Rebirth of the Innkeeper's Wife: She's Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 15 Illusion

Wang Li composed himself and walked in. He happened to hear Wang Qiang mention Li Ji, and his body visibly paused for a moment before returning to normal.

Seeing Wang Qiang's confident demeanor, Wang Li asked, "Brother Qiang, what are you planning to do?"

Looking at his empty left hand and reflecting on his recent experiences, Wang Qiang stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and said in a gloomy voice, "Isn't Huan Yuechu's most precious possession this inn? The more she tries to protect it, the more I want to destroy it. I want her to taste the bitterness of loss."

Wang Qiang's face was gloomy, then he looked at Wang Li and said, "Go and prepare a few buckets of oil for tonight. I don't trust anyone else to do it."

"It has to be the boss, so resourceful and clever. He'll definitely handle the boss's wife perfectly," Li Yi flattered Wang Qiang. (Thinking to himself, "You might not be taken down! I'm the boss, hahaha! A soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good soldier.")

Wang Li's lips twitched slightly, admiring Li Yi's courage. He then went to prepare the things Wang Qiang needed. "Okay, Brother Qiang, I'll go prepare them."

After Wang Li finished speaking, he walked towards the door. Wang Qiang's cronies were, to put it nicely, his subordinates; to put it bluntly, they were bound by mutual interests. Once you had no room to maneuver, you would become a pawn, at the mercy of others.

I overheard Wang Qiang's plan outside, and in short, he's courting death.

I silently discussed with Qiqing what to do that night. After sweeping up the fallen leaves, I put the broom back and went to the drying area to find Chongyang. "Chongyang, go to sleep early tonight and don't pay attention to any noises you hear."

A sense of worry rose in Chongyang's heart. He considered Yuechu family and didn't want anything to happen to her. "Yuechu, what happened? Do you need me?" Actually, he was a little excited to see Yuechu dominate the battlefield—it would be so cool!

Seeing that he was a little worried, I changed my mind and said, "No need, you should get some sleep. If you can't sleep, just stay in your room and don't come out." He's still just a little kid after all.

"Okay, I'll be good." I'll wait and see how Sister Yuechu subdues the enemy and makes them scream in pain.

It was past midnight, and everything in the inn was quiet, but Wang Qiang's room was buzzing with discussion. "Li Yi, you'll be in charge of keeping watch later. Wang Li, you take the others and carry oil to spread it everywhere. Don't miss any spot. Remember to be very quiet and don't make a sound. Did everyone hear that?"

"We heard that!" Wang Qiang's men shouted in unison, their voices echoing in the room. Startled, Wang Qiang broke out in a cold sweat and rushed to the balcony to check the situation.

"Keep your voices down, you guys, keep your voices down, do you want to die?!" Wang Qiang's men immediately covered their mouths, signaling to shut up.

Li Yi looked at Wang Qiang's actions with disdain. Wang Qiang was making a mountain out of a molehill. The house was soundproof; was it really necessary to be so careful? However, since learning his lesson, Li Yi had become smarter! He asked in a low voice, "Boss, when do we make our move?"

"Wait until late at night, when everyone is most sleepy, and then I'll let you know." Wang Qiang had been smoking non-stop since entering the inn, his ashtray nearly full, his face haggard; it seemed he was truly afraid of Huan Yuechu.

Chongyang waited in the room the whole time, even doing prone positions to stay awake. Around one or two o'clock, he couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep on the bed.

Wang Qiang looked at his subordinates, who were slumped over and about to fall asleep, and with a frustrated sigh, he slapped them all awake and whispered, "Wake up, take action, take action, remember what I said."

In fact, when they are about to fall asleep, they have already entered the illusion of the seven emotions.

After giving the order, everyone carried out the plan. The men who followed Wang Li poured the oil but didn't smell any gasoline. They asked Wang Li curiously, "Brother Li, why doesn't the oil you bought smell?"

Wang Li paused for a second while pouring the oil, gripped the bottom of the oil container tightly with his fingers, and said calmly, "This is a new type of oil, twice as effective as the original." His heart was pounding with nervousness.

The group of people, who had initially looked puzzled, gradually realized what was going on and praised with smiles, "It's all thanks to Brother Li's insight." Wang Li's tense heart instantly returned to normal, and he thought to himself that he still needed to read more books, otherwise he wouldn't even know if he was being scammed.

In the illusion created by the seven emotions, Wang Qiang's plan was successfully implemented. He watched as the inn gradually burst into flames, his eyes reflecting the ferocity of the fire, and his cold and handsome face gradually turned into a crazy and ferocious smile.

As Wang Qiang watched the raging fire soar into the sky, it seemed as if it were burning away the dark and damp side of his heart, attempting to find solace for his soul.

Then, Wang Qiang stood in front of the inn, wanting to vent his inner fear, and shouted loudly at the inn, "Huan Yuechu, I told you, you'd better wait and see, I'll make you pay! And I did!"

You could have rescued us safely from the Huashi Hotel. If you hadn't left and hadn't tried to be a hero, I wouldn't be disabled, and I wouldn't be ridiculed. It's all your fault, all your doing. I'll make sure you die a horrible death.

"See, I've won now! You're not all-powerful after all. This is what happens when you mess with me." I've never taken you seriously.

You mean I saved the wrong person?! You're ridiculous. You're selfish and self-serving. You signed the agreement willingly for the compensation, and now it's my fault for meddling and saving an ungrateful wretch.

If I were an ordinary person, would I have to suffer such unjustified attacks and retaliations, ultimately paying the price with my life? Therefore, one cannot act out of excessive compassion. When one does not have absolute power, indifference and retreat are the most important ways to protect oneself.

But no matter what the outcome, I have never regretted saving this person, simply because I saved a life, regardless of whether this person was a good person or not.

What I don't understand is that the man named Wang Li didn't have oil in the bucket, but he still followed Wang Qiang's orders, which felt very strange.

Knowing he couldn't stop Wang Qiang, Wang Li secretly left while Wang Qiang wasn't looking, and ran to wake up the people in the room, telling them to run away quickly.

At this moment, Wang Qiang and his group were standing in the courtyard in a chaotic mess. Sometimes I really can't understand why people make choices but can't bear the consequences of failure, and then blame others for not protecting them. Human nature is so fickle.

I found it boring to watch them go crazy, so I had Qiqing remove the illusions. I brought over a large bucket of cold water and splashed it on them, which helped them sober up.

Wang Qiang was the first to be woken up by the splash. He sneezed several times in a row, and the chill in his body quickly brought him back to his senses.

He was the first one to regain consciousness because I took special care of him!

He looked up and met my gaze. Then he rubbed his eyes, and when he saw that I was still there, his eyes showed disbelief, and his mouth trembled so much that he couldn't speak.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, asking, "Weren't you burned to death? Are you a human or a ghost?"