Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 14.2

Chapter 14.2
I Won’t Leave You Alone

She took a deep breath and didn’t think anymore. She followed the method that Liu Xiniang had given her, closed her eyes, and meditated, running her internal energy.

The internal force left to her by Liu Xiniang was overpowering. Her tendons and veins were barely able to support her. During the time she spent in the death cell, she rarely fought with her internal force. Not only to exercise her physical capabilities, but she found that as soon as she ran her inner strength, her tendons and veins would ache violently. That was a flaw of forcibly inheriting someone else’s internal energy, and it would take a long time to neutralize. She pondered and guided herself into meditation.

When her thoughts calmed down, Qin Jue’s voice came from outside: “Xiniang, the officials have sent some meat. Did you ask for it for me? Thank you so much, I ……”

Luo Wanqing’s anger rose again upon hearing these words. She couldn’t settle down at all. She stood up, pulled open the door, and saw the youth sitting cross-legged in the doorway while holding a bowl of chicken.

The youth turned his head, and his eyes brightened.

Luo Wanqing looked at him coldly and reached out, “Give me the meat. It’s mine.”

“I know it’s yours. I didn’t even touch it.” The youth smiled and handed the bowl, “But I still thank you.”

Luo Wanqing said nothing as she took the bowl and closed the door again. After eating steamed buns all day today, she was also hungry.
Now that she had to practice, she would eat meat when she could.
In the past, she wasn’t like this. She didn’t like meat, only veggie snacks.

The meat was only a seasoning for her. Thinking of the past, she couldn’t help but think of her family. She didn’t know how they were doing and Liu Xiniang’s whereabouts. Did they meet with Liu Xiniang, and did they recognize her? If they recognize her, then they should have learned of her death. Her family — should be sad.

Once Luo Wanqing thought about it, her heart became sour. She restrained her emotions, lowered her head, and grabbed the meat.

She intended to take a big bite but smelled something when it reached the tip of her nose. The Intestine Slicing Grass. A lethal poison that kills one’s life without seeing blood.

Luo Wanqing paused in her movements and immediately put down the meat bowl. She hurriedly opened the door with a hand that hadn’t touched the meat and rushed to the courtyard next to the water well.

The youth, who was sitting at the doorway, saw her movements and hurriedly said, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Have you touched that bowl of meat yet?!” Luo Wanqing immediately inquired, and the other party hurriedly waved his hands, “Don’t worry, I didn’t steal it, I ……”

“Have you touched the meat yet?!” Luo Wanqing interrupted him. The youth shook his head, sensing something was wrong: “What’s wrong?”

“Hurry up and fetch water.” Luo Wanqing commanded the youth. The latter obeyed and fetched water.

Luo Wanqing stretched out her hand and commanded the youth to stand where the water wouldn’t reach him. She asked him to hold the bucket up high and rinse her hand.

The youth looked scholarly, but his strength was excellent. He lifted the bucket to his waist, but he was very relaxed.

As soon as the water touched Luo Wanqing’s hand, it turned red, and the youth looked surprised: “What’s this?”

“Intestine Slicing Grass.” Luo Wanqing explained, “One of the fastest poisons to kill. Right now, we don’t have any other solution for it. We can only dilute it with water. Otherwise, all the soil here will contain poison.”
Saying this, Luo Wanqing flushed a bucket of water and immediately added, “Again ……”

Before she finished speaking, Luo Wanqing felt a wave of dizziness. The youth beside her immediately threw the bucket. He helped her and said urgently, “What’s wrong with you?”

Luo Wanqing didn’t say anything. This time, she smelled the faint smell of medicine and blood. She was too nervous and didn’t pay any attention at all. It was only at this moment that she realized. Intoxicant.

These killers, in this courtyard, had put intoxicants on a wide scale. They put lethal poison for Qin Jue and intoxicants for the whole building. Also, that smell of blood —

Luo Wanqing shook her head. With the last bit of her sanity, she pondered the current situation. The Feng Yu Pavilion was going to kill Qin Jue. But these mists of intoxicant, did they intend to blame the officials or want to kill everyone?

Luo Wanqing couldn’t think about it anymore. Her body couldn’t hold on. Her eyes went black, and she passed out in the youth’s arms.

The youth eagerly shook her: “Xiniang? Miss Liu?”

However, Luo Wanqing didn’t have any reaction. Seeing that Luo Wanqing had completely fainted, the youth lowered his head, listened to the sounds outside, and calmly inquired, “What’s the situation outside?”

“The Feng Yu Pavilion’s people used intoxicants and were discovered by the officials.” A voice from the shadows rang out, “Department Master, are we going to make a move?”

“Tonight is just a test. If we do it rashly, we won’t be able to catch the big fish.” As Xie Heng spoke, he lowered his eyes and ruffled the sideburns of the woman in his arms that covered her head. While observing the scabbed wounds on her face, he instructed, “Stay put. I’ll handle it myself. Also, notify Xuan Shan and ask him to investigate the Salt Gang’s Yangzhou branch helmsman, Liu Xiniang, in detail. Transfer all relevant information from the Inspection Department to me.”

“Yes.” The voice in the shadows answered and then added, “What should we do now? They will soon chase after the Department Master here.”

“Then ……,” Xie Heng smiled, “It’s up to Master Liu now how to save the hero.” Saying that Xie Heng picked up the unconscious Luo Wanqing horizontally and inquired, “Which side did they come from?”

“They were in the front yard. There is an unguarded dog hole in the northwest of the backyard. Master can head that way.”

“Got it.” Xie Heng hugged Luo Wanqing, turned his head, and headed northwest. When he reached the dog hole location, he pointed his toes and leaped over the high wall with the girl in his arms. Then, he ran towards the distant woods.

Luo Wanqing fainted for an unknown period. When she woke up in a daze, she felt that someone held her horizontally, and her body was almost upside down.

When she opened her eyes, she saw the panicked face of ‘Qin Jue’ in front of her eyes.

“You ……” As soon as she opened her mouth, she coughed sharply. Someone shouted behind her, “Qin Jue, don’t run, don’t waste time.”

“Xiniang, you’re awake?”

“Qin Jue,”

When he heard Luo Wanqing, he looked down at her and smiled, “That’s great. A lot of assassins just came and killed many people!”

“Put me down.” Luo Wanqing reacted to what happened. After recovering her strength, she said, “Run by yourself.”

“No!” The youth immediately denied it. He frowned. “How can I leave you alone.”

“Don’t worry about me ……”

“No, I have to take you with me.”

“You ……” Before she finished her words, Luo Wanqing sensed the cold arrows whistling. She fiercely hugged the youth tightly. All the strength around her body erupted, and her whole body fell downwards. She tugged the youth, and they rolled to the ground.

At this moment, two black-clothed men caught up with Luo Wanqing and the youth, raising their knives.

The youth pushed Luo Wanqing forward. One of the black-clothed men exposed his wrist in front of Luo Wanqing. She subconsciously raised her hand to grasp him, fiercely raised her other hand to grab the knife, and instantly kicked him out of the way!

Another black-clothed man chased after Xie Heng. He rolled away towards the edge of the tree. The black-clothed man continuously chopped dozens of ways but failed. Then, he slashed the tree, and the knife stuck in the tree.

When the black-clothed man drew his sword, Xie Heng turned around and ran. He ran extremely fast and arrived behind Luo Wanqing in an instant.

Luo Wanqing had just grabbed the knife and stood up when she felt someone behind her grab her clothes and said urgently, “Xiniang, it all depends on you!”

At this time, the killers all rushed over and surrounded the two of them.

Luo Wanqing carried her knife and calmly said, “Everyone, I’m not related to this gentleman Qin behind me. If you want to kill him, I will never block the way. Please leave a way out.”

“Xiniang?” Xie Heng turned his head in shock. “So heartless?” However, these words did not impress the killers. They looked at Luo Wanqing and only waved their hands. The leader coldly said, “Kill them all.”