Cang Lan Dao - Chapter 5.1

Chapter 5.1

Have You Ever Risking Your Life For Others?

“You girl ……” Liu Xiniang turned back in distress when she heard these words, “You’re not afraid of death?”

Luo Wanqing looked back at her with a determined look, “I’m not afraid.”

Liu Xiniang raised her head and held her forehead. She was most afraid of this kind of young lady who didn’t understand anything and suddenly decided to do something. Because when this kind of person got serious, nine heads of oxen couldn’t pull her back.

“You probably don’t understand the Inspection Department very well,” Liu Xiniang saw that she didn’t understand and started trying to explain the situation to Luo Wanqing, “I’m just a small minion, the kind that runs errands right at the bottom. Even if you report me, you won’t be able to see Xie Heng. If it was so easy to see Xie Heng, our Pavilion Master would have already slaughtered the people below him to assassinate Xie Heng. You won’t have any chance.”

“I know.” Luo Wanqing didn’t falter, “But I want to try.”

“Try with my life?!” Liu Xiniang raised her hand to her chest and opened her mouth in shock.

Luo Wanqing nodded her head. An earnest yet firm apology appears on her face, “I’m sorry. If you don’t help me think of a way, this is the only way I can do it.”

Liu Xiniang choked.

After she thought about it, she crossed her arms and paced back and forth in the courtyard, her mouth chattering: ”What kind of destiny am I in that I would meet such a great treasure like you? If I can make you meet Xie Heng so easily, won’t I don’t need to stay here like this? So..” Liu Xiniang reacted, turning her head to look at Luo Wanqing, “Why on earth do you want to see Xie Heng?”

“I want to complain.” Luo Wanqing told the truth. Liu Xiniang was stunned, recalling the scene Luo Wanqing made today. Her eyes rolled, and she understood, “You think your family’s case is a case of injustice, so you want to save your family?”

“Yes.”

“Then you do not have to find Xie Heng to complain,” Liu Xiniang sighed in relief, “Injustice case. I help you find other people in the Inspection Department ……”

“The Prince and the Minister of Justice framed my Luo family,” Luo Wanqing raised her eyes.

Liu Xiniang’s smile froze.

Luo Wanqing calmly inquired, “Apart from Xie Heng, can other people manage it?”

Liu Xiniang couldn’t speak for a long time. She awkwardly said, “How did you …… your family provoke such a big character?”

“Jiang Shaoyan is a prince who strayed into the countryside five years ago.”

After Luo Wanqing’s words fell out, Liu Xiniang guessed the rest without hearing much. Five years ago, Beirong at the border begged for peace. The Third Highness, Li Guiyu, invited himself as a hostage to go to Beirong. The result was that Beirong suddenly launched a surprise attack after the alliance treaty, and Daxia withdrew its troops. Li Guiyu, sixteen years old, was missing during the turmoil. His childhood sweetheart, Zheng’s family’s first daughter, went around looking for him. The whole world was aware of this matter.

Just who would have thought that five years later, after the return of this famous prince, the first thing he did was put his benefactor in jail to fulfill the marriage between himself and Zheng’s daughter. This case, indeed, was not something that anyone could manage.

Liu Xiniang thought for a while and realized that Luo Wanqing’s decision was the only solution she had to take. It was also the most cost-effective solution. Luo Wanqing only needs to find a way to see Xie Heng. With Xie Heng’s management, the Luo family may live well again. If Xie Heng didn’t care, then she was doomed. After understanding Luo Wanqing’s meaning, she knew she couldn’t persuade her.

At this time, there was chaos outside. The people of the Feng Yu Pavilion began to move. Liu Xiniang immediately became solemn. She thought for a while and calmly said: ”It’s not that I don’t want to help you. But my ability is limited. We can’t go over tonight. Going there means sending yourself to die. You’re asking for a way out for your family, not killing yourself. The success of this matter is not much, and you’re only trying. You can’t bet too much. At least you must stay alive and prepare for the back way.”

Luo Wanqing listened to her words and knew she had influenced Liu Xiniang. Her pair of clear pupils quietly gazed at her.

Liu Xiniang understood she was asking her to do something. She scratched her head and said, “Seeing Xie Heng is too difficult. Why don’t you mention something I can do.”

Luo Wanqing did not immediately speak out. She knew that Liu Xiniang was telling the truth. If it were easy to see Xie Heng, Xie Heng would have died ten thousand times earlier. She lowered her head and thought for a long time before finally saying, “Who is the person you want to kill this time?”

“This you also care about?” Liu Xiniang was a bit surprised.

Luo Wanqing frowned, “Can’t say?”

“Not really. It’s not my mission, after all. It’s just that you probably don’t know him. His name is Qin Jue, and he’s the son of an official.”

Hearing this name, Luo Wanqing froze. In the dream, he was the second head of the Inspection Department, who dragged Jiang Shaoyan into the imperial prison. She didn’t expect him to be in Yangzhou at this time.

“What did you kill him for?”

“I don’t know,” Liu Xiniang shook her head, “It wasn’t my mission. I only received instructions to come and help. But I know the pavilion has placed a Heavenly Order on him. The Heavenly Order means that he must die. Even if we fail once, there will be a second time. It will repeat until he dies. Since the establishment of the Feng Yu Pavilion, there have only been two Heavenly Orders,” Liu Xiniang raised two fingers, “One was for Xie Heng, and the second was for Qin Jue.”

Luo Wanqing’s mind spun fast. Once she connected all the information, she comprehended it. These assassins tried to assassinate Qin Jue. Xie Heng personally set up an ambush, and after that, Qin Jue passed the examination for the Inspection Department and became the Master of the Inspection Department, so it was evident that Qin Jue and Xie Heng had a deep relationship. Toward such an important person, Xie Heng wouldn’t hand the case over to someone else. He was bound to interrogate those escaped killers personally.

“Do you have the prison’s map?” Thinking of this, Luo Wanqing immediately spoke out.

Liu Xiniang dryly laughed: “How can I ……”

“Then go get a copy.”

“I have!” Once Liu Xiniang heard that her task would increase, she hurriedly pulled a square handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to Luo Wanqing. Her face was solemn, “This is the map that our Feng Yu Pavilion drew through the scouts who stayed in the prison cell for several months, and it’s unmistakable.”

Luo Wanqing ignored her boasting and brought the map over, looking at it carefully for a while. The map was sketched in detail, labeling the role of each room as well as its size.

“How many people do you have this time?”

Luo Wanqing found the torture room locations on the map and asked Liu Xiniang.

Liu Xiniang hesitated before vaguely saying, “Quite a lot.”

“Are there more than thirty?”

“Maybe… ……” Liu Xiniang didn’t dare to answer in too much detail, and Luo Wanqing didn’t ask again.

More than thirty people. From the cell to the torture rooms, the prisoners are all held close to each other. Thus, the torture rooms that were too small or too big were unfit. These are all killers, and the place of detention must be far away from ordinary people. Hence, torture rooms with too many people in the vicinity were unsuitable. Xie Heng comes from a big family, and he must love cleanliness. No matter for cleaning or torture, the requirement for water is very high. Those jailers were lazy and would not live too far from the water source —

After some analyzing, Luo Wanqing’s eyes landed on the torture room on the northwest corner. Liu Xiniang watched her have a goal and came over, “What’s wrong? Have you thought of a way?”

“There’s a high probability that Xie Heng will personally interrogate the captured assassin.”

“You want me to be the bait?!” Liu Xiniang opened her mouth in shock.

Luo Wanqing choked before answering, “I don’t have this idea. What I mean is this,” Luo Wanqing tapped on the map, “If he chooses this torture room, he must pass through this road. As long as we can wait on this road, we might be able to meet him. “