vrcanaries Chapter 51 Two Shields – Wu Sansheng
Chapter 51 Two Shields – Wu Sansheng
The fishing boat docked at the pier, and Ah Ning, who had been unconscious, had woken up. Although she was unable to control herself when poisoned by the Corpse King, she was still somewhat conscious.
Looking at Yan Huai sitting in front of her, A Ning was not surprised, but she did not understand why Yan Huai had saved her, and where he was going to take her now.
"Where are you taking me?"
Yan Huai withdrew his gaze from the sea through the cabin window. He glanced at A Ning, then turned to Wang Xu beside him and asked, "How much longer?"
"Hmm... two minutes?" Wang Xu said hesitantly, shrugging his shoulders with a hint of helplessness. "Who would have thought you'd be back so early?"
"Then why do you think I came back?"
Seeing Yan Huai's gaze turn cold, Wang Xu awkwardly touched her nose: "Oh dear~ I meant well but messed things up! Don't be angry, don't be angry..."
Wang Ming leaned against the cabin door, watching with great interest as Wang Xu served Yan Huai tea and water and massaged his back. He sneered, "What a kind gesture! The mission wasn't completed, so you'll have to suffer my punishment?"
Ah Ning frowned as she listened to the three people's conversation, sensing something was amiss: "Who exactly are you?"
Wang Xu greeted her with a smile: "Hello, beautiful lady! My name is Wang Xu. We might have a lot of interaction in the future! But it's just a possibility!"
Yan Huai must have his reasons for bringing A Ning back, but before the head of the family can confirm Yan Huai's authenticity and make a decision, what Wang Xu said can only be a mixture of truth and falsehood.
This was something Yan Huai had anticipated, so during the two-hour return trip, the only thing he could do to relax was to ask the system about Zhang Qiling's situation.
"Zhang Qiling will probably be unconscious for two days. After he wakes up, his soul will be almost fully recovered. Apart from that, the few external injuries he suffered will not be life-threatening. With the protection of his bloodline, his injuries will heal very quickly."
Yan Huai actually wanted to ask some other questions, but then he heard a sound of footsteps breaking off the planks on the dock outside—the people who were supposed to meet them had arrived.
Yan Huai got up, picked up the fake branding knife and raincoat from the table, and was the first to walk out of the cabin.
Upon seeing this, Wang Xu immediately followed suit, without even glancing back.
As for Wang Ming in the end... He lowered his eyes, sighed, resignedly stepped forward to help A Ning up, and grumbled inwardly, "It's me again!"
"The ninth task is now issued: dispel the suspicions of Wang Quan, the head of the Wang family. Completion of the task will grant you the memories of the replaced Wang Jue, the ability to hide your true bloodline, and 1 point (currently 1 point). Failure to complete the task will result in the cancellation of all rewards."
In the rain and mist at the dock, Yan Huai, who had received the system task, saw three members of the Wang family wearing raincoats. One of them was the mature and experienced man he had seen in the supermarket before. He stood in front of Yan Huai and nodded.
"Sir, the carriage is ready. The master wants to see you."
Yan Huai nodded slightly and walked towards the parking area, his expression seemingly calm, but in reality...
"System, tell me quickly how to use the phone!?"
"Host, the call is connected. You don't need to press any buttons. Just put the side with the screen to your ear."
"Oh......"
The group walked to the side of the alley, where a Buick was parked. Yan Huai thought to himself at first glance: This car looks quite similar to Wu Sansheng's.
After getting on the bus, Yan Huai imitated Wu Sansheng, bowing as he walked over and sat in the corresponding seat.
The rain hat that Yan Huai had just taken off his head was still dripping water, and he casually tossed it onto the seat next to him.
Looking at the phone being handed to him from the passenger side, Yan Huai frowned imperceptibly, paused for a moment, and then brought the screen to his ear.
"Host, are you going to say 'hello'?"
"Hello?" Is this something essential? Yan Huai, who was a fake member of the Wang family, felt a little uneasy.
“Xiao Jue…” came a very old voice, comparable to that of Qiu Dekao.
Yan Huai chuckled softly, his tone carrying a different meaning: "I'm not Yan Huai anymore?"
Wang Quan smiled upon hearing this, like an elder who tolerates a junior's temper: "I know you're upset. After I finish dealing with things in Changsha, I'll come to the old house. Ever since you left, Mi'er has been talking about you."
The matter of Changsha? Yan Huai focused on these four words. He became wary, but knew he didn't have much time to think and judge, so he simply asked a question that, even if unrelated, couldn't be faulted: "Wu Sansheng went back so soon?"
Given Wu Sansheng's shrewdness, if his actions were discreet enough, and the person who replaced Yan Huai did not inform him of Wu Sansheng's whereabouts without the Wang family's knowledge, they should not have known his whereabouts.
"No news yet, but the items from the underwater tomb have appeared in Changsha." This was the information Yan Huai had gleaned by using Wu Sansheng as a shield; he remembered the bottles and jars Wu Sansheng had packed in his bag...
What could be inside? Could what Wang Quan meant by "getting those things" be the task he was talking about?
"The fact that the item appeared means that even if he wasn't there, he must have made contact with others. Anyway, he can't swallow it or throw it away, so he'll probably appear soon."
"That's what I thought too, but it's a pity that Wu Xie couldn't go down, otherwise this scene would have been even more exciting."
Yan Huai chuckled, seemingly showing contempt for Wu Xie, but in his heart he was thinking that Wu Sansheng had said that Wu Xie was a key point. The purpose of luring him to Hainan to go to the underwater tomb had not been achieved, which would definitely affect the subsequent plans. Moreover, judging from Wang Quan's tone, perhaps the Wang family was also using Wu Xie.
“Even without Wu Xie, the show will still be very exciting,” Yan Huai leaned down slightly, resting his elbows on his knees. He looked at A Ning, who was looking wary not far away, and smiled in a forcedly friendly manner. “Someone has been poisoned by the Corpse King. I think, once Qiu Dekao realizes that Wu Sansheng paved the way and then dismantled it, won’t that implicate more people and expose more clues?”
"Qiu Dekao is just a delusional fool; it's not difficult to manipulate him." Wang Quan's words drifted over with the clinking of porcelain teacups. Yan Huai heard them clearly, and a thought flashed through his mind...
“I will send someone else to Wu Sansheng’s side. You go to the Xie family first and find someone who shouldn’t be alive.”
"What do you mean?" Yan Huai found it strange. He was quite regretful that they didn't confront that old fox Wu Sansheng head-on.
"Jie Lianhuan may not be dead."
Who is Jie Lianhuan?
Yan Huai felt that these jumbled questions were more complicated than his still-recovering memories, but he still put on a slightly surprised expression: "I understand. Then what about A Ning?"
"Xiao Jue, you've changed." Wang Quan suddenly said something completely unrelated.
Yan Huai's heart tightened, his eyes lowered slightly, and then he let out a soft breath, forcing himself to put on a resolute expression as if he were willing to dedicate himself to the cause until his dying breath: "Perhaps, this is how I should be."
Yan Huai leaned back in his seat, his head tilted back. As he finished speaking, "Please apologize to Mi'er for me," the system's mission completion notification rang in Yan Huai's mind.
"Congratulations, host, for completing mission nine and dispelling the suspicions of Wang Quan, the head of the Wang family. The system is issuing rewards. Congratulations, host, for gaining the memories of the replaced person, Wang Jue, the ability to hide your true bloodline, and 1 point (current points are 2)."
"I will have Wang Xu and Wang Ming handle A Ning's matter. After you arrive in Changsha, be careful in everything you do, especially with the head of the Xie family. Don't expose your identity."
"I see, don't worry!"