#312 - So the heart is invisible
Dragon Finch.
If I hadn't suddenly thought of the plot in the original book, Wei Changtian would have almost forgotten Youjia's identity.
Looking back at all the plot-related characters he had come into contact with since his transmigration, only two had truly stood against him, apart from Xiao Feng.
One was Lu Jingyao, and the other was Dragon Finch.
On closer thought, the former had never really done anything to harm him.
But Youjia was different.
From the beginning, her motives for approaching him were not pure. Later, in order to achieve her goals, she even used Xu Qingwan to stage a "self-sacrificing rescue" scene.
And it was this act that left Xu Qingwan seriously injured, confined to bed for more than ten days.
If there were a person who weighed most heavily in Wei Changtian's heart, it would undoubtedly be Comrade Xiao Xu.
Therefore, there was no way Wei Changtian could forgive this.
What's more, the last time Li Huaizhong gave Youjia a false order, asking her to kill him, the latter's answer was affirmative.
Wei Changtian had no doubt that if he hadn't taken the initiative to seduce Youjia that night in the Heavenly Net Cult, she would have watched him drink the poison and then stabbed him in the heart.
Of course, Wei Changtian knew that Youjia was now truly devoted to him.
But what Dragon Finch had done was still an undeniable fact.
So, in this situation, what should he do?
Although in many martial arts novels, "a smile resolves all grievances" is always a heartening and heroic thing; in the mouths of many life coaches, "tolerance and forgiveness" should be essential qualities and magnanimity of a gentleman.
However, Wei Changtian was unwilling to be so "heroic", nor was he willing to be such a "gentleman".
He had his own way of doing things, and his own reasons.
The reason was very simple—
If he hadn't guessed Youjia's identity at the beginning, would he still be alive now?
Obviously, the answer to this question was very clear.
Therefore, what Wei Changtian was going to do next was equally clear.
"Gong... Young Master!"
Inside the room, the sobbing grew louder and louder, and the thin shoulders trembled even more violently.
Youjia threw herself into Wei Changtian's arms, tears instantly soaking the latter's lapel, as if she wanted to cry out all the emotion and guilt in her heart.
Wei Changtian gently stroked the woman's back in his arms, but there was no expression on his face.
"Wuwuwu..."
"Wuwuwu..."
After an unknown amount of time, the crying gradually stopped.
Youjia raised her tearful eyes, and at this moment, a hint of "tenderness" appeared in Wei Changtian's eyes.
"Alright, it's good to cry it out."
Wei Changtian smiled and said softly, "Let's talk about how to deal with this matter."
"Okay, okay."
Youjia hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her eyes red as she affirmed, "I will listen to you, Young Master, in everything."
"..."
Without taking up this topic, Wei Changtian moved his body back, distanced himself slightly from Youjia, and then continued.
"Miss You, last time Li Huaizhong gave you the order, I could still find a way to muddle through."
"First, completely tear off the mask with Ning Yongnian and design a way to kill all those Dragon Guards."
"Second, temporarily maintain your identity as a Dragon Guard, but in that case, you may have to stay in the capital for a while."
Maintain her identity and return to the capital.
Youjia was not stupid, and she immediately understood what Wei Changtian meant.
Put on a show of "failed assassination", so that Ning Yongnian would not notice anything unusual about her identity, but the price would be that she could no longer stay by Wei Changtian's side.
"Young Master, what do you want me to do?" Youjia asked softly.
"Naturally, I don't want you to return to the capital, after all, it's too unsafe there."
Wei Changtian "suppressed before praising", although his words sounded nice, his expression was very "entangled".
"It's just, alas..."
A sigh, neither loud nor soft.
But it was this sigh, without any substantial content, that instantly made Youjia determined.
"Young Master, I am willing to return to the capital!"
"As long as my identity is not exposed, the Wei family and the imperial court will not reach the point of fighting to the death!"
"And being in the Dragon Guards may be able to help Young Master a little!"
"Young Master, you have done too much for me."
"Just... just let me help you once!"
"..."
Youjia's voice was incomparably firm, indicating that she had fully understood the "pros and cons" behind this matter.
And Wei Changtian, who had finally achieved his goal, was in a somewhat indescribable mood at this time.
"Miss You, have you decided?"
"Yes!"
Youjia nodded seriously, even "overestimating herself" to comfort Wei Changtian: "Young Master, I will be fine, you can rest assured."
"Since that's the case... then let it be."
Wei Changtian took a light breath: "Miss You, if you encounter any problems after returning to the capital, you can go to Li Huaizhong."
"Also, I will find a way to get you out of the Dragon Guards as soon as possible."
"Yes, I believe in Young Master."
The tear stains on Youjia's face had not yet dried, and her eyes flickered with sincere trust.
She wanted to have a good talk with Wei Changtian in the little time left before they parted.
But before she could open her mouth, she saw a small jade box suddenly appear in front of her, with a black pill the size of a fingernail lying quietly inside.
"Miss You, take this pill."
"..."
"Yes, okay."
That night, at midnight.
When the guards outside Wei Changtian's room screamed and broke through the doors and windows, and the fierce fighting suddenly resounded throughout the Princess's residence, everyone in the residence did not know what had happened for a while.
They rushed to the "scene of the crime" as soon as possible, and then saw the mess in the room, and Wei Changtian, who looked very bad.
"Young Master Wei, what's wrong?!"
Li Wutong rushed over immediately, and asked nervously: "Is there an assassin?!"
"Yes."
Wei Changtian nodded, his tone gloomy: "It's Youjia."
"Miss You?!"
Everyone was shocked, and probably didn't expect that the beautiful woman who had traveled with Wei Changtian all the way was actually a spy.
A guard leader quickly asked: "Young Master! Which way did she escape?!"
"East."
"Okay! Young Master, don't worry, we will definitely capture this person!"
"Shua shua shua!"
As he spoke, dozens of figures immediately disappeared, obviously chasing after Youjia.
There were also more than a dozen guards left, probably afraid that something might happen to Wei Changtian again.
After what happened tonight, they would definitely all be punished tomorrow.
Looking around vigilantly, many people actually felt quite helpless.
After all, the security level of the Princess's residence had already been raised to the maximum, but who would have thought that the assassin would actually be someone close to Wei Changtian?
"Young Master Wei, you—"
Li Wutong walked to Wei Changtian's side with some worry, wanting to comfort him a few words.
However, the latter just waved his hand, and then turned and walked back into the inner room alone.
Turning back and closing the door, he opened his palm, in which was a tattered old sachet.
This was what Youjia had stuffed into his hand at the last moment before "escaping".
Unlike the sachets worn by adults, this one was small, with a peach blossom embroidered on the front and the character “Jia” on the back.
The original novel mentioned this item, saying it was the only thing Yu Jia’s parents had left her, and it was also her most precious possession.
In the original storyline, Yu Jia died for Ning Yongnian, but she never gave this sachet to him until the very end.
Unexpectedly, it was now in his own hands.
Alas...
A true heart is hard to exchange for another, perhaps this was Yu Jia’s fate.
Looking at the round moon outside the window, Wei Changtian remained silent for a long time.
He always felt that he had done nothing wrong, but it also seemed like he had.
Now that things had come to this, there was no turning back, and it could only be said that Yu Jia’s affection, whether for Ning Yongnian or for himself... was ultimately misplaced.
A single glance in life is valued greatly, past treasures are considered cheap.
The heart of an old friend remains forever, but the person with the old heart is nowhere to be seen.
The next day.
“Knock knock knock~”
“Young Master Wei, it’s me.”
“Are you busy?”
“Can I come in?”
“...”
After gently knocking on the door a few times, Li Wutong stood at the door and called out softly.
However, there was no response from inside the room.
Li Wutong hesitated for a long time, originally wanting to leave first and come back later.
However, she was really worried, so she bit her lip and slowly pushed the door open, and then met Wei Changtian's eyes as he walked towards the door.
“Wei, Young Master Wei, are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
Wei Changtian squinted and asked, “Princess, do you know what the meaning of knocking on someone’s door before entering their room is?”
“Ah?”
Li Wutong was stunned: “What, what is it?”
“It means that if the person inside doesn’t respond, you shouldn’t enter.”
As Wei Changtian spoke, he walked back to the table and sat down, casually flipping through the Yama Scroll.
“You!”
Having been rebuffed once again, Li Wutong subconsciously wanted to argue.
But when she saw Wei Changtian’s “憔悴” appearance, she still suppressed all her dissatisfaction and tried her best to say softly in the gentlest tone: “Then, then I’ll come back later, if you don’t answer, I won’t come in.”
“No need.”
Wei Changtian looked up and interrupted: “Just say what you have to say.”
“Oh, oh!”
Li Wutong quickly took a few steps closer, observing Wei Changtian’s reaction while whispering: “That, we didn’t catch the thief last night.”
Not catching them is the right thing.
After all, the Dragon Guards are the top special operations organization in Da Ning, and coupled with the fact that he and Yu Jia had already arranged an “escape” route, how could they be caught so easily?
Wei Changtian was very satisfied with this result in his heart, but on the surface, he still had to pretend.
“An assassin, able to safely leave after assassinating in the capital of a country.”
“You Da Feng are really something.”
“...”
Faced with this sarcasm, Li Wutong still chose to “endure”.
“I’m, I’m sorry... but the night watchmen will continue to search, and they will surely catch the thief in a few days!”
“Then I’ll wait.”
Wei Changtian responded casually, lowered his head and read a few more pages of the scroll, and seeing that Li Wutong still didn’t seem to want to leave, he asked coldly:
“Princess, do you have anything else?”
“I’m fine, but I’m afraid you have something.”
Li Wutong muttered softly, and then said with sincere concern: “Young Master Wei, I know you must be feeling bad right now.”
“Father often says that if you have something, don’t keep it to yourself, it will feel better if you say it.”
“If, if you’re willing, you can actually tell me...”
Li Wutong “generously” decided to temporarily act as Wei Changtian’s confidante, but the latter didn’t appreciate it at all.
“I’m not willing.”
“...”
A second time is enough, Li Wutong finally couldn't bear it anymore.
“Hmph! Who cares about you!”
“I’m leaving! You stay here by yourself!”
“Bang!”
With a loud slam of the door, Li Wutong left angrily, while Wei Changtian rolled his eyes, then returned to the inner room and sat down again opposite Chu Xianping, who had not come out all along.
“Young Master, Princess Wuping is quite concerned about you.” Looking at Wei Changtian, Chu Xianping smiled.
“Brother Chu, I didn’t expect you to joke too.”
“I’m not joking.”
Chu Xianping put away his smile and solemnly reiterated: “Young Master, the princess is indeed very concerned about you.”
“...”
Looking at Chu Xianping, Wei Changtian was speechless for a long time, and then waved his hand weakly.
“Let’s not talk about this.”
“Later, send a message to the Tongzhou Society, and let them send someone to tell Li Huaizhong about the matter here, so that he doesn’t accidentally reveal it to Yu Jia in the future.”
“Yes, I will handle this today.”
Chu Xianping nodded, and then asked: “Young Master, have you had Yu Jia take the Puppet Pill?”
“Yes.”
“That’s good.”
Chu Xianping breathed a sigh of relief: “I was previously worried that you would think it was unnecessary.”
“I am always cautious about this kind of thing.”
Wei Changtian first shook his head, and after a pause, he asked: “Brother Chu, do you think Yu Jia might betray me?”
“That depends on what you want her to do.”
Chu Xianping didn’t even think about it and quickly replied: “If it’s just doing small things like delivering information like the Tongzhou Society, I don’t think she will.”
“But if it’s some big things...”
“What counts as a big thing?”
“For example, killing Ning Yongnian.”
“...”
Hearing this example, Wei Changtian’s expression instantly became a little strange.
“Brother Chu, if one day I really need Yu Jia to do this... do you think she won’t do it?”
“Yes, she definitely won’t do it.”
“...Is that so?”
Wei Changtian didn’t know where Chu Xianping got this conclusion, but he didn’t agree with it very much anyway.
And Chu Xianping obviously saw his thoughts, so he gave another piece of advice.
“Young Master, it’s not just killing Ning Yongnian.”
“Including all things directly related to Ning Yongnian, don’t place too much hope on Yu Jia.”
All things related to Ning Yongnian... Does Chu Xianping distrust Yu Jia so much?
“Okay, I understand.”
Without arguing, Wei Changtian just nodded, and then changed the subject and discussed other matters with Chu Xianping.
The two men’s discussion about Yu Jia temporarily came to an end.
And at this moment, Yu Jia, who had transformed back into Long Que, had just left Fengyuan City with several Dragon Guards.
The men were all dressed as merchants, and nothing abnormal could be seen in their words and deeds. At the moment, they were protecting several carriages full of goods and slowly heading east.
The sun at noon was just right, and the shadows of the people were very short.
Yu Jia wanted to turn her head and take another look at Fengyuan City, but her head stopped halfway.
She was afraid that she would not be able to help crying if she looked at it, so she dared not look.
Therefore, her gaze finally stayed on a clump of weeds by the roadside.
The messy green was mixed with a little bit of red.
I don’t know what kind of unknown, humble wildflower it was.
2 in 1, Happy New Year everyone!!
