Chapter 78 Missing

Since he had already planned to leave, A'li decided to talk things out with Mother Liu. Although it was for their own interests at the beginning, the other party did help him at that time. If he just left without caring, it would obviously leave a lot of trouble for the other party.

Looking at the two people in front of her, Mother Liu had already guessed something, but she still asked again without giving up.

"Have you really decided to leave?"

A Li looked at Gu Ye standing beside him, smiled, and nodded seriously.

Mother Liu looked a little unhappy. She was heartbroken to let this cash cow leave her like this. However, with her years of reading people, she knew that this man was not someone she could afford to offend. She could only sigh helplessly.

Knowing that Mama Liu was reluctant to let him go but had to let him go, A'li did not want to make things too awkward, so he pushed all the gold, silver and jewelry he had received in recent days in front of Mama Liu. Gu Ye did the same and gave all the money he had saved from taking commissions over the years to the other party.

Perhaps because of her good night watch, the success rate of completing the commissions was very high, so she saved a lot of money. Looking at the pile of real money in front of her, Mother Liu finally showed a sincere smile on her face.

Since there is no way to stop it, it would be best if she could get more benefits. However, if she just leaves like this, I am afraid that those guests who come to see her specially will not buy the bill. Looking at Gu Ye in front of her, who is dressed in black and does not look like a good person, Mother Liu thought of a good idea.

The flower petals fluttered with the red veil. Behind the hazy red veil, four dancers were dancing gracefully. In the middle of them, A-li was playing the guqin. As the song ended, the flower petals fluttered to the ground. A-li reached out to take a petal, then stood up and danced with the four dancers.

Ah-li was like a fluttering butterfly, and her every move attracted the audience. Her red lips on her fair face and her shy expression made everyone so intoxicated that they almost forgot to breathe.

However, just as everyone was admiring Ali's graceful dance, a man in black and a mask jumped down from the stands. The moment he drew his sword, he cut the red veil around the stage. All of a sudden, everyone in the audience was covered in the red veil.

However, before everyone could react, they saw the strange man jump onto the stage, grab the panicked Ali with one hand, and carry him away in full view of everyone.

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

"Miss A-li has been taken away!"

"Someone come quickly! Ali has been captured!"

The people in the audience finally managed to tear off the red veil on their bodies, and then they heard screams. It took them a long time to realize that Miss Ali had been kidnapped by that thief.

For a moment, there was a lot of noise and bustle. Mother Liu, who was hiding in the dark, saw that the time was ripe and immediately came out pretending to be panicked and a little angry.

"Why don't you go find someone for me! Are you all here to sit back and enjoy the meal?" Mother Liu angrily scolded the thugs beside her while comforting the guests.

Meanwhile, in contrast to the chaos in Qingmeifang, an ordinary horse-drawn carriage had quietly set out towards the outside of the county town.

The interior of the carriage was carefully paved with soft cushions. Qiu Muli sat inside. The fragrance in the carriage made his head hurt even more, so he had to close his eyes and rest for a while. As the carriage slowly stopped, he opened his eyes instantly, and a trace of tiredness flashed across his eyes and quickly disappeared.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the man who had just kidnapped him in front of everyone in Qingmeifang came in. He took off the mask on his face, and the face revealed was Gu Ye.

This was a plan that Liu's mother came up with, to have Gu Ye pretend to be a robber and kidnap A-Li. Although it sounded very bold, at least it could give an explanation to the customers who came to Qingmeifang for A-Li. Otherwise, if A-Li just left like this, those who spent a lot of money would definitely not buy it. But if he was kidnapped, those people could only swallow their anger, and there was no reason to get the money they spent back.

Gu Ye looked at Qiu Muli in the carriage, who was looking forward to his future life. His eyes were obscure and difficult to understand. When Qiu Muli looked at him, he slightly avoided his gaze and said, "Ali, we succeeded."

Qiu Muli nodded. The incense in the carriage made his head hurt even more. He thought it would be better to fall asleep instead of having a headache. Therefore, he quickly pretended to be dizzy and passed out in front of Gu Ye.

Seeing the woman in front of him leaning against the carriage, there was no panic in Gu Ye's eyes. After all, he had placed the incense and the cushions in the carriage himself.

The dozed-off A'li looked very peaceful. If not for the rise and fall of her breathing, she would have looked exactly like the fairy on the stone wall. Gu Ye held his breath unconsciously. He slowly stretched out his hand as if he wanted to tuck the fallen long hair back behind her ear, but just as he was about to touch her, he saw the red pattern that had risen to the back of his hand, and he almost instantly pulled his hand back.

Rather than a pattern, the pattern on the back of his hand looked more like a gorgeous flower, but the terrifying thing was that the flower seemed to be absorbing nutrients from his body and was constantly growing and blooming.

Gu Ye took a deep breath, disgust flashing in his eyes. He masochistically forced himself to use his inner strength until his hair was wet with sweat and the pattern on his hand began to dissipate little by little until it disappeared.

Qiu Muli felt that he did not sleep well that night. He always felt like someone was chattering in his ear. He suppressed his impatience and opened his eyes. The first person he saw was Mrs. Bai.

To be a good person, one must pretend to be more convincing. So when Qiu Muli woke up, he looked around in confusion and asked, "Mrs. Bai? Why am I here?"

Looking at the surrounding environment, Qiu Muli knew that he was probably taken to a secret room, but before he could observe carefully, someone blocked his sight.

"It's a really pretty face."

When Song Moying heard the woman wake up, she immediately walked forward. She stretched out her hand to lift her chin, but was dodged.

Qiu Muli's face turned pale. The woman in front of him had red spots of varying sizes on her face. However, what frightened him even more was the infatuation in her eyes.

Seeing Ah Li's evasive action, Song Moying's eyes flashed with hatred, but she quickly thought of something and turned to Madam Bai and said, "Mother, quickly bring me my new knife."

"You! You are Mrs. Bai's daughter! What are you doing? Where is Gu Ye? Where is he? What did you do to him?"

Ah Li's head was still dizzy and he had no strength left in his body. He could only barely stand up by holding on to the wall.

Hearing this series of questions, Song Moying took the knife and smiled happily. He swung it a few times casually, just short of cutting A-li.

"Be careful, don't hurt yourself." Mrs. Bai watched Song Moying's movements, fearing that she would be hurt.

The man standing far away suddenly spoke up: "This is medicine for the Saint. It cannot be damaged in the slightest."

It was because he said this that Ali discovered that there was another person in the dark corner.

Ali couldn't help shaking. He had no idea why he was here. Everything seemed like a nightmare, but he couldn't wake up.

Song Moying ignored Mrs. Bai and instead sneered at the man, "Why, are you feeling sorry for her now? That's right, you men just like this pretty skin."

Seeing the knife in the other party's hand getting closer to A Li, the man standing in the dark corner finally walked out and hit Song Moying's wrist with a stone, forcing the other party to let go of the knife.

"What exactly do you want to do?" the man asked expressionlessly.

Song Moying withdrew her hand in pain, her face turned fierce. She looked at the man fiercely and said, "I want her face."

The man's eyes darkened, his gaze cold as ice.

Song Moying was not afraid, but rather felt proud that she had found the opponent's sore spot. She chuckled and said, "The Saint once promised to cure my face, but now I don't need it anymore. My only request now is to exchange faces with her. I know you can do it. Our Saint has provided so many medicines. I believe that the Saint will definitely agree to such a simple request as changing faces."

Looking at the woman in front of him who was so proud of herself, the man had murderous intent in his eyes. But as she said, she had provided so many medicines, the saint would definitely agree to such a request to change her face. But he also understood the saint's character. If she saw such a face, she would definitely do everything she could to destroy her, because she would not allow anyone to be prettier than her, and would not allow other people to take their eyes off her face.

"You...you are Gu Ye?!" Qiu Muli was proficient in the art of disguise and could tell at a glance that the strange man in front of him was Gu Ye. Compared to the fake face he had before, his real appearance was much more pleasing to the eye.

Listening to the argument between the two, Qiu Muli decided to add some drama to himself in order to get more information, so he asked with a somewhat incredulous tone, and he seemed to be staggering.

The man's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he didn't intend to respond, but Song Moying didn't mind being a good person at this time.

"Yes, he is the Gu Ye you mentioned. All your relationships with him were lies. Everything was just to trick you here. But you don't have to be too sad, after all, the name is real." Song Moying said with a smile, and then pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, it's a pity that you were deceived again. I remember you were abandoned before. What's the use of having such a face? In the end, you were deceived by men. You might as well give it to me. I will definitely help you make the most of this face." As she said that, she laughed.

After saying this, Song Moying moved closer to A'li. Looking at the beautiful face in front of her, Song Moying's heart was filled with joy.

Song Moying really liked the face in front of her. Thinking of the red spots on her face, she looked unwilling. The holy water given to her by the saint could indeed make the red spots disappear, but it could only last for half a month. For this reason, she had to offer these beautiful "medicines" to the saint.

But now seeing such a beautiful face, even if the red spots on my face disappear, it would not be as good as it. Instead of constantly praying for holy water humbly, it would be better to just replace it with such a beautiful face.

Thinking of this, she unconsciously began to gently stroke A-li's fair and tender face, and this face immediately belonged to her.

At this moment, Ali was no longer able to dodge. She looked at Gu Ye with eyes full of despair. She wanted to scream and question loudly, but in the end, she did nothing. She just squatted down, hugged herself, and closed her eyes in sorrow.

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Qiu Muli: Sorry, I got a little dizzy after getting up so fast... squat down and slowly