Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers

Chapter 451: Chapter 452: The Plan of Luring the Enemy into a Trap Chapter 451: Chapter 452: The Plan of Luring the Enemy into a Trap After making small talk, Qi Yue quickly came to know quite a bit about the Wei Family.

This Wei Renshan was a child of the third branch of the Wei Family and also the cousin of Wei Yixiao.

Because of Wei Yixiao’s role as a guard beside the Emperor, the second branch of the Wei Family always carried themselves with arrogance.

The sons of the eldest branch of the Wei Family each held military positions and also had significant influence within the family.

In contrast, the third branch of the Wei Family was the least successful.

Wei Renshan’s father neither pursued academics nor practiced martial arts.

He spent his days walking birds and teasing dogs, idly whiling away his time in the large family, which made him rather disliked.

It would have been enough if just the father was incompetent, but his children were no better.

The third branch had only one male, Wei Renshan, and the rest were daughters who were also disdained.

Daughters being daughters, if they had been beautiful, they might have had some value.

But Wei Renshan’s sisters had all inherited the powerful genes of their ancestors and looked no different from Wei Renshan.

In a large family, useless offspring are not only superfluous but also a disgrace.

Let alone a significant figure like Wei Yixiao, even the servants of the first and second branches, upon seeing someone from the third branch, could hardly resist stepping on them to show loyalty to their masters.

In comparison, Wei Yixiao was considered quite a distinguished woman in the Wei Family, also helped by the fact that her mother had been a close confidante of the Empress Dowager of Nanyue and was also the wet nurse to Emperor Han Linghe.

This multitude of advantages was practically a multi-layered amulet for Wei Yixiao.

So, not to mention outside, but even within the Wei Family, Wei Yixiao walked as confidently as a crab crossing the road, often bullying Wei Renshan’s family.

Because of this, Wei Renshan had long harbored a deep hatred for Wei Yixiao.

Lately, Qi Yue had dealt with Wei Yixiao twice, and Wei Renshan couldn’t have been happier.

“Last time I was forced to go to the Liu Family, and on the surface, it was to seek justice, but in reality, I just wanted to see you with my own eyes. I wanted to see just how fierce the ‘ruthless beauty’ of the rumors really was, haha…”

“Ruthless beauty?”

Qi Yue’s lips twitched.

When had her nickname become this?

But it sounded rather nice.

She liked it!

“Young Master might not know, but that’s what people in Fengdu are calling you nowadays.”

“…”

After speaking for a while, Wei Renshan suddenly tensed up and lowered his voice.

“Young Master, I must remind you to go out less these days, the streets of Fengdu are not safe!”

Qi Yue’s eyes flickered, “Is it the rumors about bandits coming to Fengdu?”

Hearing this, Wei Renshan excitedly shouted, his voice rough and wild.

“It’s not just some rumor…”

With this statement, he instantly drew the gaze of several nearby tables, each looking on with curious expressions.

Seeing this, Wei Renshan’s expression turned stern, and he swiftly pulled out the official saber from his waist and patted his uniform with his other hand, seemingly to assert his identity.

Seeing this display, the patrons of the teahouse, who were just ordinary folks with a bit of money, turned their heads back. Some even left timidly.

Qi Yue found this performance quite amusing and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

“Inspector Wei has quite a presence, not bad!”

Wei Renshan chuckled, sheathed his official saber, and sat down again.

“Thank you for the compliment, Young Master. My mother always said that even if you are scared inside, you must show courage; that’s how you can intimidate others!”

“Your mother is quite wise indeed.”

“Right? I also think my mother is really great…” Wei Renshan altered his tone, “Young Master, I see you have a kind demeanor like my mother, so I must remind you of something—”

The rumor that bandits had entered the city was true.

Just yesterday afternoon, there had been an incident where bandits snuck into the city, killing and robbing a wealthy household.

This wealthy household was none other than a concubine house of a high-ranking official from the Imperial Court.

Usually managed by a steward and always bustling with finely dressed people, it was likely targeted for that reason.

It was said that the bandits didn’t manage to steal anything valuable and ended up killing the steward; they even planned to seize the concubine.

Fortunately, that high-ranking official had spontaneously decided to visit his beauty, and upon entering, came face to face with the bandits.

The bandits, no match for the guards accompanying the official, dropped their subordinates and fled over the wall.

Having suffered such an insult, the official couldn’t just let it go.

He ordered the news to be sealed off and pursued the investigation with full force.

As a result, the bandits weren’t found, but within a night, their hideout was exposed.

The bandit who had escaped was none other than Ma Lao Yao, the younger brother of Ma Lao San, the bandit leader of Tuyun Mountain.

Ma Lao Yao was notorious for his brutal acts of burning, killing, and looting, but this time, he had met his downfall in Fengdu.

In his first attempt, not only had he failed to steal the large amount of silver taels he had imagined, but he also left with a belly full of fire, narrowly escaping slaughter.

How could he swallow such anger?

As a result, he called the bandit leader overnight.

At this point, Qi Yue narrowed her eyes.

She remembered how difficult it was to enter Fengdu City. Following such an incident, the city gates should have been closed early. How could they still allow unknown persons into the city?

Upon asking this, Wei Renshan immediately lowered his voice even further.

If not for Qi Yue’s exceptional hearing, she could hardly have heard him.

“Young Master is unaware; this is an order from above. They call it ‘luring the tiger out of the mountains’ strategy!”

It turned out that the surroundings of Fengdu had always been troubled; in the past, there had been numerous instances of official silver and letters being robbed on the imperial roads. The Nanyue Court had dispatched troops several times to eradicate the bandits, but returned unsuccessful as the bandits could not be located.

Following this incident, some ministers in the court proposed, taking advantage of the opportunity to bait the bandits into the city and then gather forces to annihilate them, thus solving the problem once and for all.

“Young Master, these words cannot be spoken outside; it’s all highly confidential!”

Qi Yue’s brow twitched, feeling an indescribable sense of strangeness.

At first, this strategy sounded good, but upon deeper reflection, it wasn’t entirely foolproof.

After all, Fengdu City was large, and with a complex population, once the bandits entered, it would be very difficult to control any subsequent criminal acts.

Initially, she had advised Qingzhu to let two people infiltrate the bandit group to keep a tight control over their actions.

But now, it seemed clear that the situation was spiraling out of control.

“Brother Wei, do you know who came up with this ‘luring the tiger out of the mountains’ strategy?”

“Many agree with it,” Wei Renshan thought for a moment, “Right, Minister Liu was one of them; how do you not know, Young Master?”

Was it related to Liu Zhinan?

Qi Yue’s eyes twitched slightly, and she smiled faintly.

“My uncle is the Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Revenue, involved only in significant national affairs; how could I, his nephew, be privy to such information?”

Wei Renshan nodded.

“Indeed, speaking of which, I still have to thank Minister Liu. If it weren’t for this ‘luring the tiger out of the mountains’ strategy, I wouldn’t have landed such an assignment. This time I must perform well, capture a few thieves, accomplish a great deed, and thus secure this position, so that my mother can be somewhat relieved and happy…”

While Wei Renshan continued to talk, Qi Yue could no longer sit still.

She thought of Huangfu Nan in Liu Family’s Bamboo Garden—the former master of the Black Feather Guard!

She couldn’t help but feel there was some connection.