Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 40.2

Chapter 40.2 

Luo Wanqing is a doctor; what are you? 

She suddenly knew why, in her previous life in the dream, after Zhang Jiuran had assassinated Xie Heng, she directly rebelled against the Feng Yu Pavilion. She was then wanted by both sides and besieged to death in the northwest. What she was experiencing at the moment was what Zhang Jiuran had experienced in her last life in the dream after meeting Xie Heng. 

Xie Heng told her about her situation of recognizing an enemy as her father, so she completely broke down and rebelled against the Feng Yu Pavilion. When did the Feng Yu Pavilion collapse in her previous life? Shortly after Zhang Jiuran’s death?

Luo Wanqing couldn’t confirm it, but she knew that in her last life, Xie Heng must have gotten something that could destroy the Feng Yu Pavilion from Zhang Jiuran, whom he wholly overcame. It was a pity that she wasn’t the real Zhang Jiuran and had known these things for a long time. However, once she thought of how Zhang Jiuran was forced into a desperate situation by Xie Heng, she still couldn’t help but laugh softly, “Young Master still thinks that I am Zhang Jiuran.” 

Xie Heng didn’t speak, only staring at her. Luo Wanqing raised her eyes with a bitter smile, “If I am Zhang Jiuran, Young Master is too ruthless.” 

Xie Heng moved, looking at the person in front of him, gazing for a long time before softly saying, “If you are Zhang Jiuran, in terms of cruelty, I am not crueler than you. Treating other people’s true hearts as pedals, causing other people’s entire families to die,” Xie Heng said with killing intent in his eyes, “Do you not have a bit of conscience?” 

Luo Wanqing did not speak. She felt Xie Heng’s killing intent and knew clearly that at this moment, Xie Heng had already decided that she was Zhang Jiuran, and he truly wanted to kill her. She couldn’t find a more suitable identity than Zhang Jiuran to explain her abnormality, why she had contacted the Feng Yu Pavilion, why she had spied on his conversation with Li Guiyu, and why she had ambushed him tonight and let Xiang Sizi go. Unless, of course, she told him the truth, that she was Luo Wanqing. This thought flashed through her mind, and then she immediately dismissed it. Xie Heng did have a guilty conscience towards Luo Wanqing, but that was towards a law-abiding Luo Wanqing. Currently, she replaced a death row inmate, and her family escaped from exile. If she confessed and were lucky, Xie Heng would re-send them to exile to bring everything back to the original point, and she would have lost the battle for nothing. If Xie Heng were to get her to justice according to the law, their family would be guilty of a capital offense. She was not related to Xie Heng, so why should Xie Heng help her? She could die, but she did not dare to gamble with her family. Now, she must save her family from Xiang Sizi and have them use the prepared identity to spend the rest of their lives well, just like Zhang Yiran’s family. Then, she would kill Xiang Sizi, and the rest of the consequences were her responsibility; that was the best outcome. 

She couldn’t admit that she was Luo Wanqing or Zhang Jiuran, so Luo Wanqing could only be Liu Xiniang. Xie Heng didn’t believe her, but he was still putting up with her. “Since Young Master thinks that I am Zhang Jiuran, you don’t intend to kill me?” 

Luo Wanqing finally found a breakthrough. She realized something and raised her eyes to Xie Heng. 

“I’m not killing you. I’m giving you a chance.” Xie Heng knocked on the armrest and calmly said, “A chance for you to take revenge.” 

“Kill Xiang Sizi?” Luo Wanqing understood Xie Heng’s meaning of letting her see Zhang Qiuzhi’s dossier. No longer arguing with him, she only looked at him and calmly said, “If I can kill Xiang Sizi, can I continue to stay in the Inspection Department?” 

Xie Heng’s movements lurched as he raised his eyes to survey Luo Wanqing, not understanding why she would make this request. But it seemed like every time he started to suspect her, she would give him behavior that was completely different from her status, misleading him to think in other directions. “Leave Xiang Sizi alive for me. He’ll be a witness. Don’t let Qin Jue know you’re alive.” 

Xie Heng rolled his eyes and said coldly, “If you’re useful, you can stay.” 

“Young Master, are you willing to trust me?” Luo Wanqing tried to see if Xie Heng was genuinely going to keep her. “Even though there is revenge for killing her father, Xiang Sizi has raised Zhang Jiuran for five years. If you believe I am Zhang Jiuran, won’t you think I will betray you?” 

“Qin Jue treats you sincerely, but aren’t you betray him?” 

“Then, according to what you said, if I’m such treacherous, why would you dare use me?” 

Hearing this, Xie Heng raised his eyes to look at her, his thin lips gently hooked, and he spoke out viciously: “Using a person who serves their enemy; a dog is just a dog. Why wouldn’t I dare to do so?” 

He rarely said such words, although Luo Wanqing had yet to know Xie Heng for a long time; she had seldom seen him with such a sharp stance.  She could see his disdain and also felt Xie Heng’s hatred for what Zhang Jiuran had done. She lowered her eyes, dismissed her emotions as if she did not care about his words, and faintly said, “I am relieved to hear this from Young Master. I only have one last question left. What if Xiang Sizi dies?” 

Xie Heng wanted Xiang Sizi to live as a witness, but she could not let Xiang Sizi live. As long as her family was safe, Xiang Sizi, who knew the news of her family, must die. 

“Then you must come out as a witness,” Xie Heng glanced at her and warned, “Once Qin Jue knows you’re alive, you’ll have to ask Qin Jue about your life or death.” 

Hearing this, Luo Wanqing had a goal in mind. 

Useful. In Xie Heng’s heart, this was the highest standard of judgment. She closed the dossier, raised her eyes to the youth across her, and calmly said, “Young Master, although I am not Zhang Jiuran, I can help you catch Xiang Sizi.” 

Xie Heng raised his eyes and suddenly felt something was wrong. It has reached this point, yet she still has not admitted it. However, he was somewhat unable to understand the path of the person in front of him; she was too difficult to predict.

Luo Wanqing got up, respectfully kneeling in front of Xie Heng, and calmly said, “Young Master will arrange everything starting today.” 

Xie Heng turned his eyes to look at her posture. He suppressed all the abnormalities, thought for a moment, and only asked, “How is the Feng Yu Pavilion arranging you now?” 

“They are waiting for me to look for an opportunity.” 

“Are they really coming to assassinate me in ten days?” Xie Heng tapped the armrest. 

“There is no such news.” Luo Wanqing spoke truthfully. 

Xie Heng seemed to understand something and said faintly, “True enough.” 

“Then ……,” Xie Heng pondered, turning his head to look at Luo Wanqing, “You let them come.” 

Luo Wanqing raised her eyes to look at Xie Heng. 

Xie Heng faintly said, “You tell them to come to Fang Fei Pavilion ten days later. I will go over alone, and you let them raise the power to ambush me to make sure that they kill me in one hit.” 

“Yes.” Luo Wanqing bowed her head and answered. 

Xie Heng looked at the person kneeling before him and raised his hand, “Call Qing Ya in, and you can leave.” 

“Yes.” Luo Wanqing got up. Xie Heng looked at her straight back and couldn’t help but purse his lips.