Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 41.2

Chapter 41.2 

She’s Luo Wanqing 

Everyone was immediately alert when she blew her song and sent people to the forest to investigate. Luo Wanqing quickly left her original position and circled around to the back of the courtyard. Qing Lu also immediately left the courtyard while she was playing the song and deliberately dispersed away with the others in the name of checking. 

Luo Wanqing followed Qing Lu to the forest, and when she was far away from the crowd, Qing Lu immediately said, “Come out.” 

Luo Wanqing descended from the tree. After a moment of silence between the two, Luo Wanqing arched her hand and said, “Thank you for your care. My family is fine, right?” 

“I’m doing this for sister Jiuran. She never requested me anything. I’ll take care of this for you.” Qing Lu said, glanced around, and then took out a drawing. She handed it to Luo Wanqing: “This is the house’s map. Recently, your family members have been imprisoned here. To clear their identities, we robbed a group of trafficked people. Your family members have been mixed up and are under guard here. So far, they think that they have been sold to Dongdu. After sending your family members away, we will sell these people.” 

“Do you usually move around freely?” Luo Wanqing looks down at the drawings. Thinking about the inquiry, Qing Lu understood what she meant: “I can rest once every fifteen days. If you want to look for me, my next rest will be in the afternoon nine days later. We can make an appointment for a location. You must clearly say what you want to do.” 

“Okay. Nine days later at weishi (*), Guardian Temple, Buddha Hall.” Luo Wanqing set the time and place, “I’ll tell you the plan.” 

T/N: 1-3 pm

The two had only a little time and hurriedly ended their conversation before separating. After Luo Wanqing got the news, she took her family’s identity documents and returned to the Inspection Department.  

She still lived in the back of the mountain where Xie Heng lived. When she returned, she saw Xie Heng leading people to discuss something in the courtyard. Seeing her return, all of their voices lurched. Zhu Que hesitated momentarily, greeted Luo Wanqing, and said, “Liu Xiniang, come over to sit?” 

Liu Xiniang bowed towards Xie Heng in the crowd and then walked to the courtyard. Zhu Que put a futon in the corridor, letting Luo Wanqing sit down. Xie Heng glanced at her and said, “Did you go to see Xiang Sizi Zi?” 

“Yes.” Luo Wanqing truthfully said, “I’ve followed your instructions and asked them to set up an ambush at Fang Fei Pavilion ten days later. But they have a request.” 

Hearing these words, everyone looked over, and Luo Wanqing lowered her eyes, “They want me to take Young Master to Fang Fei Pavilion alone.” 

These words caused everyone to look at each other, and after a moment, Xie Heng faintly said, “Allowed.” 

“Young Master,” Xuan Shan frowned, “Isn’t it too risky?” 

“It’s also risky for us to bring too many people.” Qing Ya picked up the tea and distributed a cup to Xie Heng next to him, smiling, “Do you think that the Third Highness would kidnap Bai Li for no reason and use Bai Li to force Young Master to besiege the Feng Yu Pavilion together?” 

“What do you mean?” Zhu Que didn’t understand, “What will happen if more of us go?” 

“If the Crown Prince dies in Fang Fei Pavilion, we won’t get away with it if we bring so many people to Fang Fei Pavilion.” Xuan Shan glanced at Zhu Que and raised his hand to point at his brain, “Use this place.” 

Luo Wanqing’s complexion flinched. The Crown Prince would also go —  She knew that with her understanding of Jiang Shaoyan, he would never strike for petty gains. Arresting Bai Li and offending Xie Heng just to force Xie Heng to cooperate with him to kill Xiang Sizi and facilitate him to take over the power of the Jianghu in front of the Empress, although it also made sense, she always felt that it wasn’t Jiang Shaoyan’s mighty character. But if Jiang Shaoyan wanted to use Xie Heng this time to touch the Crown Prince, then it would make sense. At first, she didn’t dare to think about it: After all, the Crown Prince was the Crown Prince of a country. How could Jiang Shaoyan dare to do it so rashly? He had to force Xie Heng to go over there and even lied to Xie Heng that the people from the Feng Yu Pavilion would come for Xie Heng to bring many staff over there. When the time came, if the people from the Feng Yu Pavilion were not there, the Crown Prince dead, and Li Guiyu had not shown up, it would be hard for Xie Heng to explain to His Majesty why he had brought so many people to appear at the Fang Fei Pavilion on the night of the Crown Prince’s death. 

“Qing Ya, ask for an invitation to Fang Fei Pavilion. Xuan Shan, gather forces. Ten days later, Agent Liu and I will depart at xushi (*). We will go to Fang Fei Pavilion and meet His Third Highness first. I have agreed with the Third Highness that he and I will put people on the trading platform at the same time. I will take Bai Li, and he will take Agent Liu. Half an hour after we set off, Zhu Que will lead people to follow Feng Xun Incense to find the location of Fang Fei Pavilion. After Bai Li is in our hands, as long as the people from the Feng Yu Pavilion make a move, you guys will make yours.” 

T/N:7-9 pm

“Yes.” Everyone opened their mouths to respond.

 Xie Heng took a sip of tea and thoughtfully continued, “If we mess up, Li Guiyu will want to take advantage of the chaos to kill the Crown Prince. Agent Liu will be by his side to monitor his movements, and if he makes a move, protect the Crown Prince and wait for our rescue. In the meantime, Qing Ya sits in the Inspection Department to deal with unforeseen events, and Xuan Shan enters the palace to report the abnormality to His Majesty.” 

“Report truthfully?” Xuan Shan raised his eyes. 

Xie Heng nodded: “Reporting truthfully. The Third Highness seems to have ill intentions towards the Crown Prince and asked to talk to me at Fang Fei Pavilion. Also, request His Majesty to allow the Inspection Department to apprehend the Third Highness if there are any accidents. At the same time, send people from the Imperial Household over for His Majesty’s eyes.” 

“Yes.” Xuan Shan answered. 

Xie Heng ordered the tasks of all parties and raised his eyes to look at Luo Wanqing, “Does Agent Liu have any other questions?” 

“I’ll listen to Young Master’s arrangements.” 

“Then rest well these days. Withdrew.” Xie Heng raised his hand. Luo Wanqing knew what came next was not suitable for her to listen to any further and got up to leave. She returned to her room, thought about Xie Heng and the arrangements of the Feng Yu Pavilion, and took out Qing Lu’s drawing of the house map. After thought for a long time, she came up with a plan. When she thought about the scheme’s risks and Xie Heng’s previous mockery, she couldn’t help but feel bitter in her heart. She took out her family’s future identities from her sleeve, unfolded the paperwork, and carefully looked at every word, every name on it; this was her family’s future. Ten days later, she would send her family out, and her family took these papers to the government to report to the officials. From then on, they could restart a peaceful life with an identity that had nothing to do with her, Luo Wanqing. She touched those four names lovingly, closed these papers together, and held them in her arms for a moment, then wrapped them up and locked them into the box under her bed. 

In the days following, Xie Heng did not have much contact with her. She knew that Xie Heng was wary of her, so she stayed quietly on the mountain, meditating, practicing, and familiarizing herself with everything in the Inspection Department. On the ninth day, when her appointment with Qin Lu, she excused herself from Xie Heng to purchase some personal items. Xie Heng was reviewing paperwork, and when he heard her, he coldly raised his eyes to look at her, “Don’t be scheming.” 

Luo Wanqing calmly said, “Young Master can have someone follow me.” 

“There’s no need,” Xie Heng seemed too lazy to care about her, only saying, “Just don’t go looking for Qin Jue.” 

Luo Wanqing froze, not understanding what Xie Heng meant. Xie Heng lowered his head and sketched words with a brush, faintly saying, “I know you had a love affair with him, but he hates you to the bone now. Even if you’re going to die tomorrow, don’t mess with him. Using Zhang Jiuran’s identity to cheat once is enough.” 

As Luo Wanqing listened, she felt that Xie Heng was treating her as if she thought she might die tomorrow, so she wanted to find a chance to find Qin Jue to say goodbye. He was now also treating her as if she was using Liu Xiniang’s identity to trick Qin Jue for the second time. 

Luo Wanqing felt like laughing, but when Xie Heng reminded her of this, she realized that tomorrow would be dangerous, whether it was the change in the Feng Yu Pavilion or having to protect the crown prince from Li Guiyu’s henchmen. She wouldn’t necessarily be able to survive. If she had anyone to meet, it would be good to meet them. 

Thinking this way, she couldn’t help but ask one more question, “Do you know where my Shadow, Cui Guanlan, is?” 

Xie Heng paused his movement. Luo Wanqing weighed, afraid of bringing trouble to Cui Heng, so she said, “Since I stayed on the mountain, I never seen him for a long time. After all, he was the first to take care of me when I entered the Inspection Department. I want to say goodbye to him.” 

“He’s out on a mission and won’t be able to return for a while.” Xie Heng pondered and only said, “Just finish your mission and say it to him when you come back alive.”