Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

When Wei Xiaobao heard this, his heart sank. They wanted to kill his mother-in-law! He clenched his fists, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes.

"What should we do? Before the emperor passed away, he entrusted his children to us and asked us to take good care of the mistress and the young master. That's why I built Majiazhai next to Tianan Temple to protect them. But now the temple is still there but the people are gone. We feel so guilty towards the emperor!" As Ma Bao spoke, his voice choked up and tears rolled down his cheeks.

"Don't cry yet. Now is not the time to be sad. Even if we don't have enough manpower tomorrow, we must fight to the death to rescue the mistress and the young master." Wu Guozhu patted Ma Bao on the shoulder and comforted him.

Ma Bao nodded in agreement.

Wei Xiaobao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that fortunately the two men still had some conscience and did not give up the rescue plan. However, he also realized that the situation was urgent and he had to act as soon as possible.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Wei Xiaobao had a general understanding of the situation, but he still didn't know where his mother-in-law was being held or where she would be executed the next day.

At this time, Wei Xiaobao had lost his appetite. After paying the bill, he hurried towards Sizhou Prefecture.

At the gate of Sizhou City, notices were posted all over the city wall. The first one was from my mother-in-law Chen Yuanyuan. It read: "There is a traitor Chen Yuanyuan, who has brought disaster to the country and the people. Together with her husband Wu Sangui, she established the pseudo Wu Zhou Dynasty and served as the pseudo queen. After the fall of Wu Zhou, she hid in Tianan Temple and intended to commit crimes against the Qing Dynasty. The emperor has ordered that at noon on November 21, the 14th year of Kangxi, she will be identified at the Caishikou of Sizhou and beheaded for public display!"

It was exactly noon tomorrow, and Wei Xiaobao was secretly glad that his trip to Sizhou was timely. He thought to himself that it was fortunate that he arrived at the right time. If he had come a day later, he might not have been able to save his mother-in-law in time.

I don't know where my mother-in-law is being held now, but she will appear at the Caishikou execution ground tomorrow. With my current skills, it will be easy for me to rescue a person from a huge army, let alone the execution ground of a provincial government office.

Thinking of this, Wei Xiaobao felt relieved and believed that he could successfully rescue his mother-in-law.

So, Wei Xiaobao found an inn near the vegetable market and stayed there, preparing to have a good rest and conserve his energy so that he could be in the best condition to rescue his mother-in-law tomorrow. He lay in bed, thinking about every little detail of his time with his mother-in-law, and vowed to himself that he must bring her back to Ryukyu safely.

At midnight, everything was quiet and the moonlight was like water. Suddenly, a slight sound of footsteps woke up Wei Xiaobao from his deep sleep. He opened his eyes, a sense of alertness surged in his heart, and immediately released his spiritual consciousness to carefully explore the surrounding situation.

As his spiritual sense extended, he was surprised to find that there were actually teams of Qing soldiers lurking around Caishikou. These Qing soldiers were holding muskets and bows and arrows, quietly and silently ambushing in every corner. Some of them were hiding on the top of the tower, some were hiding under the guillotine, and some were even disguised as vendors in the vegetable market. They looked ordinary, but their eyes were flashing with murderous intent.

Wei Xiaobao understood everything in an instant. This was a carefully planned conspiracy. He immediately realized that this was an opportunity to kill his mother-in-law to wipe out the remnants of Wu Sangui.

If Hu Guozhu and Ma Bao came to rob the execution ground, the consequences might be just like the fake beheading of Wei Xiaobao. The heroes of the Tiandihui would suffer heavy casualties at the execution ground.

"Alas!" Wei Xiaobao sighed slightly, thinking to himself. Now that Yang Yizhi was dead, the life and death of Wu Sangui's men had nothing to do with him. He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, so he continued to sleep peacefully.

The next day, there were many more people in Caishikou than usual. Wei Xiaobao knew that there were ordinary people watching the fun, disguised Qing soldiers, and remnants of Wu Sangui who robbed the execution ground.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the sun shone on the bustling streets, the crowds were surging, and the Qing soldiers stood neatly on both sides to maintain order.

At this time, there was a sound of horse hooves, and about twenty prison carts were slowly approaching, each of which was locked with dejected prisoners. They lowered their heads, as if they had lost hope in life.

Wei Xiaobao stood quietly in the crowd, carefully checking each prisoner van with his spiritual sense. When he saw the first prisoner van, his heart was shocked. A seven or eight-year-old child sat in the prisoner van, his face full of fear and helplessness. There was a sign on his head, which clearly read: Death row prisoner Wu Yinglin.

Wei Xiaobao sighed inwardly: "He is still a child, but he has been caught up in the vortex of political struggle." He looked at the child's tender face and felt pity in his heart. This child should have spent a happy childhood under the care of his parents, but because of the fate of his family, he was forced to bear a heavy crime.

Wei Xiaobao silently prayed for this innocent child, hoping that he could survive this disaster safely.

As the prison car continued to move forward, the second prison car appeared in front of him. Wei Xiaobao looked closely and saw a woman in a white prison uniform, with disheveled hair and a worried look on her face. Although she was wearing handcuffs and leg irons and a death row sign on her head, these could not hide her natural beauty. This stunning appearance immediately quieted the noisy crowd in the vegetable market. People were amazed at this natural beauty!

Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart: "What a beauty!" He looked at the woman carefully and found that her beauty was indeed stunning. Even in difficult circumstances, her demeanor was still moving. Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but sigh at the injustice of fate. Such a beautiful woman had to suffer such a tragic fate.

If it weren't for the memories of the original owner, Wei Xiaobao, it would be hard for Wei Xiaobao to believe that this beauty who looked only in her twenties could actually be his mother-in-law. He sighed silently in his heart: "So she is Chen Yuanyuan, no wonder she is so beautiful."

The prison cart had slowly approached the execution platform at Caishikou. Qing soldiers came over, escorted all the prisoners down from the cart, and tied them to the pillars of the execution platform.

Chen Yuanyuan and Wu Yinglin were tied to the center of the execution platform. Behind each death row prisoner stood two executioners, holding large knives and looking grim, waiting for the order to execute. The atmosphere at the execution ground became increasingly tense and depressing, giving people a chill.

After all the prisoners were tied to the pillars, the first drum sounded, "Dong, Dong, Dong..."

"Please invite the Imperial Envoy, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Ma You, to come to the stage to supervise the execution."

"Ma You!" Wei Xiaobao almost cried out. The executioner was actually Ma You. In Wei Xiaobao's memory, Ma You used to be the governor of Jiangning. He tried to curry favor with Wei Xiaobao in Yangzhou, but Wei Xiaobao always ignored him.

Wei Xiaobao remembered that when the original owner returned to Yangzhou to show off his wealth and glory, Ma You asked the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou to vacate his house for Wei Jue to live in. However, Wei Jue did not appreciate it and went to live in a dilapidated temple...