Faceted Jade a.k.a Carven Jade [ENG Translation]

CHAPTER 2

Qin Yan's arrival was too much of a shock for Fu Changling. In his shock, he fumbled, clutched his broken rib, turned around unconsciously, and attempted to flee outside.

Among the group of people who hadn't yet reacted, his actions were too conspicuous. Before Qin Yan could return the long sword in his hand to its sheath, he flung it once more. The long sword flew in Fu Changling's direction before abruptly turning around and hanging in front of him. Fu Changling was stopped in his tracks and unable to move any further when the sharp tip of the sword was aimed directly in front of his neck.

"Don't... don't move!" A youngster's gasping voice could be heard from a short distance away at this precise moment. Everyone scanned the area in search of the sound and soon spotted a youngster panting and running in their direction.

With a round face that was distinctly pleasing to the eye, he appeared to be only fifteen or sixteen. Similar to Qin Yan, he wore a white robe with wide sleeves, and a jade ring hung from his waist. However, a hairband was used to secure his hair instead of a jade guān, and instead of white cranes, flowering straws were embroidered on his wide sleeves. 

He trotted all the way to Qin Yan, raised his hands in front of him, and saluted with a gasp, "Shī... Shīxiōng!"

Qin Yan kept nodding while extending a hand to the side. The sword that had come to a stop in front of Fu Changling hurried back like a summoned spirit pet and landed steadily in Qin Yan's hand. Qin Yan cast a quick glance at Fu Changling. Fu Changling could not help but freeze as he felt as though he had been stared at for very long without reason, despite the fact that it was only a fleeting glance. Before he could react, Qin Yan turned away and began walking towards Yue Mingsi.

Fu Changling stared blankly at Qin Yan's receding figure, at which point the youngster came up to Fu Changling and saluted respectfully, saying, "Fu Gōngzi, I am Yun Yu, a disciple of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace. My Shīxiōng, Qin Yan, and I were passing through this area when we noticed you were trapped, so we decided to come and help."

Fu Changling was jolted back to his senses by the youngster's voice, and he turned his head to stare at this "Yun Yu".

What is this—exterminating an entire clan and bringing his own Shīdì here?

Could this be another potential demon lord?

Fu Changling gave it some thought but couldn't really recall this "Yun Yu", assuming that this person either died too soon or was incompetent, which explains why he had no memory of him at all.

Fu Changling loosened up a little when facing such a petty subordinate whose name could not even leave an impression, so he gave Yun Yu a grateful nod. Yun Yu was also aware of the Fu Clan's speaking prohibition, which applied to anyone below Jindan, so he smiled and rummaged through his spirit pouch for some bottles and jars and handed them to Fu Changling, saying, "Fu Gōngzi, please go to the side to apply some medicine first. Shīxiōng has gone to negotiate with Mister Yue and will take you away later."

These words left Fu Changling a little perplexed. He wrote a sentence in the air while being helped to the side by Yun Yu: "Why are you taking me away?"

His writing radiated a golden glow in the air. Yun Yu took a glance at them and patiently explained, "To save lives until the very end; you are in distress here right now. We won't just leave you here after saving you."

"Why save me?" Fu Changling was further baffled by these words. Given that he was neither a relative nor a friend, why be so kind to him?

That was actually a little offensive, but Yun Yu didn't take it personally. He helped Fu Changling sit down, gave him some medicine, and then started using his spiritual power to treat Fu Changling's injuries.