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

CHAPTER 18

Qin Yan was against this idea, but Wu Sisi was in favour of it, with Yan Ming eventually joining the supporter's queue after being motivated by Fu Changling.

So the three of them went gleefully to buy wine and meat, and Qin Yan was forced to join them, build a fire with them, and prepare the meat for roasting.

It was a pleasant evening, with four people roasting in the courtyard, eating, and chatting.

As Fu Changling watched Wu Sisi eat very bountifully, he couldn't help but say, "Senior, you didn't used to look like this, did you?"

"That's right," Wu Sisi replied as she chewed on her meat. "I used to be very pretty, but it's all about the pressure. You will be able to witness how beautiful I am if you have time to return to the Xuanji Secret Realm in the future."

"No, no," Once Fu Changling heard this, he hastily waved his hand and said, "I don't think I'd ever want to return to this place."

"It's just as well," Wu Sisi sighed, "there's nothing to come back to in this damnable place either."

"Senior," Fu Changling, seeing that the conversation was heading in a less pleasant direction, said quickly, "Is your Master Mingxiu DaoJun?"

"Yah," Wu Sisi was a little taken aback, "you knew that?"

"I know," replied Fu Changling, nodding, "your portrait is still in the Theogony of the Ancient Gods and Immortals. Speaking of which, I'm a bit curious," Fu Changling said as he chewed on his meat, "Why did Mingxiu DaoJun vanish back then? Did he die in one of the battles?"

"He didn't die," Wu Sisi said as she gnawed on her meat, "he went somewhere."

"That's not what the book says," Fu Changling said, slightly surprised. "Where did he go?"

"You don't know this place," Wu Sisi said, waving her hand. "In any case, it's a very unpleasant place to be, with no food or clothing; the sun is scorching hot; and it's difficult to find a drink of water."

"Mingxiu DaoJun has suffered greatly," Fu Changling sighed. "You must let Mingxiu DaoJun eat a lot of meat when his seal is broken some day."

"That's for sure," said Wu Sisi, her voice a little hoarse as she slowed down on her meat. "You have no idea how much he's suffered."

"Let's drink," Yan Ming said, raising his cup as he noticed the atmosphere was off. "Let's not talk about such unhappy things."

"Right, right, right," Fu Changling cheerfully said, "come, drink."

With this, they clinked their cups together and drank.

Fu Changling amused them with all sorts of humorous stories, and Wu Sisi was convulsing with laughter, while Yan Ming on the side was also pursing his lips, but despite holding a cup of wine, Qin Yan's eyes, which had always been ice-cold, were frosty.

After three rounds of wine, town headman Wu sent someone to urge Wu Sisi to return to her room. As soon as Wu Sisi left, Qin Yan, seemingly drunk and exhausted, said nothing and brought his wine up to the far rooftop.

He sat alone on the roof, his sword at his side, his gaze fixed in the distance, and the bright moon hanging high behind him, casting a silvery sheen over him-a stunning sight to behold.

Yan Ming observed quietly and suddenly said, "Qin Daoyou is too lonely."

Fu Changling turned his head to look at Yan Ming when he heard this.

He couldn't help but laugh, causing Yan Ming to look back in confusion and ask, "What are you laughing at?"

"Laughing at the fact that you're still young."