Thousand Dusts Ferry Me - Chapter 59

The three of them stopped and looked at the person Jiang Baiyu had grabbed.

The man was pushed to the ground by him, the same man who had attempted to attack Yun Qing.

Yun Qing sat down on a chair and said to Jiang Baiyu with some regret, “I didn’t get to see how you caught him yesterday.”

Fu Xue said, “Senior Sister, we didn’t see it either. By the time Baiyu told us to open our eyes, this person was already on the ground.”

Cheng Suiyan added, “Yes, and we were all poisoned. After Baiyu caught him, he had to cure each of us one by one…

That peacock feather was truly terrifying. Even though we closed our eyes and held our breath, our skin still contacted the poison, and we couldn’t move at all.”

Yun Qing pointed at the person on the ground, “Now it’s his turn to be immobilized.”

Jiang Baiyu nodded, “Yes, he’s under the effect of my binding talisman.”

Fu Xue said, “Should we use the Incantation of Truth to interrogate him? Come to think of it, our cultivation level is higher than his, right?”

Ci Li: “Laughable, ‘our.’ If I were bound together with Yi Xin Zi, I could toy with all of you like ants.”

Cheng Suiyan said, “You know Yi Xin Zi too?”

Ci Li hummed indifferently, his round eyes shifting to glance in Yun Qing’s direction.

When Yun Qing heard the name “Yi Xin Zi,” her expression remained unchanged. She pointed at the person on the ground and said, “Before we interrogate him, let’s place our bets. Guess who from Huayang Sect this person is.”

Cheng Suiyan: “Good idea, you go first.”

Yun Qing: “I guess it’s Qin Ranqing.”

Cheng Suiyan immediately nodded agreeably, “Fine, then I also guess it’s Qin Ranqing.”

Fu Xue quickly said, “I agree with Senior Sister, I also guess Qin Ranqing.”

Jiang Baiyu smiled and looked at Yun Qing, “Me too.”

The person remained silent for a long time, then looked at Yun Qing and asked, “Why do you think I’m Qin Ranqing?”

“First, you’re definitely someone from Huayang Sect. Since I left the mountain, I haven’t encountered many people. Among them, only Yu Beiting would suspect I’m from Vajra Dao.

Your elaborate plan to lure us to Linglong City was simply to have us investigate the Earth Soul matter and make enemies with Qingcheng Zi, using him to eliminate us.

Of course, the Golden-Haired Hound was probably part of this plan too. With two powerful evil cultivators stationed here, and us being a group of people who like to meddle in affairs, the possibility of us running into evil cultivators and being killed by them was very high.

From this perspective, your plan was actually quite thorough.

So, when we had already killed the Golden-Haired Hound and declared we were leaving Linglong City, you feared Qingcheng Zi might let us go. You then desperately revealed clues to us, hoping we would actively find him. This was your biggest mistake.

Yanchuan has more than just one or two maids and servants attending him. To be able to run to the storehouse under their watchful eyes, accurately find this crucial clue among so many items, and then escape with the evidence to me right under the storehouse attendant’s nose—

This isn’t something an ordinary fool could accomplish. You couldn’t control a fool unless you took on his appearance.

Our victory over Qingcheng Zi surprised you. Even Jiang Binghe himself probably didn’t expect that we would not only survive Qingcheng Zi’s attack but also kill him.

Though you were surprised, you saw an opportunity when you noticed we were severely weakened after battling Qingcheng Zi. So you decided to finish us off while we were vulnerable.

Your coming alone indicates that Huayang Sect’s main plan was just to guide us into conflict with Qingcheng Zi. You weren’t fully prepared for a direct confrontation with us.

Since the plan involved secretly manipulating everything, the best person to carry out this mission would be someone who could adapt quickly—even better if they could transform at will.

I think no one is more suitable than Huayang Sect’s master’s wife, the Thousand Mechanisms Immortal Qin Ranqing, who practices the Way of Formlessness.”

Yun Qing said all this in one breath, then paused before adding:

“However, sending only you to carry out the mission shows some lack of consideration. If I were Jiang Binghe, I would definitely send more people. It’s not like Huayang Sect is short on manpower.

Unless… Jiang Binghe had his concerns. Perhaps he worried that too many people would expose Huayang Sect’s identity. Let me think… Could it be he was afraid Baiyu would find out?” Saying this, she looked at Jiang Baiyu, “The relationship between you father and son is quite complicated.”

The man on the ground, after hearing her words, curved his lips into a slight smile. He gently pursed his lips, smiling without showing his teeth, his eyes flashing with charm. Such a flirtatious smile appearing on the face of an ordinary-looking man seemed out of place.

Then, his face changed. His skin turned fair, his features softened, his nose bridge became higher, his eyebrows grew fine and beautiful, his eyes became bright and moist, and his lips became full and crimson.

At the same time, his physique changed too. The male clothing that had fit properly before now hung loosely on the body, yet couldn’t conceal her graceful, enchanting curves.

Just like that, before everyone’s eyes, he transformed into a devastatingly beautiful woman.

Cheng Suiyan’s mouth opened and closed repeatedly. He felt he might develop some psychological trauma about beautiful women in the future.

The woman parted her red lips, revealing pearly white teeth, and said softly, “Actually, you were wrong about one thing. For you, my preparation was thorough. Unfortunately, I miscalculated my own son’s actions.”

As she spoke, she looked at Jiang Baiyu, her gaze filled with confusion and heartache.

Jiang Baiyu’s expression remained cold as he picked up his tea bowl and took a light sip.

Qin Ranqing’s eyes gradually reddened, a thousand words contained in the unshed tears brimming in her eyes. Yun Qing had never so directly experienced what it meant to “feel pity at the mere sight of someone.”

Qin Ranqing finally forced back her tears. She took a deep breath and said gently, “Yu’er, come home with me. Your father misses you. Whatever the issue is, we can discuss it when we get back.”

Jiang Baiyu lowered his gaze, his eyes fixed on the clear tea, revealing a mocking smile. “Go back?”

Qin Ranqing seemed stung by this scornful smile, looking somewhat surprised. She then asked, “Baiyu, have you truly… fallen in love with this woman?”

She looked toward Yun Qing. The identity of “this woman” was self-evident.

He nodded without hesitation, “Yes.”

Yun Qing’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.

“For her sake, you would even abandon your own parents?!”

Qin Ranqing looked at her son with disappointment and anger. However, she seemed unable to control her maternal indulgence, and finally suppressed her anger to say softly:

“Listen, Baiyu, come back with me. You should believe that there are no parents in this world who don’t love their children. Your father and I truly want what’s best for you.”

Jiang Baiyu put down his tea bowl and finally raised his eyes to look at her.

He stared down at her eyes and said, “Your way of doing what’s best for me is to turn me into a living puppet?”

This sentence exploded like thunder in the silence. Everyone present, including the cat, looked at him in shock.

The most shocked was Qin Ranqing.

She widened her eyes, her pupils dilated, her face pale, motionless, like a frozen painting.

After a while, her full red lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something. Finally, when she opened her mouth, she laughed.

That kind of laughter seemed to come from seeing something extremely absurd and unbelievable, gradually becoming manic, with a strange self-mockery.

“Ha, hahahahaha, hahaha!” Her laughter grew louder, her entire body shaking with violent laughter. After laughing, she said, “So you knew all along? Hahahahahahaha!”

Jiang Baiyu remained silent, forming the lotus hand seal.

Qin Ranqing looked at him mockingly, “The Incantation of Truth, huh.”

Yun Qing suddenly had a terrible premonition and couldn’t help shouting, “Not good!”

It was too late.

Qin Ranqing suddenly spat blood and collapsed.

Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly in Jiang Baiyu’s direction, her exquisitely beautiful face wearing a challenging smile.

Everyone was so startled by this sudden turn of events that they jumped from their chairs. Jiang Baiyu, being closest to her, crouched down to check her breathing, then shook his head, “She’s dead. She severed her own meridians.”

“No way? Just died like that?” Cheng Suiyan’s tone betrayed a sense of unreality. Everything had happened too quickly; just a moment ago, she had been laughing maniacally.

Fu Xue said, “Is Jiang Binghe her ancestor or something? She’s so protective of him that she’d rather die than confess? He’s just a dog of a man, why does she need to be so loyal to him?”

“No,” Jiang Baiyu shook his head again, “She was probably turned into a living puppet by Jiang Binghe, without her knowledge.”

“What?!”

Jiang Baiyu’s face darkened, “I never imagined Jiang Binghe could be so cruel, not even sparing his own wife.”

Yun Qing asked, “Baiyu, what exactly is a living puppet?”

Jiang Baiyu composed himself, his gaze becoming distant as he gradually sank into memories, “It’s a long story.”