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

CHAPTER 11

Once she was done speaking, someone came over, opened the wooden cage, and dragged Fu Changling and Qin Yan out.

As Qin Yan was helped to his feet, Fu Changling was dumbfounded. Seeing that he had not yet recovered, Qin Yan repeated his words plainly: "Sacrifice your ego for the greater good."

With that and a slightly clenched jaw, he muttered under his breath, "Thanks for your hard work."

Qin Yan was then helped into the carriage, followed by Fu Changling.

Fu Changling was still in shock after getting into the carriage; his entire face was sagging and dazed. Qin Yan sat cross-legged in front of him for a moment, meditating, before looking up at him and saying indifferently, "Don't give it too much thought. Let's figure out how to get out of here first."

Fu Changling lifted his gaze at him and sighed: "It's only because I'm too handsome."

Qin Yan merely closed his eyes since he didn't want to hear his nonsense.

Noticing Qin Yan's impatience, Fu Changling coughed gently and returned to the main topic, asking, "Do you know anyone who has been out to this Xuanji Secret Realm?"

"Never."

"Not even your Shīfù?" Fu Changling leaned against the side of the carriage, tapping his shoulder with his fan as he cast a sidelong glance at Qin Yan. Qin Yan's tone grew graver when he mentioned his Master: "Never."

"All right," Fu Changling straightened up, "since neither of us has any experience, let's just guess. In general, the secret realm must have some rules, so we must do two things right now."

"What?" Opening his eyes, Qin Yan looked across at Fu Changling. Fu Changling turned his head to look out the carriage window, opened his mouth, and said, "Enchantment."

As soon as the words left his mouth, an enchantment was formed over the entire carriage, and then Fu Changling turned his head and exhaled a sigh of relief, saying, "We can talk properly now."

Saying so, he raised his first finger: "Getting well and taking care of ourselves are the first things we need to do."

Qin Yan had no expression on his face. "Get right to the point."

"Secondly," Fu Changling drawled, "we need to curry favour with this Wu Xiaojie and ask around with her more about the situation."

A little confused, Qin Yan asked, "Why?"

"Did you notice the sword-emblazoned fragrance pouch hanging from her sash?"

Qin Yan thought for a moment before nodding. Fu Changling leaned in closer to him and whispered, "I don't think that fragrance pouch belongs to Wu Xiaojie. At first glance, that fragrance pouch appears to be designed for men. It had furred edges and appeared to have been used for a long time and fondled a lot. What do you think it means when Wu Xiaojie hangs a man's fragrance pouch on her sash and fondles it frequently?"

"Just tell me."

"It means Wu Xiaojie has a lover."

Hearing this, Qin Yan understood somewhat: "Despite having a lover, she still goes around looking for a husband and even agreed to bring us back. There's something fishy going on here."

"Right," Fu Changling said with a nod, "and, most importantly, did you notice?"

"What?"

"She has pupils."

These words caused Qin Yan to freeze, and he couldn't help but repeat, "Pupils?"

It was understandable why Qin Yan found it surprising. All the villagers in the entire Xuanji Secret Realm had no pupils, yet this Wu Xiaojie actually had pupils?