Chapter 28: Reincarnation I can save him. If he dies, I will...
The rope was tied very tightly. Cui Miao gritted his teeth and struggled a few times, but couldn't break free. He said to Chai Heng beside him, "I'm sorry, Miss Chai, I've caused you trouble."
Chai Heng was tied up like a silkworm by the rope. After all, he was the one who saved him in his previous life. Living and dying with him was a way of repaying his kindness.
She shook her head, indicating that it was okay. Then she tried to move her hands, slowly inch by inch, behind her back so she could secretly take out her knife and cut the rope. But after a few attempts, she realized she was tied too tightly, so she gave up.
"Commander Cui, long time no see. Do you remember me? When you imprisoned me two years ago, you were so arrogant! My sister, a princess, begged you to let me go, but you refused. Now, can you still be so arrogant?"
As the words fell, a figure slowly approached from a distance. He wore coarse linen clothing and didn't look like a dandy, but his eyes were filled with hatred. He sneered at Cui Miao.
This was the third son of Lu Wenzhou, the Minister of Rites. He had been a playboy since childhood, uneducated and unlearned. Two years ago, he bullied several teenage girls from Wansui Mountain and coaxed them into a dilapidated temple in the city, attempting to commit a crime. The girls banded together to resist, and in a rage, he overturned the temple's candles, intending to burn the illiterate girls to death. However, the girls escaped, leaving him alone with the burning temple.
The dilapidated temple caught fire and burned down more than a dozen shops around it.
One of the duties of the Five Cities Military Division was to manage prisoners and fires. Naturally, Sanlang of the Lu family fell into the hands of Cui Miao, the commander-in-chief of the West City Military Division.
Originally, Lu San had a sister who was a princess and she tried to suppress the incident and put the blame on the girls. However, she ran into Cui Miao, a ruthless man. His attempts at manipulation were unsuccessful and he was ultimately imprisoned and sentenced to exile.
Logically speaking, he should be in exile in Yelang now, but no one knows what means he used to return to the capital.
"Why aren't you in Yelang?" Cui Miao looked at him coldly.
Lu San chuckled, "I have my own methods, but thanks to you, I've returned home now, but my father no longer recognizes me. He gave me some money to support myself, and then kicked me out. He said that whether I end up living on the streets as a beggar or in jail again is none of his business."
"Now, day and night, I dream about your face, Mr. Cui. I want to kill you all the time and torture you to death."
Lu San's face was grim, his teeth gnashing, like a desperado. "I gave all the money my father gave me to these gangsters. They promised to help me lure you out. I didn't expect that they would capture one and give you another as well. Since you two are together, you must have a special relationship. So come with us."
"Come!"
"Put them both down and drag them away!"
Lu San said, clapping his hands at the people wearing cloaks.
The rope hanging on the tree was torn, and Chai Heng and Cui Miao fell down almost at the same time. Because the height was too high and they fell heavily, they, who were originally quite flexible, immediately started limping.
"Don't worry, Miss Chai, as long as I'm here, I will definitely not let anything happen to you."
Cui Miao stood up half-limping and said to Chai Heng.
Chai Heng's heart suddenly warmed upon hearing this. After all, these were words she had never heard from Yang Yan in the past decade or so. Yang Yan's words always pierced the heart, and he rarely spoke in a gentle manner like Cui Miao. Comparing the two, the difference was immediately apparent. Chai Heng suddenly thought to herself, "I must have been crazy to have hanged myself on that tree."
"good."
Chai Heng did not refuse, but teased him: "Then give Commander Cui a chance to save me."
*
In the past, although Chai Heng might not always return to the mansion at the hour of You, he would always come back at the hour of Xu. But today, even at the hour of Xu, he showed no intention of returning to the mansion.
Zhou Jiu went to the villa outside the capital to check, but she wasn't there. He then went to various teahouses and restaurants she usually frequented, but she wasn't there either. Finally, he went to the Beijing Guards, where he happened to find Cui Rushi, who was also anxiously searching for her son. She told Zhou Jiu that someone had told him that Cui Miao had been shot with a hidden dart in the teahouse that morning, and that he and Chai Heng had chased after him, but both of them had disappeared.
When Zhou Jiu heard this, he felt that the situation had become serious and hurried to find his master.
Compared to the restlessness of the past few days, Yang Yan was much calmer today. She didn't want to see him now. No matter how hard he pushed, he couldn't achieve the effect he wanted. It would be better to pull her like a kite, tightening and loosening, and that would be fine.
It was not until he heard that something might have happened to Chai Heng that his expression changed.
*
Chai Heng and Cui Miao were taken to a dilapidated wooden house. Perhaps no one had lived in the house for a long time, and there were spider webs everywhere.
Lu San was so focused on punishing Cui Miao that he had little interest in Chai Heng. Upon entering, he tossed Chai Heng aside, then picked up a knife and began stabbing Cui Miao's muscular torso. He didn't want to kill Cui Miao, just make him feel pain. Each strike wasn't fatal, but each one drew blood.
This was the first time Chai Heng had seen someone vent their anger this way. Seeing Cui Miao grit his teeth and endure it, his upper body soaked in blood, and covered in countless holes, Chai Heng, who had fallen to the ground, quickly kicked Lu San with all his strength, barely knocking the knife out of his hand.
Lu San originally didn't want to care about her.
He only thought of killing Chai Heng after venting his anger on Cui Miao, but she took the initiative to provoke him. Lu San then discovered that this girl was quite pretty.
A wave of evil thoughts surged in his mind. He rubbed his hands and cast lustful eyes towards Chai Heng. However, before he could get close to Chai Heng, he was kicked away by her legs again. One of her kicks hit his penis right on target.
Lu San cursed "bitch" and was about to slap Chai Heng in the face. Cui Miao, who was standing next to him, was tied up tightly like Chai Heng. Although his upper body could not move, his legs could still move, and he kicked Lu San.
Lu San had learned his lesson, but he hadn't expected these two men, with their upper bodies tied up, to take turns kicking him. Furious, he rushed over to the three hooded killers who had been guarding the door.
"Brothers, please find a fire starter!"
"Tie up those two men's feet, and then burn this shabby house down!"
The leading killer stood still and just stretched out his hand.
The other two followed him and slowly extended their hands. This meant they had to pay more. Lu San's lips twitched, and his face stiffened for a moment: "Brothers, I've given you all the money. I really don't have any more."
The three hands were stretched out but not completely lowered.
Lu San took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and took out the last three ingots of silver he had secretly kept from his sleeve. He gave one ingot to each of them and placed them in the hands of these big brothers reluctantly.
It was not until this time that these gangsters slowly took out a tinderbox from their pockets and walked into the cabin.
While Lu San was negotiating with those assassins, Cui Miao had already crawled in front of Chai Heng and used his teeth to loosen half of the knot of the rope that bound her upper body. When the assassins arrived, he quickly pretended that nothing had happened and lay gasping for breath on the ground because of his wound.
Their legs and feet were tied more tightly. After that, according to Lu San's instructions, the leader of the three people rubbed a spark and threw the fire stick out.
For a moment, Chai Heng could only see the splashing flames.
*
The grove was filled with searching figures. All the servants of the Marquis's residence were out in force, carrying lanterns as they searched for any clues. Two people had simply vanished. While Yang Yan had the Marquis's residence search, he also had Zhou Jiu go to the government office, so the government officials were also involved in the search.
This morning, when Zhou Jiu was applying medicine to the twenty whip wounds on Yang Yan's back, he discovered that the skin, which had almost healed, had broken open again because he refused to heal and continued to handle official documents as if nothing had happened. Although he felt sorry for Madam Chai Heng, Zhou Jiu was more aware of who was the master.
"So many people have gone out to look for her, the lady will be fine."
"Besides, she has always been very skilled in martial arts. If she can bring you back from Xirong, she will definitely be able to return safely from the villains."
Yang Yan changed into clean clothes and said after hearing Zhou Jiu's words, "In her eyes, I'm already a heartless person. If I don't go find her, won't I just solidify my reputation as a heartless person?"
"Then, sir, please walk slowly on the road. If you meet Madam and feel any pain, tell her."
Yang Yan was very clear on this point. In the past, Chai Heng only had eyes for him and cared about him. She would be the first to notice any injuries on his body. He didn't believe that Chai Heng was so dull these past few days that she didn't notice the difference in his gait at all, and just thought he deserved it, or was too lazy to ask.
As for telling Chai Heng that he was in pain, he would undoubtedly get a cold shoulder. In more serious cases, she might even deliberately slap him on the wound.
He has brought shame upon himself and shot himself in the foot too many times in his life, so there is no need to do it again.
It had been so short a time since Chai Heng and Cui Miao disappeared that the authorities hadn't found any clues and were left searching like headless flies.
"Hey, what is this?"
When they reached the west side of the woods, a young yamen runner picked up a carving knife from the ground. Yang Yan knew it belonged to Chai Heng. She loved carving wood, and like her short blade, she never left her side. However, the carving knife only proved that Chai Heng had walked this road before, and it did not reveal her exact destination.
Yang Yan stroked the carving knife, stood still for a while, then looked at the roads around him. The two roads forked to the left and right, pointing to two completely different places.
"Sir Yang, which direction should we go?" The young yamen runner asked cautiously, scratching the back of his head.
The others were all in other parts of the woods. Only Yang Yan and a yamen runner were in this area. Yang Yan frowned and finally made a gamble in his mind: "You take the path on the left, and I'll take the path on the right."
The moment the tinderbox was thrown, the cabin was ablaze. Chai Heng struggled to free herself from the ropes, but her movements were too slow. Cui Miao came forward to help her, biting the ropes off her wrists completely.
By the time she was able to move her hands and untie the restraints on her legs, the fire had almost reached them. The whole room was filled with the smell of burnt brown, and the billowing black smoke made Chai Heng cough.
"Miss Chai, you go first. The smoke is too thick and the fire is getting bigger. Go quickly and I will catch up later." Cui Miao was covered in blood, and Chai Heng didn't think he could catch up later.
Enduring the scorching heat around him, Chai Heng untied the rope for himself and then hurried to untie his.
Cui Miao didn't let her touch him: "Go away!"
Beams and planks of wood had already begun to fall.
Chai Heng turned a deaf ear to him, only lowered her head to untie the ropes on him, and then helped him run out. But things happened unexpectedly, and just as she was about to reach the door, a beam in the house fell down again. At the critical moment, Cui Miao pushed her out.
Chai Heng was pushed outside the door where there was no light, but she couldn't just stand there and watch Cui Miao die, so she subconsciously tried to go in again, but was grabbed by a bony hand on the wrist.
Yang Yan came down the road on the right and saw Chai Heng immediately. Others would run out when the house was on fire, but she rushed in. He was so angry that his head was buzzing, and he immediately felt that she was simply seeking death.
"Let me go!" Chai Heng originally thought that it was Lu San who was holding her, so she immediately pulled her hand away and slapped the troublesome person hard in the face.
When I looked back, I realized it was Yang Yan.
If she had her own reasons for beating him the previous times, this time it was completely his bad luck.
"Apologize, Chai Heng."
A five-finger mark suddenly appeared on Yang Yan's cheek. His face turned pale and blue. He stared at her and asked her to apologize.
Chai Heng didn't have any perverted thoughts of beating people for no reason. After looking at Yang Yan, he felt that he had hit him a little too hard, but he couldn't care less about that at the moment. He was about to rush in again, but his wrist was grabbed again.
"Cui Miao is still in there, I don't have time to apologize to you. If you hold on to me again, it won't be as simple as a slap." Chai Heng was a little anxious when her wrist was grabbed again, so she threatened him in the way he always threatened her.
in short.
If he did that again, she would hit him even harder.
"What if I don't let go? What can you do? Kill me?" Yang Yan sneered and looked at her mockingly.
She didn't have time to kill him now.
"I can obviously save him now, Yang Yan. If Cui Miao dies because of you, I will definitely find someone to beat you up severely, and then let you pay for his life." Chai Heng used his previous way of speaking to perfection.
As soon as these words were spoken, the person who had been mocking her felt his eyes slightly warm for a moment.
"You don't have to go. I'll go."
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