Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 11.2

Chapter 11.2
My Name Is Liu Xiniang

According to Liu Xiniang, a martial artist’s life is renewed by the breath. It is fundamental for martial artists. Common wounds for martial artists are not lethal because the true qi will heal them when they run their true qi through their bodies. The stronger the internal force, the stronger the ability to repair the body.

Although this was all a myth, Luo Wanqing felt that for the wounds on her face, if she didn’t have this true qi to rely on, she wouldn’t have been able to make it through at all, much less be able to impersonate Liu Xiniang. She quietly followed the jailer to the death cell, changed her clothes, and was then pushed into a large room.

This room was about ten feet long and held hundreds of people. As soon as she entered, everyone looked over. Among them was a middle-aged woman sitting on a couch attached to a bed. She was extremely tall, with a thick waist and round arms, and her face was full of rough flesh. She was stepping on an extraordinarily skinny woman with a face full of tears. When she saw Luo Wanqing, she revealed yellow teeth and smiled, “Yo, here comes an unrivaled Yaksha.”

Luo Wanqing didn’t say anything, clearly feeling that the other party was coming from a shady place. She stood still and watched as the woman kicked the skinny woman at her feet and stood up, bringing a few people with her to walk to Luo Wanqing.

“Newcomer, did you bring a meet and greet gift?” The woman sized up Luo Wanqing, looking at Luo Wanqing’s hand full of whip marks, “What’s your name?”

Luo Wanqing didn’t make a sound right away. Liu Xiniang’s instructions rang in her mind. This place was her best training ground. She will use everything Liu Xiniang had given her for actual combat and work on her physique here.

Before, when Liu Xiniang asked her if she was afraid, she said she wasn’t. But now that she was surrounded by so many people and standing here alone, and this group of people who had their hands stained with who knows how many lives were staring at her, she realized that she was.
But she had already come, so even if she was scared, she still had to walk down this road.

“What are you doing?” Seeing that she hadn’t said anything for a long time, the taller woman slapped her hard on the face and shouted, “Speak!”

The slap, along with the burn, sent sharp pain straight to the top of her head, provoking her into a jolt. This pain made her instantly awake. What was she afraid of? It’s always nothing more than a death.

Luo Wanqing collected her thoughts. She turned her head, wiped the blood off her chin, raised her eyes to the other party, and calmly said, “Sorry for the offense. I’ll give you your meet-and-greet gift now.”

The other party grinned openly, yet her smile hadn’t completely blossomed when Luo Wanqing cupped her fists and slammed them fiercely toward her!

She punched the other party’s face. Then her fists rained down frantically while shouting, “This is my meet and greet gift. You ask me what my name is?”

The people next to her swarmed over, but Luo Wanqing tightly grabbed the tall woman’s hair and pounded her head, not letting go. Hundreds of people gathered around, influencing and shouting, “Fight! Fight! Fight!”

Luo Wanqing raised her foot and violently smashed the other party’s nose with her knee, tossing her voice: “My name is Liu, Xi, Niang!”
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When the death cell was in a frenzy, in the torture room, blood spread out on the floor as if it was water soaking into the ground, accompanied by a miserable scream. Then, the room instantly quieted down.

“My lord,” Zhu Que, who was executing the man, saw that the man was out of breath, hesitantly turned his head to the youth on the chair who was resting with his eyes closed, and cautiously said, “The last assassin is also dead.”

“You guys need to practice this handiwork,” the youth propped his forehead with his hand and slowly opened his eyes, “They are all dead but haven’t answered the question. Where exactly is the remaining assassin who came to help them as they said?”

“They don’t know either.” Zhu Que whispered weakly, “I asked several times and scraped several layers of their skin. These killers only know that the Feng Yu Pavilion asked them to assassinate Young Master Qin. At the same time, there will be a heavenly-level top killer to help. But they didn’t know who or the place was.”

“Forget it then,” the youth waved his hand, “Don’t investigate. Just keep watch. They want to kill Qin Jue because they’re afraid that if Qin Jue returns to Dongdu alive, he’ll reveal something he shouldn’t. If it doesn’t work this time, there will be next time, so wait until then.”

“Yes,” Zhu Que nodded. Then, he was puzzled, “How on earth did that assassin know that we had set up an ambush? I’ve been investigating for a long time but couldn’t find out who revealed the information.”

“Take it slow. There will always be a tail.” The youth pondered, “The most important thing right now is to send Qin Jue safely back to Dongdu and reasonably and legitimately place him under the protection of the Inspection Department.”

“Then what to do now?” Zhu Que frowned. “People from Feng Yu Pavilion have not been cleaned up. Prince Qin is now in prison. His injuries are too severe, and he has not fully recovered. Even if he can participate in the Inspection Division’s examination, I’m afraid the road will be too dangerous. Do we need to arrange for more attendants ……”

“The Feng Yu Pavilion has too many experts. If we arrange for more attendants, we won’t be able to protect Qin Jue.”

The youth interrupted Zhu Que and lazily said, “This battle is too big. If Dongdu’s side finds out, the Emperor will be suspicious. Qin’s family is involved in the crime of treason. Allowing him to get amnesty from the Inspection Department examination is already a privilege that the Emperor has given. It will rouse the Emperor’s suspicion if he feels the Inspection Department is using this method to catch some people who should not.”

“This doesn’t work, that doesn’t work,” Zhu Que sighed, “What then?”

“There is only one way now.” The youth raised his phoenix eyes, revealing smiles.

“You have Qin Jue pretend to be me and escort him back to Dongdu. I’ll go from Yangzhou to Dongdu for the Inspection Department test on Qin Jue’s behalf.”

“Ah?!” Zhu Que was shocked. “You’re going to take the exam?!”

“Yes,” the youth straightened up, stroked his hair, and lamented, “The Feng Yu Pavilion sent so many experts to wait for him. Isn’t that bullying? I’ll help him to meet them and check,” said the youth with a few points of killing intent in his smiling eyes, “Feng Yu Pavilion, how good are they?”

Author’s Notes: Mini Theater
Death Cell: “It’s over. There is a Pingtou brother on death row (honey badger (*), indifferent to life and death, hit when they’re unconvinced, without fear, fighting to the death).”
Luo Wanqing: “Actually, I used to …… be a young lady.”
Death Cell: “…… Who changed you? Condemned by Heaven! Let her come here!”
Liu Xiniang: “Ha? Calling me huh? Summon a killer, huh?”
Death Cell: “Nah, better let Pingtou stay here. At least she doesn’t kill people.”

T/N : ( ??) mi huan. Honey badger (scientific name: Melivora capensis) is a member of the Weasel family and the only species of the genus Honey Badger. They lived in Africa, West Asia, and South Asia. They have been included in the Guinness Book of World Records for several years as “the most fearless animals in the world.” Because of their reputation for being bold and fearless, only a handful of zoos in the world are willing to house honey badgers.