Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 4.2

Chapter 4.2
I’m Liu Xiniang

Luo Wanqing closed her eyes and relaxed. The thought of Xie Heng being able to slaughter Jiang Shaoyan made her blood boil. But this was just her fantasy. No matter now or in the future, Jiang Shaoyan would never dare to make a move on Xie Heng easily. And now that Jiang Shaoyan had just regained his identity as a prince, he and Xie Heng should not have any connection yet and were not allies as in the dream.

The Inspection Department has become the only breakthrough for the Luo family to overturn the case. But what can she do to make the Inspection Department reassess the case for her?

Luo Wanqing pondered. When Jiang Shaoyan lived with her family, her father always treated him as a son and never avoided him in business. He could plant false evidence easily. However, if the case had already concluded, why did Jiang Shaoyan see her father and give him a ceramic piece to let him kill himself?

Luo Wanqing recalled the details over and over again. She thought about all the information she could utilize for a long time, and it was already late at night when she opened her eyes.

The crowd was deep in sleep. The clouds covered the sky with blackness.
Luo Wanqing looked at the sky from outside the iron bars, and her heart was just as depressing and thick as the color of the sky. She felt like a trapped beast locked in an iron cage, desperately struggling but failing to do so.

She has no evidence. The only thing that can sway the Inspection Department is her father’s unnatural death. Whether or not the Inspection Department can investigate depends on their attitude.

But Jiang Shaoyan is the son of the emperor. Those inspectors were usually afraid of checking on him. So, only Xie Heng has the courage. She wants to complain but can only report to Xie Heng.

But what kind of character is Xie Heng?

He was the sixth generation of a noble family. His family produced three generations of prime ministers since they founded the country. When he was young, the emperor personally carried her into the courtroom. At the age of twenty-three years old, he single-handedly created the Inspection Department and became the master.

This kind of character was already rare to come to Jiangnan. She was only a merchant’s daughter. Not to mention that Jiang Shaoyan would certainly let people guard her. Even if Jiang Shaoyan didn’t care about this, how could she meet Xie Heng?

Xie Heng was her only hope. Apart from Xie Heng, in this Yangzhou Prison, who could fight against Jiang Shaoyan, Zheng Pingsheng, and others to save her Luo family from trouble?

In any case, she wanted to see Xie Heng. To gamble on whether Xie Heng was willing to save her Luo family. She tried to recall the information about Xie Heng in Yangzhou in her dream.

In the dream, she stayed in the cell and didn’t know much. The only thing she knew about Xie Heng was there were assassins mixed in the prison. Rumor has it that these assassins were from the No.1 assassin organization, the Feng Yu Pavilion. They were going to kill someone in the prison. Their target was unclear, but in the end, they were all caught by Xie Heng by setting up ambushes, except for a woman named Liu Xiniang.

To capture that escaped Liu Xiniang, the prison was turned upside down, especially the women’s prison cell. The jailers searched back and forth several times. It was because the assassin who escaped previously hid in the cell.

What did the assassin look like? Keenly realizing this was a usable person, Luo Wanqing immediately began to think back. The birds chirping outside interrupted her as soon as she thought about it.

Everyone was sleeping peacefully. This bird’s sound didn’t attract anyone’s attention, but Luo Wanqing felt it wasn’t right. In the dead of winter, where did the birds come from?

As she was thinking, she heard a rustling sound from the crowd. She looked up and saw that not far away from the corner, a woman who seemed to be seriously injured supported herself to stand up, staggering towards the backyard used for the toilets. Seeing that figure, Luo Wanqing reacted in an instant. It was her! The assassin who had run away from Xie Heng. The salt dealer who got her face burnt by the jailer during the torture. The assassination would happen tonight, and that bird call just now was the signal for them to make their move. Now, she was ready to make her move. If she didn’t stop her, she wouldn’t be able to see this person again.

Thinking of this, Luo Wanqing no longer hesitated. She hurriedly got up and followed the woman out of the cell. She had only arrived at the backyard when she felt a burst of cold winds hurtling. The other party grabbed her neck, violently pressed her against the wall, and coldly inquired, “Why are you following me?”

Luo Wanqing didn’t say anything. She felt the cold fingers tightly pinching her trachea, making her breathless. She tilted slightly to see what the woman in front of her looked like. Burn marks covered her face. She couldn’t see her original appearance, only a few parts of her outline. Judging from those smiling eyes with killing intent, she should have been born pretty well. It was Liu Xiniang. Luo Wanqing confirmed.

When Luo Wanqing sized her up, the other party stared at her. Her heart was beating fast as she noticed the killing intent of the person before her. She slightly tilted her head and tried to breathe easier, pretending to be calm: ” I would like to ask Miss Liu for a favor.”

“What favor?”

“Take me out with you.”

Xie Heng had already set up an ambush wherever Liu Xiniang was going. Although she had the risk of being put to death together as a cohort, this was also her only chance to see Xie Heng. She was willing to use her life to fight for this one chance.

When Liu Xiniang heard her words, she misunderstood her meaning. Her hand relaxed slightly and helplessly said, “I’m not escaping from prison.”

“I know.” Luo Wanqing calmly responded, “You’re going to kill someone.”

Liu Xiniang sniffed. Her face showed surprise, “You know?”

“Yes.” Luo Wanqing stared at her, half-heartedly threatening, “If you don’t take me with you, I’ll immediately report it to the jailer. Give up the idea of killing me to seal my mouth. Before I came here, I had already told someone. She would report you if I didn’t send out a safety signal in a quarter of an hour.”

Liu Xiniang’s face showed shock. She seemed to think for a moment and then figured out something. She nodded and said solemnly, “I understand.”

After saying this, she even directly let go of Luo Wanqing and turned her head towards the cell, waving her hand and saying, “Alright, I won’t go then.”

“Wait!” Her answer startled Luo Wanqing as she grabbed her sleeve, frowning and asking urgently, “You’re not going? You’ve been plotting for so long. You’ve lurked here for this reason, suffered so many punishments, and you say you’re not going?”

“Lurking here is a task. It’s not like I wanted it.” Liu Xinang said helplessly. She analyzed her, “But you think, such a big matter, even you know it. Can the person I want to kill not know? The news has leaked. If I still do it, wouldn’t I send myself to death for nothing? I’m not stupid!”

These remarks knocked Luo Wanqing off her feet. She looked at the other party dumbfounded. For a moment, she didn’t know what to do.

Seeing this, Liu Xiniang looked at her sympathetically. After thinking about it, she sighed and raised her hand on Luo Wanqing’s shoulder, comforting her. “Your name is Luo Wanqing, right? My name is Liu Xiniang. In the future, we will be half-friends in this cell. This time, thanks to you for tipping me off. I owe you a favor. In the future, you can look for me. Although I won’t necessarily be helpful, I can give you verbal comfort. It’s also considered a kind of support, right?”

Luo Wanqing didn’t say anything. She looked down as if she was thinking.
Thinking about it, Liu Xiniang smiled awkwardly, “It’s quite cold. Let’s go to the cell first. There are many people there, it’s lively.” After saying that, Liu Xiniang released her. She wanted to take advantage of Luo Wanqing’s inattention and hurriedly slipped away.

Once she moved, Luo Wanqing stubbornly said, “I want to see Xie Heng.”

Liu Xiniang stopped in her tracks and turned back in shock. Luo Wanqing raised her clear and stubborn eyes to look at her and spoke seriously, “If I can’t see him, I’ll tell them about you to make a merit and ask to see him.”

Liu Xiniang didn’t say anything. She looked at the beautiful woman in front of her. At that moment, she felt that the sky was too dark. As dark as Luo Wanqing’s heart.