grasp their weaknesses, we can make them reluctant to take action."

"The key issue is, I don't know his weaknesses."

"Then go find them, put some effort into it, and you will definitely find something."

... Sima Shangyue twitched the corner of his mouth fiercely, "What was originally a simple matter... you had to complicate it... I don't even know what to say to you."

"I admit it." Gao Fei nodded, "In this matter, I was indeed a bit impulsive... mainly because I couldn't stand his arrogant demeanor, and I couldn't help wanting to beat him up."

"To be honest, I also wanted to hit him, but I held back because I knew that once we started a fight, the consequences would be unimaginable," Sima Shangyue said. "As the saying goes, 'Under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.' They are stronger, so we have no choice but to submit."

"Enough, no more talk." Gao Fei didn't want to listen anymore, "What's done is done, regretting it is useless, let's figure out how to solve this quickly."

"...I'll try, but I don't have much hope." Sima Shangyue sighed softly.

...

Three days later.

Sima Shangyue came to Gao Fei, his face beaming as he said, "It's done! The emissary has agreed not to snitch."

"Oh?" Gao Fei's eyebrows twitched, "How did you manage that?"

"At first, I promised him benefits, but he refused, and even cursed me out," Sima Shangyue said. "If being nice didn't work, then I'd have to be tough. I found some pills that make a person vigorously energetic, shoved them all into his mouth, then his energy started to surge, and he got really overheated...

before long he couldn't take it anymore, begging me for an antidote, and if possible, to find him a few women to... let off steam. I forced him to write a vow, and then I found him a few women..."

"Awesome!" Gao Fei gave a thumbs up, full of admiration, "Impressive! This method is really good, perfect for torturing people! Never would have thought... never would have thought... you look so kind and righteous, yet your heart is so filthy and vile. Indeed, you can't judge a book by its cover."

At first, Sima Shangyue was quite happy with Gao Fei's praise, but upon hearing the rest, Sima Shangyue's face instantly darkened, "Are you praising me, or insulting me?"

"Of course, I'm praising you." Gao Fei laughed.

"Here's the vow." Sima Shangyue threw a jade token to Gao Fei, "With this thing, the emissary won't dare to talk nonsense."

"Really effective?" Gao Fei was skeptical.

"Check it for yourself."

"Oh?"

Gao Fei placed the jade token on his forehead and checked its content with his mental power... A moment later, his eyes widened, "Damn! This guy really has some tricks up his sleeve... stealing spiritual medicine, secret manuals, and even peeping at the Sect Leader's granddaughter bathing... he's nothing but a beast."

"You can relax now." Sima Shangyue said, "With this leverage in our hands, we no longer need to fear the emissary. Give him a few more guts, and he still wouldn't dare to turn on us."

"Indeed." Gao Fei stored the jade token away, "Other things are manageable, but peeping at the Sect Leader's granddaughter bathing is a big taboo. If the Sect Leader of Ninefold Mountain finds out, he'd tear him to pieces, wouldn't he?"

"Can we let him go now?" Sima Shangyue asked, "He's been locked up for several days already, if we don't let him return soon, Ninefold Mountain will start to suspect something."

"Don't rush." Gao Fei waved his hand, "I still have questions for him, what exactly did he come to the Yin Yang Sect for..."

"I've already found out."

"You found out? What did he say?"

"He came to deliver this." Sima Shangyue handed a piece of paper to Gao Fei.

Gao Fei opened the paper, "An invitation? Three months from now, Ninefold Mountain is calling a Cultivation Conference, asking all sects to attend on time... What does this mean? What does Ninefold Mountain want to do?" Gao Fei looked up at Sima Shangyue, waiting for his explanation.

Sima Shangyue shook his head, "I've asked, but the emissary says he doesn't know... he's just a messenger, he doesn't know the details."

Gao Fei furrowed his brow, "There must be something going on inside..."

"Let's go have a look," Sima Shangyue said, "It might be a good thing."

"What if it's a bad thing?" Gao Fei countered, "Won't we be walking into a trap?"

"Even if it's bad, we still have to attend," Sima Shangyue said with a wry smile. "Ninefold Mountain has already sent out the invitations; if we don't go... we'll certainly anger them, and then we'd be in big trouble."