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

CHAPTER 45

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Your ear studs are too much of an eye-catcher. Why don't I just get you another pair?
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When this question was posed, Qin Yan also wondered a little.

Although Shangguan Mingyan was merely a Zhùjī, he was indeed a cultivator. This Baiyu City could accommodate people like Fu Changling, but it could never accommodate "immortals" like Shangguan Mingyan. Qin Yan still had to rely on the robe and pill given to him by Fu Changling, and even when he talked, he was concerned that his Yīn energy would leak out. Where did Shangguan Mingyan obtain such strong Yīn energy to keep the ghosts of the entire Baiyu City at bay, making him indistinguishable from them?

As Shangguan Mingyan listened to Fu Changling's question, he smiled bitterly before answering, "I devoured a ghost."

"Devoured?" Fu Changling exclaimed in surprise and exchanged glances with Qin Yan. For a moment, Qin Yan was at a loss for words as he frowned.

It wouldn't be a big deal if it was someone else who had devoured a ghost, but Shangguan Mingyan was always such a gentle youngster. How could he possibly devour a ghost?

In any case, anything obtained through "plundering" was already close to evil, not to mention such a barbaric act as devouring it alive.

Shangguan Mingyan could see how shocked they were. He turned away, pulled the blanket over Yun Yu in the coffin, and whispered, "The two of us, Yun Shīxiōng and I, were chased into Baiyu City and were kindly taken in by an old ghost. This old ghost is the owner of this coffin shop. We mistook his good intentions for our own, not realising that he was actually trying to eat us."

With that, Shangguan Mingyan looked up at Qin Yan and Fu Changling. "Yun Shīxiōng was seriously injured while trying to protect me, so I made the decision to devour him."

Shangguan Mingyan didn't specifically describe how he devoured it. However, judging from his expression of encouragingly bracing himself, it must not have been a pleasant recollection. Fu Changling twirled the fan in his hand, seemingly thinking about something. Qin Yan raised his palm and transferred some spiritual power to Yun Yu to expel the Yīn energy from his body, and Yun Yu's expression eventually improved slightly.

"Let's get him onto a bed." Qin Yan turned to look at Fu Changling, and Shangguan Mingyan immediately spoke up, "It's the heavy Yīn energy of this place that's obscuring his immortal aura. If we move..."

"There's too much Yīn energy here, too." Fu Changling finally spoke up, removing his robe, draping it over Yun Yu, and carrying him on his shoulder. He said to Shangguan Mingyan, "He'll die if he stays here any longer. This robe is enough to conceal his aura. Go to the bedroom first."

Shangguan Mingyan was stunned, then reacted and quickly responded, "Yes."

Shangguan Mingyan went ahead and led Qin Yan and Fu Changling into the bedroom. After entering the bedroom, Fu Changling checked Yun Yu's pulse while Qin Yan sat to the side. Shangguan Mingyan watched as Fu Changling checked his pulse, applied acupuncture needles, and got some pills for Yun Yu to take. Seeing that Yun Yu's complexion improved significantly, Shangguan Mingyan let out a sharp breath, suddenly took a step back, and slumped on the chair.

"Are you alright?" Qin Yan asked slowly. When Shangguan Mingyan heard Qin Yan's question, he forced a smile and replied, "The moment Shīxiōng shows up, everything will be fine."

Fu Changling unobtrusively glanced up at Shangguan Mingyan and leisurely asked, "Don't you also have me? Is Shīxiōng your only concern?"

"Right," said Shangguan Mingyan only then, cracking his first smile since their meeting, "and also Shen Xiōng. Seeing that Shen Xiōng is fine, I'm also a lot more relieved."