The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Now that Duan Bo's mansion is closed, no one knows what the old lady is doing.

Mrs. Bai silently recited a few Buddhist mantras. The old lady was kind and would be blessed by Buddha and Heaven.

Old Hou Jun has done so many good deeds. If he died early, it would be really a pity for God.

"Who am I going to tear apart?"

Ding Meijian jumped out from behind Shu Jie'er and snatched the flowers from Shu Jie'er's hand.

"How pitiful! Such a beautiful rose has become a withered flower in the hands of a sister like me. How pitiful!"

Brother Jian held the flowers in his hands and spoke with pity, sighing deeply.

Both Bai and Shu Jie'er were frightened. This tiger kid almost scared your mother to death.

Shujieer tried to grab it, but Jiangeer dodged it.

I escaped my sister's arrest, but I couldn't escape my mother's clutches.

"You're so bold, you little brat! You're not in school right now. Are you being lazy and not going?!"

Mrs. Bai twisted Ding Meijian's ear with one hand, and Ding Meijian's little face wrinkled into a bun in pain.

"Ouch! It hurts, Mom, let go. How dare I? The teacher had something to do and stopped the class today, so I came back. Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

*

Duan Jing'an rode at full speed with his group along the path. Three days had passed since Li Wei left, and the situation over there was still unclear.

Duan Jing'an became increasingly anxious, his face became even colder and harder, and he kept whipping the horse under his crotch.

After passing a village, they stopped.

"Fourth Master, if we cross the mountain ahead, we will reach the place where we were trapped before."

Blood was already seeping from Li Wei's abdomen and his face was pale. Taking advantage of the break, he raised his hand and fed him two blood-replenishing pills.

Duan Jing'an looked at the dense forest in front of him and ordered the group to rest.

"Tongqi, go and bandage Li Wei properly. We'll set off soon."

Li Wei endured the pain and ran all the way. The newly grown flesh stuck to the gauze, and when he took it off, the wound was torn open again.

*

"Tell me! Where is the thing?"

Zhang Zhisheng whipped Shen Xianli twice with the horsewhip in his hand, and Shen Xianli was already covered with whip marks.

"I've already told you, I don't know what there is. Even if you want it, I don't know."

Zhang Zhisheng whipped Shen Xianli again, and his whole body was convulsing.

"Okay, stop fighting. If you kill him, we won't get the stuff. If we don't get the stuff, both you and I will be finished."

Du Liang spoke gloomily, staring at Shen Xianli's face up and down with his drooping eyes.

"Master Shen is a handsome man, a renowned official in Shu Province. With such a handsome face, I'm sure your two children..."

Seeing a hint of "panic" on Shen Xianli's face, Du Liang smiled with satisfaction at the result he had expected.

"You beast, if you have anything to say, come at me. It's the actions of a mean person to not let your family suffer any harm."

Shen Xianli yelled at Du Liang weakly, struggling with his hands weakly, and his blood soaked the hemp rope.

"What villain or gentleman? I don't know. Master Shen, as long as you hand over what you have, I will let you go immediately. How about that?"

"Pooh!"

Shen Xianli spat out a mouthful of blood foam

"How many times have I told you that I have no idea what you want. I was ordered to return to Beijing to report on my work, but I never thought you would arrest me halfway there."

Zhang Zhisheng felt a headache after hearing this. They had said the same thing over and over again countless times.

"You have nothing to hide, why are you running?"

"If you catch me, shouldn't I run away?"

The scene was a little awkward for a moment, and Zhang Zhisheng's brain was a little slow to react. It seemed to make some sense...

Du Liang cursed inwardly, "What an idiot!", "What he said was all nonsense."

They lost their patience for a moment. It had been more than twenty days since they received the news and tracked them down here.

If it's any later, the news might have been passed back to the capital, and then there would be no point in saying anything.

What they didn't know was that not only had the news been passed back to the capital, but three teams of people were also heading towards them.

Du Liang squatted in front of Shen Xianli and pulled hard with both hands. The rope cut into his flesh tightly. Shen Xianli frowned and couldn't help but let out a soft groan.

"Shen Xianli, don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit. Think about it, your escaped servant is injured and probably can't get far. I have already sent two assassins to the capital. Even if he is lucky enough to escape, he will not be as fast as my men."

He stood up, wiped his hands with a handkerchief and continued, "You said you would see your son and daughter in a couple of days. I, Du Liang, have been a good man and have reunited you and your son."

Shen Xianli's eyes, which were covered by his hair, narrowed twice. He was not sure whether Li Wei had escaped.

But the person in front of him did not say that he had found him, which meant that Li Wei was still safe for the time being.

As for Sister Wei and Brother Xuan, Shen Xianli felt sad. He probably would never see them again.

Even if he died, he had to find a good place for himself so that Li Wei wouldn't be unable to find him when he came back.

"Can you promise to let me go after you get the things?"

Shen Xianli stared at Du Liang intently, not missing any expression on his face.

Du Liang breathed a sigh of relief and was ecstatic at the same time. When he heard Shen Xianli ask this, Du Liang's eyes flashed slightly.

"Of course. I just want the things. I'll leave after I get them."

Shen Xianli saw his expression and knew that once the things were handed over, they would all die.

"Okay, I can give you the things, but I still have a question."

Du Liang controlled his temper. Since they were all going to die, he could just think that a few more words were a gesture of kindness.

"you say!"

"Who sent you?"

"Yuanning Magistrate Cai Yongquan!"