Chapter 18 This One Is All He Has
Jing Yuan's first explicit attempt can probably be traced back to when they were at the mansion, when he said, "It seems like you all care about him."
At that time, no matter how "Dan Heng" and "Blade" responded, Jing Yuan could guide them to my state, so "Blade" directly shattered this sentence with a sharp answer.
Putting aside all the verbal tests, the most obvious one was the one at the Shen Ce Mansion.
Qing Dun has been with Jing Yuan for more than a hundred years, so he must have noticed the difference between us. What's more, everyone in Luofu knows that there is a "Mr. Jing Yuan".
In this case, why did Qingdun have no doubts about me who insisted on being a sea patroller?
——She knew from the beginning that I was not Jingyuan.
Therefore, it was not a misunderstanding at all that Qing Dun led me to the general's position. On the contrary, she was carrying out the orders given by Jing Yuan.
And the official documents with deadlines handed to me are probably not that urgent.
The handwriting, the degree of understanding of Luofu, or the way of handling various aspects... No matter what Jing Yuan was trying to find out, it was a complete test - without any disguise.
Qing Du had been using Yu Zhao frequently, probably not because she had any urgent matters to deal with, but because she was reporting to Jing Yuan in real time.
Every word, every action, even every pause.
Perhaps in the eyes of Jingyuan and Qingdun, I took the initiative to accept this temptation and made a response. But from Danheng's perspective, the whole thing is completely different.
So the unknown cold atmosphere that I felt at that time was "Dan Heng's" suspicion and vigilance towards Qing Dun.
Why do medications cause problems? Is this also part of the test? Will we be useful bait for Luofu?
With such worries, "Blade" guarded me for a day and a night, but after learning that Jingyuan wanted to borrow my identity, he left without any rest.
——He must notify "Dan Heng" and "Yan Qing" in time.
Similarly, he didn't dare to leave me alone in the Shen Ce Mansion for too long, so he specially called "Yan Qing" over.
I think Yan Qing noticed something was wrong as soon as he arrived. He only had time to knock on the door to give a reminder and then hid in the dark for protection.
As for the secrets of the King of Medicine, I am not sure how much "Yan Qing" knows, but what is certain is that "Ren" and "Dan Heng" are absolutely aware of it.
They didn't tell me, most likely because they wanted to first rule out the suspicion that Jing Yuan was indirectly using us, or to get evidence that Jing Yuan was using us.
This is a silent consideration. The reason is just as Jingyuan said, because... I was the first to give my trust.
......I was the one who should have protected them, but now they are in a more dangerous situation because of me.
And I didn't even know it.
I don’t know...I really don’t know?
I asked myself, but Jing Yuan's words flashed through my mind: "Look, it's not that you don't know. You just ignore those details out of evasion."
Then I found myself gradually unable to recall the real thoughts in my mind, and the deeper I went, the more blurred my thinking became. Maybe I really chose to escape. But how can they bear the consequences of such a choice?
......It was my fault.
The long silence is like the silent melting of an iceberg under the water. When no one sinks into it to check, no one can notice its collapse.
Just like the current "Jingyuan". He just stood there, his upright posture hadn't changed at all, but the burden hidden deep within weighed heavily on his soul.
This is an unbreakable shackle, a shackle that Jing Yuan put on himself with his own hands.
Even if they were essentially the same person, Jing Yuan had no way of unraveling it for him.
So Jing Yuan didn't say anything and just waited quietly.
After a long while, Jing Yuan heard him chuckle. His gilded eyes were like molten gold, bright and dangerous. He asked, "How much trust can you give me?"
If it weren't for absolute trust, Jing Yuan would never have told him so much. Jing Yuan would understand this, so... "What do you want to do?"
"As you can see, there's not much I can do." He stared at his palm, then turned it over and looked at the dried blood left on the healed wound. "But it doesn't matter. After all, with this identity, Nandina Zhu was not caught, and it's impossible for him to really go down to accompany her like he said. So, he will definitely make a move again."
He said this as if he was trying to use it as bait to lure the snake out of its hole, but Jingyuan knew that he wanted more than that.
"You want to use Nandina domestica to get deeper into the secret teachings of the King of Medicine." Jing Yuan directly pointed out his idea, "Do you think I will agree?"
"Why not?" He said firmly, his eyes looking at me were firm but also tempting, "You know what I want."
"It's not a difficult task to provide a look-after and a guarantee. After that, you can completely eliminate a major hidden danger on Luofu. It's a win-win situation."
"But the care you mentioned doesn't include you, so how do you plan to protect your own safety?" Jing Yuan got to the point. Almost as soon as he asked this question, he understood what the other party meant in the next moment, "Do you plan to be eliminated as a hidden danger along with yourself?"
"You should know that I can't die." "Jingyuan" said in a puzzled tone, as if he completely didn't understand why Jingyuan would say such a thing.
But his calm tone sounded more like a question: If death doesn't exist, why should it be eliminated? Wouldn't it be better to be an eternal chess piece?
Jing Yuan could almost imagine the follow-up that he failed to say: Just think about it, how much advantage would an immortal chess piece bring to the chessboard named Luofu?
Is the tone here confident and complacent? No, neither. He was just trying to sell himself as a bargaining chip.
Even "this chip" actively handed its weakness to Jing Yuan.
——“Looking after” can sometimes be equated with “monitoring”.
In other words, as long as "Yanqing" and the others stay safely in Luofu, "Jingyuan" will never refuse any order given to him.
But... this set of behaviors is a little too skillful.
Jing Yuan suddenly felt a little cold. He thought about how Luofu should quickly stabilize after losing General Shen Ce, and also thought about how to counter an out-of-control General Shen Ce.
But he never thought that if one day, the out-of-control General Shen Ce could regain his sanity, and Luofu happened to need him...
No matter whether it is the Prison of Hell or the Division of Ten Kings, as long as it involves simple control, it cannot be a means that can give you peace of mind. They need a lifeline that is easier to control, and a reverse scale that Jing Yuan would rather die than touch.
Not everyone believes in Shen Ce's loyalty to Luofu, not to mention that he has already lost control. Therefore, the person they finally controlled was... "Yan Qing".
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