Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 42.3

Chapter 42.3 
Next time, I will come 
 
It was hard to know whether she would live or die in the future, so it would be better to let them suffer once. She suppressed her emotions, smiled apologetically, and said, “I’m sorry. I’m an agent of the Inspection Department. Because I’m approaching Li Guiyu, Miss Luo’s former fiancé Jiang Shaoyan, for a case, I purposely found someone to change my face with Miss Luo’s and learned Miss Luo’s voice to confuse him.” 
 
Hearing these words, the Luo family members were shocked. Sister-in-law Su Hui hesitantly said, “Are there such marvelous things in this world?” 
  
“I’m sorry for borrowing Miss Luo’s face.” Luo Wanqing nodded.

Luo Shangchun responded with red eyes. During his wandering all these days, he had heard a lot of rumors and probably knew what had happened. He only said, “It’s fine. You’re looking for Li Guiyu to handle the case, right? As long as you can make him get what he deserves, you can do as much as you want! My little sister ……” Luo Shangchun said while choking, “If my little sister knows in the afterlife, she will not …… not mind!”
  
Luo Wanqing smiled and didn’t say anything, only looking at this big brother in front of her who had loved her the most since childhood and didn’t dare to make a sound. Because she was afraid that if she made a sound, her raspy voice would expose her emotions. She learned too much along the way: how to disguise and control herself, using calmness to cover up the shocking waves, and expressing tenderness with silence. 
  
Next to her, Cui Heng saw that she didn’t dare open her mouth, so he came forward and said gently, “It’s not early anymore. You all better leave now. Here is some money; please take it as a traveling allowance.” Cui Heng took out three bags of gold beads and handed them over. 
 
These gold beads were already enough for an ordinary family to live for a lifetime. Luo Shangchun’s eyes widened and hurriedly said, “Please don’t, please don’t ……” 
  
Luo Wanqing surprisedly turned around and wanted to say something, but Cui Heng intercepted: “You must rely on yourself in the future. Taking some more is always good. If you don’t think about yourself, think about your child.” 
  
Cui Heng glanced at Luo Wenshui gently, saying, “She is still growing.” 
 
Hearing these words, Luo Shangchun glanced at Luo Wenshui beside him, who was confused and didn’t know what was going on. He gritted his teeth, took the golden beads, and wanted to kneel. 
  
Luo Wanqing and Cui Heng rushed to help Luo Shangchun. Luo Wanqing didn’t dare talk to them anymore and said softly, “Go before it’s too late. Go to a place I don’t know either.” 
  
Luo Shangchun nodded, tears in his eyes as he led his wife, child, and Yao Zelan onto the boat. 
  
Yao Zelan hadn’t said a word the whole time; she just kept looking at Luo Wanqing with red eyes, and when Luo Shangchun reached out to pull her, she suddenly grabbed Luo Wanqing’s wrist. 
  
“My lord,” Yao Zelan stared at her, tears in her eyes, “if something happens to the family in the future, can I ask for your help?” 
 
Luo Wanqing froze and muttered, “You guys can come to Dongdu to inquire about how Liu Xiniang is doing. You can look for her in the Inspection Department if she is doing well as an official. If something happens to her, leave quickly.” 
  
“Liu Xiniang, is it?” Yao Zelan opened her mouth, and tears fell; she smiled and said hoarsely, “Then, Agent Liu, in the future, on the tenth day of every month, remember to take your medicine. The road of life is long.” Yao Zelan lifted her hand and patted Luo Wanqing’s hand, “There is always a mother waiting for you to come back.”
  
After saying that, Yao Zelan covered her face and turned around to board the boat. 
  
Luo Wanqing stared blankly at the boat swinging into the green smoke, looking at Luo Shangchun standing at the bow to say goodbye. Her lips trembled lightly, and she looked down at her shaking wrist. 
  
Xie Heng quietly watched her. He knew she had used all her strength to keep her identity a secret because she wanted to protect these most important people and let them have the best life. However, watching them walk away and listening to the words ‘A mother will wait for you to come back,’ she felt her chest clogging up, and she couldn’t breathe. 
 
“She’s a doctor …….” Luo Wanqing muttered, lifting her hand that Yao Zelan had held and suddenly realizing what had happened. Her mother was a doctor who treated her every single day. Everything could change, but some minor old illnesses couldn’t. All she had to do was feel her pulse, and she knew who the person in front of her was. She might also know her bones had been molded, that she had been forcefully infused with internal energy, that she had just been injured, and that she had just returned from the gates of hell. She knew everything, yet she said nothing. She only asked for her name, told her to remember to take her medicine before her menstrual cycle, and said there’s always a mother waiting for her to come back. 
  
Luo Wanqing couldn’t control it. She looked at the faraway boat, raised her hand to cover her chest, and gasped sharply. After a long time, she softly uttered, “Ah……” After the first sound came out, the cries after another tilted out. 
  
Cui Heng raised his hand to support her, watching her cry out in pain. He had never seen her so out of control when she was awake, and it was at this moment that he finally felt that she was just a little girl. She was nineteen years old, and half a year ago, she was still a girl who would shy away when she spoke louder. He quietly held her shoulders, listening to her cry. He rarely had experience with women and did not know what to do. When he saw the boat go far away, he took her into his arms, gently patted her back, and softly said, “It’s okay. In the future, after you have taken your revenge, you’ll have a good identity, a high level of martial arts and capability. By then, I’ll give you a lot of gold beads, and you can bring them back; then, you can live well with them.” 
  
Luo Wanqing listened to these comforting words and felt soothed. She cried for a long time before she finally slowly stopped. Only when the day dawned did Luo Wanqing’s sanity return, realizing she had cried and smudged Cui Heng’s clothes. She sniffed, somewhat embarrassed, and whispered, “Sorry ……” 
 
“Having a beautiful person shed tears in my arms is something I am happy about. What are you sorry for?” Cui Heng laughed and looked at her face. He smiled and said gently, “Is there anything else?” 
  
Luo Wanqing shook her head and said hoarsely, “Let’s go back.” 
  
“Where?” Cui Heng smiled. 
  
Luo Wanqing froze and looked up blankly, “Aren’t you here to monitor me? Naturally, I’m going back to the Inspection Department.” 
  
Cui Heng seemed at a loss for words, and after a moment, he sighed, “If I’m monitoring you, why have I brought so many gold beads?” 
  
When Luo Wanqing thought about it, she realized that bringing three bags of gold beads did seem a bit too much. 
  
“Then you are here to ……” Luo Wanqing didn’t understand, and Cui Heng showed a helpless face. “I thought you invited me to elope, so I brought a few things.” 
  
Such an inappropriate answer made Luo Wanqing laugh out loud. She couldn’t help but say, “If I want you to go with me, will you go with me?” 
  
“Well ……,” the youth in front of her seemed to be thinking seriously for a moment, then looked at her and asked, gently saying, “Cui Guanlan will go with you.” 
  
Cui Guanlan will go with her. But what about the person under the mask? 
  
Luo Wanqing didn’t want to overthink it; this person’s comment about eloping with her must be a joke, but he should know what she was going to do. That’s why he was so thoughtful and even brought three bags of gold beads. At this point, she was already grateful. She smiled and said gently, “Let’s go back.” 
  
Cui Heng didn’t say anything, and after a few moments, he seemed hesitant and came forward, taking a mini flute from his sleeve. “I was angry with you last time, so I broke that flute. I give you a new one.” 
  
He gently handed the flute to Luo Wanqing and said, “Next time, I will come.” 
  
As Luo Wanqing listened to this, she knew he was talking about last night’s incident. She suddenly felt her heart fill up. Actually, she didn’t care, but she was happy that he was willing to do that for her. She raised her eyes to look at him and solemnly said, “Don’t worry. This time, I won’t give the flute away.” 
  
These words stunned Cui Heng, and after a moment, he seemed to think about it and nodded, “Miss’s promise made me quite relieved. If Miss is willing,” he stretched out his hand, and his bright eyes full of smiles, “allow me to carry you back?”
  
Luo Wanqing understood he didn’t want her injuries to worsen by running around, and she didn’t say much. She only lowered her eyes, opened her arms, and gently answered, “En.”