Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 28.1

Chapter 28.1
Xiniang seems like to have —

Hearing this name, Luo Wanqing reacted after a long time. She couldn’t help but smile, “It’s you.”

His voice was almost the same as Qin Jue’s, but that smiling tone was something Qin Jue didn’t have.

Once she heard this voice, Luo Wanqing knew he was the “fake” Qin Jue who had come from Yangzhou with her and molded her bones.

Is he will become her Shadow? His name is Cui Heng?

Luo Wanqing hid her joy, and the opposite person raised his eyebrows, pretending to be puzzled: “Oh, who am I?”

“You ……”

“Miss Liu.” The young man, who called himself Cui Heng, hadn’t finished his sentence when another voice rang out from the hallway.

Luo Wanqing and Cui Heng looked up together. They saw Qin Jue standing in the hallway, looking at Luo Wanqing seriously. His face was not very good, obviously still with injuries. He should still recuperate, but he rushed over early, standing in the doorway, so he must had important things to discuss.

Apart from Zhang Jiuran, what else did she and Qin Jue have to say?

Luo Wanqing knew Qin Jue’s intention. She looked at Cui Heng beside her and apologized, “Mr. Cui, please wait for a moment. I will talk to Mr. Qin first.”

Cui Heng sniffed and cocked his head, blinking as he asked rhetorically, “I came first, yet you want to invite him in first?”

“His matter is more important.”

Knowing he was displeased, Luo Wanqing smiled and explained before looking up at Qin Jue and softly said, “Mr. Qin, please.”

Qin Jue didn’t say much. While staggering past Cui Heng, he nodded and thanked him. Then, he walked into the house.

Luo Wanqing looked up at Cui Heng, who seemed to be confused, and seeing that he stood at the door with no intention of leaving, she hurriedly comforted him, “You can stroll around the courtyard first. We’ll have a long time to come.”

Hearing this “long time to come,” Cui Heng seemed satisfied, nodded, and said, “That’s right. Then ……”

Without waiting for Cui Heng to finish speaking, Luo Wanqing closed the door.

Cui Heng froze in front of the door, then ‘tsk,’ and coldly said: “En, he is important.” With that, he walked away.

Luo Wanqing felt amused but knew he was used to joking around, so she ignored it. Anyway, he couldn’t say anything important right now. But Qin Jue had to rush over with his injuries, and the matter must involve Zhang Jiuran, which was the most problematic thing for her today.

Luo Wanqing thoughtfully turned around and greeted Qin Jue as he sat down. Qin Jue coughed lightly and thanked her.

Luo Wanqing glanced at him and asked, “How was yesterday?”

“Thanks to Miss’ help,” Qin Jue turned towards Luo Wanqing and bowed, “I saved my life yesterday, and nothing serious happened.”

“That’s good.” Luo Wanqing nodded, pouring tea for Qin Jue, pondering, “You didn’t recuperate from your injuries but rushed over. What do you want?”

“Miss,” Qin Jue pursed his lips and asked, “Miss knows where Zhang Jiuran is, right?”

Luo Wanqing knew that Qin Jue was trying to trick her as soon as she heard this. Although she had inconsistent conversations with Qin Jue, she only mentioned that she had only met Zhang Jiuran a few times before parted with her and hadn’t revealed anything that would convince Qin Jue that she knew Zhang Jiuran’s whereabouts.

After all, Qin Jue had a grudge against Zhang Jiuran. Although Zhang Jiuran tried to save Qin Jue’s life, Luo Wanqing was still uneasy about him and only answered, “I don’t know.”

“I know that Miss is wary of me. But I only want to ask if it’s true that she’s leaving the Feng Yu Pavilion?”

Qin Jue stared at Luo Wanqing, who told the truth before a moment of hesitation: “Yes.”

“Then how did she deal with the parasites she had on her body?”

Luo Wanqing couldn’t say anything. This matter was the most problematic thing for her today. She couldn’t remove the parasites for Zhang Jiuran, so even if she brought Zhang Jiuran back, she couldn’t save her.

She pondered before realizing that Qin Jue wouldn’t ask her this question in vain.

She lowered her head and handed Qin Jue the tea, saying softly, “What are you asking this for?”

“If she is determined to leave the Feng Yu Pavilion ……,” Qin Jue looked at the cup of tea in Luo Wanqing’s hand and spoke with extra difficulty, “I can spare her from death.”

Luo Wanqing couldn’t help but raise her eyes to look at him as she listened to Qin Jue’s words. She knew how difficult those words were for Qin Jue. No matter how many difficulties Zhang Jiuran had, how miserable Zhang Jiuran had been in her life, to Qin Jue, she was like Jiang Shaoyan in her eyes. Her taking care of Zhang Jiuran was because she owed Zhang Jiuran. But Qin Jue resented Zhang Jiuran, as he should.

“She killed your family.” Luo Wanqing reminded.

Qin Jue’s movements stiffened slightly, and he gritted his teeth, “Yes, I know. I won’t forgive her in this life! But if she dies, that would be cheaper for her. It would be better to live,” Qin Jue was a bit embarrassed, turning his head away, hoarsely saying, “Doing good deeds in the future to atone for your sins.”

Luo Wanqing listened to his words and thought for a long time before speaking, “Qin Jue, do you know why she left the Feng Yu Pavilion?”

“Killed too many people, and turning back is the best way.” Qin Jue whispered, “She didn’t like killing either.”

“She didn’t like killing, but back then, someone killed her father, so she was desperate and was brought into the Feng Yu Pavilion by her master, Xiang Sizi,” Luo Wanqing spoke softly of what Qin Jue knew, “To repay his kindness and also to take revenge, she always listened to Xiang Sizi, and did a lot of things that went against her heart. She said to me that she regretted countless things in her life. You should know who she regretted the most.”

“Regret,” Qin Jue mockingly smiled away, “Didn’t she still do it too?”

“Yes,” Luo Wanqing nodded, “So she had planned to go to the Northwest to kill herself after killing Xie Heng for revenge. But when she was about to assassinate Xie Heng, she suddenly realized that the broken blade she took from her father’s stomach wasn’t the Xie family’s blade.”

Hearing this, Qin Jue froze. He raised his eyes in shock.

Luo Wanqing calmly said, “It’s the Empress Wang Clan’s blade. Her master, Xiang Sizi, came from the Wang Clan’s dead soldiers.”

“What did you say?” Qin Jue stood up violently while trembling, “Her master –“

“Is her enemy.” Luo Wanqing calmly told him.

Qin Jue froze and looked at Luo Wanqing. He dared not think deeply about Zhang Jiuran’s situation. He squeezed his fists for a long time and only said, “She knew, then what?”

“Her master had her family member captived, and she couldn’t continue this journey. She doesn’t like killing people, and she doesn’t want to harm you –“

“I know!” Qin Jue interrupted her. He stared at Luo Wanqing and asked, “I don’t need you to tell me these things. I’m asking you where is she?”

“What do you want to do after you ask?” Luo Wanqing looked at him, forcing him to answer, “Family hatred is on the line. What do you plan to do when you see her?”

Qin Jue couldn’t speak. He looked at Luo Wanqing, and after a long time, he said in a trembling voice, “I will never forgive her in this life.”

“Then –“

“But I want her to live. Live to atone for her sins.”

Hearing this, Luo Wanqing knew the answer. She lowered her head and softly said, “Did you visit the Guardian Temple a few days ago?”

Qin Jue froze slightly, then remembered and slowly said, “Yes. I have an uncle in the Guardian Temple, and after coming to Dongdu, I begged Master Xie to allow me to visit –“

“Guardian Temple’s entrance, you give a beggar two copper coins.”

When Qin Jue heard the words, he unbelievably raised his eyes. He remembered that person. That person was limp on the ground, like a puddle of mud. Tears fell from his eyes, and Luo Wanqing whispered, “It’s her.”

Qin Jue wanted to laugh. The word ‘retribution’ was on his lips, but he couldn’t say it. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, turning his head and planning to go out.

Luo Wanqing shouted to him: “I’ve already placed her in a good place. She didn’t have internal strength, only a ruined appearance, damaged veins, and shattered bones. The parasites have been active for three months, and her five senses are all gone, and she won’t have long to live. If you do not have a way to save her, I will not let you see her.”

“I have a way to extend her life.” Qin Jue immediately said, “Hand her over to me, and I’ll take care of her first. Then I’ll look for Xiang Sizi. He has the mother parasite.”

People infected by the parasites will have their bodies filled with sub-parasites. If the mother parasites die, the sub-parasites will die. The simplest way to solve the parasites is to kill the mother parasite. This method is the only way to save Zhang Jiuran. And Qin Jue was the only person Luo Wanqing could trust. There was no way for her to save or extend her life. If Qin Jue wanted revenge, even if he did nothing, it would already be a payback. But he still wanted to care for her, and judging from his appearance, he wished to save her.

Luo Wanqing pondered before deciding and whispering: ”I’ll look for the mother parasite. You bring Zhang Jiuran back and take good care of her. It’s not convenient for me to step in on her side. You must not tell anyone that I’m related to her.”

“Okay. I’ll say she’s a family of mine and bring her back to the Inspection Department to hide her.” Qin Jue immediately got up, “Where is she?”

Luo Wanqing reported the location of the medical center to him. Qin Jue didn’t stay long and immediately went out. After walking two steps, Qin Jue suddenly returned, looked at her, and hesitantly said, “Do you — you have money?”

Luo Wanqing froze and raised her eyes to the embarrassed Qin Jue.

Qin Jue stammered: “I — I am now in the Inspection Department. They had already provided me with food and clothing. It won’t be good — “

Luo Wanqing understood what Qin Jue meant. He has no money, so to save Zhang Jiuran, he must ask for money from the Inspection Department. The Inspection Department had helped him too much, so he was embarrassed to ask for more.

“You’re too embarrassed to ask the Inspection Department for money, yet you have the nerve to ask me?” Luo Wanqing was speechless.

Embarrassment surfaced on Qin Jue’s face, and he only said, “I will return it later.”

Luo Wanqing took a deep breath, and after thinking about it, she remembered that on the way to Dongdu before, Cui Heng had offered a bag of gold beads. He should have money on him. She immediately said, “Wait a moment.”

She walked over to the window and raised her eyes to see Cui Heng carrying a food box, walking to the courtyard leisurely.

She turned around and packed up last night’s herbs. Holding the herbs, she leaped down from the window and landed before Cui Heng.

When Cui Heng saw her come down, he smiled and raised his eyes, lifting his food box and saying, “Agent Liu, I thought that you should not have eaten anything yet, so I went to buy some breakfast.”

“Cui Heng, can I trouble you with something?” Luo Wanqing asked.

Cui Heng smiled and nodded, “I am your Shadow. If Agent Liu needs anything, I will take care of it.”