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

CHAPTER 47

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Fu Changling glared coldly at the old ghost on the stage. Qin Yan next to him helped him up and whispered in his ear, "There's still Shījiě to fall back on. Don't worry about it."

Qin Yan spoke in a soft voice, and the warmth brushed over his ear, ruffling his emotions somewhat.

Qin Yan helped him to his feet. Fu Changling stumbled, and Qin Yan quickly grabbed hold of him. He then leaned heavily against Qin Yan and rested all of his weight on him.

"I'm terribly sorry..." said Fu Changling apologetically, and Qin Yan held him up and calmly responded, "No harm done. I'll take you back."

"No," Fu Changling held him back, "Shījiě will be showing up soon."

Qin Yan hesitated for a moment. Just then, there was an urgent drumbeat coming from all around. Everyone could see a group of people slowly ascending the nearby city tower as the drums beat.

The man at the head of the group was clad in a black robe with golden embroidery of the sun and moon, and his head was adorned with a guān of twelve precious stones with dangling pearls.

The ghostly aura of this person was overwhelming. Xie Shen was the only one in Baiyu City with such a strong ghostly aura.

Behind Xie Shen was Xie Yuqing, who wore minimal makeup and had her long hair tied up in a bun with golden ornaments dangling from it on either side. Wearing a thick red, phoenix-embroidered, gorgeous robe and carrying a long sword, she was followed by those black-clad young men.

The group arrived at the city tower's top. Then, like muffled thunder on a winter's day, a deep, rich voice boomed, "Who won?"

On hearing this, Mei Wuya raised one hand and clasped it with the other in front of him. Slightly stooping and bending over, he said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's this humble servant, Mei Wuya."

"Mei Wuya," Xie Shen's tone had a hint of amusement in it, "at your age, you're still up for this? How shameless."

Mei Wuya lifted his head, and his voice that was previously so difficult to tell whether it was feminine or masculine transformed into a gentle, scholar-like voice, saying, "Your Majesty, this humble servant was only twenty-three when he died."

Xie Shen erupted in laughter. He turned his head and seemed to say something to Xie Yuqing. Xie Yuqing's expression remained unchanged; she just calmly took off her outer robe and handed it over to the attendant next to her. Dressed only in a white, unlined garment, she raised her sword, tapped her toes, and leaped straight down from the city tower.

"Shījiě's head is covered in hair accessories." Shangguan Mingyan appeared a bit anxious. "I'm afraid it'll get in the way?"

Before he could finish, he saw the female abruptly remove her hairpins in mid-air, scattering her silky black hair like a waterfall and sending the hairpins straight in Mei Wuya's direction like rain!

Mei Wuya let out a shocked gasp and did a flip in the air to dodge those hairpins. Before he even landed, the longsword slashed straight in front of Mei Wuya.

Despite being female, Xie Yuqing's sword had a wide range of approaches and was the strongest and most masculine. As her sword struck down with a bang, Mei Wuya had no time to dodge and could only whirl around and block with his sword. Unexpectedly, the earth-shattering sword intent came down overwhelmingly and shook him away on the spot the moment he blocked it. Luckily, Mei Wuya's sword plunged into the ground and propelled him all the way back, and only then did he manage to halt his downfall the moment he dropped into the ring.