Rebirth of a Farming Wife

Chapter 497: Chapter 504: Exposing One’s True Nature

“I am deeply grateful for Master Feng Shao’s strong support these past days in helping to search for my wife,” Han Yu said to Feng Jianling with a clasped fist. As a Jianghu Person, Feng Jianling followed the rules of Jianghu.

“General Han, there’s no need for formality. Not to mention the marital ties between the Feng and Su families, Miss Yue is like my younger sister. How could I stand by and do nothing when she’s in trouble? It’s just that, despite the Feng family’s efforts, we have not yet found Miss Yue, and for that, I am truly ashamed!” Feng Jianling himself had been tirelessly searching for her these days, but whether it was his subordinates’ investigations or the inquiries in Jianghu, there had been absolutely no progress.

“Master Feng Shao has already done his best. It’s just that those thieves are too cunning and must have been on their guard, making it so hard to find them. Master Feng Shao, you have spared no effort on behalf of my wife, and for that, I am already very grateful.” Han Yu had not even blamed Qi Yun, let alone Feng Jianling. After all, the latter was under no obligation to help him at all, and this level of effort was mostly out of consideration for the Su family. He had seen the trail along the way himself, and if he had not discovered the secret signals left by his daughter-in-law, he likely would have made no progress either.

Hearing Han Yu say this, Feng Jianling felt much more at ease. He didn’t mind helping; what he couldn’t stand was those who, after being helped, still failed to appreciate the effort. Indeed, the old master of the Su family had good judgment. The grandson he valued was no ordinary man. The Su and Feng families were one, and so were the Su and Han families. Since Feng Jianling acknowledged Han Yu, he now treated him as his own kin.

“The Feng family is related to the Su family by marriage, and the Han family is too. This makes us family as well. General Han, you don’t need to keep calling me Master Feng Shao; it makes us seem distant. If you don’t mind, why not follow Miss Yue and call me Big Brother Feng?” Feng Jianling, a Jianghu Person, was straightforward and unconcerned with minor details. However, as the heir to the Feng Family Manor, he still needed to maintain a certain facade. Now that he saw Han Yu as family, those formalities were unnecessary, and he quickly revealed his true nature.

Han Yu indeed noticed this and, of course, he much preferred to deal with this side of Feng Jianling. Smiling, he said, “I shall follow your kind offer. Big Brother Feng truly has a forthright nature. My courtesy name is Xiu Qi. From now on, Big Brother Feng can just call me Xiu Qi.”

“Very well, Xiu Qi. Your temperament is to my liking. Once we have found Miss Yue, let’s drink and talk freely.”

“Speaking of Miss Yue, our current method of searching will not suffice; we’re completely clueless. Searching blindly like this, for all we know, those people could have already taken Miss Yue far from here. Xiu Qi, do you have any ideas?” Feng Jianling wasn’t complaining about the effort; rather, the situation with Su Wenyue was such that continuing to search this way could mean that even if they found her, the state she would be in was uncertain. The next few days would be crucial.

Han Yu had called for Feng Jianling specifically to discuss this matter, and his heart was also in turmoil. However, out of politeness, he had to exchange a few pleasantries with Feng Jianling first. Now that Feng Jianling had brought it up, Han Yu immediately said, “I do have news of my wife. By asking Big Brother Feng to come here, I was hoping to discuss strategies to locate those people and rescue my wife.” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Han Yu then recounted to Feng Jianling the clues he had uncovered: “Do you recognize any of these people, Big Brother Feng?”

As it turned out, their suspicions were correct; Su Wenyue had indeed been taken by Jianghu People. But despite Feng Jianling’s inquiries in Jianghu over the past two days, not a single piece of information had leaked out. It was evident that those people were deliberately hiding information, clearly cautious and not wanting Su Wenyue to be found. However, Su Wenyue’s decision to jump from the cliff was a fluke; how could those people have received advance notice to wait there and whisk her away in time? Neither Han Yu nor Feng Jianling could fathom the reason behind it. Could it really be a coincidence?

After musing for a moment, Feng Jianling said, “The characteristics you’ve described do remind me of a few people, but those individuals weren’t supposed to appear here, so I can’t be sure if it’s really them just yet. I will go ask around Jianghu immediately, and if there’s any news, I’ll let you know at once.”

“I appreciate it, Big Brother Feng. Please, make haste. Those people might be moving my wife to a new location as we speak. We must act quickly, lest any misfortune occurs. Besides, my wife is injured, and I’m really worried,” Han Yu knew rationally that Feng Jianling would not delay, but with Su Wenyue’s welfare at stake, he couldn’t keep calm and thus made the appeal again.

“Of course, rest assured, Xiu Qi. I’ll go and make inquiries right away. We haven’t found anything before due to lack of a clear target. But now that we have a lead, I just need to ask if anyone has seen these people, and we’ll find their trail soon,” Feng Jianling knew Han Yu was eager to find his wife and immediately set out to do so after speaking.

“Subordinate pays respects to Master!” At this moment, the two female guards who had been with Su Wenyue were also found and brought back. Knowing that their mistress had met with such an incident while they had remained safe and sound filled them with indomitable shame, and upon arrival, they knelt before Han Yu.

That day, the two female guards had run ahead and, not hearing pursuers close behind, realized that the enemies must have gone after the other two groups. When they regrouped and found out the severity of the situation, they knew trouble had found their Madam instead.

Seeing the two women, Han Yu’s face turned icy. Regardless of the cause, they had been with his daughter-in-law when she got into trouble, yet here they were, unharmed. Just for that reason, he would not forgive them. But even though he was set on this, he still wanted to know what had happened at that moment.

“You were with my wife at the time. Speak! Why was my wife cornered alone at the edge of the cliff and finally forced to jump? Where were you at that moment, and why didn’t you stay with her?” Han Yu questioned with a chilling voice.

Not daring to conceal anything, the two female guards recounted the events as they happened, especially their last act of deliberately making noise to draw the pursuers. However, Han Yu was far from forgiving, and his expression grew even darker: “Complete fools! What you could think of, do you think the enemy couldn’t? If you had done nothing, at most they would have split into three groups to search or picked a route at random. But with your foolish act, you exposed your intentions before the enemy, which allowed them to pursue my wife and swiftly find her, ultimately cornering her into a dead end.”

The two female guards had not understood why the enemies had ignored them but caught up with their Madam until now. Hearing Han Yu’s words, they turned ashen. Their folly had endangered their Madam. What was meant to be a loyal sacrifice turned out to be the direct cause of their Madam being chased down and forced to jump from the cliff, a burden too heavy for them to bear.

“It is our stupidity that has endangered Madam. We deserve to die!”