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

CHAPTER 72

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"If I promise not to lie to you, I won't be able to joke around as much anymore."
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"Very well." Qin Yan nodded. His soothing voice caused Fu Changling's originally agitated mood to gradually subside. "Never mind," he said, sighing as he cast a glance around. "I'm not mad at him for being such an idiot. His idiocy is not a day-or-two-day occurrence. Finding Yue Sinan right now is more important."

"Mm," responded Qin Yan, looking up at him. "How do you plan to find her?"

Fu Changling was silent for a moment, then said, "She should be coming back. For now, I'll be setting up a barrier around the entire town so that if she shows up, I'll be alerted right away. But there's a huge downside to this."

"What?"

"I'm going to have to use an excessive amount of spiritual power." Fu Changling looked around and said with some concern, "To set up this formation, I'll need at least a night's rest, and by then..."

"I'm here," Qin Yan said, and Fu Changling knew he would say this. So as soon as Qin Yan said it, Fu Changling immediately responded, "I knew that Shīxiōng would definitely protect me."

Then, Fu Changling twirled the fan in his hand and suggested, "Then let's head out of town and have a look first. After that, if there's nothing out of the ordinary, I'll set up the formation tonight."

"Very well."

The two discussed and made a decision, and after consulting with Shangguan Mingyan, they headed out of town together.

Leading the way was Shangguan Mingyan, who had already been out there before. The three exited the city gate and continued along the route they had come from, but after a while, they noticed that the fog around them began to thicken.

"The fog will get worse the farther we go." Shangguan Mingyan slowly said, "Last time, we traveled for about a quarter of an hour before losing sight of the path completely."

As Shangguan Mingyan spoke, the fog around them did indeed get thicker. Fu Changling reached out and grabbed Qin Yan's wrist. Qin Yan turned to look at him, and Fu Changling calmly said, "This is no ordinary fog."

When Qin Yan raised his gaze, he saw Shangguan Mingyan ahead of him, with only the view of his back visible.

"Mingyan," Fu Changling called out to Shangguan Mingyan.

Fu Changling walked up to him, pulling Qin Yan along. The fog was becoming increasingly thicker, and the three stood facing each other, but none of them could make out the faces of the person across from them.

"You should head back first," said Fu Changling. Then he lifted his hand and swished it, causing the fog to roll to one side like moving clouds, revealing a path. As Shangguan Mingyan was stunned, he heard Fu Changling urge, "Hurry."

"You guys be careful, then," Shangguan Mingyan quickly replied in response.

Then, in a panic, he whirled around and dashed through the path that Fu Changling had created.

After he had fled, the thick fog melded back together as if it were running water. Fu Changling could only feel the warmth of the person he was holding next to him but was unable to see him at all.

"Can you see me?" Qin Yan spoke up. With a smile, Fu Changling shook his head. "I can't see."

"I can more or less see you." Qin Yan's voice was very calm, and Fu Changling felt rather helpless when he heard this. "These fogs are merely an optical camouflage spell, not that they actually exist. Since you cultivate the Emotionless Path, your heart is far clearer than that of ordinary people, so you can naturally see."