Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 34.2

Chapter 34.2
That face was similar to the one he remembered —

Luo Wanqing thought and couldn’t help but glance down the mountain. Going down to look for Xiang Sizi now was a bit too eye-catching, plus the toxin in her body hadn’t dissipated yet, so it was better to rest. She resisted the urge to go down the mountain and meditate in her room. The medicine given by Cui Heng in the morning was excellent, and after resting for a day, she felt that she had almost healed completely. By the time the night came, she went to bed early and slept until the middle of the night. She felt someone in the room and opened her eyes instantly. She subconsciously drew her sword but got up halfway; someone gripped her hand.

A familiar voice came: “It’s me.”

Luo Wanqing was stunned and looked up. She saw Cui Heng sitting on the edge of the bed with a mask on; he was wearing jade-colored brocade clothes with white jade on his waist, looking as usual. He had maintained the same voice when he became Qin Jue. To this day, she has never heard his real voice. She looked at him dumbfoundedly. They silently for a moment. Luo Wanqing hesitantly drew the sword back and sat up, wondering, “Why did you come?”

“I shouldn’t have come here in the first place.” Cui Heng pursed his lips and said softly, “But I heard some news and wanted to ask you.”

“Ask what?” Luo Wanqing was bewildered.

“I heard that you agreed to change your face,” Cui Heng said, raising his eyes to look at Luo Wanqing. He said gently, “Did you decide it?”

“What is there to consider?” Luo Wanqing did not understand.

Cui Heng froze, then said, “You’re changing into someone else’s face. Don’t you mind?”

Luo Wanqing’s heart fluttered as she listened to these words. If it were in the past, when she was still young, not to mention changing into someone else’s face, even if it was wearing the same clothes as someone else, she wouldn’t be happy about it. But nowadays, she even used someone else’s identity, so how would she care about a face? Moreover, if she was not wrong, that face —

Luo Wanqing smiled and said gently, “As long as I can kill Li Guiyu, what about a face?”

“You want to kill him so badly?” Cui Heng was puzzled, “Why?”

“Luo Wanqing died, and Liu Xiniang completed what she hadn’t accomplished for her.” Luo Wanqing looked at Cui Heng frankly, without any hesitation.

Cui Heng’s eyes were puzzled: “You didn’t know her for long.”

“Do you rely on the length of time you’ve known someone?” Luo Wanqing asked rhetorically. Cui Heng did not make a sound.

The two fell silent. Luo Wanqing considered it and said, “You came… to ask about this matter?”

“En.” Cui Heng nodded, then raised his eyes and smiled, “It’s good that you’ve decided.”

“What if I’m not willing?” Luo Wanqing was curious.

Cui Heng raised an eyebrow, then said, “Then I’ll talk to Master Xie about a different method.”

“Do you have this kind of ability?” Luo Wanqing was amused.

Cui Heng nodded and gently tapped his shoulder with his folding fan, seemingly proud, “My humble self in the Inspection Department has some weight. However, it mainly depends on your performance.”

“My performance?” Luo Wanqing intuited that something wasn’t right. Using a smile to suppress her wariness, she looked at the youth before her and asked, “What performance do I have?”

Cui Heng looked at Luo Wanqing’s appearance sadly. He reached out his hand and covered Luo Wanqing’s eyes, sighing, “Let’s not talk like this.”

Luo Wanqing lowered her eyes. She couldn’t see in front of her; she only felt her eyelashes brushing over Cui Heng’s palm, and the other party’s hand gave a slight lurch. The two of them were silent for a moment. Cui Heng warmly said, “I have some things to do. I have to travel for some time, so let’s not see each other for a while. Lest you lie to me, and I deceived a little girl.”

Luo Wanqing understood what Cui Heng meant. Having come this far, Xie Heng suspected her. Regardless of whether it was to ask her to carry out the task of the Inspection Department or to test him, she and Cui Heng couldn’t maintain that state of ‘you don’t ask me, I don’t suspect you.’ For the two of them to continue to get along would be nothing more than deceiving each other. She suppressed her emotions and only asked, “Then the poison in your body ……”

“Leave it. That bit of poison is not harmful to me.” Cui Heng smiled and said gently, “When we meet again, you can give me the antidote.”

Luo Wanqing paused, instantly remembering the blood he had given her to drink when she was poisoned. She vaguely realized that his body seemed to be different from ordinary people’s but didn’t quite dare confirm it. Cui Heng was unwilling to take it, and it was too late for her to make an antidote now, so she could only gently respond, “Okay.”

Cui Heng looked at her like she was a child, seemingly helpless. He thought momentarily but still explained, “The Inspection Department has too much power. A single word from a pen is a human life, and since its creation, there have been too many people who want to kill Xie Heng.”

Luo Wanqing didn’t understand what he was going to say but still listened quietly.

“But his life is not his own. He has too many people to shelter and cannot afford to make any mistakes. That’s why he lives a careful life. If he’s harsh on you, I hope you don’t take it personally.”

“Aren’t you afraid that I’m a bad person?” Luo Wanqing did not understand the apology. Xie Heng was rightfully suspicious of her, why would he apologize in advance?

However, hearing her question, Cui Heng only laughed lightly. “Let Xie Heng deal with the bad guys. I’ll take you as that good seedling who can’t do anything. If you are the bad guy,” Cui Heng said meaningfully, “I probably won’t see you again.” Saying that Cui Heng lowered the hand covering her eyes, and she looked at him doubtfully.

Cui Heng looked at her momentarily before finally saying, “Then, since you have no opinions, I will leave.”

“En.” Luo Wanqing did not retain him.