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

CHAPTER 37

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Where's my Shīfu...?
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Fu Changling said nothing. In disbelief, he stared at Qin Yan.

Rarely did Qin Yan smile at him. There were only a few instances in his memory where he smiled, and for him to smile at Fu Changling, even more so, almost never. At this moment, he smiled, a mild and restrained smile of a bright moonlight and a cool breeze, with gentlemanly grace.

Hearing such words should make a normal person exhale a sigh of relief.

Whatever the past may be, the moment the person concerned has been forgiven, it is always time to let go of part of it. But the instant he heard these words, Fu Changling felt a faint, unfathomable pain spreading through his heart. He was no longer nervous either, and he simply sat still. Qin Yan waited for him to reply, but after waiting for a moment and not hearing Fu Changling's voice, he said, "If there's nothing else, I'm off to the Lanyue Palace."

"It's improbable that you don't mind," Fu Changling abruptly spoke out. Qin Yan didn't anticipate him saying this, so he couldn't help but be slightly surprised. Fu Changling gazed up at him quietly and said gravely, "You can't say that you don't mind if you don't know what happened. If you don't experience it at all and don't understand it, you're not that person. You haven't suffered that person's pain, nor have you experienced his despair. You cannot, nor are you entitled to, say for him that you don't mind."

Saying so, Fu Changling added with a slight tremor in his voice, "You have no idea how much he minds, and he won't let go. If you knew what he'd been through, then you wouldn't be able to let go either."

Fu Changling, for one, was somewhat confused himself. When he said he wouldn't be able to let go, he himself couldn't even tell what exactly he wouldn't be able to let go of.

All he knew was that he was surprisingly even more terrified of facing this unfamiliar, calm Qin Yan than he was of Sui Yan MoJun, who had attempted to slay him with his sword back in the day.

Unconsciously tensing up due to this trepidation, his hands quivered slightly as he squeezed the bedspread. Qin Yan gazed at him, and he could tell Fu Changling was like a taut string at this moment. If he went on, the string might just snap. So he was silent, and after a moment's hesitation, he responded, "Perhaps."

"But, after all," he drawled, "the person you're talking about isn't me either."

It wasn't until Qin Yan reminded him of this that Fu Changling realised he had lost his composure. He forced a smile, trying to cover up the nonsense he'd just said. "I remembered something else that messed up my thoughts, so please don't take offence, Shīxiōng."

"It's alright."

Fu Changling dared not entertain any other thoughts. He lifted the quilt and got up, asking, "Shīfu is going to unseal the Xuanji Secret Realm tonight?"

"Mm."

"Then I'll go with you." Fu Changling stood up and changed his clothes. "I received that formation. I'm the one who understands it the best."

Qin Yan hesitated for a moment before nodding and replying, "Very well."

Fu Changling changed into fresh clothes. Despite the fact that he was still a little weak and walked with a slightly wobbly gait, Qin Yan didn't leave him to rest either. When they both reached the moon archway, Fu Changling was about to ride his sword when he heard Qin Yan say, "I'll take you."

Fu Changling was astounded when he saw Qin Yan bring two fingers together and make a swiping motion, and the Zhenxue Sword leapt forth and stopped at their feet, expanding by a circle in size. Qin Yan then turned around and extended the half-end of the white jade sword scabbard to Fu Changling.