Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 18.5

Chapter 18.5
I trusted you, so don’t you —

Moreover, it was Qin Jue himself who pretended to be Jiu Shuang and took the initiative to call her, so it was he who sought death. However, as these words came out, her mind drifted back to that night when she made her promise.

“You’ll make it to Dongdu alive.”

“I’m sure.”

That paper in Luo Wanqing’s arms became hot instantly, burning her. Next to her, Silver Snake looked at her complexion and said suspiciously, “Left Envoy?”

Luo Wanqing heard her voice and looked up. She had an instantaneous decision.

A gamble.

She wanted to save Qin Jue, and she wanted to stay alive herself, so she had to take a gamble. She would kill the woman in front of her and then disguise herself. She was never Liu Xiniang in the first place. Who would recognize her? Even though the Feng Yu Pavilion would become suspicious, they couldn’t verify it if she didn’t give them the chance. And if they couldn’t, she would have more time to operate. Perhaps she’ll find a new path after she enters the Inspection Department and utilizes its shelter. She couldn’t give up on Qin Jue so early and let him die like this. Her revenge was hers. There’s no need to implicate innocents. And who knows how things will change after Qin Jue’s death? Could she kill Jiang Shaoyan? If she couldn’t, then without Qin Jue, would Jiang Shaoyan sit on the throne for a long time?

Luo Wanqing thought about it and smiled towards Silver Snake, ”We’re going to keep sitting here and waiting? How long will it take for them to do the job?”

“What does the Left Envoy mean?” Silver Snake somewhat did not understand what Luo Wanqing meant.

Luo Wanqing turned her head to look and saw a horse tied up, so she said, “Go sit over there and talk. Have you been on a mission recently?”

“Thanks to Left Envoy’s blessing, I rested for a while and dealt with daily chores within the pavilion.” Seeing that she didn’t mean any harm, Silver Snake relaxed and walked with Luo Wanqing towards the road.

Luo Wanqing puts down everything on her body while chatting with Silver Snake on one side and secretly smearing poison hidden in her sleeve onto her hands. She dabbed the antidote first and waited for it to be absorbed fully before wiping on the poison.

When Silver Snake bent down to sit, Luo Wanqing violently drew her blade! She had unsheathed her weapon countless times these days, and the speed of her drawing was dangerously fast. However, Silver Snake seemed prepared. With a twist of her body, she blocked it with the black box on her back.

But Luo Wanqing’s focus was not on the weapon. The moment Silver Snake moved, her poison-dyed palm attacked Silver Snake’s face. Silver Snake’s other hand lifted and flung out, and a venomous snake opened its mouth from its sleeve!

Luo Wanqing immediately retreated. Silver Snake also quickly retreated away with one hand holding the black box while the other held the poisonous snake. She was about to speak but suddenly realized something was wrong. She immediately lifted her hand to seal her acupoints and angrily raised her eyes: “You poisoning me?!”

Luo Wanqing didn’t talk nonsense and directly swung her blade forward. Silver Snake opened the black box and pinched it. Holding the Miao swords with both hands, she clashed with Luo Wanqing fiercely.

“What does the Left Envoy mean?” Silver Snake coldly looked at Luo Wanqing.

Luo Wanqing raised her eyes and calmly said, “It means I want you to die.”

“Want me to die?” Silver Snake laughed. The viper on the side took the opportunity to bite Luo Wanqing.

Luo Wanqing sidestepped and dodged. Silver Snake clenched her teeth and said, “Then please enlighten me.” After saying that, Silver Snake held the swords with both hands and swung them towards Luo Wanqing.

The Miao swords were extremely long. Compared to Luo Wanqing’s blade, it had a much greater range for defense and attack. When Silver Snake swung her swords, Luo Wanqing couldn’t get close to her.

Technically, such longswords should move very slowly, but Silver Snake was not. It was as if this longsword had no weight in her hands, and she swung it with surprisingly fast movements, wave after wave, giving her no room to buffer at all.

“The Left Envoy doesn’t seem as tough as the legends.” Seeing that Luo Wanqing had been on the defensive mode, Silver Snake laughed. “I never fought with the Left Envoy, and apparently, you’re nothing more than that. It seems it’s time for a new person to sit on the Left Envoy’s position.” After finishing her words, Silver Snake leaped in the air and violently slashed downwards!

Luo Wanqing didn’t dare to catch it hard. She rolled on the ground, and the longsword instantly cut across her entire back, revealing a blood-drenched line.

The Silver Snake’s eyes lit up, immediately pursuing the attack, slashing from top to bottom, excitedly saying: ”Unworthy! If I had known you only had this much ability, I should have killed you long ago! I wasted the time I spent at the Earth level. Go to hell! Die!” She attacked fiercely, like a madman. The previous poison didn’t seem to have any effect on her. It didn’t slow her down at all.

Luo Wanqing was struggling to support herself. After she was injured, her movements instantly slowed down a lot. Within a few moments, new injuries piled up on her body.

No, it can’t be like this. Luo Wanqing forced herself to calm down and observe her opponent’s path. If she kept dodging like this, she would be a boiled frog. Sooner or later, this crazy woman would consume her.

‘A blade is a King’s path. Wherever it goes, it’s indestructible.’ Qin Jue’s voice rang inside her head, making her realize her problem.

Yes, a blade is a King’s path. Why would she hide? If she dodged, she would hide her blade and allow the Silver Snake to dominate. That was the Blade’s Path.

Thinking of this, without saying a word, she didn’t hide anymore when Silver Snake swung her swords. She turned her act into an attack and slashed back towards Silver Snake!

The Silver Snake’s swords attacked her vitals while Luo Wanqing’s blade slashed at her arm.

The Silver Snake’s face changed slightly, fiercely twisting her swords, catching Luo Wanqing’s blade with a slash. When Luo Wanqing’s blade met Silver Snake’s swords, she immediately noticed something was wrong.