Chapter 563: Killing With a Borrowed Knife

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Luo Jinan tried his best to control his emotions as he clenched his fingers tightly. His eyes reddened as well.

Su Binglan felt pained when she saw her husband like that. She held his hand, saying, Im sorry, dont speak anymore. I wont ask questions anymore. Hurry up and eat.

She felt she should not have asked these questions and let her husband recall them. Her palm was warm, spreading to Luo Jinans body when she held his hand. Then it flowed into his heart, making him feel much better.

Luo Jinans mood improved exponentially with his wife by his side. He no longer feared recalling those memories. He collected his emotions and gently patted his wifes hand to comfort her, Dont worry. Im okay.

Afterward, Su Binglan looked at him and scooped some ribs from the soup into his bowl. Dont just drink the soup. Eat some ribs, too.

Luo Jinan ate the pork ribs his wife scooped for him and raised his brows.

The ribs are delicious. It tastes different from what I usually eat.

l stewed them for a long period for the flavor to spread through the soup.

Yes. Luo Jinan continued to eat. Even so, his every move was elegant and dignified. It was pleasing to the eye. It had been a while since he had eaten Su Binglans cooking, and he missed her, too.

Hence, he ate slowly and carefully to savor the flavors. He cherished his wifes cooking and ate thoughtfully without wasting a single drop. Of course, he was also very full from eating so much since it had been long since he had delicious food.

Su Binglan smiled when she saw her husband eating so well. Let me give you a piece of good news.

She wanted to cheer her husband up.

Luo Jinan raised his eyebrows and looked at her. What is it?

Su Binglan wanted him to guess but remembered he had just woken up, so she could not bear him thinking so much. She said, Someone from the Gongsun family is still alive.

What did you say? Luo Jinans body trembled. This news was too important to him. After all, the Gongsuns and the Weis always had a good relations.h.i.+p. The Gongsuns had also developed and designed many of the Wei familys mechanisms and weapons.

Back then, the Wei family did not receive the news of the Gongsun familys destruction in time because the Weis were fighting at the border. Wei Jinan only discovered what had happened to the Gongsuns after returning to Chu. He could do nothing about it then.

Although Luo Jinan was younger then, he still blamed himself. One of his close friends was the Gongsun familys young master.

Its Young Master Gongsuns younger brother, Gongsun MO, Su Binglan said, l didnt have time to save Young Master Gongsun and could only save Mo. Also, Gongsun MO was away back then, so no one noticed him.

Su Binglan did not tell anyone about Gongsun MO back then, primarily because she feared news of his survival would leak. However, she could tell her husband about it.

Luo Jinan excitedly grabbed Su Binglans hand. Bing, is that true?!

Su Binglan nodded and said thoughtfully, Yes, it is. MO is safe and has a wife.

Shes an adorable young lady.

She knew this newss importance to her husband, mainly since he had always blamed himself for what happened to the Gongsun family.

She recalled Luo Jinan sculpting something at home once. At that time, she even discussed mechanism-making techniques with him. Luo Jinans expression seemed strange then, but Su Binglan did not think much about it.

After all, she did not have Lan Ruobings memories then. Therefore, she had no idea what was on Luo Jinans mind. Then she learned about the Gongsun family by listening to some of their discussions.

Later, Su Binglan vaguely remembered she had saved someone from the Gongsun family when she regained some of Lan Ruobings memories. However, she could not remember exactly where she told Gongsun MO to hide,

Shortly after, she met Lei Tongtong at a toy stall and found Gongsun Mo. She only remembered part of her complete memory then.

Luo Jinan was ecstatic when he heard the news. He tightly held his wifes hand and said, Thats excellent.

Under such circ.u.mstances, saving anyone from the Gongsun family was difficult. Perhaps only she could do it.

Bing, did you know about this before?

Yes, I did. So, Ive arranged for spies to keep him safe. Its just that I didnt know about the Wei family beforehand. Su Binglan blamed herself for that.

You should do it secretly if you want to keep him safe, Luo Jinan said, Its also tough for the people in the palace to know the truth.

They mainly wanted the commoners to know that the higher-ups had conspired with the enemy country to destroy Chus elite troops. One could imagine what the commoners would think.

Water can float a boat, but it can also capsize it. How many people will be willing to stay loyal to the emperor then?

Gongsun MO is still alive, and its a comfort to the Gonsun family, Luo Jinan said in a low, hoa.r.s.e voice.

Thats right. Su Binglan nodded. Gongsun MO and Lei Tongtong might even have a few children in their future. They can still rebuild the Gongsun family. I also think MO is very talented.

Hes more talented than his elder brother, Luo Jinan agreed, Thats why the Gongsuns arranged for him to study abroad. He probably wasnt home when his family got wiped out.

Even so, people will chase after him if they discover hes alive. Thats why I got a corpse to replace him. Since there was a fire back then, no one would know he had survived.

It was not easy for Lan Ruobing to set up those things. She had to hide it from everyone. Fortunately, she still had that ability then.

This piece of news made Luo Jinan feel much better. He looked at Su Binglan profoundly and said, Thank you, Bing.

Do we still need to thank each other? Su Binglan said softly, No thanks.

All right.

Su Binglan thoroughly understood some things as she talked with her husband. After some thought, she said, l want to devise a way to destroy the Hong family.

Luo Jinan responded, Eliminating them will alert the others. The forces involved in Beishao arent only the Hongs. Other families are involved too.

Su Binglan raised her brows as the corners of her lips curled into a mysterious smile. Then well think of a way to kill with a borrowed knife. We dont have to do it ourselves, you know? Let the Hong clans enemies do it. That way, itll be easier for us, and we can reap the benefits.

Luo Jinan expression changed when he heard that. Su Binglan noticed it and asked, Whats wrong?

I think Beishao probably set up the bandits on the border to disguise themselves, Luo Jinan said, Theyre also using a borrowed knife to kill..