Chapter 105

Qin Cheng didn’t know what had happened on Jiang Ping’s side, but more than 10 days had already passed since he was taken away. In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of November, and Jiang Ping still hadn’t found Qin Cheng. Because of this, Qin Cheng could more or less guess that the situation was more complicated than he originally thought.

However, Qin Cheng had already seen what kind of feelings Qu Zhiwen had for Jiang Ping. Therefore, if Jiang Ping couldn’t find him, he would certainly look to Qu Zhiwen for help, and Qu Zhiwen wouldn’t refuse to help him.

After so many days had passed and still nothing had happened, Qin Cheng could only think of one reason why this was the case. There must be someone in this mansion, or even Su Weiran himself, who has an ability that’s above that of Qu Zhiwen.

‘ Maybe….the man surnamed Chen? ’

Furthermore, the thing that bothered Qin Cheng the most was that Su Weiran had forbidden him to go to the tomb these days, and instead, has been chatting with him whenever he has time. Since Qin Cheng was under house arrest in the mansion, he had no idea what was happening outside. However, he was more anxious about Su Jingmo’s slightly transparent body.

Qin Cheng also thought about the things Su Jingmo told him last time, but specifically about Su Jingmo’s attitude towards Su Weiran.

‘ I’m afraid that Jingmo doesn’t believe that Su Weiran is actually Su Jingyan, ’ Qin Cheng thought. ‘ It explains why Jingmo smiled with such indifference when I mentioned his name. ’

‘ However, if this man isn’t Su Jingyan, then who is he? But, at the same time, Jingmo did say that Su Weiran and his fifth brother looked exactly alike…. ’

Something was clearly wrong, but Qin Cheng couldn’t figure out what it was. Even so, Qin Cheng still had a vague feeling that Su Weiran not only knew Su Jingmo quite well, but he also knew everything about the Xu dynasty, even after Su Jingmo’s death. Although Su Weiran insisted that he didn’t remember everything.

That’s what made Qin Cheng feel uneasy. If Su Weiran wasn’t Su Jinyang, then who else could he be? Qin Cheng remembered quite well that when they talked about Su Weiran, Su Jingmo had said that he still had some doubts on who he was.

It was precisely because of the doubts about Su Weiran’s true identity that Qin Cheng felt somewhat uneasy and confused. His doubts about this person deepened as more uncertain factors emerged around him. Something like this cannot be good.

However, Qin Cheng wasn’t aware that his uneasy appearance had fallen into Su Weiran’s eyes.

Although it didn’t seem like there were many people inside the mansion, in reality, there were many people secretly following Qin Cheng. After all, Qin Cheng wasn’t Jiang Ping, and no matter how vigilant he was, there were times when he would be careless.

Su Weiran quietly looked at the young man sitting beside him. Qin Cheng’s physique was quite good, but since he has been in contact with too many fierce ghosts for the past six months, his body has been infested with a lot of ghostly qi.

According to what ‘Chen’ had mentioned to him, Qin Cheng had a particular way of sleeping at night. Normal people would breathe smoothly and comfortably when sleeping, but Qin Cheng looked like a corpse. Not only did his heart stop beating, and he also stopped breathing, but strangely, his blood would still flow, only slower. At exactly 7 o’clock in the morning, Qin Cheng’s body and internal organs would return to normal, as if none of the above had happened….

This would repeat every single night.

Su Weiran didn’t speak, he simply wondered what was causing this strange phenomenon. Then, he tried to confirm whether the ghostly qi inside Qin Cheng had dispersed even a little bit.

When Su Weiran confirmed that the ghostly qi inside Qin Cheng was actually heavier than the last time he visited the tomb, an idea formed in Su Weiran’s mind.

At first, Su Weiran thought that Qin Cheng’s catatonic state at night was due to being infested with ghostly qi, and since he feared that Qin Cheng would die before he could carry out his plan, and that Qin Cheng’s soul might end inside the tomb, he didn’t let Qin Cheng go to the tomb for the time being. Instead, he asked Chen to dispel Qin Cheng’s ghostly qi in order to delay his death. However, although Su Weiran was unable to find out whether the ghostly qi was causing Qin Cheng’s catatonic state or not, he was able to find other clues.

In other words, when a living person is contaminated with ghostly qi, it’s only an external contamination. External contamination can dissipate on its own, as long as the infested person stays in a place that abounds with spiritual energy for a few days. This mansion was built on top of a place where spiritual energy was abundant, and to top it off, Su Weiran allowed Chen to deliberately use some techniques to disperse the ghostly qi.

However, after so many days, the ghostly qi present in Qin Cheng’s body hadn’t dissipated at all….

Su Weiran has already seen this kind of situation before. Only those who aren’t afraid of dying will have an intimate relationship with a ghost, and when the ghostly qi is inhaled, it’s impossible to disperse it.

Even if Qin Cheng did have an intimate relationship with Su Jingmo, the accumulation of ghostly qi should’ve stopped once Su Weiran imprisoned Qin Cheng in this mansion.

But it seems that while Su Weiran allowed Qin Cheng to visit the tomb, Su Jingmo and him had been quite close with each other….

At first, Su Weiran thought that Qin Cheng had really seen through Su Jingmo’s lies, and was even willing to listen to him in order to save his own life. But now, Su Weiran realized that Qin Cheng has been so bewitched by Su Jingmo’s charm that he doesn’t seem to care about his own life.

‘ Instead of deceiving him, was I the one who was deceived all along? ’

Su Weiran snorted and then laughed out loud.

Qin Cheng, who was sitting beside Su Weiran, couldn’t figure out what this man was laughing at. With a frown, he asked: “Mr. Su came here to just stare at me and laugh in my face?”

“Indeed, I just wanted to see you. Qin Cheng, you haven’t been looking good these days. Your face looks green, and you’re very thin. I wonder if that has anything to do with your visits to the tomb.”

“So you can tell?”

Su Weiran closed his eyes and nodded: “I can see that although you have been resting in this mansion for so many days, you have not improved at all.”

Qin Cheng didn’t understand what this man was hinting at, and after pondering for a while, he said: “Mr. Su, you said that you had a way to save me, but until now, you haven’t told me what it was. Then, you asked me to help you lure Su Jingmo out of the tomb, but I don’t want to do useless work.”

When mentioning this, Qin Cheng lowered his eyelids and continued: “I’ve only known you for a few days, and even though you know everything about me, I don’t know anything about you, or what you really want. If I help you, but you really have no way to save me, what should I do? Mr. Su, if you were the one in this situation, what would you do?”

Su Weiran looked at Qin Cheng, and said: “About the method to save you, in reality, it’s both difficult and simple at the same time.”

“How can it be both difficult and simple?”

“You already know about the Taowu bones, don’t you? If you obtain one Taowu bone, it wouldn’t be difficult for you to keep on living. However, as far as I know, except for the small pieces in the tomb in Pingyao, the rest of the Taowu bones are in the hands of Su Jingmo….”

Qin Cheng faintly looked at Su Weiran, and sneered: “Since they are in Su Jingmo’s hands, do you think he would give them to me or something? Even if he does, I’m not a Heavenly Master or a Taoist priest, so I don’t even know how to use them. That way, wouldn’t they end up in your hands? By then, I don’t think you’ll be willing to give them to me when I need them.”

“That’s not necessarily true.”

“So, do you think I would help you in exchange for something so uncertain?”

‘ In fact, the Taowu bones have the peculiarity of bringing chaos to the world. It’s enough just to see this treasure to covet it. Would Su Weiran really be willing to give them to me? I don’t think so. ’ Qin Cheng thought.

‘ In other words, even if I really wanted to betray Su Jingmo, it’s impossible to trust Su Weiran. In the end, although I don’t like Qu Zhiwen, I can’t deny that Qu Zhiwen is more credible than Su Weiran. ’

“Are you thinking that working with me isn’t as good as working with Qu Zhiwen?”

Qin Cheng nodded: “Indeed.”

“You think Qu Zhiwen is more credible?”

Qin Cheng didn’t reply, and just smiled.

This only made Su Weiran laugh: “Qin Cheng, let me tell you something. If I hadn’t captured you first, you would’ve fallen into Tang Jiaming and Qu Zhiwen’s hands instead.”

“Tang Jiaming and Qu Zhiwen?” Qin Cheng frowned. “What are they trying to do?”

“What else? Besides the Taowu bones, what else could they possibly want?” Su Weiran said nonchalantly. “People can do anything as long as they are greedy. But if you are too greedy, you won’t be able to get anything at all.”

‘ I know this better than anyone, and so does Su Jingmo. He has had only one purpose from beginning to end, and even though thousands of years have passed, Su Jingmo will still…. ’

When he thought of this, Su Weiran closed his eyes.

“Qu Zhiwen has good qualifications, but because he was born with such weak bones, the Taowu bones are extremely important to him. As for Tang Jiaming, he wants to have a long life, and because of that, I’m afraid that his current situation is not much better than yours….”

‘ Tang Jiaming… ‘ At that moment, Qin Cheng realized that he hadn’t seen him for a long time….

“However, none of them can beat Su Jingmo. If they really want to obtain the Taowu bones, they can only join forces. If you have wondered why Su Jingmo has been so weak lately, it’s precisely because of them.”

As soon as Qin Cheng heard this, his face turned unpleasant: “Are you trying to say that Su Jingmo is in such a state because Qu Zhiwen and Tang Jiaming have been messing with him?!”

Su Weiran looked at Qin Cheng and snickered: “Why? Are you worried about him?”

“….”

“I simply want to remind you, Qin Cheng, that Su Jingmo’s demise is inevitable. You don’t need to give up your life for him.”

This time, Qin Cheng didn’t realize that Su Weiran had said this with the sole intention of seeing whether Qin Cheng had the intention to betray Su Jingmo or not. But at this point, Qin Cheng no longer wanted to hide his true feelings. After all, Qin Cheng could see that he wasn’t capable of playing these people’s games, so he wasn’t willing to continue trying. Furthermore, Qin Cheng couldn’t even understand what Su Jingmo was thinking, so how could he understand what the man in front of him was up to?

“I want to ask you something. What do you really want? Although it seems like you want the Taowu bones, I can’t believe it. I’ve seen Qu Zhiwen’s greedy eyes when he saw the Taowu bones in Pingyao, and I know about Li Guoxian and Tang Jiaming’s obsession with the Taowu bones as well, but I can’t really see that you have any desire for it.” Qin Cheng said.

“You don’t have to worry about that. However, I am a bit surprised that Su Jingmo allowed you to stay with me.”

“Pardon?”

“He has never been the kind to give his weaknesses to others, or could it be that you’re not his weak point at all?” Su Weiran smiled. “Although this has nothing to do with my purpose, I really wanted to see whether Su Jingmo would give you up or not.”

‘ After all, he’s a man who has never hesitated to do whatever it takes to get what he wants. ’

Who is really Su Weiran? And why does Su Jingmo prefer Qin Cheng to stay with him rather than fall into the hands of Qu Zhiwen and Tang Jiaming? What is Su Jingmo up to? Has he finally regained all of his memories? (remember that in the first few chapters, SJM himself was not so sure why he was buried in Xi’an, and even wondered if after he died he had lost some of his memories) …. So much for think about~

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