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

CHAPTER 53

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One year, ten years, a hundred years. One day, I'll be able to cross all of you over.
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From the Hongmeng Heavenly Palace to the Cliff of Ten Thousand Bones, the moonlight radiated hundreds of lǐ.

As dawn approached, Shangguan Mingyan climbed up to the edge of the Cliff of Ten Thousand Bones with Xie Yuqing on his back. His entire body was on the verge of exhaustion, and he had been gasping for air, but at the last instant, he became abruptly invigorated, hoisted Xie Yuqing up on his back, and plunged himself to the ground!

His entire body immediately lost strength the instant he smacked against the ground. Not a single part of his hands was unscathed, and he was lying on the ground, breathing heavily.

As soon as they passed through the barrier and left the Cliff of Ten Thousand Bones, Xie Shen could sense it. He snapped into a frenzy, and his form instantly increased in size. The surrounding ghosts bore into his body one after another, forming a giant snake that spiralled up. The fierce wind howled by, and his spiritual power transformed into light blades, attacking ferociously from all sides without leaving any room for manoeuvre. Xie Shen roared furiously, "You have destroyed the Kingdom of Le! Go to hell! Die!"

Instead of displaying a fearful expression when he saw Xie Shen's fast-approaching force, Qin Yan just calmly said, "Shījiě has already gotten out."

"How dare you say that?!" Xie Shen's earth-shattering light blades sped towards Qin Yan. Instead of ducking or dodging, Qin Yan raised his gaze indifferently towards those light blades. "If you still wish to save your hundred thousand common people, just stop."

Hearing this, all of the light blades came to an abrupt halt, and the wind blew the fine sand away in every direction. Xie Shen asked with some scepticism, "What are you saying?"

"You are trapped here." Qin Yan raised his hand and pressed his bleeding wound, calmly adding, "You forced Shījiě to stay behind because you wanted to train someone who can help you unseal the Cliff of Ten Thousand Bones so that you can return to Yunze. Because the Cliff of Ten Thousand Bones' spiritual energy is now starting to drain away, and if this continues, none of you who are trapped here will be able to escape."

"So, are you willing to help us get to Yunze?" Leaning in, the giant snake narrowed its eyes and flicked out its forked tongue. Qin Yan shook his head. "I can't let all of you go to Yunze."

"So you're fooling me?!" Xie Shen was so enraged that the ground immediately shook. Qin Yan didn't exhibit any signs of panicking. He stared at him and merely said, "Back then, didn't the person who sealed you all leave another alternative?"

"Another alternative..." Upon hearing this, Xie Shen couldn't help but burst out laughing. "That alternative is a dead end! They want us to let go so that someone can cross us over, but you can see it clearly!"

Xie Shen flicked his snake tail and roared at the surroundings. "Here are a hundred thousand dead souls demanding vengeance! It's a kingdom's grudge!" In an instant, the hundred thousand ghosts cried out. Amid the cries of the ghosts, Xie Shen questioned him, "Who's going to cross us over?! Who will be able to cross us over?!"

"I'll do it," the young man's clear voice rang out, calmly and effortlessly, without any hesitation.

"You'll do it?" Xie Shen laughed in mockery. "Do you have any idea what we've been through? What do you know about our grievances? Do you know how you're going to cross us over? You said you'd do it; are you sure you'll be able to?!"

"I can," Qin Yan reiterated. His voice was incredibly flat and steady, so steady that it gave the impression that he knew everything and knew nothing at the same time.