My Sexy CEO Wife

To describe Nangong Qi's mood at the moment in one sentence: Just as he wanted to sleep, someone handed him a pillow!

The person handing over the pillow was Gao Fei.

These days, Nangong Qi had been anxiously worrying about how to break the formation, but now, with Li Fire stepping in, success was surely on its way.

"There's no time to lose, let's act now," Gao Fei said.

"Eh? You're even more anxious than I am?" Nangong Qi raised an eyebrow.

"Of course I'm anxious. The sooner we get this done, the sooner I can establish a mutual aid relationship with the senior," Gao Fei said with a smile.

"Let's go, I'll take you there now." Nangong Qi was in a hurry too; he wanted to break the formation and capture Shangguan Yunyue as soon as possible, then give Shangguan Yunyue a good lesson and show her his true capabilities.

"Senior, I have a request."

"Speak." Now that Nangong Qi needed Gao Fei's help, his tone of voice became much more polite.

People are like that, extremely polite when they need you, but growing cold once they don't.

"I don't want too many people to know that I possess Li Fire... So please keep it a secret for me..."

"Understood! If I were in your shoes, I would do the same. Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."

In fact, even if Gao Fei didn't mention it, Nangong Qi would have kept it secret anyway; he had his own plans. After breaking the formation and capturing Shangguan Yunyue, Gao Fei would become expendable. At that point, Nangong Qi would make his move to seize Li Fire. Even if he couldn't subdue Li Fire for his own use, he still had to snatch it, because not doing so would be a betrayal of his conscience.

Nangong Qi had already regarded Li Fire as his own, so he was definitely going to keep it a secret and not let others know. Keeping silent and prospering in secret was the wisest approach.

Once the news of Li Fire's appearance spread, it was sure to provoke a frantic scramble, a scene Nangong Qi did not wish to see.

"By the way, where is that friend of yours at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage? Why haven't I seen him?" Nangong Qi asked casually.

"Oh, he's resting." Gao Fei answered offhandedly: "He wanted to accompany me, but I refused."

After asking one question, Nangong Qi fell silent.

The closer he got to the back mountain, the more excited Gao Fei became, silently chanting in his heart: Shangguan Yunyue, hold on, I'm coming to rescue you soon! Your man is coming to save you!

Having certain motives, Nangong Qi did not notify others, instead leading Gao Fei towards the back mountain alone. This gave Gao Fei an excellent opportunity to act.

It wasn't that Nangong Qi was not suspicious; it was mainly because Gao Fei's cultivation was too low, and his status not very high. No matter how one looked at it, Gao Fei couldn't possibly have an affair with the lofty Shangguan Yunyue. Nangong Qi's suspicions towards Gao Fei were therefore not deep. Shangguan Yunyue was like a swan and Gao Fei like a toad; even if time and space were chaotic and the world turned upside down, a swan would not associate with a toad.

If Nangong Qi knew that the man Shangguan Yunyue fancied was Gao Fei, one wondered what his expression would be? It would probably kill him with rage, right?

...

The back mountain.

Inside the Defensive Great Formation.

Shangguan Yunyue lay slanted on the ground, her face deathly pale, breathing weakly, her dress stained with dust, the corner of her mouth smeared with dried blood, making her appear utterly exhausted.

Seven days had passed.

An entire seven days had gone by.

During these seven days, Shangguan Yunyue had tried every method to detoxify herself, but all had ended in failure.

Unable to detoxify, she couldn't restore her cultivation. Without restoring her cultivation, she couldn't escape... It was a vicious cycle, and if she couldn't complete the first step, none of the following steps were possible.

Through the formation, one could see the stars in the tall sky, numerous stars hanging aloft, twinkling with light. They looked cold and serene. In the past, Yunyue would have brought out a chair to sit in the yard, sipping tea while watching the stars, but now... she was in no mood for star-gazing. All she had on her mind was how to detoxify, how to escape, how to get revenge....

"Nangong Qi! Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!"

Through clenched teeth, Shangguan Yunyue spat out those words. After living for several centuries, it was the first time Shangguan Yunyue felt such deep hatred for someone, hate that seeped into her very bones!

Within these seven days, there had been constant attacks on the formation. As soon as one group grew tired, another would take its place, launching relentless assaults on the formation... Shangguan Yunyue saw it clearly; these people wanted to deplete the formation's energy, to break the formation through continuous attrition. It seemed somewhat foolish, yet it was effective. After seven days of nonstop attacks, the formation's aura had weakened significantly. If this continued... it wouldn't be long before the formation would break, and without the formation's protection, Shangguan Yunyue would be nothing more than a lamb awaiting slaughter.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The muffled sounds of the bombardment passed through the formation and reached Shangguan Yunyue's ears.

A group of people surrounded the formation, fervently attacking it. Some were bare-handed, others wielded weapons; everyone put forth their utmost effort, desperately attacking the formation. Whenever the formation quivered or its color grew dim, they would let out shouts of surprise.

Shangguan Yunyue watched helplessly as the formation was progressively being destroyed; it was an excruciating feeling.

"Better death than dishonor."

Shangguan Yunyue whispered those four words, revealing her attitude and determination.

She was ready. The moment the formation shattered would be the moment of her death; she would rather die than suffer humiliation at the hands of Nangong Qi.

"The common folk live at most a century, yet I have lived for several centuries, many times their lifespan. Indeed, I've had my fill."

"From birth, my clothing, food, residence, and travel have all been of the highest quality."

"Though death now brings some regrets, I have no remorse..."

As she realized her own impending death, Shangguan Yunyue became sentimental. Lying on the ground, her mind flooded with memories... Suddenly, a figure appeared in her mind, becoming clearer and clearer until she finally recognized the face...

It's you! Gao Fei!

A slow smile crept across Shangguan Yunyue's face, the first smile in seven days, a smile for Gao Fei.

"If only I had known death was coming, I would have agreed to your proposal at the beginning."

"I truly had you in my heart, yet I pretentiously set a five-year covenant with you. How foolish I was."

"As the ancients said: 'Pride leads to suffering in life.' That phrase must be about someone like me!"

"Sometimes, we shouldn't be concerned about pride. We need to seize the happiness that comes our way."

"Gao Fei... do you know I'm thinking of you?"

Two lines of tears streamed down from her eyes.

"Why am I crying? What's there to cry about? Is it because I can't see Gao Fei before I die? Do I care about him that much?"

"Alas..."

Shangguan Yunyue sighed softly, "To live in this world is to live in vanity. Only upon the brink of death does one awaken... Such realization comes far too late..." She muttered to herself, voicing a stream of thoughts with three words to describe her current mood: melancholic, melancholic, melancholic!

Apart from melancholia, there was only melancholia!

Shangguan Yunyue was not afraid of death; she just didn't want to die in such a pathetic way!

She was a pride of heaven. She should have had a life of unparalleled brilliance! It was her momentary negligence that had led to a catastrophe beyond redemption. If only she could start everything anew, how wonderful that would be!