Chapter 149 I Caught Me Again
The Zhao family's carriage was parked outside the palace, and there were imperial troops guarding not far away.
"Miss, slow down." Cai Lian helped her mistress onto the carriage and whispered, "After we return to the mansion, Miss, get a good sleep for a few hours."
Su Cheng nodded slightly, and when he saw the dark circles under her eyes, he felt a little warmer in his heart. "You stay with me today, don't go anywhere. I have Qingshuang here, so you don't need to work hard. Just take a good rest."
"yes."
The wheels turned and headed towards the Zhao family.
Although Su Cheng did not suffer any harm after entering the palace, he still felt exhausted. He leaned against the wall of the car, closed his eyes and took a nap, his face full of fatigue.
A gentle breeze blew by, blowing the curtains of the car window, revealing the woman's profile.
The man on horseback froze at the sudden glimpse, and he remained in a daze for a long time until the Zhao family's carriage disappeared from his sight.
"My Lord, what's wrong?"
"……nothing."
As the carriage passed through the East Market, the aroma of freshly baked chestnut cakes wafted through the air, and the shouts of the vendors easily aroused people's appetite.
Su Cheng found the sound of swallowing saliva funny and raised his eyes slightly to glance at the girl beside him, "Uncle Wang, stop the car."
Cai Lian's eyes widened in an instant, "Miss?"
Su Cheng waved at her and pretended to get off the carriage, "Let's go buy the chestnut cake you want to eat."
Cai Lian's eyes lit up and she quickly got up and followed.
The dim sum is most delicious when it is fresh out of the oven. There is a long queue in front of the stall, which shows how tempting the taste is.
Cai Lian came forward with great interest, almost unable to hold back her saliva, and whispered, "Miss, can we buy two packs?"
"Okay." Su Cheng couldn't help laughing and agreed softly.
It was inconvenient to park the carriage in the middle, so it could only be parked in the corner. The master and servant walked across the street one after the other. When Cai Lian was imagining that the chestnut cake would grow wings and fly into her mouth, the neighing of a horse sounded in her ears.
By the time Cai Lian came to her senses, the tall horse had already arrived in front of her.
"Miss!!"
Seeing that the horse's hooves were about to step on Su Cheng's body, Cai Lian's eyes were bloodshot and she rushed forward, wanting to use her body to protect her master.
But the horse suddenly changed direction, and the man on the horse leaned sideways, grabbed Su Cheng's waist, threw her onto the horse's back, and quickly disappeared from public sight.
Cai Lian missed and fell heavily to the ground, with scratches on her cheeks and elbows, but she didn't care about anything else and didn't want to smell the aroma of chestnut cake anymore. She got up swiftly, rushed to her own carriage, jumped on the horse, and cut the hemp rope connecting the carriage with a knife.
"Gee!" Cai Lian kicked the horse's belly and rushed in the direction the man left.
The people around were so frightened by this sudden incident that they fled in all directions and didn't even have time to buy anything.
Two sides of the story
The horse was running very fast. Su Cheng was lying on its back, feeling so bumpy that she wanted to vomit. She wanted to get up, but the big hand pressing on her back refused.
"Who are you? Why are you arresting me?"
The person above didn't respond, and the strength in his hands didn't loosen at all.
Su Cheng was really uncomfortable with the torture, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Stop first, we have something to discuss. Who ordered you to kidnap me? I'm willing to give you double what that person gave you."
The man still didn't answer, but rode his horse faster.
Su Cheng struggled to raise her head, trying hard to get a clear look at the kidnapper. Her gaze fell on the man's knife-like jaw, and her body suddenly stiffened. "Huo...Huo Beiting?"
Hearing this, Huo Beiting slowly lowered his eyes, reflecting the woman's panicked and pitiful appearance. There was a hint of playfulness in his eyes. His fingertips gently brushed across her cheek, and his voice was hoarse, "Su Cheng, you made it so hard for me to find you."
Without waiting for Su Cheng to react, Huo Beiting chopped down with his sword, and the beauty on horseback fainted instantly and lost all reaction.
Huo Beiting lowered his head, his eyes greedily sweeping over her body. He pursed his thin lips coldly and said in a deep voice, "You've been hiding for so long, and now you've fallen into my hands."
【Host. 】
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【Host, wake up. 】
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【Host! 】
Su Cheng suddenly woke up with a dense electric sensation throughout his body, gasping for breath. The back of his neck hurt so much that he was almost unconscious.
Su Cheng looked around and found himself in a delicate and comfortable little house. He was dazed for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Why am I here..."
After she finished speaking, she reached out to rub the back of her neck which was in severe pain, but was held back by a resistance and could not move.
Su Cheng was stunned for a moment, then slowly lowered his head and saw the ropes on his wrists and ankles. These ropes were as thick as a baby's wrists and seemed to be used to tie up some animals.
[Host, Huo Beiting is here. He kidnapped you from the street and imprisoned you in his manor outside Beijing.]
Fragments of memory flooded into Su Cheng's mind. He had some impressions and nearly bit his back teeth to pieces. "Why didn't Huo Beiting, that beast, just kill me?"
[Host, Huo Beiting is a madman. When he kidnapped you, I tested him and found that he only harbored a tiny bit of hatred for you. His favorability was actually several times higher than his hatred.]
"Favorability?" Su Cheng's eyes widened in shock, almost overflowing from his eyes. "Is he okay?"
[…Now it seems that Huo Beiting wants to seize the host by force and raise him like a canary.]
Su Cheng's face was gloomy. He tried to pull the rope in his hand, but it had no effect. Instead, it made the rope tighter. "System, do you have any way to get rid of these ropes?"
[Sorry host, I can't do anything, but I can do something else for you. ]
A mechanical sound rang out, and a dagger suddenly fell beside Su Cheng.
[The Zhao family's driver has already gone back to report the news. Please hold on for half an hour. Xie Ming is on his way.]
Hearing this, Su Cheng seemed to be reassured. He gently moved his body, brought the dagger up, bit the handle, and stretched his neck to scratch the rope on his wrist.
It was unknown how long it took, so long that Su Cheng's jaw lost feeling and his teeth were trembling. Suddenly, he felt a lightness on his wrist, and his right hand was finally freed.
Su Cheng turned sideways and neatly cut the remaining three ropes. He got out of bed, looked around vigilantly, and rushed to the door, wanting to escape.
As soon as his fingertips touched the door panel, there were slight footsteps outside the door. Su Cheng reacted almost instantly, turned around and ran without hesitation, lying on the ground with extremely fast movements and hiding under the bed.
The door was pushed open from the outside. Su Cheng pressed his body against the wall. Looking through the gap, he could only see a pair of black boots embroidered with gold edges.
"Run away?"
A man's voice echoed beside the bed, the ending tone drawn out, as if he was laughing, "I knew it. How could a mere rope hold you captive?"
After saying that, he turned and walked out slowly.
Before Su Cheng could catch his breath, the bed was suddenly lifted up, revealing the man's nonchalant smile. "I caught you again."
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