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

CHAPTER 4

One swift boat could only load a maximum of two hundred people at a time, and it would take at least two trips to send the entire Shangguan Clan out. Yet, Qin Yan did not have two sword tactics at his disposal.

Qin Yan sank into deep thought as Fu Changling swept a glance to the side. Again deciding to break away from Qin Yan, he hastily wrote, "Send some of them out first, then secure the enchantment to protect the other group, lure away the Wushi Luo, and then solve the problem."

Wushi Luo's main objective is to kill its enemies as well as to get its own corpse back. The best option would be to liberate the Wushi Luo's soul from its suffering. The other option, though, should this one fall short, would be to lure it away by taking its enemy and eluding it, allowing the others a chance to escape as the Wushi Luo pursued.

So Qin Yan nodded and instructed Yun Yu, "Take two hundred people out first."

Yun Yu responded, and then he addressed all of them, "Everyone split into two hundred people in a group on either side."

After the words were spoken but no one moved, Yun Yu froze. He turned to Qin Yan with a pleading expression on his face. Qin Yan frowned tightly, and next to him, Shangguan Yuan stepped forward with a grin, hurriedly saying, "I'll tell you what, we'll split them up based on bloodline affinity. The Shangguan family lineage, those related by blood, steps forward-the first two hundred to board!"

"Shangguan Zhuāngzhǔ," Qin Yan said flatly. Everyone looked over, but Qin Yan's expression was unfazed: "I'm saving lives, not the Shangguan family."

Shangguan Yuan's face froze as Qin Yan stepped forward and looked at the crowd, "Those without cultivation, over the age of fifty are considered old, under the age of fifteen are considered young-the elderly, the children, the sick, the disabled, and pregnant women stand in the front row, followed by the women, and then according to their age, from the youngest to the oldest-are the first two hundred to board."

"Also," Fu Changling took a step forward when he saw that the timing was right, smiled at Madame Shangguan, and lifted his hand to write in the air: "The Wushi Luo will follow whoever it wants to kill, and for safety reasons, no one associated with the Wushi Luo is permitted to board. May I ask, Madame, as to who can and cannot leave?"

"Madame!" When Shangguan Yuan realised what Fu Changling was asking, he became somewhat anxious. He turned to Qin Yan and said urgently, "Qin Xiānshī, we are all innocent, and we must all go together. You can't just leave the others behind."

"Madame," Fu Changling stared at Madame Shangguan as he raised his hand and then wrote, "You still have three children. Miss Yuemin has been devoured by the Wushi Luo, and it will be difficult for Miss to reincarnate until the Wushi Luo's soul is at peace."

"Xiānshī, that's an evil thing out there, and I have no idea who its enemy is. But Xiānshī, since it's an evil thing, you can just suppress it and get rid of it. Why should we, the innocent, die in vain?"

"Madame," Fu Changling persisted, "who can't leave?"

Madame Shangguan remained silent. Her gaze was drawn to the word "reincarnation" as she stared blankly at the golden characters in the air.

Her lips trembled after a while, and she uttered two syllables quietly.

Noticing that Madame Shangguan was speaking, Yun Yu took a step forward and asked, "Who are you talking about, Madame?"

"Me..."

"Xue Mei!" When Shangguan Yuan heard Madame Shangguan speak, he dashed back, yelling angrily, "Don't talk nonsense!"