Da Li Temple - Chapter 66.2

Chapter 66.2
Sudden Change

“Hm?” Lin Wanqing raised her head and looked at her in puzzlement.
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“I wasn’t sold to Nan Dynasty. I escaped here on my own.” Lailuo looked at Lin Wanqing fixedly, fire dripping from her blue eyes.
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“My father was a border guarding general, but a traitor framed him. When I was three years old, my family was destroyed, so to survive, I followed my father’s old friend and fled. However, the journey was difficult, and my father’s old friend fell ill and died halfway through the journey, so I was banished to the Nan Dynasty.”
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Lin Wanqing was stunned at her words, and only after a long time did she ask, “Then you are willing to drift in a foreign land, hiding your name, and have not thought about redressing the grievances of your parents?”
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Lailuo sighed, with a self-deprecating tone, she said, “I have.”
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“At one time, I couldn’t sleep at night and eat. For this reason, I was so obsessed that I got caught. If I hadn’t met you, perhaps my life would have been wasted, forever trapped in hatred and unable to extricate myself.”

Lin Wanqing froze, perhaps surprised at the similarity of the two people’s lives, and did not know how to answer for a moment.
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Lailuo smiled at her, took the bowl, and said: “The world is like this: one step forward to swallow the knife, one step back to swallow the lie. These past ten years, I am too obsessed. Maybe in the underworld, those deceased relatives don’t want to see me like this.”
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Lin Wanqing’s heart was abruptly empty, feeling the soup turned into a sharp blade, cutting from the throat to her chest.
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“But ……” She slowed down her mind and murmured, “This may not have anything to do with hatred; only wanting to get justice.”
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“Justice?” Lailuo abruptly laughed, “The world is all about profit. If there was justice, why would my parents have died in vain?”
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Lin Wanqing didn’t make a sound. After a long silence, she only asked, “Then what will you do in the future?”
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“The world is hard and dangerous, justice is hard to find, rather than flying into the flame, it is better to protect oneself.” Lailuo’s expression was slightly calmer when she said, “I want to find a place with four seasons, three meals a day, flowery clothes, and a handful of money.”
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“Are you coming along?” She asked.
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“Ah, ah?” Being asked this question so suddenly, Lin Wanqing was momentarily speechless and was at a loss as to how to answer.
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To stay away and not ask about the world?
It wasn’t that she hadn’t fantasized about such a plain and peaceful day in those past years. But people are always different, she thought. The word ‘justice’ might burden Lailuo, but to her, it was a creed that could not be abandoned.
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The night was silent, and the house was brightly lit. She smiled lightly under the light of the fire and shook her head.
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That night, Lailuo did not return to the Heir Mansion. Two people crowded on a bed, using the same brocade quilt. In nearly twenty years, apart from Su Moyi, this was the first time Lin Wanqing had been so close to someone. The two of them had their hands on their stomachs and their feet on top of each other, just as she had once envied the little sisters that everyone else had.
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“When you dressed up as a man in the academy, didn’t you use the toilet with others?” Lailuo asked, curiosity overflowing.

“Yes!” Lin Wanqing laughed, “They spotted me in the toilet and shower, but fortunately, I’m smart, and I can turn the situation around every time.”
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“Hehehehe!” Lailuo got excited, patting Lin Wanqing’s arm, interrogating and asking, “Then …… you’ve seen that part of a man?”
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Lin Wanqing was stunned by the question, but after a moment, she laughed openly, “Of course!” She said, “There’s more than once.”
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“Really?” Lailuo sniffed and rolled over, lying on her side, and asked, “How is it? Is it long? Is it thick?”
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“……” Lin Wanqing choked and pondered, “It varies from person to person. The poor ones are about the size of a thumb …… “
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“What about the gifted ones?”
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“……” Lin Wanqing inevitably thought of Su Moyi. Fortunately, the house was dim, so Lailuo could not see her expression.
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“The gifted ones — is about the thickness of a small arm ……”
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“Oh my god!” Lailuo jumped up, the whole bed creaking, “How can that be eaten? That’s too scary!”
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“……” However, Lin Wanqing, who had already been through a hundred battles and had eaten countless times, only silently covered her head with the quilt.
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The next day, the high sun awakened Lin Wanqing. She got up and rubbed her tired head, seeing that the bed beside her was empty. She thought Lailuo had returned to the Heir Mansion without telling her.
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Last night, she was chatting with Lailuo and didn’t know when she fell asleep. She has always been a light sleeper; she would only have slept past the hour if she were exhausted and weary. She sat back for a while and suddenly remembered that Song Zhengxing would be sent to Da Li Temple Prison this morning. Before the magistrates took up their duties, she wanted to sneak off to the prison to have a look. So she quickly got up, cleaned up her attire, took her record book and pen, and headed straight for the dungeon.
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In the winter morning, a thin layer of frost covered the road. Although there was no snow, it was freezing. The cold wind was biting, whistling, and pouring straight into her clothes, causing her to tighten her robe.
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“Lin Recorder,” came a familiar voice from behind her.
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Lin Wanqing turned around and saw Ye Qing with a slightly austere look on his face, leading several people in forbidden guard uniforms over. She had a hunch that something was wrong and hesitated for a long time before asking, “Is this …… something wrong?”
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“En,'” Ye Qing said, “Fortunately, the Lord has ordered the news to be blocked. It’s harmless to the general situation.”
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“News?” Lin Wanqing’s heart was empty, mumbling, “What news?”
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Ye Qing paused and said, “Song Zhengxing is dead.”