Chapter 79 Bring Back

Seeing that the wife of Marquis Wuning firmly refused, the monk in charge said no more.

The wife of Marquis Wuning finally gave the task to Ning Cui, another personal maid of Tang Wei.

"You lost the girl, so you have to bring her back safely. This will be considered as making amends, understand?"

Ning Cui was terrified, but she didn't dare to refuse. She said in a trembling voice, "I understand. I will definitely bring the girl back."

"Go." Lady Wuning Hou no longer looked at her and closed her eyes tiredly.

Ning Cui walked into the darkness with heavy steps.

The night wind was very cold, mercilessly cutting her delicate cheeks, reminding her of Qinghong whose throat had been cut.

That person who captured the girl...will he really let her go after receiving the banknote? Will he, like he did to Qinghong, separate her and the girl——

Ning Cui subconsciously touched her neck, tears in her eyes.

It was late at night, with shadows swaying everywhere, and she couldn't see the road at all.

The monk who was leading her stopped and said, "The entrance to the valley is just ahead. Please be careful, lady."

Ning Cui gripped the lantern tightly, lifted the pole, and nodded with a pale face.

She has to walk the road ahead by herself.

She carried the lantern, taking one step forward and one step back. The road seemed endless.

A tall black shadow stood silently in front.

Ning Cui mustered up the courage to raise the lantern and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

It's that pine tree!

She approached cautiously with a lantern and found a blue cloth tied to the pine tree.

She first placed the purse containing the banknotes on the ground half a foot away from the back of the pine tree according to the instructions in the letter, then walked back and waited quietly.

There was a slight sound of footsteps, the rustling of thick fallen leaves and dry grass being stepped on.

Ning Cui's whole body was tense, staring intently at the back of the pine tree.

She vaguely saw a figure approaching and then retreating, and something flew towards her.

At that moment, Ning Cui's hair stood on end and she covered her mouth tightly to prevent herself from screaming.

The flying object landed not far away. It was a stone wrapped in a blue cloth.

Ning Cui took off the cloth strip in fear and looked closer at the lantern.

There was a location written crookedly on the strip of cloth.

She grabbed the cloth and ran back to where the monks were waiting, her tone full of excitement as if she had just survived a disaster: "Here, the girl is here!"

The monk took the cloth and looked at it, then said hurriedly, "Lady donor, please come this way."

The two hurried to the place written on the banner.

The wind in the valley was a little weaker, the grass was half a person's height, and the shadows were hazy, which was frightening.

Intermittent humming sounds came from nowhere.

Ning Cui raised the lantern and took a look, then ran over: "Girl!"

Tang Wei was tied up like a dumpling and lying on the ground, unable to struggle.

"Girl, girl, are you okay?" Seeing Tang Wei's face clearly, Ning Cui screamed and threw the lantern in her hand away.

The monk picked up the lantern and walked over. With the help of the light, he saw Tang Wei's appearance.

Just looking at her right face, it was smooth and white, and although she looked disheveled, her beauty could not be concealed. However, a bright red mark on her left cheek destroyed all her beauty.

"Wuwuwu——" Tang Wei saw the person coming and screamed violently, but she couldn't shout because of the rag stuffed in her mouth.

Ning Cui came to her senses, crawled over, hurriedly removed the cloth ball stuffed in Tang Wei's mouth, and untied the rope.

Tang Wei's hands and feet were free, but she couldn't move.

Ning Cui burst into tears: "Miss, Miss, are you okay?"

"Do you want to die? Carry me away!" Tang Wei said in a hoarse voice, gritting her teeth.

"Yes, yes, I'll carry you back right away." Ning Cui reached out to pull Tang Wei, but because she was nervous, she didn't carry her on her back and received a weak slap in the face.

"Waste!" Tang Wei cursed.

Ning Cui gritted her teeth and moved forward with Tang Wei on her back. She fell several times along the way, but finally walked out of the valley.

The people waiting there gathered around, and a maid took Tang Wei and carried her to the wife of Marquis Wuning.

"Mother--" Tang Wei burst into tears as soon as she saw the wife of Marquis Wuning.

When Lady Wuning Hou saw Tang Wei's face, she was horrified: "Wei'er, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Wei raised her hand and touched the healthy part of her left cheek, then screamed, "Mirror, give me a mirror!"

No one dared to move.

"Mom, I want a mirror, I want to see my face!" Tang Wei shouted. Perhaps because she had been worried and frightened for most of the day, she fainted in excitement.

There was another round of chaos. Tang Wei, who had fallen into a coma, changed into clean clothes, and her face and hands were wiped clean. The bright red mark on her left cheek became more eye-catching and terrifying.

The wife of Marquis Wuning stared at her daughter's left cheek, totally unable to accept it.

My daughter is completely devastated!

She suddenly stood up and went to find the deacon monk.

"That person is familiar with the surrounding terrain. He is either from the temple or someone nearby. Your temple needs to give my daughter an explanation!"

The monk in charge chanted a Buddhist chant: "I have arranged for disciples to guard both ends of the valley and the road down the mountain. Tomorrow I will go into the mountains with the officials to search..."

After hearing the arrangements of the monk in charge, Lady Wuning Hou turned around and went back.

The deacon monk sighed secretly.

Fortunately, I did not listen to this lady and let the person who kidnapped Miss Tang Er go, otherwise I would be even more helpless now.

It was already dawn when Tang Wei woke up.

Seeing the wife of Marquis Wuning sitting next to her, she was a little confused: "Mother, why are you in my room?"

The wife of Marquis Wuning's eyes reddened: "Wei'er, you're awake. Are you hungry?"

"I'm hungry—" Tang Wei's expression froze, and she sat up suddenly, "Hurry and bring me the mirror!"

Knowing that her daughter would have to face it sooner or later, the wife of Marquis Wuning signaled her maid to bring a mirror.

Tang Wei glanced in the mirror and saw that her left cheek had been bandaged and coated with ointment.

She reached out to grab it, but was stopped by the wife of the Marquis of Wuning: "Wei'er, please don't do that. The doctor has applied ointment to remove scars for you."

Tang Wei didn't dare to move and screamed, "Mother, have you caught the man who hurt me? I'm going to cut him into pieces!"

"Wei'er, calm down first." The wife of Marquis Wuning gestured to the maid.

The maid went out and soon brought in a man dressed as a constable.

"Weier, when Captain Liu asks you a question, tell him what you know. That way, we can find the person who harmed you sooner."

Tang Wei nodded repeatedly.

"Miss Tang, do you still remember what happened yesterday?"

Tang Wei's eyes were confused. "I was walking quickly in the woods when I suddenly fell. Someone covered my mouth, and then I didn't know anything."

"And then?"

"Later..." Tang Wei recalled, her face pale, "When I woke up, I saw a man with a black mask and only a pair of eyes exposed. He looked at me for a while, and then..."

Tang Wei's tears flowed straight down, her expression filled with fear and despair: "He picked up a piece of red-hot charcoal with tongs and pressed it on my face - Mother, I'm disfigured, wuwuwu..."

Captain Liu waited for her to cry for a while before asking, "Did that man say anything?"

"He didn't say a word. After he burned my face, I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was lying there, unable to move."

Captain Liu pondered for a moment and said to the wife of the Marquis of Wuning, "This man's pursuit of wealth is probably incidental; his real purpose is revenge."